November 12, 1983 Season 9 episode
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| Episode | 164 |
| Season Episode | 5 |
| Host | Teri Garr |
| Musical Guest(s) | Mick Fleetwood's Zoo |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Tonight" "Way Down" |
| Previous Episode November 5, 1983 |
Next Episode November 19, 1983 |
The 5th episode of Season 9 and the 164th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on November 12, 1983, hosted by actress, comedian and dancer Teri Garr, with musical guest Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, a British-American rock band. Special guest appearance by Joel Hodgson. This is Teri Garr's 2nd hosting stint, as well as her only appearance in the Ebersol-era on SNL. This is also the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Mick Fleetwood's Zoo.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Robin Duke
- Mary Gross
- Brad Hall
- Tim Kazurinsky
- Gary Kroeger
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Eddie Murphy
- Joe Piscopo
Jim Belushi was not present credited nor credited for this episode due to performing in a Play, True West.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Pratical Cheerleading Squad Cold Opening | Pompom girls (Robin Duke, Mary Gross and Julia Louis-Dreyfus) demonstrate their squad's unusual cheers to the new member (Teri Garr). | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Teri Garr's Monologue | Actress Teri Garr thinks she's encountered the audience somewhere before, but isn't sure, as she returned to SNL for her second hosting stint. | |
| Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood | The world of the day is nutrition when Mr. Robinson (Eddie Murphy) walks off with a woman's bag of groceries. | |
| Thirsty Guy | Rosie (Robin Duke) demonstrates the contraceptive sponge's effectiveness to a pregnant and promiscuous customer (Teri Garr). | |
| History: The Real Story | Boorish theatergoer Abraham Lincoln (Joe Piscopo) provokes his own death with his obnoxious behavior. | |
| Dion's | When Dion (Eddie Murphy) lends counsel to a recently jilted customer (Robin Duke), she makes a move on him. | |
| Coronet Man | A blackout, but Kroeger gets the audience going with his impression of a poorly-threadrd film projector. | |
| Dopeball | A parody of Terry Cashman's "Talkin' Baseball" focuses on recent drug scandals in professional sports. | |
| Caffeine Achievers | Multiple cups of coffee during multiple takes agitate Teri Garr during a commercial shoot. | |
| Guest Performance: Joel Hodgson | Comic, magician and spy Joel Hodgson does some prop-based tricks and bits. | |
| Next Week | Joe Piscopo announces that Jerry Lewis will be next week's host. | |
| Saturday Night News With Brad Hall | Fairly weak night for Brad Hall; for the second week in a row, he segues out of a commentary with "Here now with more news is Brad Hall; thank you Brad", which got no reaction either time. Linda Ellerbee (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) comments on the cancellation of her show NBC News Overnight and thanks the shows (five) viewers before performing her new job duties: the voice of the "Time of Day" phone number. I enjoyed this, even though it's a little harsh on Ellerbee and Overnight (apparently, it was a very well-regarded if little-watched show). Gary Kroeger reviews Star 80; despite the acting, directing and script, he disliked it because Mariel Hemingway got breast implants ("I did not pay $5 to see fake boobs!"). The biggest laughs come when Kroeger rips off his clothes to show a camisole that was in the movie; there's also a nice little bit of (non-verbal) interplay between Hall and Kroeger at the end. Ann Landers (Mary Gross), now an advisor to El Salvador, reads a letter from "Sad Sack in San Salvador" and advises him to "wake up and smell the coffee"...rich towns and strategically attack them. Quick, but it works. Tim Kazurinsky returns with another "Salute to Journalism" prompted by Rupert Murdoch's purchase of his hometown newspaper, the Chicago Sun-Times, showing recent New York Post headlines about Grenada and Beirut as examples of what they can expect, before demonstrating the Post as "a paper for the whole family" by lining a litter box with it. An improvement over the last few "Salute to Journalism" bits but not as good as the first one. | |
| Kennedy: The Man Behind The Woman! | John F. Kennedy's (Joe Piscopo) secret White House rendezvous with Marilyn Monroe (Teri Garr) was to get her advice on the Berlin crisis. | |
| Mick Fleetwood's Zoo Performed "Tonight" | ||
| Sarcastic Mother Superior | Father Alexander (Tim Kazurinsky) confronts Mother Rose (Mary Gross) after her sarcastic advice lands her novices in trouble. | |
| She's A Witch | While buying groceries, (Gary Kroeger) tells the cashier (Robin Duke) that his wife (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) turned him into a rabbit five years ago. | |
| Mick Fleetwood's Zoo Performed "Way Down" | ||
| What's the stupidest thing you've ever done? | Answers to "What's the stupidest thing you've ever done?". | |
| Goodnights | Teri Garr had a wonderful time and explains that Jim Belushi couldn't be on the show this week as he was closing his play True West, but promises he'll be here on the show next week as a regular cast member. |
Trivia[]
- Jim Belushi was not present credited nor credited for this episode due to performing in a Play, True West.
| Preceded by: November 5, 1983 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 19, 1983 |