<P> He is fond of coffee and caffeine - based products . In almost every appearance, he mentions drinking espresso or coffee, or taking NoDoz and he even brings a duffel bag with a pot of coffee to the gym to teach a spinning class . </P> <P> He also seems to be a strong believer in "PMA" (Positive Mental Attitude). </P> <P> The character's debut performance (May 8, 1993) has been called one of the best segments in SNL history . The reception of the audience combined with visible stifled laughter from the performers on stage added to the popularity of the skit . Notable physical gestures from Farley included what Spade referred to as "the thing with the glasses" when Farley lifted his glasses on and off of his face commenting, "Hey Dad, I can't see real good, is that Bill Shakespeare over there?" and perhaps the most defining gesture was one that Farley saved for the live performance when he alternated hands adjusting his trousers, grabbing the hilt of his belt with one hand and the back of his pants with the other . In the skit itself, Foley attempts to motivate two teens, played by David Spade and Christina Applegate, to get themselves "back on the right track" after the family's cleaning lady finds a bag of marijuana in their dresser . Foley's attempt to motivate them falls short when he constantly reminds them that the only thing they will ever amount to is "living in a van down by the river!" The skit ends with Foley offering that the only solution to solve the family's problems is for him to move in with them; he leaves the house to get his things from his van and the family locks him out, finally reconciling and admitting to how much they love each other . </P> <P> A later performance (February 19, 1994) features Foley in prison attempting to motivate troubled teens in a scared straight program; he was imprisoned for three to five years for non-payment of alimony (consistent with him being "thrice divorced"). Before entering the skit, Foley is introduced by his cellmate Deshawn Powers (Martin Lawrence) as "just finished a week in solitary, eating nothing but coffee beans ." Foley attempts to scare the juvenile delinquents by commenting in a slightly different manner that he "wished to dear God, that he was living in a van down by the river!" The skit followed the usual Foley routine with him falling through the prison wall instead of a coffee table, which eventually led to his and the other inmates' escape . </P>

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