Joe Piscopo mentions that Eddie Murphy's going to be filming a movie with Nick Nolte that summer; of course, we all know what movie Eddie Murphy was filming. By the time the show returned in the fall, he would cement his position as the dominant cast member, leaving Piscopo in his shadow.

Tony Rosato can be heard yelling "How 'bout that band, huh?"

During the credits, still images show highlights from the season which just concluded. Going by the which stills were included, the producers must have been especially proud of the Daniel J. Travanti, Blythe Danner, Bill Murray and Tim Curry shows, but there were also a few shots from John Madden and one of Robert Conrad.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Anticlimactic, aside from the classic Ebony & Ivory sketch and a great as usual performance by Michael Davis. Olivia Newton-John didn't really contribute a whole lot to the show besides three okay music performances, and Graham Chapman's appearance was a little disappointing. The last half of the show is also weighed down by weaker material; while nothing is truly awful (even the weak sketches are over with quickly), it's a largely forgettable show that gets a boost from one very good sketch.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Ebony & Ivory

Michael Davis

EPISODE LOWLIGHTS

SNL Newsbreak aside from Eddie Murphy

Buzz Words

Sports Organ Classics

MVP Eddie Murphy & Joe Piscopo

CAST & GUEST BREAKDOWN

cast

Robin Duke : 2 appearances [The Pig Meets Olivia, Sandy's Curse]

: 2 appearances [The Pig Meets Olivia, Sandy's Curse] Christine Ebersole : 2 appearances [SNL Newsbreak, Sandy's Curse]

: 2 appearances [SNL Newsbreak, Sandy's Curse] Mary Gross : 4 appearances [I Married A Monkey, Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak, Sandy's Curse]

: 4 appearances [I Married A Monkey, Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak, Sandy's Curse] Tim Kazurinsky : 5 appearances [Ebony & Ivory, I Married A Monkey, Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak, Buzz Words]

: 5 appearances [Ebony & Ivory, I Married A Monkey, Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak, Buzz Words] Eddie Murphy : 3 appearances [Ebony & Ivory, SNL Newsbreak, Buzz Words]

: 3 appearances [Ebony & Ivory, SNL Newsbreak, Buzz Words] Joe Piscopo : 5 appearances [Ebony & Ivory, Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak, Buzz Words, Sports Organ Classics]; 1 voiceover [Not A Record Ad]

: 5 appearances [Ebony & Ivory, Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak, Buzz Words, Sports Organ Classics]; 1 voiceover [Not A Record Ad] Tony Rosato: 4 appearances [Ebony & Ivory, Pearly Gates, Sandy's Curse, Sports Organ Classics]

featured player

Brian Doyle-Murray: 4 appearances [Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak, Sandy's Curse, Sports Organ Classics]

crew and extras

John Murray : 1 appearance [Sports Organ Classics]

: 1 appearance [Sports Organ Classics] Liz Welch : 1 appearance [Sports Organ Classics]

: 1 appearance [Sports Organ Classics] Akira Yoshimura: 1 appearance [SNL Newsbreak]

guests

Olivia Newton-John : 6 appearances [The Pig Meets Olivia, "Physical", "Make A Move On Me", SNL Newsbreak, Sandy's Curse, "Landslide"]

: 6 appearances [The Pig Meets Olivia, "Physical", "Make A Move On Me", SNL Newsbreak, Sandy's Curse, "Landslide"] Graham Chapman : 2 appearances [Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak]

: 2 appearances [Pearly Gates, SNL Newsbreak] The SNL Band : 3 appearances ["Physical", "Make A Move On Me", "Landslide"]

: 3 appearances ["Physical", "Make A Move On Me", "Landslide"] Michael Davis: 1 appearance [Guest Performance]

REBROADCAST HISTORY:

August 21, 1982

Additional screen captures from this episode can be found here.

I will be doing a final post about the season and cast in general shortly.