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Saturday Night Live
S2.E17
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Broderick Crawford/Levon Helm/Dr. John/The Meters

  • Episode aired Mar 19, 1977
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
114
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Broderick Crawford in Saturday Night Live (1975)
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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

  • Directors
    • Dave Wilson
    • Gary Weis
  • Writers
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Anne Beatts
    • John Belushi
  • Stars
    • Broderick Crawford
    • The Meters
    • Dr. John
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    114
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • Gary Weis
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • Anne Beatts
      • John Belushi
    • Stars
      • Broderick Crawford
      • The Meters
      • Dr. John
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Broderick Crawford
    Broderick Crawford
    • Self - Host…
    The Meters
    • Themselves - Musical Guest
    Dr. John
    Dr. John
    • Self - Musical Guest
    Levon Helm
    Levon Helm
    • Self - Musical Guest
    Paul Butterfield
    Paul Butterfield
    • Self - Musical Guest
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Mel…
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Samurai Futaba…
    Jane Curtin
    Jane Curtin
    • Weekend Update Anchor…
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Various
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Various
    Laraine Newman
    Laraine Newman
    • Julie Nixon…
    Gilda Radner
    Gilda Radner
    • Rhonda Weiss…
    Don Pardo
    Don Pardo
    • Self - Announcer
    • (voice)
    Tom Davis
    Tom Davis
    • Police Officer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Neil Levy
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Linda Ronstadt
    Linda Ronstadt
    • Linda Ronstadt - Rhondette
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • Gary Weis
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • Anne Beatts
      • John Belushi
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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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    Details

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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(Studio)
    • Production company
      • NBC Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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