Episode list

There is no host for the episode, but the musical guest is Rod Stewart. The skits for this episode are as follows: Little Richard Simmons gets fat people to exercise as he sings updated versions of his rock classics. Andy Rooney starts musing about shoes, and gets sidetracked onto random thoughts about Nazis and his co-workers' names. A literary critic introduces the next generation of great writers, all of whom are just getting out of prison. Muammar Khaddaffi shows off his latest fashions. A man gets over-attached to a woman he has a one-night stand with, to the point of being oblivious when she gets a phone call saying her father has just died. While at her father's funeral, a woman has to deal with selfish and insensitive relatives, followed by an old one-night stand who won't leave her alone. Christine Ebersol, the wife of producer Dick Ebersol, asks viewers to send in their home movies, then introduces a film about John Lennon produced by Yoko Ono.

The host for the episode is Susan Saint James, and the musical guest is The Kinks (their second appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: The Exxico company promises customers yesterday's technology at tomorrow's prices. During her opening monologue, Susan Saint James asks the audience to vote on whether the parody of her TV series, McMillan & Wife, should be done with McArthur, McBeth or McDonald. Ronald and Sally McDonald solve a murder while making love in their bedroom. Buckwheat, from the Little Rascals series, pitches an album of his unintelligible singing. Mr. Mike presents Bizarro World, where logic is exactly the opposite of how it is on earth, but the Bizarro president seems to be very familiar. Christine Ebersol sings about the problems for women trying to find good men at singles bars. Tim Kazurinsky presents a skit for men's Sta-free pads that was rejected for being too cheap. Alan Alda provides sensitivity training for men. The Kinks perform "Destroyer" and "Art Lover".

The host for the episode is George Kennedy, and the musical guest is Miles Davis. The skits for this episode are as follows: While taping a game show, all the cameras go out and the technicians all have heart attacks, so George Kennedy has to take charge and talk the show through to safety. Mr. Robinson presents some more characters from his neighborhood, including the landlord he's always trying to avoid. Andy Rooney shares more of his disorganized thoughts. Velvet Jones invites students to enroll in his school of technology. Harry Anderson does a stand-up act. Mr. Bill goes to Los Angeles, but his troubles follow right behind him. Kids are all playing with the new Rubik's Teeth toy. An advertisement pitches new spray-on Laetril. Marilyn Monroe sings "Downers are a girl's best friend". Miles Davis performs "Jean-Pierre".

The host for the episode is Donald Pleasance, and the musical guest is Fear. The skits for this episode are as follows: A Jogger Motel traps annoying joggers with a glue they can't jog out of. Jerry Lewis shows people his two completely different personas. Donald Pleasance shares his pumpkin carving tips. Tips are provided on how to survive in Harlem. A repeat skit presents rising literary stars who are all ex-cons. Other skits include vomiting for luck, profiles in British courage, 'Last Night I Killed My Husband', tales from the hip, Annie intermission, sugar breakfast, Andy Warhol's TV, and the Vic Salukin Show. Fear performs "I Don't Care About You", Beef Bologna", New York's All Right If You Like Saxophones" and "Let's Have a War".

The host for the episode is Lauren Hutton, and the musical guest is Rick James. The skits for this episode are as follows: The Exxico corporation has a message for consumers everywhere: stay out of our way or we'll kill you. TransEastern Airlines welcomes passengers aboard with a message from each of the employees who do their part to flying as miserable an experience as possible. Another skit that was rejected for being too cheap is presented. Velvet Jones pitches more of the benefits of enrolling in his school of technology. William Burroughs reads poetry. A button marked 'push to explode building' invites people to give it try. A bitter comedian rants about all the big stars that don't want him to open for their shows. Additional skits include Bill Cosby, Reagan's script, Whisper Bubble Bath, Harlequin Romances for men, Reach Out, and 'Art is Ficial'. Rick James performs "Give It To Me Baby" and "Super Freak".

The host for the episode is Bernadette Peters, and the musical guests are The Go-Go's and Billy Joel (his second appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: The Texxon Corporation reassures customers that for them 'Life is Second Only to Money'. After the success of Escape From New York, more films start featuring people fighting to get out of the city. Tim has further issues in his marriage with Madge the Chimpanzee. Eddie Murphy has a message for SNL viewers. The cast try to carry on with a skit after the lighting fails, but they are interrupted by a network censor who complains that everything sounds dirty now that the audience can't see what's really going on. Additional skits include Johnny Keep Your Gun Clean, Hidden Photo, Bedtime Story, Man Ray & Mic, 42nd Street, Nick the Knock and Rock & Roll Heaven, Inc. The Go-Go's perform "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat". Bernadette Peters performs "Making Love Alone". Billy Joel performs "Miami 2017" and "She's Got a Way".

The host for the episode is Tim Curry, and the musical guest is Meat Loaf (his second appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: The Texxon Corporation warns viewers that the SNL writers will end up like Karen Silkwood if they don't back off. Mick Jagger talks with fellow music superstars Barbara Mandrell, Frank Sinatra, and Buckwheat. The Reagans must deal with Ronald's illegitimate son. Frank gets more advice from his Papa. Tim Curry and Meatloaf team up to open a One-Stop Rocky Horror Shop. Dan Rather muses on what might have happened if Reagan had survived his assassination attempt. Tim Curry performs "The Zucchini Song" and Meatloaf & The Neverland Express perform "Bat Out of Hell" and "Promised Land".

The host for the episode is Bill Murray (his second appearance as host), and the musical guests are The Spinners. The skits for this episode are as follows: The phone company admits that its highly touted technological breakthroughs are just hot air used to justify rate increases. During his opening monologue, Bill Murray introduces his best friend, Santa Claus. Tomorrow host Tom Snyder sulks. Father Guido Sarducci talks about the benefits of MX-5 tampons. During the Weekend Update, Brian Doyle-Murray reports on the proper spelling of the name of Libya's leader and an attempt in Arkansas to have creationism taught as science, and Joe Piscopo interviews an aging Muhammad Ali to find out if the legendary boxer is still the greatest. A skit features Christie Brinkley for designer fairy tales. Father Guido Sarducci returns to make his predictions for the coming year. A skit looks at the home life of a family of psychos. Honker gives his views on the economics of Christmas. The Spinners perform a "Then Came You", "I'll Be Around" and "Working My Way Back to You". Michael Davis and the Yale Whiffenpoofs made credited guest appearances.

The host for the episode is Robert Conrad, and the musical guest is The Allman Brothers Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: Judge Wapner oversees a lawsuit against Velvet Jones in The People's Court. Velvet Jones shows up in the Wild Wild Wild West. A skit looks at babies in makeup. Velvet Jones and Jersey Guy Paulie Herman give their thoughts on whether some characters are becoming over-exposed. Vic Salukin appears on Battle of the Week. Andy Rooney gives another rambling monologue on the little things that bother him. The Allman Brothers Band performs "Midnight Rider", "Southbound" and "One Way Out".

The host for the episode is John Madden, and the musical guest is Jennifer Holliday. The skits for this episode are as follows: John Madden gives a talk from the Cincinnati Bengals locker room now that the football season is over and the Bengals have lost the Superbowl. Would-be hosts and other acting hopefuls are invited to enroll in the Johnny Carson School of Acting. Tom Snyder hosts a new kids program, the Uncle Tom Show, with special guests Captain Kangaroo and Buckwheat. Andy Kaufman comes on dressed as Elvis and performs some of the King's music. Other skits include Betty Beer, a poetry corner, Lou Grant, Mob Nicknames and Solomon & Pudge. Jennifer Holliday performs "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" and "One Night Only".

