Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 2: Episode 3
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Air Date:Host:Musical Guest:Special Guests:Cameos:Bit Players:
October 2nd, 1976
Eric Idle
Joe Cocker
Stuff
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Richard Belzer
Howard Shore
Lorne Michaels
Neil Innes
Neil Levy
Tom Davis
Tom Schiller
Alan Zweibel
Anne Beatts
Michael O’Donoghue
Paul Shaffer
The Real Chevy Chase
Summary: An impostor (Richard Belzer) attempts to replace a still-hospitalized Chevy Chase.
Bio: Richard Belzer (1944-). Comedian/writer/actor; once a member of the comedy group, Channel One; served as audience warm-up comedian during SNL’s first season; featured player on the National Lampoon Radio Hour, 1973-75; on television, has portrayed Det. John Munch on “Homicide: Life on the Street” (1993-99) and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999-).
Other Appearances: 77o, 79t.
Montage
Eric Idle’s Monologue
Summary: Jane Curtin interrupts Eric Idle’s screaming version of “Here Comes The Sun.”
Bio: Eric Idle (1943-). English comedian/actor; writer/performer on “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” (1969-74) and its subsequent film releases.
Also Hosted: 76t, 78h, 79b.
Cameos: 76b, 86f.
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Genetic Counselor
Summary: A genetics counselor (Eric Idle) offers an expecting couple (Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner) their choice of wild personality traits in their child.
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KLOG Radio
Summary: Disc jockey Kenneth Wardell (Dan Aykroyd) simultaneously hosts morning shows on AM/FM sister stations.
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Killer Bees
Summary: Eric Idle ruins a Killer Bees swine flu innoculation sketch by using his natural British dialect.
Recurring Characters: Bees.
Joe Cocker performs “You Are So Beautiful”
Bio: Joe Cocker (1944-). Singer; partnered with Chris Stainton in 1966 to form The Grease Band; as a solo artist, he frequently performed cover versions of Beatles hits; his intense stage movements were often lampooned by John Belushi.
Also Performed: 82l.
Baba Wawa’s Farewell
Summary: Before leaving NBC, Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) explains the reasoning for her departure.
Recurring Characters: Barbara Walters.
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Weekend Update with Jane Curtin
Summary: Amateur drawings recount the boxing match between Ken Norton and Mohammed Ali. Garrett Morris reports on a prank circumcision of Michelangelo’s David. A Johnny Carson clip shows Ed Ames (John Belushi) attacking the silhouette.
Epifix
Summary: A druggist (Dan Aykroyd) uses the injection to relieve his headache.
The Rutles
Summary: Lorne Michaels reports that a lying Eric Idle tricked him out of the money intended for The Beatles. He offers as a substitute video, a documentary of British pop group The Rutles.
Nazi Spies
Summary: A pair of spies (Eric Idle, Dan Aykroyd) discuss their plans to assassinate Hitler while hunched over a table in a Nazi hangout.
Joe Cocker & Joe Cocker (John Belushi) perform “Feelin’ Alright”
Recurring Characters: Joe Cocker.
Dragnet
Summary: Joe Friday (Dan Aykroyd) and his companion, Saturday Morning (Eric Idle), wear women’s clothing at the precinct, until John Belushi finally explains that British drag humor doesn’t work in America.
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Drag Racing Today
Summary: Still dressed in women’s clothing, Eric Idle and Dan Aykroyd race on foot.
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Stuff performs “Foots”
Bio: New-York based jazz funk band assembled for Joe Cocker’s 1975 album, “Jamaica Say You Will”; members: Gordon Edwards, Richard Tee, Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree, Steve Gadd, Chris Parker.
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
Summary: The voice of Jacques Cousteau (John Belushi) narrates a journey within the depths of what turns out to be a goldfish tank. From above, Eric Idle drops cheesecake, wine, coffee, and other items into the tank as demonstration that fish enjoy people food.
Ken Norton
Summary: Ken Norton (Garrett Morris) insists that he’s a better boxer than Mohammad Ali.
Cufflinks Of The Gods?
Summary: Erica Viedonagen (Laraine Newman) explores the possibility of an alien comic existence.
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Pong
Summary: While playing Pong, Al Franken and Tom Davis relay the answers to a tough Math problem.
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Goodnights
