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Saturday Night Live

Broderick Crawford/Levon Helm/Dr. John/The Meters

  • Episode aired Mar 19, 1977
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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The host for the episode is Broderick Crawford, and the musical guests are Levon Helm, Dr. John and The Meters. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rhonda Weiss and the Rhondettes sin... Read allThe host for the episode is Broderick Crawford, and the musical guests are Levon Helm, Dr. John and The Meters. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rhonda Weiss and the Rhondettes sing a goodbye song to saccharine. Broderick Crawford recounts his first failed attempt to wo... Read allThe host for the episode is Broderick Crawford, and the musical guests are Levon Helm, Dr. John and The Meters. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rhonda Weiss and the Rhondettes sing a goodbye song to saccharine. Broderick Crawford recounts his first failed attempt to work for NBC. The samurai hit-man carries out his work disguised as a chef at Benihana. Mel'... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
102
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Dave Wilson
    • Gary Weis(film segment director)
  • Writers
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Anne Beatts
    • John Belushi
  • Stars
    • Broderick Crawford
    • The Meters
    • Dr. John
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  • Directors
    • Dave Wilson
    • Gary Weis(film segment director)
  • Writers
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Anne Beatts
    • John Belushi
  • Stars
    • Broderick Crawford
    • The Meters
    • Dr. John
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    Broderick Crawford
    Broderick Crawford
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    The Meters
    • Themselves - Musical Guestas Themselves - Musical Guest
    Dr. John
    Dr. John
    • Self - Musical Guestas Self - Musical Guest
    Levon Helm
    Levon Helm
    • Self - Musical Guestas Self - Musical Guest
    Paul Butterfield
    Paul Butterfield
    • Self - Musical Guestas Self - Musical Guest
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Melas Mel…
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Samurai Futabaas Samurai Futaba…
    Jane Curtin
    Jane Curtin
    • Weekend Update Anchoras Weekend Update Anchor…
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Variousas Various
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Variousas Various
    Laraine Newman
    Laraine Newman
    • Julie Nixonas Julie Nixon…
    Gilda Radner
    Gilda Radner
    • Rhonda Weissas Rhonda Weiss…
    Don Pardo
    Don Pardo
    • Self - Announceras Self - Announcer
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    Tom Davis
    Tom Davis
    • Police Officeras Police Officer
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    • (uncredited)
    Neil Levy
    • Police Officeras Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Linda Ronstadt
    Linda Ronstadt
    • Linda Ronstadt - Rhondetteas Linda Ronstadt - Rhondette
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • Gary Weis(film segment director)
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • Anne Beatts
      • John Belushi
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    The host for the episode is Broderick Crawford, and the musical guests are Levon Helm, Dr. John and The Meters. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rhonda Weiss and the Rhondettes sing a goodbye song to saccharine. Broderick Crawford recounts his first failed attempt to work for NBC. The samurai hit-man carries out his work disguised as a chef at Benihana. Mel's Hide Heaven lets people pick the animal they want their clothes made from. Bill Murray makes a plea to the audience for more support. A parody of I Love Lucy has Lucy putting whipped cream on nuclear warheads as they come down a conveyor belt and not being able to keep up. During the Weekend Update, John Belushi talks about the luck of the Irish and whips himself into a raging frenzy. A Siamese twin holds his twin brother hostage in a police standoff. Baba Wawa does an interview with Godzilla. President Nixon seeks advice and solace from J. Edgar Hoover. Dr. John performs "Sing, Sing, Sing", Levon Helm performs "Ain't That a Lot of Love" and The Meters perform "I Got to Get My Name Up in Lights". —Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
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    • Certificate
      • TV-14
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Footage from a sketch in this episode was used in Lost In Translation (2003) when Bob Harris (Bill Murray) is watching himself on TV in his hotel room.
    • Quotes

      Mobster: We recommend that you kill as soon as possible, both Don Cornelius and Don Kirshner.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Best of John Belushi (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Goodby Saccharine
      Performed by Gilda Radner (as Rhonda Weiss), Jane Curtin (as the Rhondettes),

      Laraine Newman (as the Rhondettes) and Linda Ronstadt (as the Rhondettes)

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 8H, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • NBC Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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