Saturday Night Live

Over the past 25 seasons, various casts from "Saturday Night Live" have given us plenty to remember them by, from their signature news commentators to their hilarious fake commercials. The hardest to forget, however, are those indelible characters:

"Weekend Update" commentators we have loved

Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner): Weekend update's consumer-affairs reporter; obsessed with personal-hygiene issues and other unrelated topics.

Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello): Covers the Vatican, reports on Catholic goings-on, later endorsed pizza joint.

Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris): Former Mets second baseman, "Bayseball been berry berry good to me."

Operaman (Adam Sandler): Gave an operatic take on current events: "Amy Fisher/ Buttafuoco/ El knock-oh/ El-shoot-oh/ In jail-oh/ No bail-oh/ Senora/ You're a whore-ah."

The Hollywood Minute (David Spade): His quick take on what's happening in Tinseltown. Example: "Michael Jackson! Put a fork in yourself. You're done."

The Best Characters Samurai Played by: John Belushi Description: Belushi in a top-knot, roaring in nonsensical pseudo-Japanese Signature lines: None, except for his one coherent line, opposite Richard Pryor: "I can dig where you're coming from."

Buckwheat Played by: Eddie Murphy Description: Adult version of the Little Rascal with proportionally large Afro and speech impediment Signature line: "Otay!"

Georg and Yortuk, The Festrunk Brothers Played by: Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd

Description: Misguided Czech single guys sporting wretched disco outfits, with hats, and abusing the English language. Signature line: "We're wild and crazy guys!"

The Coneheads Played by: Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd Description: Aliens with tall, egg-shaped heads, likely to consume mass quantities Signature line: "We're from France."

The Pathological Liar Played by: Jon Lovitz Description: Lovitz looking his oiliest Signature line: "Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket."

Church Lady Played by: Dana Carvey Description: Carvey, wearing a severe suit, hose, tight shoes, horn-rimmed glasses and a gray wig. Feeling superior. Signature line: "Let's see, who could have inspired us to do such a thing? Could it be . . . SATAN?"

Wayne and Garth Played by: Mike Myers and Dana Carvey Description: Metalhead cable-access show hosts from Aurora, Ill., with schlong haircuts. Signature lines: Ah, where to begin? "Shah!" "As if!" "Excellent!" "Not!" "Schwing!" "We're not worthy!"

Pat Played by: Julia Sweeney Description: Rotund, nerdy and androgynous, no one knows if Pat's a he or a she. Signature lines: None; emits a strange whining sound.

Matt Foley Played by: Chris Farley Description: Motivational speaker, wears bad ties and shirts. Signature line: "I have always wanted to live in a van down by the river!"

Mango Played by: Chris Kattan Description: A male exotic dancer who lures unsuspecting heterosexual men like Garth Brooks and Brendan Fraser to his door, tormented by his inexplicable powers of attraction. Signature line: "They will never understand the mystery, the magic that is . . . the Mango."

Unforgettable commercial parodies

"Super Bass-O-Matic '76: This revolutionary new way to serve bass and other fish looks a lot like a blender, and turns them into a delicious blended drink! Good and good for you!

Swill Mineral Water: Who needs bottled water from French springs? This mineral water's dredged straight from Lake Erie. Thick, viscous and enriched with plenty of elements . . . I drink mine with a twist.

The Royal Deluxe: A car with a ride so smooth, you can perform a circumcision in the back seat.

Mr. & Mrs. T Bloody Mary Mix: As explained by the real Mr. T. and Mrs. T (Robin Duke): "Any man tries to tell me he doesn't like Mr. and Mrs. T Bloody Mary Mix, and I say to him, `Shut up, old man, shut up.' And then I kill him to death."

Kannon Cameras: Anyone can use them, including Stevie Wonder!

Bad Idea Jeans: Denim for the chronically misguided. "It's over now, but I think I'm going to tell my wife about the affair."

Significant Moments in SNL history

Oct. 11, 1975: "Saturday Night" (no "Live") premieres, with George Carlin hosting. Comedian Andy Kaufman makes his TV debut.

April 17, 1976: Gerald Ford is the first president to appear on the show. White House press secretary Ron Nessen hosts.

Oct. 23, 1976: Steve Martin makes the first of his 13 appearances as host.

March 15, 1980: Feature player Paul Shaffer is the first to mistakenly utter an obscenity beginning with the letter F during the live broadcast.

March 5, 1982: John Belushi dies at age 33, becoming the first "SNL" cast member to pass away.

March 12, 1983: Buckwheat is assassinated. The following week his suspected killer is also shot on camera, like Jack Ruby.

Oct. 15, 1988: In a nude-beach sketch, cast members say the word "penis" 43 times, breaking (heaven knows what) records.

Oct. 3, 1992: Sinead O'Connor tears up a picture of the Pope. The following week host Joe Pesci criticizes O'Connor in his monologue.

Feb. 19, 1994: Martin Lawrence's misogynistic monologue receives 627 viewer complaints and is edited out for West Coast viewers.

April 19, 1997: Pamela Anderson Lee performs her monologue in the buff. Several audience members in the front row lose eyes.

May 8, 1999: Monica Lewinsky makes a surprise appearance in a Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond) dream sequence, later offering romantic advice with "Ladies Man."