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How My Dogs Helped Me Cope With Life

Like every kid growing up I wanted a dog. My sisters and I would finally get our wish one very special Christmas. I remember the day when we picked up our dog Holly and brought her to my aunt and uncle’s house because my parents were on vacation. I remember asking the breeder what my new dog’s name is and the breeder said, “her name is whatever you want it to be”. What that breeder said told me stayed in my mind to this very day because when I was a kid, I could possibly name our first family dog, but as an adult it felt kind of messed up like she never felt any attachment to this wonderful dog and didn’t even give her a name. As my family got Holly and my Grandparents got her sister Trixie, while Trixie got fattened up by my Grandparents, my dog Holly would go through Hell dealing with three children who would fight over her day and night. I would play rough with Holly for years and she would hide from me whenever I approached. Being the smart dog she was, Holly just hid under the bed and eventually I just give up. My sisters meanwhile would play dress up with Holly and she put up with it because she loved us. One memory that comes across my mind is when my dog Holly jumped off the top bunk of my bunkbed and landed on the ground below. She recovered quickly and didn’t need to go to the vet, but it still shocks my sister and I to the core that she made it out alive and uninjured. I could go and on and on with recounting my life with Holly Dog, but here are four core memories of her that stick out in my mind. 

Now this is going to be a little shocking, but the first memory was the day I helped my dog Holly bit the tail off my sister Nikki’s pet rabbit. I was feeling naughty that day and decided to cause a little mischief. While my mom and Nikki were cleaning the rabbits cage, the rabbit was out of his cage, and Holly was locked outside the room. I forgot to mention Holly is a miniature schnauzer, and schnauzers are bred to hunt vermin. My dog Holly had a high prey drive and once I opened the door to my sister Nikki’s bedroom with a free-range rabbit outside, all hell broke loose. Holly chased the rabbit all around my sister’s room and I shut the cage door so the rabbit couldn’t be safe inside it’s cage. Then the aftermath, Holly bit my sister’s pet rabbits tail clean off and I probably need to thank God she didn’t kill the rabbit. I’m not proud that happened and again, I matured a lot since then because I was a kid after all. Second memory, I remember my sister Nina had a birthday party and she and her friends went on a scavenger hunt around the neighborhood. And as most of my family went to join my sister Nina, of course Holly wanted to come with us too. Only problem, Holly was trapped behind an electric fence and she kept trying to come towards us but was experiencing pain I don’t even want to imagine. Then my Dad got rid of the electric fence and now we had to deal with a dog who loved to run away. Third memory, the day Holly killed the class hamster. I’ll keep it brief, my sister Nina got to watch her class hamster for the weekend, and wouldn’t you know it, my sister Nikki teased my dog Holly with the hamster but my dog Holly outwitted my sister Nikki and got the prize. Holly had blood all over her face and felt proud while my mom, my sisters, and my cousin looked on horrified. My sister Nina is still mad at both of us because my sister helped kill the class hamster and I was the idiot who told Nina’s class that our dog killed their beloved hamster. Either way, I jokingly think that with my sister Nikki causing the death of the class hamster, it makes us even for the death of her pet rabbit, but probably not. Holly was no monster. She is truly a saint because she was a loyal and caring dog. Final memory, the day we had to put Holly down. 

Holly lived a good 10 years with my mom after my parents divorced. I’ve been living with my dad at the time, but when we got the news that it was time, of course the whole family came to say goodbye. We had to be there for her, and of course it was a sad day for the Butler family. Holly of course was in a lot of pain and you know when you know it’s time. We all watched as Holly was put to sleep forever and that’s one of the saddest days of my life. After the death of Holly, a new dog would eventually fill the void and his name was Woody. My best friend Woody Dog. I didn’t have many friends and I was going through a rough time in my life, fighting with my parents, getting arrested, etc. But it felt good to have a friend with me. Woody wasn’t a saint like Holly, in fact, I will admit up front, he was a jerk. As I tell people, Woody was raised by two a**holes and became an a**hole by default. Picking up Woody felt like you were Steve Irwin wrestling an alligator. Woody bit, nipped, and was wild. But he showed love to my dad and I, but he really loved my dad. Because my dad fed him a bagel every morning. And of course, Woody went from my cute little puppy and became a fat bearded floppy eared giraffe. I will always remember the day I got my dog Woody and how he and his siblings weren’t very fond of me. I almost considered taking his brother who was a little bit bigger because I am a big guy and though it be fun to have a big dog. But I chose Woody in the end because he was in my hands at the time. I brought Woody home in my winter hat and after surviving parvo, the rest is history. 

