Saturday Night Live
Season 8
TV-14
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Saturday Night Live aired its eighth season during the 1982–1983 season on NBC. The 8th season started on September 25, 1982 and ended on May 14, 1983. This was the third season to air since Lorne Michaels had left his first tenure as executive producer.
Many changes happened before the start of the season. Brian Doyle-Murray, Christine Ebersole and Tony Rosato were dropped from the show to make room for new cast members. Hired in their places were Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Gary Kroeger.
Dick Ebersol brought back the show's cold openings that ended with "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" and the monologues by the host. Ebersol also changed Weekend Update's name for the second time, to Saturday Night News. Since Doyle-Murray and Ebersole had both been dropped, a new anchor was needed for the segment. Hall got the gig and became the new anchor.
Notable moments of this season included Drew Barrymore hosting the show—the youngest ever person to host the show. During the episode hosted by Barrymore, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not Andy Kaufman should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted by a 1-900 number. At the end of the show Kaufman was banned from ever performing on SNL again.
Many changes happened before the start of the season. Brian Doyle-Murray, Christine Ebersole and Tony Rosato were dropped from the show to make room for new cast members. Hired in their places were Brad Hall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Gary Kroeger.
Dick Ebersol brought back the show's cold openings that ended with "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" and the monologues by the host. Ebersol also changed Weekend Update's name for the second time, to Saturday Night News. Since Doyle-Murray and Ebersole had both been dropped, a new anchor was needed for the segment. Hall got the gig and became the new anchor.
Notable moments of this season included Drew Barrymore hosting the show—the youngest ever person to host the show. During the episode hosted by Barrymore, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or not Andy Kaufman should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted by a 1-900 number. At the end of the show Kaufman was banned from ever performing on SNL again.
Where to Watch Season 8
20 Episodes
- Chevy Chase/Queen
E1Chevy Chase/QueenSketches are ""Chevy Live from Burbank,"" ""Tyrone Green Art Gallery,"" ""Joe Piscopo In Love,"" ""John Hinckley for President,"" ""Mystery Theatre,"" ""Popeil Galactic Prophylactic,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""PTC Club."" Queen performs ""Crazy Little Thing Called Love"" and ""Under Pressure."" - Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers
E2Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the DestroyersOscar winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. hosts this 1982 episode featuring a cameo by Mr. T. Selected sketches include: "Sex Therapy", "Mr. and Mrs. T Bloody Mary Mix", "Donahue" and the Commercial Parody "Don't Hitch-Hike". For clearances reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version. - Ron Howard/The Clash
E3Ron Howard/The ClashSketches include "Bureau of Weights and Measures," "Opie's Back," "Velvet Jones Romance Novels," "Whiners Want a Baby," a guest performance by Harry Anderson, "In Search of Francis the Talking Mule" (film), "Focus on Film," "Reagan Visits Carter, 1980," "America is Turning Gay," "Sylvester School of Speech Therapy," "Hooker Explanation," and "Nukes Are For Kooks." The Clash performed "Straight To Hell" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go." - Howard Hesseman/Men at Work
E4Howard Hesseman/Men at WorkHoward Hessmann. Sketches include "Killing Time," "The Girls of SNL," "John Delorean," "Good Morning America," "Closet Heterosexual," "Marvin and Celeste in the Caribbean," "Naked Corpse Funeral," "Uncle Teddy's Little Theatre," and "The Amazing Ronco Answer Book." Men at Work performed "Who Can It Be Now" and "Down Under." - The Smothers Brothers/Laura Branigan
E8The Smothers Brothers/Laura BraniganSketches include"The Tonight Show, Thank you, Thank You Ron Reagan, Ledge, Rubbers, If You were a homosexual, who would you find attractive?, truck driving women, TV, Pudge and Solomon, Magic Act, The Inside Story, Handsome Men with big noses." Musical numbers were "Gloria and Living a Lie" - Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas/The Bus Boys
E11Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas/The Bus BoysSketches include "McKenzie Brothers, Whiners, I'll be the Judge of that, Hitchcock Hygiene, Guy talk, Porta-Dish, Hell Bent For Glory, Rent Ed McMahon, Five Minutes to reflect, The Biological watch, Don't HItch-Hike" Musical numbers were "The Boys are back in town, and New Shoes." - Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
E13Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and The HeartbreakersSketches are ""Howard Works on his Monologue,"" ""Sleepy Boy 2000,"" ""Elvis Presley, Back and Black,"" ""The A-Team,"" and ""Dion and Margie's Dreams."" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform ""Change of Heart"" and ""The Waiting."" - Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone
E15Bruce Dern/Leon RedboneSketches include "Buckwheat Jeans, Donny and Marie St. Patrick's Day Special, Special Report, The Home for Disgusting Practices, The Buckwheat Story, Gumbys, Old Jew Beer, Old Negro Beer, Veggie Burgers, Old Chinaman Beer, Jerry Lewis School of Manners, Songwriters." Musical numbers "Sweet Sue, When you Wish Upon a star, and I ain't got nobody." - Susan Saint James/Michael McDonald
E18Susan Saint James/Michael McDonaldSketches include "The Exercises of Love, Sit on it, Tootsie cosmetics, Texxon, The Ladies Room, Our Generation, Takin' Care of Business, dung in the oval office, killing time, Magic Fish." Musical numbers include "If That's What It Takes, I Can't Let Go Now." - Stevie Wonder
E19Stevie WonderSketches include ""VD,"" ""Kannon AE-1,"" ""Stevie Wonder Impersonator,"" ""Hitler: The Secret Diaries,"" ""The Story of Stevie Wonder,"" ""Stevie at Dion's Salon,"" ""Cotton Land,"" and ""The Hunchback Busboy."" Wonder performs the songs ""Fingertips,"" ""Overjoyed,"" and ""Go Home."" - Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight Runners
E20Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight RunnersSketches include ""What's the most disgusting thing you've seen in New York?"" ""Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""Crowded Ledge,"" ""The Enquirer,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""Woman's Auxillery Meeting."" Dexy's Midnight Runners perform ""Come On, Eileen,"" while Kevin Rowland performs ""The Celtic Soul Brothers.""
