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  • Saturday Night Live Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman (Season 2, Episode 5)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman (Season 2, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Steve Martin, and the musical guest is Kinky Friedman. The skits for this episode are as follows: The coach of the Yankees consoles his team after losing the World Series, and one of the players gives him their ...See moreThe host for the episode is Steve Martin, and the musical guest is Kinky Friedman. The skits for this episode are as follows: The coach of the Yankees consoles his team after losing the World Series, and one of the players gives him their final decision. Chevy Chase attempts to make an endorsement for milk, but keeps adding in its less pleasant effects. An episode of Jeopardy from 1999 gives a look at some social changes in the future. During the Weekend Update, Chevy comments on Jimmy Carter's cross-dressing, the latest election poll results, a mafia funeral in a pizza oven, and a gorilla crashing an airplane. An ad features a new combination watch and German Shepherd. Several counter-culture acts perform in a late-50's beatnik café. Jane Curtain interviews the author of a book analyzing the connection between sexual activity and sports performance. Mary Tyler Moore gets murdered by Ted before their newscast as a prank. A new diet plan works by stranding dieters out in the wilderness with an Eskimo who steals their food. Kinky Friedman performs "Dear Abbie". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Updated Oct 23, 1976

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Oct 23, 1976 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Steve Martin
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Kinky Friedman
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Various / Murray Slaughter Various / Murray Slaughter   See fewer
John Belushi
Various / Lou Grant Various / Lou Grant   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Various / Sue Ann Nivens Various / Sue Ann Nivens   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Various Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Various / Mary Richards Various / Mary Richards   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Various / Rhoda Morgenstern Various / Rhoda Morgenstern   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Joe Dicso
Director (uncredited) Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Wanderer (uncredited) Wanderer (uncredited)   See fewer
Marilyn Suzanne Miller
Copywriter (uncredited) Copywriter (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael O'Donoghue
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Musician at Plato's Cave (uncredited) Musician at Plato's Cave (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Shore
Musician at Plato's Cave (uncredited) Musician at Plato's Cave (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Weis
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
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