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    TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves/The Stylistics (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Candice Bergen (her second appearance), and the musical guests are Martha Reeves and The Stylistics. The skits for this episode are as follows: President Ford delivers a special message for Christmas and falls ...See moreThe host for the episode is Candice Bergen (her second appearance), and the musical guests are Martha Reeves and The Stylistics. The skits for this episode are as follows: President Ford delivers a special message for Christmas and falls out of a tree. An ad for a restaurant where customers can choose their cow, kill it and butcher it. A boy calls home from the police station to tell his parents he's killed 26 people. Candice Bergen invites people to send home movies to NBC, then shows her own movie of herself ice skating with the Bees. A young man comes out of the closet and admits to his family that he's an elf. A pair of strangers at a laundromat share a vicarious romance through their clothes. Two men discuss the prowess one of them has at pinball, while playing Pong. Gilda Radner lists off the things she ate at last year's Christmas. Margaret Kuhn delivers an inspirational message about growing old, and Gary Weiss presents a film about travelers returning home for the holidays. During the Weekend Update, Laraine Newman comments on the New Year's festivities, even though it's still a week early, while Chevy Chase reports from the wrong location and Emily Litella gets worked up over firing the handicapped. Martha Reeves performs "Higher & Higher" and "Silver Bells". The Stylistics perform "You Make Me Feel Brand New". Candice Bergen performs "Winter Wonderland". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Director
Writers
Anne Beatts (written by) | Chevy Chase (written by) | Al Franken (written by) | Tom Davis (written by) & 7 more
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 20, 1975

Release date
Dec 20, 1975 (United States)

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Candice Bergen
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Martha Reeves
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
The Stylistics
Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest   See fewer
The Muppets
Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets)   See fewer
Margaret Kuhn
Self - Special Guest Self - Special Guest   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Mel / Mike Mendoza / Various Mel / Mike Mendoza / Various   See fewer
John Belushi
Bee / Various Bee / Various   See fewer
Chevy Chase
President Gerald Ford / Weekend Update Anchor / Various President Gerald Ford / Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Bee / Various Bee / Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Frank / Bee / News for the Hard of Hearing / Various Frank / Bee / News for the Hard of Hearing / Various   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Bee / Weekend Update Correspondent / Fritzie Kringle Bee / Weekend Update Correspondent / Fritzie Kringle   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Mrs. Mel / Emily Litella / Various Mrs. Mel / Emily Litella / Various   See fewer
Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band
Themselves - House Band (as Howard Shore and His Band of Angels) Themselves - House Band (as Howard Shore and His Band of Angels)   See fewer
Anne Beatts
Bee (uncredited) Bee (uncredited)   See fewer
Fran Brill
Vazh (voice) (uncredited) Vazh (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Cranshaw
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Bee (uncredited) Bee (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Dicso
Director (uncredited) Director (uncredited)   See fewer
James Dunn
Self - The Stylistics (uncredited) Self - The Stylistics (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Bee / Pong Player (uncredited) Bee / Pong Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Cheryl Hardwick
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Henson
King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Hunt
Wisss (voice) (uncredited) Wisss (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Johnson
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Jones
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Neil Levy
Bee / Knight in shining armor (uncredited) Bee / Knight in shining armor (uncredited)   See fewer
Airrion Love
Self - The Stylistics (uncredited) Self - The Stylistics (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Malone
Self - Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Lou Marini
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Herb Murrell
Self - The Stylistics (uncredited) Self - The Stylistics (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Nelson
Scred (voice) (uncredited) Scred (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael O'Donoghue
Dead Professor (segment "Minute Mystery") (uncredited) Dead Professor (segment "Minute Mystery") (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Oz
The Food (voice) (uncredited) The Food (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Rubin
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Schiller
Bee / Knight in shining armor (uncredited) Bee / Knight in shining armor (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Shaffer
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Shore
Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited) Self - Howard Shore and His Band of Angels (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosie Shuster
Bee (uncredited) Bee (uncredited)   See fewer
James Smith
Self - The Stylistics (uncredited) Self - The Stylistics (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Thompkins Jr.
Self - The Stylistics (uncredited) Self - The Stylistics (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Tweedy
Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Akira Yoshimura
Bee (uncredited) Bee (uncredited)   See fewer
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