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With the passing of President Jimmy Carter , SNL writer and comedian Robert Smigel paid protection to the last of the " X - chair . "
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Contrary to what some have you believe these day , there was a time when Democrats and Republicans could poke fun at themselves despite their difference . Much of comic and writerRobert Smigel’scontent was inspired by the political humor on his popularSaturday Night Liveanimated shorts likeFun With Real AudioandThe X - Presidentsthat lampoon the live landscape painting for his recurringTV Funhousebits , which were co - produced byJ. J. Sedelmaier . With former PresidentJimmy Carter’spassing in December 2024 , the last ofThe X - Presidentspassed . The core of the member comprised of those still alive during its introduction in 1997 with RepublicansGerald Ford , Ronald Reagan , George HW Bush , and the lone Democrat member , Carter , and give them world power inspired by Marvel’sX - valet de chambre . Smigel took to social media to offer a abbreviated tribute .
SNL: Robert Smigel Reflects on ‘The X-Presidents’ Legacy
After spotting a post from a fan about ' The X - President ' Carter , Smigel wrote , " They are all gone now , but never forgotten . # XPresidents " and shared the intro of theSuperfriends - case of introduction that spotlight the foursome ’s powers , personality quirks , and presidential catchphrases while battling foes . Jim Morrisprovided all the voices for the superteam for theSNLanimated short . A total of nine boxers were farm from 1997 - 2004 which parody the Hanna Barbara and Filmation animated style from the 1970s . Ford passed in 2006 , Reagan in 2004 , and HW in 2018 .
As far as how Ford , Carter , Reagan , and Bush catch their powers from a bolt of lightning at a celebrity golf game tournament . As the sketch choose place duringBill ClintonandGeorge W. Bush’sadministrations , the superheroes often helped them during a crisis . When Clinton left agency in 2000 , he connect them as comic substitute , thought it was redundant at time he and the elder Bush were save as excessively promiscuous . The First Ladies did n’t get left out as they had their own powers asThe hug drug - First Ladies . At the end of each instalment , the four men sing in a band like the ' 70 Hanna - Barbera sketch likeJosie and the Pussycats .
They are all gone now , but never forgotten.#XPresidentshttps://t.co / uEWFCfc03ppic.twitter.com/1OYOBcn7qT
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