Tony Danza thanks everyone and says goodnight to his son before adding a Liar-style “Yeah, yeah, that’s it.”

﻿Rerun alterations: Laughter added after Tony Danza’s “Yeah, yeah, that’s it.”

Final thoughts: A consistently solid if unremarkable show. Tony Danza isn’t the world’s most versatile actor, but he fit right into many of tonight’s sketches and worked well with the cast; and that gave the show a fun and relaxed vibe. A lot of the show was also surprisingly good, with the weak points mainly coming from sketches that could have used a little trimming. I also enjoyed the Laurie Anderson performances, which brought a performance art element not usually seen in SNL musical guests.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

Lyndon LaRouche Theatre

Love Scene

Guest Performance

SHOW LOWLIGHTS:

none

MVP:

(tie) Randy Quaid / Jon Lovitz

CAST & GUEST BREAKDOWN:

cast

Joan Cusack : 4 appearances [Nancy’s Workout, Lyndon LaRouche Theatre, Love Scene, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Robert Downey Jr. : 4 appearances [Vietnam Story, Nancy’s Workout, Big Time Professional Golf, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Nora Dunn : 3 appearances [AT&T, Weekend Update, 30 Second Count]

Anthony Michael Hall : 3 appearances [Vietnam Story, 30 Second Count, Big Time Professional Golf]

Jon Lovitz : 5 appearances [Lyndon LaRouche Theatre, 30 Second Count, Big Time Professional Golf, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Dennis Miller : 2 appearances [Nancy’s Workout, Weekend Update]

Randy Quaid : 5 appearances [Vietnam Story, AT&T, Lyndon LaRouche Theatre, 30 Second Count, Big Time Professional Golf]

Terry Sweeney : 2 appearances [Nancy’s Workout, 30 Second Count]

Danitra Vance: 2 appearance [30 Second Count, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

unbilled crew, extras and bit players

Tom Davis : 1 voice-over [Big Time Professional Golf]

Al Franken : 1 appearance [Lyndon LaRouche Theatre]

Cheryl Hardwick : 1 appearance [The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Lanier Laney : 1 appearance [The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Andy Murphy : 1 appearance [30 Second Count]

Nils Nichols : 2 appearances [30 Second Count, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Don Pardo : 3 voice-overs [AT&T, Master Thespian, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Chris Parker : 1 appearance [The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Lenny Pickett : 1 appearance [The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

G.E. Smith : 1 appearance [The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

T-Bone Wolk: 1 appearance [The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

guests

Tony Danza : 7 appearances [Monologue, Nancy’s Workout, Lyndon LaRouche Theatre, 30 Second Count, Big Time Professional Golf, Love Scene, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena]

Laurie Anderson : 2 appearances [“Baby Doll”, “Day The Devil”]

Penn & Teller: 1 appearance [Guest Performance]

REBROADCAST HISTORY:

June 14, 1986

Known alterations:

AT&T removed

Wacky Glue (from 11/16/85) added

Audience sweetening: None to mild: Monologue Moderate: Vietnam Story, Lyndon LaRouche Theatre, 30 Second Count, Guest Performance, Big Time Professional Golf, Love Scene, Master Thespian Heavy: Nancy’s Workout, Weekend Update, The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena

Edits: The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena

Dress substitutions: Nancy’s Workout (first segment)

Additional screen captures from this episode are available here.