Danny's mother Julia DeVito (who's even shorter than he is) curses out ABC in Italian to cheers from the cast and audience.

A few audience members can be seen standing up in the balcony, evidently trying to start another standing ovation. It doesn't take.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Easily one of the highlights of the season and definitely a highlight of the later part of the year. Danny DeVito was the strongest host the show had in a while, perhaps since Bill Murray; while the show still had a few stumbles, the cast and writers both had a good night, and they seemed to know it.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

Monologue/Taxi Film

Kaufman vs. Lawler

Table Talk

Stress Out

Old Friends

EPISODE LOWLIGHTS:

Looks At Books

The Whiners

Enzo

MVP:

Danny DeVito

CAST & GUEST BREAKDOWN:

cast

Robin Duke : 2 appearances [Whiners, Enzo]

: 2 appearances [Whiners, Enzo] Christine Ebersole : 3 appearances [Stress Test, SNL Newsbreak, Enzo]

: 3 appearances [Stress Test, SNL Newsbreak, Enzo] Mary Gross : 3 appearances [Whiners, SNL Newsbreak, Looks At Books], 1 voiceover [Stress Out]

: 3 appearances [Whiners, SNL Newsbreak, Looks At Books], 1 voiceover [Stress Out] Tim Kazurinsky : 4 appearances [Next Week, SNL Newsbreak, Enzo, Looks At Books]

: 4 appearances [Next Week, SNL Newsbreak, Enzo, Looks At Books] Eddie Murphy : 2 appearances [Stress Out, Old Friends]

: 2 appearances [Stress Out, Old Friends] Joe Piscopo : 3 appearances [Whiners, Stress Out, Old Friends], 1 voiceover [Wrestling Teaser]

: 3 appearances [Whiners, Stress Out, Old Friends], 1 voiceover [Wrestling Teaser] Tony Rosato: 3 appearances [SNL Newsbreak, Enzo, Table Talk], 1 voiceover [Stress Out]

featured players

Brian Doyle-Murray: 3 appearances [Stress Out, SNL Newsbreak, Kaufman vs. Lawler]

crew and extras

Nate Herman : 1 appearance [Table Talk]

: 1 appearance [Table Talk] Yvonne Hudson : 1 appearance [Whiners]

: 1 appearance [Whiners] Neil Levy : 1 appearance [Whiners]

: 1 appearance [Whiners] Liz Welch: 1 appearance [Whiners]

guests

Danny DeVito : 6 appearances [Monologue, Taxi, Whiners, Stress Out, Next Week, Old Friends]

: 6 appearances [Monologue, Taxi, Whiners, Stress Out, Next Week, Old Friends] Sparks : 2 appearances ["Mickey Mouse", "I Predict"]

: 2 appearances ["Mickey Mouse", "I Predict"] Andy Kaufman : 2 appearances [Monologue, Kaufman vs. Lawler]

: 2 appearances [Monologue, Kaufman vs. Lawler] Tony Danza : 1 appearance [Monologue]

: 1 appearance [Monologue] Marilu Henner : 1 appearance [Monologue]

: 1 appearance [Monologue] Judd Hirsch : 1 appearance [Monologue]

: 1 appearance [Monologue] Christopher Lloyd: 1 appearance [Monologue]

REBROADCAST HISTORY:

September 18, 1982

Known alterations:

Next Week is removed

The Khaddaffi Look (from 10/03/81) is added.

Additional screen captures are available here.