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  • Saturday Night Live Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (Season 1, Episode 24)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge (Season 1, Episode 24)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Kris Kristofferson, and the musical guest is Rita Coolidge. The skits for this episode are as follows: Kris Kristofferson sings "Help Me Make It Through The Night" after Chevy Chase falls out of bed, where he ...See moreThe host for the episode is Kris Kristofferson, and the musical guest is Rita Coolidge. The skits for this episode are as follows: Kris Kristofferson sings "Help Me Make It Through The Night" after Chevy Chase falls out of bed, where he was with musical guest Rita Coolidge. After Kris' monologue, secretary Sherry Norwalk talks about how she got a job at SNL helping the writers come up with ideas by having sex with them. The Samurai general practitioner treats one of his patients. Jesse Owens presents a set of commemorative medals honoring white athletes. A clip from a new TV show called Police State is shown, about two cops in Los Angeles who respond to every call by killing anyone they encounter and then talking about where to go eat. Kris Kristofferson talks about how viewers can overcome the handicap of a good education to become successful country music stars. Kris gets reunited with the original Bobby McGee, only to find that she's now become a straight-laced suburban housewife married to a jealous handbag salesman. A woman gets set up for a blind date, only to discover that the date is her gynecologist. Two tramps wait around for a mysterious philosopher named Pardo. Kris Kristofferson performs "I've Got a Life of My Own", Rita Coolidge performs " Hula Hoop", and together they perform "Eddie the Eunuch". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Head writer
Michael O'Donoghue (writing supervisor)
Director
Writers
Herbert Sargent (written by) (as Herb Sargent) | Chevy Chase (writing supervisor) | Anne Beatts | Tom Davis & 7 more
Producer
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jul 31, 1976

Release date
Jul 31, 1976 (United States)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Kris Kristofferson
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Rita Coolidge
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Jimmy Carter / Various Jimmy Carter / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Samurai Futaba / Larry Farber / Various Samurai Futaba / Larry Farber / Various   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Betty Ford / Various Betty Ford / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Jesse Owens / Andrew Young / Various Jesse Owens / Andrew Young / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Sherry / Various Sherry / Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Bobbi Farber / Various Bobbi Farber / Various   See fewer
Michael O'Donoghue
Jeremy Musk (voice) (uncredited) Jeremy Musk (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer / Ford Aide (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer / Ford Aide (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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