In a legendary SCTV sketch from 1981, Rick Moranis hilariously portrayed Michael McDonald, capturing the whirlwind life of the blue-eyed soul icon as a session vocalist in the ‘70s and ‘80s. The skit used Christopher Cross’s “Ride Like the Wind” to showcase McDonald’s hectic schedule, with Moranis embodying the harried musician running between recording sessions.
Even McDonald himself couldn’t help but laugh when he first saw the sketch, calling it a moment of “hilarious self-awareness” after realizing he wasn’t hallucinating—just watching SCTV genius at work.
