📺 (none) · Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
Saturday Night Live · season 6, episode 119 · Saturday, April 11, 1981 Host: (none) (2nd time). Musical guest: Jr. Walker & the All-Stars. • Jr. Walker & the All-Stars perform "(I'm a) Road Runner", "Shotgun", "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)". • Chevy Chase appeared in the cold open along with Mr. Bill, reminiscing about the good old days, then stumbles and crushes Mr. Bill; Chase returned to anchor Weekend Update. • Al Franken joined Chase on "Weekend Update" to discuss season6, frequently using the phrase "me, Al Franken", as he had done in previous seasons when arguing that the 1980s be known as "The Al Franken Decade". • Franken announced that he and Tom Davis would host the next episode with musical guest The Grateful Dead, but this episode was cancelled due to the writers' strike. • Prior to introducing Jr. Walker & the All-Stars' second musical number, Chase appeared with Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams to tell the audience the show was improving. • Credited Featured Players: Laurie Metcalf, Emily Prager • Dick Ebersol's first episode as executive producer. • Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky and Tony Rosato's first episode as cast members. • Laurie Metcalf and Emily Prager's only episode as cast members (Metcalf appeared only in a pre-taped segment during "Weekend Update"; Prager, despite her billing in the credits, did not appear in the show at all; both hold the record for shortest stint as an SNL cast member). • Denny Dillon and Gail Matthius' final episode as cast members. • Don Pardo's last episode as announcer (until season8). Wiki link