A very awkward Wayne Gretzky + an unbelievably bad script = the most bizarre SNL skit ever made:
We remember SNL in the late 1980's and early 1990's putting out some of the funniest stuff on TV -- "Waikiki Hockey" is not an example of this. There are many cringe worthy moments in there...like when Chad says to Kitty:
"I didn't know angels could fly so low."
Ouch...painful to watch. Or when Chad went to lay a 'kiss' on Kitty (with moves like that how did Gretzky manage to hook up with Janet Jones?)...that's not just cringe worthy, that's David Brent from "The Office" cringe worthy. Nice job Gretz!
But that song is comedy gold:
"Mona luckahiki means hockey
Mona luckawiki means love
A moonlit ice rink means
romance with my baby
and the stars above."Chorus:
"Kiki Hockey, Waikiki Hockey!
Kiki Hockey, Waikiki Hockey!"
Classic. No other way to put it.
Mr. Gretzky....Welcome to the Hall of Fame (again)
First post in over two years but I have to say you are wrong. That skit is freakin' hilarious. It was mocking hockey in warm weather cities (ala LA Kings) as well as tipping a nod to horrendously bad Elvis movies. It was not meant to be a big laugh skit but it was good satire.
ReplyDeleteI get what they were trying to do but the execution was brutal.
ReplyDeleteVery unlike SNL from that time period.
Still we appreciate Gretz giving it the old college try.
I agree with Anonymous. It's a parody of Elvis' Blue Hawaii with the corny script and lip syncing. I love it when he backhands the porkchop and the line, "he just learned to play hockey this afternoon but you wouldn't know it ..." is hilarious. The bad acting (Gretzky's basically just reading cue cards) makes it funnier.
ReplyDeletehello That scene is freakin 'hilarious. Mocks hockey warm-weather cities (Reyes wing LA), and the deposit a nod to Elvis movies terribly wrong but good is really rare.
ReplyDelete"That skit is freakin' hilarious."
ReplyDelete-yes it is.
Happy 50th Wayne. A fan from Guelph.
ReplyDeleteConan O'Brien is the drummer in Wayne's back-up band. He was a writer on the show at this time and made a few on-camera appearances, this was one of them.
ReplyDeleteThank you. My wife and I have been waiting a long time for this great moment in entertainment history.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best SNL skits ever! We had a VCR tape of it that was a treasured possession and was lost during a move. Thanks for preserving the memory.
ReplyDeleteOf course it was bad. It was intentionally bad, and that's what makes it hilarious. I think SNL staffers knew what they were doing, i.e., they knew that Gretzky's total lack of acting ability would make it all the more bad, thus all the more hilarious. Gretzky proved that someone could be a worse actor than Elvis. Finally, I agree with whoever said the song is awesome.
ReplyDeleteJust stumbled upon this old post via Google. You really have to be an Elvis fan to get "Waikiki Hockey"-- it's an absolutely perfect send-up of a typical Elvis film, from the characters (Elvis as talented but humble working man, hot leading lady involved with a jerk) to the plot points (Elvis wins competition, Elvis performs with band, Elvis dances with Ann-Margret). The skit brilliantly boils down every Elvis film into a funny six minutes. The badness is intentional, because this is exactly how bad Elvis movies were.
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ReplyDeleteabsolutely one of the Best SNL skits ever!!!!! his hockey stick was a piece of driftwood, that had washed up on the beach! classic.
ReplyDeleteThis sketch is classic, a perfect send-up of terrible Elvis movies. And Jan Hooks is friggin HOT as Kitten. I'm pretty sure the sketch written by Coco himself, Conan O'Brien.
ReplyDeleteKind of remarkable that both Wayne Gretzky and Phil Hartman came from the same small shitty town in Ontario, yet there they were exchanging lines on a national U.S. show.
ReplyDeleteYou're wrong! This skit (and this particular SNL episode) is one of the funniest they have ever made. Wayne's acting definitely contributes to that and this is nothing short of comedy gold!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this page! Once or twice a year I sing that first line incessantly for 20 or 30 minutes. Lol! every since I fist saw it. (Okay maybe not every year). I'll never forget it!
ReplyDeleteSome sense of humor you got there. You missed the entire point of the sketch being a send-up of the embarassingly terrible Elvis movies of the 60's, all produced by Colonel Tom Parker and Hal Wallis. Yes, they were that bad! Lastly, the mouth and voice not matching is NOT from the sketch. I've seen the sketch before, and it was not like that. This is just a bad video copy.
ReplyDeleteI searched this out because the whole show made me laugh like crazy and I would say this is one of my top favorite episodes. I am still looking for another skit on the show where they are in a locker room and Jan Hooks plays Bette Davis. It all just hit me right that night and I loved it
ReplyDeleteJan Hooks as Bette Davis:
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ReplyDeleteDid…you not get it was supposed to be cheesy? The “bad script” is intentional. Do you need help with any other jokes? Can we help?
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Whatever you say, ya' kook.
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