Season 12 / Episode 14
Bill Murray
March 21, 1987 · Musical guest: Percy Sledge
Running order
The show.
- 01
Contract
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
New York Telephone
Pre-tape - 04
One-Night Stand
Live sketch - 05
Donahue
Live sketch - 06
Nick Slammer — Lounge Singer
Live sketch - 07
Weekend Update
- At the deskBill Murray: Oscar Predictions
Weekend Update - 08
It's A Girl
Live sketch - 09
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Musical performance - 10
Il Returno De Hercules
Live sketch - 11
Tough Parents
Live sketch - 12
Taxi
Live sketch - 13
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Broadcast note
Segment 1 — Contract: In reruns, this cold opening is replaced with the one from 02.14.1987 .
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 5 — Donahue: In reruns, this sketch is replaced with the dress rehearsal version, in which "Joe Piscopo" is changed to "Gallagher" in the line about Nora Dunn's character having a bad sexual experience.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 6 — Nick Slammer — Lounge Singer: The word "bitch" is muted in reruns.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 10 — Il Returno De Hercules: Phil Hartman stumbles a few times while reading the opening narration of this sketch. In reruns, the narration is read by Al Franken.
Source ↗Streaming-version substitution
Some streaming editions replace the Bill Murray cold opening with the Liberace cold opening from the Bronson Pinchot episode.
Source ↗Your episode record
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