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  • Saturday Night Live Desi Arnaz/Desi Arnaz, Jr. (Season 1, Episode 14)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Desi Arnaz/Desi Arnaz, Jr. (Season 1, Episode 14)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Desi Arnaz, and the musical guest is Desi Arnaz, Jr. The skits for this episode are as follows: President Ford receives a word-association test from his psychiatrist that ends with him falling over. Desi Arnaz ...See moreThe host for the episode is Desi Arnaz, and the musical guest is Desi Arnaz, Jr. The skits for this episode are as follows: President Ford receives a word-association test from his psychiatrist that ends with him falling over. Desi Arnaz gives his opening monologue, in which he thanks the cast for the special cigars they gave him. Prisoner Ruben Carter talks about how he gets recognized in prison now because of his National Express card. A man receives consoling from his friends when his 40th birthday doesn't go as he had hoped. Vampire Luciana Vermicelli shares her beauty tips. Desi Arnaz recites Jabberwocky in a very heavy Cuban accent. Desi and his son share some of the initial failed ideas that were proposed before "I Love Lucy" was picked up by the network. An extremely white man named Very White attempts to perform a love song in a soul club. A gangster's wife, named Lucy, gives her husband the wrong gun. Lucy shares some of her more extreme costume ideas with Ethel before sneaking into Ricky's club. A Cuban acupuncture doctor uses cigars on his patients instead of needles. Lucy talks about the new book that her husband has coming out. Jane Curtain shares an important moment in American lesbian history. Desi Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr. perform "Cuban Pete" and "Babalu". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Head writer
Michael O'Donoghue (writing supervisor)
Directors
Writers
Herbert Sargent (written by) (as Herb Sargent) | Chevy Chase (writing supervisor) | Anne Beatts | Tom Davis & 7 more
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 21, 1976

Release date
Feb 21, 1976 (United States)

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Cast

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Desi Arnaz
Self - Host / Musical Guest / Various Self - Host / Musical Guest / Various   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Eliot Ness / Various Eliot Ness / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Guest / Rico / Patient / Adolfo Guest / Rico / Patient / Adolfo   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Wife / Ethel / Self Wife / Ethel / Self   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Rubin Carter / Louis Armstrong / Various Rubin Carter / Louis Armstrong / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Luciana Vermicelli / patron / singer / Judy Luciana Vermicelli / patron / singer / Judy   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Various / Lucy Ricardo Various / Lucy Ricardo   See fewer
Desi Arnaz Jr.
Self / Ricky Ricardo / Youngblood Self / Ricky Ricardo / Youngblood   See fewer
Anne Beatts
Patron (uncredited) Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
George Coe
Walter Winchell (uncredited) Walter Winchell (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Cranshaw
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Lee / Patron (uncredited) Lee / Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Willy Day
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Cheryl Hardwick
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Johnson
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Jones
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Student / Patron (uncredited) Student / Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Malone
Self - Trombone (uncredited) Self - Trombone (uncredited)   See fewer
Lou Marini
Self - Saxophone (uncredited) Self - Saxophone (uncredited)   See fewer
Taylor Mead
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael O'Donoghue
Patron (uncredited) Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Rubin
Self - Trumpet (uncredited) Self - Trumpet (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Ricky Ricardo / Various (uncredited) Ricky Ricardo / Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Dahaud Elias Shaar
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Shore
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Mauricio Smith
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Weis
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Guest / sidekick (uncredited) Guest / sidekick (uncredited)   See fewer
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