January 26, 1980 Season 5 episode
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| Episode | 95 |
| Season Episode | 9 |
| Host | Teri Garr |
| Musical Guest(s) | The B-52's |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Rock Lobster" "Dance This Mess Around." |
| Previous Episode December 22, 1979 |
Next Episode February 9, 1980 |
The 9th episode of Season 5 and the 95th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 26, 1980, hosted by actress, dancer and comedian Teri Garr with musical guest The B-52's, a new wave band. This was Teri Garr's hosting debut, and the B-52's made their musical guest debut on SNL.
This marked the first episode for writers Peter Aykroyd (Dan's brother), Jim Downey and Brian Doyle-Murray (Bill's brother) as cast members.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
Featured Players[]
- Peter Aykroyd (First Credited Appearance)
- Tom Davis
- Jim Downey (First Credited Appearance)
- Brian Doyle-Murray (First Credited Appearance)
- Al Franken
- Don Novello
- Harry Shearer
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Sarducci in Tokyo Cold Open | Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) is jailed in his attempt to land an interview with Paul McCartney in Tokyo. | |
| Opening montage |    |
The last episode to use the seasons 4-5 opening. This is also the first credited for Peter Aykroyd, Jim Downey and Brian Doyle-Murray as cast members. |
| Monologue by Teri Garr | Teri Garr is anxious to get her hosting duties started. | |
| Craig's Traveler's Checks | Repeat from October 13, 1979. | |
| Caucus | Desperate for votes in Iowa, George Bush (Jim Downey), Ted Kennedy (Bill Murray), and other presidential candidates perform odd chores for Mrs. Volger (Teri Garr). Jim Downey and Brian Doyle-Murray's first appearance as a credited cast member. | |
| Debs Behind Bars | Spoiled rich girls find that life in prison is tough and a major bummer. Peter Aykroyd's first appearance as a cast member. | |
| The B-52's performed "Rock Lobster' | ||
| Weekend Update with Jane Curtin and Bill Murray | Sports commentator “Big” Vic Ricker (Harry Shearer) discusses the Olympic boycott. Laraine Newman interviews college student Scott Gunderson (Peter Aykroyd) about the military draft. Al Franken updates America on his decade and advises them to buy gold in order to further his own gold investments. | |
| Anchovy Council of America | Members of the Anchovy Council seek outside suggestions for improving anchovy use throughout America. | |
| Bad Art: Bad Playhouse | Lady Pinth-Garnell (Laraine Newman) presents a bad production of “The Great Mr. Potato Head Famine”. | |
| Baby Mogul | Baby mogul Paula Kirsch (Laraine Newman) wants to cast her mother (Teri Garr) in Marilyn Mazelman’s (Gilda Radner) “Little Bo Peep” picture. | |
| The Mr. Bill Show: Mr. Bill Gets Help | Psychiatrist Mr. Hands helps Mr. Bill off of Skid Row by hypnotizing him into visits of past traumas. | |
| The B-52's performed "Don't This Mess Around" | ||
| Goodnights |
Trivia[]
- Prior to this episode, Jim Downey had been writing on the show for exactly three calendar years (or overall four seasons: beginning in 1977), Brian Doyle-Murray has written for two calendar years (three seasons overall: starting in 1978), and Peter Aykroyd had been hired at the start of the season.
| Preceded by: December 22, 1979 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 9, 1980 |