Who are the Chicago Bears superfans?

Bill Swerski’s Superfans is a Saturday Night Live sketch. It first appeared on January 12, 1991, starring Joe Mantegna as Bill Swerski along with Chris Farley as Todd O’Connor, Mike Myers as Pat Arnold and Robert Smigel as Carl Wollarski.

Where did the phrase Da Bears come from?

More from Bear Goggles On If you tell someone you’re from Chicago or you’re a Bears fan, it’s inevitable that you’ll hear DAAAAA BEARSSSSS in dat over-the-top Chicaaago aaaccent, Few people probably even know the origin of the phrase was the wildly popular Bill Swerski’s Superfans Saturday Night Live sketch.

Who played the super fans?

Mantegna starred as Bill Swerski, along with Chris Farley as Todd O’Connor, Mike Myers as Pat Arnold, and Robert Smigel as Carl Wollarski, a part the writer had intended for Phil Hartman but was assigned by the show’s head writer, James Downey, because Downey believed Smigel’s accent was more authentic.

Who said Da Bears?

His name was Bob Odenkirk. “I happened to find him to be the funniest person in Chicago,” Smigel said. Odenkirk gave his friend a tip: emphasize the final two letters in the word bears.

Who are the actors in Bill Swerski’s Superfans?

Bill Swerski’s Superfans is a Saturday Night Live sketch. It first appeared on January 12, 1991, starring Joe Mantegna as Bill Swerski along with Chris Farley as Todd O’Connor, Mike Myers as Pat Arnold and Robert Smigel as Carl Wollarski.

Who was Bill Swerski’s replacement on Saturday Night Live?

John Goodman played Pat Arnold upon Myers’ departure from SNL; the change in Pat Arnold’s appearance was attributed to “massive weight gain.”. Mantegna’s absence was invariably explained away by Wendt, saying his “brudder Bill” had just “had anudder heart attack .”.

Who was Danny Sheridan in Bill Swerski’s Superfans?

Kevin Nealon also made a brief appearance as oddsmaker Danny Sheridan in the first sketch—he is promptly sent away by Bill after giving the Superfans an honest assessment of the prospect of Mike Ditka single-handedly defeating the Giants.

What did Bill Swerski say about the Bears?

Superfans: Da Bears!! Bill Swerski: 74 to 2! I mean, after all, our civic pride is on the line. Because, let’s face it, if New York were to somehow beat Chicago, we’d never hear the end of it. Todd O’Conner: Aw, they would love it over there!