December 15, 1979 Season 5 episode
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| Episode | 93 |
| Season Episode | 7 |
| Host | Martin Sheen |
| Musical Guest(s) | David Bowie |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"The Man Who Sold the World" "TVC 15" "Boys Keep Swinging" |
| Previous Episode December 8, 1979 |
Next Episode December 22, 1979 |
The 93rd episode of Saturday Night Live and the 7th episode of Season 5, hosted by actor Martin Sheen with English musician, singer and songwriter David Bowie as the musical. Special guests are Joey Arias and Klaus Nomi. They appeared as backup singers. It premiered on December 15, 1979. David Bowie's musical guest debut was made on SNL, and this is the only time hosting for Martin Sheen.
This was Al Franken's first episode as a credited featured pkayer.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
Featured[]
- Tom Davis
- Al Franken (First Official Cast Appearance)
- Don Novello (as Father Guido Sarducci)
- Harry Shearer
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Sex Change Cold Open | A man (Bill Murray) undergoes a cheap & quick sex-change operation. | |
| Opening montage |   |
Al Franken's first official credit as a featured player, after having been credited under, "The Comedy Team of Franken and Davis" for the past two seasons. Harry Shearer's featured player photo is also changed. |
| Martin Sheen Monologue | Martin Sheen solicits donations for Toys For Tarts- give gifts to needy hookers. | |
| Le Shoe | Le Shoe is ugly footwear, but its French aura makes it fashionable. | |
| Dark Shadows | In her bedroom, little girl (Gilda Radmer) cries wolf over nighttime spooks. | |
| Teacher's Strike | Striking teachers debate whether to accept school board’s latest offer. | |
| David Bowie performed "The Man Who Sold The World" | ||
| Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Bill Murray | Jane Curtin solicits Christmas cards sent out of pity to “Poor Pahlevi”; Bill Murray implicitly slams his two former SNL castmates while panning 1941; Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) performs his duties as spokesman for Mr. Tea | |
| Apocalypse Now | A man (Martin Sheen) embarks on a mission to terminate production of Apocalypse Now. Al Franken's first official appearance as a featured cast member. | |
| David Bowie performed "TVC-15" | ||
| First Love | by Aviva Slesin- Bill Murray visits his old canine flame. | |
| Foreveready | A man (Bill Murray) taunts Foreveready spokesman Robert Conrad (Martin Sheen) & dad (Brian Doyle-Murray). | |
| Murder | criminals (Martin Sheen, Garrett Morris) kill any potential witnesses to their evil deeds. | |
| Minota AM3 | Minota AM-3 camera- for special moments, like Bruce Jenner (Martin Sheen) divorce. | |
| Revisions Of Freudian Theory | Tom Davis tells Al Franken about the nasal stage. | |
| Martin Sheen Hairspray | Martin Sheen is Jane Curtin’s favorite styling aid. | |
| David Bowie performed "Boys Keep Swinging" | ||
| Goodnights |
Trivia[]
- Prior to joining the featured cast, Al Franken had been a writer on the show throughout it's first five seasons, and was credited as part of the "Comedy Team of Franken & Davis" during the previous two seasons.
David Bowie SNL 1979 - The Man Who Sold The World, TVC15 and Boys Keep Swinging
David Bowie's musical performances
| Preceded by: December 8, 1979 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 22, 1979 |