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Saturday Night Live S5E3 — Bill Russell/Chicago
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Saturday Night Live•Season 5•Episode 3

Bill Russell/Chicago

6.1/10 · 115 votesNov 3, 197967 min

Ranked #17 of 20 in Season 5•−0.5 vs season avg

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Sketches include ""Kennedy in '80,"" ""Banshee,"" ""The Black Shadow,"" ""The Landers Files,"" ""Mr. Bill at Home,"" ""Nick in the Arctic,"" ""Eleanor Roosevelt,"" ""Sports Hot Line,"" and ""Big n' Tall That's All."" Chicago performs their 1970 hit ""I'm a Man"" and their then-current single ""Street Player.""

Directed byDave Wilson, Walter Williams
Written byDon Novello, Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, Peter Aykroyd, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Matt Neuman, Harry Shearer, Sarah Paley
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Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

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Gilda Radner

Gilda Radner

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Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin

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Garrett Morris

Garrett Morris

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Bill Murray

Bill Murray

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Don Novello

Don Novello

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

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Tom Davis

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Anne Beatts

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Tom Schiller

Tom Schiller

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Dave Wilson

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Alan Zweibel

Alan Zweibel

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Al Franken

Al Franken

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Herbert Sargent

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Rosie Shuster

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Jim Downey

Jim Downey

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Walter Williams

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Episode Summary

"Bill Russell/Chicago" is episode 3 of Saturday Night Live season 5. It scored 6.1/10 from 115 votes, ranking #17 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Dave Wilson, Walter Williams and written by Don Novello, Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Anne Beatts, Tom Schiller, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, Peter Aykroyd, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Matt Neuman, Harry Shearer, Sarah Paley, it aired on November 3, 1979.

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