SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE {ROBERT BLAKE, KENNY LOGGINS} {NINETY-MINUTE VERSION} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of live, late-night comedy/variety programs featuring topical satire. Robert Blake hosts this program, which features musical guest Kenny Loggins. Sketches include the following: Merv Griffin and Robert Blake reminisce about the many years they spent in Hollywood; instead of doing an opening monologue, Blake stages a reunion of the remaining members of "The Little Rascals"; the crew of the Space Shuttle are in orbit when the co-pilot tells the captain his true feelings towards him; a commercial parody for PBS features promos of upcoming shows; a talent show at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall showcases Tyrone Green and his Reggae Band singing "Kill the White People"; the highlight of a sneak preview of Playboy magazine's next issue is a photo spread featuring "The Girls of Saturday Night Live"; anchor Brad Hall and sports reporters Joe Piscopo and Mary Gross report the Saturday Night Live News; also a special report notes a scientific breakthrough concerning orgasms; Loggins performs "Heart To Heart"; an installment of "Masterful Theatre" offers the conclusion of "Airheads Revisited," where the most common questions can't be answered; a commercial parody showcases "Clysler/Prymouth Automobiles," which are exclusively made in the United States according to "Lee Iacocca"; Eddie Murphy reads a letter from a viewer about his racially-oriented roles on the show; in a commercial parody, the "Sleepy Boy 2000 Auto Alarm Eradicator Kit" is demonstrated; Loggins sings "I Gotta Try"; and the program concludes with the story of video game junkies and the treatment centers that try to help these children addicted to video games. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 13, 1982 Saturday 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:15:30
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:41517
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Rock music
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1975-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Dick Ebersol … Executive Producer
- Barry W. Blaustein … Supervising Producer, Writer
- David Sheffield … Supervising Producer, Writer
- Bob Tischler … Producer, Writer
- Audrey Peart Dickman … Associate Producer
- Dave Wilson … Director
- Peter Shifter … Director, "PBS" segment
- Theodore Pappas … Director, "PBS" segment
- Rick Gell … Researcher
- Paul Barrosse … Writer
- Ellen L. Fogle … Writer
- Nate Herman … Writer
- Andrew Smith … Writer
- Tracy Torme … Writer
- Eliot Wald … Writer
- Robin Duke … Writer
- Tim Kazurinsky … Writer
- Eddie Murphy … Writer
- Joe Piscopo … Writer
- Tom Malone … Music Director
- Hal Willner … Music Coordinator
- Robert Blake … Host
- Kenny Loggins … Performer, Singer
- Merv Griffin … Guest
- Robin Duke … Cast
- Tim Kazurinsky … Cast
- Eddie Murphy … Cast
- Joe Piscopo … Cast
- Mary Gross … Cast
- Brad Hall … Cast
- Gary Kroeger … Cast
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus … Cast