Season 9 / Episode 11
Don Rickles
January 28, 1984 · Musical guest: Billy Idol
Running order
The show.
- 01
TV President
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
Kannon AE-1
Pre-tape - 04
I Married A Monkey
Live sketch - 05
The Hamlisch Maneuver
Pre-tape - 06
Fascinating People and Their Friends
Live sketch - 07
Witness Relocation
Live sketch - 08
Performance Introduction — "White Wedding"
Live sketch - 09
"White Wedding"
Musical performance - 10
Saint Don Of Verona
Live sketch - 11
Saturday Night News
Weekend Update - 12
El Dorko
Live sketch - 13
This is Your Afterlife
Live sketch - 14
"Rebel Yell"
Musical performance - 15
Anniversary Special
Live sketch - 16
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Episode note
Don Rickles repeatedly ad-libs lines and gestures throughout the episode - most frequently with Joe Piscopo - and causes many cast members to break character. There are also improvised back-and-forth face slapping competitions in a few sketches.
Source ↗Cameos
Dr. Joyce Brothers, Lisa Figueroa, John Madden, Brandon Tartikoff appear in the broadcast.
Source ↗Performance note
Don Rickles repeatedly ad-libs and prompts cast members to break character throughout the episode.
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