Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman

April 14, 1979

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Saturday Night Live - S4 - E17

Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "On The Spot," and "Milton's Writers." Ornette Coleman played "Times Square."

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Saturday Night Live: Season 4 - 20 Episode s

4x1 - The Rolling Stones
October 7, 1978
Live from New York, it's Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Garrett Morris and the National Broadcasting Orchestra," "Mayor Koch Honors John Belushi," the commercial parody "Autoscent," Tomorrow, "Nerds Meet the Norge Refrigerator Repairman," "Olympia Restaurant #4," Tom Schiller's Sushi By the Pool, "Paul McCartney and John Lennon Reunion," "Danger Probe."
4x2 - Fred Willard/Devo
October 14, 1978
Sketches include--"Honker in the Audience", "Two Guys Who Are Lawyers", "Aging Stuntman Cliff Preston", "One-Night-Stand vs. Phone Talk", "Mr. Bill Goes To N.Y.", "Bobbi Farber", "Crossroads", "Scotch Boutique", "Booji Boy"
4x3 - Frank Zappa
October 21, 1978
Sketches include "Fred Silverman," "Coneheads," "Domestic Prison," "Night on Freak Mountain," "Woman to Woman," "The Al Franken and Tom Davis Show," "Mr. Bill"
4x4 - Steve Martin/Van Morrison
November 4, 1978
Live from New York, it's...President Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "A Message From the President of the United States", "Where's the Cracker, Steve?", "Elvis Presley's Coat", "What If?", "Theodoric of York, Medieval Judge", "Festrunk Brothers at a Fox Bar," "The Nerds at the Hospital", "Looks At Books", and "Annoying Waiter".
4x5 - Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead
November 11, 1978
Sketches include--"Concession Speech,", "Rovco Chinch Canch" commercial parody, "Samurai Optometrist," "Uncle Roy #1," "The Death Of Rasputin," "Nick Sands, the Lounge Singer," More Flu To Worry About, and "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus."
4x6 - Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers
November 18, 1978
Live from New York, it's....Garrett Morris! The Blues Brothers open the show by performing Soul Man. Carrie comes out dressed as Princess Leia for her monologue, telling a joke that only the voice of Obi Won (Dan Aykroyd) likes. This leads into Beach Blanket Bimbo from Outer Space, "The Loud Family," Mercy Killers, the Blues Brothers' performance of Almost and B-Movie Boxcar Blues, "Mr. Bill's Fishing Trip," Tomorrow, "Bad Red Chinese Ballet," and the Schiller film Arrividerci Roman.
4x7 - Walter Matthau/Garrett Morris
December 2, 1978
Sketches include--"Fred Silverman", "Super Epoxy-Dent", "The Bad News Bees", "Olympia Cafe", "Daughter's Old Room", "Nixon's Conspirator, "Woman to Woman", "Government Surplus Store", "Network Battle of the T's & A's", "Mr. Bill Is Late"
4x8 - Eric Idle/Kate Bush
December 9, 1978
Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Julia Child," "Madrigal," "The Woman He Loved," "What Do You?", "Candy Slice," "Consumer Probe," "Singing Dog Agent," and "Cochise at Oxford".
4x9 - Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger
December 16, 1978
Sketches include "White House Lawn Special Event," "Rovco All-Flammable Christmas Tree," "The Widettes," "Mommie Dearest," "Scotch and Spirits," "Bob and Ray," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," and "Honker Works the Christmas Lot".
4x10 - Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers
January 27, 1979
Sketches include "State of the Union Address: Preparation I," "Palin's Socks Monologue," "Mr. Brighton Returns to the Nerds," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part One," "What If Superman Grew Up in Germany?" and "Name the Bats." Weekend Update features "Chico Escuela's Super Bowl Recap" and "Father Guido Sarducci's Bill for The Last Brunch."
4x11 - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads
February 10, 1979
Sketches include "Cicely Confronts Garrett Monologue," "Nick Rails, the Train Lounge Singer," and "The Widettes."
4x12 - Rick Nelson/Judy Collins
February 17, 1979
Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Morning Show," "The Twilight Zone," "Helium," "¿Quien Es Mas Macho?," and "Rock Against Yeast '79." Judy Collins performed "Hard Times for Lovers."
4x13 - Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton
February 24, 1979
Sketches include "Charlie's Angels," "Nerds," "Fred Silverman," "Child Psychiatrist," "Andy Kaufman," "Kate Jackson and Fred Silverman," "Bad Cabaret For Children," "Coneheads"
4x14 - Gary Busey/Gary Busey with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Eubie Blake
March 10, 1979
Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include: "Breaking the Ice with Belushi" "Billy Carter" "Women's Problems" "The Unsung Heroes of Rock n Roll" "The Slopjockey" "Bill Murray Talks With Mrs. Ed." Gregory Hines joins Eubie Blake in singing Low-down Blues, I'm Just Simply Full Of Jazz and I'm Just Wild About Harry. Busey and Paul Butterfield perform Stay All Night.
4x15 - Margot Kidder/The Chieftains
March 17, 1979
Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Radio Live at Doyle's Tavern," "The Navy," "Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," "Superhero Party," The Franken and Davis Show, "Men's Problems," and The Mr. Bill Show. The Chieftains perform If I Had Maggie In The Woods and Morning Dew.
4x16 - Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones
April 7, 1979
Sketches include "The Pepsi Syndrome," "The Nerds In Love," and "Scottish Restaurant." Jones performs his hit "Chuck E's In Love."
4x17 - Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman
April 14, 1979
Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "On The Spot," and "Milton's Writers." Ornette Coleman played "Times Square."
4x18 - Michael Palin/James Taylor
May 12, 1979
Sketches include "Mother's Day Monologue," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part Two: I Am Nailed to the Hull," and "Black-Market Gasoline." Weekend Update includes "Margaret Thathcer Interview."
4x19 - Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow
May 19, 1979
Live from New York, it's... Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Nick Wings, the Airport VIP Lounge Singer," and "Idi Amin Holes Out."
4x20 - Buck Henry/Bette Midler
May 26, 1979
Sketches include "Mr. Bill at SNL," "Disco Roller Fishing Park," "Samurai Bakery," "Uncle Roy," "Watergate Was a Joke," and "Olympia Cafe." Bette Midler performs a medley of standards.

4x1 - The Rolling Stones

4x2 - Fred Willard/Devo

4x3 - Frank Zappa

4x4 - Steve Martin/Van Morrison

4x5 - Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead

4x6 - Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers

4x7 - Walter Matthau/Garrett Morris

4x8 - Eric Idle/Kate Bush

4x9 - Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger

4x10 - Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers

4x11 - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads

4x12 - Rick Nelson/Judy Collins

4x13 - Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton

4x14 - Gary Busey/Gary Busey with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Eubie Blake

4x15 - Margot Kidder/The Chieftains

4x16 - Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones

4x17 - Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman

4x18 - Michael Palin/James Taylor

4x19 - Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow

4x20 - Buck Henry/Bette Midler

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