The host for the episode is James Coburn, and the musical guest is Lindsey Buckingham. The skits for this episode are as follows: For President Reagan's birthday, Frank Sinatra performs a medley of songs about him, Nancy, and the rest of his staff. An elderly couple lets a young boy talk on the phone with his mother, then demands she pay $50,000 to them if she ever wants her son back. Tim takes his family to Disney World, only to catch his wife, Madge the chimpanzee, in bed having an affair with a gas station attendant. Mr. Robinson introduces more people in his neighborhood while trying to avoid his landlord. Jerry Falwell pitches an album of Jesus-themed rock and pop songs. Christine Ebersole is excited about her date with James Coburn, but fellow cast member Mary Gross points out some of the tell-tale signs that James is gay. Dan Rather interviews some of the victims of 60 Minutes. Other skits include unique perspectives, the Taboosters and 'Don't Let It Show'. Lindsey Buckingham performs "Bwana" and "Trouble".

The host for the episode is Bruce Dern, and the musical guest is Luther Vandross. The skits for this episode are as follows: Raheem Abdul Muhammed reviews more of the latest films, in which he sees more evidence of bias against blacks in Hollywood. In the Bizarro World, everything is opposite of how it is on Earth, although certain things seem strangely familiar. Songwriters Harry Schleimer and Moe Laub try to come up with the next big hit. Additional skits include advice from Bruce Dern, a ski date with Fluffy, Who Do You Hate?, the Mild One, an unstable pilot, and Melina's Café. Luther Vandross performs "Never Too Much" and "A House Is Not A Home".

The host for the episode is Elizabeth Ashley, and the musical guest is Hall & Oates. The skits for this episode are as follows: Dan Rather starts the show with the evening news report. Pope John Paul II begins his tour of Africa. Joseph Papp comes on the show to conduct an audition. Dr. Jack Badofsky gives a health report for the Weekend Update. Harry Anderson performs a stand-up routine. Additional skits include the big plastic bubble, Speaking As A Woman with Shelley Winters, women's party conversation and Loewenbrau. Hall & Oates perform "You Make My Dreams", "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" and "You've Lost That Loving Feeling".

The host for the episode is Robert Urich, and the musical guest is Mink DeVille. The skits for this episode are as follows: Before the show, the cast compares host Robert Urich with Burt Reynolds. Buckwheat performs with his backup singers, Da Dupreems. A repeat skit about a boy away from home calling his mother with a ransom demand. Paul Harvey gives the news and tells anecdotes about the lives of famous people. Raheem Abdul Muhammad reviews more films. A new version of Dr. Strangelove features President Reagan and Edwin Meese. An ad urges people to go out and treat themselves to fur. Dr. Jack Badofsky returns to Weekend Update for another health report. In a monster movie, a Thing destroys Tokyo. Additional skits include buying a bullet for a hungry kid, the Golden Age School of Obedience, koala embryos, the headline challenge, and low-class Italian theater. Mink DeVille performs "Maybe Tomorrow" and "Love and Emotion".

The host for the episode is Blythe Danner, and the musical guest is Rickie Lee Jones (her second appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: Lorne Greene pitches Alpo dog food, only to be attacked by his canine co-star. During Blythe Danner's opening monologue, Mary Gross confuses her with another actress and presses her to do a series of impressions of famous women. Americans everywhere rush out into the streets to announce that they're gay. A couple embraces celibacy until they inadvertently discover that neither of them wanted to give up sex in the first place. Geraldo Rivera, searching for sensationalist conspiracies, ransacks a hospital delivery room during a birth. Colonel Khadaffi promotes his new line of designer clothes. A reclusive and deranged poet lives hidden away until an ex-con poet breaks into her house and they start comparing poems. A couple at a dance party explain the 50's have returned for the 80's. During the Weekend Update, Mary Gross reports on location for the landing of the Space Shuttle, fashion critic Yvonne Spike DeMouchier rips the poor fashion choices made by the Best Actress nominees, Joe Piscopo declares Georgetown the NCAA champions based on the attractiveness of the female students, and Brian Doyle-Murray congratulates brother Bill Murray on the birth of his son. Tom Snyder, now hosting a children's show, interviews an aging Gumby about the scandals going on in cartoons. Princess Diana takes questions from viewers on a variety of subjects. Blythe asks people to please support serious theater so that other actresses won't be forced to appear on SNL to survive. Rickie Lee Jones performs "Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)", "Lush Life" and "Woody & Dutch On The Slow Train To Peking".

