April 22, 1978 Season 3 episode
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Episode | 64 |
Season Episode | 18 |
Host | Steve Martin |
Musical Guest(s) | The Blues Brothers |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Hey Bartender" "I Don't Know" |
Previous Episode April 15, 1978 |
Next Episode May 13, 1978 |
The 64th episode of Saturday Night Live and the 18th episode of Season 3, hosted by comic actor Steve Martin with musical guest The Blues Brothers. This is Steve Martin's 5th time hosting, thus making him a five-time host. This is also the musical guest debut on SNL for The Blues Brothers.
First appearance of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as The Blues Brothers.
Cast[]
The Not Ready For Primetime Players[]
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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Don Kirshner's Rock Concert Cold Open | The Blues Brothers perform "Hey Bartender" | |
Montage | ||
Steve Martin Monologue | Steve Martin removes watches, wallets, clothing from audience member (Bill Murray). | |
Hey You! | Rerun from December 10, 1977. | |
The Festrunk Brothers | The Czech-born Festrunk Brothers, Yortuk (Dan Aykroyd) and Georg (Steve Martin), are disappointed their computer dates aren’t American foxes, but Croatian sisters (Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman). | |
Theodoric of York: Medieval Barber | A medieval barber (Steve Martin) treats his patients with leeches and boar’s vomit. | |
Dancing In The Dark | time stands still while two people (Steve Martin, Gilda Radner) go “Dancing In The Dark”. This sketch would be replayed during the monologue on May 20, 1989, when Steve Martin hosted, hours after Radner had died. | |
Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Dan Aykroyd | Dan Aykroyd complains that Garrett Morris didn’t get enough marijuana to “test for paraquat”; Jane Curtin and Aykroyd do a Point-Counterpoint about federal aid for abortions | |
Steve Martin performs "King Tut" | ||
Extramarital Foreplay | admitting extramarital affairs is foreplay for a couple (Jane Curtin, John Belushi). | |
Swan Lake | A film by Gary Weis. Ballerinas & hip-hop dancers perform Swan Lake together | |
Troff 'n' Brew | On their lunch break, businessmen eat like pigs at Troff ‘n’ Brew. | |
Nerds Science Fair | At the science fair, Todd & Lisa (Bill Murray, Gilda Radner) compete with Charles Knerlman (Steve Martin). | |
The Blues Brothers perform "I Don't Know" | ||
Next Week In Review | Psychics (Jane Curtin, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd) predict the news. | |
Goodnights |
Preceded by: April 15, 1978 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 13, 1978 |