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Malcolm McDowell/Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

  • Episode aired Nov 22, 1980
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Saturday Night Live (1975)
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The host for the episode is Malcolm McDowell, and the musical guest is Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: mother nags at her son to sit up straigh... Read allThe host for the episode is Malcolm McDowell, and the musical guest is Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: mother nags at her son to sit up straight as he's strapped into the electric chair. A nature program searches through urban Americ... Read allThe host for the episode is Malcolm McDowell, and the musical guest is Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: mother nags at her son to sit up straight as he's strapped into the electric chair. A nature program searches through urban America for the elusive black republican. A spokesman for American tobacco growers explains that... Read all

  • Directors
    • Dave Wilson
    • Ken Friedman
  • Writers
    • Larry Arnstein
    • David Hurwitz
    • Barry W. Blaustein
  • Stars
    • Malcolm McDowell
    • Denny Dillon
    • Gilbert Gottfried
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    111
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • Ken Friedman
    • Writers
      • Larry Arnstein
      • David Hurwitz
      • Barry W. Blaustein
    • Stars
      • Malcolm McDowell
      • Denny Dillon
      • Gilbert Gottfried
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Self - Host…
    Denny Dillon
    Denny Dillon
    • Amy Carter…
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried
    • Joseph Richman…
    Gail Matthius
    Gail Matthius
    • Moondoggy…
    Joe Piscopo
    Joe Piscopo
    • Jim Fowler…
    Ann Risley
    Ann Risley
    • Bingo…
    Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket
    • Weekend Update Anchor…
    Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
    • Themselves - Musical Guest
    Don Pardo
    Don Pardo
    • Self - Announcer
    • (voice)
    Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
    • Themselves - Musical Guest
    Mitchell Kriegman
    Mitchell Kriegman
    • 'Someone is Hiding in My Apartment' Man
    • (uncredited)
    Matthew Laurance
    Matthew Laurance
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Andy Murphy
    • Various
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Radames Pera
    Radames Pera
    • Self
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    The Saturday Night Live Band
    • Themselves
    • (uncredited)
    Don Van Vliet
    Don Van Vliet
    • Self - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • Ken Friedman
    • Writers
      • Larry Arnstein
      • David Hurwitz
      • Barry W. Blaustein
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    • Trivia
      Eddie Murphy made his debut in this episode as an extra. He had auditioned to be a cast member but was hired as the audience warm-up guy at the time. He demanded to be put in the "Negro Republican" sketch when he saw that black actors were featured in it. It was known he was also supposed to be the "Negro Republican", but the role went instead to an uncredited extra. The same extra appeared later in this show in another sketch, playing the Reagans' servant, Buster, albeit with no speaking lines.
    • Goofs
      During the Reagan sketch, Gail Matthius, playing Nancy Reagan, can be seen glancing at the cue cards several times, which explains why she is often speaking in an exaggerated manner.
    • Quotes

      Weekend Update Anchor: This week, our Supreme Court judges began calling themselves "Justice", instead of the more formal "Mr. Justice." Regarding the new informality, Justice Wizzer White said he thought the change was "kind of jazzy." And Justice "Potty" Stewart commented, "That may be slick for the Whizzer, but, for me, it's Nowheresville." And Warren "The Big Cheese" Burger, added, "Boop boop de boop!"

    • Alternate versions
      In the original live broadcast, before the Tobacco Grower's Association sketch fades out, the first few seconds of the next skit, Serf City, starts playing. The Comedy Central 60-minute edit fixes this error.
    • Connections
      Edited into Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Hot Head
      (uncredited)
      Performed by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 1980 (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 companies
      • Broadway Video
      • 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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