January 28, 1984 Season 9 episode
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Episode | 170 |
Season Episode | 11 |
Host | Don Rickles |
Musical Guest(s) | Billy Idol |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"White Wedding" "Rebel Yell" |
Previous Episode January 21, 1984 |
Next Episode February 11, 1984 |
The 11th episode of Season 9 and the 170th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 28, 1984, hosted by legendary stand-up comedian and actor Don Rickles, with British rock singer-songwriter, musician and actor Billy Idol as the musical guest.
This was the only hosting stint for Don Rickles and the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Billy Idol.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Belushi
- Robin Duke
- Mary Gross
- Brad Hall
- Tim Kazurinsky
- Gary Kroeger
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Eddie Murphy
- Joe Piscopo
- Cameo appearances by Brandon Tartikoff and John Madden as members of the audience.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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TV President Cold Open | Hours before formally announcing his candidacy, President Reagan (Joe Piscopo) offers the benefits of a second term and other deals in the style of a Ronco infomercial. | |
Stand-Up Monologue by Don Rickles | Making his only hosting stint, Stand-up comedian and actor Don Rickles serves put-downs to members of the audience, John Madden, Brandon Tartikoff, and director Dave Wilson. | |
Kannon AE-1 | Repeat from May 7, 1983. | |
I Married A Monkey VI | Tim asks pal Jerry (Don Rickles) to talk sense into wayward Madge, but unbeknownst to him, the two have been carrying on a years-long affair. | |
The Hamlisch Maneuver | The best way to help a choking victim is exposure to Marvin Hamlisch's (Joe Piscopo) nauseating songs and smarm. | |
Fascinating People and Their Friends | Dr. Joyce Brothers and How To Get Girls Using Dynamite author Lester Poncey (Eddie Murphy) have differing views on relationships. | |
Witness Relocation | Informant Mr. Booty (Don Rickles) has reason to doubt the abilities and efforts of the FBI's Witness Relocation department. | |
Billy Idol performed "White Wedding" | ||
Saint Don of Verona | Friar Don (Don Rickles) gives counsel and ad-libs insults during the Romeo and Juliet balcony scene. | |
Saturday Night News with Don Rickles | The start of the "guest anchor" era of Saturday Night News; tonight's edition is mostly based around Rickles giving comment on "faces in the news". It's not bad, but not really a great fit for Rickles' normal rhythm. Tim Kazurinsky debuts a new character here: Worthington Clotman, the stuffy vice-president of NBC Standards & Practices. Named for real life network censor William G. Clotworthy, Kazurinsky basically does a few insult jokes "in character" as examples of what he dislikes about Rickles before referring to him as "a certain fat little bald Jew from Las Vegas who should wear a truss over his head as a muzzle". A little obvious, but it worked. | |
El Dorko: Sympathy Date | El Dorko (Gary Kroeger) demonstrates a hidden savvy when Becky (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) excuses herself from a pity date with him. | |
This is Your Afterlife | On the window ledge, Freddie Whipper (Gary Kroeger) presents suicidal Vegas comedian Mel Fifkin (Don Rickles) with deceased figures from his past. | |
Billy Idol performed "Rebel Yell" | ||
Anniversary Special | David Letterman's (Joe Piscopo) 2nd Anniversary Special will air in the SNL timeslot next week; Pee-Wee Herman (Mary Gross) brings a Johnny Carson doll. | |
Goodnights |
Preceded by: January 21, 1984 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 11, 1984 |