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Saturday Night Live S10E9 — Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers

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Saturday Night Live•Season 10•Episode 9

Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers

7.3/10 · 114 votesDec 15, 198467 min

Ranked #1 of 17 in Season 10•+0.9 vs season avg

Sketches include ""Buckwheat Lives!"" ""White Like Me"" (film), ""Milestones,"" and ""Newsmakers."" Robert Plant and the Honeydrippers perform ""Santa Claus is Back in Town.""

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Mary Gross

Mary Gross

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Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

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Martin Short

Martin Short

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Gary Kroeger

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Christopher Guest

Christopher Guest

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Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

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Rich Hall

Rich Hall

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Pamela Stephenson

Pamela Stephenson

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Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

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Dave Wilson

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Alan Zweibel

Alan Zweibel

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Herbert Sargent

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Jim Downey

Jim Downey

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Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

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Nate Herman

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Eliot Wald

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Margaret Oberman

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Andrew Smith

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Bob Tischler

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Claude Kerven

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Andrew Kurtzman

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Episode Summary

"Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers" is episode 9 of Saturday Night Live season 10. It scored 7.3/10 from 114 votes, ranking #1 of 17 episodes this season (season average 6.4). Directed by Dave Wilson, Claude Kerven, Andy Breckman, Christopher Guest and written by Alan Zweibel, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Harry Shearer, Nate Herman, Eliot Wald, Margaret Oberman, Andrew Smith, Bob Tischler, Andrew Kurtzman, Andy Breckman, Kevin Kelton, Jim Belushi, Larry David, Christopher Guest, Rich Hall, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Rob Riley, it aired on December 15, 1984.

Next: E10 · Kathleen Turner/John Waite Best of Season 10