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In case you’ve never seen it, The Lawrence Welk Show was a lighthearted musical revue performed by a recurring collection of singers, musicians, and dancers. Lawrence Welk didn’t just manage to exist in the culture despite the changes in society, it was probably a necessary response to what was going on. It took America from the pre-astronaut age right through the Civil Rights Era, the sexual revolution, and past the Iranian hostage crisis. The program ran from 1955 to 1982, first on ABC, then in syndication. But the Welk show was (and is) a testament of days long gone that actually co-existed during changing times. Corny musical numbers carried out on cheap sets, with a family of singers of varying quality, accordion music, and cutaway shots of impossibly old people dancing. That being said, I love The Lawrence Welk Show. If you don’t believe me, take a second and Google or YouTube “Lawrence Welk hippie.” Lawrence Welk was, quite simply, the counter-counter-culture. He’s known as a musical punch line, a cheap impression for Robin Williams, Saturday Night Live, and Fred Armisen, or probably not remembered at all by people with good taste and/or anybody under the age of 40. (Close on a still of the Lawrence Welk Show logo.No one seems to remember Lawrence Welk and his somewhat schmaltzy 30-year run on television correctly. Lawrence Welk: (continuing) singing the popular hymn “He makes all things beautiful in His time.” Now a special word from our sponsors, Pall Mall cigarettes, Coppertone tanning butter and Morton salt. She then goes around popping the bubbles with her tiny hands.) (Ted backs off, warding off Junice, who keeps going after him. Please stay tuned as our salute to Spring continues with husband and wife team Dana and Donna– Lawrence Welk: Tank you, tank you, wasn’t that wonderful? And by wonderful I mean interesting. (Fed up at last, Ted walks offstage with Junice following him, as her sisters walk offstage, embarrassed. Junice: I put worms in my bed and slept in my bedĪnd put a squirrel in my bed and mustard in my bed Ted: A bicycle built for two? (The sisters laugh until Junice re-enters.)
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Ted: Oh, I hope there’s no ants (The sisters laugh). Ted: Then there’s only one thing to decide, Sisters: We’d like to tell you we all agree
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Frustratedly, he returns to the song, looking around for her.) He promptly pushes her off and she goes backstage. (Ted nervously dances around with Junice, who gropes around and puts her hand on his bottom. Junice: Yeah (before Ted finishes his line). (He tap dances all over the stage, as the sisters look on impressed, except Junice, who wanders about aimlessly. (He introduces himself to each member of the as they enter.) It’s because I get to see the pretty ladies passing by… It’s my favorite place to be and I’ll tell you why I like standing on the corner of a street Ted: Boo ba ba doo, ba ba doo, ba ba doo, (Ted nudges the post and the light goes on.) Ted: Do you want to know a secret? I love this corner. (We cut to Ted Nathers on stage, leaning against a lamppost, as the song begins.) Here to sing about it is the handsome baritone Ted Nathers accompanied by the Meryl Sisters who came all the way from the Finger Lakes They are lakes that look like fingers, I guess. But enough about the wonderful bubbles, let’s continue on with our salute to spring. Aren’t these bubbles wonderful? If I could have them follow me around everywhere, I would. Lawrence Welk: Tank you, tank you, welcome back to the Lawrence Welk Show.