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Saturday Night Live season 8

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Season of television series
Saturday Night Live
Season 8
The title card for the eighth season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 1982 (1982-09-25) –
May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14)
Season chronology
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Theeighth season ofSaturday Night Live, an Americansketch comedy series, originally aired in theUnited States onNBC between September 25, 1982, and May 14, 1983.

Format changes

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For the season,Dick Ebersol brought back the show's opening phrase "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", the monologues by the hosts andDon Pardo as announcer. Ebersol also changedWeekend Update's name for the second time, toSaturday Night News.[1] SinceBrian Doyle-Murray andChristine Ebersole had both been dropped,[2] a new anchor was needed for the segment.Brad Hall got the gig and became the new anchor.[3]

Notable moments

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Notable moments of this season includedDrew Barrymore hosting the show—the youngest ever person to host.[4] During the episode, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or notAndy Kaufman should be banned from the show.[5] The vote was conducted by a1-900 number. At the end of the show the people had spoken, and Kaufman was banned from ever performing onSNL again.

With the release of the film48 Hrs. during season eight,Eddie Murphy's star began to eclipse the other cast members.[6] Murphy's co-star in the film,Nick Nolte, was scheduled to host the show, but canceled at the last minute. Ebersol offered Murphy the chance to host, a move that Piscopo would perceive as a major slight.[7] Piscopo would later claim that Ebersol used Murphy's success to divide the two erstwhile friends and play them against one another.[8]

Cast

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Before the start of the season, Brian Doyle-Murray, Christine Ebersole and Tony Rosato were dropped from the cast. To fill the void, Dick Ebersol went toThe Second City to look for performers; however, Second City was tired of losing their talent to network shows and instead directed him toThe Practical Theatre Company,[9] where Ebersol discoveredBrad Hall,Gary Kroeger andJulia Louis-Dreyfus. The three were hired to theSNL cast on the spot.[10][9][11]

Cast roster

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Repertory players

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

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Main article:List of Saturday Night Live writers § season 8

Before the season, Paul Barrosse (who also came from the Practical Theatre Company) was added as a writer.[11] This would be his only season on the writing staff. Returning cast members Robin Duke, Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo, previously uncredited for their writing contributions, were given writing credits starting this season.

This season's writers were Paul Barrosse, Barry W. Blaustein, Robin Duke, Ellen L. Fogle, Nate Herman, Tim Kazurinsky, Gary Kroeger, Andy Kurtzman, Eddie Murphy, Pamela Norris (episodes 12-20),[12] Margaret Oberman, Joe Piscopo, David Sheffield, Andrew Smith, Bob Tischler, Tracy Tormé and Eliot Wald. The head writer was Bob Tischler.

Among a few one-season writers, this would also be the final season for writersBarry Blaustein andDavid Sheffield, who both leave the show after three seasons since1980. Making them some of the last writer's remaining fromJean Doumanian's sole season as producer.[13]

Episodes

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Main article:List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Host(s)Musical guest(s)Original release date
1401Chevy ChaseQueenSeptember 25, 1982 (1982-09-25)

1412Louis Gossett Jr.George Thorogood & the DestroyersOctober 2, 1982 (1982-10-02)

1423Ron HowardThe ClashOctober 9, 1982 (1982-10-09)

1434Howard HessemanMen at WorkOctober 23, 1982 (1982-10-23)
1445Michael KeatonThe New Joe Jackson BandOctober 30, 1982 (1982-10-30)

1456Robert BlakeKenny LogginsNovember 13, 1982 (1982-11-13)

  • Kenny Loggins performs "Heart to Heart" and "I Gotta Try".[14]
  • Merv Griffin appeared in thecold opening.
  • During the week, Blake was very hard to work with and reportedly threw a crumpled script into the face of cast member/writerGary Kroeger.[15] Blake would be banned from ever hosting again.
1467Drew BarrymoreSqueezeNovember 20, 1982 (1982-11-20)

  • Squeeze performs "Annie Get Your Gun" and "Pulling Mussels (from the Shell)".[14]
  • At age 7, Barrymore is the youngest person to hostSaturday Night Live.
  • During this episode, the audience at home was given the chance to vote on whether or notAndy Kaufman, a regular guest onSNL, should be banned from the show. The vote was conducted via a 1-900 number. At the end of the night, the people had spoken, and Kaufman was banned from ever performing onSNL again.
1478The Smothers BrothersLaura BraniganDecember 4, 1982 (1982-12-04)

  • Laura Branigan performs "Gloria" and "Living a Lie".[14]
1489Eddie MurphyLionel RichieDecember 11, 1982 (1982-12-11)

