December 11, 1976

December 11, 1976; Season 2 episode
Episode	34
Season Episode	10
Host	Candice Bergen
Musical Guest(s)	Frank Zappa
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"I'm The Slime"; "The Purple Lagoon"; "Peaches En Regalia"

The 34th episode of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Candice Bergen with musical guest Frank Zappa.

Cast[edit | edit source]

The Not Ready For Primetime Players[edit | edit source]

Cameos by Joe Disco, Lorne Michaels and Diana Nyad

Sketches[edit | edit source]

Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Patty Hearst At Home		Patty Hearst (Gilda Radner) spends Christmas with her family after her release from prison.
Montage
Candice Bergen's Monologue		Candice Bergen hides in her dressing room after being misled by John Belushi's charms. Belushi dons his Bogart fedora to lure Bergen out with a promise that they'll "always have Paris."
Carter's Promises		Jimmy Carter (Dan Aykroyd) admits that he can't keep the promises he made before the election.
Santi-Wrap		While waiting in line to see a drunken Santa Claus (John Belushi) at the mall, Dan Aykroyd demonstrates the sanitary tissue Laraine Newman should use before sitting on Santa's knee.
Frank Zappa Performs "I'm The Slime"
Consumer Probe		Irwin Mainway (Dan Aykroyd) defends Bag O'Glass and other unsafe Christmas toys distributed by his industry.
K-Put Price-Is-Rite Stamp Gun		Save thousands of dollars on groceries with this new device, which allows you to change the prices at the supermarket.
Right To Extreme Stupidity League		After catching flack from Fern (Candice Bergen), Lisa (Gilda Radner) defends her right to be stupid.
Weekend Update With Jane Curtin		Jane Curtin's husband (Tom Schiller) begs her to quit work and come back home. Ray Basalt (Dan Aykroyd) gives a holiday radioactive fallout report. Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) proclaims that she's against collecting money for "Unisex."
FX-70 Cheese Slicer		Candice Bergen dispenses slices of cheese with her Polaroid camera.
Frank Zappa Performs "Lagoon"
The Killer Trees		A detective (Dan Aykroyd) and Lt. Steve Bushakis (John Belushi) lead the search for a killer tree.
Diana Nyad		In a film by Gary Weis, Diana Nyad's students talk about her as she trains.
Adopt Belushi For Christmas		Because John Belushi's girlfriend has kicked him out of their apartment, Candice Bergen puts the word out that he's looking for a place to stay over the holidays.
Let's Kill Gary Gilmore For Christmas		Wanting to honor serial killer Gary Gilmore's wishes, the cast deliver a poignant Christmas ditty in his honor.
Frank Zappa Performs "Peaches & Regilia"
Goodnights