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  • Saturday Night Live Lily Tomlin (Season 1, Episode 6)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 64 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Lily Tomlin (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 64 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Lily Tomlin, but there is no musical guest. The skits for this episode are as follows: President Ford attempts to speak to the American people while also answering the phones, and manages to hit his head and ...See moreThe host for the episode is Lily Tomlin, but there is no musical guest. The skits for this episode are as follows: President Ford attempts to speak to the American people while also answering the phones, and manages to hit his head and tumble over his desk. Beethoven, struggling to come up with a new symphony, creates "Tie a Yellow Ribbon," "My Girl" and "What'd I say?". The Land shark continues to prey on unsuspecting apartment dwellers, but just before the shark hunters can catch it, they are told to cut the skit short. A bellboy at the Atlanta Hotel is shocked to find a white woman and a black man staying together. Young Edith Ann talks about going ice skating with her dog. A commercial introduces Spud Beer for people whose electroshock therapy has rendered them senseless. Women starting work on a construction site take lessons in how to harass passing men. Patty Hearst receives a letter from one of her sorority sisters. A girl at a high school dance gossips with an unseen friend about their classmates. During the Weekend Update, Chevy Chase reports on CIA assassination attempts, Ronald Reagan's potential bid for the presidency, Franco's death, Eldridge Cleaver's return to America, and a new Peanuts character. Lily Tomlin performs "St. James Infirmary," "I Got You Babe" and "Bee Scat". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Director
Writers
Anne Beatts (written by) | Chevy Chase (written by) | Al Franken (written by) | Tom Davis (written by) & 7 more
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 22, 1975

Release date
Nov 22, 1975 (United States)

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Cast

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39 cast members
Name Known for
Lily Tomlin
Self - Host / Sue Brady / Edith Ann / Susie / Various Self - Host / Sue Brady / Edith Ann / Susie / Various   See fewer
Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band
Themselves - Musical Performance Themselves - Musical Performance   See fewer
The Muppets
Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets)   See fewer
Albert Brooks
Interviewer (segment "The Impossible Truth") Interviewer (segment "The Impossible Truth")   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Sheriff Brady / Various Sheriff Brady / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Ludwig von Beethoven / Matt Cooper / Various Ludwig von Beethoven / Matt Cooper / Various   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Gerald Ford / Land Shark / Bellhop / Weekend Update Anchor / Various Gerald Ford / Land Shark / Bellhop / Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Patricia / Ms. Gibson / Various Patricia / Ms. Gibson / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Boyfriend / Orderly / News for the Hard of Hearing Boyfriend / Orderly / News for the Hard of Hearing   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Frida / Land Shark Victim / Susie's Roommate / Various Frida / Land Shark Victim / Susie's Roommate / Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Mrs. Beethoven / Land Shark Victim / Various Mrs. Beethoven / Land Shark Victim / Various   See fewer
Anne Beatts
Ellen Sherman (segment "Speed") (uncredited) Ellen Sherman (segment "Speed") (uncredited)   See fewer
Jacqueline Carlin
Nurse (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited) Nurse (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited)   See fewer
George Coe
Announcer (segment "Triopenin") (uncredited) Announcer (segment "Triopenin") (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Cranshaw
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Patient (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited) Patient (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited)   See fewer
Audrey Peart Dickman
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Clifford Einstein
Patron (segment "The Impossible Truth") (uncredited) Patron (segment "The Impossible Truth") (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Guest (uncredited) Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Cheryl Hardwick
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Henson
King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Hunt
King Ploobis's Right Hand (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis's Right Hand (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Johnson
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Jones
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Orderly (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited) Orderly (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Malone
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Lou Marini
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Nelson
Scred (voice) (uncredited) Scred (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Pardo
Radio Anchorman / Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Radio Anchorman / Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Steven Prince
Patient (uncredited) Patient (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Rubin
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Dahaud Elias Shaar
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Shore
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosie Shuster
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Mauricio Smith
Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Tweedy
Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Shock Therapy Patient (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited) Shock Therapy Patient (segment "Spud Beer") (uncredited)   See fewer
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