The fifth episode of Season 1 of NBC's Saturday Night and it was hosted by stand-up comedian, singer and actor Robert Klein with musical guests ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III. It was premiered on November 15, 1975. This was the first time that Robert Klein hosted, and this is the only musical guest appearances for ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III on the show.
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Beauty Pageant
Southern Californian Sherry (Laraine Newman) has won the Miss America Beauty Pageant, but she refuses to accept her crown.
Opening montage
Pardo announces "No Film by Albert Brooks." The cast list is also divided into two separate screens this time (which may have been what meant to happen with the last episode). Michael O'Donoghue is absent from the list, as he continued on as the show's head writer, and is no longer in the cast.
Robert Klein Monologue
Robert Klein does stand-up about animal stereotyping.
ABBA Performs "S.O.S."
ABBA perform aboard the Titanic as the ship's Captain (Robert Klein) discovers a leak.
Pong
Al Franken & Tom Davis discuss their recent history midterm while playing Pong.
Minute Mystery
Mexican detective Mike Mendoza (Dan Aykroyd) challenges viewers to solve a murder crime in under a minute.
Bee Centennial Minute
A bee (Garrett Morris) discusses his species' brush with Washington 200 years ago.
Loudon Wainwright III Performs
Louson Wainwright III Performs "Bicentennial".
Greg Allman's Love Life
Greg Allman (Chevy Chase) tries to avoid giving a straight answer to the question "How's your love life?"
Sam Peckinpah
Tough Director - Saturday Night Live
Sam Peckinpah (John Belushi) treats an actress (Gilda Radner) roughly while directing a romantic-comedy scene.
Weekend Update With Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase makes faces at Frank Telinka (Dan Aykroyd) during his energy crisis warning.
Jamitol
A husband (George Coe) uses the product to keep his wife (Jane Curtin) busy all day long.
Exterminators
An exterminator (John Belushi) and his associate (Robert Klein) enter a basement to kill the roaches. Horrified at the prospect of harming one of God's creatures, the associate refers to the film, "The Eternal Crawl," which traces the triumpant existence of roaches throughout human history.
Fireman
Gilda Radner talks about how much she enjoys being a fireman, and offers some fire prevention tips.
The Muppets
Scred tries to cure Ploobis' migraine headache.
Robert Klein
Robert Klein does stand-up about college life.
K-Put's Price-Is-Rite Stamp Gun
Save thousands of dollars on groceries with this new device, which allows you to change the prices at the supermarket.
Loudon Wainwright III Performs
Loudon Wainwright Performs "Unrequited To The Nth Degree".
Looks At Books
Looks at Books- Emily Litella - SNL
Elderly author Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) usesan excessive amount of repetitive adjectives while describing her book, "Little Kingdom", to Jane Curtin.
Ambassador Training Institute
A commercial spokesman (Andrew Duncan) explains how you can apply to become a U.S. ambassador for a foreign country, aptly mixing work with play.
Robert Klein Performs
Robert Klein performs "I Can't Stop My Leg" featuring the SNL Band.
ABBA Performs
The Titanic sinks as ABBA lip-synchs their performance onboard.
Goodnights
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During this episode's production, executive producer Lorne Michaels briefly left the show, after a tense argument with NBC. In his place, Dick Ebersol (an NBC executive who helped the sbow get on the air, and future executive producer), ran the show for most of the week, and he booked ABBA as musical guest, a decision frowned upon by a few staff including head writer Michael O'Donoghue (who roasted ABBA with a few cards, during their performances).
