Posted 11 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownNever In My Life Did I Think I Would See Bad Bunny As Quico From "El Chavo Del Ocho," But Thank God "SNL" Made It HappenHearing that theme song again literally made me zoom out to the size of an atom.by Bella ArnoldBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink El Chavo del Ocho is one of those shows that, if you tried to explain it, it would make you sound like a humongous liar. It's iconic. If you did not gasp, stop breathing, and start freaking out when that theme song started playing on Saturday night, let me explain. El Chavo del Ocho was a Mexican sitcom that aired all across Latin America and Spain in the '70s about a little boy, his friends who live in this housing complex, and the hijinks that ensue in their little neighborhood. This show was HUGE, and is still a major cultural touchstone. And, even if you didn't grow up while it was airing, chances are that if you're Latine, you've probably seen a couple episodes of this fever dream of a show. In the SNL sketch, Marcello Hernández played El Chavo, who was originally played by the show's creator, Roberto Gómez Bolaños aka Chespirito. His friends, La Chilindrina and Quico were originally played by María Antonieta de las Nieves and Carlos Villagrán. In the sketch, they're played by Sarah Sherman and Bad Bunny, the guest host. NBC Universal/Televisa / Via youtube.com Of course, the big difference was that the original show was fully in Spanish, and the Saturday Night Live version was performed in English. But, even so, this sketch transported us back into the neighborhood of El Chavo. Nbc / Getty Images From the costumes: NBC Universal/Televisa / Via youtube.com To that nostalgic set, complete with El Chavo's barrel: NBC Universal/Televisa / Via youtube.com The constant slapstick humor: NBC Universal / Via youtube.com And, most importantly, the insane way that all of these characters cry: Televisa / NBC Universal / Via youtube.com Every part of this sketch makes it clear that it was done with care, and a great sense of reverence for this piece of Latine media that has played in households all across the world. On TikTok, the sketch has garnered almost 24 million views, and 3.4 million likes. It's clear that people are LOVING it. Ashley/TikTok / Via tiktok.com TikTok / Via tiktok.com Oriana Montero/TikTok / Via tiktok.com Chespirito/TikTok / Via tiktok.com Janet/TikTok / Via tiktok.com Diana/TikTok / Via tiktok.com Irene Montes/TikTok / Via tiktok.com Christy-R/TikTok / Via tiktok.com Luis Roberto Gonzále/Tiktok / Via tiktok.com SNL doing a full faithful sketch of El Chavo Del Ocho was one of the greatest things this program has ever done! I'm actually in tears 🥹 pic.twitter.com/4Lxa28gYId- Queens of Bravo (@queensofbravo) October 5, 2025 @queensofbravo / Via Twitter: @queensofbravo @willhernand3z / Via Twitter: @willhernand3z Saturday night live doing an el chavo del ocho sketch YES THE REPRESENTATION 👏🏽😁 #SNL pic.twitter.com/x9qMP4YHsn- 𝙶𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎//💥⏳ 💍💫 (@giselleb1234) October 5, 2025 @giselleb1234 / Via Twitter: @giselleb1234 Thank you, Marcello Hernández and Bad Bunny for keeping our nostalgic little hearts fed this Latine Heritage Month. Next year, I'm pulling for a remake of El Gordo y la Flaca. Latine Heritage Month is here! Join us from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 as we celebrate la cultura here on BuzzFeed, as well as on our Pero Like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Charlotte Gomez / Via BuzzFeed