October 2, 1976

October 2, 1976  Season 2 episode
Episode	27
Season Episode	3
Host	Eric Idle
Musical Guest(s)	Joe Cocker & Stuff
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"You Are So Beautiful" "Feelin' Alright"

Previous Episode September 25, 1976

Next Episode October 16, 1976

The 27th episode and 3rd episode of Season 2 of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Eric Idle with musical guest Joe Cocker & Stuff. Joe Cocker made his first out of the second musical guest stints, the only musical guest appearance for Stuff and the first-time hosting for Eric Idle.

Cast

The Not Ready For Primetime Players

• Dan Aykroyd
• John Belushi
• Chevy Chase‡
• Jane Curtin
• Garrett Morris
• Laraine Newman
• Gilda Radner

‡ Voice-over, but did not appear physically in the show.

Sketches

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
The Real Chevy Chase		An impostor (Richard Belzer) attempts to replace a still-hospitalized Chevy Chase.
Eric Idle's Monologue		Jane Curtin interrupts Eric Idle's screaming version of "Here Comes The Sun.
Genetic Councelor		A genetics counselor (Eric Idle) offers an expecting couple (Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner) their choice of wild personality traits in their child.
KLOG Radio		Disc jockey Kenneth Wardell (Dan Aykroyd) simultaneously hosts morning shows on AM/FM sister stations.
Killer Bees		Eric Idle ruins a Killer Bees swine flu innoculation sketch by using his natural British dialect.
Joe Cocker Performs "You Are So Beautiful"
Baba Wawa's Farewell	Baba Wawa Signs Off - Saturday Night Live	Before leaving NBC, Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) explains the reasoning for her departure.
Weekend Update With Jane Curtin		Amateur drawings recount the boxing match between Ken Norton and Mohammed Ali. Garrett Morris reports on a prank circumcision of Michelangelo's David. A Johnny Carson clip shows Ed Ames (John Belushi) attacking the silhouette.
Epifix		A druggist (Dan Aykroyd) uses the injection to relieve his headache.
The Rutles		Lorne Michaels reports that a lying Eric Idle tricked him out of the money intended for The Beatles. He offers as a substitute video, a documentary of British pop group The Rutles.
Nazi Spies		A pair of spies (Eric Idle, Dan Aykroyd) discuss their plans to assassinate Hitler while hunched over a table in a Nazi hangout.
Joe Cocker & Joe Cocker (John Belushi) Performs "Feelin' Alright"
Dragnet		Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) and his companion, Saturday Morning (Eric Idle), wear women's clothing at the precinct, until John Belushi finally explains that British drag humor doesn't work in America.
Drag Racing Today		Still dressed in women's clothing, Eric Idle and Dan Aykroyd race on foot.
Stuff Performs "Foots"
The Undersea World Of Jacques Cousteau		The voice of Jacques Cousteau (John Belushi) narrates a journey within the depths of what turns out to be a goldfish tank. From above, Eric Idle drops cheesecake, wine, coffee, and other items into the tank as demonstration that fish enjoy people food.
Ken Norton		Ken Norton (Garrett Morris) insists that he's a better boxer than Mohammad Ali.
Cufflinks Of The Gods?		Erica Viedonagen (Laraine Newman) explores the possibility of an alien comic existence.
Pong		While playing Pong, Al Franken and Tom Davis relay the answers to a tough Math problem.
Goodnights

Preceded by: September 25, 1976

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: October 16, 1976