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Saturday Night Live - Season 5 Episode 17 : Strother Martin/The Specials

Jan 01, 1970 00:26:14m

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Comedy, News

Seasons and episodes

Episode List

Ep 4 Buck Henry/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

1979-11-10

Ep 6 Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman

1979-12-08

Ep 8 Ted Knight/Desmond Child and Rouge

1979-12-22

Ep 10 Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull

1980-02-09

Ep 11 Elliott Gould/Gary Numan

1980-02-16

Ep 12 Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave

1980-02-23

Ep 13 Rodney Dangerfield/J. Geils Band

1980-03-08

Ep 15 Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead

1980-04-05

Ep 16 Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray

1980-04-12

Ep 17 Strother Martin/The Specials

1980-04-19

Ep 18 Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn

1980-05-10

Ep 19 Steve Martin/Paul and Linda McCartney

1980-05-17

Synopsis

The host for the episode is Strother Martin, and the musical guest is The Specials. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rosalyn Carter talks about sections of the 1980 census intended for illegal aliens, including questions about how they got into the US, where they would hide if the INS came to their homes, and how much they would be willing to do housework for. During his opening monologue, Strother Martin reveals that he was asked to host the show because Lorne Michaels mistook him for Tennessee Williams, and so far he's been keeping up the act. At Camp Beau Soleil, the campers are forced to learn French by the brutal camp counselor, Le Capitain, but a camper named Luke is determined to escape. Additional skits include a variety show will, the Conductor's Club, Any Town, and Food. The Specials perform "Gangsters" and "Too Much, Too Young".