Air Date: Host: Musical Guest: Special Guests: Cameos: Bit Players:
September 24th, 1977
Steve Martin
Jackson Browne
Al Franken
Tom Davis
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Andy Murphy
Rosie Shuster
Jim Downey
Alan Zweibel
Neil Levy
Tom Schiller
Akira Yoshimura
An Oval Office
Summary: Bert Lance (John Belushi) uses the National Express credit card to pay for his debts. Recurring Characters: President Jimmy Carter. Transcript
Montage
Steve Martin's Monologue
Summary: Steve Martin wants to find a tiny pair of handcuffs for his embezzling cat. First Hosted: 76e. Transcript
Kromega III
Summary: The watch so powerful that it takes three hands to operate. Transcript
The Festrunk Brothers
Summary: A pair of Czechoslavakian brothers who ran from the tanks, Jorge (Steve Martin) and Yortuk Festrunk (Dan Aykroyd) try to pick up a pair of women (Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner) playing Ping-Pong in their apartment building's rec room. Recurring Characters: Jorge Festrunk, Yortuk Festrunk. Transcript
Jackson Browne performs "Runnin' on Empty"
Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Dan Aykroyd
Summary:
Mike McMack, Defense Lawyer
Summary: Defense lawyer Mike McMack (Steve Martin) makes a pass at the rape victim (Gilda Radner) whose case he helped throw out of court. Transcript
Computerized Confession
Summary: A priest (Dan Aykroyd) uses a computer to determine the penance for a man (Garrett Morris) who confesses to an adulterous relationship he has been carrying on.
Great Moments In Rock & Roll
Summary: Groupie Alice Sloane (Laraine Newman) recounts her brief relationship with Roy Orbison (John Belushi), of whom she only knew to stand perfectly still while singing and wearing dark shades. Recurring Characters: Roy Orbison.
The Franken & Davis Show
Summary: Al Franken and Tom Davis play the finalists in the Mr. U.S.A. Pageant. Recurring Characters: Anita Bryant.
Royal Deluxe II
Summary: The vehicle that rides smooth enough to allow a rabbi to perform a circumcision in the back seat. Transcript