Ted Knight/Desmond Child and Rouge

December 22, 1979

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Saturday Night Live - S5 - E8

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Sketches include A Christmas Gift from The Shah, Nerds Nativity, and Java Junkie.

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Saturday Night Live: Season 5 - 20 Episode s

5x1 - Steve Martin/Blondie
October 13, 1979
Sketches include ""The Pope's Doorman,"" ""Craig's Travellers' Checks,"" ""Free Spanish Lesson,"" ""Juvenile Delinquent Vandal,"" ""Rise,"" ""Carole King,"" ""The David Susskind Show,"" ""Bolshoi Ballet,"" ""The All-New Mr. Bill Show,"" ""What the Hell is That?"". Blondie performs "Dreaming" and "The Hardest Part".
5x2 - Eric Idle/Bob Dylan
October 20, 1979
Sketches include ""Eric's Sick,"" ""Hotel-Motel Art Fair,"" ""Mr. Howard's Shoe Store,"" ""Prince Charles Tells You How To Pick Up Girls!,"" ""Hardcore II,"" ""Heavy Sarcasm,"" and ""Ask Elvis."" Bob Dylan performs ""Gotta Serve Somebody,"" ""I Believe In You,"" and ""When You Gonna Wake Up.""
5x3 - Bill Russell/Chicago
November 3, 1979
Sketches include ""Kennedy in '80,"" ""Banshee,"" ""The Black Shadow,"" ""The Landers Files,"" ""Mr. Bill at Home,"" ""Nick in the Arctic,"" ""Eleanor Roosevelt,"" ""Sports Hot Line,"" and ""Big n' Tall That's All."" Chicago performs their 1970 hit ""I'm a Man"" and their then-current single ""Street Player.""
5x4 - Buck Henry/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
November 10, 1979
Sketches include ""Rush Home to the Bathroom,"" ""Find the Popes in the Pizza Contest drawing,"" ""Nerds #12,"" ""Harley's Bristol Cream"" and ""Banshee"" commercial parodies, and one of Aviva Slesin's ""First Love"" films.
5x5 - Bea Arthur/The Roches
November 17, 1979
Sketches include ""Sex Change,"" ""The Backers' Audition,"" and ""First, He Cries.""
5x6 - Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman
December 8, 1979
Sketches include the ""Steve Marvin Radio Show"" and the debut of ""The Al Franken Decade.""
5x7 - Martin Sheen/David Bowie
December 15, 1979
Sketches include ""Quick Sex Change Operation,"" ""Le Shoe,"" ""Afraid of the Dark,"" ""Striking Teachers,"" ""Apocolypse Now,"" ""First Love, Part 2,"" ""Foreveready,"" ""Criminals,"" ""Minota AM-3 Camera,"" ""Revisions of Freudian History,"" ""Martin Sheen Hairspray""
5x8 - Ted Knight/Desmond Child and Rouge
December 22, 1979
Sketches include A Christmas Gift from The Shah, Nerds Nativity, and Java Junkie.
5x9 - Teri Garr/The B-52's
January 26, 1980
Sketches include ""Paul McCartney in Japan: Day 11,"" ""Craig's,"" ""Somewhere Near Mason City, Iowa,"" ""Debs Behind Bars,"" ""Anchovy Council of America,"" ""Bad Playhouse,"" ""Baby Casting Director,"" and ""The Mr. Bill Show."" The B-52's perform ""Rock Lobster"" and ""Dance This Mess Around.""
5x10 - Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull
February 9, 1980
Live from New York, it'sâ€¦Chevy Chase! Sketches include ""Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford,"" ""Pre-Chewed Charlies,"" The Bel Airabs, ""You Can't Win,"" Speaking of Fashion, ""Linden Palmer, Hollywood's Forgotten Director,"" and ""Honduras.""
5x11 - Elliott Gould/Gary Numan
February 16, 1980
Sketches include ""Kramer vs. Godzilla,"" ""The Incredible Man,"" Andy Aaron's film ""Get Rid of That Building,"" and ""All-Time Radio.""
5x12 - Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave
February 23, 1980
Sketches include ""Kirk's Greatest Kirks,"" ""What If?,"" ""Arlene Meets Kirk Douglas,"" ""Greg's Bar Mitzvah,"" ""Prime Time Saturday,"" and ""Mask of Fear""
