Saturday night live. The complete fifth season, 1979-1980

Author

Lorne Michaels

Call Number

• DVD TV SERIES (WSQ)

Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer.

Publication Information

[Fairfax, VA] : Time Life : Direct Holdings America Inc.

Physical Description

7 videodiscs (approximately 1344 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Returning for what would be the final season (1979-80) for many of the original cast and writers of SNL, the complete fifth season includes an array of comedic hosts, including Steve Martin, Eric Idle, Buck Henry, Rodney Dangerfield, Martin Sheen, Bea Arthur, Ted Knight, Elliott Gould, Burt Reynolds, Bob Newhart, and former cast member Chevy Chase.

Notes

Originally broadcast as individual episodes on NBC during the 1979-1980 television season.

Special features: Audio commentary by Buck Henry, Elliott Gould.

Contents

• Steve Martin with Blondie ; Eric Idle with Bob Dylan ; Bill Russell with Chicago
• Buck Henry with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers ; Bea Arthur with the Roches ; Howard Hesseman with Randy Newman
• Martin Sheen with David Bowie ; Ted Knight with Desmond, Child & Rouge ; Teri Garr with the B-52's
• Chevy Chase with Marianne Faithfull ; Elliott Gould with Gary Numan ; Kirk Douglas with Sam & Dave
• Rodney Dangerfield with the J. Geils Band ; Paul Simon, James Taylor and David Sanborn (the 100th show) ; Richard Benjamin & Paula Prentiss with the Grateful Dead
• Burt Reynolds with Anne Murray ; Strother Martin with the Specials ; Bob Newhart with Bruce Cockburn & the Amazing Rhythm Aces
• Steve Martin with Paul & Linda McCartney & 3-D ; Buck Henry with Andrew Gold and Andrae Crouch and the Voices of Unity.