Then my dad moved back to New Hampshire and took Woody with him. I moved back in with my mom by this time and we both agreed we really didn’t want a dog. I last saw Woody on his last birthday. You never know when the last time is the last time you see someone you love before they go. But in 2019, I got a call from my dad saying he put Woody down. I knew it was Woody’s time, the poor little bugger had stomach issues and bladder stones. You don’t want your friend to go through the pain. I cried that day and as I write this it still brings tears to my eyes. It’s hard losing your best friend and someone you thought of as your little brother. Yes, I know Woody was a dog, but dogs can be loved like people too. Currently, I have my dog nephew Henry, a miniature schnauzer like Holly and my boy Woody. Henry reminds me of Woody a lot. How did Holly, Woody, and Henry help me cope with life in the end? Just by being the loyal loving companions that dogs were meant to be. Whenever you feel lonely, it feels good to have a furry friend sit next to you or on your lap. I’ll end my article with this memory of Holly. One day I felt sad and was crying in the bathroom. I don’t remember what I was crying about but I always remember this. I sobbing insanely next to my mom, that sweet little dog came up and reached out her paw like she said what’s wrong? Even though I put Holly through Hell as a child, that was the day I knew, Holly really loved me in the end. Because dogs are loyal, plain and simple.

WEIRD AL MUSICAL SERVICES (iO Theater Class Project)

INT. OFFICE BUILDING-DAY 

A THIN BUSINESSMAN and an OVERWEIGHT BUSINESSMAN sit at a board room table. 

THIN BUSINESSMAN 

Gee, this Big Pharma company needs a catchy jingle for our new medication. But writing original music is hard. 

OVERWEIGHT BUSINESSMAN 

If only we could use a famous song without paying the original artists. 

WEIRD AL (O.S.) 

Now you can! 

OVERWEIGHT BUSINESSMAN 

Who said that? 

WEIRD AL enters and plays his accordion. The Overweight Businessman faints and the Thin Businessman scrams. 

THIN BUSINESSMAN 

Holy cow, it’s Weird Al! 

Weird Al continues to play his accordion. 

WEIRD AL 

That’s right! You want to do a parody song cover and do it fast? No one can do it better than me, Weird Al? 

The Overweight Businessman wakes up and injects himself with a shot. 

OVERWEIGHT BUSINESSMAN 

Oh, Weird Al. We’re a struggling big pharma company and we have a new weight loss drug that needs a catchy jingle. But we can’t think of anything original. 

Weird Al laughs and rubs his long hair. 

WEIRD AL 

Oh that’s easy. With my parody song writing powers, I just came up with your new jingle. 

The Overweight Businessman slowly loses weight. 

OVERWEIGHT BUSINESSMAN 

You did? 

Weird Al plays his accordion again. 

WEIRD AL 

With my powers I can take the song It’s Magic You Know by the band Pilot and now make it about Ozempic. There now you have a song. Would you like another? 

Thin Businessman laughs and the formally Overweight Businessman, now thin, high fives Weird Al. 

THIN BUSINESSMAN 

Thanks Weird Al! 

Weird Al whistles to summon a GIANT FLYING HAMSTER into the board room. 

Weird Al hops onto the back of the Giant Flying Hamster and waves goodbye. 

WEIRD AL 

You’re welcome Big Pharma executives. I’m Weird Al and I’m affordable for any medication commercial that needs a catchy jingle without any of the hard work it takes to come up with something original. And remember, it costs extra for me to be funny! 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Weird Al Musical Services For Big Pharma Commercials. And yes, Weird Al is still alive and he approves! 

END

YOUR LOCAL BURGER KING (iO Theater Class Project)

INT. BURGER KING-DAY 

A NERDY MALE TEENAGE EMPLOYEE mops the floor. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Here at Burger King you can have it your way. Now let’s see how many ways you could have it your way. 

A FEMALE CUSTOMER is looking through her bag and sighs. 

FEMALE CUSTOMER 

Ugh, they got my order wrong! 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Like how we can and will likely mess up your order. 

