This trio showcased three popular film characters who were probably least likely to get together and sing because they are all known for their inability to speak proper English. Tonto (played by Jon Lovitz) and Tarzan (played by Kevin Nealon) mostly spoke the lyrics in broken English, leaving out certain verbs and pronouns, while Frankenstein's Monster (played by Phil Hartman) usually just growled and moaned, rarely forming any semblance of the actual words, though he could opine that "bread good" and "fire bad". They came together to sing "We Are the World", and during the holidays they would usually sing Christmas carols. On one occasion, they recited Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven". For Easter, the trio were joined by Frankenstein's Monster's evil twin (Mel Gibson), who spoke whole sentences; they sang "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". All four, plus Tarzan's own Jane, starred in their own sporadic soap opera, "As World Turn" (taken from the long-running As the World Turns). Debuted December 19, 1987 and appeared in the early 1990s.
A Tom Hanks and Jon Lovitz sketch. Two men comment to each other as they leer at passing women. Their cocksure tone of voice never changes, even as they acknowledge that no woman would ever find them attractive. Debuted February 20, 1988.
recurring, saturday, night, live, characters, sketches, introduced, 1987, following, list, recurring, saturday, night, live, characters, sketches, introduced, between, october, 1987, february, 1988, thirteenth, season, contents, pumping, with, hans, franz, den. The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between October 17 1987 and February 27 1988 the thirteenth season of SNL Contents 1 Pumping Up with Hans and Franz 2 Dennis Miller 3 Tonto Tarzan and Frankenstein s Monster 4 Learning To Feel 5 Girl Watchers 6 ReferencesPumping Up with Hans and Franz EditMain article Hans and Franz Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon play two Austrian jocks inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger Debuted October 17 1987 AppearancesSeason Episode Host Notes13 October 17 1987 Steve Martin13 November 21 1987 Candice Bergen13 December 19 1987 Paul Simon13 January 23 1988 Robin Williams13 February 27 1988 Judge Reinhold14 October 8 1988 Tom Hanks14 November 12 1988 Demi Moore14 December 3 1988 Danny DeVito14 February 25 1989 Glenn Close14 May 20 1989 Steve Martin15 October 7 1989 Rick Moranis15 November 18 1989 Woody Harrelson15 February 10 1990 Quincy Jones16 October 27 1990 Patrick Swayze16 March 23 1991 Jeremy Irons16 April 20 1991 Steven Seagal17 October 26 1991 Christian Slater18 October 31 1992 Catherine O Hara20 October 22 1994 Dana Carvey Weekend Update25 October 16 1999 Heather Graham Where Are They Now Dennis Miller EditDana Carvey impersonates the Weekend Update anchor beside him AppearancesSeason Episode Host Notes13 December 19 1987 Paul Simon14 October 22 1988 John Larroquette14 December 17 1988 Melanie Griffith15 October 28 1989 James Woods16 December 8 1990 Tom Hanks with Dennis Miller Tom Hanks Tonto Tarzan and Frankenstein s Monster EditThis trio showcased three popular film characters who were probably least likely to get together and sing because they are all known for their inability to speak proper English Tonto played by Jon Lovitz and Tarzan played by Kevin Nealon mostly spoke the lyrics in broken English leaving out certain verbs and pronouns while Frankenstein s Monster played by Phil Hartman usually just growled and moaned rarely forming any semblance of the actual words though he could opine that bread good and fire bad They came together to sing We Are the World and during the holidays they would usually sing Christmas carols On one occasion they recited Edgar Allan Poe s classic poem The Raven For Easter the trio were joined by Frankenstein s Monster s evil twin Mel Gibson who spoke whole sentences they sang Here Comes Peter Cottontail All four plus Tarzan s own Jane starred in their own sporadic soap opera As World Turn taken from the long running As the World Turns Debuted December 19 1987 and appeared in the early 1990s AppearancesSeason Episode Host Notes13 December 19 1987 Paul Simon14 December 17 1988 Melanie Griffith14 January 28 1989 Tony Danza14 April 1 1989 Mel Gibson14 May 20 1989 Steve Martin15 October 28 1989 James Woods15 November 18 1989 Woody Harrleson15 December 16 1989 Andie McDowell15 February 10 1990 Quincy Jones17 December 14 1991 Steve Martin with Chris Farley replacing TontoAppearancesTarzan November 19 1988Frankenstein s Monster January 19 1991 April 17 1993 March 23 1996Learning To Feel EditA Nora Dunn sketch Debuted January 23 1988 AppearancesSeason Episode Host Notes13 January 23 1988 Robin Williams13 February 13 1988 Justine Bateman14 October 15 1988 Matthew BroderickGirl Watchers EditA Tom Hanks and Jon Lovitz sketch Two men comment to each other as they leer at passing women Their cocksure tone of voice never changes even as they acknowledge that no woman would ever find them attractive Debuted February 20 1988 AppearancesSeason Episode Host Notes13 February 20 1988 Tom Hanks14 October 8 1988 Tom Hanks15 February 17 1990 Tom HanksReferences EditPreceded byRecurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1986 87 Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches listed chronologically Succeeded byRecurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1988 89 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1987 88 amp oldid 1021589343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,