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2016 Postmortem

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3. It was a SNL thing..

Sat Oct 8, 2016, 10:17 PM

Oct 2016

Loooong time ago, when Ron Howard hosted SNL, Eddie Murphy kept calling him "Little Opie Cunningham."

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Ron Howard: "It is exactly who he is" [View all] Rose Siding Oct 2016 OP

Dayum! Little Opie Cunningham lays it out underpants Oct 2016 #1

Sheriff Taylor's son, Opie Rose Siding Oct 2016 #2

It was a SNL thing.. Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #3

Yes, that is always how I think of Ron Howard: Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2016 #4

lol I totally missed that one Rose Siding Oct 2016 #10

They called him that on an episode of Evening Shade, too. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2016 #12

Some of us first knew him as Winthrop Paroo Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #14

Oh great, now I can't get Winthrop's song out of my head! FailureToCommunicate Oct 2016 #19

You got off light, I got Shipoopi burrowing through my ear into my brain Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #21

Gaaa! You did it again. La la la not listening FailureToCommunicate Oct 2016 #29

They even sang that song on SNL tonight! Generic Brad Oct 2016 #22

At least 76 of us do! whistler162 Oct 2016 #32

Very nice reference! Akamai Oct 2016 #34

I know, right. That had to be the reaction of most, even his "admirers," Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2016 #5

Maya... forgotmylogin Oct 2016 #6

Maya speaks truth! Euphoria Oct 2016 #9

You knew damn well I was a snake WatchWhatISay Oct 2016 #18

Cunningham's first name was Richie Wolf Frankula Oct 2016 #7

I always knew cilla4progress Oct 2016 #13

This Is Why I Don't Do Twitter Leith Oct 2016 #15

Richie Cunningham > Chachi Yavin4 Oct 2016 #17

Speaking of the devil Malbrownluna8708 Oct 2016 #30

trump lied?!!!!! lol Thank you, Opie! Cha Oct 2016 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M Oct 2016 #25

I love that we are hearing this from both men and women Maeve Oct 2016 #28

andy and dick van dyke and james garner all democrats Mary Mac Oct 2016 #31

making flippy flop bora13 Oct 2016 #35

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