Mr. Bill is a clay figurine star of a parody of children's clay animation shows created by Walter Williams in 1974.
Based on the "Saturday Night Live" shorts, Mr. Bill stars in his own show, but this time he's played by a human actor.
From his humble beginnings as a kids’ show host in Sluggoville, Mr. Bill took “The Mr. Bill Show” to the big time—New York—Saturday Night Live! Soon the whole nation was staying up late to see him and his dog Spot get squashed by Sluggo and Mr. Hands. Follow the saga of the little clay man who made “Ohh, nooo!!!” the international catch phrase for catastrophe.
For longtime fans of Saturday Night Live, nothing says "Christmas" like clay, and the hapless hero of Walter Williams's sadistic skits brings it all back in this half-hour 1996 special. Those who can't stand watching the torture of static, crudely sculpted Play-Doh people might not see the humor as Mr. Bill's whole family is subjected to a wide array of holiday abuse--from the festive blendering of the egg dog to the explosive arrival of the sinister Santa Sluggo. Things are livened up by spiritual guest Father Guido Sarducci and his quest to find a real Christmas in sunny L.A., home of many former SNL actors and writers. Mr. Bill also takes a technological leap forward as a reluctant Scrooge in a computer-animated version of Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Humorous ads for some very simple toys also add to the fun and festivity.
Mr. Bill heads west to cruise the strip in Las Vegas.
Mr. Bill, the oft-victimized Play-Doh figurine whose frequent disfigurement by Mr. Hands was a highlight of the early years of Saturday Night Live, decides to reach for the brass ring of show business, with a typical level of success, in this collection of short subjects. Mr. Bill Goes to Hollywood features 20 short Mr. Bill sketches, and includes cameo appearances by Jay Leno and Bobcat Goldthwaith.
Mr. Bill tries to save his hometown by taking on the oil companies. Created by Walter Williams
A collection of skits featuring the characters from the "Saturday Night Live" TV show of Mr. Bill and his dog Spot, as they are tormented, abused and eventually flattened by the evil Sluggo and Mr. Hand.
