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 LogginsSketches include "Backstage: Fridays Will Not Be a Saturday Night Live Clone," "Ken The Monster," "Friday Edition" (featuring the Friday Focus Report: Muppet Fur Hunt), "Conversation at The Bar," "V.I.S.T.A.H. (Volunteers in Service to Affluent Honkeys)" "He Wants It (a.k.a. "Ah Kee Boo!")", "Police Gynecologist" (Michael Nesmith/William Dear film), "Howdy Doody I," "Los Angeles School for Doormen," and "Door to Door Whores" Kenny Loggins performs "Keep the Fire" and "This Is It."
The Boomtown Rats
E2
The Boomtown Rats--The Boomtown Rats perform ""Someone's Looking at You"" and ""I Don't Like Mondays""
The Clash
E3
The Clash--The Clash perform ""London Calling,"" ""Train in Vain,"" ""The Guns Of Brixton"" & ""Clampdown"" Comedy sketches include: --""Night Of The Living Dead Dinner"" (""Diner""?)
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 Heartbreakers--Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers perform ""Shadow of a Doubt"" and ""American Girl""
The Beach Boys
E9
The Beach Boys--The Beach Boys - ""Keepin' The Summer Alive"" and ""Good Vibrations""/""Goin' On"" medley
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
Journey--Journey performs ""Walks Like a Lady"" and ""Where Were You""