John Candy gives special thanks to True West for letting Jim Belushi out to do the show tonight.

The goodnights cut off before the credits roll on the original airing, but are intact in the CN/NBC All Night airings.

Tino Insana is credited with the SNL writers, while SCTV writer Michael (brother of Martin) Short gets a "special thanks" credit at the end of the scroll.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

A decent outing: while it may not be an all-time classic, and actually a tiny bit disappointing considering who the host is, this week's show felt more stable and thoroughly consistent than the previous few shows. Candy was solid, carrying a lot of the show without necessarily taking away from the cast; it's disappointing that this would turn out to be his only time hosting the show (a planned co-hosting gig with Eugene Levy a year and a half later was cancelled due to the writer's strike). Jim Belushi also has a strong start to his two-season tenure with the show, appearing as prominently as Joe Piscopo and Murphy tonight.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

Village of the Damned Little Rascals

Phone Booth Confession

Men Behind Bars

EPISODE LOWLIGHTS:

Saturday Night News

Eddie in New Jersey

Monologue

MVP:

John Candy

CAST & GUEST BREAKDOWN:

cast

Jim Belushi : 6 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Phone Booth Confession, Brothel Sprouts, Men Behind Bars]

: 6 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Phone Booth Confession, Brothel Sprouts, Men Behind Bars] Robin Duke : 3 appearances [Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Brothel Sprouts]

: 3 appearances [Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Brothel Sprouts] Mary Gross : 4 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Brothel Sprouts]; 1 voice-over [Phone Booth Confession]

: 4 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Brothel Sprouts]; 1 voice-over [Phone Booth Confession] Brad Hall : 3 appearances [Saturday Night News, Backstage with Ronald McDonald, Poly-Rock]

: 3 appearances [Saturday Night News, Backstage with Ronald McDonald, Poly-Rock] Tim Kazurinsky: 7 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Saturday Night News, Backstage with Ronald McDonald, Poly-Rock, Brothel Sprouts]

7 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Saturday Night News, Backstage with Ronald McDonald, Poly-Rock, Brothel Sprouts] Gary Kroeger : 2 appearances [Backstage with Ronald McDonald, Brothel Sprouts]

: 2 appearances [Backstage with Ronald McDonald, Brothel Sprouts] Julia Louis-Dreyfus : 5 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Saturday Night News, Brothel Sprouts]

: 5 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Saturday Night News, Brothel Sprouts] Eddie Murphy : 6 appearances [Locker Room, Monologue, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Eddie in New Jersey, Movie Contract]

: 6 appearances [Locker Room, Monologue, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Eddie in New Jersey, Movie Contract] Joe Piscopo: 6 appearances [Locker Room, Monologue, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Eddie in New Jersey, Backstage with Ronald McDonald, Backstage]

writers, crew & extras

Barry Nichols : 3 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Brothel Sprouts]

: 3 appearances [Locker Room, Old Country Ski Lodge, Brothel Sprouts] Dave Wilson: 1 voice-over [Monologue]

guests

John Candy : 9 appearances [Locker Room, Monologue, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Phone Booth Confession, Movie Contract, Brothel Sprouts, Men Behind Bars]

: 9 appearances [Locker Room, Monologue, Old Country Ski Lodge, Village of the Damned Little Rascals, Phone Booth Confession, Movie Contract, Brothel Sprouts, Men Behind Bars] Men At Work : 2 appearances ["Doctor Heckyll and Mister Jive", "It's A Mistake"]

: 2 appearances ["Doctor Heckyll and Mister Jive", "It's A Mistake"] Tino Insana: 1 appearance [Men Behind Bars"]

REBROADCAST HISTORY:

Not rebroadcast on NBC (not counting a 2004 NBC All Night airing)

Additional screen captures from this episode are available here.