Susan Saint James declares "Saturday Night is back!"; Mel Brandt announces that the next show will be George Kennedy and Miles Davis.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Some strong material again this week, but there was a lot more mediocre-to-weak material than I remembered. The first appearance of Buckwheat is the sketch everyone remembers, and The Bizarro World and Cheap Laffs had some funny material, but the true highlight of the show was "Single Women". This was a more even show than the premiere but overall it wasn't as good, and the mediocre material (such as SNL Newsbreak) weighed down the average. As a host, Saint James was alright but didn't really do a whole lot of note, aside from marrying SNL executive producer Dick Ebersol the day the show was first rebroadcast.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

"Single Women"

Buh-Weet Sings

Cheap Laffs

The Bizarro World

EPISODE LOWLIGHTS

Assassination Aftermath

Andy Warhol's TV

Lifeboat

McDonald and Wife

the first half or so of SNL Newsbreak

MVP:

(tie) Mary Gross/Tim Kazurinsky

CAST / GUEST APPEARANCE BREAKDOWN

cast

Robin Duke: 3 appearances [The Bizarro World, She's A Pig, Cheap Laffs]

Christine Ebersole: 6 appearances [The Bizarro World, She's A Pig, SNL Newsbreak, "Single Women", Cheap Laffs, Alan Alda's Sensitivity Training For Men]

Mary Gross: 5 appearances [The Bizarro World, She's A Pig, Let's See What's Bothering Bob, SNL Newsbreak, Alan Alda's Sensitivity Training For Men]

Tim Kazurinsky: 5 appearances [Monologue/McDonald and Wife, The Bizarro World, She's A Pig, Cheap Laffs, Alan Alda's Sensitivity Training For Men]

Eddie Murphy: 3 appearances [Buh-Weet Sings, The Bizarro World, SNL Newsbreak]

Joe Piscopo: 5 appearances [Monologue/McDonald and Wife, The Bizarro World, Lifeboat, SNL Newsbreak, Cheap Laffs]

Tony Rosato: 5 appearances [Monologue/McArthur and Wife, The Bizarro World, Honeymoon, Cheap Laffs, Alan Alda's Sensitivity Training For Men]

featured players:

Brian Doyle-Murray: 2 appearances [The Bizarro World, SNL Newsbreak]

crew and extras:

Andy Murphy: 1 appearance [Sensitivity Training For Men]

Michael O'Donoghue [The Bizarro World]

guests:

Susan Saint James: 3 appearances [Monologue/McDonald and Wife, Lifeboat, Honeymoon]

The Kinks: 2 appearances ["Destroyer", "Art Lover"]

Tom Davis: 1 appearance [Blowing Up A Building]

Brian McConnachie: 1 appearance [Let's Find Out What's Bothering Bob]

Emily Prager: 1 appearance [Blowing Up A Building]

Andy Warhol: 1 appearance [Andy Warhol's TV]

REBROADCAST HISTORY

November 21, 1981

July 17, 1982

Additional screen captures of the show are available here.