People can say what they will about the early 80s seasons, many of these sketches and characters are absolute classics. And I feel like Mary Gross and Tim Kazurinsky are criminally underrated.
SNL may have had its ups and downs. But every one of these videos are excellent. I’ve watched all seven of them. One boo-boo, the person you identified as announcer Bill Hanrahan is in fact, legendary match game host Gene Rayburn.
@@mrchopsticks3 I googled Bill Hanrahan images. He looks nothing like Gene Rayburn. Gene Rayburn trivia : he was the very first announcer on the Tonight Show with Steve Allen back in 1954. So he does have a connection with late night TV.
George "Spanky" McFarland publically disparaged Eddie Murphy's portrayal of Buckwheat because the real Buckwheat, Billie Thomas, had just died, which Murphy later admitted he was not aware of, and because Billie Thomas had worked very hard to overcome his speech impediment, speaking with no speech defect in the last few seasons of Our Gang. It's kind of touching that Spanky and Bucky (as his friends and family called him) were still buddies right to the end.
One of my ALL-TIME favorite things on SNL was when the shocking news hit that "BUCKWHEAT HAS BEEN SHOT!" They stretched that "story" out over 3 whole weeks of the show.
Really enjoying this series.. I am a big fan of SNL especially 75 through 95. Loved your interview with Denny Dillon and Gail Matthius. Thank you so much for your integrity, respect and love for SNL.
You guys do such a great job with these. Thorough and informative (lots of deep cuts I've never seen) and I like that the vibe is positive and not sh*tting on past cast members. Keep up the awesome work!
I had just graduated college and was still living at home this season. My girlfriend and I had gone out for dinner and then went back to my house to watch Saturday night live. We arrived shortly after the show had begun to find my parents losing their minds over the fate of Larry the lobster. My mom actually called to vote to save Larry.
No, his best was as Frank Sinatra especially singing with Eddie Murphy doing Stevie Wonder singing Ebony & Ivory: "You are black and I am white. You are blind as a bat and I have sight". 😂
Bill Hanrahan, but yes, that's clearly Rayburn. That photo from IMDB shows up as one of the first results when you search for a picture of Bill. Very random.
In a lot of ways, I thought Mel Brandt’s voice was a better fit for the show than Don Pardo (who was considered kind of a cheesy game show throwback when SNL started), but I think everyone can agree that Bill Hanrahan was horribly miscast.
You should ask Eddie Murphy And Joe Piscopi for a zoom interview to have them both share memories of their best seasons at SNL with you guy and us fans of this podcast.
7:41 That’s Gene Rayburn, host of The Match Game, not Bill Hanrahan. It looks like IMDB (where I suspect you grabbed the photo) also has it wrong. Mistakes happen.
How can you forget it...he refers back to it when Andy Kaufman was voted off. As they were updating the votes throughout the night, and clearly pushing for the callers to vote for him to stay, he said something like "Last year, you all voted to save a lobster...this is a human being. Come on!"
I love these videos giving the background of each SNL season. They bring back great memories. I did want to make a correction in this video. In discussing the various announcers the show went through you show a photo of a man whom you identify as Bill Halbersnack(?) but it is really a photo of game show host Gene Rayburn.
Yes, because he shot Charles rocket, he saw him fooling around with the lovely Mrs. Don Pardo. Shot him with a Smith & Wesson 32 from the Smigel catalog lol
Elton John‘s appearance on SNL was during a low point in his career. He was almost a “has been.” He would start a comeback with too low for zero in 1983.
The Dick Ebersol years of SNL in the early '80s don’t get enough love. Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo brought a fun, silly energy that made the show a blast. Eddie's bold comedy and Joe's spot-on impressions were pure gold, giving SNL some of its most memorable moments.
I've watched very little of SNL before 2014 or so. I saw a few classic episodes on Comedy Central as a kid, and I've read a few Wiki pages about the Ebersol era. Someone dared to alter the basic structure of the show!? 🤯 I think it's kinda cool how they were willing to completely change the opening. Lorne should allow that kind of shake-up to happen more often. It's a little sad that such a youthful project has become calcified in "tradition," despite a lot of youthful energy from the cast and writers.
