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Grandpa Bud (Roberta's Thanksgiving)
Played by Darrell Hammond
Grandpa Bud is the miserable family patriarch played by Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live's 1999 sketch Roberta's Thanksgiving. Stuck at the table with his son's uninvited coworker Roberta, he responds to the meal with exasperated…
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Grandpa Bud is the miserable family patriarch played by Darrell Hammond in Saturday Night Live's 1999 sketch Roberta's Thanksgiving. Stuck at the table with his son's uninvited coworker Roberta, he responds to the meal with exasperated outbursts about wanting to be dead or needing a drink.
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