Season 2 of Saturday Night Live aired from the fall of 1976 to the spring of 1977. Original cast member Chevy Chase left shortly into season, and was replaced by Bill Murray after the Christmas break. The episode on March 26, 1977 where Jack Burns hosted was the first episode to be called Saturday Night Live, though it and the following episode were the only ones to use that name, with those following reverting to NBC's Saturday Night.
There was even a Live From Mardi Gras episode, that aired on February 20, 1977.
During the "Debate '76" sketch of the first show, Chevy Chase (portraying Gerald Ford) fell over his podium to the ground. While he finished the episode, it was announced at the beginning of the following episode that he was injured and in the hospital, and as a result he missed that episode and the one that followed. He returned for three episodes before leaving for good.
The story of the injury was likely a fabrication, and his absence the beginning of his departure from the show. Not only was he present for the rest of the episode (despite perennial rumors that he was rushed straight to the hospital by ambulance), he can be seen dancing with the rest of the cast in the ending musical number, "Antler Dance", moves that would have been impossible with a groin injury that required hospitalization.
Cast: The Not Ready for Prime Time Players[]
Changes[]
- Chevy Chase: Final October 30
- Bill Murray: First January 15 (uncredited); first credited January 22
Episodes[]
- September 18, 1976 Lily Tomlin/ James Taylor
- September 25, 1976 Norman Lear/ Boz Scaggs
- October 2, 1976 Eric Idle/Joe Cocker
- October 16, 1976 Karen Black/ John Prine
- October 23, 1976 Steve Martin/ Kinky Freidman
- October 30, 1976 Buck Henry/ The Band
- November 13, 1976 Dick Cavett/ Ry Cooder
- November 20, 1976 Paul Simon/ Paul Simon, George Harrison
- November 27, 1976 Jodie Foster/ Brian Wilson
- December 11, 1976 Candice Bergen/ Frank Zappa
- January 15, 1977 Ralph Nader/ George Benson
- January 22, 1977 Ruth Gordon/ Chuck Berry
- January 29, 1977 Fran Tarkenton/ Leo Sayer
- February 26, 1977 Steve Martin/ The Kinks
- March 12, 1977 Sissy Spacek/ Richard Baskin
- March 19, 1977 Broderick Crawford/ Levon Helm, Dr. John, The Meters
- March 26, 1977 Jack Burns/ Santana (first episode to be called Saturday Night Live)
- April 9, 1977 Julian Bond/ Tom Waits, Brick
- April 16, 1977 Elliot Gould/ McGarrigle Sisters, Roslyn Kind
- April 23, 1977 Eric Idle/ Alan Price, Neil Innes
- May 14, 1977 Shelley Duvall/ Joan Armatrading
- May 21, 1977 Buck Henry/ Jennifer Warnes, Kenny Vance
Births[]
- Bobby Moynihan (January 31, 1977)
- Paul Brittain (February 16, 1977)
Opening montage[]
S2
From March 26, 1977, the first episode to call the series "Saturday Night Live".
Gallery[]
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Preceded by: Season 1 |
Season 2 (1976— 1977) |
Followed by: Season 3 |
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