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Season 4 / Episode 17

Milton Berle

April 14, 1979 · Musical guest: Ornette Coleman & Prime Time

Running order

The show.

  1. 01

    Texaco Star Theatre

    Cold open
  2. 02

    Monologue

    Monologue
  3. 03

    The Widettes

    Live sketch
  4. 04

    Rock Concert — “Bend Over Chuck Berry”

    Live sketch
  5. 05

    Weekend Update

    1. At the deskGarrett Morris: Chico Escuela
    2. At the deskLaraine Newman: Z. Jones / rock critic
    Weekend Update
  6. 06

    The Launching Pad

    Live sketch
  7. 07

    On The Spot

    Live sketch
  8. 08

    Farbers Retirement Home — Farber Family

    Live sketch
  9. 09

    Milton's Writers

    Live sketch
  10. 10

    "Times Square"

    Musical performance
  11. 11

    September Song

    Musical performance
  12. 12

    Goodnights

    Goodnights

Notable moments.

Musical Cameo

Buddy Freed appears in the broadcast.

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Filmed Cameos

Willie Mays, Craig Nettles appear in the broadcast.

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Broadcast incident

Bill Murray drops a large pipe offstage during Milton Berle’s monologue, interrupting the routine.

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Syndication history

Lorne Michaels withheld the episode from the show’s syndicated rerun package after its original broadcast.

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