"Saturday Night Live" Spotlight: Dan Aykroyd Quiz

Answer: The Festrunk Brothers

Dan Aykroyd and Steve Martin played the Festrunk brothers. Yortuk (played by Aykroyd) and Georg (played by Martin) were two brothers who had emigrated from Czechoslovakia to the United States. The culturally inept brothers went to various social hangouts to connect with attractive American women.

These women were referred as "foxes". The obnoxious behavior of the brothers was almost always a turn-off for the women they approached. Their catchphrase was "We are two wild and crazy guys!"

Answer: Fred Garvin

On the March 17, 1979 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Margot Kidder's Mrs. Potter character spent the night in a hotel. Dan Aykroyd's Fred Garvin character tried to spend the night with Mrs. Potter in the hotel. After some interaction with Mrs. Potter, Fred Garvin leaves the hotel room with his associate Slick.

Answer: The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers performed as the musical act on several episodes of "Saturday Night Live". John Belushi played "Joliet" Jake Blues while Dan Aykroyd played Elwood Blues. John Goodman played Mighty Mack Blues after "Joliet" Jake's death.

Answer: Super Bass-o-Matic '76

On the April 17, 1976 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Dan Aykroyd did an infomercial for the Super Bass-o-Matic '76. This device was a blender which makes a juice out of bass. The device also worked great on sunfish, perch, sole and other small aquatic creatures.

Answer: She cut her finger off

On the December 9, 1978 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Dan Aykroyd played Julia Child on a "The French Chef" sketch. This character was going to make a holiday feast starting off by cooking a half-boned chicken. The character cut the dickens out of her finger and started to bleed. The character passed out due to blood loss.

Answer: Mel's Char Palace

On the December 20, 1975 episode of "Saturday Night Live", there was a commercial for Mel's Char Palace. This steak restaurant was owned by characters played by Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner. At this steakhouse, customers were given a chainsaw and then were invited to hunt, stun, cut and cook their own cow.

Answer: Point/Counterpoint

Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin lampooned "Point/Counterpoint" debate segment from the "60 Minutes" news magazine television show. The pair would discuss current event topics. They followed the discussion with rude name calling.

Answer: Irwin Mainway

During the "Consumer Probe" sketches, Dan Aykroyd played a character named Irwin Mainway. Irwin Mainway was a salesman who peddled unsafe products aimed at children. These products included unsafe toys and Halloween costumes.

Answer: Tom Snyder

Dan Aykroyd parodied the television show "The Tomorrow Show". Aykroyd impersonated the show's host Tom Snyder. The show would interview characters from news and entertainment.

Answer: The Coneheads

The Coneheads were natives of the planet Remulak who were stranded on Earth. The family tells people that they were from France. Dan Aykroyd played the father Beldar, Jane Curtin as the mother Prymaat and Laraine Newman played the daughter Connie. This sketch was the basis of the 1993 film "Coneheads".