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<b>His characters:</b> Buh-weet, Gumby, James Brown... and our favorite, Mr. Robinson<br>
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<b>How mean?</b> Mean in the best way possible. "SNL" was Murphy at his creative best. On "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood," the squeaky-voiced kids' would-be hero Mr. Robinson is flying solo -- "We're alone today, kids. Want to know why? My wife left me" -- and served papers by his landlord and <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/mr-robinsons-neighborhood/2749/">greets the viewers</a>: "Oooh look, an eviction notice brought by Mr. Landlord. Can you say, 'scumbucket'? That's our special word for the day, boys and girls. Do you know any scumbuckets? I bet you do."

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His characters: Buh-weet, Gumby, James Brown... and our favorite, Mr. Robinson

How mean? Mean in the best way possible. "SNL" was Murphy at his creative best. On "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood," the squeaky-voiced kids' would-be hero Mr. Robinson is flying solo -- "We're alone today, kids. Want to know why? My wife left me" -- and served papers by his landlord and greets the viewers: "Oooh look, an eviction notice brought by Mr. Landlord. Can you say, 'scumbucket'? That's our special word for the day, boys and girls. Do you know any scumbuckets? I bet you do."

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