E.G. Daily can be heard saying something like “I think I’d be decent for a little one” before Breslin thanks everyone. Kinison and Quaid hold Marvin Hagler’s arms up, and the Mell-O White Boys are on stage with everyone else..

Terry Sweeney isn’t on stage, nor was he in tonight’s show. ﻿

Tim Stack is credited as a guest writer this week.

Rerun alterations: A few seconds cut to remove E.G. Daily’s comments at the very beginning.

Final thoughts:

A fun show, if not a great one. Jimmy Breslin was an odd choice for a host, but it seemed like the writers had fun using him in the sketches he appeared in, and the New York audience enjoyed seeing the Daily News columnist there. Marvelous Marvin Hagler wasn’t quite as good, but his appearances were mostly brief, and he did alright in his big sketch appearance (Lone Wolf McCord). Randy Quaid also had a very good night, and his utility work provided a nice counterpoint to Breslin. There were a few weaker bits as usual (some were just weighed down by Hall), but nothing too awful tonight.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

Midday with Jennifer Hicks

The Pat Stevens Show

Weekend Update

Lone Wolf McCord

SHOW LOWLIGHTS:

Tornadoville

Guest Performance

MVP:

(tie) Jimmy Breslin/Randy Quaid

CAST & GUEST BREAKDOWN:

cast

Joan Cusack : 1 appearance [Midday with Jennifer Hicks]

Robert Downey Jr. : 3 appearances [Weigh-In, Reagan’s Command, Lone Wolf McCord]

Nora Dunn : 3 appearances [Tornadoville, The Pat Stevens Show, Assembly]

Anthony Michael Hall : 2 appearances [Weigh-In, Tornadoville]

Jon Lovitz : 5 appearances [Weigh-In, Reagan’s Command, Midday with Jennifer Hicks, Lone Wolf McCord, “Say It, Say It”]

Dennis Miller : 2 appearances [Weigh-In, Weekend Update]

Randy Quaid : 4 appearances [Reagan’s Command, Tornadoville, Midday with Jennifer Hicks, Lone Wolf McCord]

Terry Sweeney : absent

Danitra Vance: 1 appearance [Assembly]

unbilled crew, extras and bit players

Mark McKinney : 1 voice-over [The Pat Stevens Show]

Andy Murphy : 1 appearance [Weigh-In]

Robert Smigel: 1 appearance [Weigh-In]

guests

Jimmy Breslin : 4 appearances [Monologue, Midday with Jennifer Hicks, Lone Wolf McCord, The Pat Stevens Show]

Level 42 : 1 appearance [“Something About You”]

E. G. Daily : 1 appearance [“Say It, Say It”]

Marvelous Marvin Hagler : 4 appearances [Weigh-In, A Message from Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Lone Wolf McCord, A Message from Jody Hagler]

Sam Kinison : 1 appearance [Guest Performance]

The Mell-O White Boys: 1 appearance [Assembly]

REBROADCAST HISTORY:

August 30, 1986

Known alterations:

Audience sweetening: None to mild: Weigh-In, Monologue, Reagan’s Command, A Message from Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Midday with Jennifer Hicks, Weekend Update, Lone Wolf McCord, Guest Performance, The Pat Stevens Show, Assembly, A Message from Jody Hagler Moderate: Tornadoville

Edits: Weigh-In, Reagan’s Command, The Pat Stevens Show, Goodnights

Dress substitutions: Weigh-In (“Live From New York…”)

Additional screen captures from this episode are available here.