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“I loved Dolly Parton. She came in and said, ‘Look, okay, here’s the deal. I won’t use any cuss words and I won’t make fun of Jesus.’ Those were her two demands. And anything else was carte blanche.” ~ Jan in ‘Live From New York’
Dolly’s first and only SNL host gig happened on April 15, 1989. By the looks of it, Jan had a really good time. She told her dad Dolly was a favorite.
“She really liked Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson and there are others. I just remember her talking about what down-to-earth people they are." ~ Wyatt Hooks to the Fort Myers News-Press, April 1992
One thing about Dolly, she had a great sense of humor about herself. She agreed to take part in a sketch Raquel Welch kicked to the curb years before. Who else could come up short on The Planet of the Enormous Hooters?
Nora Dunn shared a tidbit about Dolly a few years ago on Twitter or whatever it is now.
“When Dolly hosted SNL the preppy writers wanted to write a sketch mocking her music. ‘Why would | make fun of the way I earn my money?’ The matter of fact way she said made her the boss yet won them over. She was so smart and funny and bright. We all fell in love with her.”
Isn’t it strange to think of a world without Dolly? She was fun, love, and light. She knew the struggle and never forgot it.
Weren’t we lucky to have her?
#janhooks #janhooksforever #dollyparton #saturdaynightlive
Thanks for sweetening up that pic, @earthdogbb !
Dolly’s first and only SNL host gig happened on April 15, 1989. By the looks of it, Jan had a really good time. She told her dad Dolly was a favorite.
“She really liked Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson and there are others. I just remember her talking about what down-to-earth people they are." ~ Wyatt Hooks to the Fort Myers News-Press, April 1992
One thing about Dolly, she had a great sense of humor about herself. She agreed to take part in a sketch Raquel Welch kicked to the curb years before. Who else could come up short on The Planet of the Enormous Hooters?
Nora Dunn shared a tidbit about Dolly a few years ago on Twitter or whatever it is now.
“When Dolly hosted SNL the preppy writers wanted to write a sketch mocking her music. ‘Why would | make fun of the way I earn my money?’ The matter of fact way she said made her the boss yet won them over. She was so smart and funny and bright. We all fell in love with her.”
Isn’t it strange to think of a world without Dolly? She was fun, love, and light. She knew the struggle and never forgot it.
Weren’t we lucky to have her?
#janhooks #janhooksforever #dollyparton #saturdaynightlive
Thanks for sweetening up that pic, @earthdogbb !
Comments (9)
2 months agoron.motta
If I recall correctly, “Planet of the Enormous Hooters” was originally written for Raquel Welch when she hosted in the ‘70s. She flat-out refused to do it. Dolly was never one to take herself so seriously.
2 months agoelldre3
The erstwhile 70's teen idol Shaun Cassidy once commented in an interview around his peak notoriety period---'I'm being sold from here to Katmandu, but I'M the one doing the selling.' Godspeed, Ms. Dolly.
2 months agoconsideritdunnegriffin
Dolly’s episode is such a great one from that era of SNL. I particularly love the sketch where she’s the cashier making everybody, even the cranky customers, feel better about themselves.
2 months agomeenbeen616
Such a memorable sketch with the group. "Did you grow up in the hills too, Jon!?" RIP Dolly, Phil and Jan.
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