A HOMELESS MAN sleeps on the floor. The Nerdy Male Teenage Employee pokes the Homeless Man with his mop. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

How there likely will be homeless people sleeping inside your local Burger King. Pick which homeless person you’ll encounter... 

NERDY MALE TEENAGE EMPLOYEE 

Sir, are you dead? 

A HOMELESS OLD WOMAN pushes a shopping cart with cats inside. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Homeless old woman with shopping cart and cats! 

An OVERWEIGHT HOMELESS MAN eats a burger. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Or an overweight homeless man eating our delicious Whopper who might be high on meth. 

A bathroom door with water leaking out. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Would you prefer a working bathroom? 

The Nerdy Male Teenage Employee hits a soda foundation machine with his mop. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Or a working soda foundation machine? Because we probably won’t have both. 

A ROBBER holds a the Nerdy Male Teenage Employee at gunpoint. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

At Burger King, have it your way. And by have it your way, we mean that we think you should just go to Wendy’s instead. 

END

THE TOY PHOTOGRAPHER (iO Theater Class Project)

INT. KITCHEN-DAY 

BUCKY BUTLER adjusts action figures into place on his kitchen table. After he finishes adjusting the action figures he takes a picture of them with his phone. 

BUCKY BUTLER (V.O.) 

Hello, my name is Bucky Butler and I’m a toy photographer. I specialize in the art of toy photography. 

INT. BEDROOM-DAY 

Bucky Butler digs through a toy bin looking for action figures. 

BUCKY BUTLER (V.O.) 

What is toy photography you might be asking? It’s as simple as it sounds. But it’s an art form that isn’t so simple. 

INT. KITCHEN-DAY 

Bucky Butler sets up his next shot placing a STUFFED ANIMAL next to a SUPERHERO ACTION FIGURE. 

BUCKY BUTLER (V.O.) 

Inspiration can come from anywhere. Maybe it’s a clever pun, a cool battle scene, or just something plain cool in general. 

INT. BEDROOM-DAY 

Bucky Butler works at his computer. 

BUCKY BUTLER (V.O.) 

You can find many of my pictures alongside pictures from fellow toy photographers on Facebook, Instagram, and dare I say, even DeviantArt. There’s more than just porn on there. But for real, there’s so much porn on DeviantArt. Not that I would know. 

INT. LIVING ROOM-DAY 

Bucky Butler scrolls his phone showing off pictures of his toy photography art. 

BUCKY BUTLER (V.O.) 

Behold my art! Let it speak for itself! 

A montage of Bucky Butler’s toy photography photos are shown are screen before fading to black. 

BUCKY BUTLER (V.O.) 

What does it take to become a toy photographer? Have a big toy collection, a smartphone or some kind of camera, and being a nerd. If you’re a man child, that’s a plus. Give my pictures a like! Please, give them a like, there’s no money in this, the likes are all that I have! 

END

LET'S PLAY STREET FIGHTER (iO Theater Class Project)

INT. ARCADE-DAY 

A HARDCORE GAMER walks over to a Street Fighter arcade cabinet and puts a token into it. The Hardcore Gamer begins playing Street Fighter. 

EXT. ARCADE-DAY 

A MALE BUSINESSMAN and a FEMALE DOG WALKER walk by and suddenly freeze in place. Then both the Male Businessman and the Female Dog Walker get into a fighting stance. 

INT. ARCADE-DAY 

The Hardcore Gamer moves the joystick as ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC plays. 

EXT. ARCADE-DAY 

The Male Businessman and the Female Dog Walker fight each other in a fighting game style. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Round One! Fight! 

INT. ARCADE-DAY 

The Hardcore Gamer yawns and then takes a sip of soda. 

EXT. ARCADE-DAY 

The Female Dog Walker throws a dog at the Male Businessman who dodges the attack. 

FEMALE DOG WALKER 

Dog throw! Dog throw! 

MALE BUSINESSMAN 

Businessman! Businessman! 

INT. ARCADE-DAY 

The Hardcore Gamer slams his fist. 

ANNOUNCER (V.O.) 

Game over! 

EXT. ARCADE-DAY 

The Male Businessman is passed out on the street as the Female Dog Walker screams with police sirens going off in the background. 

FEMALE DOG WALKER 

What the heck just happened? Where are my dogs? Why is that guy knocked out? 

