SNL: SEASON ONE SUMMARY

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Favorites:

FAVORITE SKETCHES:

  1. One Flew Over the Hornet's Nest (S01E18)

  2. Group Auditions to be the Crowd (S01E21)

  3. Samurai Delicatesen (S01E10)

  4. The Introduction of Mr. Bill (S01E15)

  5. Hearing Test/Robbery/Shootout Sketch (S01E20)

  6. Gonna Get Me a Shotgun and Kill All the Whities I See (S01E11)

  7. Exorcist II (S01E07)

  8. Belushi Beethoven (S01E06)

  9. LAND SHARK!!! (S01E04)

  10. Emily Litella is outraged about the call to fire the handicapped when the actual story was about hiring the handicapped. (S01E08)

  11. Charlie Kaufman-esque short film featuring Louise Lasser (S01E23)

  12. Misconception sketch Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth (S01E17)

  13. The Singing Psychoanalyst sketch (S01E16)

  14. Desi Arnaz Reading Jabberwocky (S01E14)

  15. Barbara Walters Interviews Marlene Dietrich Speech Impetiment Off (S01E19)

  16. Bee vs. W.A.S.P.s Wrestling Match Ends with Cow Being Dropped to End the Bit (S01E13)

  17. Garrett Morris and Chevy Chase - "OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT" (S01E03)

  18. Shirley Temple in Ghana Sketch (S01E22)

  19. The Killer Bees (S01E09)

  20. K-Put Price-Is-Rite Stamp Gun (S01E05)

  21. John Belushi is taught English by learning bizarre phrases about badgers and wolverines. (S01E01)

  22. Paul Simon challenged to 1 on 1 basketball by NBA player Connie Hawk. (S01E02)

  23. Waiting for Pardo (S01E14)

  24. Dick Cavett as a pimp improvises a line acknowledging the crowd just isn't laughing. (S01E12)

FAVORITE HOSTS:

  1. Madeline Kahn (S01E19)

  2. Buck Henry (S01E21)

  3. Richard Pryor (S01E07)

  4. Lily Tomlin (S01E06)

  5. George Carlin (S01E01)

  6. Buck Henry (S01E10)

  7. Anthony Perkins (S01E16)

  8. Desi Arnaz (S01E14)

  9. Candice Bergen (S01E04)

  10. Louise Lasser (S01E23)

  11. Robert Klein (S01E05)

  12. Candice Bergen (S01E08)

  13. Rob Reiner (S01E03)

  14. Paul Simone (S01E02)

  15. Elliot Gould (S01E09)

  16. Elliot Gould (S01E22)

  17. Dick Cavett (S01E12)

  18. Peter Boyle (S01E13)

  19. Peter Cook & Dudley Moore (S01E11)

  20. Jill Clayburgh (S01E15)

  21. Ron Nessen (S01E17)

  22. Raquel Welch (S01E18)

  23. Dyan Cannon (S01E20)

  24. Kris Kristofferson (S01E24)

FAVORITE MUSICAL GUESTS:

  1. Howard Shore and His Band of All Monsters featuring Madeline Kahn - I Feel Pretty (S01E19)

  2. Leon Redbone - Big Time Woman (S01E15)

  3. John Belushi as Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends (S01E03)

  4. Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (S01E02)

  5. Carly Simon - You're So Vain (S01E19)

  6. Desi Arnaz - Cuban Pete (S01E14)

  7. Phoebe Snow - All Over (S01E18)

  8. The Patti Smith Group - Gloria (S01E17)

  9. Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (S01E10)

  10. Lily Tomlin and Scred - I've Got You Babe (S01E06)

  11. Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer (S01E02)

  12. Janis Ian - 17 (S01E01)

  13. Leon Redbone - Walking Stick (S01E22)

  14. ABBA - S.O.S (S01E05)

  15. Billy Preston - Nothing From Nothing (S01E01)

  16. Gil Scott-Heron - Johannesburg (S01E07)

  17. Kris Kristofferson - Help Me Make it Through the Night (S01E24)

  18. Raquel Welch featuring Belushi Cocker - Don't You Remember You Told Me You Love Me Baby (S01E18)

  19. Robert Klein - I Can't Stop My Leg. (S01E05)

  20. Randy Newman - Sail Away (S01E02)

  21. Esther Phillips - What a Difference a Day Makes (S01E04)

  22. Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band featuring Lily Tomlin - St. James Infirmary (S0106)

  23. Martha Reeves - Higher and Higher (S01E08)

  24. The Singing Idlers featuring Jill Clayburgh - Sea Cruise (S01E15)

  25. Jimmy Cliff - Wahjaka Man (S01E12)

  26. Al Jarreau - We Got By (S01E13)

  27. Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (S01E11)

  28. Anne Murray - Long Distance Call

  29. Phoebe Snow - No Regret (S01E02)

  30. Gordon Lightfoot - Spanish Moss (S01E21)

  31. Loudon Wainwright III - Bicentennial Certainty (S01E05)

  32. Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Panama (S01E23)

  33. Toni Basil - Wham (S01E10)

  34. Betty Carter - Music Maestro, Please (S01E16)

  35. Rita Cook - Hoola Hoop. (S01E24)

  36. Leon and Mary Russell - Daylight (S01E20)

  37. Harlan Collins and Joyce Everson - Heaven Only Knows. (S01E22)

FAVORITE EPISODE SEASON 1:

  1. Episode 6

  2. Episode 7

  3. Episode 19

  4. Episode 21

  5. Episode 4

  6. Episode 1

  7. Episode 16

  8. Episode 15

  9. Episode 10

  10. Episode 9

  11. Episode 8

  12. Episode 3

  13. Episode 5

  14. Episode 14

  15. Episode 23

  16. Episode 12

  17. Episode 11

  18. Episode 13

  19. Episode 17

  20. Episode 22

  21. Episode 2

  22. Episode 18

  23. Episode 20

  24. Episode 24

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