November 20, 1982 Season 8 episode
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Episode | 146 |
Season Episode | 7 |
Host | Drew Barrymore |
Musical Guest(s) | Squeeze |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Annie Get Your Gun" "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)" |
Previous Episode November 13, 1982 |
Next Episode December 4, 1982 |
The 7th episode of Season 8 and the 146th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on November 20, 1982. It was hosted by actress Drew Barrymore, star of the hit films 50 First Dates, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Firestarter, Irreconcilable Differences, Far from Home, Babes in Toyland, and He's Not That into You with musical guest Squeeze, an English rock band. This will be Drew Barrymore's SNL and hosting debut, making her the youngest person to ever host SNL at the of 7 years old, and her only appearance in the Ebersol era. This is also the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Squeeze.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Robin Duke
- Mary Gross
- Brad Hall
- Tim Kazurinsky
- Gary Kroeger
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Eddie Murphy
- Joe Piscopo
- Filmed Cameo by Ed Asner
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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Cold Opening: Drew Barrymore's Dressing Room | The cast (Joe Piscopo, Brad Hall, Gary Kroger, Tim Kazurinsky, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Robin Duke and Mary Gross) grouses about Dick Ebersol's recent decisions to trash Andy Kaufman and book a 7-year-old to host the show while checking out Dree Barrymore's room. | |
Drew Barrymore Monologue: Answer Questions | Tim Kazurinsky helps child actress Drew Barrymore, as she answers some questions from the audience, as she hosted for the first time. She got a surprise for her, a chimp. | |
The Web | A repeat of the fake commercial ad from the season premiere. The home protection alarm that keeps burglars in their house so they can’t get into yours. | |
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | After Gertie (Drew Barrymore) kills E.T., Mr. T (Eddie Murphy) comes looking for his boy. Also features Mary Gross, Tim Kazurinsky and Gary Kroger. | |
Vote for Andy Kaufman: Election I | Gary Kroger announces that SNL is holding a phone-in vote where viewers can decide whether the show will keep or dump Andy Kaufman. | |
The Whiners are Adopting | A nun (Mary Gross) thinks no one will ever adopt Wanda (Drew Barrymore), a young orphan girl who complains a about everything... until she meets Doug and Wendy Whiner (Joe Piscopo and Robin Duke). | |
Squeeze performs "Annie Get Your Gun". | Kazurinsky and Barrymore both introduce Squeeze together; the band performs a spirited version of their then current single. | |
Vote for Andy Kaufman: Election II | After a "man in the street" (cameo by Ed Asner) asks the people of New York if Andy Kaufman should be back on SNL, Eddie Murphy gives an update. | |
Saturday Night News with Brad Hall | With guests, Tim Kazurinsky and Joe Piscopo. | |
Brain Surgery | When his date (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) complains that their evening isn't as interesting as she expected, Jack (Tim Kazurinsky) makes her assist when he performs brain surgery. With Eddie Murphy and Brad Hall | |
Vote for Andy Kaufman: Election III | Mary Gross gives an update and plays a montage highlighting Andy Kaufman's history woth SNL. | |
Oklahoma | Uptight, foppish drama club advisor Mr. Blunt (Joe Piscopo) is frustrated with his students' (Mary Gross, Brad Hall, Gary Kroger and Julia Louis-Dreyfus) progress in rehearsals for their production of Oklahoma!. | |
Drew's Dressing Room | Drew Barrymore dresses Tim Kazurinsky in women's clothes they have a Mommy Dearest battle over wore hangers before naptime. | |
Vote for Andy Kaufman: Election IV | Joe Piscopo reminds viewers that they have only 2 minutes left to decide Andy kaufman's SNL fate. | |
My Friend Zeus | High school loser Bobby Drisxoll (Gary Kroger) gets "help" from the god of sky and thunder Zeus (voiced by Joe Piscopo). Also features Brad Hall as Chip, Tim Kazurinsky as Mr. Shrub and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Cindy. | |
Squeeze performs "Pulling Mussels from a Shell" | ||
Single | Drew Barrymore hosting the show causes Robin Duke anguish over her decision to focus on her career instead of having a child. | |
Vote for Andy Kaufman: Election IV/Goodnights and Closing Credits | Gary Kroger asks the viewers to vote to decide the future of Andy Kaufman on SNL. By the count of 195,544 to 169,186, Andy Kaufman has been dumped from Saturday Night Live. Drew Barrymore had an absolutely wonderful time and she love them all. |
Trivia[]
- During this episode, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not Andy Kaufman, a regular guest on Saturday Night Live, should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted via a 1-900 number. At the end of the night, the people had spoken, and Kaufman was banned from ever performing on SNL again.
Preceded by: November 13, 1982 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 4, 1982 |