March 19, 1977 Season 2 episode
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| 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. This is the last episode that carry's the title NBC's Saturday Night.
Cast
The Not Ready For Primetime Players
Sketches
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Goodbye Saccharine | 
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Rhonda Weiss (Gilda Radner) and the Rhondettes (Laraine Newman, Jane Curtin, Linda Ronstadt) perform. |
| Montage | ||
| Broderick Crawford Monologue | 
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Broderick Crawford recalls his firing from NBC thirty-seven years earlier. |
| Samurai Hit Man | 
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The mob hires Futaba (John Belushi) to pose as a Benihana chef and perform a hit. |
| Broderick Crawford In New York | 
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Broderick Crawford revisits his old neighborhood, in a film by Gary Weis. |
| Mel's Hide Heaven | 
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Mel (Dan Aykroyd) shows you how to make your own leather clothing from the cows he supplies. |
| Dr. John Performs "Sing, Sing, Sing" |
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| The New Guy | 
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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 | 
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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 | 
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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 | 
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The right mix of uppers and downers keeps your dog peppy and under control. |
| Highway Patrol | 
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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 | 
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Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) conducts an interview with Godzilla (John Belushi). |
| Levon Helm Performs "Ain't That A Lot Of Love" |
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| The Huston Plan | 
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Richard Nixon (Dan Aykroyd) seeks support from J. Edgar Hoover (Broderick Crawford). |
| The Meters perform "I Got To Get My Name Up In Lights" |
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| Goodnights | 
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| Preceded by: March 12, 1977 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 26, 1977 |