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 March 13, 1976
 Season 1 episode
Perkins
Betty-carter-performs-i-cant-help-it-3-13-76
 Episode 16
 Season Episode 16
 Host Anthony Perkins
 Musical Guest(s) Betty Carter
 Song(s) performed by
 Musical Guest(s)
"Music Maestro, Please / Swing Brother Swing"
"I Can't Help It"
Previous Episode
February 28, 1976
Next Episode
April 17, 1976

The sixteenth episode of Saturday Night Live was hosted by Anthony Perkins with musical guest Betty Carter.

Cast: The Not Ready For Primetime Players[]

Sketches[]

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title Image Summary
A Word From Chevy A-word-from-chevy-3-13-76 Chevy Chase rambles on as he denies charges that SNL pads material to fill for time.
Opening montage   This is the first episode in which the cast members (The Not Ready for Primetime Players) are credited individually. Previously, they were only credited as a list of names.
Anthony Perkin's Monologue   While trying to prove to the audience that he's not creepy in real life, Anthony Perkins ends up eating a fly.
A President's View on Marijuana I    
Hello, Dolly Therapy    
Dominatrix Cleaning   A dominatrix (Jane Curtin) tries to reform sloppy housewife (Gilda Radner).
Norman Bates School of Hotel Management Norman-bates-school-of-hotel-management-3-13-76 Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) argues with his unseen mother while quizzing viewers on how to become a hotel manager.
The Muppets   Scred and Ploobis ask Anthony Perkins to help get them back on "Saturday Night Live."
Betty Carter performs "Music, Maestro, Please" & "Swing Brother Swing" Betty-carter-performs-music-maestro-please-and-swing-brother-swing-3-13-76  
A President's View On Marijuana II    
Weekend Update With Chevy Chase   John Belushi ponders comparisons between lion and lamb during his weather rant. Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) speaks out against preserving natural "race horses."
Land Scarcity    
Affair With Co-Worker    
A President's View On Marijuana III    
Gary Weis Film Gary-weis-film-3-13-76  
Sherry's Bee   Sherry (Laraine Newman) tells her teacher (Anthony Perkins) that she thinks she deserves better than a Bee (John Belushi) for her grade.
Post-Psycho Low-Budget Horror Movie Trailers    
Betty Carter performs "I Can't Help It" Betty-carter-performs-i-cant-help-it-3-13-76  
Butt County Dance Party Butt-county-dance-party-3-13-76 Sheriff Rick Phillips (Anthony Perkins) moderates a dance party for county teenagers and runs their names through the central computer to check for warrants.
Goodnights Goodnights-3-13-76
Preceded by:
February 28, 1976
Saturday Night Live episode Followed by:
April 17, 1976
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