Saturday Night Live Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (Season 3, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Buck Henry/Leon Redbone (Season 3, Episode 6)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Buck Henry (his fifth appearance), and the musical guest is Leon Redbone (his third appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: Gilda and Garrett introduce the five finalists in the "Anyone Can Host"...See moreThe host for the episode is Buck Henry (his fifth appearance), and the musical guest is Leon Redbone (his third appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: Gilda and Garrett introduce the five finalists in the "Anyone Can Host" contest, including an 80-year-old grandmother from New Orleans and the governor of South Dakota. During his opening segment, Buck Henry greets and interviews the five finalists. John Belushi credits his success in the decathlon to eating little chocolate donuts. The samurai psychiatrist commits suicide after angering his patient. A stunt baby stands in for an abuse scene in place of the actor baby. A motel sanitizing team shows how they clean each room. During the Weekend Update, Jane Curtain and Dan Aykroyd report on the Egypt-Israel peace talks, Jimmy Hoffa, and new breakthroughs in genetics, while Laraine Newman interviews the five finalists and Baba Wawa talks about meeting Omar Sharif in Jerusalem. A group of Russians on a train go through a series of overlapping flashbacks. Mr. Mike hosts the Rickey Rat Club. Leon Redbone performs "Champagne Charlie" and "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Buck Henry Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Leon Redbone Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Elf (2003)
Al Franken Self (as Franken) Self (as Franken) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tom Davis Runner (as Davis) Runner (as Davis) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Dan Aykroyd Spokesperson / Weekend Update Anchor / Scumbo Spokesperson / Weekend Update Anchor / Scumbo See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Samurai Futaba / Waiter / Slezeball Samurai Futaba / Waiter / Slezeball See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jane Curtin Gwen / Weekend Update Anchor / Phlegma Gwen / Weekend Update Anchor / Phlegma See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Ben Ben See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Bill Murray Brian Welles / Willard Brian Welles / Willard See fewer	Lost in Translation (2003)
Laraine Newman Baby / Self / Sonya / Stinky Baby / Self / Sonya / Stinky See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Stagehand / Anya / Annette Funicello / Jackie Onassis Stagehand / Anya / Annette Funicello / Jackie Onassis See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Marv Albert Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Trainwreck (2015)
Deb Blair Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Connie Crawford Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist See fewer	Anybody In There (2018)
Richard Kneip Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Miskel Spillman Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist Self - Anyone Can Host Contest Finalist See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
James Downey Guest (uncredited) Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Neil Levy NBC page / Runner (uncredited) NBC page / Runner (uncredited) See fewer	I Want You (I) (1998)
Michael O'Donoghue Mr. Mike (uncredited) Mr. Mike (uncredited) See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
The Original Sloth Band Themselves (uncredited) Themselves (uncredited) See fewer	90 Minutes Live (1976)
Emily Prager Guest (uncredited) Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Tom Schiller Tommy / Guest (uncredited) Tommy / Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Rosie Shuster Guest (uncredited) Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)