March 27, 1982

March 27, 1982  Season 7 episode
Episode	134
Season Episode	15
Host	Blythe Danner
Musical Guest(s)	Rickie Lee Jones
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue" "Lush Life" "Woody & Dutch"

Previous Episode March 20, 1982

Next Episode April 10, 1982

The 15th episode of Season 7 and the 134th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on March 27, 1982, hosted by the actress Blythe Danner with musical guest Rickie Lee Jones, a singer-songwriter and musician. Blythe Danner made her only hosting stint, and this is also Rickie Lee Jones' 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL, as well as her only appearance in the Ebersol-era.

It was also the first episode to feature Christine Ebersole at the SNL Newsbreak anchor desk. There were also several technical glitches at the beginning of the segment.

Cast

Repertory Players

• Robin Duke
• Christine Ebersole
• Mary Gross
• Tim Kazurinsky
• Eddie Murphy
• Joe Piscopo
• Tony Rosato

Featuring

• Brian Doyle-Murray

Sketches

• Lorne Greene: The Meat Dogs Love: Lorne Greene (Joe Piscopo) pitches Alpo dog food, but his canine pal All-Star has another preference.
• Montage
• Monologue by Blythe Danner: After confusing Blythe Danner for an actress who recently portrayed Elenor Roosevelt, Mary Gross forces Danner to perform a series of classic female celebrity impressions.
• America Is Turning Gay
• Accidental Celibacy: At dinner, Steve (Tim Kazurinsky) and Doreen (Robin Duke) tell their friends (Brian Doyle-Murray and Christine Ebersole) they owe their newfound focus on other projects to no longer having sex. When they misunderstanding, the resulting rushed, sexually tense meal makes their guests uncomfortable.
• Geraldo Rivera on 20/20: Geraldo Rivera (Joe Piscopo) investigates "Horror In Out Hospitals", disinteresting a routine birth at Mount as something more sinister.
• The Qaddafi Look (repeat from the October 3, 1981 episode)
• Reclusive Poet: Flighty poet and incontinent shut-in Ariel Feeley (Mary Gross) faces a burglar, but the armed robber is Tyrone Green (Eddie Murphy): he and Ariel share a mutual appreciation for each other's work.
• Rickie Lee Jones performs "Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)"
• The Fifties Are Back: At the 1982 Senior Spring Fling, Tim Kazurinsky and Blythe Danner explain the FIfties are back in the Eighties, both the good and the (mostly) bad.
• SNL Newsbreak: Christine Ebersole is introduced as a news anchor, as Mary Gross is on assignment. As the segment opens, hands are seen reaching into frame, in a frantic attempt to clip a microphone to Ebersole's necklace; her blouse had no lapels or seams on which to attach it. The camera cuts to Brian Doyle-Murray. As he begins speaking, it is obvious that he is not wearing a microphone; an echo of his voice being picked up by another microphone, possibly Ebersole's. He welcomes her, and as the camera switches, she is attempting to clip the microphone on by herself, finally settling for holding it and talking into it, drawing laughter from the audience. A beep is heard, and as the camera moves back to Murray and he continues, the sound of a tape rewinding broadcasts across the audio, followed by another beep. The sound of a microphone bumping objects is then heard, and as Murray finishes the story, a hand reaches into frame and taps him on the arm. A microphone is handed to him, and he repeats the last few words into it, then clips it to his tie. Ebersole is heard laughing, and the audience joins, cheering as he gets the microphone on. He then appears lost, saying "so..." and flipping through the papers in front of him, seemingly unable to find his next line. After 15-20 seconds of stammering, he finds it and introduces Mary Gross, who beings her report by telling Murray that he loved the first piece. The broadcast continues normally, including Murray announcing that he had become an uncle, thanks to the birth of Bill Murray's son Homer Banks Murray.
• Juggler Michael Davis: David juggles a bowling ball, an egg and a tomato.
• The Uncle Tom Show: Tom Snyder (Joe Piscopo) interviews cigar-chomping cartoon legend Gumby (Eddie Murphy), who has a new tell-all book.
• Meet the People: On a panel show, three ordinary Americans (Blythe Danner, Robin Duke, Tony Rosato) horrify Princess Di (Christine Ebersole) with their invasive, rude questions.
• Help Blythe Danner: Danner begs the audience to send money, saying that government cutbacks are forcing stage stars like herself to appear on comedy television shows.
• Rickie Lee Jones performs "Lush Life" and "Woody & Dutch"
• Goodnights: Mel Brandt announces the encore presentation of SNL with "Football's John Madden" on April 3 and a special prime time presentation of "The Best of the New Saturday Night Live" on Monday April 5. The Monday night prime time special is currently considered to be lost media.

S7

Opening theme used for season 7

Newsbreak

First portion of SNL Newsbreak, showing technical difficulties.

The New Celibacy - SNL

Preceded by: March 20, 1982

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: April 10, 1982