Farewell Mr. Bunting is a pretaped sketch on Saturday Night Live that aired on May 21, 2016, an episode hosted by Fred Armisen with his guest Courtney Barnett. The sketch is a direct parody of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams.
Plot[]
In the Windimere Male Academy, the principal takes over the school's English class after firing Mr. Bunting. While reading a textbook, Mr. Bunting interrupts the class to collect his personals. As he leaves, Thomas Dalton shouts that all of them were forced to sign the letter that resulted in his dismissal. Mr. Rooney stands on his desk and salutes Bunting with the words "I sing my song for all to hear!" Over half of the rest of the class does the same, ignoring the principal's orders to sit down. Once Dalton stands on his desk, he becomes decapitated by the ceiling fan, resulting a crisis in the class full of screams and Dalton's blood and body parts. Once the crisis ended, Mr. Bunting left, saying "Go Windimere!".
Cast[]
In Order Of Appearance
- Bobby Moynihan as Principal.
- Pete Davidson as Thomas Dalton.
- Kyle Mooney as Mr. Rooney.
- Jay Pharoah as Student.
- Fred Armisen as Mr. Bunting.
- Beck Bennett as Ryan Kellogg.
- Jon Rudnitsky as Student.