Saturday Night Live Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead (Season 5, Episode 15)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead (Season 5, Episode 15)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The hosts for the episode are Richard Benjamin (his second appearance) and Paula Prentiss, and the musical guest is The Grateful Dead (their second appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: News Anchor Frank Reynolds reports ...See moreThe hosts for the episode are Richard Benjamin (his second appearance) and Paula Prentiss, and the musical guest is The Grateful Dead (their second appearance). The skits for this episode are as follows: News Anchor Frank Reynolds reports that President Carter is now a hostage in the White House. Paula Prentiss begins her opening monologue, only to be confronted by Richard Benjamin, who is upset that his monologue was cut. A husband has an affair with another woman in a hotel room, but becomes overwhelmed with fear and guilt at the thought of his wife finding out. During the Weekend Update, Jane Curtain reports on the impending eruption of Mt. St. Helens and the results of the 1980 census, Bill Murray reports on Dan Rather going undercover in Afghanistan and George Bush reverting to his CIA training during a speech, and Al Franken explains how he cheats on his taxes. An assertiveness training instructor teaches her students how to stand up for themselves. A group of neighbors are joined together by their love of Joey Bishop. The Grateful Dead perform "Alabama Getaway" and "Saint of Circumstances". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Benjamin Self - Co-Host / Various Self - Co-Host / Various See fewer	Westworld (1973)
Paula Prentiss Self - Co-Host / Various Self - Co-Host / Various See fewer	Where the Boys Are (1960)
Jane Curtin Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Bellhop Bellhop See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Bill Murray Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Lost in Translation (2003)
Laraine Newman Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Various Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Harry Shearer Various Various See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Grateful Dead Themselves - Musical Guest (as The Grateful Dead) Themselves - Musical Guest (as The Grateful Dead) See fewer	The Box (I) (2009)
Tom Davis Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Al Franken Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Walter Williams Mr. Bill / Mr. Hands / Spot (voice) (uncredited) Mr. Bill / Mr. Hands / Spot (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)