The 12th episode of Season 9 and the 171st episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on February 11, 1984, hosted by actor and comedian Robin Williams, star of the ABC's classic sitcom Mork & Mindy, as well as the comedy and drama films Good Will Hunting, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, The World According to Garp, Moscow on the Hudson, Awakenings, Patch Adams, One Hour Photo, and World's Greatest Dad, the family films Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Jack, Flubber, RV, the Night at the Museum trilogy, Disney's hit animated film Aladdin, and the three of his animated films Robots, Happy Feet, and its 2011 sequel, with musical guest Adam Ant. Stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer, and commentator Paula Poundstone made a guest appearance.
This was the first time that Robin Williams hosted, and he made his 2nd appearance, as well as his only appearance in the Ebersol-era. This is also the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Adam Ant.
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Winter Olympics Cold Open
From Sarajevo, Joe Piscopo declares bobsledding to be the only real sport at the Winter Olympics and interviews the American team (Jim Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams).
Robin Williams' Stand-Up Monologue
Comedian and actor Robin Williams does standup about the Olympics and fatherhood, as he is making his second SNL appearance and hosting for the first time.
Buddweiser Light
Budd Light - Saturday Night Live
A hockey player (Joe Piscopo) brings out his best in a brawl with the player (Robin Williams) who stole his wife.
Rock & Roll and Then Some
Clarence Walker (Eddie Murphy) claims that he was the 5th and most dominant Beatle.
Wild Kingdom of Heaven
Evangelical veterinarian Dr. Farrell Oakland (Robin Williams) faith-heals sick and misbehaving pets.
Gandhi and the Bandit
Mahatma Gandhi (Tim Kazurinsky) battles the highway patrol while driving a big rig.
Firing Line
William F. Buckley (Robin Williams) discusses the flammability of black entertainers with Dr. Philip Holder (Eddie Murphy).
Babies in Makeup
Repeat from January 23, 1982.
Mime Roommate
Tim's (Brad Hall) bad day is aggravated further by roommate Rene (Robin Williams).
New Bad Babies
In the playpen, Cody (Robin Williams) breaks in the new guy (Tim Kazurinsky) and plots an escape.
Adam Ant performs "Strip"
Robin Williams introduces Adam Ant while doing a Lawrence Welk impression; Williams also introduces the song by title, which was surprisingly common in 83-84.
Saturday Night News with Robin Williams
Robin Williams is this week's guest anchor; Williams fits the news desk a little better than Rickles did, but he's mainly there to set up the remote and commentary and only has a handful of news items to read. Brad Hall appears on Saturday Night News for the first time since losing the anchor chair in a videotaped remote (directed by Claude Kerven), where he interviews Jesse Donnelly (Jim Belushi), the man who personifies the NYC crime statistic of a man mugged every 11 seconds. Despite the thinness of the premise, this was pretty well executed, and I laughed at the little girl mugging him at the end. The subject of Andropov's death brings Tim Kazurinsky back to do his last Salute to Journalism: he is utterly flabbergasted and a little disappointed about the New York Post not giving the news its usual sensationalistic treatment and shows what some of those headlines would have looked like (my favorite: "LENIN GETS ROOMMATE"). This was a strong one to go out on.
MTV News
The Ugly Sisters Step (Mary Gross and Robin Duke) discuss their music and hideous looks.
Siamese Twins
Biff (Robin Williams) and Happy's (Jim Belushi) contrasting personalities and connected bodies make picking up women difficult.
Adam Ant performs "Goody Two Shoes"
Guest Performance: Paula Poundstone
Paula Poundstone does stand-up about rain, driving, and criminals.
Patty's Place
Patty Gordon (Mary Gross) finds out-of-sync guests (Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tim Kazurinsky) make a talk show difficult.
