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"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has run since the fall of 1975. Many now-famous actors and actresses such as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Paul Shaffer, Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Martin Short, Damon Wayans, Joan Cusack
Saturday Night Live Season 5 (1979-1980)
 | 5x01 Steve Martin/Blondie Sketches include ""The Pope's Doorman,"" ""Craig's Travellers' Checks,"" ""Free Spanish Lesson,"" ""Juvenile Delinquent Vandal,"" ""Rise,"" ""Carole King,"" ""The David Susskind Show,"" ... | Oct. 13, 1979 |
 | 5x02 Eric Idle/Bob Dylan Sketches include ""Eric's Sick,"" ""Hotel-Motel Art Fair,"" ""Mr. Howard's Shoe Store,"" ""Prince Charles Tells You How To Pick Up Girls!,"" ""Hardcore II,"" ""Heavy Sarcasm,"" and ... | Oct. 20, 1979 |
 | 5x03 Bill Russell/Chicago Sketches include ""Kennedy in '80,"" ""Banshee,"" ""The Black Shadow,"" ""The Landers Files,"" ""Mr. Bill at Home,"" ""Nick in the Arctic,"" ""Eleanor Roosevelt,"" ""Sports Hot Line,"" ... | Nov. 03, 1979 |
 | 5x04 Buck Henry/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Sketches include ""Rush Home to the Bathroom,"" ""Find the Popes in the Pizza Contest drawing,"" ""Nerds #12,"" ""Harley's Bristol Cream"" and ""Banshee"" commercial parodies, and one ... | Nov. 10, 1979 |
 | 5x05 Bea Arthur/The Roches Sketches include ""Sex Change,"" ""The Backers' Audition,"" and ""First, He Cries."" | Nov. 17, 1979 |
 | 5x06 Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman Sketches include the ""Steve Marvin Radio Show"" and the debut of ""The Al Franken Decade."" | Dec. 08, 1979 |
 | 5x07 Martin Sheen/David Bowie Sketches include ""Quick Sex Change Operation,"" ""Le Shoe,"" ""Afraid of the Dark,"" ""Striking Teachers,"" ""Apocolypse Now,"" ""First Love, Part 2,"" ""Foreveready,"" ""Criminals,"" ... | Dec. 15, 1979 |
 | 5x08 Ted Knight/Desmond Child and Rouge Sketches include ""A Christmas Gift from The Shah,"" the ""Nerds Nativity,"" and ""Java Junkie."" | Dec. 22, 1979 |
 | 5x09 Teri Garr/The B-52's Sketches include ""Paul McCartney in Japan: Day 11,"" ""Craig's,"" ""Somewhere Near Mason City, Iowa,"" ""Debs Behind Bars,"" ""Anchovy Council of America,"" ""Bad Playhouse,"" ""Baby ... | Jan. 26, 1980 |
 | 5x10 Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull Live from New York, it's…Chevy Chase! Sketches include ""Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford,"" ""Pre-Chewed Charlies,"" The Bel Airabs, ""You Can't Win,"" Speaking of Fashion, ""Linden ... | Feb. 09, 1980 |
 | 5x11 Elliott Gould/Gary Numan Sketches include ""Kramer vs. Godzilla,"" ""The Incredible Man,"" Andy Aaron's film ""Get Rid of That Building,"" and ""All-Time Radio."" | Feb. 16, 1980 |
 | 5x12 Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave Sketches include ""Kirk's Greatest Kirks,"" ""What If?,"" ""Arlene Meets Kirk Douglas,"" ""Greg's Bar Mitzvah,"" ""Prime Time Saturday,"" and ""Mask of Fear"" | Feb. 23, 1980 |
 | 5x13 Rodney Dangerfield/J. Geils Band Sketches include-- Dressing Room opening, Dr. Shockley's House of Sperm, Niggerands, Manhasset, The Subsitute Judge, Celebrity Corner: Bill Murray talks with Jerry Mathers and Tony ... | Mar. 08, 1980 |
 | 5x14 Paul Simon/James Taylor Sketches include ""Anniversary Seance,"" ""Todd's Campaign,"" ""The Biggest Leprechaun,"" ""The Flogging Musicians,"" ""Talk or Die,"" and ""The David Susskind Show."" Paul Simon and ... | Mar. 15, 1980 |
 | 5x15 Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead Sketches include ""Women Empowerment"" and ""Hotel Room/Smell You."" | Apr. 05, 1980 |
 | 5x16 Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray Sketches include ""Burt's Not Angry,"" ""Vomitorium,"" ""The Burt Book,"" ""Be a Pepper,"" and ""Baba Wawa at Large."" Anne Murray performs ""Lucky Me."" | Apr. 12, 1980 |
 | 5x17 Strother Martin/The Specials The host for the episode is Strother Martin, and the musical guest is The Specials. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rosalyn Carter talks about sections of the 1980 census ... | Apr. 19, 1980 |
 | 5x18 Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn Sketches include ""Mysteries of the Universe,"" ""The Dating Zone,"" ""Writing Home,"" and ""Mr. Bill."" The Amazing Rhythm Aces (featuring Bill Murray) perform ""Third-Rate Romanc ... | May. 10, 1980 |
 | 5x19 Steve Martin/Paul and Linda McCartney Sketches include: ""Father Guido Sarducci, Live from London,"" ""Real Incredible People,"" ""Stretch Marks Record Offer,"" ""Reagan's Dinner,"" and ""The Hominids."" 3-D performed ""All-Night ... | May. 17, 1980 |
 | 5x20 Buck Henry/Andrew Gold Live from New York, it's…Harry Shearer! Sketches include ""Election '80: Almost Halfway Over,"" ""The SNL Stars of the Future"" monologue, ""Lord and Lady Douchebag,"" ""Uncle ... | May. 24, 1980 |
 | TV Special: Election Update Most of the original SNL fold, including Dan Aykroyd, gathered at Broadway Video to put together this pre-election shot at Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Election Update ... | N/A |
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