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Saturday Night Live: Season 1, Episode 1George Carlin/Billy Preston/Janis Ian (11 Oct. 1975)The host for the episode is George Carlin, and the musical guests are Billy Preston and Janis Ian. The skits for this episode are as follows: an ESL teacher steadily loses his temper when a... See full summary » |
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| George Carlin | ... |
Himself - Host
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Janis Ian | ... |
Herself - Musical Guest
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| Billy Preston | ... |
Himself - Musical Guest
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| Albert Brooks | ... |
Reporter
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Rhonda Hansome | ... |
Vazh
(voice) (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
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| Jim Henson | ... |
King Ploobis
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| Jerry Nelson | ... |
Scred
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| Frank Oz | ... |
The Mighty Favog
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Alice Tweedy | ... |
Queen Peuta
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| Jane Curtin | ... |
Various
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| Garrett Morris | ... |
Various
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| Laraine Newman | ... |
Various
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| Gilda Radner | ... |
Various
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... |
Various
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| John Belushi | ... |
Various
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The host for the episode is George Carlin, and the musical guests are Billy Preston and Janis Ian. The skits for this episode are as follows: an ESL teacher steadily loses his temper when a student repeats his every word. New Dad Insurance offers bereaved families a new father to take the place of their deceased one. A distraught rape victim in a courtroom describes the attacker's words in writing, which then confuses an inattentive jurist. Andy Kaufman sings along with a Mighty Mouse record. A reporter interviews the victim of a shark bite who, despite his claims to the contrary, obviously still has all his limbs. Two men, claiming to be a married couple, discuss the benefits of a new vitamin product called Jamitol. A mock ad for pain-reliever Triopenin plays up the product's child-proof caps. Albert Brooks presents a documentary titled "The Impossible Truth," in which he presents several shocking news stories. In the maternity ward of a hospital for bees, father bees anxiously wait ... Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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11 October 1975 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
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Himself - Host: It's like "military intelligence." The two words don't go together.
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(1955)
Written by Marshall Barer, Jimmy Carroll and Philip A. Scheib (as Philip Scheib)
Lipsyncing by Andy Kaufman
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Trivia
Each of the five ad spoofs that appear in this broadcast would be repeated several times throughout the first season. See more »Quotes
[talking about the phrase "jumbo shrimp"]Himself - Host: It's like "military intelligence." The two words don't go together.
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Crazy Credits
In the closing credits, nearly every name contains the nickname "Bud", (Lorne "Bud" Michaels, Gilda "Bud" Radner, etc.) a nod to the crazy closing credits of Monty Python's Flying Circus. See more »Soundtracks
"Mighty Mouse Theme"(1955)
Written by Marshall Barer, Jimmy Carroll and Philip A. Scheib (as Philip Scheib)
Lipsyncing by Andy Kaufman
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This show was the first of hundreds which was hosted by none other than George Carlin. The sketches were done with the not for ready prime time players. George never appeared in them but he was there to introduce the two musical performers, Billy Preston and Janis Ian who each performed twice themselves. Despite the initial premise, George performed his baseball-football comparisons to the laughter of an audience who should be so lucky to have attended the first night of many on live television. The show was never at outlandish as it is now. The humor was from within. It was nice to see the original players who all became stars on their own. The show evolved and changed. Janis Ian, an American folk singer, sang beautifully and poetically the second time around while Billy Preston was legendary in his performance. It showed that the show took chances in bringing the popular and unpopular performers who should be famous.