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Saturday Night Live S7E8 — Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs
6.5
Saturday Night Live•Season 7•Episode 8

Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs

6.5/10 · 110 votesDec 12, 198167 min

Ranked #8 of 20 in Season 7•+0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

Sketches include ""The Phone Company,"" ""Tales of the Unlikely,"" ""Washed-Up Tom Snyder,"" ""MX-5 Tampons,"" and ""The Economics of Christmas."" The Spinners perform ""I'll Be Around.""

Directed byDave Wilson
Written byMichael O'Donoghue, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, 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
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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

Jim Downey

Jim Downey

Writer

M

Marilyn Suzanne Miller

Writer

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

"Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs" is episode 8 of Saturday Night Live season 7. It scored 6.5/10 from 110 votes, ranking #8 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.4). Directed by Dave Wilson and written by Michael O'Donoghue, Rosie Shuster, Jim Downey, 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, it aired on December 12, 1981.

Next: E9 · Robert Conrad/The Allman Brothers BandBest of Season 7