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    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Malcolm McDowell/Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (Season 6, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Malcolm McDowell, and the musical guest is Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: mother nags at her son to sit up straight as he's strapped into the electric chair. A ...See moreThe host for the episode is Malcolm McDowell, and the musical guest is Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band. The skits for this episode are as follows: mother nags at her son to sit up straight as he's strapped into the electric chair. A nature program searches through urban America for the elusive black republican. A spokesman for American tobacco growers explains that lung cancer is actually caused by the lungs themselves, and not by smoking. Two British nobles develop the sport of serf-riding. The Reagans decide to adopt Amy Carter as their own White House daughter. The American Milk Association invites Alex DeLarge to speak on behalf of their product. During the Weekend Update, Charles Rocket reports on the trial of the Gang of Four, the Reagans' first visit to the White House, the seizure of a cargo ship in Miami, and the failure of the movie Heaven's Gate, Charles interviews John Lennon and Yoko Ono, only to find that John has become obsessed with housekeeping, and Joe Piscopo re-enacts the Leonard-Duran fight with toy robots. A dominatrix delivers the leather weather report, using her shackled slave as the map. Two hunters are eager for the opening day of Commie hunting season. For the Rocket Report, Charles tries to interview passers-by on Fifth Avenue, but nobody is eager to talk with him and answer his awkward questions. A wine connoisseur recommends American wines that go well with American foods. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band perform "Hot Head" and "Ashtray Heart". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Directors
Dave Wilson | Ken Friedman (segments: Showdown)
Casting Director
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 22, 1980

Release date
Nov 22, 1980 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Malcolm McDowell
Self - Host / Alex DeLarge / John Lennon / Dame Lydia Snoot / Various Self - Host / Alex DeLarge / John Lennon / Dame Lydia Snoot / Various   See fewer
Denny Dillon
Amy Carter / Yoko Ono / Thelma Thunder / Dr. Woofta / Carolyn Parker / Various Amy Carter / Yoko Ono / Thelma Thunder / Dr. Woofta / Carolyn Parker / Various   See fewer
Gilbert Gottfried
Joseph Richman / Dr. Murray Abromowitz / Various Joseph Richman / Dr. Murray Abromowitz / Various   See fewer
Gail Matthius
Moondoggy / Nancy Reagan / Various Moondoggy / Nancy Reagan / Various   See fewer
Joe Piscopo
Jim Fowler / Carl XVI Gustaf / Various Jim Fowler / Carl XVI Gustaf / Various   See fewer
Ann Risley
Bingo / Various Bingo / Various   See fewer
Charles Rocket
Weekend Update Anchor / Marlin Perkins / Ronald Reagan / Prince Charles / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Marlin Perkins / Ronald Reagan / Prince Charles / Various   See fewer
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Mitchell Kriegman
'Someone is Hiding in My Apartment' Man (uncredited) 'Someone is Hiding in My Apartment' Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Matthew Laurance
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Murphy
Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Murphy
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Radames Pera
Self (voice) (uncredited) Self (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
The Saturday Night Live Band
Themselves (uncredited) Themselves (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Van Vliet
Self - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (uncredited) Self - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (uncredited)   See fewer
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