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Saturday Night Live: Season 2

Poster for Saturday Night Live Season 2

22 episodes · premiered Sep 18, 1976

Saturday Night Live aired its second season during the 1976–1977 television season on NBC. The second season started on September 18, 1976, and ended on May 21, 1977. This season saw the first of many SNL cast changes. Chevy Chase, who was pursuing a movie career in California, left the show after the October 30th episode hosted by Buck Henry with musical guest, The Band. Jane Curtin became the first female cast member to become a Weekend Update anchor following Chase's departure. On the January 15, 1977 episode, Bill Murray joined the cast to fill the void left by Chase's departure. This season also saw another change in the show: its name. Following the cancellation of ABC's Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, NBC changed the name of the show from NBC's Saturday Night to its current title, Saturday Night Live in the episode hosted by Jack Burns in 1977. It was the last time that the Muppet sketches would appear on the show. In a 1977 interview with Playboy, O'Donoghue who was head writer/performer, referred to the Muppets as "those fucking Muppets, those little hairy facecloths" and were "made from the refuse after they cleaned up after Woodstock". He also refused to write for them, saying "I don’t write for felt". O'Donoghue also had a lynched Big Bird hanging in the writer's office.

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  1. Episode 1: Lily Tomlin/James Taylor Sep 18, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include-- Big shot Lily Tomlin will do the show without rehearsing, "Debate 76", Legionnaire's Disease Outbreak, The Phone Company, "Women…
  2. Episode 2: Norman Lear/Boz Scaggs Sep 25, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase (On telephone) Sketches include-- Gilda plans to do the fall, Jimmy Carter speaks on sexual performance in the White House, Chevy's Girls, Trial…
  3. Episode 3: Eric Idle/Joe Cocker and Stuff Oct 2, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, it's..Chevy Chase (on telephone)! Sketches include-- Hospitalized Chevy confronts impostor, Designer Babies, KLOG Deejay, The Killer Bees, Cufflinks of the Gods, Drag…
  4. Episode 4: Karen Black/John Prine Oct 16, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, it's...Chevy Chase! Sketches include-- Chevy returns, "Baba Wawa at Large," Debate '76, A*M*I*S*H, Cancer-free Cupcakes, "Love Russian Style," The Lunch Counter…
  5. Episode 5: Steve Martin/Kinky Friedman Oct 23, 1976 · 1h 7m Sketches include "Yankees Lose," "Jeopardy 1999," "Speak Out For Milk", "The Beatnik Club," "Ted Baxter Kills Mary Richards," "Looks at Books," and "Mysteries in Medicine." Kinky Friedman…
  6. Episode 6: Buck Henry/The Band Oct 30, 1976 · 1h 7m Sketches include-- Trick or Treating Land Shark, "Not For Ladies Only", Samurai Stockbroker, Garrett Morris's Family History, Debate 76, Super Bass-O-Matic 77, "The OintMENt", Mr. Mike's…
  7. Episode 7: Dick Cavett/Ry Cooder Nov 13, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Chroma Trak Girl, Puppy Uppers and Doggie Downers, Nixon's Watergate Frame-up, Crossroads, Grandparent Bees, Mr.Mike's Least…
  8. Episode 8: Paul Simon/Paul Simon, George Harrison Nov 20, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, It's...George Harrison Sketches include-- Paul Simon meets pauper Chevy Chase on sidewalk while Lorne talks with George Harrison, Quarry, "Baba Wawa at Large", The…
  9. Episode 9: Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson Nov 27, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Gilda wont be in much of tonight's show, Wendy, Bee Peter Pan and Tinkerbee, Rovco's Puberty Helper, Metal Man, Steve Bashekis…
  10. Episode 10: Candice Bergen/Frank Zappa Dec 11, 1976 · 1h 7m Live from New York, it's... Gilda Radner! Sketches include: "Patty Hearst At Home," "Jimmy Carter Can't Keep His Promises," "Santi-Wrap," Consumer Probe, Fern and Friend in PSA for The…
  11. Episode 11: Ralph Nader/George Benson Jan 15, 1977 · 1h 7m Live from New York, It's...Ralph Nader Sketches include-- Ralph Nader wants to cut loose, Badmouthing Grandfather, Dress Rehearsal for Execution, The Confederate Takeover, "Baba Wawa At…
  12. Episode 12: Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry Jan 22, 1977 · 1h 7m Live from New York, it's...Ruth Gordon! Sketches include-- Belushi's too sick to do the show, Barbara Streisand, Emily Litella and Her Sister, Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, Little Old Ladies…
  13. Episode 13: Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer Jan 29, 1977 · 1h 7m Live from New York, it's...Fran Tarkenton! Sketches include "Locker Room Pep Talk," "Swiss Army Gun," "Amy Carter in School," "Chambers' Missing Arm," "Black Perspective," "Home…
  14. Episode 14: Steve Martin/The Kinks Feb 26, 1977 · 1h 7m Live from New York, It's... Steve Martin! Sketches include "Steve Martin's Ego Trip," "Coneheads' Tax Audit," "Celebrity Weightlifting," "Dr. Breadloaf's Quickloss Diet Book," "Pulling the…
  15. Episode 15: Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin Mar 12, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, It's...Sissy Spacek! Sketches include-- "Dave Wilson's Dead," "Burger Master," "Ask President Carter", ""Belushi's Olympic Dream," "Gidget's Disease," "Bad Playhouse,"…
  16. Episode 16: Broderick Crawford/Dr. John, The Meters Mar 19, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, it's... Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, & Linda Ronstadt! Sketches include "Goodbye Saccharine," "Samurai Hit-Man," "Broderick's Old Neighborhood" (film)…
  17. Episode 17: Jack Burns/Santana Mar 26, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include-- Belushi Refuses to Say Live From New York, The Coneheads, Marine Wedding, "The Untouchables", "The Story of The Squatters", "Ask…
  18. Episode 18: Julian Bond/Brick Apr 9, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Emily Litella's New Love, Lowell Brock, Black Perspective, "Dr.X, Family Counselor", Right On Afro Lustre, Great Moments In…
  19. Episode 19: Elliott Gould/McGarrigle Sisters Apr 16, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, It's...John Belushi! Sketches include-- Brezhnev Wants to Appear on Carson, The Castration Walk, Nick The Lounge Singer, You've Come a Long Way, Buddy, United Face…
  20. Episode 20: Eric Idle/Neil Innes Apr 23, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, It's...Bill Murray Sketches include-- Potato Torture, The American Dope Growers Union, "The Nixon Interviews", Flight Attendant Sherry, "Plain Talk", "Heavy Wit…
  21. Episode 21: Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading May 14, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include-- Bee Sketch Is Pre-Empted by Norton-Bobick Fight, Video Vixens, Badly Disguised Bank Robber, Viva Las Vegas II, "Baba Wawa At…
  22. Episode 22: Buck Henry/Kenny Vance, Jennifer Warnes May 21, 1977 · 1h 7m Live From New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include-- Carter's Energy Saving Message, Buck Performs A Live Sex Act, Samurai B.M.O.C, The Shower Mike, The Coneheads Return to Remulak…