February 18, 1978 Season 3 episode
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| Episode | 57 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Chevy Chase |
| Musical Guest(s) | Billy Joel |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Only the Good Die Young" "Just the Way You Are" |
| Previous Episode January 28, 1978 |
Next Episode February 25, 1978 |
The eleventh episode of Season 3 and the 57th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on February 18, 1978, and it was hosted by original (and former) cast member Chevy Chase with musical guest Billy Joel. It marked the first time a former cast member hosted the show. Billy Joel made his musical guest debut on SNL, and this was Chevy Chase's first time as host.
Cast[]
The Not Ready For Primetime Players[]
- Cameos by Yvonne Hudson and Valri Bromfield
- Onscreen appearance by writer Al Franken
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Won't Be Seen bumper: Little House On The Prairie Burns Down | ||
| Address from President Ford | Gerald Ford (Chevy Chase) talks geography after confusing Suez & Panama Canals. | |
| Montage |  |
In honor of Chase's return, the season 1-2 style opening montage is used |
| Monologue | Chase is visibly shaken from a physical altercation with Bill Murray, which had occurred during the montage | |
| Moth Masher | The Moth Masher compresses & plasticizes to ready insects for your wallet. | |
| Pillow Talk | A couple (Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner) evaluate their performance during a post-coital discussion. | |
| Billy Joel Performs "Only The Good Die Young" | ||
| King | Jack (Dan Aykroyd) & Bobby (Bill Murray) Kennedy bug Martin Luther King Jr. (Garrett Morris). | |
| Weekend Update with Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd | Sponsored by PussyWhip: The First Dessert Topping For Cats. Chevy Chase replaces Aykroyd partway through. With Laraine Newman interviewing Ray Floyd (cameo by Al Franken), John Belushi, and Emily Litella (Gilda Radner). | |
| U.S. Customs | customs trainee (Chevy Chase) inspects luggage of drug smugglers (John Belushi, Laraine Newman). Cameo by future cast member. Yvonne Hudson | |
| A Film By Gary Weiss | Introduced by Chevy Chase; cameo by Valri Bromfield, who provides the soundtrack to Laraine Newman’s bad day. | |
| Sermonette | Church of Confusion holy man (Chevy Chase) tells a rambling story. | |
| World War II | At a checkpoint during WWII, GIs use USA culture quiz to root out Nazis | |
| Billy Joel performs Just The Way You Are | ||
| Broken Sketch | In a fourth-wall breaking sketch, Chevy Chase breaks into a tea party with Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, and Jane Curtin, who are forced to break character by Chase's antics. They are then outroed by Rod Serling (Dan Aykroyd), who is in turn outroed by John Belushi as Truman Capote, until being stopped by the director (Bill Murray). The women reenter and start to introduce "A Film By Garret Morris," before everyone attempts to end the sketch with a heart attack. They then segue into a Land Shark sketch, before Garrett enters dressed as the pope, wondering about his film. | |
| Goodbyes | Chevy Chase plays organ with SNL band. Bill Murray makes a late entrance while looking miserable and he briefly shoots a particularly unhappy look towards Chevy hamming it up at the piano. Dan and John then stand by Bill. |
| Preceded by: January 28, 1978 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 25, 1978 |