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  • Saturday Night Live O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson (Season 3, Episode 12)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson (Season 3, Episode 12)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is O.J. Simpson, and musical guest is Ashford and Simpson. The skits for this episode are as follows: Gilda Radner opens the show by answering questions supposedly from the audience. O.J. Simpson gives his opening ...See moreThe host for the episode is O.J. Simpson, and musical guest is Ashford and Simpson. The skits for this episode are as follows: Gilda Radner opens the show by answering questions supposedly from the audience. O.J. Simpson gives his opening monologue dressed as a Conehead. Samurai Futaba goes to a disco. Babe Ruth promises a dying child that he'll hit a home run for him, and then fails to do so. A pitchman touts the advantages of a hair clipper made especially for Mohawks. Al Franken attempts to tell jokes despite suffering from a brain tumor. E. Buzz Miller presents several clips of animals having sex, and gets increasingly turned on by them. O.J. reprises his famous Hertz car rental ad. Ashford and Simpson perform "So, So Satisfied", and "Don't Cost You Nothing". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Updated Feb 25, 1978

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Feb 25, 1978 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
O.J. Simpson
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Ashford & Simpson
Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest   See fewer
Al Franken
Self (as Franken and Davis) Self (as Franken and Davis)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Self (as Franken and Davis) Self (as Franken and Davis)   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Various Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Hank Aaron / Sherman Helmsley / Anwar Sadat / Ahmad / Woobie / Leon Spinks Hank Aaron / Sherman Helmsley / Anwar Sadat / Ahmad / Woobie / Leon Spinks   See fewer
Bill Murray
Various Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Grandma / User / Debbie Boone / Lynn / Self / … See more Grandma / User / Debbie Boone / Lynn / Self / Daughter / Christy Christina / Teller / Sandy Duncan   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Various Various   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Anne Beatts
Grandma (uncredited) Grandma (uncredited)   See fewer
Yvonne Hudson
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Jones
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Jordan
Self - Drums (uncredited) Self - Drums (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Laurance
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Novello
Carmine (uncredited) Carmine (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
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