The Guy Who Plays Mr. Belvedere Fan Club

In Conference Room B, the chairman of the Mr. Belvedere Fan Club (Tom Hanks) runs the meeting's agenda: first, voting on a secret nickname for their idol ("Brocktoon" wins handily), then fielding a disturbing motion from member Doug (Chris Farley) who casually suggests they kill Mr. Belvedere. After a disturbingly close vote ends with "He lives — but the vote shouldn't have been that close," the chairman addresses a letter from Mr. Belvedere's publicist noting that someone has been killing his housepets. To restore sanity, the group performs their "exercises" — reciting what they should and shouldn't want to do to their idol — which only reveals the depths of their deranged fixation. Phil Hartman's character muses about tearing and wearing Mr. Belvedere's flesh; Farley's character wants to keep him in a jar in the basement (but worries his breath would fog the glass). When a comedian (Tim Meadows) who wandered in early for a comedy night tries to call out the group's madness, the sketch cuts to him trapped inside a jar in a basement, his breath fogging the glass.

This sketch was written by Fred Wolf, who originally pitched it to Jerry Seinfeld (host the week before, April 18, 1992), but Seinfeld found it "a little too dark." Wolf held onto it and Tom Hanks greenlit it. The sketch "blew the roof off" at the table read and "killed on the air" per David Spade. Fred Wolf's success with this sketch led to him being hired as an SNL writer (1993–1996) and later becoming a Featured Player in Seasons 21–22. He went on to write Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Joe Dirt, and Without a Paddle. Bruce Springsteen, the episode's musical guest, reportedly laughed at the sketch and personally congratulated Wolf afterward. The nickname "Brocktoon" has become a cult reference among SNL fans. It is a subtle nod to a character from Lorne Michaels' early 1970s Canadian comedy show. This sketch was selected by SNL as the representative sketch for Season 17 as part of their 50th anniversary "50 Seasons in 50 Days" series (January 2025). This was Tom Hanks' sixth time hosting SNL. Episode 325 overall.