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Saturday Night Live S13E3 — Dabney Coleman/The Cars

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Saturday Night Live•Season 13•Episode 3

Dabney Coleman/The Cars

6.9/10 · 85 votesOct 31, 198767 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 13•+0.6 vs season avg

Live from New York, it's... Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Lifestyles of the Rich, Famous, and Scary," "Nature's Broom," "The Winning Spirit," "Don't Go Down To The Basement," "Scary Campfire Stories," "Marriage Counselor," "Count Dracula, Self-Taught Auto Mechanic," "The Pat Stevens Show," "New High School Mascot,"

Directed byPaul Miller

Written byLorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, A. Whitney Brown, George Meyer, Phil Hartman, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Greg Daniels, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk

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Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Self - Various Characters

Nora Dunn

Nora Dunn

Self - Various Characters

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Self - Various Characters

Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Self - Various Characters

Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

Self - Various Characters

Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson

Self - Various Characters

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Self - Various Characters

Kevin Nealon

Kevin Nealon

Self - Various Characters

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A. Whitney Brown

Self - Various Characters

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

Writer

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Tom Davis

Writer

Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel

Writer

Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Director

Al Franken

Al Franken

Writer

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Herbert Sargent

Writer

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Rosie Shuster

Writer

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Jack Handey

Writer

Jim Downey

Jim Downey

Writer

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A. Whitney Brown

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George Meyer

Writer

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Dabney Coleman/The Cars" is episode 3 of Saturday Night Live season 13. It scored 6.9/10 from 85 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 6.3). Directed by Paul Miller and written by Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, A. Whitney Brown, George Meyer, Phil Hartman, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Christine Zander, Greg Daniels, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, it aired on October 31, 1987.

Next: E4 · Robert Mitchum/Simply Red Best of Season 13