Comments on: Really, SNL? The Doogie Howser Digital Short’s Not Online? Really?

By: Betty White’s Saturday Night Live Debut Tops Hulu

Betty White’s Saturday Night Live Debut Tops Hulu — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:00:31 +0000

[...] Last week’s Digital Short was among the content not cleared for distribution, most likely due to the fact that its use of Golden Girls theme song Thank You For Being A Friend. Mediaite has a bootleg available, but I’m still disappointed. You woulda thought they’d have figured this out by now. [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:02:40 +0000

Good news! I am fan of Doogie Howser and i am trying to collect all avaliable information through the INTERNET. Thank you for this post.

By: mommybond

mommybond — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:21:16 +0000

Unfortunately, I cannot watch anything on hulu since I live in Canada. Even though I saw the best SNL digital short since "D--- in a Box" live on NBC last week, I would love to enjoy it again online. Please, someone tell me how I can view this again somehow!!!

By: Jonna

Jonna — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:23:16 +0000

Good news, it’s on hulu now! http://www.hulu.com/watch/53001/saturday-night-live-digital-short-doogie-howser-theme?c=Comedy

By: Jonna

Jonna — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:54:46 +0000

I completely agree. I thought that was the funniest thing on last week's episode. I wanted to "hulu" it to my friends, but now, like you, I had ask my old pal google where I might find a clip of it. NBC is missing out on some major advertising by forcing me to use a youtube clip instead of a thoughtfully, ad-laden hulu clip.

Also, if they secured the rights to use the Doogie Howser theme on tv, please, next time, kill two birds with one stone and grab those internet rights while you're at it. Really.

By: Not Coming To Hulu: Last Week’s “Saturday Night Live” Highlight | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:36:07 +0000

[...] didn’t see “Saturday Night Live” last week, but NewTeeVee informs me that there was one highlight: Former “Doogie Howser M.D.” star Neil Patrick [...]

By: SR

SR — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:52:28 +0000

I'm not sure I follow your reasoning.

If they come up with a really funny idea for a video on Tuesday, shoot it on Wednesday and Thursday but then can't get the digital rights secured by Saturday morning, they should just drop the video?

Me, I'd prefer they put their best 90 minutes on television and then keep trying for as long as it takes to clear everything.

Wigs and coats are easy. Not so for online rights, especially for music, even if you're an institution like SNL. In my experience, sometimes the people who own the TV rights don't even know if they have the digital rights themselves, especially for work that predates the online video age.

While it frustrates me that the whole show, musical acts and all, isn't immediately available, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they're trying to clear it all as fast as they can. And whatever they can't clear seems to get leaked to YouTube by the Lonely Island guys anyway.

By: Liz Shannon Miller

Liz Shannon Miller — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:49:12 +0000

Great point, Ontario -- especially since they've been pretty slow about putting complete seasons out on DVD.

And McChris, you are right to chastise me. I am deeply shamed by my error.

By: McChris

McChris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:19:28 +0000

I'm pretty sure NPH is playing a MiniMoog and not a Casio in that clip. Well, I am positively certain he isn't playing a Casio, but I am not 100% certain the back of the synth says Moog, although it appears to be in the characteristic Moog typeface. You thought that was a Casio, “Really!?!”

By: Ontario Emperor

Ontario Emperor — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:16:33 +0000

Perhaps I'm an old geezer - get off my lawn, by the way - but I'm more interested in seeing NBC open up the archives.

Over the weekend I found the Clash's performance of "Straight to Hell" at the US Festival, but it reminded me that my favorite live performance of that song was when they performed it on Saturday Night Live. I searched and searched, but couldn't find that performance. It USED to be on YouTube, but was removed by NBC/Universal.

Maybe Woz will buy NBC and make everything OK. One could dream...