The very first SNL is being shown tonight

[Peacetrain]

:).. with George Carlin

[blondeatlast]

1. I was a mere 16 (but the first SNL was hosted by Buck Henry, or am I

mistaken?)

It was a long damn time ago when I was a young teen, that much I do know!

Thanks for the heads up; hopefully it can stay for a while.

[Peacetrain]

4. I may be wrong..but I thought Carlin hosted the first one

But Buck Henry hosted a gazillion of them..I could have it backwards..

[AZBlue]

10. It was George on the first one but Buck hosted 10 times

George: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live

Buck: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Henry

From 1976 to 1980, he hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live 10 times (it became a tradition that he hosted the last show of the year, as he was considered one of the easiest hosts to work with). Henry also hosted the only live remote attempted by SNL, broadcast live from Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

[Peacetrain]

12. Thank you for the information

I am of that era.. and Buck was one of my favorites also.. I wonder if he is still with us or in that great comedy club in the sky.. maybe time for me to go to wikipedia.

[AZBlue]

13. Have you seen Get Smart?

I'd forgotten he was involved in that show until the opening credits rolled and I saw his name. I believe he's still alive - lucky for us all! :D

[Peacetrain]

14. Not yet.. but I hope too soon

I did go to Wiki to look up Buck Henry.. Did you know he did the screen play for "The Graduate".. learn something new everyday.. :)

[ElboRuum]

11. You are...

The first SNL featuring the Not Ready For Prime Time Players aired in 1975 with George Carlin as the first host.

[Phoonzang]

2. Did Carlin and John Belushi just die in

the opening scene? :shrug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. It was Belushi and Michael O. Donoghue, one of the writers.

[Phoonzang]

5. Ah. I just caught the last 2 seconds

so I only saw the back of someone's head as they were falling.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

6. It's a funny scene.

O'Donoghue is teaching Belushi's character English and asks him to repeat English phrases back to him.

They do this a few times, so Belushi just mimics everything O'Donoghue does, including the heart attack he suddenly has.

[Breeze54]

7. Thanks for the heads up! I saw it back then too!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[KaryninMiami]

8. I just posted on another thread about it - I graduated in 1975

It's so fantastic to see all these people again- they were so young (but then again, so were we!). They seemed old to me then since I was only 17 at the time. But this show made a HUGE impact in my life and in the lives of my friends.

Wow

[blogslut]

9. Sigh

I remember it well. Glad they're re-airing it.