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  • Saturday Night Live Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave (Season 5, Episode 12)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave (Season 5, Episode 12)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Kirk Douglas, and the musical guest is Sam and Dave. The skits for this episode are as follows: Gilda Radner brings her Aunt Margie backstage to meet Kirk Douglas, but they are shocked to discover he's only four...See moreThe host for the episode is Kirk Douglas, and the musical guest is Sam and Dave. The skits for this episode are as follows: Gilda Radner brings her Aunt Margie backstage to meet Kirk Douglas, but they are shocked to discover he's only four feet tall. For his opening monologue, Kirk reminisces about performing on stage in New York, then talks about his grandchildren and introduces his young god-daughter. A panel discusses the possibilities of Spartacus' personal life. A team of dentists is shrunken down to microscopic size to do hands-on work on Anwar Sadat's teeth. During the Weekend Update, an ad for Ronald Reagan's campaign showcases the actor's sense of humor, while Al Franken insists on reinstating the draft so he won't have to serve. Nick the lounge singer gives a drunken performance at a bar mitzvah. Tom Snyder invites the brothers of the presidential candidates for a group interview. Kirk does impersonations of Kirk Douglas impersonators. A lavatory attendant asks Kirk for an autograph while he's using the facilities. Sam and Dave perform "You Don't Know Like I Know" and "Mask of Fear". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Directors
Dave Wilson | Tom Schiller (film segment)
Producer
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 23, 1980

Release date
Feb 23, 1980 (United States)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Kirk Douglas
Self - Host / Spartacus / Col. Lloyd D. Westman / Harry Lieberman / Various Self - Host / Spartacus / Col. Lloyd D. Westman / Harry Lieberman / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Weekend Update Anchor / Joan Face / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Joan Face / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Malcolm McClendon / Anwar Sadat / Various Malcolm McClendon / Anwar Sadat / Various   See fewer
Bill Murray
Weekend Update Anchor / Captain Steve McCleod / Nick Collins / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Captain Steve McCleod / Nick Collins / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Nicole Westman / Various Nicole Westman / Various   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Selma Lieberman / Various Selma Lieberman / Various   See fewer
Harry Shearer
Donald Erskine / General / Ronald Reagan / Tom Snyder / Various Donald Erskine / General / Ronald Reagan / Tom Snyder / Various   See fewer
Sam & Dave
Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest   See fewer
Tom Davis
Various Various   See fewer
James Downey
Various (as Jim Downey) Various (as Jim Downey)   See fewer
Al Franken
Various Various   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Peter Aykroyd
Warrior (uncredited) Warrior (uncredited)   See fewer
Anne Beatts
Makeup Artist (uncredited) Makeup Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Gammill
Makeup Artist (uncredited) Makeup Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Laurance
Warrior (uncredited) Warrior (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Warrior (uncredited) Warrior (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorne Michaels
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Moore
Self - Sam & Dave (uncredited) Self - Sam & Dave (uncredited)   See fewer
Dave Prater Jr.
Self - Sam & Dave (uncredited) Self - Sam & Dave (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Pross
Makeup Artist (uncredited) Makeup Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Relative (uncredited) Relative (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Zweibel
Rabbi Teplitz (uncredited) Rabbi Teplitz (uncredited)   See fewer
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