Saturday Night Live Transcripts Season 38: Episode 7 ]]>
Air Date: Host: Musical Guest: Special Guests: Cameos: Bit Players:
November 10th, 2012 Anne Hathaway Rihanna None None None Election NightSummary: A somber Mitt Romney (Jason Sudeikis) chugs cartons of milk from his balcony as his disastrous election results pour in. Recurring Characters: Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, Tagg Romney, Karl Rove. Transcript
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Anne Hathaway’s MonologueSummary: Anne Hathaway performs a “Les Miserables”-style musical number about how the cast of “Saturday Night Live” only gets one day off per week. Transcript
Girlfriends Talk ShowSummary: Morgan (Aidy Bryant) is threatened when best friend co-host Kyra (Cecily Strong) welcomes new best friend Tara (Anne Hathaway) to the topic couch. Transcript
The Legend of Mokiki and the Sloppy SwishSummary: Narrator (Kenan Thompson) sings of the legend of Mokiki (Taran Killam), a mutated lab test dummy who dances the Sloppy Swish in the streets of Manhattan. Transcript
HomelandSummary: Agent Carrie Mathison (Anne Hathaway) spazzes out during an investigation. Transcript
McDonald’s FiringSummary: When the manager (Anne Hathaway) at McDonald’s calls a meeting to announce employee layoffs, (Bobby Moynihan) and (Cecily Strong) assume they’re first in line on the chopping block and proceed to call out their co-workers for being a bunch of lame-asses. Transcript
Rihanna performs “Diamonds”
Weekend Update with Seth MeyersSummary: President Barack Obama (Jay Pharoah) sums up his post-election thoughts and feelings. A Gay Couple from Maine (Bill Hader, Fred Armisen) are thrilled that same-sex marriage has been passed by popular vote. Drunk Uncle (Bobby Moynihan) is unhappy about the results of the Presidential election. Recurring Characters: President Barack Obama, Gay Couple, Drunk Uncle.
EllenSummary: After ten years on the air, the studio audience still loves to prompt an aging Ellen Degeneres (Kate McKinnon) to dance wildly. Recurring Characters: Ellne Degeneres, Katie Holmes.
American GothicSummary: The origins of the stoic pose of the farm couple (Jason Sudeikis, Anne Hathaway) in Grant’s painting is revealed.
Rihanna performs “Stay”
FlaritinSummary: The fake Claritin that selfish people use to combat fake allergies.
Don Roy King has directed fourteen seasons of Saturday Night Live. That work has earned him ten Emmys and fourteen nominations. Additionally, he has been nominated for fifteen DGA Awards and won in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
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