Reminder: Saturday Night Live tonight

[pokerfan]

Besides Carlin, I'm looking forward to seeing some of these old skits, including the parody ad for a <gasp!> three bladed razor! People are so stupid they'll buy anything.



From the inaugural episode, October 11th, 1975: Carlin performs three individual monologues on the program. Music guests are Janis Ian and Billy Preston, plus a landmark performance from comedian Andy Kaufman.

Montage
Note: Don Pardo accidentally misannounces the cast as The Not For Ready Prime Time Players.

George Carlin's Monologue
Summary: After entering the stage through the audience, Carlin recites "Baseball and Football" from his new album "An Evening with Wally Londo, Featuring Bill Slazso".

Note: Carlin wanted to wear a t-shirt, but the network wanted him to wear a suit. As a compromise, Carlin wore a vest and jacket over his t-shirt, and hosted the show while reportedly stoned out of his mind.

Note: Carlin only appears on stage to perform stand-up or introduce the evening's musical guests.

New Dad Insurance
Summary: The typical family home is made up of Mom (Jacqueline Carlin), Dad (Dan Aykroyd) and the children. But if Dad suddenly dies, the family's emotional loss is covered by New Dad (Chevy Chase).

Billy Preston performs "Nothing From Nothing"

The Courtroom
Summary: A rape victim (Jane Curtin) testifies in court, but can't bare to repeat the lewd suggestion posed by her attacker. Instead, the pertinent evidence is written on a piece of paper and passed among the jury.

Andy Kaufman
Summary: Kaufman at first appears nervous, then calmly turns on a recording of the "Mighty Mouse" theme song and lip-syncs a single key lyric.

George Carlin Stand-Up I
Summary: Carlin performs some observational stand-up prior to introducing Janis Ian.

Janis Ian performs "At Seventeen"

Victims Of Shark Bite
Summary: Martin Gresner (John Belushi) claims his limbs have been bitten off by sharks.

Jamitol
Summary: Chevy Chase and Michael O'Donaghue portray a married couple, whose lives have been enrichened by using the advertised product.

Weekend Update with Chevy Chase
Summary: Anchorman Chevy Chase talks dirty on the phone before commenting on events in the news, while correspondent Laraine Newman reports on the latest murder to occur at the Blaine Motel.

Triopenin
Summary: Product's child-proof safety cap prevents arthritis medicine from being used.

The Muppets
Summary: Muppets Ploobis (Jim Henson) & Scred (Jerry Nelson) visit the Mighty Favog (Frank Oz).

George Carlin Stand-Up II
Summary: Carlin's stand-up topics range from the mysterious blue food to a round of oxymorons, before introducing a film by Albert Brooks.

The Impossible Truth"
Summary: Albert Brooks reports unlikely news items in his short film.

Bee Hospital
Summary: Upon birth, bee fathers are informed of their newborns' ranks in the hive.

Academy of Better Careers
Summary: Now you can be a stand-by operator, too.

Valri Bromfield
Summary: Comedian Valri Bromfield mimics a teacher and a volleyball player in her routine.

Show Us Your Guns
Summary: In a parody of the Lark cigarette commercials, SNL's film truck passes through the city streets asking to see citizens' firearms.

George Carlin Stand-Up III
Summary: Carlin's final round of stand-up focuses on God and religion.

Billy Preston performs "Fancy Lady"

Trojan Horse Home Security
Summary: Home security technician Kenny Vorstrather (Dan Aykroyd) breaks into a couple's (John Belushi, Gilda Radner) house to demonstrate how vulnerable they are to a home invasion.

Triple-Trac
Summary: The three-blade razor is designed for people who'll believe anything they see.

Janis Ian performs "In The Winter"

[hippywife]

1. Thanx for the heads up.

I usually don't watch SNL anymore...just not funny. And Janis Ian, too! :bounce:

[Inchworm]

2. I logged on to say the same.. SNL episode #1

woot!

:woohoo:

[Robeson]

3. Thanks, I completely forgot...

...:thumbsup:

[Breeze54]

4. Watching now and Janis Ian also sang "Just Seventeen"... *sigh*

Brings me back to those days....

[Inchworm]

5. good times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efHOIT1ROk8

*sigh*

[pokerfan]

6. We have to wait two more hours before it even starts

[Inchworm]

7. It started a while ago

*poke*

Like yeeears :P

:hi:

[pokerfan]

9. good for you

:banghead: :banghead: :argh:

[Inchworm]

11. I mean.. like 30 years ago

I was being snarky, geesh.

I need to hone my skillz :P

:hi:

[pokerfan]

12. totally missed it

I thought you were using literary hyperbole.

[latebloomer]

8. Carlin was by far the best part

I was disappointed in the sketches- seems like they didn't yet have the writing shtick together.

[Feron]

10. I agree that Carlin was the best,but

I enjoyed the other sketches minus the muppets and the unfunny comedienne.

[latebloomer]

13. Oy, that Muppet thing went on forever!

[pokerfan]

14. "I won't write for felt"

The Muppets account for one of the strangest periods in SNL history, their appearance on the show a result of Jim Henson trying to shop out his puppets to adult audiences prior to producing "The Muppet Show." They were generally disliked by the cast and writers, often dumped upon Al Franken, Tom Davis and Alan Zwiebel to be written for. When referring to the Muppets, Michael O'Donaghue was often quoted as saying, "I won't write for felt."

[Auggie]

15. In defense of the early days of SNL...

Sometimes they hit, sometimes they missed. Can't say it's not interesting to watch the show develop (rent the DVDs -- pretty cool).