Saturday Night Live Season 6 : |
Saturday Night Live aired its sixth season during the 1980–1981 television season on NBC. Season six started on November 15 1980 and ended on April 11 1981 with only 13 episodes. This season was alternatively known as Saturday Night Live '80. |
Episode 1 - [Elliott Gould Kid Creole And The Coconuts] |
Details : Sketches include: Elliot Gould Discusses SNL's Glory Days A Public Service Announcement: Highway Education Jimmy Carter's Libido Billy-Gram What's It All About Gail Matthius's Breast Exam Nose Wrestling The Accordian Killer Speed Listening The Rocket Report Valley Girl Vicky Heart to Heart Gidget Goes To Hell and Foot Fetish. Kid Creole and the Coconuts perform: Mr. Softee and There But For The Grace of God Go I |
Guest Cast and Crew : Elliott Gould | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Nov. 15, 1980 | Rating ➦ ★★ |
Episode 2 - [Malcolm Mcdowell Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band] |
Details : Live from New York it's...Gilbert Gottfried! Sketches include: Sitting Up Straight In The Electric Chair Mutually Omaha's Wild Kingdom: In Search of the Negro Republican Tobacco Growers of America Serf City Amy Carter Gets Adopted To The Reagans Alex DeLarge For The American Milk Association SNL Film: Showdown Gothic Novel Shop The 100 Years War The Leather Weather Report Commie Hunting The Rocket Report Jack The Stripper SNL Film: Someone Is Hiding In My Apartment and The Wine Cellar With Caroline Parker Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band perform: Hothead and Ashtray Heart |
Guest Cast and Crew : Malcolm McDowell as Himself - Host | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Nov. 22, 1980 | Rating ➦ ★★ |
Episode 3 - [Ellen Burstyn Aretha Franklin] |
Details : Sketches include A Message From David Rockefeller Ed MacMahon School of Laughing What It Is All About The Rocket Report Paulie Herman Our Front Door Pepe Gonzales Valley Girls Sam the Snake The Toni Tenille Show Fish Heads Blame For Divorce Old Lady |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ellen Burstyn as Herself - Host | Aretha Franklin as Herself - Musical Guest | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Dec. 06, 1980 | Rating ➦ ★★★ |
Episode 4 - [Jamie Lee Curtis James Brown] |
Details : Live from New York it's...Charles Rocket Gail Matthius and Denny Dillon! Sketches include: A Message From The Mean Majority Clovin Hind Jeans Ad 1 The Attack Of The Terrible Snapping Creatures Paulie Herman Plays 3-Card Monte SNL Mini-Film: Who Is Gilbert Gottfried? Dying To Be Heard Poker and Drugs Don't Mix Clovin Hind Jeans Ad 2 The Badger Convention Clovin Hind Jeans Ad 3 Charles Rocket for The Tortu-Matic Roweena's Cut and Curl SNL Mini-Film: The Statue of Liberty Explosion and Roadkill Burial Biker Gang. James Brown performs: Rapp Payback and a medley of his hits Ellen Shipley performs: Fotogenic |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jamie Lee Curtis as Herself - Host | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Patrick Weathers as Higgins | Director : Dave Wilson | Director : Linda Lee Cadwell | |
Air Date : Dec. 13, 1980 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
Episode 5 - [David Carradine Linda Ronstadt With Rex Smith George Rose] |
Details : Live from New York it's...Joe Piscopo Sketches include Joe Piscopo Impersonates Don Pardo Gun City The Menswear Store Vicky and Debbie at the Mall The Rocket Report Dylan and Guthrie The Home Version of Dallas Mr. Bill's Christmas Kung Fu Christmas The Harlem Heroin Experience The Virgin Search (film) Dopenhagen and Happy Daze Colonel Sanders' Funeral The Dancing Man (film) and Welfare Counseling. George Rose Linda Ronstadt Rex Smith and the cast of The Pirates of Penzance perform Christmas carols. |
Guest Cast and Crew : David Carradine | Rex Smith | Walter Williams | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Dec. 20, 1980 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
Episode 6 - [Ray Sharkey Jack Bruce And Friends] |
