The 17th episode of Season 5 and the 103rd episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by the character actor Strother Martin with musical guest The Specials, an English 2 tone and ska revival band. It premiered on April 19, 1980. This was Strother Martin's only time hosting and the only musical guest appearance on SNL for The Specials.
This is also Strother Martin's final television appearance before his death on August 1, 1980.
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title
Image
Summary
Census Preview Cold Open
Rosalynn Carter (Laraine Newman) encourages illegal aliens to take part in census. The first non-English LFNY (delivered by Gilda Radner
Opening montage
Tom Schiller and Alan Zweibel are added to the cast as featured players, for what ends up being, their only credited episode as cast members.
Strother Martin Monologue
French Camp
Cool Hand Luke (Bill Murray) rebels against French language camp director (Strother Martin). Tom Schiller's first appearance as a credited cast member.
The Specials performed "Gangsters"
Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Bill Murray
G. Gordon Liddy (Tom Davis) barbecues & eats his hand during a Laraine Newman interview; Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris) has advice for Muhammad Ali & baseball players; amatuerish Tom Schiller drawings ape NBC video captioning of tonight’s top story.
Video Will
A father (Strother Martin)’s children view their departed dad’s variety show-style video will. Tom Schiller's last appearance as a credited cast member, and Alan Zweibel's first credited.
Conductor's Club
Conductor's Club - SNL
at the weekly meeting of the Conductor’s Club, it’s business-as-usual. Alan Zweibel's last appearance as a credited cast member.
Invasion of the Brain Snatchers
Reagan pods turn liberals conservative.
The Specials performed "Too Much, Too Young"
Any Town
Nameless residents are prejudiced against new coach (Brian Doyle-Murray).
Food
by then-SNL head photographer Edie Baskin - photographic essay of various NYC eateries.