5x13 - Rodney Dangerfield/J. Geils Band
March 8, 1980
Sketches include-- Dressing Room opening, Dr. Shockley's House of Sperm, Niggerands, Manhasset, The Subsitute Judge, Celebrity Corner: Bill Murray talks with Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow.
5x14 - Paul Simon/James Taylor
March 15, 1980
Sketches include ""Anniversary Seance,"" ""Todd's Campaign,"" ""The Biggest Leprechaun,"" ""The Flogging Musicians,"" ""Talk or Die,"" and ""The David Susskind Show."" Paul Simon and James Taylor perform ""Cathy's Clown / Take Me to the Mardi Gras"" and David Sanborn performs ""Anything You Want.""
5x15 - Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead
April 5, 1980
Sketches include ""Women Empowerment"" and ""Hotel Room/Smell You.""
5x16 - Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray
April 12, 1980
Sketches include ""Burt's Not Angry,"" ""Vomitorium,"" ""The Burt Book,"" ""Be a Pepper,"" and ""Baba Wawa at Large."" Anne Murray performs ""Lucky Me.""
5x17 - Strother Martin/The Specials
April 19, 1980
The host for the episode is Strother Martin, and the musical guest is The Specials. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rosalyn Carter talks about sections of the 1980 census intended for illegal aliens, including questions about how they got into the US, where they would hide if the INS came to their homes, and how much they would be willing to do housework for. During his opening monologue, Strother Martin reveals that he was asked to host the show because Lorne Michaels mistook him for Tennessee Williams, and so far he's been keeping up the act. At Camp Beau Soleil, the campers are forced to learn French by the brutal camp counselor, Le Capitain, but a camper named Luke is determined to escape. Additional skits include a variety show will, the Conductor's Club, Any Town, and Food. The Specials perform "Gangsters" and "Too Much, Too Young".
5x18 - Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn
May 10, 1980
Sketches include ""Mysteries of the Universe,"" ""The Dating Zone,"" ""Writing Home,"" and ""Mr. Bill."" The Amazing Rhythm Aces (featuring Bill Murray) perform ""Third-Rate Romance.""
5x19 - Steve Martin/Paul and Linda McCartney
May 17, 1980
Sketches include: ""Father Guido Sarducci, Live from London,"" ""Real Incredible People,"" ""Stretch Marks Record Offer,"" ""Reagan's Dinner,"" and ""The Hominids."" 3-D performed ""All-Night Television.""
5x20 - Buck Henry/Andrew Gold
May 24, 1980
Live from New York, it's Harry Shearer! Sketches include "Election '80: Almost Halfway Over," "The SNL Stars of the Future" monologue, "Lord and Lady Douchebag," "Uncle Roy," and "Nick at Trader Nick's."

5x1 - Steve Martin/Blondie

5x2 - Eric Idle/Bob Dylan

5x3 - Bill Russell/Chicago

5x4 - Buck Henry/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

5x5 - Bea Arthur/The Roches

5x6 - Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman

5x7 - Martin Sheen/David Bowie

5x8 - Ted Knight/Desmond Child and Rouge

5x9 - Teri Garr/The B-52's

5x10 - Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull

5x11 - Elliott Gould/Gary Numan

5x12 - Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave

5x13 - Rodney Dangerfield/J. Geils Band

5x14 - Paul Simon/James Taylor

5x15 - Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead

5x16 - Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray

5x17 - Strother Martin/The Specials

5x18 - Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn

5x19 - Steve Martin/Paul and Linda McCartney

5x20 - Buck Henry/Andrew Gold

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