Saturday Night Live in the 1970s
23 entries in the Saturday Night Live in the 1970s compendium.
ConeheadsExtraterrestrial family stranded on Earth with conical heads.Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still deadCatchphrase mocking media coverage of Franco's death.The Land of GorchAdult Muppet sketches from SNL's first season.Land Shark (Saturday Night Live)A talking shark that knocks on doors.The Last Voyage of the Starship EnterpriseA satirical farewell to Star Trek via NBC executives.Emily LitellaElderly woman with a hearing problem who appeared 26 times on SNL's Weekend Update op-ed segment between…Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoA spoof of Mondo Cane from an SNL writer and cast member.The NerdsA recurring SNL sketch featuring nerdy teens and their banter.Olympia CaféNo Coke! Petsi!Radio RadioElvis Costello's anti-radio anthem, famously switched onto SNL.Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1977–78Recurring SNL characters and sketches from 1977–78.Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1978–79These include a sports correspondent, a fraudulent television psychic, and a punk rock musician.Roseanne RoseannadannaA brash consumer affairs reporter who always went off-topic.Father Guido SarducciChain-smoking Vatican gossip columnist and rock critic.Saturday Night (2024 film)The chaotic night before SNL changed television forever.Saturday Night Live SamuraiJohn Belushi's samurai character from Saturday Night Live.Saturday Night Live season 1The debut season that introduced the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.Saturday Night Live season 2A season of name changes and cast shifts.Saturday Night Live season 3A season of backstage fights and banned musical guests.Saturday Night Live season 4Final season for Aykroyd and Belushi; Murray joins Weekend Update.Saturday Night Live season 5A season of cast departures and new featured players.Weekend UpdateA satirical news segment that has run since 1975.Word Association (Saturday Night Live)A word association test escalates into a racial confrontation.
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