| Live from Mardi Gras |
February 20, 1977 |
- The cast and crew participate in the annual Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans.
- The program aired in prime-time on Sunday, February 20.
- Jane Curtin and Buck Henry try to provide commentary on the parade. Eric Idle and Penny Marshall and Henry Winkler cameo in the special.
- Randy Newman was the musical guest. The Meters were also booked as musical guests on the episode—and remain in the re-issue's opening credits—but were bumped for time.
- This is the only episode of "SNL" not broadcast from New York
- This broadcast was a disaster in the making. During the broadcast, a person was killed when they were run over by a parade float. Because of this, the parade—on which Curtin and Henry were supposed to make their 'color commentary'—never arrived.
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