Episodes
See also: List of Saturday Night Live episodes| # | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 1 | Brandon Tartikoff | John Cougar Mellencamp | October 8, 1983 |
| John Cougar performs "Pink Houses" and "Crumblin' Down." Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert make cameo appearances in which they critique the episode's sketches. | ||||
| 161 | 2 | Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman | Eddy Grant | October 15, 1983 |
| Eddy Grant performs "I Don't Wanna Dance", "Electric Avenue", and "Living on the Front Line." Dick Cavett makes a cameo appearance in the Autograph Hounds sketch. | ||||
| 162 | 3 | John Candy | Men at Work | October 22, 1983 |
| Men at Work performs "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive" and "It's a Mistake." Jim Belushi's first episode as a cast member. | ||||
| 163 | 4 | Betty Thomas | Stray Cats | November 5, 1983 |
| Stray Cats performs "(She's) Sexy + 17" and "I Won't Stand in Your Way", the latter of which featured a cameo appearance by 14 Karat Soul. | ||||
| 164 | 5 | Teri Garr | Mick Fleetwood's Zoo Lindsey Buckingham |
November 12, 1983 |
| Mick Fleetwood's Zoo performs "Tonight" and "Way Down." Magician Joel Hodgson makes a guest appearance. | ||||
| 165 | 6 | Jerry Lewis | Loverboy | November 19, 1983 |
| Loverboy performs "Working for the Weekend." Florence Henderson makes a cameo appearance during the "What Famous Person Do You Look Like?" short film. | ||||
| 166 | 7 | The Smothers Brothers | Big Country | December 3, 1983 |
| Big Country performs "In a Big Country" and "Fields of Fire." Larry Holmes makes a cameo appearance during Saturday Night News. Tom Seaver and Ron Luciano make cameo appearances in the cold open and Luciano also appears in the autograph sketch. | ||||
| 167 | 8 | Flip Wilson | Stevie Nicks | December 10, 1983 |
| Stevie Nicks performs "Stand Back" and "Nightbird." Joel Hodgson makes a guest appearance. Brad Hall's last episode anchoring Saturday Night News. | ||||
| 168 | 9 | Don Novello | Huey Lewis and the News | January 14, 1984 |
| Huey Lewis and the News performs "Heart and Soul" and "I Want a New Drug." Stand-up comedian Steven Wright makes a guest appearance. | ||||
| 169 | 10 | Michael Palin | The Motels | January 21, 1984 |
| The Motels performs "Suddenly Last Summer" and "Remember the Nights." Michael Palin's mother Mary appears during his monologue. | ||||
| 170 | 11 | Don Rickles | Billy Idol | January 28, 1984 |
| An off-screen Dave Wilson talks to Don Rickles during the monologue. Billy Idol performs "White Wedding" and "Rebel Yell." Brandon Tartikoff and John Madden make cameo appearances during the monologue as members of the audience. Dr. Joyce Brothers appears in the "Fascinating People and Their Friends" sketch. Don Rickles repeatedly ad-libs extra lines and gestures throughout his sketches (mostly with Joe Piscopo), causing other cast members to break character, and a few sketches even include improvised face-slapping competitions. | ||||
| 171 | 12 | Robin Williams | Adam Ant | February 11, 1984 |
| Adam Ant performs "Strip" and "Goody Two Shoes." Stand-up comedienne Paula Poundstone makes a guest appearance. | ||||
| 172 | 13 | Jamie Lee Curtis | The Fixx | February 18, 1984 |
| The Fixx performs "One Thing Leads to Another" and "Red Skies." Joel Hodgson makes a guest appearance. | ||||
| 173 | 14 | Edwin Newman | Kool & the Gang | February 25, 1984 |
| Kool & the Gang performs "Joanna" and "Celebration." Magician Harry Anderson makes a guest appearance. Robin Williams makes a cameo appearance in the "Buddweiser Light" commercial parody. | ||||
| 174 | 15 | Billy Crystal | Al Jarreau | March 17, 1984 |
| Al Jarreau performs "Mornin'" and "Trouble in Paradise." New York City mayor Ed Koch makes a cameo appearance during the cold open. Billy Crystal debuts his Fernando character. | ||||
| 175 | 16 | Michael Douglas | Deniece Williams | April 7, 1984 |
| Deniece Williams performs "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Wrapped Up." | ||||
| 176 | 17 | George McGovern | Madness | April 14, 1984 |
| Madness performs "Our House" and "Keep Moving." Frankie Pace makes a cameo appearance to perform his stand-up set. Clara Peller (from the "Where's the Beef?" commercial) makes a cameo appearance in the "White House Foods" commercial parody to say her catchphrase. Eddie Murphy's final episode as a cast member. | ||||
| 177 | 18 | Barry Bostwick | Spinal Tap | May 5, 1984 |
| Spinal Tap performs "Christmas with the Devil" and "Big Bottom" and appears in a filmed interview with Bostwick. Billy Crystal makes a cameo appearance during Saturday Night News as Fernando Lamas. A. Whitney Brown makes a cameo appearance to perform his stand-up set. Soupy Sales makes a cameo appearance during the Turkey Lady sketch. | ||||
| 178 | 19 | Billy Crystal Ed Koch Edwin Newman Don Novello Betty Thomas |
The Cars | May 12, 1984 |
| The Cars performs "Magic" and "Drive." Joel Hodgson makes a guest appearance. Robin Duke, Brad Hall, Tim Kazurinsky and Joe Piscopo's final episode as cast members. |
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