Saturday Night Live - Season 5

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Original Release

10/13/1979

Cast

Name

Character

Don Pardo

Self - Announcer / Ron Waldo

Jane Curtin

Weekend Update Anchor / Various / Self - Various Characters / Lady Wilkinson / Betty / Iris de Flaminio / Countess Luciana Palermo / Joan Kennedy / Ann Landers / Sigrid Lundquist / Eleanor Roosevelt / Joan Face / Miss Hathaway / Betty Ford / Mrs. Parker / Nadine

Bill Murray

Weekend Update Anchor / Various / Self - Various Characters / Woodward Parker / Self / Mudhad Asad / Ted Kennedy / Nick Borealis / Earl of Sandwich / Do Little / Nick Lava / Paul Heverly / Captain Steve McCleod / Nick Collins / Jim Lange / Frank / Peter

Gilda Radner

Various / Self - Various Characters / Singer / Granny / Susan / Rosa Santangelo / Selma Lieberman / Lady Douchebag / Buffy Sainte-Marie / Roseanne Roseannadanna / Tracy / Kathy Gorley / Kimba Kao / Peggy Labellis / Betty Rothman / Jenny Rocker / Keiko Masuda / Colleen Fernman / Mrs. Travers / Betty / Jeanine Deckers / Charlene / Woman / Pizza Delivery Woman / Irene Anderson / Connie Carson / Margie Pantelle / Granny Asad / Conchita / Girl / Roseanne Rosannadanna / Jenny / Baba Wawa / Darlene Crane / Lisa Loopner / Daughter / Amelia Kane / Ruth / Cavewoman / Patti Caldwell

Harry Shearer

Various / Steve Marvin / Secretary / Ted / General / Tom Clay / Teddy Naddler / Narrator / Emcee / Mr. Blackwell / Franklin Roosevelt / Joe Garagiola / Frank Reynolds / Jack Perkins / Dick Drake / Lord Salisbury / Announcer / Donald Erskine / Ronald Reagan / Tom Snyder / Doctor / Gerald Hacker / Carl Sagan / Rod Serling / Customer / Billy Bishop / Tenant / Executive / Angel

Laraine Newman

Various / Self - Various Characters / Sister Francis Mary Bryson / Carole King / Singer / Fatima Asad / Secretary / Daughter / Sherry / Bambi / Cousin / Rose Kennedy / Amber House / Maureen Thompson / Nicole Westman / Mitsuyo Nemoto / Shonda the Cat Lady / Ruth / Marsha Craven / Weena / Stephanie / Tenant / Linda Martino / Juanita / Guy / Susie / Dorothy Haagen / Govinda Lynn / Terri / Lenora Posniak / Farrah Pahlevi / Karen / Belinda

Tom Davis

Various / Tommy / Steve Foom / Soldier / Tom Davis / Self / Omar Torrijos / Wiseman / Narrator / Deer / Lord Wilkinson / Hunter / Guy / Performer / Guard / Customer / Congressman / Assistant

Garrett Morris

Various / Self - Various Characters / Willis Gatson / Cow / Preston Freeston / Malcolm McClendon / Anwar Sadat / James Brown / Lidell Stokes / Chico Escuela / Haywood Jones / Guy / Friend / Greg Dobson / Beatalo / Doorman / Robber / Clevon Brown / Captain / Customer / Crier / Emcee / Farrell Jones / Leon Satin / Bellhop / Executive / Grant Robinson Jr. / Sammy Davis Jr. / Performer

Al Franken

Various / Self / Soldier / Roman / Joe Daddy / Hunter / Henry Kissinger / Barry / Delivery Man / Caveman / Motorist / Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Camper

Peter Aykroyd

Various / Warrior / Soldier / Announcer / Beatalo / Shepherd / Joe / Performer / Orderly / Model / Patron / Jeremy Travers / Guest / Hunter / Guard / Lieutenant / Solider / Director / Son / Camper

