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Hooter B. Owl
Played by James Austin Johnson
Hooter B. Owl is the costumed Hooters owl mascot played by James Austin Johnson in Saturday Night Live's Hooters Waitress, a parody of the chain's real Hootie the Owl. He arrives to persuade the new server Tina not to quit, then leaves for…
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Hooter B. Owl is the costumed Hooters owl mascot played by James Austin Johnson in Saturday Night Live's Hooters Waitress, a parody of the chain's real Hootie the Owl. He arrives to persuade the new server Tina not to quit, then leaves for a funeral. The name is spoken in the sketch and listed by SNL Archives.
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