I started on Season 6, went back to 5, now on 7. The transitional years. Cannot wait to dive into more of these episodes. Addicting! SNL truly saw the passing of the torch in Season 7. Eddie Murphy becomes a star. Joe Piscopo and the others are a good cast alongside him. Then, the tragedy of John Belushi, a sudden end to the 1970s glory years.
I was in jr. high school when this snl season aired, and I could stay up and watch the show at this point without (too much) parental objection, lol. I remember the Eddie Murphy characters, and Tim Kazurinsky's Dr. Jack Badofsky. I used to imitate the Doug and Wendy Whiner sketches to make my mom laugh.
I remember seeing some of this live. What I don't remember, for some reason, was all the great musical guests. Holy cow, SNL could release a DVD of everyone just from this season and it would be great.
Great episode gentlemen. The Eddie Murphy/Joe Piscopo era has begun, well it's actually Eddie's. I was 13 at the time & remembered how they save SNL from being gone forever. Also give Dick Ebersol credt for guiding the ship into the right direction. Question, isn't this is the time when Piscopo was the sports caster on SNL Newsbreak and Bryant Gumbel made an appearence. Joe wanted to take over his job as host of NBC Sports or was that next season? I can't wait till you do the next episode when you talk about Buckwheat getting shot and the Save Andy Kauffman debacle a la Save Larry The Lobster which ended in different results.
There's an Eddie Murphy sketch I remember but don't know what season it was on - whether one you've already covered but maybe didn't mention or one of the upcoming seasons. Anyhow, from what I recall, Murphy goes into the stall of a public restroom and starts singing "Under The Boardwalk," The Drifters song. And then all the other guys in the adjoining stalls starting singing too on the chorus, and you see all their feet moving in rhythm together. I thought that was hilarious and still think of it to this day.
I remember that. And then Tim Kazurinsky walked in looking for an empty stall while rapping Grandmaster Flash's "The Message" (a big hip hop hit back then). The men in the stall stay quiet, and when he leaves they start singing again. Classic!
I remember watching the Donald Pleasence episode live. I remember when that band and the people dancing in the mosh pit got crazy. I always wondered what happened and never saw that episode again till today.
THIS remains one of my favorite seasons, mainly because this was when I started to tape it when it was on! So I REMEMBER so many of things highlighted here. The crazy thing was, due to the uneven quality of various sketches (or, just how they struck me personally), I would tape stuff I liked... but... if a sketch rubbed me the wrong way, I'd rewind to the beginning of THAT sketch... and tape over it with the next sketch. So in a way, my tapes were "best of" collections of each episode. It was a real adventure taping it each time. I liked Brian Doyle-Murray and Christine Ebersol (not so much Mary Gross, who I always thought was kinda "weird" - heehee), and even Tony Rosato... but Tim Kazurinsky was my favorite, even more than Joe Piscopo. I always remember when one of his "Dr. Bedofsky" sketches was CENSORED in reruns. They cut the line "That's a mouthful!" But I remember when he said it! I had no idea of the Michael O'Donahue problem. "Relieved of duties" sounds like you're being polite for what happened.
Gentlemen, this is a terrific series you have produced, but I must point out one error. The man in the picture at 7:41 is not Bill Hanrahan. It's legendary game show host Gene Rayburn.
I couldn't believe they got rid of Don Pardo! He was THE voice of SNL. To this day every time I imagine a funny or sarcastic situation in my mind, I picture Don Pardo announcing it! SNL seasons 7 & 8 were my favorites- even better than the original "Not Ready For Prime-Time Players" cast IMO (Largely because S7&8 had better writers). After that, I stopped watching. Great and well-done video! Can't wait till ya do S8!
Michael O'Donoghue had a really dark, warped, and unique sense of humor. I suppose it was appreciated back then. He sounded like a real a-hole to work with though. BTW, @07:40 that is not Bill Hanrahan, that is Gene Rayburn, who was a famous TV personality. He was mostly known to viewers from the game show The Match Game back in the 70s.
I started watching SNL in 1982-83 (i was 10 years old then). You can see in 1981-82 they hadn’t figured out yet that Eddie/Joe should be in every skit like the next season. You could see how bad the skits were without Eddie/Joe and how great they were with them. By 1982-83, it’s all Eddie/Joe and that was truly the season it was back in pop culture. I still remember it was a treat when your parents would let you stay up late to watch Carson on Friday and SNL on Saturday back then. As a kid, you felt part of a grown-up crowd when you watched them.
