December 8, 1979 Season 5 episode
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| Episode | 92 |
| Season Episode | 6 |
| Host | Howard Hesseman |
| Musical Guest(s) | Randy Newman |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"It's Money That I Love" "The Story of a Rock and Roll Band" "I'm Gonna Take Off My Pants". |
| Previous Episode November 17, 1979 |
Next Episode December 15, 1979 |
The 92nd episode of Saturday Night Live and the 6th episode of Season 5, hosted by actor Howard Hesseman, star of the hit CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinati, with musical guest Randy Newman, a singer-songwriter and musician. It premiered on December 8, 1979. This is Howard Hessman's hosting debut and Randy Newman made his 3rd musical guest appearance on SNL.
This is the first episode to credit Don Novello as a cast member, being added as a featured player.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
Featured[]
- Don Novello (First credited appearance)
- Paul Shaffer
- Harry Shearer
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Great Moments In Rock & Roll Cold Open | Great Moments In Rock & Roll - James Brown (Garrett Morris) abandons Scottish music. | |
| Opening montage |  |
This is the first episode to credit Don Novello as a cast member/featured player. |
| Howard Hesseman Monologue | To guard against extremism, host leads audience in a pro-restraint chant | |
| The Bel Airabs | Two arabs (Howard Hesseman, Garrett Morris) try to steal fortune of Abdul (Don Novello) & kin. Novello's first appearance as a credited cast member. | |
| Randy Newman performed "It's Money That I Love" and "I'm Gonna Take Off My Pants" | ||
| Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Bill Murray | Paternity suit victim Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris) on backboard-shatterer Darryl Dawkins; Al Franken says goodbye to the selfish ’70s & introduces the Al Franken Decade | |
| Old Flame | A woman (Gilda Radner) explores personal growth with old (Bill Murray) & new (Howard Hesseman) boyfriends. | |
| Stereo 105 | WKRP star host shares studio time with real deejay Steve Marvin (Harry Shearer). | |
| The Nuclear Family | radiation-sick power plant neighbors are lethargic. | |
| Randy Newman performed "The Story of a Rock and Roll Band" | ||
| First Love | by Aviva Slesin- Jane Curtin keeps missing Walter Cronkite. | |
| The Holiday Inn Horror | Maid (Gilda Radner) repeatedly disturbs guests’ slumber. | |
| Goodnights |
Trivia[]
- Prior to this episode, Don Novello had been hired as a writer, well over a year ago in 1978), and just mainly appeared onscreen as his Father Guido Sarducci character.
| Preceded by: November 17, 1979 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 15, 1979 |