November 14, 1987 Season 13 episode
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| Episode | 237 |
| Season Episode | 4 |
| Host | Robert Mitchum |
| Musical Guest(s) | Simply Red |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Suffer" "The Right Thing" |
| Previous Episode October 31, 1987 |
Next Episode November 21, 1987 |
The 4th episode of Season 13 and the 237th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on November 14, 1987, hosted by actor Robert Mitchum, with musical guests Simply Red, an legendary English soul and pop band, who performs "Suffer" and "The Right Thing".
This was the only hosting stint for Robert Mitchum, and the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Simply Red.
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Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| The Rolling Paper Chase Cold Opening | In 1973, Harvard Law professor Douglas Ginsburg (Jon Lovitz) smokes pot with his students. | |
| Opening montage | ||
| Monologue by Robert Mitchum | Making his only hosting stint, Robert Mitchum says doing the show doesn’t scare him because he’s seen and done it all. | |
| Complusion | Calvin Kleen’s new disinfectant inspires great passion for cleaning. | |
| Death Be Not Deadly | Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) lapses into film noir narration during a visit from a potential client (Kevin Nealon). | |
| The Mountain Man | Rick “Peachfuzz” Parsons (Dana Carvey) has odd lessons about the wilderness for two prospective hikers (Jon Lovitz and Victoria Jackson). | |
| Simply Red Performs "The Right Thing" | ||
| Weekend Update with Dennis Miller | A bit of a rebound for Dennis Miller after the comparatively weaker set of jokes last time. Victoria Jackson drops by to relay some advice she gave to her daughter Scarlet about the importance of a good body, and shows off the baby’s “exercise tape”; again, this was more cute than funny, though the sheer wrongheadedness of Jackson’s advice borders between funny and disturbing. This ends quite awkwardly, though. A. Whitney Brown is back to put the failed Douglas Ginsburg nomination into The Big Picture, and how pot can be both the cause of and the solution to the country’s economic troubles. The usual good stuff from Brown tonight. | |
| Sweeney's Comeback | Candy (Jan Hooks) is preoccupied with her new beau Dutch (Robert Mitchum), so it’s up to Liz (Nora Dunn) and Skip (Marc Shaiman) to rekindle her interest in performing medleys. | |
| Out of Gas | Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) and The Kid (Bentley Mitchum) get a visit from femme fatale Kathie (Jane Greer) at the last leaded gas station in America. | |
| Andre & Rex: Macho Hairstylists | Tough guy hairdressers Andre (Phil Hartman) and Rex (Robert Mitchum) are extorted by the leader of the Gay Mafia (Jon Lovitz). | |
| BeautyBath | The soothing caress of a bubble bath lets Corazon Aquino (Jan Hooks) relax after another assassination attempt. | |
| Simply Red Performs "Suffer" | ||
| Mysterious Old Man | A wealthy man (Dana Carvey) hears his beggar father’s (Robert Mitchum) tale of how he came to possess The Star of Ceylon. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Robert Mitchum tells the audience that “we’ve enjoyed performing for you” and asks “Isn’t this a wonderful group?”. He starts to walk off the stage early, but Jon Lovitz pulls him back. |
| Preceded by: October 31, 1987 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 21, 1987 |