Same here! As the current SNL sputtered in the mid 90s, my comedy-loving friends and I were always watching the early 80s reruns on Comedy Central - that kind of became "our cast" so to speak
All these years later and I still remember watching the episode with Nick the Nock 7:22 when it first aired. And thinking WTF?! It seems that O’Donoghue was really on a kamikaze mission during his run. I would like to see that sketch again just to find out if my memory has exaggerated the experience or was it really that bad
Yeah, it was really weird. Donahue did it just to embarrass Joe Piscopo. Glad he was fired, he really thought it was a sinking ship for him just to be an opportunist.
I went to Peacock to watch the episodes from season seven of SNL. But, I find they are heavily edited down to 32 minutes. They are missing very funny filmed skits and musical guests. Any idea why they are edited down so drastically?
There’s this part where Tony Rosato, behind Eddie Murphy and Larry the Lobster, was “cooking” something. This one reminds me of his Chef Marcello character from SCTV where he had difficulty making lobster cacciatore.
Cast for Season 7 (1981-1982) Robin Duke (seasons 6-9) Christine Ebersole (season 7) Mary Gross (seasons 7-10) Tim Kazurinsky (seasons 6-9) Eddie Murphy (seasons 6-9) Joe Piscopo (seasons 6-9) Tony Rosato (season 7) Brian Doyle-Murray (seasons 5, 7)
The photo shown at 7:40 into the video is not of Bill Hanrahan as mentioned. It's a photo of Gene Rayburn. Gene was the host of The Match Game, which coincidentally was first shot in Studio 8H.
Buckwheat was basically impersonating a member of Our Gang/Little Rascals, only it wasn't Willie "Buckwheat" Thomas. It was Eugene "Porky" Lee who had the major speech impediment that caused him to swallow half his consonants. "O-tay Pankee" was his line. Murphy watched the old shorts a lot, but he blurred the identities of the players.
My father worked for the Eastern Airlines Lost & Found at Newark Airport at the time. He came home one night telling us that a man from Saturday Night Live had lost a suitcase of live lobsters. No one knew where the case was and the man became so belligerent that he kicked the desk that had a glass design, causing his leg to bleed. My father thought this guy was going to attack him, but things settled down. I was 6-years-old at the time and would not understand the connection between SNL and lobsters until watching the rerun of the episode in 1993 on Comedy Central. However, who was the person from SNL who sustained perhaps a few stitches at the Eastern Airlines Lost & Found Newark Airport?
Dick Ebersol wisely culled the cast with the exception of Piscopo and of course Murphy. This is basically the Eddie show with a supporting cast and an array of classic characters. A well regarded season and best since 77-78
This was grade 6 for me, SCTV was the show to watch, in Canada we'd switch between the 90 minute NBC version and the 60 minute CBC version, oftern run at the same time. SNL was OK, but it didn't compare, and of course, Fridays was awesome.
We also had a great conversation with Christine Ebersole about Season 7:
ruclips.net/video/TOsh0vnXB1A/видео.html
Ebersole would become the voice of White Diamond in Steven Universe.
15:32 Do you know what that skit is, with the football players in the street? Because it was filmed in my hometown.
People can say what they will about the early 80s seasons, many of these sketches and characters are absolute classics.
And I feel like Mary Gross and Tim Kazurinsky are criminally underrated.
The last season of the first cast wasn't that great anyway.
SNL may have had its ups and downs. But every one of these videos are excellent. I’ve watched all seven of them.
One boo-boo, the person you identified as announcer Bill Hanrahan is in fact, legendary match game host Gene Rayburn.
Yes! I noticed the same thing!
@@jinortap5685 So did I. I watch a lot of Match Game on Buzr and I was wondering if Bill Hanrahan looked just like Gene Rayburn.
@@mrchopsticks3 I googled Bill Hanrahan images. He looks nothing like Gene Rayburn.
Gene Rayburn trivia : he was the very first announcer on the Tonight Show with Steve Allen back in 1954. So he does have a connection with late night TV.
@shackdaddy7106 when I saw his mug on the screen I thought it was Gene Rayburn for sure, but then assumed I was wrong.
