we were a little worried at first because we had a new cast, but everyone loves us. you guys have been so nice to us during our stay. isn t that special? i am hans. and i am franz. and we just want to pump you up! levine: a lot of things that 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, uh, 50 seconds left mr. vice president. well let me just sum up, on track, stay the course, a thousand points of light. stay the course. governor dukakis, rebuttal? i can t believe i m losing to this guy. [ laughter ] [ telephone ringing ] i ll get it. oh, geez. it s garry shandling s show. connelly: people were taking all the old principles of comedy and trying to turn them into something new. we spent years and years watching sitcoms and dramas and talk shows by then.
that would be franz, duke of bavaria. i, myself, i personally prefer an american. what do you want, john? someone tied to america that could lead us back, lead us back from the brink. are strong moral characteristics an essential for you ? personal integrity, confidence, strong royal values. really, a model citizen, a model american. i m just trying to think how this is going to work. how are you suddenly going to get a monarch on the throne in america today? well, the idea was that our proposal is for forming the government would be passed through an omnibus constitutional amendment. i think our platform right now says an election among our people first. part of me is listening to this and thinking there might be a kind of knock on your door at some point from the fbi because doesn t this all sound a little bit like rather un american sedition?
that would be franz, duke of bavaria. i, myself, i personally would prefer it to be an american. what do you want, john? someone tied to america that could lead us back, lead us back from the brink. are strong moral characteristics an essential for you? strength and integrity, confidence, strong royal values. really, a model citizen, a model american. i m just trying to think how this is going to work. how are you suddenly going to get a monarch on the throne in america today? well, the idea was that our proposal is for forming the government would be passed through an omnibus constitutional amendment. i think our platform right now says an election among our people first. part of me is listening to this and thinking there might be a kind
they might be called punk conservatives, or maga monarchists. these young men suggest the most radical change to the constitution since it was written. to be safe, they need to stay anonymous. as it stands right now, we all have different ideals for what we want, who we want and what type of person we want and, over time, we will start talking with claimants, start talking with royals who are interested. monarchs, as you know, tend to be born. what would you do, how would you get a monarch in america, given that you don t have a monarch who has been born there? there s been a lot of monarchies that have been founded and someone had to essentially say, pick someone who would be suitable. i have a very specific person in mind. that would be franz, duke of bavaria. i, myself, i personally would prefer it to be an american. what do you want, john?