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Saturday Night Live S7E5 — Lauren Hutton/Rick James

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Saturday Night Live•Season 7•Episode 5

Lauren Hutton/Rick James

6.1/10 · 96 votesNov 7, 198167 min

Ranked #13 of 20 in Season 7•−0.3 vs season avg

Sketches Include: "Here's 'Cos", "Dressing Room", "Hail To The Chief", "Transeastern", "Whisper", "Cheap Laffs", "Harlequin Romances", "Reach Out", "Velvet Jones School of Technology", "Big Baser", "William Burroughs", "Bitter People"

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Cast8

Mary Gross

Mary Gross

Self - Various Characters

Tim Kazurinsky

Tim Kazurinsky

Self - Various Characters

Joe Piscopo

Joe Piscopo

Self - Various Characters

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Self - Various Characters

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-Murray

Self - Various Characters

Christine Ebersole

Christine Ebersole

Self - Various Characters

Robin Duke

Robin Duke

Self - Various Characters

Tony Rosato

Tony Rosato

Self - Various Characters

Crew12

D

Dave Wilson

Director

Michael O'Donoghue

Michael O'Donoghue

Writer

R

Rosie Shuster

Writer

M

Marilyn Suzanne Miller

Writer

Tom Schiller

Tom Schiller

Director

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Doyle-Murray

Writer

Barry W. Blaustein

Barry W. Blaustein

Writer

P

Pamela Norris

Writer

D

David Sheffield

Writer

Tim Kazurinsky

Tim Kazurinsky

Writer

Tony Rosato

Tony Rosato

Writer

J

Joe Bodolai

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Lauren Hutton/Rick James" is episode 5 of Saturday Night Live season 7. It scored 6.1/10 from 96 votes, ranking #13 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.4). Directed by Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller and written by Michael O'Donoghue, Rosie Shuster, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Brian Doyle-Murray, Barry W. Blaustein, Pamela Norris, David Sheffield, Tim Kazurinsky, Tony Rosato, Joe Bodolai, Nate Herman, Nelson Lyon, Mark O'Donnell, Terry Southern, Eliot Wald, Margaret Oberman, Andrew Smith, Bob Tischler, it aired on November 7, 1981.

Next: E6 · Bernadette Peters/The Go-Go's, Billy Joel Best of Season 7