@@Mojo_Jojo_001 never assume. It was Gene.
The first year i was allowed to stay up late enough to watch SNL in its first runs
I was in 6th grade at the time and SNL was THE show to watch and talk about with friends.
@@LannieLordThis year or season of the show is stated in the title of this video or post.
This is very telling as it's pretty much where Dick Ebersol wanted the show to go: towards more of a juvenile audience.
George "Spanky" McFarland publically disparaged Eddie Murphy's portrayal of Buckwheat because the real Buckwheat, Billie Thomas, had just died, which Murphy later admitted he was not aware of, and because Billie Thomas had worked very hard to overcome his speech impediment, speaking with no speech defect in the last few seasons of Our Gang. It's kind of touching that Spanky and Bucky (as his friends and family called him) were still buddies right to the end.
One of my ALL-TIME favorite things on SNL was when the shocking news hit that "BUCKWHEAT HAS BEEN SHOT!" They stretched that "story" out over 3 whole weeks of the show.
Loved this season!!! Saw full 90 minute episodes on NBC All Night!!!
Really enjoying this series.. I am a big fan of SNL especially 75 through 95. Loved your interview with Denny Dillon and Gail Matthius. Thank you so much for your integrity, respect and love for SNL.
You guys do such a great job with these. Thorough and informative (lots of deep cuts I've never seen) and I like that the vibe is positive and not sh*tting on past cast members. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank you so much!
I had just graduated college and was still living at home this season. My girlfriend and I had gone out for dinner and then went back to my house to watch Saturday night live. We arrived shortly after the show had begun to find my parents losing their minds over the fate of Larry the lobster. My mom actually called to vote to save Larry.
Thank you Jon and James and anyone else that may be involved in producing these. 🙏😊😁
Appreciate you Luke!
I always thought Piscopo was one of the all time greats of the show. Loved his Andy Rooney. Thx for the fun trip back to the 80’s!!!
Totally underrated cast member. He never gets the respect he deserves for his SNL work
No, his best was as Frank Sinatra especially singing with Eddie Murphy doing Stevie Wonder singing Ebony & Ivory: "You are black and I am white. You are blind as a bat and I have sight". 😂
I remember Tim Kazurinksy's SNL Newsbreak character well. That was a highlight of every episode for me.
That Silverman sketch would've been hilarious. O'Donoghue was such a rebel.
You guys are doing a great job...... I look forward to the series every week. Thanks
One of my favorite seasons ever...looking forward to this one..."The Pump! The Pump!"
@@brianwolters7560 there was a great sketch called “the self righteous.” do not know if that was season seven or eight.
I was too young to see the early days of the show but by the time of the 2nd half of this season I was starting to watch.
This is such a great series, thank you for making them!
Glad you like them!
At 7:40, you mention "Bill Hammerhatt"? That's a photo of Match Game host Gene Rayburn.
that is indeed a photo of Gene. Great catch!
Bill Hanrahan, but yes, that's clearly Rayburn. That photo from IMDB shows up as one of the first results when you search for a picture of Bill. Very random.
Otherwise outstanding work though I got psyched when Gene’s photo appeared!!
In a lot of ways, I thought Mel Brandt’s voice was a better fit for the show than Don Pardo (who was considered kind of a cheesy game show throwback when SNL started), but I think everyone can agree that Bill Hanrahan was horribly miscast.
Yes, that's a terrible gaffe. These guys seem old enough to recognize Gene.
This is my new favorite channel!!! Thank you guys!
You should ask Eddie Murphy And Joe Piscopi for a zoom interview to have them both share memories of their best seasons at SNL with you guy and us fans of this podcast.
They may get Joe. But Eddie? If that happens, Jon & James will You Tube icons to get an exclusive with Eddie.
7:41 That’s Gene Rayburn, host of The Match Game, not Bill Hanrahan. It looks like IMDB (where I suspect you grabbed the photo) also has it wrong.
Mistakes happen.
You just earned a new subscriber. I hope you last long enough to get to the seasons I most want to see. Waaaaaaaay down the line, lol.
