It's interesting they decided to do these almost two years apart. Maybe when Saget showed up, they remembered mentioning him (seemingly randomly) in the 1993 sketch, and it triggered them to write a second one. It's also interesting to see the show at two diametrically opposed points: the Goldblum episode had a huge host and musical guest, and the show was still basking in several years of huge acclaim (and only its second "Outstanding Comedy Variety Series" Emmy, which they won Sept. 19, 1993). All of that acclaim would rapidly dry up, and by the end of season 20 (when Saget hosted), things seemed stilted. The second sketch, though, actually comes off well, and functions almost like the Scotch Tape Store sketches of the late 1970s: not a lot of hard laughs, but interesting and enjoyable to watch a character who is overly devoted to his job.
By the way, I have linked these from two different sources: usually, the same sketches are posted to NBC.com. as well as Hulu. For some reason, each Karl's Video sketch is only on one of the sites.
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