Air Date: Host: Musical Guest: Special Guests: Cameos: Bit Players:
October 15th, 1977 Hugh Hefner Libby Titus Andy Kaufman None Tom Davis Mitchell Laurance Tom Schiller Anne Beatts Andy Murphy Neil Levy Rosie Shuster Paul Shaffer Playboy’s Party JokesSummary: A Playboy bunny (Laraine Newman) reads the jokes from an oversized page of Playboy magazine. Transcript
Montage
Hugh Hefner’s MonologueSummary: Hugh Hefner sings “Thank Heaven for Little Girls”, as a scroll reveals the true intent of his performance. Transcript
Angora BouquetSummary: The soap so pure that it can wash a housewife’s (Jane Curtin) mind. Transcript
Planet Of The Men Vs. Planet Of The WomenSummary: In outer space, Captain Macho (Hugh Hefner) leads his crew in an attack on Captain Estrogena (Jane Curtin) and her crew. Transcript
Libby Titus performs “Fool That I Am”
The Anyone Can Host” ContestSummary: Garrett Morris updates viewers on the contest’s progress thus far. Transcript
The X-PoliceSummary: “Magnum Force”-style X-Police officers (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) break into the home of a pair of pot-smokers (John Belushi, Jane Curtin) and kill them for violating the law. Recurring Characters: X-Police. Transcript
Circular Bed Sex ResearchSummary: A co-ed’s (Jane Curtin) circular bed research with Hugh Hefner is interrupted by a query from President Jimmy Carter (Dan Aykroyd). Recurring Characters: President Jimmy Carter. Transcript
Listening To Great MusicSummary: John Belushi goes berserk while listening to “Ride Of The Valkyries”. Transcript
Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Dan Aykroydummary: An NBC tour group is led through the “Weekend Update” set. Nadia Comaneci (Gilda Radner) insists that spectators come watch her perform gymnastics while she’s still young and cute. NBC’s Dancing “N” dances delivers a news bulletin. Recurring Characters: Nadia Comaneci. Transcript
Sex In CinemaRecurring Characters: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn. Transcript
3 R’sRecurring Characters: Colleen Fernman.
The Story Of H
The Playboy PhilosophySummary: In ancient Greek, Hugh Hefner outlines his philosophy to Socrates (John Belushi) and Plato (Garrett Morris). Transcript
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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