I totally forgot about that Lobster sketch! You could FEEL the disrespect off Eddie when he chucks the plate on the desk!😂
How can you forget it...he refers back to it when Andy Kaufman was voted off. As they were updating the votes throughout the night, and clearly pushing for the callers to vote for him to stay, he said something like "Last year, you all voted to save a lobster...this is a human being. Come on!"
❤❤ Really great video really great information
I love these videos giving the background of each SNL season. They bring back great memories. I did want to make a correction in this video. In discussing the various announcers the show went through you show a photo of a man whom you identify as Bill Halbersnack(?) but it is really a photo of game show host Gene Rayburn.
Great series guys.
Thank you.
O’Donoghue wanted Pardo fired? That’s insane.
Yes, because he shot Charles rocket, he saw him fooling around with the lovely Mrs. Don Pardo. Shot him with a Smith & Wesson 32 from the Smigel catalog lol
@@myatypicalworld Rocket pretty much shot his "SNL" career that night when he said the f-word live!
Please keep doing these, I love them!
Elton John‘s appearance on SNL was during a low point in his career. He was almost a “has been.” He would start a comeback with too low for zero in 1983.
These videos are great. I'd love to hear a long form interview with Dick Ebersol about his time on the show.
This is a fantastic series guys.
Great work as always, but a Gene Rayburn cameo at 7:40 ? 🙂
I love your work and want more, you really have a good style, not to stuck on any one person but the show itself, thanks.
Best series you guys have going! Great stuff!
Thank you for the channel...subscribed! More please.🙏🇨🇦🤣👍
The Dick Ebersol years of SNL in the early '80s don’t get enough love. Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo brought a fun, silly energy that made the show a blast. Eddie's bold comedy and Joe's spot-on impressions were pure gold, giving SNL some of its most memorable moments.
I remember watching most of those episodes live. I called and voted to save Larry.
The history of an epic show well told
I've watched very little of SNL before 2014 or so. I saw a few classic episodes on Comedy Central as a kid, and I've read a few Wiki pages about the Ebersol era.
Someone dared to alter the basic structure of the show!? 🤯 I think it's kinda cool how they were willing to completely change the opening.
Lorne should allow that kind of shake-up to happen more often. It's a little sad that such a youthful project has become calcified in "tradition," despite a lot of youthful energy from the cast and writers.
Another great episode. Thanks!
I started on Season 6, went back to 5, now on 7. The transitional years. Cannot wait to dive into more of these episodes. Addicting! SNL truly saw the passing of the torch in Season 7. Eddie Murphy becomes a star. Joe Piscopo and the others are a good cast alongside him. Then, the tragedy of John Belushi, a sudden end to the 1970s glory years.
It is refective of the decade itself.
Awesome! I love this.
I was in jr. high school when this snl season aired, and I could stay up and watch the show at this point without (too much) parental objection, lol. I remember the Eddie Murphy characters, and Tim Kazurinsky's Dr. Jack Badofsky. I used to imitate the Doug and Wendy Whiner sketches to make my mom laugh.
Love your videos
The second city alums got the coverage they deserved in this video
Brian Doyle Murray was a writer on the first 4 seasons, also SCTV and 1970 Second City cast with Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty and John Belushi.
This was amazing! This would make a great book series!
After the disaster that was Season 6,Season 7 was a vast improvement thanks to the comedic genius of Eddie Murphy.
Best season ever. Imagine miles Davis, and John candy , Harry from night court, George Kennedy, Regis and Ron Howard in one night ? Wow.
I remember seeing some of this live. What I don't remember, for some reason, was all the great musical guests. Holy cow, SNL could release a DVD of everyone just from this season and it would be great.
Awesome as usual!
I love this channel I never knew you all existed
Just moved to the city in a nice apartment loft great neighborhood…. Standing outside SNl will be a thing now hope to see you guys
Great episode gentlemen. The Eddie Murphy/Joe Piscopo era has begun, well it's actually Eddie's. I was 13 at the time & remembered how they save SNL from being gone forever. Also give Dick Ebersol credt for guiding the ship into the right direction. Question, isn't this is the time when Piscopo was the sports caster on SNL Newsbreak and Bryant Gumbel made an appearence. Joe wanted to take over his job as host of NBC Sports or was that next season? I can't wait till you do the next episode when you talk about Buckwheat getting shot and the Save Andy Kauffman debacle a la Save Larry The Lobster which ended in different results.
