SNL Episodes Review: 1978-79 Season
The Season's Cast
Regulars: Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner
Featuring: Tom Davis, Al Franken, Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci, Michael O'Donoghue
Weekend Update Host: Jane Curtin and Bill Murray
Episode and Highlights Summary
| Airdates | Guest Host | Musical Guest(s) |
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| 10/7/78 | Ed Koch, The Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones |
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NOTE: Ed Koch was a onetime mayor of the city of New York
cold: in a broadcasting throwback, GAM & the SNL Band perform the NBC theme
skit: Todd & Lisa crack up upon seeing refrigerator repairman's (DAA) low pants
show: Tomorrow- Tom Snyder (DAA) interviews Mick Jagger [real]
news: BIM adopts JAC's view on ERA ratification during Point-Counterpoint
The Rolling Stones performed a medley of "Beast of Burdon," "Respectable," and "Shattered."
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| 10/14/78 | Fred Willard | Devo |
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cold: SNL audience member Honker (BIM) thinks he's at a Yankee game
skit: phone talk of (LAN) & ex-boyfriend spurs one-night stand (host) to leave
show: On The Spot- school lunch provider Irwin Mainway rebuts nutrition worries
skit: traffic is low at the Scotch Boutique adhesive tape specialty store
news: DAA is offended by football cheerleaders' revealing uniforms
Devo performed "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Jocko Homo."
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| 10/21/78 | Frank Zappa | Frank Zappa, Father Guido Sarducci, Al Franken and Tom Davis |
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skit: host arrives to take Connie Conehead (LAN) on a date
COMM: Super Epoxy-Dent- a helicopter test proves it prevents denture slippage
song: host & SNL Band perform "Meek"
MISC: "La Dolce Gilda"- a TOS film shows a sample of GIR's Felliniesque life
skit: a middle class family helps with prison overcrowding by housing inmates
Frank Zappa performed "Dancing Fool," "Meek," and "Rollo" (featuring Samurai Futaba).
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| 10/28/78 | Things We Did Last Summer Special | with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players |
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| 11/4/78 | Steve Martin | Van Morrison |
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mono: host gives trained animal BIM crackers for performing various stunts
skit: medieval judge Theodoric of York tries (LAN) on devil-consortion charges
skit: while cruising in a bar, the Festrunks hit on (GIR), (LAN), & (JAC)
news: Diana Ross (GAM) sings "Over The Rainbow" during an interview with BIM
Van Morrison performed "Wavelength" and "Kingdom Hall."
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| 11/11/78 | Buck Henry | The Grateful Dead |
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skit: Samurai Optometrist- Futaba makes a new pair of glasses for Mr. Dantley
skit: Nick "Sands" entertains patrons in a bar outside of Las Vegas
skit: babysitter "Uncle" Roy (host) plays naughty games with (LAN) & (GIR)
COMM: live in concert, Elvis Presley's Coat sings his greatest hits
news: Elizabeth Taylor (JOB) chokes on chicken during an interview with BIM
The Grateful Dead performed "Casey Jones," "I Need A Miracle," and "Good Lovin'."
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| 11/18/78 | Carrie Fisher | The Blues Brothers |
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cold: musical guest sings "Soul Man"
skit: Mercy Killers- orderlies (DAA) & (BIM) euthanize the wrong patient (GAM)
skit: Princess Leia (host) is a Beach Blanket Bimbo From Outer Space
news: Father Guido Sarducci shows depositor gifts offered by the Vatican Bank
The Blues Brothers perform "Soul Man" and "B-Movie Boxcar Blues."
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| 12/2/78 | Walter Matthau | Garrett Morris |
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skit: Bad News Bees- (host) counsels young ballplayers about masturbation
skit: Nico (BIM) negotiates a new soft drink allegiance for the Olympia Cafe
show: Woman to Woman- (GIR) interviews a model women love to hate (LAN)
news: JOB works himself into a frenzy while discussing holiday depression
Songs Performed?
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| 12/9/78 | Eric Idle | Kate Bush, Father Guido Sarducci |
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cold: Telepsychic Ray (DAA) makes up callers' fortunes as he goes
show: The French Chef- Julia Child (DAA) bleeds profusely after cutting herself
misc: host, LAN, JAC, BIM sing a madrigal about a ship put to sea in May
MISC: BIM stars as the agent for a band of singing dogs in a film by AVS
misc: ALF & TOM show democracy's inherent flaws with some negative campaign ads
MISC: Mr. Bill moves to NYC & sees the sights in a WAW film
news: during a BIM interview, Valerie Harper (GIR) finds out she's not Jewish
Kate Bush performed "The Man With The Child In His Eyes" and "Them Heavy People."
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| 12/16/78 | Elliot Gould | Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger, Bob and Ray |
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skit: the big-butt Widette family (DAA), (JAC), (GIR), (JOB) makes buns puns
skit: in a flashback, Christina Crawford (GIR) recalls her _Mommie_Dearest_
skit: Honker assumes control of a Christmas tree lot & makes a sale
song: musical guests perform "Don't Look Back"
Peter Tosh performed "Don't Look Back" (with Mick Jagger) and "Bush Doctor."
