November 22, 1975

November 22, 1975 Season 1 episode


Episode	6
Season Episode	6
Host	Lily Tomlin
Musical Guest(s)	Tomlin with Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"St. James Infirmary Blues" "Bee Bop" "I Got You Babe"

Previous Episode
November 15, 1975

Next Episode
December 13, 1975

The sixth episode of Season 1 of NBC's Saturday Night premiered on November 22, 1975, hosted by actress and comedian Lily Tomlin, with musical guests Howard Shore & the All Nurse Band. This was Lily Tomlin's SNL (and hosting) debut. This is also the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Howard Shore & the All-Nurse Band.

Cast: The Not Ready For Primetime Players[]

Sketches[]

Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Ford Address	Ford on the Phone - SNL	President Ford (Chevy Chase) takes phone calls from the Oval Office.
Lily Tomlin's Monologue		Lily Tomlin reads some one-liners from her journal and does a cheer for NYC.
Beetoven I		While horsing around on the piano, Ludwig von Beetoven (John Belushi) invents "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree."
Lily Tomlin & Howard Shore's All-Nurse SNL Band performs		Lily Tomlin & Howard Shore's All-Nurse SNL Band perform "St. James Infirmary".
Triopenin		Product's child-proof safety cap prevents arthritis medicine from being used.
Jaws III		The hunt for the Land Shark (Chevy Chase) continues.
Interracial Couple		A clumsy bellboy (Chevy Chase) drops the Sunday papers upon seeing a black man (Garrett Morris) and a white woman (Jane Curtin) in a hotel room together.
Edith Ann Film		Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) narrates her adventure at the ice skating rink.
Beetoven II		While horsing around on the piano, Ludwig von Beetoven (John Belushi) sings "My Girl."
Weekend Update With Chevy Chase		Chevy Chase pours Weekend Update sponsor, Spud Beer, onto his suit. Garrett Morris again repeats the top story for the hard-of-hearing.
Spud Beer		The perfect brew following your electroshock therapy.
A Letter To Patty Hearst		Suzy (Lily Tomlin) writes a letter of forgiveness to sorority sister Patty Hearst.
Show Us Your Guns		In a parody of the Lark cigarette commercials, SNL's film truck passes through the city streets asking to see citizens' firearms.
The Muppets	Dregs and Vestiges - Saturday Night Live	Scred falls in love with Lily Tomlin. Together, they sing "I Got You Babe." (which is not included in this version of the sketch)
"The Impossible Truth"		Albert Brooks reports unlikely news items in his short film.
Beetoven III		While horsing around on the piano, Ludwig von Beetoven (John Belushi) and his wife (Gilda Radner) and maid (Laraine Newman) harmonize on "sings "What'd I Say?".
Male Sexual Harrassment		Construction women take lessons on how to harass men.
Speed		Diet pill lets housewife (Anne Beatts) get lots of work done.
50s Dance		A monologue in which a teenager (Lily Tomlin) gossips about her classmates while at the school dance.
Goodnights

Trivia[]

This was the first episode for writer Marilyn Suzanne Miller.
- Miller has since explained that she was offered to write for the show, at the start of the season, but initially rejected it. She and Michaels then decided that she would join for this episode, since Miller previously worked with Tomlin, on her 1974 speical, Lily

Preceded by: November 15, 1975	Saturday Night Live episode	Followed by: December 13, 1975