This sketch promoted a brand-new Disney Channel show called “Aw Nuts! Mom’s a Ghost.” The plot is simple: slightly quirky family gets a whole lot quirkier when Mom takes a business trip to South Korea and has an affair with a government official who eventually drowns her, turning her into a Korean water ghost. Now, she’s back stateside navigating the world of suburban family life. The actors and writers really nailed the tone and aesthetics of a Disney show in a way that ended up selling the sketch. Plus, Wiig made a pretty convincing (and honestly, pretty terrifying) ghost.
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