Season 1 / Episode 17
Ron Nessen
April 17, 1976 · Musical guest: Patti Smith Group
Running order
The show.
- 01
The Dead String Quartet
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
Super Bass-O-Matic '76 — Rovco
Pre-tape - 04
An Oval Office
Live sketch - 05
Fluckers — “Jams”
Live sketch - 06
"Gloria"
Musical performance - 07
Press Secretaries Through History
Live sketch - 08
Lie Detector
Live sketch - 09
The New Army
Pre-tape - 10
Weekend Update
- At the deskLaraine Newman: Joke: Francisco Franco Report from Madrid on Francisco Franco
- At the deskGilda Radner: Emily Litella Editorial on the presidential erection
Weekend Update - 11
The Berkeley Collection
Pre-tape - 12
Garbage — A Film by Gary Weis
Pre-tape - 13
Autumn Fizz — “Carbonated Douche”
Pre-tape - 14
Tomorrow
Live sketch - 15
Men's Room Urinal — Home Movie
Pre-tape - 16
Press Secretaries Through History
Live sketch - 17
Supreme Court
Live sketch - 18
Press Secretaries Through History
Live sketch - 19
Billy Crystal Stand-Up
Live sketch - 20
Misconceptions
Live sketch - 21
"My Generation"
Musical performance - 22
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Presidential cameo
President Gerald Ford appears in prerecorded pieces during the cold open, monologue and Weekend Update.
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