Air Date: Host: Musical Guest: Special Guests: Cameos:

July 31st, 1976 Kris Kristofferson Rita Coolidge None None

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Summary: Kris Kristofferson sings "Help Me Make It Through the Night, while Chevy Chase makes it through the night with his wife, Rita Coolidge.

Montage

Kris Kristofferson's Monologue

I Was Not A Sucker For Saturday Night

Summary: Sherry (Laraine Newman) has written a tell-all book about her experiences serving as intern to SNL's writing staff. Recurring Characters: Sherry. Transcript

Samurai General Practitioner

Summary: Futaba (John Belushi) administers a physical to Kris Kristofferson. Recurring Characters: Futaba.

Rita Coolidge performs "Hula Hoop"

The Great White Athlete

Summary: Jesse Owens (Garrett Morris) is selling medals that formerly belonged to white athletes. Transcript

Mississippi Delegate

Summary: Mississippi delegate Frank Wade (Kris Kristofferson) asks President Gerald R. Ford (Chevy Chase) to side with him on a bill. Recurring Characters: President Gerald Ford, Betty Ford.

Police State

Summary: A pair of police officers (Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd) go after criminals with a no-holds-barred style. Transcript

Weekend Update with Chevy Chase

Summary: Laraine Newman accidentally reports live from Nassau instead of from NASA.

Talk Country

Summary: Kris Kristofferson plugs the book that taught him how to talk like a good ol' boy. Transcript

Bobbi McGee

Summary: Kris Kristofferson sings a few bars of Me and Bobby McGee", then brings out the young woman (Gilda Radner) who inspired the tune and learns that she has since married a man named Larry Farber (John Belushi). Recurring Characters: Bobbi Farber, Larry Farber. Transcript

Gynecologist Blind Date

Summary: Judy (Jane Curtin) is uncomfortable when she finds out her friend has set her up on a blind date with her own gynecologist (Kris Kristofferson). Transcript

Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge perform "Eddie the Eunuch"

Praising Carter

Summary: Andrew Young (Garrett Morris) speaks highly of presidential candidate Jimmy Carter (Dan Aykroyd), in the hopes of being asked to join his administration. Recurring Characters: Andrew Yuong, Jimmy Carter.

Waiting For Pardo

Summary: Bob (Chevy Chase) and Bill (Kris Kristofferson) await the arrival of the mythic Don Pardo. Transcript

Kris Kristofferson performs "I've Got a Life of My Own"

Goodnights