Saturday night live. The complete third season, 1977-1978

Author

Lorne Michaels

Call Number

• DVD TV SERIES (WSQ)

Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner.

Publication Information

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

Physical Description

7 videodiscs (approximately 1385 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Continuing the enormous success of the previous two years, the third season of SNL (1977-78) showcased a fearless cast that created some of the most memorable sketches to ever appear on the show. With hilarious breakthrough characters like The Nerds (Bill Murray and Gilda Radner), Coneheads (Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin), lounge singer Nick Winters (Bill Murray), Samurai Warrior (John Belushi), a singing King Tut (legendary SNL host Steve Martin) and featuring Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) as well as The Franken and Davis Show (Al Franken and Tom Davis), SNL continued to define itself as the pinnacle of irreverent humor and political satire.

Notes

Originally broadcast as individual episodes on NBC during the 1977-1978 television season.

Special features: Things we did last summer ; wardrobe test with John Belushi and Howard Shore.

Contents

• Disc 1: Host, Steve Martin ; musical guest, Jackson Browne (Sept. 24, 1977)
• Host, Madeline Kahn ; musical guest, Taj Mahal ; special guest, Barry Humphries as Dame Edna (Oct. 8, 1977)
• Host, Hugh Hefner ; musical guest, Libby Titus (Oct. 15, 1977). Disc 2: Host, Charles Grodin ; musical guests, Paul Simon & The Persuasions (Oct. 29, 1977)
• Host, Ray Charles ; special guest, Franklyn Ajaye (Nov. 12, 1977)
• Host, Buck Henry ; musical guest, Leon Redbone (Nov. 19, 1977). Disc 3: Host, Mary Kay Place ; musical guest, Willie Nelson (Dec. 10, 1977)
• Host, Miskel Spillman ; musical guest, Elvis Costello (Dec. 17, 1977)
• Host, Steve Martin ; musical guests, The Dirt Band, Randy Newman (Jan. 21, 1978). Disc 4: Host, Robert Klein ; musical guest, Bonnie Raitt (Jan. 28, 1978)
• Host, Chevy Chase ; musical guest, Billy Joel (Feb. 18, 1978)
• Host, O.J. Simpson ; musical guests, Ashford & Simpson (Feb. 25, 1978). Disc 5: Host, Art Garfunkel ; musical guest, Stephen Bishop (Mar. 11, 1978)
• Host, Jill Clayburgh ; musical guest, Eddie Money (Mar. 18, 1978)
• Host, Christopher Lee ; musical guest, Meat Loaf ; special guest, Richard Belzer (Mar. 25, 1978). Disc 6: Host, Michael Palin ; musical guest, Eugene Record (Apr. 8, 1978)
• Host, Michael Sarrazin ; musical guests, Keith Jarrett & Gravity (Apr. 15, 1978)
• Host, Steve Martin ; musical guests, The Blues Brothers (Apr. 22, 1978). Disc 7: Host, Richard Dreyfuss ; musical guests, Jimmy Buffett & Gary Tigerman (May 13, 1978)
• Host, Buck Henry ; musical guest, Sun Ra (May 20, 1978)
• Special features.