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The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 3

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Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 3!

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed...
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  • Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers
    8.8/10(235)
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    #1 - Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers

    Season 3 Episode 18

    Aired 4/22/1978

    *Nominated for an Emmy Award* Live From New York, It's...Paul Shaffer Sketches include--"Don Kirshner's Rock Concert", "Hey You!", "Wild & Crazy Guys", "Theodoric of York", "Dancing In The Dark", "Extramarital Foreplay", "Swan Lake", "Troff 'n' Brew", "Nerds Science Fair", "Next Week In Review".

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Steve Martin/The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band
    7.6/10(135)
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    #2 - Steve Martin/The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 1/21/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Dan Aykroyd Sketches include--"State of the Union Address", "Swill", "Searching For Bigfoot", "Wild & Crazy Guys", "Body Floss", "The Coneheads On 'Family Feud'", "'Close Personal Friends' Film", "What If?"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Michael Palin/Eugene Record
    7.6/10(123)
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    #3 - Michael Palin/Eugene Record

    Season 3 Episode 16

    Aired 4/8/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Dan Aykroyd Sketches include--"Oscar Awards", "Little Chocolate Donuts", "Tax Deductions", "H&L Brock", "Great Escape", "Nerds Piano Lesson", "The Case of the Scarlet Membrane", "Good Time At Party", "Mr. Bill Pays His Taxes", "Danger Probe"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ray Charles and the Raylettes
    7.5/10(149)
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    #4 - Ray Charles and the Raylettes

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 11/12/1977

    Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include-- "Don Corleone", "A Message From the President of the United States", "Mamorex", "Howdy Doody's Widow", "Tomorrow", "The Young Caucasians", "Ray Charles Medley", "Franklyn Ajaye", "Evelyn Woodski Slow Reading Course", "Blackout Burglary", "Buck Henry Announcement".

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt
    7.5/10(135)
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    #5 - Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 1/28/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Paul Shaffer Sketches include--"Mr. Mike & Tina Turner Review", "Olympia Cafe", "The X-Police", "Nick Winters", "Nerds Album", "Frogs Look At Film ", "Giant Lobster Attack Warning", "Rhonda Weiss", "Attack Of The Giant Lobsters", "Lobsters Wreck The Studio""

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Chevy Chase/Billy Joel
    7.5/10(135)
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    #6 - Chevy Chase/Billy Joel

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 2/18/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--"A Former President Speaks to the Nation", "The Moth Masher", "Post-Sex Discussion", "King", "Customs Trainee", "Bad Day Soundtrack Film", "Sermonette", "World War II GI Quiz", "Sketch With No Ending"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf
    7.5/10(158)
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    #7 - Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf

    Season 3 Episode 15

    Aired 3/25/1978

    Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include--"Kevin Scott", "Movie Trailers", "My Fair Lady", "Mr. Death", "Anwar Sadat", "Cold As Ice", "Dell Stator's Rabbit Hut", "Vampire Hunters", "Richard Belzer", "Mr. Bill Goes To The Circus""

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett
    7.5/10(118)
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    #8 - Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 5/13/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Bill Murray Sketches include--"Paraquat", "Cone Encounters of the Third Kind", "Sex Test", "Nick 'Springs'", "Annoying Lovers' Traits", "The David Susskind Show", "Father Guido Sarducci",

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Steve Martin/Jackson Browne
    7.4/10(143)
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    #9 - Steve Martin/Jackson Browne

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/24/1977

    Live From New York, It's...Dan Aykroyd Sketches include--"Bert Lance National Express Card", "Kromega III", "Wild & Crazy Guys", "Mike McMack, Defense Lawyer", "Trinity 3000 Computer", "Great Moments In Rock & Roll", "Mr. U.S.A. Pageant", "Royal Deluxe II"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mrs. Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello and the Attractions
    7.4/10(125)
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    #10 - Mrs. Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello and the Attractions

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 12/17/1977

    Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include ""America's Oldest Living Doper," "Meat Wagon Toy Ambulance," "Dating the Self-Conscious & Extremely Obnoxious," "Gift of the Magi," "Starsky and Hutch," "The Al Franken and Tom Davis Show," "E. Buzz Miller's Art Classics," "College Students Home For Christmas," "Drunken Santa," "Madame Butterfly"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson
    7.2/10(120)
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    #11 - Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 12/10/1977

    Live From New York, It's...Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Mary Kay Place, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, & Jane Curtin Sketches include--"Peppiest Show Ever", "Hey, You!", "More Insects To Worry About", "Total Womanhood", "Married In A Minute!", "Bad Musical", "Hanukkah Explanation".

