Fridays

Season 1

TV-PG

A sketch-comedy show, modelled on Saturday Night Live. The cast includes Larry David and Michael Richards, both later of Seinfeld fame, Melanie Chartoff, Maryedith Burrell and Mark Blankfield. Andy Kaufman appeared regularly in Season 2. Each episode also featured a musical guest.

13 Episodes

Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins
E1
Series Premiere - Kenny LogginsThe first episode of sketch-comedy show Fridays, broadcast on 11 April 1980. The cast includes Larry David and Michael Richards, both later of Seinfeld fame, Melanie Chartoff, Maryedith Burrell and Mark Blankfield. Musical guest is Kenny Loggins who performs "Keep the fire".
The Boomtown Rats
E2
The Boomtown RatsSketches include "Bruce Mahler and Johann the Parakeet Play Violin," "Skunkman: The Bank Robbery," "Stranger Than Anything," and "Dick the Womanizer". The Boomtown Rats performs "Someone's Looking at You" and "I Don't Like Mondays."
The Clash
E3
The ClashSketches include "Diner of the Living Dead," "Chatty Lady on the Escalator," "Friday Edition," "Herpes Test II," "The Inflatable Nun," "Women Who Spit," and "Solly Mullin: Temporary Lawyer." The Clash performs "London Calling," "Train in Vain," "The Guns of Brixton" and "Clampdown."
Warren Zevon
E4
Warren ZevonSketches include "Dr. Pain, The Sadistic Chiropractor." Warren Zevon performs "Gorilla, You're a Desperado" and "Johnny Strikes Up the Band."
Boz Scaggs
E5
Boz Scaggs"Chatty Lady Can't Get a Studio Audience Seat," "Melanie Chartoff and Johann the Parakeet," "Ted Kennedy's Image Problem," "Dick at the Gym," "The Friday Edition (featuring Maryedith Burrell's field report on a new swear word)", "Luis Valdez's Gringo Coffee", "Matzoi!", and "The Last Male Heterosexual in San Francisco." Boz Scaggs performs "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "JoJo."
Devo (1st appearance)
E6
Devo (1st appearance)--Devo (1st appearance) - ""Girl U Want"" & ""Gates of Steel""
Ian Hunter Band
E7
Ian Hunter Band--The Ian Hunter Band - ""We Gotta Get Out Of Here"" (with Ellen Foley) and ""Once Bitten Twice Shy""
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
E8
Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersSketches include "Johannes the Friday's Parakeet Needs Marijuana Seeds," "Bite the Bullet" (Tom Kramer short film), and "Western Saloon". Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform "Shadow of a Doubt" and "American Girl."
The Beach Boys
E9
The Beach BoysSketches include "Family Feud: The Kennedys vs. The Carters," "Friday Edition," "Computer Dating," "Awkward Strip Club Encounter," "Chatty Lady Backstage on Fridays", "Battle Boy," "Tom Kramer's Jazz Brunch," and "Stranger Than Anything: Caveman Muffins" The Beach Boys performs "Keepin' the Summer Alive" and a medley of "Good Vibrations" and "Goin' On."
Graham Parker
E10
Graham ParkerSketches include: "Fridays Convention Coverage: Reagan's Running Mate," "Family Breaks the Fourth Wall," "Friday Edition (featuring Friday Focus: Mannequin Refugees)," "Nauseating Spasms" (Tom Kramer film), and "Dick the Womanizer: Jeans Shopping". Graham Parker performs "Empty Lives" and "Stupefaction."
Kenny Rogers
E11
Kenny Rogers
The Jam
E12
The Jam--The Jam perform ""Start!"" and ""Private Hell""
Journey
E13
JourneySketches include "Solly Mullins: Temp Member of the National Organization for Women," "Friday Edition," "Bowler Wine," "Pat's Funeral," "Curse of the Cooties," "Tom Kramer's The Summer Lawn Games", and "Newspaper Family." Journey performs "Walks Like a Lady" and "Where Were You."