Saturday Night Live · season 1, episode 17 · Saturday, April 17, 1976 Host: Ron Nessen. Musical guest: Patti Smith. • Patti Smith Group performs "Gloria" and "My Generation". • President Gerald Ford appeared in a filmed segment during the cold opening where he opens the show with "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" after Chevy Chase's signature pratfall. He also appeared in filmed segments during the monologue (where he introduces the host) and during Weekend Update (where, following Chevy Chase's signature line "I'm Chevy Chase and you're not", he says "I'm Gerald Ford and you're not"). • Contains the Super Bass-O-Matic '76 sketch. • Billy Crystal (billed as Bill Crystal) performs a monologue, eight years before becoming an SNL cast member. Dan Aykroyd impersonates talk show host Tom Snyder. • The episode features a short Gary Weis film on New York garbage men. Wiki link