Alright let me walk you through exactly how I hunted down that Robin Williams golf skit video yesterday. Woke up thinking about how insane his physical comedy was, especially those golf bits. Just needed to see it again, you know?
The Frustrating First Searches
Started simple. Went straight to the top video site everybody uses. Typed in “Robin Williams golf skit”. Boom, tons of results. Problem was, almost all of it were clips chopped up into compilations. Tiny snippets mixed with other stuff. Couldn’t find that specific, full, iconic routine where he’s riffing like a maniac about Scottish golf courses and the ball is a squirrel. Super annoying.
Next, tried the big forums. Searched dedicated groups talking about classic comedy or movies. Saw a few old threads asking the exact same question I had: “Where can I find that full Robin golf skit?”. Digging through the replies was like… depressing. Dead link after dead link. Posts like “It was here, but gone now!” or “Channel got taken down years ago”. Hit a solid wall.
Switching Tactics & Finding the Gold
Remembered that big official push a few years back around preserving his legacy – stuff got archived properly. Went back to that major video platform everyone has. Instead of just searching the skit name, I typed in the name of the official channel that was set up to honor him. Scrolled through their uploads.
And there it was! Sitting further down the list than I expected: “Robin Williams: Live on Broadway – Golf Skit Segment“. Felt like hitting treasure. They uploaded the entire full Broadway special, and inside that, marked clearly, was the golf skit section. High quality too. Also spotted they kept things like the Kokko the gorilla segment. Felt good seeing it preserved properly.
Found a couple other decent spots too:
- Biggest user-made comedy clips place: Had a cleaner upload focusing just on the golf skit pulled from the special.
- Biggest documentary film archive site: Had the whole Broadway special listed, available for streaming in certain regions.
- Massive bookstore/streaming site: Had the full Broadway special available to rent or buy digitally.
What Made This Search Worth It
Watching that clip again after digging for it? Man. Hits different now knowing what we learned later about how hard he was fighting inside his own head. That sheer, explosive energy… seeing him bounce around describing imaginary golf shots and Scottish accents… it’s pure, distilled genius.
Glad those big official archives exist. Makes it so much easier than chasing broken links on shady sites just to see pure comedic brilliance like that.
