Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 5: Episode 12
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February 23rd, 1980
Kirk Douglas
Sam & Dave
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Lorne Michaels
Peter Aykroyd
Mitchell Laurance
Tom Schiller
Alan Zweibel
Paul Shaffer Kirk’s Dressing Room

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Montage
Kirk Douglas’ Monologue
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What If?Summary: Spartacus (Kirk Douglas).
The Micro-DentistsSummary: Micro-dentists team (Kirk Douglas, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman) shrink their size so they can fix Anwar Sadat’s (Garrett Morris) teeth and battle Taste Buds.
Recurring Characters: Anwar Sadat.
Sam & Dave performs “You Don’t Know Like I Know”
Weekend Update with Jane Curtin & Bill MurraySummary: Ronald Reagan (Harry Shearer) demonstrates some off-color jokes in his new commercial. Al Franken wants to reinstate the draft so he won’t have to go to war.
Recurring Characters: Ronald Reagan.
Nick Collins
Recurring Characters: Nick the Lounge Singer.
Prime Time Saturday
Recurring Characters: Tom Snyder.
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Kirk’s Greatest Kirks
Schiller’s ReelSummary: In “Mask of Fear”, a tense breaking-and-entering episode turns into an afternoon of skiing.
Sam & Dave perform “Soul Man”
Sardi’sSummary: Sardi’s bathroom attendant (Gilda Radner) asks Kirk Douglas for his autograph.
Goodnights


