Season 13 / Episode 9
Robin Williams
January 23, 1988 · Musical guest: James Taylor
Running order
The show.
- 01
Pumping Up With Hans & Franz
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
Compulsion
Pre-tape - 04
Birth Tape — “Proud Dad”
Live sketch - 05
Learning to Feel
Live sketch - 06
"Never Die Young"
Musical performance - 07
Weekend Update
- At the deskAl Franken: One-Man Mobile Uplink Unit — Iowa caucus
Weekend Update - 08
60th Birthday — “Robin Williams' Son”
Live sketch - 09
"Sweet Potato Pie"
Musical performance - 10
The 8th Annual ACE Awards — “Cable Excellence”
Live sketch - 11
"That Lonesome Road"
Musical performance - 12
Discover — “Transchanneling”
Live sketch - 13
I Wuv You
Live sketch - 14
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Broadcast note
Segment 8 — 60th Birthday — “Robin Williams' Son”: In reruns, the portions before Dana Carvey's entrance and after Robin Williams opens the refrigerator are replaced with the dress rehearsal version.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 10 — The 8th Annual ACE Awards — “Cable Excellence”: In reruns, Shelley Duvall's presentation is replaced with the dress rehearsal version.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 13 — I Wuv You: This sketch is replaced with the dress rehearsal version in reruns.
Source ↗Musical Cameos
Rosemary Butler, Don Grolnick, Arnold McCuller, Leland Sklar appear in the broadcast.
Source ↗Musical-performance context
James Taylor performs “That Lonesome Road,” a song he had sung at John Belushi’s funeral; the episode airs one day before Belushi’s birthday.
Source ↗Your episode record
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