Season 6 / Episode 2
Malcolm McDowell
November 22, 1980 · Musical guest: Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Running order
The show.
- 01
Electric Chair
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
Mutually Omaha's Wild Kingdom — In Search of the Negro Republican
Live sketch - 04
Tobacco Growers of America
Pre-tape - 05
Serf City
Live sketch - 06
White House
Live sketch - 07
American Milk Association
Pre-tape - 08
Showdown — Short Shot
Pre-tape - 09
"Hot Head"
Musical performance - 10
Weekend Update
- At the deskMalcolm McDowell: John Lennon
- At the deskDenny Dillon: Yoko Ono
- At the deskJoe Piscopo: Saturday Night Sports Welterweight championship
- At the deskGilbert Gottfried: Dr. Murray Abromowitz / psychotherapist Response to last week's show
Weekend Update - 11
Gothic Novel Shop
Live sketch - 12
The 100 Years War
Live sketch - 13
The Leather Weather Report
Live sketch - 14
Commie Hunting Season
Live sketch - 15
Rocket Report
Live sketch - 16
Royal Strippers
Live sketch - 17
"Ashtray Heart"
Musical performance - 18
Someone Is Hiding In My Apartment
Pre-tape - 19
The Wine Cellar
Live sketch - 20
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Broadcast controversy
“Commie Hunting Season” receives silence in the studio and is removed from later versions of the episode.
Source ↗Cast debut
Eddie Murphy makes his first SNL appearance, uncredited, in “In Search of the Negro Republican.”
Source ↗Weekend Update debut
Joe Piscopo introduces the recurring Saturday Night Sports desk feature.
Source ↗Your episode record
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