Saturday Night Live
Season 5 Episode 17 - Strother Martin/The Specials
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".
Episodes in Season 5
Steve Martin/Blondie
67 min
Eric Idle/Bob Dylan
67 min
Bill Russell/Chicago
67 min
Buck Henry/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
67 min
Bea Arthur/The Roches
67 min
Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman
67 min
Martin Sheen/David Bowie
67 min
Ted Knight/Desmond Child and Rouge
67 min
Teri Garr/The B-52's
67 min
Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull
67 min
Elliott Gould/Gary Numan
67 min
Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave
67 min
Rodney Dangerfield/J. Geils Band
67 min
Paul Simon/James Taylor
67 min
Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead
67 min
Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray
67 min
Strother Martin/The Specials
67 min
Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn
67 min
Steve Martin/Paul and Linda McCartney
67 min
Buck Henry/Andrew Gold
67 min