Great recap as usual!
There's an Eddie Murphy sketch I remember but don't know what season it was on - whether one you've already covered but maybe didn't mention or one of the upcoming seasons. Anyhow, from what I recall, Murphy goes into the stall of a public restroom and starts singing "Under The Boardwalk," The Drifters song. And then all the other guys in the adjoining stalls starting singing too on the chorus, and you see all their feet moving in rhythm together. I thought that was hilarious and still think of it to this day.
I believe that was this season.
I remember that. And then Tim Kazurinsky walked in looking for an empty stall while rapping Grandmaster Flash's "The Message" (a big hip hop hit back then). The men in the stall stay quiet, and when he leaves they start singing again. Classic!
@@richcharvel7162 I REALLY want to see it again now. Haven't watched that bit since the episode originally aired
Looking forward to your next installment!
I remember watching the Donald Pleasence episode live. I remember when that band and the people dancing in the mosh pit got crazy. I always wondered what happened and never saw that episode again till today.
THIS remains one of my favorite seasons, mainly because this was when I started to tape it when it was on! So I REMEMBER so many of things highlighted here. The crazy thing was, due to the uneven quality of various sketches (or, just how they struck me personally), I would tape stuff I liked... but... if a sketch rubbed me the wrong way, I'd rewind to the beginning of THAT sketch... and tape over it with the next sketch. So in a way, my tapes were "best of" collections of each episode. It was a real adventure taping it each time.
I liked Brian Doyle-Murray and Christine Ebersol (not so much Mary Gross, who I always thought was kinda "weird" - heehee), and even Tony Rosato... but Tim Kazurinsky was my favorite, even more than Joe Piscopo. I always remember when one of his "Dr. Bedofsky" sketches was CENSORED in reruns. They cut the line "That's a mouthful!" But I remember when he said it!
I had no idea of the Michael O'Donahue problem. "Relieved of duties" sounds like you're being polite for what happened.
I was brought up to believe these were the worst days. They seem to be the best and most punk rock in corporate t.v.
I love performing "Making Love Alone"! Thank you Season 7!
This is the season I discovered the show. Haven't missed an episode since!
I've watched all 7 season reviews - and even though, I love the original group - this one is the first one where I laughed out several times.
Gentlemen, this is a terrific series you have produced, but I must point out one error.
The man in the picture at 7:41 is not Bill Hanrahan. It's legendary game show host Gene Rayburn.
I couldn't believe they got rid of Don Pardo! He was THE voice of SNL. To this day every time I imagine a funny or sarcastic situation in my mind, I picture Don Pardo announcing it! SNL seasons 7 & 8 were my favorites- even better than the original "Not Ready For Prime-Time Players" cast IMO (Largely because S7&8 had better writers). After that, I stopped watching. Great and well-done video! Can't wait till ya do S8!
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A terrific episode.
That's Gene Rayburn at 7:40, not whomever you said.
Man, I'm loving these.
Michael O'Donoghue had a really dark, warped, and unique sense of humor. I suppose it was appreciated back then. He sounded like a real a-hole to work with though. BTW, @07:40 that is not Bill Hanrahan, that is Gene Rayburn, who was a famous TV personality. He was mostly known to viewers from the game show The Match Game back in the 70s.
I started watching SNL in 1982-83 (i was 10 years old then). You can see in 1981-82 they hadn’t figured out yet that Eddie/Joe should be in every skit like the next season. You could see how bad the skits were without Eddie/Joe and how great they were with them. By 1982-83, it’s all Eddie/Joe and that was truly the season it was back in pop culture. I still remember it was a treat when your parents would let you stay up late to watch Carson on Friday and SNL on Saturday back then. As a kid, you felt part of a grown-up crowd when you watched them.
Same. I'm a couple years older but I came in as a full time viewer in season 8
MY parents worked their ass off and couldn't stay awake long enough to make sure we didn't watch anything!
I used to watch episodes of SNL on Comedy Central back in the 90's. I always thought the '81-'82 season was underrated.
Same here! As the current SNL sputtered in the mid 90s, my comedy-loving friends and I were always watching the early 80s reruns on Comedy Central - that kind of became "our cast" so to speak
Michael O’donoghue is a fascinating individual
At 7:40 Why did you use a picture of Gene Rayburn when mentioning Bill Hanrahan?
