DVD
Saturday night live. The complete second season, 1976-1977
Call Number
- DVD TV SERIES (CEN)
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner.
Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2007]
Physical Description
8 videodiscs (approximately 1468 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Added Uniform Title
Summary
For over three decades, Saturday Night Live has been the source of young comedic talent and helped to launch the careers of countless performers, making them household names. Still considered iconic for their live performances from Studio 8H in New York, the original cast of SNL (including Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner and John Belushi) set the tone for years to follow with their irreverent, edgy humor. They combined anti-establishment political satire with rock-and-roll attitude for a show that spoke to the youth of the 1970's, turning it into an instant sensation. Although only the second year on the air, the 1976-1977 season turned out to be the last for Chevy Chase, but the first for a young comedian named Bill Murray. The complete second season of SNL contains legendary musical performances by artists Joe Cocker, The Band, Brian Wilson, Paul Simon, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry, The Kinks, Santana and Tom Waits and classic appearances by hosts Lily Tomlin, Norman Lear, Steve Martin, Dick Cavett, Jodie Foster, Candice Bergen, Ralph Nader, Fran Tarkenton, Sissy Spacek, Elliott Gould and Shelly Duvall.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as individual episodes on NBC during the 1976-1977 season.
Contains all 22 episodes from the second season.
Special features: SNL Mardi Gras special ; Dress rehearsal audio ; Andy Kaufman screen test.
Contents
- Disc 1: Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (Sept. 18, 1976) ; Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs (Sept. 25, 1976) ; Eric Idle/Joe Cocker & Stuff (Oct. 2, 1976)
- Disc 2: Karen Black/John Prine (Oct. 16, 1976) ; Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman (Oct. 23, 1976) ; Buck Henry/The Band (Oct. 30, 1976)
- Disc 3: Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder (Nov. 13, 1976) ; Paul Simon/Paul Simon & George Harrison (Nov. 20, 1976) ; Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson (Nov. 27, 1976)
- Disc 4: Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa (Dec. 11, 1976) ; Ralph Nader/George Benson (Jan. 15, 1977) ; Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry/Ricky Jay (Jan. 22, 1977).
- Disc 5: Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer, Donnie Harper & The Voices of Tomorrow (Jan. 29, 1977) ; Steve Martin/The Kinks/Lily Tomlin (Feb. 26, 1977) ; Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (Mar. 12, 1977)
- Disc 6: Broderick Crawford/The Meters, Dr. John, Levon Helm & Paul Butterfield/Linda Ronstadt (Mar. 19, 1977) ; Jack Burns/Santana (Mar. 26, 1977) ; Julian Bond/Tom Waits & Brick (Apr. 9, 1977)
- Disc 7: Elliott Gould/The McGarrigle Sisters & Roslyn Kind (Apr. 16, 1977) ; Eric Idle/Alan Price, Neil Innes & Howard Shore and His Bobby Blue Band/Jeanette Charles (Apr. 23, 1977) ; Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (May 14, 1977)
- Disc 8: Buck Henry/Jennifer Warnes & Kenny Vance (May 21, 1977).