November 22, 1980 Season 6 episode
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|---|---|
| Episode | 108 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Host | Malcolm McDowell |
| Musical Guest(s) | Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Hot Head" "Ashtray Heart" |
| Previous Episode November 15, 1980 |
Next Episode December 6, 1980 |
The 2nd episode of Season 6 of Saturday Night Live and the 108th episode, premiered on November 22, 1980, hosted by British actor, producer, and television presenter Malcolm McDowell with musical guest Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band.
This is the only hosting stint for Malcolm McDowell and the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band.
Cast[]
- Non-speaking appearance by future cast member Eddie Murphy
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| The Execution Cold Open | A mother (Denny Dillon) tells executee son (Gilbert Gottfried) to sit up straight in the electric chair | |
| Montage | ||
| Malcom McDowell Monologue | ||
| Mutually Omaha's Wild Kingdom | Jim Fowler (Joe Piscopo) goes In Search of the Negro Republican. Features the first, but non-speaking appearance of future cast member Eddie Murphy. | |
| Tobacco Growers of America | Tobacco growers’ representative (Gilbert Gottfried) says lungs are to blame for cancer | |
| Serf City | feudal surfing pioneers (Malcolm McDowell, Charles Rocket) oppress peasants | |
| The Reagans Adopt Amy Carter | Amy Carter (Denny Dillon) likes new parents Ronald (Charles Rocket) & Nancy (Gail Matthius) Reagan. Debut of Rocket's Ronald Reagan impression. | |
| American Milk Association | ||
| Showdown | by Ken Friedman - romantic conflict causes Wild West shootout | |
| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band performs "Hot Head" | ||
| Weekend Update with Charles Rocket | Charles Rocket interviews Yoko Ono (Denny Dillon) & house husband John Lennon (Malcolm McDowell); Joe Piscopo predicts Duran-Leonard rematch outcome with Rock-’em Sock-’em Robots; Dr. Murray Abromowitz (Gilbert Gottfried) complains about last week’s episode of SNL. | |
| A Clockwork Milk | American Milk Association spokesman Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) touts moloko | |
| Gothic Novel Shop | Bookstore owner (Malcolm McDowell) meets customer (Ann Risley)'s exacting romance novel need | |
| The 100 Years War | University extension course gives minimalist summary. | |
| The Leather Weather Report | Dominatrix-meteorologist (Denny Dillon) punishes a guy (Charles Rocket) | |
| Commie Hunting Season | On commie hunting season’s opening day, rednecks are anxious to get going. The sketched featured a risque line, delivered by Rocket. When asked how to spot a commie that wasn't demonstrating, he replied "Well, hell, Jim-Bob, alls you got to do is just shoot yourself a jew or a n*gger. Chances are better 'en even you'll be shootin' a commie anywho." The line drew silence from the audience, and is regarded as one of the worst SNL sketches in history. | |
| The Rocket Report | Charles Rocket interviews pedestrians on 5th Avenue | |
| Jack The Stripper | Prudish (Malcolm McDowell) searches for Jack The Stripper, finds Prince Charles (Charles Rocket). Regarded by some as the worst sketch in SNL history, along with the Anniversary sketch from the November 1, 2014 episode.[1] Gottfried (in drag), Dillon, and McDowell (also in drag) are accosted by Prince Charles, who has become a flasher. Piscopo appears as the prince of Sweden. The sketch ran for five minutes, and drew few laughs from the audience. McDowell stumbled on his lines more than once, conspicuously asking Piscopo if he's "Jack the Ripper", rather than Jack the Stripper. | |
| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band performs "Ashtray Heart" | ||
| Someone Is Hiding In My Apartment | by Mitchell Kriegman- eerie co-living. | |
| The Wine Cellar | A woman (Denny Dillon) suggests American wines for American foods | |
| Goodnights | In the closing, Don Pardo announces that there will be no show for November 29, because he is hosting Celebrity Jeopardy. |
References[]
| Preceded by: November 15, 1980 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 6, 1980 |