January 10, 1976 Season 1 episode
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| Episode | 9 |
| Season Episode | 9 |
| Host | Elliott Gould |
| Musical Guest(s) | Anne Murray |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"The Call" "Blue Finger Lou" |
| Previous Episode December 20, 1975 |
Next Episode January 17, 1976 |
The ninth episode of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Elliott Gould with musical guest Anne Murray.
Cast: The Not Ready For Primetime Players[]
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| The Dead String Quartet | 
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Members of the Dead String Quartet (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Chevy Chase) give a silent performance punctuated by their keeling over onto one another. |
| Elliot Gould's Monologue | 
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Elliot Gould sings "Let Yourself Go" & "Crazy Rhythm." |
| Gilda & Elliot I | 
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Gilda Radner joins Elliot Gould on stage to tell him that she had a nice time with him last night. |
| Try-Hard 1-11 | 
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A battery strong enough to run a pacemaker all night. |
| Interior Demolitionists | 
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A housewife (Jane Curtin) is startled when demolitionists (Elliot Gould, Chevy Chase) show up at her door and proceed to wreck the house from the inside. |
| Godfather Group Therapy | 
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With help from his therapist (Elliot Gould), mafia kingpin Don Vito Coreleone (John Belushi) relates his problems to Sherry (Laraine Newman) and other members of his support group. |
| Shimmer | 
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It's a floor wax and a dessert topping! |
| "Play Misty For Me" | 
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This week's Gary Weis film shows a montage of lounge club pianists singing "Misty." |
| Gilda & Elliot II | 
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Gilda Radner tells Elliot Gould that she meant everything she said to him last night. |
| Anne Murray performs "Long-Distance Call" |
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Anne Murray performs "Long-Distance Call". |
| Weekend Update With Chevy Chase | 
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A wrong number again leads Chevy Chase to Angelo's Pizza instead of Angola Prison. Laraine Newman reports on toxic nerve gas. Chevy Chase and his wife (Michael O'Donaghue) argue at the desk. Chevy Chase repeats the top story in double-dutch for foreign viewers. |
| Jamitol | 
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Chevy Chase and Michael O'Donaghue portray a married couple, whose lives have been enrichened by using the advertised product. |
| Killer Bees | 
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After hearing that killer bees are in the vicinity, a young couple (Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner) is taken hostage by them in their home. The killer bees are in search of pollen, dismayed that there is none to be found. As the leader (Elliot Gould) of the killer bees delivers a passionate speech, the camerawork begins to turn sloppy. A frantic Lorne Michaels, SNL's producer, traces the problem to the control room, where director Dave Wilson has passed out while operating the controls under the influence. |
| Gilda And Elliot III | 
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Gilda Radner introduces Elliot Gould to her mother (Paula Kahn), who flew in from Florida just to meet him. |
| Albert Brooks Film | 
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Albert Brooks attempts to find out how a test audience responds to his brand of comedy. |
| Gilda & Elliot IV | 
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Gilda Radner asks Elliot Gould to consider marriage. |
| The Muppets | 
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Scred & Peuta hide their affair from Ploobis. |
| Birthright | 
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Doctors (Dan Aykroyd, Elliot Gould) explain their preferred birthing methods to Jane Curtin. |
| Anne Murray perform "Boogie With You" | 
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Anne Murray perform "Boogie With You". |
| Powwow With The Press | 
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Indians (Al Franken, Tom Davis) discuss white stereotyping on talk show forum. |
| Goodnights | 
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Gilda Radner and Elliot Gould are married before the end credit roll. |
| Preceded by: December 20, 1975 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 17, 1976 |