Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 2: Mardi Gras Special
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Air Date:Host:Musical Guest:Special Guests:Cameos:Bit Players:
February 20th, 1977
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Buck Henry
Eric Idle
The New Leviathan Fox Trot Orchestra
Penny Marshall
The Meters
Cindy Williams
Henry Winkler
Roberts Batson
Mayor Moon Landrieau
Paul Shaffer
Michael O’Donoghue
President Carter at Mardi Gras
Summary: President Jimmy Carter (Dan Aykroyd) addresses the crowd from the tail end of the Andrew Jackson statue in Jackson Square.
Recurring Characters: President Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter.
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Montage
Randy Newman performs “Louisiana 1927”
Note: Randy Newman performs at the Theater of the Performing Arts, located in Armstrong Park at 801 North Rampart Street.
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The Bacchus Parade
Summary: Buck Henry and Jane Curtin comment on the crowd waiting for the Bacchus parade to arrive, then turn their attention to the “Let’s Hit Al Hirt (John Belushi) in the Mouth with a Brick” contest.
Note: The contest refers to an incident seven years earlier when Al Hirt was injured while riding in a Mardi Gras parade. It was believed that Hirt was hit in the mouth by a brick thrown from a parade reveler.
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Quarry
Summary: The all-rock cereal that’s chock full of minerals.
Note: Repeat from 76h.
The Wild Bees Motorcycle Club
Summary: In their desperate search to meet men at the Mardi Gras, Rhonda Weiss (Gilda Radner), Sherry (Laraine Newman) and Penny Marshall meet the rowdy members of The Wild Bees Motorcycle Club (Bill Murray, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd).
Recurring Characters: Rhonda Weiss, Sherry, Bees.
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Fats Domino As Sung By Garrett Morris
Summary: Garrett Morris’ version of Fats Domino’s songs all feature the same set of piano notes.
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Randy Newman performs “Marie”
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Cemeteries
Summary: In a film by Gary Weis, a a man who paints above-ground cemetery tombs for a living discusses his career.
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Tomorrow
Summary: Tom Snyder (Dan Aykroyd) interviews a bouncer named Honker (Bill Murray) and Pink Lady topless dancer, Velocity (Cindy Williams).
Recurring Characters: Tom Snyder, Honker.
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Baba Wawa at Large
Summary: Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) interviews this year’s King of Bacchus, Henry Winkler.
Recurring Characters: Barbara Walters.
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Mussolini Re-Creation
Summary: Ricky Mussolini (John Belushi) re-creates his grandfather’s 1940 visit to New Orleans.
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Crowd Reaction
Summary: Eric Idle reports on the crowd reaction to the Bacchus parade at an empty outdoor cafe.
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Gary Weis Down South
Summary: A film by Gary Weis displays a montage of Dixie signs throughout New Orleans.
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The New Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra performs “Rebecca Came Back From Mecca”
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Krewe of Apollo Ball
Summary: Penny Marshall reports on the proceedings at the Krewe of Apollo ball, which extensively features men in drag.
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Stella!
Summary: Stanley Kowalski (John Belushi) yells for “Stella!” outside what he believes to be his apartment.
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The Antler Dance
Summary: Mr. Mike (Michael o’Donoghue) performs the Antler Dance from atop a balcony, as Paul Shaffer sings the lyrics.
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Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Buck Henry!
Summary: Mayor Moon Landrieau presents Garrett Morris with the combination to the city. Laraine Newman interviews a man (John Belushi) who carries on a tradition of taping live mice to his eyebrows. Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) interviews a “liverboat” captain (Bill Murray).
Recurring Characters: Emily Litella.
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Randy Newman performs “Kingfish”
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Jean Lafitte
Summary: Jean Lafitte (Bill Murray) goes to great lengths to make the point that he is not a pirate.
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Krewe of Apollo Ball II
Summary: Penny Marshall and — finally — Cindy Williams reports on the coronation at the Krewe of Apollo ball.
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Randy Newman performs “Sail Away”
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Goodnights
Summary: With the realization that the broadcast is over and the Bacchus parade isn’t going to show, Randy Newman, Buck Henry and Jane Curtin say “Good night.”
Note: The Bacchus parade never showed at Buck and Jane’s location on time because a street reveler was run over by one of the floats near the beginning of the route. The parade eventually resumed, though it had to be rerouted to make up for lost time.
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Dress Rehearsal Cuts
The Meters perform “Hey Pocky A-Way” and “Mardi Gras Mambo”Note: The Meters were originally to close the broadcast while performing these local favorites, but ended up cut from the show entirely. They did get a chance to play on SNL a month later, though, by that time, keyboardist Art Neville had already left the group.
