7.8/10132 votes7.8/10(132)#1 - Chevy Chase/Queen
Season 8 Episode 1
Aired 9/25/1982
Sketches are ""Chevy Live from Burbank,"" ""Tyrone Green Art Gallery,"" ""Joe Piscopo In Love,"" ""John Hinckley for President,"" ""Mystery Theatre,"" ""Popeil Galactic Prophylactic,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""PTC Club."" Queen performs ""Crazy Little Thing Called Love"" and ""Under Pressure.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.0/1093 votes7.0/10(93)#2 - Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Season 8 Episode 2
Aired 10/2/1982
7.5/10119 votes7.5/10(119)#3 - Ron Howard/The Clash
Season 8 Episode 3
Aired 10/9/1982
Sketches include "Opie's Back", "Whiners Want a Baby" and "Focus On Film". The Clash performs "Rock The Casbah".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.0/1097 votes7.0/10(97)#4 - Howard Hesseman/Men at Work
Season 8 Episode 4
Aired 10/23/1982
6.5/10104 votes6.5/10(104)#5 - Michael Keaton/The New Joe Jackson Band
Season 8 Episode 5
Aired 10/30/1982
6.1/1095 votes6.1/10(95)#6 - Robert Blake/Kenny Loggins
Season 8 Episode 6
Aired 11/13/1982
Sketches include ""The Merv Griffin Show,"" ""Shuttle Mission,"" ""PBS Promo,"" ""Talent Show,"" ""Little House on the Prairie,"" ""Masterful Theatre,"" ""Eddie Murphy,"" ""No More Andy Kaufman,"" ""DTV""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.0/10112 votes7.0/10(112)#7 - Drew Barrymore/Squeeze
Season 8 Episode 7
Aired 11/20/1982
Sketches include ""Dressing Room Opening,"" ""Gertie Kills E.T.,"" ""The Whiners,"" ""Mr. Blunt,"" ""Tim Kazurinsky Babysits Drew,"" ""My Friend Zeus,"" ""Robin Duke's Biological Clock""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.6/1098 votes6.6/10(98)#8 - The Smothers Brothers/Laura Branigan
Season 8 Episode 8
Aired 12/4/1982
7.7/10119 votes7.7/10(119)#9 - Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie
Season 8 Episode 9
Aired 12/11/1982
Sketches include ""A Message From Eddie,"" ""Merry Christmas, Dammit!,"" and ""April May June's Holiday Message.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.1/10103 votes6.1/10(103)#10 - Lily Tomlin
Season 8 Episode 10
Aired 1/22/1983
Sketches include ""Lily Confronts Eddie,"" ""Geraldine,"" ""Irish-American Radio Hour,"" and ""Coffees of the World.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.0/10100 votes7.0/10(100)#11 - Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas/The Bus Boys
Season 8 Episode 11
Aired 1/29/1983
6.3/1091 votes6.3/10(91)#12 - Sid Caesar/Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Season 8 Episode 12
Aired 2/5/1983
6.9/1089 votes6.9/10(89)#13 - Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Season 8 Episode 13
Aired 2/19/1983
Sketches are ""Howard Works on his Monologue,"" ""Sleepy Boy 2000,"" ""Elvis Presley, Back and Black,"" ""The A-Team,"" and ""Dion and Margie's Dreams."" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform ""Change of Heart"" and ""The Waiting.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.0/1092 votes6.0/10(92)#14 - Beau Bridges, Jeff Bridges/Randy Newman
Season 8 Episode 14
Aired 2/26/1983
6.6/1084 votes6.6/10(84)#15 - Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone
Season 8 Episode 15
Aired 3/12/1983
7.0/1087 votes7.0/10(87)#16 - Robert Guillaume/Duran Duran
Season 8 Episode 16
Aired 3/19/1983
Tim Kazurinsky was attacked by the monkey during the dress rehearsal of ""I Married A Monkey."" Tim was able to escape, but the monkey (actually a male) ripped off the dress he was wearing and began pleasuring himself.
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.6/1093 votes7.6/10(93)#17 - Joan Rivers/Musical Youth
Season 8 Episode 17
Aired 4/9/1983
6.7/1083 votes6.7/10(83)#18 - Susan Saint James/Michael McDonald
Season 8 Episode 18
Aired 4/16/1983
7.5/1096 votes7.5/10(96)#19 - Stevie Wonder
Season 8 Episode 19
Aired 4/16/1983
Sketches include ""VD,"" ""Kannon AE-1,"" ""Stevie Wonder Impersonator,"" ""Hitler: The Secret Diaries,"" ""The Story of Stevie Wonder,"" ""Stevie at Dion's Salon,"" ""Cotton Land,"" and ""The Hunchback Busboy."" Wonder performs the songs ""Fingertips,"" ""Overjoyed,"" and ""Go Home.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.0/1087 votes7.0/10(87)#20 - Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight Runners
Season 8 Episode 20
Aired 5/14/1983
Sketches include ""What's the most disgusting thing you've seen in New York?"" ""Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""Crowded Ledge,"" ""The Enquirer,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""Woman's Auxillery Meeting."" Dexy's Midnight Runners perform ""Come On, Eileen,"" while Kevin Rowland performs ""The Celtic Soul Brothers.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 8
Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 8!
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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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Chevy Chase/Queen" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 8. It scored 7.8/10 based on 132 votes. Directed by Dave Wilson and written by N/A, it aired on 9/25/1982. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers".
