SNL Digital Shorts
SNL Digital Shorts: Season 6

Air Date

September 26, 2010

Episodes

18 episodes

SNL Digital Shorts

Season 6

Overview

Season 6 of Saturday Night Live Digital Shorts showcases an even more refined blend of quirky humor, music, and surreal moments, with The Lonely Island continuing to dominate the creative direction. The season introduces viral hits like "I'm on a Boat" and "Like a Boss," blending catchy songs with over-the-top antics and absurd premises. The Digital Shorts remain a highlight of the show, combining clever writing, star cameos, and unexpected punchlines that solidify their place in pop culture.

Episodes

Boogerman

1. Boogerman

September 26, 2010
3 min

Katy Perry sings at an Academy Awards-like ceremony the theme song from the fictional superhero film Boogerman (played by Peter Sarsgaard). Features most of the cast including episode host Amy Poehler.

Rescue Dogs 3D App

2. Rescue Dogs 3D App

October 2, 2010
3 min

A man (Samberg) tries to call 911 to report a home invasion on his iPhone using the app "911 Emergency," but is bombarded with ads for the movie Rescue Dogs 3D.

Relaxation Therapy

3. Relaxation Therapy

October 9, 2010
3 min

A man (Samberg) is the subject of a bizarre therapy session conducted by his psychiatrist (played by episode host Jane Lynch) who inserts herself in his self-conscious images of peace and tranquility.

I Broke My Arm

4. I Broke My Arm

October 23, 2010
3 min

An accident-prone high school girl (Emma Stone) trying to show off her casts continuously breaks bones when she slips and falls, blaming spilled grape jelly until it comes to life (Andy Samberg) and sets the record straight.

Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie and Clyde

5. Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie and Clyde

October 30, 2010
3 min

Shy Ronnie (Samberg) and Clyde (Rihanna) team up for a second time to rob a bank. Unfortunately, Ronnie's social awkwardness puts the heist in jeopardy and forces Clyde to do most of the work.

What Was That?

6. What Was That?

November 13, 2010
3 min

In this "SNL Digital Short," winners of a Model U.N. competition (Andy Samberg) and Arcade Fire encourage the General Assembly to dance for world peace.

Party at Mr. Bernard's

7. Party at Mr. Bernard's

December 4, 2010
3 min

A parody of the movie Weekend at Bernie's, in which two men (Hader and Samberg) find the corpse of their boss (played by episode host Robert De Niro) and attempt to make him look alive during a party at his beach house.

Stumblin'

8. Stumblin'

December 11, 2010
3 min

A parody of the Dolly Parton song 9 to 5, throughout which Andy Samberg and episode host Paul Rudd stumble throughout the city. Musical guest Paul McCartney and celebrity chef Mario Batali appear in the short as well.

I Just Had Sex

9. I Just Had Sex

December 18, 2010
3 min

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and rapper Akon celebrate just having had sex with women (Blake Lively and Jessica Alba respectively), despite the fact that the women found the sex to be mediocre.

Andy and Pee-Wee's Night Out

10. Andy and Pee-Wee's Night Out

January 15, 2011
3 min

Samberg has some shots with none other than Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens). After beating Anderson Cooper (who appears as himself) over the head with a chair, Samberg and Pee-Wee are caught by the police, to which they escape by hitting the officer with a chair

The Creep

11. The Creep

January 29, 2011
3 min

The Lonely Island and Nicki Minaj pose as middle-aged stalkers and rap about the latest dance craze (The Creep).

The Roommate

12. The Roommate

February 5, 2011
3 min

A movie trailer parodying its namesake, in which a college student (Justin Bieber) believes his increasingly bizarre and obsessive roommate (Samberg) is planning to kill him.

Beastly Parody

13. Beastly Parody

March 5, 2011
3 min

A handsome high school student obsessed with his good looks (Samberg, portraying Gene Hackman as the protagonist) is cursed by a witch (Nasim Pedrad), who transforms him into the same nerd that Samberg played in the previous Digital Short The Roommate.

Zach Looks for a New Assistant

14. Zach Looks for a New Assistant

March 12, 2011
3 min

Zach Galifianakis interviews young children as possible candidates for being his assistant.

Laser Cats: The Musical

15. Laser Cats: The Musical

April 2, 2011
3 min

Hader and Samberg again use a celebrity (Tom Hanks) to pitch a new Laser Cats film to Lorne Michaels; this time, a musical version which includes parodies of Cats and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

Helen Mirren's Magic Bosom

16. Helen Mirren's Magic Bosom

April 9, 2011
3 min

Nasim wants to be inspired, so she finds Helen Mirren in her dressing room, where Pedrad dreams she is in "Helen Mirren's Titties", a place beyond space and time, and a sequence of shots involving happy things like two leaders shaking hands, flowers, etc.

Jack Sparrow

17. Jack Sparrow

May 7, 2011
3 min

A music video for the song of the same name from The Lonely Island's Turtleneck and Chain album featuring Michael Bolton, who writes and performs a "big, sexy hook" for a new hip-hop track that The Lonely Island are recording.

3-Way (The Golden Rule)

18. 3-Way (The Golden Rule)

May 21, 2011
3 min

The "Dick in a Box" and "Motherlover" characters (Timberlake and Samberg) return in a song about how any sexual contact between them does not count as a homosexual act, as long as there is also a female (Lady Gaga) involved.