Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 1: Episode 7
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December 13th, 1975
Richard Pryor
Gil Scott-Heron
Annazette Chase
The Muppets
Thalmus Rasalula
Shelley Pryor
Albert Brooks
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Neil Levy
Tom Davis
Al Franken
Kathy McKee
Tom Schiller
Rosie Shuster
Paul Mooney
Garrett Takes The Fall
Summary: Due to a special request by Richard Pryor, Garrett Morris does the fall in a restaurant scene instead of Chevy Chase.
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Montage
Richard Pryor’s Monologue
Summary: Richard Pryor performs a stand-up routine about being drunk in a bar.
Bio: Known for his profanity-laced comedy routines, Richard Pryor (1940-2005) also wrote material for TV series like “The Flip Wilson Show” and “Sanford and Son” and films like “Blazing Saddles.” In 1977, NBC gave him his own short-lived variety series, “The Richard Pryor Show.”
Note: Because of Pryor’s use of obscenities in his performances, censors put the show on a 7-second delay.
Note: In order to get Pryor to host SNL, Lorne Michaels had to agree to let Gil-Scott Heron, Thalmus Rasulala and Pryor’s ex-wife Shelley also perform on the show. Said Michaels later about these stipulations, “He better be funny.”
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Samurai Hotel
Summary: All a traveler(Chevy Chase) wants is a room for the night, so desk clerk Futaba (John Belushi) engages in a swordfight with his bellboy (Richard Pryor) to get the job done.
Recurring Characters: Futaba.
Note: At the end of the sketch, Futaba speaks the only line of English he’ll ever utter throughout the Samurai’s run.
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Gil Scott-Heron performs “Johannesburg”
Bio: The jazz-based R&B stylings of Gil Scott-Heron (1949-) helped to influence rap music.
Looks At Books
Summary: Junior Griffin (Richard Pryor) tells Jane Curtin all about his experience disguised as a white man.
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New Dad
Summary: The typical family home is made up of Mom (Jacqueline Carlin), Dad (Dan Aykroyd) and the children. But if Dad suddenly dies, the family’s emotional loss is covered by New Dad (Chevy Chase).
Note: Repeat from 10/11/75.
Police Line Up I
Summary: A rigged police line-up points to a handcuffed black man (Richard Pryor) as the definite offender.
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Racist Word Association Interview
Summary: A black man (Richard Pryor) being interviewed for a janitor’s position endures a word association quiz with the Human Resources officer (Chevy Chase), and it quickly turns ugly.
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Pong
Summary: Al Franken talks about a rough hockey outing during a game of Pong with Tom Davis.
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Black Takeover
Summary: Paranoid that the blacks are taking over, a suburban dad (Dan Aykroyd) fails to realize his family’s transformation at the dinner table.
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Weekend Update with Chevy Chase
Summary: Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) gives an editorial response against “busting” schoolchildren. Garrett Morris again repeats the top story for the hard-of-hearing.
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Spud Beer
Summary: The perfect brew following your electroshock therapy.
Note: Repeat from 11/22/75.
Police Line Up II
Summary: A rigged police line-up that includes a nun (Jane Curtin), a duck, and an icebox points to a black man (Richard Pryor) as the definite offender.
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Suicide Pill
Summary: While being told about its destructive power, a Major (Richard Pryor) accidentally swallows the suicide pill.
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The Muppets
Summary: Ploobis & Scred visit The Mighty Favog while drunk.
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Police Line Up III
Summary: A rigged police line-up that includes a line of policemen points to a black man (Richard Pryor) as the definite offender.
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Exorcist II
Summary: Father Merrin (Thalmus Rasulala) and Father Karras (Richard Pryor) don’t react favorably when possessed Regan (Laraine Newman) badmouths their mamas.
Bio: Thalmus Rasulala (1939-91) appeared in various blaxplotation films of the 70’s. Richard Pryor requested his appearance on SNL, as one of the conditions for getting him to host.
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Albert Brooks Film
Summary: Albert Brooks lays out his agenda from his sickbed.
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Kennedy Assassination
Summary: An audience member (Tom Schiller) is shot when he alleges his own Kennedy assassination conspiracy.
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Richard Pryor Stand-Up
Summary: Richard Pryor performs stand-up about a heroin addict being mentored by a wino.
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Shelley Pryor
Summary: Shelly Pryor tells a story about carousel horses.
Bio: Shelley Pryor was married to Richard Pryor between 1967-69.
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Gil Scott-Heron performs “A Lovely Day”
Lyrics
Goodnights
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