Details : Live from New York it's…Eddie Murphy! Sketches include The Real Jimmy 'The Weasel' Fratiano Work Time Beer WASP Couple Interpretation Citizens For A Better America Jimmy Carter At The Bar January 11th Celebration Filming Lazlo's Confession Have A Nice Day White Baby Salesman Surrogate Mothers The Man With The Black Hat (film) Stop-A-Nut The Waiter-Maker Nonexsistant Product and some stand-up by Eddie Murphy. Jack Bruce performed Dancing On Air and Livin' Without Ja. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ray Sharkey | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Jan. 10, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
Episode 7 - [Karen Black Cheap Trick Stanley Clarke Trio] |
Details : Live from New York it's...Ann Risely Sketches include: White House Move Out The Legendary Composers Foundation For The Tragically Hip The Livelys Reagan's Vice President The Rocket Report Mona Lisa In Love 60 Minutes Patient Thoughts Fair Dinkum Championship Finals Neighbor Confrontation Paulie Herman At The Diner Saturday Night Live Action Figures What's It All About and National Handgun Association Cheap Trick performs: Baby Loves To Rock and Can't Stop It But I'm Gonna Try Stanley Clarke Trio performs: Wild Dog |
Guest Cast and Crew : Karen Black | Stanley Clarke | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Jan. 17, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
Episode 8 - [Robert Hays 14 Karat Soul Joe 'king' Carrasco And The Crowns] |
Details : Sketches include America Not Held Hostage Anymore Dazola Love American Style Disco Meltdown Reaganco Sports Central Ballpark Organist at a Funeral and Eddie Gets Promoted. Joe Carrasco performs Don't Bug Me Baby. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Hays | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Jan. 24, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
Episode 9 - [Sally Kellerman Jimmy Cliff] |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jimmy Cliff | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Sally Kellerman | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Feb. 07, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★ |
Episode 10 - [Deborah Harry Funky 4 And 1 More] |
Details : Sketches include Is Frank Sinatra a Hoodlum? Don't Look In The Refrigerator Where's Cooder? Paulie in the Card Shop Sweethearts (film) Newsbreak and The Waxmans in SoHo. Deborah Harry performs Come Back Jonee and Love T.K.O.. Funky 4 + 1 More performs That's The Joint. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Debbie Harry | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Chris Stein as Himself | Clem Burke as Himself | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Feb. 14, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★★ |
Episode 11 - [Charlene Tilton Todd Rundgren Prince] |
Details : Sketches include Rocko vs. Weindulah I'll Get Charlie Rocket If It's The Last Thing I Do Mister Robinson's Neighborhood The Pork Queen Charles Rocket and Charlene Tilton ride The Subway A Fiddler Be On The Roof Weekend Update Nancy Reagan's Diary The Competition Speaking Out Women Behind Bars Submissive Sugar Daddies Mary Louise's Birthday (musical number) After Midnight and Who Shot C.R.? Todd Rundgren performed Healer and Time Heals; Prince performed Party Up. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Don King | Charlene Tilton | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Prince | Bobby Z | André Cymone | Dez Dickerson | Dr. Fink | Lisa Coleman | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Feb. 21, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
Episode 12 - [Bill Murray Delbert Mcclinton] |
Details : Sketches include It Just Doesn't Matter Script In Development Altered Walter Nick On The Mississippi and No Sex With Mary. McClinton performs Shotgun Rider. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Delbert McClinton | Bill Murray as Himself - Host | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Mar. 07, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 13 - [Chevy Chase Jr Walker And The All Stars] |
Details : Live from New York it's…Chevy Chase! Sketches include Mr. Bill and Chevy I Married a Monkey Jello Same and SNL is Improving. The All-Stars perform How Sweet It Is. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Walter Williams | Chevy Chase as Himself - Various Characters | Laurie Metcalf as Weekend Update Reporter | Eddie Murphy as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
Air Date : Apr. 11, 1981 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |