October 7, 1978 Season 4 episode
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| Episode | 67 |
| Season Episode | 1 |
| Host | The Rolling Stones |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Rolling Stones |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Shattered" "Beast of Burden" "Respectable" |
| Previous Episode May 20, 1978 |
Next Episode October 14, 1978 |
The season premiere of Season 4 and the 67th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by the legendary English rock band The Rolling Stones, who were also the musical guests. Then-Mayor of New York City Ed Koch appeared during the opening monologue, in which he congratulated John Belushi on the recent success of his film Animal House. It premiered on October 7, 1978.
This is the only hosting and musical guest appearance for The Rolling Stones, as well as Mick Jagger's musical guest (and SNL) debut.
Bill Murray's first episode as Weekend Update co-anchor, alongside Jane Curtin.
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Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Garrett Morris and the National Broadcasting Orchestra Cold Open | ||
| Montage | For season 4, the montage reverted to still photos, albeit different ones from the first season, and without names shown. Additionally, starting with this episode, the cast is credited as the stars of the show, and are no longer referred to as the "Not Ready for Primetime Players". | |
| Mayor of NYC Monologue | Mayor Koch Honors John Belushi with a Certificate of Merit. John Belushi gets pissed. | |
| Autoscent | ||
| Tomorrow | Tom Synder (Dan Aykroyd) interviews Mick Jagger from the Rolling Stones | |
| Nerds Meet the Norge Refrigerator Repairman | ||
| The Olympia Cafe | ||
| Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Bill Murray | ||
| The Rolling Stones performs "Shattered", "Beast of Burden", and "Beast of Burden" | ||
| Sushi By the Pool | A film by Tom Schiller | |
| Jimmy Carter's Surprise Announcement | President Carter (Dan Aykroyd) speaks with Paul McCartney (Bill Murray) and John Lennon (John Belushi) for a reunion of the Beatles. | |
| Network Battle of the T's and A's | ||
| Danger Probe | ||
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: May 20, 1978 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 14, 1978 |