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The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 4

Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 4!

The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 4

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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  1. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers

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    S4:E6

    Live from New York, it's....Garrett Morris! The Blues Brothers open the show by performing Soul Man. Carrie comes out dressed as Princess Leia for her monologue, telling a joke that only the voice of Obi Won (Dan Aykroyd) likes. This leads into Beach Blanket Bimbo from Outer Space, "The Loud Family," Mercy Killers, the Blues Brothers' performance of Almost and B-Movie Boxcar Blues, "Mr. Bill's Fishing Trip," Tomorrow, "Bad Red Chinese Ballet," and the Schiller film Arrividerci Roman.

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  2. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Eric Idle/Kate Bush

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    S4:E8

    Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Julia Child," "Madrigal," "The Woman He Loved," "What Do You?", "Candy Slice," "Consumer Probe," "Singing Dog Agent," and "Cochise at Oxford".

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  3. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Rolling Stones

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    S4:E1

    Live from New York, it's Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Garrett Morris and the National Broadcasting Orchestra," "Mayor Koch Honors John Belushi," the commercial parody "Autoscent," Tomorrow, "Nerds Meet the Norge Refrigerator Repairman," "Olympia Restaurant #4," Tom Schiller's Sushi By the Pool, "Paul McCartney and John Lennon Reunion," "Danger Probe."

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  4. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Steve Martin/Van Morrison

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    S4:E4

    Live from New York, it's...President Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "A Message From the President of the United States", "Where's the Cracker, Steve?", "Elvis Presley's Coat", "What If?", "Theodoric of York, Medieval Judge", "Festrunk Brothers at a Fox Bar," "The Nerds at the Hospital", "Looks At Books", and "Annoying Waiter".

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  5. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead

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    S4:E5

    Sketches include--"Concession Speech,", "Rovco Chinch Canch" commercial parody, "Samurai Optometrist," "Uncle Roy #1," "The Death Of Rasputin," "Nick Sands, the Lounge Singer," More Flu To Worry About, and "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus."

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  6. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Walter Matthau/Garrett Morris

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    S4:E7

    Sketches include--"Fred Silverman", "Super Epoxy-Dent", "The Bad News Bees", "Olympia Cafe", "Daughter's Old Room", "Nixon's Conspirator, "Woman to Woman", "Government Surplus Store", "Network Battle of the T's & A's", "Mr. Bill Is Late"

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  8. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger

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    S4:E9

    Sketches include "White House Lawn Special Event," "Rovco All-Flammable Christmas Tree," "The Widettes," "Mommie Dearest," "Scotch and Spirits," "Bob and Ray," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," and "Honker Works the Christmas Lot".

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  9. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers

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    S4:E10

    Sketches include "State of the Union Address: Preparation I," "Palin's Socks Monologue," "Mr. Brighton Returns to the Nerds," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part One," "What If Superman Grew Up in Germany?" and "Name the Bats." Weekend Update features "Chico Escuela's Super Bowl Recap" and "Father Guido Sarducci's Bill for The Last Brunch."

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  10. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones

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    S4:E16

    Sketches include "The Pepsi Syndrome," "The Nerds In Love," and "Scottish Restaurant." Jones performs his hit "Chuck E's In Love."

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  11. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Fred Willard/Devo

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    S4:E2

    Sketches include--"Honker in the Audience", "Two Guys Who Are Lawyers", "Aging Stuntman Cliff Preston", "One-Night-Stand vs. Phone Talk", "Mr. Bill Goes To N.Y.", "Bobbi Farber", "Crossroads", "Scotch Boutique", "Booji Boy"

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  12. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads

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    S4:E11

    Sketches include "Cicely Confronts Garrett Monologue," "Nick Rails, the Train Lounge Singer," and "The Widettes."

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  13. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Rick Nelson/Judy Collins

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    S4:E12

    Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Morning Show," "The Twilight Zone," "Helium," "¿Quien Es Mas Macho?," and "Rock Against Yeast '79." Judy Collins performed "Hard Times for Lovers."

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  14. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton

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    S4:E13

    Sketches include "Charlie's Angels," "Nerds," "Fred Silverman," "Child Psychiatrist," "Andy Kaufman," "Kate Jackson and Fred Silverman," "Bad Cabaret For Children," "Coneheads"

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  15. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Margot Kidder/The Chieftains

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    S4:E15

    Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Radio Live at Doyle's Tavern," "The Navy," "Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," "Superhero Party," The Franken and Davis Show, "Men's Problems," and The Mr. Bill Show. The Chieftains perform If I Had Maggie In The Woods and Morning Dew.

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  16. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Michael Palin/James Taylor

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    S4:E18

    Sketches include "Mother's Day Monologue," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part Two: I Am Nailed to the Hull," and "Black-Market Gasoline." Weekend Update includes "Margaret Thathcer Interview."

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  17. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow

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    S4:E19

    Live from New York, it's... Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Nick Wings, the Airport VIP Lounge Singer," and "Idi Amin Holes Out."

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  18. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Gary Busey/Gary Busey with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Eubie Blake

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    S4:E14

    Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include: "Breaking the Ice with Belushi" "Billy Carter" "Women's Problems" "The Unsung Heroes of Rock n Roll" "The Slopjockey" "Bill Murray Talks With Mrs. Ed." Gregory Hines joins Eubie Blake in singing Low-down Blues, I'm Just Simply Full Of Jazz and I'm Just Wild About Harry. Busey and Paul Butterfield perform Stay All Night.

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  19. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman

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    S4:E17

    Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "On The Spot," and "Milton's Writers." Ornette Coleman played "Times Square."

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    Director:Dave Wilson
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  20. 4.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Frank Zappa

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    S4:E3

    Sketches include "Fred Silverman," "Coneheads," "Domestic Prison," "Night on Freak Mountain," "Woman to Woman," "The Al Franken and Tom Davis Show," "Mr. Bill"

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  21. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Buck Henry/Bette Midler

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    S4:E20

    Sketches include "Mr. Bill at SNL," "Disco Roller Fishing Park," "Samurai Bakery," "Uncle Roy," "Watergate Was a Joke," and "Olympia Cafe." Bette Midler performs a medley of standards.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 4. It scored 7.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Dave Wilson and written by N/A, it aired on 11/18/1978. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Eric Idle/Kate Bush".