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A Helping Hand
SKETCH-O-VISION
A VERY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME.
The setup
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The premise
Here’s the bit.
After Teddy shovels an older neighbor’s snowy walkway, she takes an intense interest in his problems. A bully finds himself tied up for snowball practice, and another snowball fight prompts a gift-wrapped handgun. When Teddy’s crush rejects him, two sex workers and their pimp arrive at his door, leaving his father to deal with them. Police later reveal that the neighbor kept her dead mother’s body on the couch for years. Teddy spots the woman hiding nearby and sends the officer in the wrong direction, returning her favor with a cover-up.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 9
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
This is a real gun!
Teddy is my 12-year-old son.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Tim Wilkime
Director
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
This was Melissa McCarthy’s sixth time hosting Saturday Night Live.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:00
Santa brings toys on his sleigh so swift, but lending a hand is the real Christmas gift.
- 00:30
Teddy
Thank you.
- 00:39
The Bully
What's up, little man? You did the snowman?
- 00:41
Teddy
Yeah.
- 00:42
The Bully
That's cool, bro. Give me some. Psych, boy!
- 00:46
The Bully
Jesus! Yo, Nathan, wait up, dude. Jesus!
- 00:49
Somebody is cold ¶ ¶ ¶ You can read me like a sister ¶ ¶ Before I even have the words ¶ ¶ With you I'm sure ¶ ¶ I'll never be alone ¶ ¶ I'll never be alone ¶ ¶ I'll never be alone ¶ ¶ I'll never be alone ¶ ¶ I'll never be alone ¶ ¶
- 01:15
The Bully
help me! Oh my God! Come on!
- 01:19
No, me! Me!
- 01:43
Teddy
open A Something for your next snowball fight. What
- 01:52
Teddy’s father
Hey buddy, you got there? Ooh, is that a Nerf? Wow, ooh, this is heavy. Jesus! This is a real gun! Who gave this to you?
- 02:01
Teddy
I Just don't know it was just here.
- 02:06
Teddy’s father
Go inside, Teddy, please.
- 02:09
Teddy
Hi, Lily.
- 02:22
Sarah Sherman
We're here for Teddy.
- 02:23
Chloe Fineman
Yeah, we were told to make him feel special.
- 02:26
Teddy’s father
I think there's been some sort of mistake. Teddy is my 12-year-old son.
- 02:31
Sex worker
What? Oh. Sorry about that. Have a good one.
- 02:37
Pimp
But, but, but, but, but, but, but, why are we closing the door on these beautiful ladies It is when, uh, we still got some business to conduct, Jack.
- 02:43
Teddy’s father
Uh, of course. I don't know how much cash I have on me.
- 02:48
Pimp
Oh, don't worry about that. Yeah, we can hit the ATM up. As a matter of fact, I'm going to drive.
- 02:52
Pimp
I'll buy that.
- 02:53
Pimp
Now, why don't y'all make yourselves comfortable?
- 02:55
Sex worker
OK. Do you have a bathrobe?
- 02:57
It was like your mother. The other person got it constant.
- 03:02
A mad head voice on the other side. When I lose faith, you'll find me. every time
- 03:16
Teddy’s father
Officer, hi.
- 03:16
Police officer
Hi. Sorry to disturb you, uh, do you remember the last time you saw your neighbor from across the street?
- 03:21
Teddy’s father
No, we didn't really know her. Why? What happened? Did she pass away?
- 03:25
Police officer
No. Her mother did, though. Six years ago. And we just found her body decomposed into the couch.
- 03:31
Teddy’s father
Jesus.
- 03:32
Police officer
We still think this sicko is in the area, so if you see her, give us a call immediately. Oh, and nice snowman, by the way.
- 03:40
Teddy
Sir, sir, I saw her.
- 03:48
Police officer
Really?
- 03:49
Teddy
She went that way.
- 03:50
Police officer
Suspect seen heading eastbound towards Maple.
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