INT. ARCADE-DAY 

The Hardcore Gamer inserts a token into a Donkey Kong arcade cabinet and smiles. 

EXT. ARCADE-DAY 

A BURLY CONSTRUCTION WORKER enters and throws a barrel at the Female Dog Walker. The Burly Construction Worker pulls out a sledge hammer and walks around in circles. 

BURLY CONSTRUCTION WORKER 

I’m sorry lady and I don’t know...wait a minute? God damn it, somebody is playing Donkey Kong again inside that the haunted arcade. Sorry lady, but I’m literally being controlled by some nerd right now. This always happens to me on Tuesdays. 

END

ART BABBITT OPENING MONOLOGUE (iO Theater Class Project)

INT. SNL STUDIO-NIGHT 

ART BABBITT sits next to a drawing board. 

ART BABBITT 

Hello, my name is Art Babbitt and I am a former Disney animator. My biggest claim to fame is that I created Goofy, a.k.a. your childhood. My other claim to fame is I left the Disney studio after their strike because I was in support of unions. As you can see, I got a drawing board next to me. And I would like to draw Goofy for you today. Would you all like that? Damn I knew that you would. I also animated The Evil Queen from Snow White. And no, I’m not talking about Kristi Noem. I also animated Geppetto from Pinocchio, the stork from Dumbo, and so on and so forth. Here’s the thing, I mostly worked in the shadows while Walt Disney received all the credit. Hosting SNL is a big honor for a little animator like me. As you can see, animation is truly a magical art form. And you think an AI can do this... 

Art shows off a finished Goofy drawing and ANDREW DISMUKES enters. 

ANDREW 

Oh Art, you drew a picture of me? That’s cool. 

ART BABBITT 

What are you talking about? That’s Goofy. 

ANDREW 

And you think I’m funny. That’s awesome. 

ART BABBITT 

Just get out of here Andrew. 

ANDREW 

Okay, but before I go. I just had one question.  

ART BABBITT 

Ask away, Mr. Dismukes. 

ANDREW 

Could you help me get in contact with Goofy. My Mom said he owes her child support. 

ART BABBITT 

You think that Goofy is your father? 

ANDREW 

I do look a little like him after all. So if you created Goofy, does that make you like my grandfather? 

ART BABBITT 

Creepy. You know what. Before you go, take this drawing of Goofy. 

Art hands Andrew a drawing of Goofy. 

ANDREW 

Neat, a signed Art Babbitt drawing of Goofy. This will do great on eBay. Lorne forgot to pay me this month. Thanks again, Mr. Babbitt. 

ART BABBITT 

You’re welcome, you very weird man, you. We have a great show for your tonight. Sabrina Carpenter is here. Suck it Walt! And let’s get goofy! 

END

STEVEN BUCKY BUTLER SNL HOST ROUND TWO (iO Theater Class Project)

INT. SNL STUDIO-NIGHT 

STEVEN BUCKY BUTLER walks out and waves to the crowd. 

STEVEN BUCKY BUTLER 

Oh wow, my name is Steven Bucky Butler and I can’t believe I’m hosting Saturday Night Live for a second time. It feels great to be back. My YouTube channel, Bucky91 Films, currently has 399 subscribers, and maybe one of you in the crowd could become my 400th subscriber on YouTube. Yes, I am just as shocked as you are that I just reached a thousand followers on BlueSky. Now then, two things I love are being creative and funny. Both of which are really hard things to do. But it’s still quite an honor to host SNL for a second time because I was shocked that they even let me do this once before. I don’t want to disappoint you Lorne. I had many people compare me to Chris Farley or Jack Black. It’s flattering to be compared to my heroes, but I rather be the first Bucky Butler than the next Chris Farley or Jack Black. Fun fact, my parents went to college with Chris Farley. They found him annoying. Yet, their son is basically Farley’s reincarnation. Like a lot of former and hopefully current SNL talent, I studied and performed at The Second City theater in Chicago. I wasn’t ready for The Annoyance yet. I guess I just wasn’t annoying enough, or that’s what I’ve been told. Now I would like to treat you all with a little something. 

JEREMY CULHANE and CHLOE FINEMAN enter. 

JEREMY 

Um, Mr. Butler. We lost your dog. 

CHLOE 

We don’t know where Henry went. 

Steven falls to his knees. 

