SNL Transcripts: Gary Busey: 03/10/79 ]]> Saturday Night Live Transcripts Season 4: Episode 14 ]]>
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March 10th, 1979 Gary Busey Eubie Blake Gregory Hines None Rick Danko Paul Butterfield Rosie Shuster Jim Downey Alan Zweibel Brian Doyle-Murray Al Franken Tom Davis Paul Shaffer BackstageSummary: John Belushi expresses his sore feelings about Gary Busey receiving an Oscar nomination for “The Buddy Holly Story”.
Montage
Gary Busey’s MonologueSummary: Gary Busey uses his body as a set of drums.
The Carters In IsraelSummary: Lillian Carter (Gilda Radner) forces President Jimmy Carter (Dan Aykroyd) to bring his beer-guzzling brother Billy (Gary Busey) with him on a trip to Israel. Recurring Characters: President Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Carter, Lillian Carter. Transcript
Eubie Blake & Gregory Hines perform “Low Down Blues”, “I’m Just Simply Full Of Jazz”, & “I’m Just Wild About Harry”
Women’s ProblemsSummary: A panel of chauvinist men give their biased opinions of women. Transcript
Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Bill MurraySummary: Bill Murray interviews Mr. Ed’s grief-stricken widow, who is unable to keep herself still in the outer halls of Studio 8H. Transcript
Unsung Heroes Of Rock ‘N RollSummary: While performing at a sock hop, rock ‘n rollers Sonny Dacey (Gary Busey) and the Firecrackers try to liven things up despite opposition from the uptight principal (Dan Aykroyd) and clueless school teacher (Jane Curtin).
Schiller’s ReelSummary: In “Perchance to Dream”, Honker (Bill Murray) dreams of performing Shakespeare. Recurring Characters: Honker.
Slop JockeySummary: A slop jockey (Gary Busey) comes to southern family’s home to jump in their cesspool.
Gary Busey, with Rick Danko & Paul Butterfield, performs “Stay All Night”
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