Saturday Night Live - Season 4

Saturday Night Live - Season 4

Season 4

Saturday Night Live aired its fourth season during the 1978–1979 television season on NBC. The fourth season started on October 7, 1978 and ended on May 26, 1979. The season four DVD was released on December 2, 2008. The entire cast from the previous season returned. This would be the final season for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Aykroyd and Belushi left to work on The Blues Brothers film.
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Episodes20
DatesOct 7, 1978 - May 26, 1979
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Episodes

The Rolling Stones
Season 4Episode 190 min

The Rolling Stones

Live from New York, it's Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Garrett Morris and the National Broadcasting Orchestra," "Mayor Koch Honors John Belushi," the commercial parody "Autoscent," Tomorrow, "Nerds Meet the Norge Refrigerator Repairman," "Olympia Restaurant #4," Tom Schiller's Sushi By the Pool, "Paul McCartney and John Lennon Reunion," "Danger Probe."
Oct 7, 1978
Fred Willard / Devo
Season 4Episode 290 min

Fred Willard / Devo

Host Fred Willard; Devo performs. Sketches include--"Honker in the Audience," "Two Guys Who Are Lawyers," "Aging Stuntman Cliff Preston," "One-Night-Stand vs. Phone Talk," "Mr. Bill Goes To N.Y.," "Bobbi Farber," "Crossroads," "Scotch Boutique," and "Booji Boy."

Oct 14, 1978
Frank Zappa
Season 4Episode 390 min

Frank Zappa

Sketches include "Fred Silverman," "Coneheads," "Domestic Prison," "Night on Freak Mountain," "Woman to Woman," "The Al Franken and Tom Davis Show," "Mr. Bill"
Oct 21, 1978
Steve Martin / Van Morrison
Season 4Episode 490 min

Steve Martin / Van Morrison

Host Steve Martin; Van Morrison performs. 

Live from New York, it's ... President Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "A Message From the President of the United States," "Where's the Cracker, Steve?" "Elvis Presley's Coat," "What If?," "Theodoric of York, Medieval Judge," "Festrunk Brothers at a Fox Bar," "The Nerds at the Hospital," "Looks At Books," and "Annoying Waiter."

Nov 4, 1978
Buck Henry / The Grateful Dead
Season 4Episode 590 min

Buck Henry / The Grateful Dead

Sketches include--"Concession Speech,", "Rovco Chinch Canch" commercial parody, "Samurai Optometrist," "Uncle Roy #1," "The Death Of Rasputin," "Nick Sands, the Lounge Singer," More Flu To Worry About, and "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus."
Nov 11, 1978
Carrie Fisher / The Blues Brothers
Season 4Episode 690 min

Carrie Fisher / The Blues Brothers

Live from New York, it's....Garrett Morris! The Blues Brothers open the show by performing Soul Man. Carrie comes out dressed as Princess Leia for her monologue, telling a joke that only the voice of Obi Won (Dan Aykroyd) likes. This leads into Beach Blanket Bimbo from Outer Space, "The Loud Family," Mercy Killers, the Blues Brothers' performance of Almost and B-Movie Boxcar Blues, "Mr. Bill's Fishing Trip," Tomorrow, "Bad Red Chinese Ballet," and the Schiller film Arrividerci Roman.
Nov 18, 1978
Walter Matthau / Garrett Morris
Season 4Episode 790 min

Walter Matthau / Garrett Morris

Sketches include--"Fred Silverman", "Super Epoxy-Dent", "The Bad News Bees", "Olympia Cafe", "Daughter's Old Room", "Nixon's Conspirator, "Woman to Woman", "Government Surplus Store", "Network Battle of the T's & A's", "Mr. Bill Is Late"
Dec 2, 1978
Eric Idle / Kate Bush
Season 4Episode 890 min

Eric Idle / Kate Bush

Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Julia Child," "Madrigal," "The Woman He Loved," "What Do You?", "Candy Slice," "Consumer Probe," "Singing Dog Agent," and "Cochise at Oxford".
Dec 9, 1978
Elliott Gould / Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger
Season 4Episode 990 min

