Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 1: Episode 6
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Novemmber 22nd, 1975
Lily Tomlin
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The Muppets
Howard Shore
Jacqueline Carlin
Tom Davis
Neil Levy
Alan Zweibel
Anne Beatts
Rosie Shuster
Ford AddressSummary: President Ford takes phone calls from the Oval Office.
Recurring Characters: President Gerald Ford.
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Lily Tomlin’s MonologueSummary: Lily Tomlin does a cheer for New York City.
Bio: Lily Tomlin (1939-). Comedienne/actres; former regular on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” during the early 1970’s; film credits include: “Nashville” (1975).
Also Hosted: 76a, 82j.
Cameos: 76n.
Note: The Home Base stage has been redesigned starting with this episode.
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Beetoven ISummary: While horsing around on the piano, Ludwig von Beetoven (John Belushi) invents “Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round The Ole Oak Tree.”
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Lily Tomlin & Howard Shore’s All-Nurse SNL Band perform “St. James Infirmary”Transcript
TriopeninSummary: Product’s child-proof safety cap prevents arthritis medicine from being used.
Note: Repeat from 10/11/75.
Jaws IIISummary: The hunt for the Land Shark (Chevy Chase) continues.
Recurring Characters: Land Shark, Sheriff Brody, Matt Hooper.
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Interracial CoupleSummary: A clumsy bellboy (Chevy Chase) drops the Sunday papers upon seeing a black man (Garrett Morris) and a white woman (Jane Curtin) in a hotel room together.
Note: Uses the same set as “Jaws III”.
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Edith Ann FilmSummary: Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) narrates her adventure at the ice skating rink.
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Beetoven IISummary: While horsing around on the piano, Ludwig von Beetoven (John Belushi) sings “My Girl.”
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Weekend Update with Chevy ChaseSummary: Chevy Chase pours Weekend Update sponsor, Spud Beer, onto his suit. Garrett Morris again repeats the top story for the hard-of-hearing.
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Spud BeerSummary: The perfect brew following your electroshock therapy.
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A Letter to Patty HearstSummary: Suzy (Lily Tomlin) writes a letter of forgiveness to sorority sister Patty Hearst.
Show Us Your GunsSummary: In a parody of the Lark cigarette commercials, SNL’s film truck passes through the city streets asking to see citizens’ firearms.
Note: Repeat from 10/11/75.
The MuppetsSummary: Scred falls in love with Lily Tomlin. Together, they sing “I Got You Babe.”
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“The Impossible Truth”Summary: Albert Brooks reports unlikely news items in his short film.
Note: Repeat from 10/11/75.
Beetoven IIISummary: While horsing around on the piano, Ludwig von Beetoven (John Belushi) and his wife (Gilda Radner) and maid (Laraine Newman) harmonize on “sings “What’d I Say?”
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Male Sexual HarassmentSummary: Construction women take lessons on how to harass men.
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SpeedSummary: Diet pill lets housewife (Anne Beatts) get lots of work done.
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50’s DanceSummary: A monologue in which a teenager (Lily Tomlin) gossips about her classmates while at the school dance.
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GoodnightsSummary: Lily Tomlin & The Bees perform “Bee Scat”
Recurring Characters: Bees.