Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 7: Episode 5]]>
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November 7th, 1981
Lauren Hutton
Rick James & The Stone City Band
William Burroughs
Joe Dicso
Andy Murphy
Rosie Shuster
Marilyn Suzanne Miller Exxico
Summary: Their message is simple: “Stay out of our way or we’ll kill you.”
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Here’s CosSummary: Bill Cosby’s (Eddie Murphy) new album features his most popular and inane routines as performed on “The Tonight Show”.
Recurring Characters: Bill Cosby.
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Lauren’s Dressing RoomSummary: Eddie Murphy is sure he has a shot with Lauren Hutton when she calls him to her dressing room to help her feel relaxed, but the vision of Joe Piscopo dissuades his efforts.
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Hail to the ChiefSummary: Ed Meese (Tony Rosato) leads President Ronald Reagan (Joe Piscopo) to believe he’s playing the part of the President of the United States in a new movie.
Recurring Characters: President Ronald Reagan, Ed Meese.
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TransEastern AirlinesSummary: TransEastern Airlines employees happily proclaim that they treat their passengers like dirt.
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Whisper Bubble BathSummary: Lauren Hutton touts the sensual bodybath that she soaks both herself and her dishes in.
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Rick James & The Stone City Band performs “Give It To Me Baby”
Cheap LaffsSummary: Tony Rosato presents a sketch idea whose laughs were too cheap to be taken seriously — as Lauren Hutton promotes Macho Wipes, the abrasive toilet paper for the real men in her life.
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SNL Newsbreak with Brian Doyle-MurraySummary: Brian Doyle-Murray notes during his interview with Princess Di (Christine Ebersole) that she’s a lot farther along in her pregnancy than she claims. Ted Koppel (Joe Piscopo) attempts to bridge the gap between Menachim Begin (Tim Kazurinsky) and Yasser Arafat (Tony Rosato). Eddie Murphy comments on his new 10th-story apartment, and his experiments in testing which animals land on their feet when dropped from that height.
Recurring Characters: Princess Di, Ted Koppel, Menachim Begin, Yasser Arafat.
Harlequin RomancesSummary: Harlequin Romance spokeswoman (Mary Gross) reads a selection from “Forbidden Jungle of Passion”, a steamy tale of a man (Joe Piscopo) who disguises himself as a woman so he join a safari expedition led by the hard, rugged, and tryrannical Denise Dunn Davis (Lauren Hutton).
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Reach OutRecurring Characters: Brooke Shields.
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Velvet Jones School of TechnologyRecurring Characters: Velvet Jones.
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Big Baser
William BurroughsSummary: William Burroughs reads passages from his novel, “Naked Lunch”.
Push Button To Explode BuildingSummary: A man (Tom Davis) accidentally demolishes a building when he hits the wrong button at the crosswalk.
Note: Repeat from 81b.
Bitter PeopleSummary: Comedian Pat Cooper (Joe Piscopo) resents that he doesn’t get to open for big-name musical acts in Las Vegas.
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Rick James & The Stone City Band performs “Super Freak”
“Art is Ficial”Summary: A look at the life of literary dog Maurice Blaget.
GoodnightsTranscript