Saturday Night Live: Season 4

Saturday Night Live: Season 4

Universal (1978)
Comedy
USA / English / Color / 1353 min
8.1
Cast View More ↓
Molly Shannon
John Belushi
Dan Aykroyd
David Spade
Jimmy Fallon
Darrell Hammond
Fred Armisen
Chris Parnell
Kevin Nealon
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Damon Wayans
Horatio Sanz
Anthony Michael Hall
Victoria Jackson
Bill Murray
Amy Poehler
Kenan Thompson
Rachel Dratch
Tina Fey
Don Pardo
Will Forte
Rob Riggle
Finesse Mitchell
Jane Curtain
Gilda Radner
Buck Henry
Garrett Morris
Lorraine Newman
Chevy Chase
Steve Martin
Molly Shannon
Crew
Director Dave Wilson
Plot
A weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show broadcast live from Studio 8H at the GE Building in New York's Rockefeller Center. The show is one of the longest-running network programs in American television history and has launched careers for many major American comedy stars of the last thirty years.
Episodes
1
The Rolling Stones
90 min 1978-10-07
Live from New York, it's Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Garrett Morris and the National Broadcasting Orchestra," "Mayor Koch Honors John Belushi," the commercial parody "Autoscent," Tomorrow, "Nerds Meet the Norge Refrigerator Repairman," "Olympia Restaurant #4," Tom Schiller's Sushi By the Pool, "Paul McCartney and John Lennon Reunion," "Danger Probe."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: The Rolling Stones
2
Fred Willard/Devo
90 min 1978-10-14
Sketches include--"Honker in the Audience", "Two Guys Who Are Lawyers", "Aging Stuntman Cliff Preston", "One-Night-Stand vs. Phone Talk", "Mr. Bill Goes To N.Y.", "Bobbi Farber", "Crossroads", "Scotch Boutique", "Booji Boy"
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Fred Willard
3
Frank Zappa
90 min 1978-10-21
Sketches include "Fred Silverman," "Coneheads," "Domestic Prison," "Night on Freak Mountain," "Woman to Woman," "The Al Franken and Tom Davis Show," "Mr. Bill"
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Frank Zappa
4
Steve Martin/Van Morrison
90 min 1978-11-04
Live from New York, it's...President Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "A Message From the President of the United States," "Where's the Cracker, Steve?" "Elvis Presley's Coat, "What If?, "Theodoric of York, Medieval Judge," "Festrunk Brothers at a Fox Bar," "The Nerds at the Hospital, "Looks At Books", and "Annoying Waiter."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Steve Martin
5
Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead
90 min 1978-11-11
Sketches include--"Concession Speech,", "Rovco Chinch Canch" commercial parody, "Samurai Optometrist," "Uncle Roy #1," "The Death Of Rasputin," "Nick Sands, the Lounge Singer," More Flu To Worry About, and "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Buck Henry
6
Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers
90 min 1978-11-18
Live from New York, it's....Garrett Morris! The Blues Brothers open the show by performing Soul Man. Carrie comes out dressed as Princess Leia for her monologue, telling a joke that only the voice of Obi Won (Dan Aykroyd) likes. This leads into Beach Blanket Bimbo from Outer Space, "The Loud Family," Mercy Killers, the Blues Brothers' performance of Almost and B-Movie Boxcar Blues, "Mr. Bill's Fishing Trip," Tomorrow, "Bad Red Chinese Ballet," and the Schiller film Arrividerci Roman.
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Carrie Fisher
7
Walter Matthau/Garrett Morris
90 min 1978-12-02
Sketches include--"Fred Silverman", "Super Epoxy-Dent", "The Bad News Bees", "Olympia Cafe", "Daughter's Old Room", "Nixon's Conspirator, "Woman to Woman", "Government Surplus Store", "Network Battle of the T's & A's", "Mr. Bill Is Late"
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Walter Matthau
8
Eric Idle/Kate Bush
90 min 1978-12-09
Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Julia Child," "Madrigal," "The Woman He Loved," "What Do You?", "Candy Slice," "Consumer Probe," "Singing Dog Agent," and "Cochise at Oxford".
Director: Dave Wilson
9
Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger
90 min 1978-12-16
Sketches include "White House Lawn Special Event," "Rovco All-Flammable Christmas Tree," "The Widettes," "Mommie Dearest," "Scotch and Spirits," "Bob and Ray," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," and "Honker Works the Christmas Lot".
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Elliott Gould
10
Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers
90 min 1979-01-27
Sketches include "State of the Union Address: Preparation I," "Palin's Socks Monologue," "Mr. Brighton Returns to the Nerds," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part One," "What If Superman Grew Up in Germany?" and "Name the Bats." Weekend Update features "Chico Escuela's Super Bowl Recap" and "Father Guido Sarducci's Bill for The Last Brunch."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Michael Palin
11
Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads
90 min 1979-02-10
Sketches include "Cicely Confronts Garrett Monologue," "Nick Rails, the Train Lounge Singer," and "The Widettes."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Cicely Tyson
12
Rick Nelson/Judy Collins
90 min 1979-02-17
Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Morning Show," "The Twilight Zone," "Helium," "¿Quien Es Mas Macho?," and "Rock Against Yeast '79." Judy Collins performed "Hard Times for Lovers."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Rick Nelson
13
Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton
90 min 1979-02-24
Sketches include "Charlie's Angels," "Nerds," "Fred Silverman," "Child Psychiatrist," "Andy Kaufman," "Kate Jackson and Fred Silverman," "Bad Cabaret For Children," "Coneheads"
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Kate Jackson
14
Gary Busey/Gary Busey with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Eubie Blake
90 min 1979-03-10
Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include: "Breaking the Ice with Belushi" "Billy Carter" "Women's Problems" "The Unsung Heroes of Rock n Roll" "The Slopjockey" "Bill Murray Talks With Mrs. Ed." Gregory Hines joins Eubie Blake in singing Low-down Blues, I'm Just Simply Full Of Jazz and I'm Just Wild About Harry. Busey and Paul Butterfield perform Stay All Night.
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Gary Busey
15
Margot Kidder/The Chieftains
90 min 1979-03-17
Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Radio Live at Doyle's Tavern," "The Navy," "Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," "Superhero Party," The Franken and Davis Show, "Men's Problems," and The Mr. Bill Show. The Chieftains perform If I Had Maggie In The Woods and Morning Dew.
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Margot Kidder
16
Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones
90 min 1979-04-07
Sketches include "The Pepsi Syndrome," "The Nerds In Love," and "Scottish Restaurant." Jones performs his hit "Chuck E's In Love."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Richard Benjamin
17
Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman
90 min 1979-04-14
Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "On The Spot," and "Milton's Writers." Ornette Coleman played "Times Square."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Milton Berle
18
Michael Palin/James Taylor
90 min 1979-05-12
Sketches include "Mother's Day Monologue," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part Two: I Am Nailed to the Hull," and "Black-Market Gasoline." Weekend Update includes "Margaret Thathcer Interview."
Guest starring: Michael Palin
19
Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow
90 min 1979-05-19
Live from New York, it's... Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Nick Wings, the Airport VIP Lounge Singer," and "Idi Amin Holes Out."
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Maureen Stapleton
20
Buck Henry/Bette Midler
90 min 1979-05-26
Sketches include "Mr. Bill at SNL," "Disco Roller Fishing Park," "Samurai Bakery," "Uncle Roy," "Watergate Was a Joke," and "Olympia Cafe." Bette Midler performs a medley of standards.
Director: Dave Wilson
Guest starring: Buck Henry
Editions
Barcode Format Region Release Edition
025195017343 1 2008-12-02