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Jane, you ignorant slut!
—Dan Aykroyd insults Jane Curtin on "Point/Counterpoint"

Season 3 was the first full season in which NBC's Saturday Night was renamed Saturday Night Live. The season aired from fall 1977 to spring 1978. The season kicks off with Steve Martin, and ended with Buck Henry. This would be the final season that the cast was called "The Not Ready for Prime Time Players".

Dan Aykroyd joined Jane Curtin in the Weekend Update chair at the start of the season, though this would be his only season as Update co-anchor.

Cast[]

The Not Ready For Prime Time Players[]

Title Cards Season Premiere (September 24, 1977)

   
   
   

Second and Third Episodes of the season (October 8 & 15, 1977)

   
   
   

4th-10th episodes (October 29, 1977 - January 28, 1978)

   
   
   

12th-20th episodes (February 25 - May 20, 1978)

   
   
   


Episodes[]

Episode
Number
Season

Number

Date Host(s) Musical Guest(s)
47 1 September 24, 1977 Steve Martin Jackson Browne
48 2 October 8, 1977 Madeline Kahn Taj Mahal
49 3 October 15, 1977 Hugh Hefner Libby Titus
50 4 October 29, 1977 Charles Grodin Paul Simon
51 5 November 12, 1977 Ray Charles Ray Charles
52 6 November 19, 1977 Buck Henry Leon Redbone
53 7 December 10, 1977 Mary Kay Place Willie Nelson
54 8 December 17, 1977 Miskel Spillman Elvis Costello
55 9 January 21, 1978 Steve Martin Randy Newman, The Dirt Band
56 10 January 28, 1978 Robert Klein Bonnie Raitt
57 11 February 18, 1978 Chevy Chase Billy Joel
58 12 February 25, 1978 O. J. Simpson Ashford and Simpson
59 13 March 11, 1978 Art Garfunkel Stephen Bishop
60 14 March 18, 1978 Jill Clayburgh Eddie Money
61 15 March 25, 1978 Christopher Lee Meat Loaf
62 16 April 8, 1978 Michael Palin Eugene Record
63 17 April 15, 1978 Michael Sarrazin Keith Jarrett
64 18 April 22, 1978 Steve Martin The Blues Brothers
65 19 May 13, 1978 Richard Dreyfuss Jimmy Buffett
66 20 May 20, 1978 Buck Henry Sun Ra

Births[]

Gallery[]


Radner's intro for the March 25, 1978 episode

Opening montages[]

S03

S03

Version 1; used for the season premiere (September 24, 1977)

S03-V2

S03-V2

Version 2; Intro for the second and third episodes of the show's third season.

S03-V3

S03-V3

Version 3; Intro used for 7 episodes (October 29, 1977 - January 28, 1978).

Saturday_Night_Live_-_Intro_(Season_3,_episode_11)

Saturday Night Live - Intro (Season 3, episode 11)

Version 3.5; Intro used only for the February 18, 1978 episode. Essentially, it's the intro from the first two seasons of the show, but obviously, the text font for most of the intro is different from the one in the original two seasons.

S03-V4

S03-V4

Version 4; The fourth/final intro of season 3. Intro used for the final 9 episodes of that season (February 25 - May 20, 1978).

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Preceded by:
Season 2
Season 3
(1977— 1978)
Followed by:
Season 4
Seasons
 
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