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Miss America Pageant
written by: Martina Fetzer


Tony Danza.....Jimmy Fallon
Miss Texas.....Ana Gasteyer
Miss Idaho.....Maya Rudolph
Miss Utah.....Tina Fey
Miss Florida.....Rachel Dratch
Miss Oregon.....Amy Poehler


Tony Danza: [with his heavy accent] ...Alright, we're back to the Miss. America pageant. For the first time ever, we'll be giving the contestants a quiz. Alright. I'll ask a question and you guys just hit the button in front of you for the answer you'd like. Any questions?

Miss Texas: Um, ya'. Will ya'll be givin us the answers?

Tony Danza: [gives a how-stupid-are-you look] No. Any other questions?

Miss Idaho: Yeah. Do we choose what we think is the right answer or what we think is the wrong answer?

Tony Danza: [slightly annoyed] What do you think?

Miss Idaho: Now you dont need to be gettin like that. I just axed you a simple ques-chin!

Tony Danza: Uh huh. Right, you choose the answer you think is correct. NOW, the first question is...Complete this: "Life, Liberty, and the persuit of..." blank. Is it A: Steak, B: Happiness, or C: Beauty.

[All contestants' boards read C, except MISS FLORIDA, who has chosen Steak.]

Tony Danza: No, it's happiness. I could MAYBE see why beauty would be -your- answer, but come on, STEAK? What are you, retarded!?

Miss Idaho: Now see, you be gettin all ig-no-rant again, see? Don't make me come down the' and beat you! These is mah girls!

Tony Danza: Stop talking like that.

Miss Idaho: Like what? This is how I talk, foo'!

Tony Danza: You're from Idaho.

Miss Idaho: Who are you to tell me where I be from!? Huh? You don't know me!

Tony Danza: You have a banner on.

Miss Idaho: Oh.

Tony Danza: Question Two... what is my name? A: Tony Danza, B: Dan Rather, or C: Bob Saget.

[All contestants' boards show C, except MISS FLORDA, who shows B]

Tony Danza: Oh my God! I'm Tony Danza, you fools!

Miss Texas: Um, ya mean you're not the guy from 'Full House'?

Tony Danza: No!

Miss Florida: And you're not Dan Rather!?

Tony Danza: Hell no!

Miss Utah: Um, then what were you in?

Tony Danza: Alright, question number three. The atomic weight of Silicon is? A: 14.75, B: 28.08, or C: 98.32.

[All contestants' boards show 'B']

Tony Danza: Holy crap, that's correct. Maybe you guys ain't retarded]

Miss Utah: Did you guys do eenie-meeny-miny-moe too?

OTHER CONTESTANTS: Yeah!

Miss Utah: With the 'Dirty dishrag' part added?

OTHER CONTESTANTS: Uh huh!

Tony Danza: Nevermind.

[Sighs]

Tony Danza: Alright, next question. The opposite of up is ...what? Is it A: hard, B: Cheez-It [MISS FLORIDA nods], or C: down?? I'll give you a hint. What goes up, must come...?

[All contestants' boards say A, except FLORIDA, who has chosen Cheez-It]

Tony Danza: Heh! I get it! What goes -up-, must come hard! Sexual puns crack me up! I just kill myself sometimes!

[starts to choke]

Holy Crap!

[clenches his stomach and continues to hack]

Jesus! Would one of you broads help me!?

[MISS FLORIDA twirls her hair. TONY DANZA falls to the ground.]

Miss Oregon: Um, do you think he's like choking?

Tony Danza: What do you think ya moron!? [gasping for air]

Miss Idaho: I don't think we should help him.

Miss Utah: Yeah, he's not very nice.

Tony Danza: I hope all of you burn in hell!

[TONY DANZA dies.]


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