Saturday Night Live aired its fifth season in 1979, ending it in 1980. Since John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd left the show at the end of the fourth season, many thought the show was coming to an end, but NBC was determined to keep it going. There was no host for the 100th episode.

Cast Edit

Repertory players Edit

Jane Curtin

Garret Morris

Bill Murray

Laraine Newman

Gilda Radner

Harry Shearer

Featured perforners Edit

Peter Aykroyd(First episode: November 19, 1979)

Tom Davis

Jim Downey

Brian Doyle-Murray (First episode: December 15, 1979)

Al Franken

Don Novello

Tom Schiller (First episode: December 15, 1979)

Paul Shaffer

Alan Zweibel (First episode: December 15, 1979)

Episodes Edit

October 13, 1979 Steve Martin/ Blondie

October 20, 1979 Eric Idle/ Bob Dylan

November 3, 1979 Bill Russel/ Chicago

November 10, 1979 Buck Henry/ Tom Petty

November 17, 1979 Bea Arthur/ The Roaches

December 8, 1979 Howard Hessemen/ Randy Newman

December 15, 1979 Martin Sheen/ David Bowie

December 22, 1979 Ted Knight/ Desmond Child, Rogue

January 26, 1980 Teri Garr/ The B-52's

February 9, 1980 Chevy Chase/ Marianne Faithful

February 16, 1980 Elliot Gould/ Garry Newman

February 23, 1980 Kirk Douglas/ Sam & Dave

March 8, 1980 Rodney Dangerfield/ The J. Geils Band

March 15, 1980 / James Taylor, Paul Simon, David Sanborn

April 5, 1980 Richard Benjamin, Paul Prentiss/ The Greatful Dead

April 12, 1980 Burt Reynolds/ Anne Murray

April 19, 1980 Strother Martin/ The Specials

May 10, 1980 Bob Newhart/ Amazing Rhythm Aces with Bill Murray, Bruce Cockburn

May 17, 1980 Steve Martin/ 3-D, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney

May 24, 1980 Buck Henry/ Andrew Gold, Andrea Crouch, Voices of Unity

Preceded by Season 4

Succeded by Season 6