April 24, 1976 Season 1 episode
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| Episode | 18 |
| Season Episode | 18 |
| Host | Raquel Welch |
| Musical Guest(s) | Phoebe Snow & John Sabastian |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"All Over" "Two-Fisted Love" by Phoebe Snow "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian |
| Previous Episode April 17, 1976 |
Next Episode May 8, 1976 |
The eighteenth episode of Season 1 of NBC's Saturday Night premiered on April 24, 1976, hosted by actress Raquel Welch, with musical guests Phoebe Snow and John Sebastian.
These were Phoebe Snow and John Sebastian second and only respective musical guest stints on SNL, as well as the only hosting stint for Raquel Welch.
Cast: The Not Ready For Primetime Players[]
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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| Awards Sketch | 
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Chevy Chase is angered by a request to hurry through his well-written sketch to do the fall. |
| Raquel Welch's Monologue | Host Racquel Welch and Joe Cocker (John Belushi) sing "Superstar." | |
| Purina Rat Chow | 
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The Pied Piper (Chevy Chase) promotes Purina Rat Chow to a slum couple (Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris) who are concerned about the lack of rats in their apartment. |
| The Decabet | 
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Joseph Franklin (Dan Aykroyd) introduces the new metric alphabet. |
| The Muppets I | 
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While flirting with Raquel Welch, Scred and Ploobis are told they've been fired from the show. Chevy Chase tries to convince Raquel to remove her shirt. |
| Phoebe Snow Performs "All Over" |
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| The Claudine Longet Invitational | 
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Sports footage showcasing skiers falling down alleges their accidentally being shot by Claudine Longet. |
| Great Moments In Herstory | ||
| Weekend Update With Chevy Chase | Laraine Newman analyzes election results. Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) admits that Tom Snyder's hair bothers her. John Belushi rants about the weather. | |
| Bisexual Moment | ||
| John Sebastian Performs "Welcome Back" |
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| Beatles Offer | 
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Executive Producer Lorne Michaels offers a check for $3,000 for The Beatles to appear on SNL. |
| One Flew Over The Hornets Nest | Nurse Ratched (Raquel Welch) won't let the Bees watch the Academy Awards on TV. | |
| Gilda's Equal Time | ||
| Gary Weis Film | 
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| Phoebe Snow Performs "Two-Fisted Love" | 
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| Raquel Welch Performs "Ain't Necessarily So" | 
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| The Muppets II | 
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The Mighty Favog convinces Scred and Ploobis to pack it in and quit SNL. |
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: April 17, 1976 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 8, 1976 |