Saturday Night Live Buck Henry/The Band (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Buck Henry/The Band (Season 2, Episode 6)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Buck Henry (his third appearance), and the musical guest is The Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: The land shark makes its return, pretending to be a late trick-or-treater. In his opening ...See moreThe host for the episode is Buck Henry (his third appearance), and the musical guest is The Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: The land shark makes its return, pretending to be a late trick-or-treater. In his opening monologue, Buck Henry praises the cast for being able to perform so professionally in light of how absolutely messed up their personal lives are. The samurai stockbroker loses one of his clients after a string of bad advice. Baba Wawa has a joint interview with First Ladies Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter. Garrett Morris discuss his own roots, including some famous ancestors. Ford and Carter have another debate, this time in the form of a beauty pageant. During the Weekend Update, Chevy Chase presents some campaign ads that haven't been used yet, while Jane Curtain announces that Chevy will soon be leaving the show. A warlock pitches the new Bat-o-Matic potion maker. Ambassador Thorne searches for the real parents of Damien, the son of Satan. Garrett gives a report from the grave of Houdini for the 50th anniversary of his death and sees a ghost. Mr. Mike tells a bedtime story about a little Eskimo boy who freezes to death. The Band performs "Life is a Carnival", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Stage Fright" and "Georgia On My Mind". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Buck Henry Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Various Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Various See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
The Band Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest See fewer	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Dan Aykroyd Jimmy Carter / Various Jimmy Carter / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Samurai Futaba / Various Samurai Futaba / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Land Shark / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Gerald Ford / Land Shark / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin Betty Ford / Various Betty Ford / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Rosalynn Carter / Various Rosalynn Carter / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Baba Wawa / Various Baba Wawa / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Rick Danko Self - The Band (uncredited) Self - The Band (uncredited) See fewer	Station Eleven (2021)
Levon Helm Self - The Band (uncredited) Self - The Band (uncredited) See fewer	Shooter (I) (2007)
Garth Hudson Self - The Band (uncredited) Self - The Band (uncredited) See fewer	Raging Bull (1980)
Richard Manuel Self - The Band (uncredited) Self - The Band (uncredited) See fewer	The Brothers Bloom (2008)
Marilyn Suzanne Miller Elizabeth Cummings (uncredited) Elizabeth Cummings (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Michael O'Donoghue Mr. Mike (uncredited) Mr. Mike (uncredited) See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Robbie Robertson Self - The Band (uncredited) Self - The Band (uncredited) See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Alan Zweibel Roger Smith (uncredited) Roger Smith (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)