Saturday Night Live (1975)
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Episode 1 - (no host)/Rod Stewart
Release Date: 1981-10-03Sketches include ""Our Age is Showing,"" ""The Little Richard Simmons Show,"" ""The Clams"" (film), ""Nuns on the Beach,"" ""A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney,"" ""Prose and Cons"" (film), ""The Khaddaffi Look,"" ""Ruth Deals With Rod,"" ""Andy Warhol,"" Juggling with Michael Davis, and ""Season of Glass"" (film).
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Episode 2 - Susan Saint James/The Kinks
Release Date: 1981-10-10Sketches include ""McDonald & Wife,"" ""The Bizarro World,"" ""Buckwheat Sings,"" ""Skanky Fiancee,"" ""Cheap Laffs,"" and ""The Alan Alda Guide to Sensitivity."" The Kinks performed ""Destroyer"" and Christine Ebersole performed ""Single Bars and Single Women."" Also featured is an Anwar Sadat tribute film.
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Episode 3 - George Kennedy/Miles Davis
Release Date: 1981-10-17Sketches include ""To Tell the Truth Gone Awry,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood #2,"" ""Velvet Jones #1,"" and ""Harry Anderson's Grappler Tricks.""
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Episode 4 - Donald Pleasence/Fear
Release Date: 1981-10-31Sketches include ""Vomiting for Luck,"" ""Jogger Motel,"" ""Profiles in British Courage,"" ""Last Night I Killed My Husband"" (musical number), ""Sugar Breakfast"" and ""Andy Warhol's TV."" Fear performed ""I Don't Care About You"" and medley of ""Beef Bologna,"" ""New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones,"" and ""Let's Have A War.""
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Episode 5 - Lauren Hutton/Rick James
Release Date: 1981-11-07Sketches Include: "Here's 'Cos", "Dressing Room", "Hail To The Chief", "Transeastern", "Whisper", "Cheap Laffs", "Harlequin Romances", "Reach Out", "Velvet Jones School of Technology", "Big Baser", "William Burroughs", "Bitter People"
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Episode 6 - Bernadette Peters/The Go-Go's, Billy Joel
Release Date: 1981-11-14 -
Episode 7 - Tim Curry/Meat Loaf
Release Date: 1981-12-05 -
Episode 8 - Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs
Release Date: 1981-12-12Sketches include ""The Phone Company,"" ""Tales of the Unlikely,"" ""Washed-Up Tom Snyder,"" ""MX-5 Tampons,"" and ""The Economics of Christmas."" The Spinners perform ""I'll Be Around.""
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Episode 9 - Robert Conrad/The Allman Brothers Band
Release Date: 1982-01-23 -
Episode 10 - John Madden/Jennifer Holliday
Release Date: 1982-01-30 -
Episode 11 - James Coburn/Lindsey Buckingham
Release Date: 1982-02-06 -
Episode 12 - Bruce Dern/Luther Vandross
Release Date: 1982-02-20 -
Episode 13 - Elizabeth Ashley/Hall and Oates
Release Date: 1982-02-27 -
Episode 14 - Robert Urich/Mink DeVille
Release Date: 1982-03-20Sketches include ""He's No Burt Reynolds,"" ""Paul Harvey Radio News,"" ""Golden Age Obedience School,"" and ""Koala Bear Embryo."" Mink De Ville performed ""Maybe Tomorrow.""
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Episode 15 - Blythe Danner/Rickie Lee Jones
Release Date: 1982-03-27Sketches include ""Lorne Greene,"" ""The New Celibacy,"" ""20/20,"" ""The Uncle Tom Show,"" ""Senior Spring Fling '82,"" ""Meet the People,"" and ""Help Out Blythe Danner."" Rickie Lee Jones performed ""Pirates"" and ""Lush Life.""
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Episode 16 - Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar
Release Date: 1982-04-10Sketches include ""Save Larry the Lobster,"" ""Whiners' Anniversary,"" ""Hill Street Blues,"" ""Too Many Ethel Mermans,"" and ""Career Corner."" John Cougar Mellencamp performed ""Hurts So Good.""
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Episode 17 - Johnny Cash/Elton John
Release Date: 1982-04-17Elton John performs the John Lennon tribute ""Empty Garden."" Sketches include ""Velvet Jones"" and ""Shadows.""
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Episode 18 - Robert Culp/The Charlie Daniels Band
Release Date: 1982-04-24 -
Episode 19 - Danny DeVito/Sparks
Release Date: 1982-05-15Sketches include ""Louis DePalma's Revenge,"" ""The Executive Test,"" ""The Whiners on an Airplane,"" ""Solomon and Pudge,"" ""Enzo,"" and ""Looks at Books."" Sparks performs ""Mickey Mouse."" Also, Brian Doyle-Murray interviews recently humbled actor-wrestler Andy Kaufman.
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Episode 20 - Olivia Newton-John
Release Date: 1982-05-22Sketches include ""Ebony & Ivory,"" ""I Married a Monkey,"" Grease, ""Hitler In Heaven,"" and ""Ballpark Organ Favorites."" ONJ performs the hit ""Physical"" in lieu of the opening monologue.