Saint James says goodnight to her two older children Sunshine and Harmony; Brad Hall and Gary Kroeger both say "Happy birthday, Paul!" (Barrosse?) before Kroeger adds "Happy birthday, Gary!". Saint James and several of the cast form a kickline; Hiram Bullock is seen on crutches. [Addendum (05/02/15): It was Paul Barrosse's birthday that night].

Don Pardo announces the Rick Moranis/Dave Thomas, Lily Tomlin and Stevie Wonder shows, before concluding with a message for Mrs. Pardo: "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life".

FINAL THOUGHTS:

A forgettable show; Saint James wasn't particularly great as a host, but she had a likability and relaxed demeanour that carried her through tonight. Once again, Eddie Murphy dominates tonight, but Brad Hall has a particularly busy week, and Gary Kroeger manages to make the most of his limited appearances by appearing front-and-centre in both his sketches. Despite some smaller highlights here and there and a fairly pleasant atmosphere (this doesn't have the "bad show" aura at all), there really isn't a whole lot that's memorable tonight, aside from Dung In The Oval Office, which is possibly the nadir of political writing on the Ebersol SNL.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

Steven Wright

Tootsie Cosmetics

SHOW LOWLIGHTS:

Dung In The Oval Office

Taking Care of Business

Monologue

MVP:

Eddie Murphy

CAST & GUEST BREAKDOWN:

cast

Robin Duke : 2 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room]; 1 voice-over [Dung In The Oval Office]

: 2 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room]; 1 voice-over [Dung In The Oval Office] Mary Gross : 4 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Saturday Night News, Magic Fish]

: 4 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Saturday Night News, Magic Fish] Brad Hall : 6 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Saturday Night News, Our Generation, Magic Fish, Dung In The Oval Office]

: 6 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Saturday Night News, Our Generation, Magic Fish, Dung In The Oval Office] Tim Kazurinsky : 5 appearances [The Ladies Room, Saturday Night News, Our Generation, Magic Fish, Dung In The Oval Office]

: 5 appearances [The Ladies Room, Saturday Night News, Our Generation, Magic Fish, Dung In The Oval Office] Gary Kroeger : 2 appearances [Our Generation, Tootsie Cosmetics]

: 2 appearances [Our Generation, Tootsie Cosmetics] Julia Louis-Dreyfus : 5 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Our Generation, Magic Fish, Dung In The Oval Office]

: 5 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Our Generation, Magic Fish, Dung In The Oval Office] Eddie Murphy : 7 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, The Exercises Of Love, Saturday Night News, Tootsie Cosmetics, Magic Fish, Killing Time]

: 7 appearances [Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, The Exercises Of Love, Saturday Night News, Tootsie Cosmetics, Magic Fish, Killing Time] Joe Piscopo: 5 appearances [Taking Care Of Business, Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Our Generation, Dung In The White House]

crew & extras

Butch : 1 appearance [The Ladies Room]

: 1 appearance [The Ladies Room] Pepe: 1 appearance [The Ladies Room]

guests

Susan Saint James : 5 appearances [Monologue, Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Our Generation, Magic Fish]

: 5 appearances [Monologue, Sit On It!, The Ladies Room, Our Generation, Magic Fish] Michael McDonald : 2 appearances ["If That's What It Takes", "I Can Let Go Now"]

: 2 appearances ["If That's What It Takes", "I Can Let Go Now"] Steven Wright : 1 appearance [Guest Performance]

: 1 appearance [Guest Performance] Hiram Bullock : 1 appearance ["If That's What It Takes"]

: 1 appearance ["If That's What It Takes"] Steve Jordan : 1 appearance ["If That's What It Takes"]

: 1 appearance ["If That's What It Takes"] Willie Weeks : 1 appearance ["If That's What It Takes"]

: 1 appearance ["If That's What It Takes"] Edgar Winter: 1 appearance ["If That's What It Takes"]

REBROADCAST HISTORY:

August 27, 1983

Known alterations:

Significant segment shuffling: The Exercises of Love is the cold opening in the rerun version.

Sit On It, Magic Fish and Killing Time are edited.

The Web is added

Additional screen captures from this episode are available here.