STEVEN BUCKY BUTLER 

Okay, I have to get two things straight with you. Henry is my dog nephew and not my dog. And what do you mean you lost Henry? You owe me and the audience a cute puppy. Also, if my sister finds out you lost her dog she will kill me. 

CHLOE 

We’re sorry Bucky, but we... 

LORNE MICHAELS walks out petting HENRY DOG. 

LORNE 

Great news, Henry is joining the writing staff at SNL. He’s just as anxious and cute as any writer on staff. He’s perfect. And I can pay him in cheese. 

Steven hands Henry as treat. Steven, Jeremy, Chloe, and Lorne start to dance. 

STEVEN BUCKY BUTLER 

Well, in the words of David Bowie, let’s dance. We have a great show for your tonight. Metallica is here. Let’s have some fun and get some laughs. Maybe even another Emmy or two. 

END

Steven Bucky Butler’s Two Liner Weekend Update Jokes 2026 Part 2 (iO Theater Class Project)

• Bear attacks are on the rise in Japan. With bears in Japan having figured out how to go Super Saiyan! (Cut to a picture of a Bear with Goku Super Saiyan hair) that bear’s power level is over 9,000! 

• Bear attacks are on the rise in Japan. Wow, Japanese Yogi Bear is way darker than I remember. 

• The Obama Foundation promotes short term rentals to tourists for the Obama Center, driving up housing shortages for residents. It feels like 2011 again, hating Obama is back in fashion. 

• Judge denies former Orland Park mayor’s attempts to dismiss order regarding his political blog which got caught posting confidential village information. With the former mayor responding, well if President Trump can keep private documents in his bathroom, why can’t I post some on my blog? 

• ByteDance to sell an ownership stake in TikTok to Oracle. Oh great, first Paramount, and now TikTok, can Larry Ellison not ruin something for like 5 minutes! 

• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls to abolish ICE after Minneapolis shooting. Kristi Noem then responded (Cut to picture of Kristi Noem in an Elsa dress) Let It Go! 

• Chicago Restaurant Week is here as a marketing effort to drum up business for Chicago restaurants. With most customers still just trying to finish their first deep dish pizza slice. 

• A sluggish December hiring caps a year of weak job gains. I totally feel it, because if only MadTV was still a thing, my hiring options would be wide open if this SNL gig fails. 

• Russians fire new ballistic missile in a warning to the West. Oh man, I just got over a cold, yet why can’t we get over The Cold War?

Steven Bucky Butler’s Two-liner Weekend Update Jokes 2026 Part 1 (iO Theater Class Project)

• Disney is going to make a live actin remake of their animated classic “Tangled” and they already cast the main leads. Sabrina Carpenter reportedly wasn’t considered for the role of Rapunzel because she was too pretty for the part. I thought it was a remake of Tangled not Shrek, Disney Princesses are supposed to be pretty, right? 

• A federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to withhold $10 billion in childcare and family assistance funds in Illinois. Yet Trump originally wanted that $10 billion to keep his children’s love. 

 • The Chicago Bears mull a move to either Indiana or Kansas in what most Chicagoans call Da Lions, Da Tigers, and Da Bears oh my deep-dish pizza pie! 

• A sluggish December hiring caps year of weak job gains. And I feel it because if only Mad TV was still a thing, my hiring options would be wide open if this SNL gig fails. 

• Police officer Ryan Miller from Chesterton, IL is charged with domestic violence felonies and put on unpaid leave. That had to be awkward when Miller’s wife called the police on him and the arriving officers said, Hi Ryan, still cool with Subway for lunch tomorrow. 

• AI chatbot Grok restricts image generation due to users making over sexualized deepfakes of people, including children. And that’s why you can now follow me on BlueSky. Because X has truly earned its new name. 

• Comedian Nikki Glaser tries out Golden Globes jokes at comedy clubs before hosting the awards show. She says she’s struggling to find the perfect Julia Roberts joke. Eric Roberts says he’s happy that he’s not the butt of a joke for once. 

• Russians fire new ballistic missile in a warning to the West. I just got over a cold yesterday, yet why can’t we get over the Cold War? 

• Pope Leo pans military incursions, laments spreading zeal for war. Funny how popes used to start wars and now they are asking to stop wars. Maybe Pope Leo could learn from Trump and start a war to distract from his church’s own history of supporting child predators.