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It's a Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending

Saturday Night Live 1986 Season 12 Episode 8

SKETCH-O-VISION

A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.

The setup

William Shatner unveils a supposedly rediscovered original finale to a beloved Christmas film, and the grateful townsfolk of Bedford Falls turn out to have a much angrier plan for their local banker.

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The funny people

Meet the cast. 6

Highly quotable.

I don't want the money. I want a piece of you, Potter.

The premise

Here’s the bit.

Presented as a long-lost reel, the film's warm reunion scene plays out as usual: neighbors fill George Bailey's home with donations and his brother comes home for Christmas. Once Uncle Billy realizes where the missing bank money went, the cheerful mob marches to Mr. Potter's office. The scene escalates from confrontation to a brutal beating, as the town and George settle the score in a very different spirit from the classic ending.