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  • Saturday Night Live Buck Henry/Sun Ra (Season 3, Episode 20)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Buck Henry/Sun Ra (Season 3, Episode 20)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Buck Henry (his sixth appearance), and the musical guest is Sun Ra. The skits for this episode are as follows: Richard Nixon asks viewers to please buy his book so they can kick it as much as they'd like to kick...See moreThe host for the episode is Buck Henry (his sixth appearance), and the musical guest is Sun Ra. The skits for this episode are as follows: Richard Nixon asks viewers to please buy his book so they can kick it as much as they'd like to kick him. Todd DiLaBounta takes Lisa Loopner to the prom, along with his father and Mrs. Loopner. The Samurai TV repairman attempts to fix a customer's television by slicing it with his sword. During the Weekend Update, Jane Curtain and Dan Aykroyd start their debate by first debating over who gets to represent which side. At the Olympia grill, Pete decides to get a guard dog, and promptly fires a very confused Nico to make room. Mr. Mike sings a song about baby ghouls. A stunt puppy fills in for the star dog when a movie scene calls for it to be beaten up. Leonard Plinth-Garnell reviews bad conceptual art. Tom Davis reveals that he and Al Franken are actually gay lovers. Sun Ra performs "Space Is The Place" and "Space-Lonliness". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Head writer
Michael O'Donoghue (written by)
Director
Writers
Dan Aykroyd (written by) | Anne Beatts (written by) | James Downey (written by) | Brian Doyle-Murray (written by) & 10 more
Producer
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 20, 1978

Release date
May 20, 1978 (United States)

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Cast

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Buck Henry
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Sun Ra
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Michael O'Donoghue
Mr. Mike (as Mr. Mike) Mr. Mike (as Mr. Mike)   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
Various Various   See fewer
Bill Murray
Various Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Various Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Various Various   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Brian Doyle-Murray
Ron Quinn (uncredited) Ron Quinn (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Laurance
Sodomite (uncredited) Sodomite (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Murphy
Sodomite (uncredited) Sodomite (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Novello
Mike (uncredited) Mike (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
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