Saturday Night Live, Season 14

Sam Donaldson (Kevin Nealon):
Vice-President Bush, there are millions of homeless in this country - children who go hungry, and lacking in other basic necessities. How would the Bush administration achieve your stated goal of making this a kinder, gentler nation?

George Bush (Dana Carvey):
Well, that is a big problem, Sam, and unfortunately the format of these debates makes it hard to give you a complete answer. If I had more time, I could spell out the program in greater detail, but I'm afraid, in a short answer like this, all I can say is we're on track - we can do more - but we're getting the job done, so let's stay on course, a thousand points of light. Well, unfortunately, I guess my time is up.

Diane Sawyer (Jan Hooks):
Mr. Vice-President, you still have a minute-twenty.

George Bush:
What? That can't be right. I must have spoken for at least two minutes.

Diane Sawyer:
No, just forty seconds, Mr. Vice-President.

George Bush:
Really? Well, if I didn't use the time then, I must have just used the time now, talking about it.

Diane Sawyer:
No, no, Mr. Vice-President, it's not being counted against you.

George Bush:
Well, I just don't want it to count against Governor Dukakis' time.

Diane Sawyer:
It won't. It will come out of the post-debate commentary.

George Bush:
Do you think that's a good idea?

Diane Sawyer:
You still have a minute-twenty, Mr. Vice-President.

George Bush:
Well, more has to be done, sure. But the programs we have in place are doing the job, so let's keep on track and stay the course.

Diane Sawyer:
You have fifty seconds left, Mr. Vice-President.

George Bush:
Let me sum up. On track, stay the course. Thousand points of light.

Diane Sawyer:
Governor Dukakis, rebuttal?

Michael Dukakis (Jon Lovitz):
I can't believe I'm losing to this guy.