Saturday Night Live Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV-14
TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil (Season 1, Episode 10)

TV-14

TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Buck Henry, and the musical guests are Bill Withers, Toni Basil and The Blues Brothers. The skits for this episode are as follows: A suicide hot-line operator tries and fails to prevent a caller from killing ...See moreThe host for the episode is Buck Henry, and the musical guests are Bill Withers, Toni Basil and The Blues Brothers. The skits for this episode are as follows: A suicide hot-line operator tries and fails to prevent a caller from killing himself. Buck Henry gives a self-effacing speech during the opening monologue, while notices superimposed on the screen tell the real story. A man orders a sandwich at a restaurant run by a samurai. President Ford learns of a new campaign strategy to make him look more intelligent. A speed-reading course is presented that helps people read faster, but not better. A sequel to Citizen Kane is presented in which a reporter investigates Kane's other last words. A mechanic tells his daughter nothing but automotive bedtime stories. Gary Weis presents a film with Buck Henry looking for the funniest person on the streets of New York. Michael O'Donoghue does an imitation of Michael Douglas with needles in his eyes. A spokesman for the American Constipation Society discusses the social pain that constipation causes. During the Weekend Update, Chevy Chase once again gets lost while tracking down a story, while a guest commentator rails against masturbation. Bill Withers performs "Ain't No Sunshine". Toni Basil performs "Wham Re-Bop Boom Bam". The Blues Brothers perform "King Bee". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Buck Henry Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Ron Nessen / Henry Zuckerman / Mr. Thompson / Various Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Ron Nessen / Henry Zuckerman / Mr. Thompson / Various See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Bill Withers Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Toni Basil Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Five Easy Pieces (1970)
The Muppets Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Dan Aykroyd Charles Foster Kane / Elwood Blues / Various Charles Foster Kane / Elwood Blues / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Samurai Futaba / Mr. Bernstein / Jake Blues / Various Samurai Futaba / Mr. Bernstein / Jake Blues / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase Gerald Ford / Weekend Update Anchor / Jed Leland / Various Gerald Ford / Weekend Update Anchor / Jed Leland / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris The Delivery Boy / Various The Delivery Boy / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Evelyn Woodski / The Nurse / Various Evelyn Woodski / The Nurse / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Linda Louise / Various Linda Louise / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Michael O'Donoghue Self - Impressionist Self - Impressionist See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Fred Berry Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	What's Happening!! (1976)
Bob Cranshaw Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Sidney Davis Triple-Trac Spokesman (uncredited) Triple-Trac Spokesman (uncredited) See fewer	De Düva: The Dove (1968)
Cheryl Hardwick Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Howard Johnson Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	The Guardian (I) (2006)
Bert Jones Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer
Tom Malone Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Lou Marini Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Lorne Michaels Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited) Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jerry Nelson Scred (voice) (uncredited) Scred (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Alan Rubin Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Tom Schiller Henri (uncredited) Henri (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Paul Shaffer Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
David Shaw Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer
Howard Shore Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Mauricio Smith Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Bee Band (uncredited) See fewer	Crossover Dreams (1985)
Alice Tweedy Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Alan Zweibel Alan Zweibel (uncredited) Alan Zweibel (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)