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  • Saturday Night Live Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead (Season 4, Episode 5)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Buck Henry (his seventh appearance), and the musical guest is The Grateful Dead. The skits for this episode are as follows: Candidate Hunkler discusses his campaign strategy, particularly which pitfalls he needs...See moreThe host for the episode is Buck Henry (his seventh appearance), and the musical guest is The Grateful Dead. The skits for this episode are as follows: Candidate Hunkler discusses his campaign strategy, particularly which pitfalls he needs to avoid. Buck Henry's opening monologue is replaced with previews for Star Wars. A spokesman for the Rovco Ranch invites customers to raise their own fur animals. The samurai optometrist fits a customer for a new pair of glasses. A couple leaves their two young girls with Uncle Roy, a pedophile who has the girls play various games for his amusement. During the Weekend Update, Jane Curtain reports on the next census, Elton John's health and Seattle Slew's racing injury, Bill Murray interviews a choking Elizabeth Taylor, and Dan Aykroyd debates the necessity of keeping the Shah in power. Nick the lounge singer performs for tourists at a bar in Vegas. Joan Face interviews Dr. Ike Badenza about the new Australian flu that's heading our way. Chico Escuela appears at the St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus. The Grateful Dead perform "Casey Jones", "I Need A Miracle" and "Good Lovin'". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Updated Nov 11, 1978

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Nov 11, 1978 (United States)

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Buck Henry
Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Uncle Roy / Dr. Ike Bodanza / Various Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Uncle Roy / Dr. Ike Bodanza / Various   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Lane Brether / Arthur / Jimmy Joe Redsky / Various Lane Brether / Arthur / Jimmy Joe Redsky / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Samurai Futaba / Elizabeth Taylor / Various Samurai Futaba / Elizabeth Taylor / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Weekend Update Anchor / Betty / Joan Face / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Betty / Joan Face / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Bill Temple / Various Bill Temple / Various   See fewer
Bill Murray
Weekend Update Anchor / Dennis V. Hunkler / Nick Sands / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Dennis V. Hunkler / Nick Sands / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Terri / Various Terri / Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Victoria / Tracy / Servant / Girl / cook Victoria / Tracy / Servant / Girl / cook   See fewer
Grateful Dead
Themselves - Musical Guest (as The Grateful Dead) Themselves - Musical Guest (as The Grateful Dead)   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Anne Beatts
Patron (uncredited) Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
James Downey
Knight of Columbus (uncredited) Knight of Columbus (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Doyle-Murray
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Murphy
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Novello
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Knight of Columbus (uncredited) Knight of Columbus (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Paul (uncredited) Paul (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Staffer / Knight of Columbus (uncredited) Staffer / Knight of Columbus (uncredited)   See fewer
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