The 41st episode of Saturday Night Live and the 17th episode of Season 2 premiered on March 26, 1977, hosted by comedian, actor, voice actor, writer and producer Jack Burns, with musical guest Santana. This was the first episode to carry the name "Saturday Night Live".
This was the only hosting appearance for Jack Burns and the first time as musical guest for Santana on SNL.
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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John's Demands
Having not been given the opportunity to open the show until now, John Belushi holds the sketch hostage and requests that a list of his demands be met before he says the opening line.
Montage
The first montage to call the series "Saturday Night Live".
Jack Burns' Monologue
Jack Burns fulfills the desire to touch himself on national television.
The Farbers Meet The Coneheads
Larry (John Belushi) and Bobbi Farber (Gilda Radner) invite their new neighbors, The Coneheads, over for dinner.
Santana Performs "Black Magic Woman"
Marine Wedding
Marine Sergeant Wee Boyd (Dan Aykroyd) and his bride, Private Kathleen Lizetti (Jane Curtin), endure a military wedding service.
A Town Without Pity
Eliot Ness (Dan Aykroyd) is called in to take India from Indira Gandhi's (Laraine Newman) hands, as is the will of the people
Weekend Update With Jane Curtin
Jane Curtin invites a cardboard cutout of Harry Reasoner to join her at the Weekend Update desk. Jane announces this year's Oscar winners based on results stolen from the Price-Waterhouse accounting firm.
Leech-Tab 100
A pharmicist (Dan Aykroyd) prescribes leeches as the old-fashioned headache remedy.
The Story Of The Squatters
Early American crouchers settle the frontier for their clan.
Executive Suicide
A sketch about a business executive (Jack Burns) who commits suicide is ruined when Jack Burns forgets to duck after jumping through the window.
Jack Burns Is Rocky
Jack Burns trains to be like "Rocky", in a film by Gary Weis.
Ask Big Daddy
As a follow-up to "Ask President Carter", Walter Cronkite (Bill Murray) interviews Idi Amin (Garrett Morris), who is quiet about a recent massacre.
Mirage
In a short film, a vending machine appears in the desert.
Pantygrams
Richardo Montalban (Dan Aykroyd) endorses the underwear message service.
Santana Performs "Europa"
Drunk Comedy Writer
Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin meet washed-up comedy writer Gags Beasley (Jack Burns) in a bar, and listen to some of his stale jokes.