Willie on Halloween

On Weekend Update, Michael Che admits he dreads Halloween, so his neighbor Willie stops by to lift his spirits. Willie happily recalls a homemade ghost costume, a strange assortment of candy, his father's unsettling pumpkin ritual, a job at a neighborhood haunted house and his late dog's grim stunts, never noticing how dark each story is. Asked how he stays so positive, Willie introduces Woodrow, a ragged man he pays as his life coach. When Che points out the fake credentials, Woodrow confesses he is a phony, but Willie insists Woodrow saved his life, and the two close with Woodrow's nonsensical song.

Tracy Morgan, a cast member from 1996 to 2003, revived his sewer-dwelling character Woodrow and Woodrow's trademark song while hosting. The episode was his first major comedy appearance since a near-fatal car crash.