  • Lionel Richie performs "You Are" and "Truly".[14]
  • Eddie Murphy substituted for his48 Hours co-starNick Nolte after Nolte fell ill; to date, he is the only SNL host to host the show while still performing as a cast member on it.
  • During thecold opening Murphy announced: "Live from New York, it's the Eddie Murphy Show!"
  • Steve Martin appeared near the end to chastise Eddie Murphy for being a second choice. This was the only appearance by Steve Martin in anSNL episode not produced byLorne Michaels.
  • Guest appearance byHarry Anderson.
  • The bumper photos feature Murphy's head pasted over Nolte's head.
14910Lily TomlinTomlin as Purvis HawkinsJanuary 22, 1983 (1983-01-22)

  • Lily Tomlin acts as both host and musical guest for this episode.
  • Tomlin (as Hawkins) performs "We Care"[16]
  • As Murphy did the episode before, Tomlin opens the show by announcing: "Live from New York, it's theLily Tomlin Show!"
  • Andy Kaufman makes a guest appearance in a pre-taped segment, ostensibly as "bought commercial time" since this is the only way he can still get to appear onSNL. It would be the last time Kaufman would appear on any form onSNL.
  • Guest appearances byBob and Doug McKenzie to promote the following week's show.
15011Rick Moranis
Dave Thomas		The BusBoysJanuary 29, 1983 (1983-01-29)

  • The BusBoys perform "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "New Shoes".[14]
15112Sid CaesarJoe Cocker
Jennifer Warnes		February 5, 1983 (1983-02-05)

  • Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes perform "Up Where We Belong" and Cocker performed "Seven Days".[14]
  • Guest appearance byHarry Anderson.
  • The cold open does not end with the traditional "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night", instead it fades straight to the opening titles.
  • During the goodnights, the cast present Caeser with a plaque, proclaiming him an "honorary cast member".
15213Howard HessemanTom Petty & The HeartbreakersFebruary 19, 1983 (1983-02-19)

15314Beau Bridges
Jeff Bridges		Randy NewmanFebruary 26, 1983 (1983-02-26)

  • Randy Newman performs "I Love L.A." and "Real Emotional Girl".[14]
  • Lloyd Bridges appeared via telephone in the monologue, telling his sons to "put on the gloves to settle their differences like they used to as children."
15415Bruce DernLeon RedboneMarch 12, 1983 (1983-03-12)

  • Leon Redbone performs "Sweet Sue", "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "I Ain't Got Nobody".[14]
  • This show features the death ofBuckwheat which would carry on to next week's episode.
15516Robert GuillaumeDuran DuranMarch 19, 1983 (1983-03-19)

15617Joan RiversMusical YouthApril 9, 1983 (1983-04-09)

15718Susan Saint JamesMichael McDonaldApril 16, 1983 (1983-04-16)

  • Michael McDonald performs "If That's What It Takes" and "I Can Let Go Now".[14]
  • Guest appearance bySteven Wright.
15819Stevie WonderStevie WonderMay 7, 1983 (1983-05-07)

15920Ed KochKevin Rowland &Dexys Midnight RunnersMay 14, 1983 (1983-05-14)

References

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  1. ^Atwater, Carleton (January 6, 2011)."Looking Back at Saturday Night Live, 1980-1985".Vulture. RetrievedMay 22, 2024.
  2. ^Hill & Weingrad 1986, pp. 450, 461.
  3. ^"SNL Weekend Update Hosts Through the Years".NBC. August 17, 2023. RetrievedMay 22, 2024.
  4. ^Ebersol 2022, p. 110.
  5. ^Ebersol 2022, pp. 110–111.
  6. ^Shales & Miller 2002, p. 239.
  7. ^Hill & Weingrad 1986, p. 466.
  8. ^Hill & Weingrad 1986, p. 467.
  9. ^abSaturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found. NBC. November 13, 2005. RetrievedMay 22, 2024.
  10. ^Shales & Miller 2002, p. 213.
  11. ^ab"New 'SNL' cast getting used to idea".Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. October 29, 1982. p. 5ME. RetrievedMay 22, 2024.
  12. ^"Barry Blaustein".
  13. ^"Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar Mellencamp".Saturday Night Live. Season 9. Episode 1. October 8, 1983. Event occurs at Closing credits. NBC.
  14. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstSaturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 124–127.ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  15. ^Shales & Miller 2002, pp. 281–282.
  16. ^"Classic SNL Review: January 22, 1983: Lily Tomlin / "Purvis Hawkins" (S08E10)".Brownyn Joan. August 20, 2014.

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