Thumbs up if you agree this was a genuinely strong, classic season! 👍👍👍 Great PERSONAL memories from this season. (I'm old, is what I'm saying, lol.)
I'm sure someone has said this, but the picture shown at 7:40 is definitely Gene Rayburn, the host of Match Game... not the guy you mentioned.
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All these years later and I still remember watching the episode with Nick the Nock 7:22 when it first aired. And thinking WTF?! It seems that O’Donoghue was really on a kamikaze mission during his run. I would like to see that sketch again just to find out if my memory has exaggerated the experience or was it really that bad
Yeah, it was really weird. Donahue did it just to embarrass Joe Piscopo. Glad he was fired, he really thought it was a sinking ship for him just to be an opportunist.
Why did you flash a picture of Gene “Match Game” Rayburn when discussing the change in announcers?
I went to Peacock to watch the episodes from season seven of SNL. But, I find they are heavily edited down to 32 minutes. They are missing very funny filmed skits and musical guests. Any idea why they are edited down so drastically?
There’s this part where Tony Rosato, behind Eddie Murphy and Larry the Lobster, was “cooking” something. This one reminds me of his Chef Marcello character from SCTV where he had difficulty making lobster cacciatore.
Cast for Season 7 (1981-1982)
Robin Duke (seasons 6-9)
Christine Ebersole (season 7)
Mary Gross (seasons 7-10)
Tim Kazurinsky (seasons 6-9)
Eddie Murphy (seasons 6-9)
Joe Piscopo (seasons 6-9)
Tony Rosato (season 7)
Brian Doyle-Murray (seasons 5, 7)
The photo shown at 7:40 into the video is not of Bill Hanrahan as mentioned. It's a photo of Gene Rayburn. Gene was the host of The Match Game, which coincidentally was first shot in Studio 8H.
Gentlemen: You may wish to reupload with an edit... the picture you use for Hanrahan is Gene Rayburn from Match Game.
Buckwheat was basically impersonating a member of Our Gang/Little Rascals, only it wasn't Willie "Buckwheat" Thomas. It was Eugene "Porky" Lee who had the major speech impediment that caused him to swallow half his consonants. "O-tay Pankee" was his line. Murphy watched the old shorts a lot, but he blurred the identities of the players.
I might be wrong but the person you say is Bill Hanrahan at 7:40 is the late game show host Gene Rayburn. Hanrahan's face was much thinner.
6:30 seeing William S Burroughs smiling is a rare sight. Apparently he was a right grouchy bastard.
I think this was the season with "I Married a Monkey" and the dark set "Nice Melons" sketch. Oh, and "feed the bear" Best episode of the season
My father worked for the Eastern Airlines Lost & Found at Newark Airport at the time. He came home one night telling us that a man from Saturday Night Live had lost a suitcase of live lobsters. No one knew where the case was and the man became so belligerent that he kicked the desk that had a glass design, causing his leg to bleed. My father thought this guy was going to attack him, but things settled down. I was 6-years-old at the time and would not understand the connection between SNL and lobsters until watching the rerun of the episode in 1993 on Comedy Central. However, who was the person from SNL who sustained perhaps a few stitches at the Eastern Airlines Lost & Found Newark Airport?
George Kennedy hosted the night i was born. 4:52
Love Gumby...damnit!
Mary Gross as Alfalfa. 😂😂😂
I wish the pumpkin film woulda been mentioned.
you are both clearly experts on the series.
Dick Ebersol wisely culled the cast with the exception of Piscopo and of course Murphy. This is basically the Eddie show with a supporting cast and an array of classic characters. A well regarded season and best since 77-78
@ 7:40... that's Gene Rayburn (game show host).
Character Actor? George Kennedy is an Oscar winner!
He was funny in the Naked Guns
This was grade 6 for me, SCTV was the show to watch, in Canada we'd switch between the 90 minute NBC version and the 60 minute CBC version, oftern run at the same time. SNL was OK, but it didn't compare, and of course, Fridays was awesome.
Love seeing old men back than making fun or boomers and GenXers in the 80s. Also funny when Eddie reading the letters as they should like Twitter now.
No mention of Sparks? Criminal!