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Saturday Night Live S3E1 — Steve Martin/Jackson Browne
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Saturday Night Live•Season 3•Episode 1

Steve Martin/Jackson Browne

7.6/10 · 168 votesSep 24, 197767 min

Ranked #5 of 20 in Season 3•+0.3 vs season avg

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Directed byDave Wilson
Written byLorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Michael O'Donoghue, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, Neil Levy
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Ray Charles and the Raylettes

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Buck Henry/Leon Redbone

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Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson

Mrs. Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello and the Attractions stillE8 7.4

Mrs. Miskel Spillman/Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Steve Martin/The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band stillE9 7.7

Steve Martin/The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band

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Robert Klein/Bonnie Raitt

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Chevy Chase/Billy Joel

O.J. Simpson/Ashford and Simpson stillE12 6.9

O.J. Simpson/Ashford and Simpson

Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop stillE13 6.9

Art Garfunkel/Stephen Bishop

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Jill Clayburgh/Eddie Money

Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf stillE15 7.6

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Michael Palin/Eugene Record stillE16 7.5

Michael Palin/Eugene Record

Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett stillE17 6.7

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Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers stillE18 8.8

Steve Martin/The Blues Brothers

Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett stillE19 7.4

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Buck Henry/Sun Ra stillE20 7.1

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John Belushi

John Belushi

Self - Various Characters

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

Self - Various Characters

Gilda Radner

Gilda Radner

Self - Various Characters

Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin

Self - Various Characters

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Self - Various Characters

Garrett Morris

Garrett Morris

Self - Various Characters

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Self - Various Characters

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

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Tom Davis

Writer

A

Anne Beatts

Writer

Tom Schiller

Tom Schiller

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D

Dave Wilson

Director

Alan Zweibel

Alan Zweibel

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Al Franken

Al Franken

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Michael O'Donoghue

Michael O'Donoghue

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Herbert Sargent

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R

Rosie Shuster

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Jim Downey

Jim Downey

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M

Marilyn Suzanne Miller

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Episode Summary

"Steve Martin/Jackson Browne" is episode 1 of Saturday Night Live season 3. It scored 7.6/10 from 168 votes, ranking #5 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Dave Wilson and written by Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Michael O'Donoghue, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Dan Aykroyd, Neil Levy, it aired on September 24, 1977.

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