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  • Saturday Night Live Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder (Season 2, Episode 7)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder (Season 2, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Dick Cavett (his second appearance), and the musical guest is Ry Cooder. The skits for this episode are as follows: The Chroma-Trak girl gets her colors mixed up during broadcast. Dick Cavett fields questions ...See moreThe host for the episode is Dick Cavett (his second appearance), and the musical guest is Ry Cooder. The skits for this episode are as follows: The Chroma-Trak girl gets her colors mixed up during broadcast. Dick Cavett fields questions from the audience during his opening monologue. John Dean looks back on Nixon trying to frame him for Watergate. During the Weekend Update, Laraine Newman reports on the death and cremation of Smokey the Bear. A marine walks down the street, looking to pick up a few good men. A psychiatrist makes house calls. The Bees talk about how they were able to overcome discrimination. Mr. Mike tells a bedtime story about a blind chicken. A pair of scientists look into the question of why some words are funnier than others. Ry Cooder performs "Tattler" and "He'll Have To Go". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Updated Nov 13, 1976

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Nov 13, 1976 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Dick Cavett
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Ry Cooder
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Richard Nixon / Various Richard Nixon / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Various / Henry Kissinger Various / Henry Kissinger   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Weekend Update Anchor / Maureen Dean / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Maureen Dean / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Various Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Various Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Rose Mary Woods / Various Rose Mary Woods / Various   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Chevy Chase
Dr. Robert Liedman (uncredited) Dr. Robert Liedman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Dr. Thomas James Davis (uncredited) Dr. Thomas James Davis (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Dicso
Passerby (uncredited) Passerby (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited) Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited)   See fewer
Flaco Jiménez
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Neil (uncredited) Neil (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael O'Donoghue
Mr. Mike (uncredited) Mr. Mike (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
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