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| 1/27/79 | Michael Palin | The Doobie Brothers, Father Guido Sarducci |
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skit: lonely Mr. Brighton shifts his attention from Lisa to Enid to Todd
skit: Charles Dickens' Miles Cowperthwaite (host) comes of age as drool handler
news: Father Guido Sarducci analyzes the bill for the Last Brunch
The Doobie Brothers perform "What a Fool Believes" and ???
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| 2/10/79 | Cicely Tyson | Talking Heads |
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mono: upon finding GAM impersonating her, host is upset by his lack of dignity
skit: the Widettes entertain a couple with similarly-sized butts (GAM) & (host)
COMM: Elvis Presley's Coat {rerun}
show: World At War- during WWII, the Walker Brigade tries to exploit a loophole
skit: en route to Orlando, Nick "Rails" entertains passengers on the Auto Train
Talking Heads performed "Take Me To The River" and "Artists Only."
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| 2/17/79 | Rick Nelson | Judy Collins, Rick Nelson |
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cold: deejay Dick Lanky (BIM) relies on listeners to do his research for him
MISC: a WAW film- Mr. Bill recalls past via hypnosis of psychiatrist Mr. Hands
show: Twilight Zone- host is trapped in households of similar sitcom families
show: Quien Es Mas Macho?- game show invaded by illegals-seeking Untouchables
Judy Collins performed "Hard Times for Lovers."
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| 2/24/79 | Kate Jackson | Delbert McClinton, Andy Kaufman, Father Guido Sarducci |
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skit: Lisa is upset that Todd is infatuated with nurse (host)
SHOW: World At War- the Walker Brigade {rerun}
MISC: "Clones Exist Now"- a TOS film documents the state of duplication science
skit: a child psychiatrist (LAN) tries to help autistic Colleen Fernstone (GIR)
Delbert McClinton perfomed "B-Movie Boxcar Blues" and "Talkin' About You."
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| 3/10/79 | Gary Busey | Eubie Blake, Gary Busey with Rick Danko, Paul Butterfield, Gregory Hines |
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show: Women's Problems- chauvinists give perspectives on troubles with broads
song: musical guests are just "Simply Full Of Jazz" & "Wild About Harry"
COMM: (JAC) shows (GIR) how well Autoscent exhaust freshener works
MISC: "Perchance To Dream"- in TOS film, Honker mixes Shakespeare on-stage
news: BIM interviews recently-widowed & agitated horse Mrs. Ed
Gregory Hines joins Eubie Blake in singing "Low-down Blues," "I'm Just Simply Full Of Jazz," and "I'm Just Wild About Harry." Busey, Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield perform "Stay All Night."
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| 3/17/79 | Margot Kidder | The Chieftains, Father Guido Sarducci |
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skit: (host) is visited by unsexy Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute (DAA)
skit: superheroes attend a party thrown by Superman (BIM) & Lois Lane (host)
news: DAA & JAC do a Point-Counterpoint about Lee Marvin's divorce settlement
news: Father Guido Sarducci gives examples of canonization politics
The Chieftains perform "If I Had Maggie In The Woods" and "Morning Dew."
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| 3/31/79 | Bob and Ray and Jane and Laraine and Gilda special |
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| 4/7/79 | Richard Benjamin | Rickie Lee Jones |
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news: BIM makes his Oscar picks in his usual cavalier fashion
skit: The Pepsi Syndrome- Carter (DAA) is irradiated; Rodney Dangerfield cameo
NEWS: BIM reports on Chico Escuela's (GAM) attempt to rejoin the Mets
Rickie Lee Jones performed "Chuck E's In Love" and "Coolsville."
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| 4/14/79 | Milton Berle | Ornette Coleman |
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Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "The Village
Persons," "Launching Pad," "On The Spot," "Bobbi Farber's Father," "Milton's
Writers," and "September Song."
Ornette Coleman performed "Times Square."
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| 5/12/79 | Michael Palin | James Taylor, Father Guido Sarducci |
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song: musical guest sings "Up On The Roof"
skit: Miles Cowperthwaite sails with manly men aboard The Raging Queen
news: Father Guido Sarducci talks about two obscure Earth-like planets
James Taylor performed "Johnnie Comes Back," "Up on the Roof," and "Millworker."
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| 5/19/79 | Maureen Stapleton | Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow |
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cold: Telepsychic Ray makes some more impromptu predictions
skit: Nick "Wings" bothers musical guests & others in an airline VIP lounge
COMM: grunt work while docked in Bayonne shows the truth of The Navy Adventure
skit: (LAN) & (BIM) are fed up with the antics of houseguest Idi Amin (GAM)
COMM: Elvis Presley's Coat {rerun}
song: musical guests & SNL Band perform "It's In His Kiss"
Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow perform "It's In His Kiss" and "The Married Man."
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| 5/26/79 | Buck Henry | Bette Midler, Al Franken and Tom Davis, Michael O'Donoghue |
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NOTE: Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi's final SNL show as regulars.
COLD: Mr. Bill visits SNL; JAC complains that she's never said the opening line
skit: Samurai Bakery- Mr. Dantley orders a wedding cake from Futaba
misc: TOD tries to do comedy routine despite ALF's having become a Hare Krishna
skit: Nixon (DAA) claims that the Watergate tapes were done as a joke
Bette Midler performs "Marrying Man."
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