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"Saturday Night Live" George Carlin/Billy Preston, Janis Ian (1975)
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"Saturday Night Live" (1975)Original Air Date:
11 October 1975 (Season 1, Episode 1)Plot:
The host for the episode is George Carlin, and the musical guests are Billy Preston and Janis Ian. The... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Live from New York! moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only)| George Carlin | ... | Himself - Host | |
| Janis Ian | ... | Herself - Musical Guest | |
| Billy Preston | ... | Himself - Musical Guest | |
| Albert Brooks | ... | Reporter (voice) | |
| Rhonda Hansome | ... | Vazh (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) | |
| Jim Henson | ... | King Ploobis (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) | |
| Jerry Nelson | ... | Scred (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) | |
| Frank Oz | ... | The Mighty Favog (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) | |
| Alice Tweedy | ... | Queen Peuta (voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets) | |
| Jane Curtin | ... | Various | |
| Garrett Morris | ... | Various | |
| Laraine Newman | ... | Various | |
| Gilda Radner | ... | Various | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Various | |
| John Belushi | ... | Various |
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NBC reran this episode in its entirety on June 29, 2008 as a tribute to George Carlin, who had died the previous Sunday. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: During the "commercial" for the Phone Answering School, when the chalkboard showing the international area codes is shown, the Cook Islands are spelled "Cooks" Islands. moreQuotes:
Various: [talking into the telephone] What are you wearing right now?[smiles]
Various: No bathrobe?
[notices the audience, hangs up telephone]
Various: Good evening, I'm Chevy Chase!
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Incidentally (or coincidentally) the very first episode of "Saturday Night Live" debuted on October 11th, which is the same day of the month as my own birthday. I've always felt it was appropriate that my favorite show shares its birthday with me! Of course, in recent years it hasn't been my favorite show as much...with guest hosts like Paris Hilton and a cast of untalented dimwits like Tina Fey, it's a real shame the show has fallen as far as it has. I remember that skit David Spade did once about Eddie Murphy: "Look children! It's a falling star!" Well, the tables have turned.
This first episode is classic, though, and although it's very different from the way the show became in later years, it's very fun.
Unfortunately "SNL" hasn't been released in season box sets on DVD yet (fingers crossed for HD-DVD or Blu-Ray releases), but if you can track down this first episode from 1975 you'll be in for a treat (it airs on E! sometimes).