The host for the episode is Daniel J. Travanti, and the musical guest is John Cougar. The skits for this episode are as follows: After Daniel Travanti's opening monologue, Doug and Wendy Whiner celebrate their anniversary. Rod Serling hosts an episode of The Twilight Zone about a world in which everyone does Ethel Merman. A series of skits feature Larry the Lobster, including: voting on Larry, Larry's story, what happens if Larry lives, and the final vote on Larry's fate at the end of the show. Additional skits include cooking with Marcello, Hill Street Blues, the Bavarian butterfly dance, Career Corner and Reagan brand economics. John Cougar performs "Hurts So Good" and "Ain't Even Done With The Night".

The host for the episode is Johnny Cash, and the musical guest is Elton John. The skits for this episode are as follows: Andy Rooney stars as Ralph Kramden in an episode of "The HoneyRooners", doing his usual observational monologuing. When a condemned prisoner insists on his right to a final request just before execution, he gets Johnny Cash to sing "99,999 Bottles of Beer on the Wall". After coming back from another tropical vacation, Reagan opens up a dialog over the Falklands between Thatcher and Galtieri by having them act out a love scene together. Two women test their hair for dandruff by shaking it over Johnny Cash. A wandering poet muses on the beauty of the commuter train he's riding, but the other passengers don't share his enthusiasm. Johnny Cash performs "Ring Of Fire", "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Walk The Line" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down". Elton John performs "Empty Garden" and "Ball And Chain".

The host for the episode is Robert Culp, and the musical guest is The Charlie Daniels Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: Billie Jean King joins Bill Cosby in a new episode of I-Spy. Aging hippies have to face the fact that they're entering the Middle Age of Aquarius. A new production of Annie casts James Brown in the title role. A repeat skit looks at babies in makeup. Additional skits include Party Girl, Uterus, Sunken Submarine and Happy Mayonnaise Palace. The Charlie Daniels Band performs "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" and "Still In Saigon".

The host for the episode is Danny DeVito, and the musical guest is Sparks. The skits for this episode are as follows: Andy Kaufman hypes his upcoming wrestling match. For his opening monologue, Danny DeVito invites the rest of the cast from Taxi to take a bow after their show was canceled by ABC without warning. Louis DePalma drives a taxi down to the ABC headquarters and detonates a bomb, bringing down the entire building as revenge for their canceling his show. Doug and Wendy Whiner annoy those around them with their constant whining. For the Weekend Update, Brian Doyle-Murray reports on Al Haig's attempts to resolve the Falklands crisis and accusations that Nancy Reagan failed to return a set of borrowed jewels, Christine Ebersole reports on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn turning down an invitation to the White House and political changes in Argentina, Dr. Badofsky warns of the many diseases people can catch from animals, Mary Gross attempts to report on the new production of Annie with an impostor dog dressed as Sandy, and Lou Grant makes a try at reporting on the weather only to lose his temper when he gets canceled yet again. After wrestling women, Andy Kaufman agrees to meet Jerry Lawler in the ring. Sparks performs "Mickey Mouse" and "I Predict".

The host and musical guest for the episode is Olivia Newton-John. The skits for this episode are as follows: An ad for TransEastern Airlines lets travelers know that every TransEastern employee is doing their part to ensure your trip is as miserable as possible. Frank Sinatra joins up with Stevie Wonder for a duet in the style of 'Ebony and Ivory', but the result is marked by Frank's crassness. Tim continues to have more problems in his marriage with Madge the Chimpanzee. Rod Serling presents an episode of The Twilight Zone that looks at the possibility of Hitler being in Heaven. Additional skits include Not a Record Ad, Business Talk, Grease, Sports Organ Classics, and The Clams. Olivia Newton-John performs "Physical", "Make a Move on Me" and "Landslide".