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Steve Martin/Blondie	Saturday, 13 October 1979
2	Eric Idle/Bob Dylan	Saturday, 20 October 1979
3	Bill Russell/Chicago	Saturday, 03 November 1979
4	Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	Saturday, 10 November 1979
5	Bea Arthur/The Roches	Saturday, 17 November 1979
6	Howard Hesseman/Randy Newman	Saturday, 08 December 1979
7	Martin Sheen/David Bowie	Saturday, 15 December 1979
8	Ted Knight/Desmond Child & Rouge	Saturday, 22 December 1979
9	Teri Garr/The B-52's	Saturday, 26 January 1980
10	Chevy Chase/Marianne Faithfull	Saturday, 09 February 1980
11	Elliott Gould/Gary Numan	Saturday, 16 February 1980
12	Kirk Douglas/Sam and Dave	Saturday, 23 February 1980
13	Rodney Dangerfield/The J. Geils Band	Saturday, 08 March 1980
14	Paul Simon, James Taylor & David Sanborn	Saturday, 15 March 1980
15	Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss/The Grateful Dead	Saturday, 05 April 1980
16	Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray	Saturday, 12 April 1980
17	Strother Martin/The Specials	Saturday, 19 April 1980
18	Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces/Bruce Cockburn	Saturday, 10 May 1980
19	Steve Martin/Paul & Linda McCartney/3-D	Saturday, 17 May 1980
20	Buck Henry/Andrew Gold/Andrae Crouch & Voices of Unity	Saturday, 24 May 1980

Directors

Dave Wilson, Walter Williams, Tom Schiller, James Signorelli

Writers

Max Pross, Tom Gammill, Al Franken, Tom Davis, Peter Aykroyd, Anne Beatts, Matt Neuman, Alan Zweibel, Lorne Michaels, Sarah Paley, Tom Schiller, Harry Shearer, Don Novello, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, James Downey, Brian Doyle-Murray

Cast

Name

Character

Don Pardo

Self - Announcer / Ron Waldo

Various / Tommy / Steve Foom / Soldier / Tom Davis / Self / Omar Torrijos / Wiseman / Narrator / Deer / Lord Wilkinson / Hunter / Guy / Performer / Guard / Customer / Congressman / Assistant

Garrett Morris

Al Franken

Various / Self / Soldier / Roman / Joe Daddy / Hunter / Henry Kissinger / Barry / Delivery Man / Caveman / Motorist / Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Camper

Peter Aykroyd

Various / Warrior / Soldier / Announcer / Beatalo / Shepherd / Joe / Performer / Orderly / Model / Patron / Jeremy Travers / Guest / Hunter / Guard / Lieutenant / Solider / Director / Son / Camper

Max Pross

Soldier / Various / Subway Passenger / Shepherd / Self / Russian Soldier / Roman / Reagan Supporter / Patron / Makeup Artist / Juror / Guest / Audience Member / Actor in 'Bad Playhouse'

Paul Shaffer

Various / Self - Musician / Robert Vesco / Artie / Oliver Selenko / Self / Marvin Hamlisch / Isaac Stern's nephew / Friend / Andy / Andrew Mazelle / Beatalo / Don Kirshner / Danny Kreutzman

Brian Doyle-Murray

Various / Caveman / Waiter / Russian Soldier / Patron / Leprechaun / Howard Baker / Harland Conrad / Chambers / Hunter

Tom Gammill

Various / Shepherd / Server / Priest / Soldier / Patron / Makeup Artist / Juror / Friend / Caroler / Biddle Pemberton / Audience Member

Don Novello

Father Guido Sarducci / Abdul Asad / Various / Assistant

Alan Zweibel

Various / Rabbi Teplitz / Protestor / Passerby / Marlon Brando / Guard / Friend / Duke of Argyle / Donkey / Customer

Sarah Paley

Various / Sheep / Protestor / Patron / Nurse / Duchess of Argyle / Christmas Caroler / Cheerleader / Actress in 'Bad Playhouse'

Tom Schiller

Various / Beatalo / Artist / Announcer / Actor in 'Bad Playhouse' / Self / Relative / Monk / Cha Dawan