Elliott Gould / Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger

Sketches include "White House Lawn Special Event," "Rovco All-Flammable Christmas Tree," "The Widettes," "Mommie Dearest," "Scotch and Spirits," "Bob and Ray," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," and "Honker Works the Christmas Lot".
Dec 16, 1978
Michael Palin / The Doobie Brothers
Season 4Episode 1090 min

Michael Palin / The Doobie Brothers

Sketches include "State of the Union Address: Preparation I," "Palin's Socks Monologue," "Mr. Brighton Returns to the Nerds," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part One," "What If Superman Grew Up in Germany?" and "Name the Bats." Weekend Update features "Chico Escuela's Super Bowl Recap" and "Father Guido Sarducci's Bill for The Last Brunch."
Jan 27, 1979
Cicely Tyson / Talking Heads
Season 4Episode 1190 min

Cicely Tyson / Talking Heads

Sketches include "Cicely Confronts Garrett Monologue," "Nick Rails, the Train Lounge Singer," and "The Widettes."
Feb 10, 1979
Rick Nelson / Judy Collins
Season 4Episode 1290 min

Rick Nelson / Judy Collins

Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Morning Show," "The Twilight Zone," "Helium," "¿Quien Es Mas Macho?," and "Rock Against Yeast '79." Judy Collins performed "Hard Times for Lovers."
Feb 17, 1979
Kate Jackson / Delbert McClinton
Season 4Episode 1390 min

Kate Jackson / Delbert McClinton

Sketches include "Charlie's Angels," "Nerds," "Fred Silverman," "Child Psychiatrist," "Andy Kaufman," "Kate Jackson and Fred Silverman," "Bad Cabaret For Children," "Coneheads"
Feb 24, 1979
Gary Busey / Gary Busey with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Eubie Blake
Season 4Episode 1490 min

Gary Busey / Gary Busey with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Eubie Blake

Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include: "Breaking the Ice with Belushi" "Billy Carter" "Women's Problems" "The Unsung Heroes of Rock n Roll" "The Slopjockey" "Bill Murray Talks With Mrs. Ed." Gregory Hines joins Eubie Blake in singing Low-down Blues, I'm Just Simply Full Of Jazz and I'm Just Wild About Harry. Busey and Paul Butterfield perform Stay All Night.
Mar 10, 1979
Margot Kidder / The Chieftains
Season 4Episode 1590 min

Margot Kidder / The Chieftains

Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Radio Live at Doyle's Tavern," "The Navy," "Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," "Superhero Party," The Franken and Davis Show, "Men's Problems," and The Mr. Bill Show. The Chieftains perform If I Had Maggie In The Woods and Morning Dew.
Mar 17, 1979
Richard Benjamin / Rickie Lee Jones
Season 4Episode 1690 min

Richard Benjamin / Rickie Lee Jones

Sketches include "The Pepsi Syndrome," "The Nerds In Love," and "Scottish Restaurant." Jones performs his hit "Chuck E's In Love."
Apr 7, 1979
Milton Berle / Ornette Coleman
Season 4Episode 1790 min

Milton Berle / Ornette Coleman

Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "On The Spot," and "Milton's Writers." Ornette Coleman played "Times Square."
Apr 14, 1979
Michael Palin / James Taylor
Season 4Episode 1890 min

Michael Palin / James Taylor

Sketches include "Mother's Day Monologue," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part Two: I Am Nailed to the Hull," and "Black-Market Gasoline." Weekend Update includes "Margaret Thathcer Interview."
May 12, 1979
Maureen Stapleton / Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow
Season 4Episode 1990 min

Maureen Stapleton / Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow

Live from New York, it's... Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Nick Wings, the Airport VIP Lounge Singer," and "Idi Amin Holes Out."
May 19, 1979
Buck Henry / Bette Midler
Season 4Episode 2090 min

Buck Henry / Bette Midler

Sketches include "Mr. Bill at SNL," "Disco Roller Fishing Park," "Samurai Bakery," "Uncle Roy," "Watergate Was a Joke," and "Olympia Cafe." Bette Midler performs a medley of standards.
May 26, 1979

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