Season 5 / Episode 5

Bea Arthur

November 17, 1979 · Musical guest: The Roches

Running order

The show.

01
Reagan in Make-up
Cold open
02
“Let Me Love You”
Monologue
03
Spud Beer
Pre-tape
04
First He Cries
Live sketch
05
Drop Out
Live sketch
06
"Bobby's Song"
Musical performance
07
Weekend Update
1. At the deskAl Franken: Experiments on cockroaches
Weekend Update
08
Thanksgiving Dinner
Live sketch
09
Woman To Woman
Live sketch
10
Saveco
Pre-tape
11
Backer's Audition — “Two Men”
Live sketch
12
The Mr. Bill Show — Mr. Bill Builds a House
Pre-tape
13
Los Beatalos Cubanos
Pre-tape
14
Andy Kaufman Wrestling Preview
Live sketch
15
"Hallelujah"
Musical performance
16
Goodnights
Goodnights

Notable moments.

Cameo

Andy Kaufman appears in the broadcast.

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Filmed Cameo

David Derickson appears in the broadcast.

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Extra

Andy Murphy appears in the broadcast.

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Credits milestone

The opening credits introduce SNL's featured-player category.

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Guest performance

Andy Kaufman invites female viewers to challenge him on the Christmas show.

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