Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (15 Nov. 1975)

The host for the episode is Robert Klein, and the musical guests are ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III. The skits for this episode are as follows: Sherry wins the Miss America beauty pageant, ... See full summary »

Director:

Dave Wilson

Writers:

Herbert Sargent, Chevy Chase,

Stars:

Robert Klein, ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Robert Klein	...	Himself - Host / Various
ABBA	...	Themselves - Musical Guest
Loudon Wainwright III	...	Himself - Musical Guest
The Muppets	...	Themselves (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
Dan Aykroyd	...	Mike Mendoza / Various
John Belushi	...	Sam Peckinpah / Various
Chevy Chase	...	Weekend Update Anchor / Greg Allman / Various
Jane Curtin	...	Various
Garrett Morris	...	Various
Laraine Newman	...	Sherry / Various
Gilda Radner	...	Emily Litella / Various

Storyline

The host for the episode is Robert Klein, and the musical guests are ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III. The skits for this episode are as follows: Sherry wins the Miss America beauty pageant, but refuses to accept the honor. Two men discuss the results of their latest mid-term exam while playing Pong. One of the Bees delivers an inspirational message for the Bicentennial about moments in Bee history. An interviewer asks Greg Allman about his love life, but Allman keeps trying to steer the conversation elsewhere. Director Sam Peckinpah describes his vision to a new actress, steadily brutalizing her in the process. A parody ad for Jamitol features a husband and his exhausted wife. An exterminator, horrified at the prospect of killing, shows his partner a film about the history of cockroaches. Gilda Radner offers viewers a number of fire safety tips. A commercial offers viewers a way to save money when shopping with their own pricing gun. Emily Litella appears to pitch her new book. During ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1975 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Studio 8H, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Belushi proposed the Sam Peckinpah sketch for the Candice Bergen show one week earlier, but it was delayed

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Crazy Credits

Since there is an absence of an Albert Brooks film in this episode, Don Pardo acknowledges this by announcing that one of the featured acts is "No film by Albert Brooks."

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Connections

Features Pong (1972)

User Reviews

Eine Kline Dance Music

The Robert Klein/ABBA/Loudon Wainwright III episode was not so much as it was an episode that was starting more and more to feel comfortable with itself. The performances by the cast felt more assured, as if they were settling into the show while developing it at the same time. Though the show was still heavy on musical numbers and Muppet's, you could sense at least one cast member asserting them self into becoming a show favorite: Gilda Radner, the show's sweetheart taking center stage reading a poem of fire safety one minute, the next getting manhandled by Belushi in a very funny sketch built around the violent nature of film director Sam Peckinpah. Gilda also debuted Emily Litella as Emily read from her book, Tiny Kingdom.

The show had very little Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin or Larraine Newman. Even Garrett Morris, who would almost always have the least amount to do per show, had his recurring "News for the Hard of Hearing".

Also of note...no cast members on stage at the end of the show.

The biggest laughs were the Peckinpah sketch; Emily Littela's Looks at Books and Weekend Update featuring a very relaxed and confident Chevy Chase.

Robert Klein didn't do very much besides his stand up routines, but unlike George Carlin only a few shows before him he did actually get into some sketches.