This blog is dedicated to the cast members and writers of the five seasons of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" as produced from 1980 to 1985, the five years in between the two Lorne Michaels regimes, in short, as produced by Jean Doumanian and her replacement, Dick Ebersol
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From the Elliot Gould Show, here's a film by the director of Blue Lagoon Randal Kleiser entitled "Foot Fetish."
It's a Billy-Gram! In this sketch (written by future cast member Terrance Sweeney), guest host Elliot Gould and Ann Risley were living together without marriage when they receive a singing telegram for the girlfriend's birthday, sent by her parents---only it wasn't a regular singing telegram, it's a Billy-Gram! The deliverer, played in hammy style by Charles Rocket, sings the telegram denouncing the girlfriend's lifestyle. Check out Charles' hammy facial style.
Continuing with The Elliot Gould Show, here's the Petroleum Commercial, filmed and written by Mr. Bill's creator, Walter Williams. This is their version of the old roadside Burma Shave signs.
It is Saturday, November 15, 1980 and Elliot Gould is guest host of the opening episode of Saturday Night Live 's sixth season, and you can view it here . This is Elliot's sixth (and to this day, most recent) episode as guest host. Kid Creole and the Coconuts are the musical guests on this night. As each episode progresses, we'll touch on individual sketches, starting with the cold opening recalling SNL 's "Glory Days". The opening shot of the opening episode of the Jean Doumanian Era is of a sleepy Gail Matthius, who realizes the show is about to open, then wakes up next to guest host Elliot Gould, who are introduced to the new cast members and with each describing himself as a cross between two of the cast members from the original era. Gail described herself as a cross between Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin. Next, up popped Charles Rocket, a cross between Chevy Chase and Bill Murray. Next up, it's Ann Risley, describing herself as a cross between Gil...
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