March 19, 1977

March 19, 1977  Season 2 episode
Episode	40
Season Episode	16
Host	Broderick Crawford
Musical Guest(s)	Levon Helm Dr. John The Meters
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	Levon Helm: "Ain't That A Lot Of Love" Dr. John: "Sing Sing Sing" The Meters: "I Got To Get My Name Up In Lights"

Previous Episode March 12, 1977

Next Episode March 26, 1977

The 40th episode of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Broderick Crawford with musical guests Levon Helm, Dr. John and The Meters (with Linda Ronstadt also appearing in the cold open).

Cast

The Not Ready For Primetime Players

• Dan Aykroyd
• John Belushi
• Jane Curtin
• Garrett Morris
• Bill Murray
• Laraine Newman
• Gilda Radner

Sketches

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
Goodbye Saccharine		Rhonda Weiss (Gilda Radner) and the Rhondettes (Laraine Newman, Jane Curtin, Linda Ronstadt) perform.
Montage
Broderick Crawford Monologue		Broderick Crawford recalls his firing from NBC thirty-seven years earlier.
Samurai Hit Man	Samurai Hitman - Saturday Night Live	The mob hires Futaba (John Belushi) to pose as a Benihana chef and perform a hit.
Broderick Crawford In New York		Broderick Crawford revisits his old neighborhood, in a film by Gary Weis.
Mel's Hide Heaven		Mel (Dan Aykroyd) shows you how to make your own leather clothing from the cows he supplies.
Dr. John Performs "Sing, Sing, Sing"
The New Guy	Bill Murray's Apology - SNL	New cast member Bill Murray admits that he's not very funny and wonders if he's making it on the show.
Lucy's New Job	I Love Lucy A-Bomb - Saturday Night Live-2	Lucy (Gilda Radner) is hired to put whipped cream on the tops of nuclear warheads coming down a speedy conveyor belt.
Weekend Update With Jane Curtin		Garrett Morris reports from the vacant Black Governor's Convention. John Belushi explores the luck of the Irish via his trademark rant.
Puppy Uppers/Doggy Downers		The right mix of uppers and downers keeps your dog peppy and under control.
Highway Patrol		Captain Matthews (Broderick Crawford) and a pair of Siamese priests (Bill Murray, John Belushi) avert a hostage situation between Siamese twin sisters (Laraine Newman, Jane Curtin).
Baba Wawa At Large		Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) conducts an interview with Godzilla (John Belushi).
Levon Helm Performs "Ain't That A Lot Of Love"
The Huston Plan		Richard Nixon (Dan Aykroyd) seeks support from J. Edgar Hoover (Broderick Crawford).
The Meters perform "I Got To Get My Name Up In Lights"
Goodnights

Preceded by: March 12, 1977

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: March 26, 1977