January 24, 1981 Season 6 episode
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| Episode | 114 |
| Season Episode | 8 |
| Host | Robert Hays |
| Musical Guest(s) | Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns 14 Karat Soul |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"I Wish That We Were Married" "This Time It's For Real" "Don't Bug Me Baby" |
| Previous Episode January 17, 1981 |
Next Episode February 7, 1981 |
The 8th episode of Season 6 and the 114th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 24, 1981, hosted by actor Robert Hays, star of the ABC's classic sitcom Angie and classic science fiction series Starman, NBC's short-lived sitcom FM and The WB's short-lived sitcom Kelly Kelly and the hit films Airplane! and its sequel Airplane II: The Sequel, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and its sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Trenchcoat, Utilities, Scandalous, Raw Justice, An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster, Honeymoon Academy, and Cat's Eye, with musical guests Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns and 14 Karat Soul.
This was the only time hosting for Robert Hays and the only musical guest appearances on SNL for both Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns and 14 Karat Soul.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
Featured Performers[]
Yvonne Hudson appears but is not credited
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| America Not Held Hostage Anymore |
{{lineup3|black|Opening Montage||This marked the last episode to credited Eddie Murphy as a featured player before he promoted to the regular cast for the next following episode. | |
| Monologue by Robert Hays | ||
| Dazola | ||
| Love American Style | ||
| Saturday Night Live Sports Central | ||
| ReaganCo | ||
| Save-A-Network Telethon | ||
| Pre-Superbowl Pre-Game Preview | ||
| The Foreign Film | ||
| Sports Organist at a Funeral | ||
| Weekend Update with Charles Rocket & Gail Matthius | ||
| Disco Meltdown | ||
| The Rocket Report | ||
| The Pacesetter | ||
| Ravi Sings | ||
| Roweena's Cut 'n' Curl | ||
| Eddie's Promotion | Eddie Murphy talks about his promotion to full cast member and swears that it will not go to his head. | |
| Dream Date | ||
| Ordinary Elephant People | ||
| 14 Karat Soul performs "I Wish That We Were Married" & "This Time It's For Real" | ||
| The National Enquirer | ||
| Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns perform "Don't Bug Me Baby" | ||
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Gail Matthius' shirt almost comes open during the goodnights. |
| Preceded by: January 17, 1981 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 7, 1981 |