>> after a while the show regained its status and clout and became even more of an institution than it had been. >> hey bob. hey penis looks great today. [ laughter ] >> you guys have been so nice to >> we were a little worried at first because we had a new cat. but everyone loves us. >> you guys have been so nice to us during our stay. >> isn't that special. >> i'm hans. and i'm flans. and we just want to pump -- you up. >> a lot of things they could do on saturday night live they couldn't do on a sitcom. the humor was more daring and more satirical and it was political. >> you still have 50 seconds left, mr. president. >> let me just sum up, on track, stay the course. a thousand points of light. stay the course.