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Charles Grodin/Paul Simon and The Persuaders
    7.1/10(134)
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    #12 - Charles Grodin/Paul Simon and The Persuaders

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/29/1977

    Live From New York, It's...John Belushi Sketches include--"Grodin Misses Dress Rehearsal", "Weekend Update Ad", "The Coneheads", "Long-Winded Set-Up", "Consumer Probe", "The 'Anyone Can Host' Contest", "Samurai Dry Cleaners", "Trick-or-Treating Killer Bees", "Judy Miller"", "The Professional School of Football", "Incompetents"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Buck Henry/Sun Ra
    7.1/10(119)
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    #13 - Buck Henry/Sun Ra

    Season 3 Episode 20

    Aired 5/20/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Dan Aykroyd Sketches include-- "Nixon Kicks His Book Around", "Nerds Go To The Prom", "Samurai TV Repairman", "Sodom Chamber of Commerce", "Olympia Cafe", "Mr. Mike's Least Loved Music", "More Insects To Worry About", "Stunt Puppy", "Bad Conceptual Art", "The Franken & Davis Show".

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Buck Henry/Leon Redbone
    6.9/10(122)
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    #14 - Buck Henry/Leon Redbone

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 11/19/1977

    Live From New York, It's...Anyone Can Host Contest Finalists Sketches include--"The 'Anyone Can Host' Contest Finalists", "Little Chocolate Donuts", "Samurai Psychiatrist", "Stunt Babies", "Motel Sanitation Items", "Tomorrow", "Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow", "The Rickey Rat Club", "The History of Franken & Davis", "Jackie Onassis", "'Anyone Can Host' Contest Film ", "Life After Death"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett
    6.9/10(119)
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    #15 - Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett

    Season 3 Episode 17

    Aired 4/15/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Laraine Newman Sketches include--"A Message From the President of the United States", "Angora Bouquet", "Judy Miller", "E. Buzz Miller's Exercise World", "La Dolce Gilda", "Abraham Lincoln in the Audience", "Archaeologicus"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money
    6.8/10(123)
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    #16 - Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money

    Season 3 Episode 14

    Aired 3/18/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Garrett Morris Sketches include--"Garrett Morris sings 'Danny Boy'", "Royal Deluxe II", "Olympia Cafe", "Sybil III", "Bad One-Man Theater", "Nutrifix", "Myopia", "Shower Mike", "The Coneheads On Earth", "Celebrity Crack-Up"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal
    6.7/10(133)
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    #17 - Madeline Kahn/Taj Mahal

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/8/1977

    Live From New York, It's...Bill Murray Sketches include--"Lee Harry Oswald", "Swill", "Bad Opera", "The 'Anyone Can Host' Contest", "Bianca Jagger Talks with Close Personal Friends", "The Acid Generation - Where Are They Now?", "Blind African-American", "Autumn In New York", "Ultra-Personal Feminine Product", "Dubbing Hercules", "Dame Edna Everage", "Pocket Pal", "Phone Secrets""

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • O.J. Simpson/Ashford and Simpson
    6.7/10(134)
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    #18 - O.J. Simpson/Ashford and Simpson

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 2/25/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include--"Gilda Answers Audience Questions", "Samurai Night Fever", "Great Moments In Sports", "The Mohawk Master", "The Raid On Nicosia", "Voodoo", "The Franken & Davis Show", "Mandingo II", "E. Buzz Miller's Animal Kingdom", "Hertz Ad", "Celebrity Battle of the Sexes"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop
    6.7/10(129)
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    #19 - Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 3/11/1978

    Live From New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include--"Modern Crimes", "Kromega III", "Tomorrow", "Miracle In Chicago", "Stage Door Guard", "Looks At Books", "Don't Look Back In Anger", "Looking For Mr. Goodbar Playset""

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus
    6.2/10(131)
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    #20 - Hugh Hefner/Libby Titus

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 10/15/1977

    Live From New York, It's...Laraine Newman Sketches include--"Playboy Bunny", "Angora Bouquet", "Planet Of The Men Vs. Planet Of The Women", "The 'Anyone Can Host' Contest", "The X-Police", "Circular Bed Sex Research", "Listening To Great Music", "Sex In Cinema", "3 R's", "The Story Of H", "Funeral Magician", "The Farbers at the Playboy Club"

    Director: Dave Wilson

    Writer: N/A

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 3. It scored 8.8/10 based on 235 votes. Directed by Dave Wilson and written by N/A, it aired on 4/22/1978. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Steve Martin/The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band".