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8.2/10(12 votes)
#1 - Peter Fonda / King Crimson
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S3:E912/4/1981
--Peter Fonda (host) --King Crimson perform ""Elephant Talk"" and ""Thela Hun Ginjeet""
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8.1/10(25 votes)
#2 - Andy Kaufman / The Pretenders
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S3:E19/18/1981
--The Pretenders perform ""The Adultress,"" ""Message of Love"" and ""Louie, Louie"" (not the 1960's song by the Kingsmen)
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8.0/10(11 votes)
#3 - George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers
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S2:E151/9/1981
--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""
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7.6/10(11 votes)
#4 - Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett
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S2:E255/8/1981
--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""
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7.4/10(14 votes)
#5 - Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang
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S2:E192/13/1981
--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"") --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,"" ""Take It To The Top"" & an instrumental song
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7.3/10(12 votes)
#6 - Dire Straits
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S2:E710/31/1980
--Dire Straits performs ""Skateaway"" and ""Romeo and Juliet""
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7.3/10(20 votes)
#7 - Pat Benatar
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S2:E1212/5/1980
--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""
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7.2/10(13 votes)
#8 - Howard E. Rollins Jr. / Quarterflash
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S3:E141/22/1982
--Quarterflash performs ""Harden My Heart""
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7.1/10(22 votes)
#9 - Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet
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S2:E202/20/1981
--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Mendocino"" + 2 more songs
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7.1/10(14 votes)
#10 - Tony Geary & Genie Francis / Devo
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S3:E310/9/1981
--Tony Geary & Genie Francis (co-hosts) --Devo (3rd appearance) - ""NuTra Theme,"" ""Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth,"" ""Jesus in my Stew,"" ""Through Being Cool"" & ""Working In A Coal Mine""
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7.1/10(17 votes)
#11 - Valerie Harper / The Cars
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S3:E121/8/1982
--The Cars (2nd appearance) - ""Shake It Up,"" ""Since You're Gone"" and ""Think It Over"" --Also: videotaped segments from past hosts: Shelley Duvall, Peter Fonda, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Valerie Bertinelli and Anthony Geary.
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7.0/10(13 votes)
#12 - Devo (1st appearance)
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S1:E65/23/1980
--Devo (1st appearance) - ""Girl U Want"" & ""Gates of Steel""
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7.0/10(59 votes)
#13 - Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band
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S2:E182/6/1981
--Valerie Bertinelli (host) --Jim Carroll Band - ""People Who Died"" (and possibly ""Wicked Gravity"" & ""Day and Night"")
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6.9/10(24 votes)
#14 - The Clash
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S1:E34/25/1980
--The Clash perform ""London Calling,"" ""Train in Vain,"" ""The Guns Of Brixton"" & ""Clampdown"" Comedy sketches include: --""Night Of The Living Dead Dinner"" (""Diner""?)
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6.9/10(23 votes)
#15 - Tab Hunter / KISS
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S3:E131/15/1982
--KISS performs ""The Oath,"" ""A World Without Heroes"" and ""I""
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6.8/10(18 votes)
#16 - Karen Allen / The Stray Cats
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S3:E410/16/1981
--Karen Allen (host) --The Stray Cats - ""Rock This Town,"" ""Stray Cat Strut,"" ""Runaway Boys""
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6.7/10(15 votes)
#17 - Devo (2nd appearance)
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S2:E811/7/1980
--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""
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6.7/10(15 votes)
#18 - William Shatner / Kim Carnes
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S3:E29/25/1981
--Kim Carnes (2nd appearance) - ""Bette Davis Eyes,"" ""Under My Thumb"" and ""Miss You Tonight""
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6.6/10(55 votes)
#19 - Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins
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S1:E14/11/1980
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6.5/10(24 votes)
#20 - The Cars (1st appearance)
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S2:E39/19/1980
--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""
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6.4/10(27 votes)
#21 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
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S1:E86/6/1980
--Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers perform ""Shadow of a Doubt"" and ""American Girl""
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6.2/10(14 votes)
#22 - Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon
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S2:E171/23/1981
--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""
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6.2/10(17 votes)
#23 - Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner
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S2:E212/27/1981
--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.
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6.2/10(11 votes)
#24 - Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts
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S2:E244/10/1981
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6.2/10(11 votes)
#25 - Gregory Hines / Bonnie Raitt
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S3:E193/12/1982
--Bonnie Raitt performs ""Me and the Boys,"" ""Keep this Heart in Mind"" and ""Willya Wontcha""
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The Best Episodes of Fridays

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#1 - Peter Fonda / King Crimson

#2 - Andy Kaufman / The Pretenders

#3 - George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers

#4 - Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett

#5 - Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang

#6 - Dire Straits

The 20 WORST Episodes of Fridays

#7 - Pat Benatar

#8 - Howard E. Rollins Jr. / Quarterflash

#9 - Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet

#10 - Tony Geary & Genie Francis / Devo

#11 - Valerie Harper / The Cars

#12 - Devo (1st appearance)

#13 - Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band

#14 - The Clash

#15 - Tab Hunter / KISS

#16 - Karen Allen / The Stray Cats

#17 - Devo (2nd appearance)

#18 - William Shatner / Kim Carnes

#19 - Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins

#20 - The Cars (1st appearance)

#21 - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

#22 - Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon

#23 - Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner

#24 - Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts

#25 - Gregory Hines / Bonnie Raitt

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