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Saturday Night Live S8E1 — Chevy Chase/Queen
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Saturday Night Live•Season 8•Episode 1

Chevy Chase/Queen

7.7/10 · 126 votesSep 25, 198267 min

Ranked #1 of 20 in Season 8•+0.8 vs season avg

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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.""

Directed byDave Wilson, Gerald Cotts, Claude Kerven
Written byBarry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Tim Kazurinsky, Nate Herman, Eliot Wald, Margaret Oberman, Andrew Smith, Bob Tischler, Paul Barrosse, Robin Duke, Ellen L. Fogle, Eddie Murphy, Andrew Kurtzman, Tracy Tormé
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Self - Various Characters

Mary Gross

Mary Gross

Self - Various Characters

Tim Kazurinsky

Tim Kazurinsky

Self - Various Characters

Joe Piscopo

Joe Piscopo

Self - Various Characters

Brad Hall

Brad Hall

Self - Various Characters

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Gary Kroeger

Self - Various Characters

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Self - Various Characters

Robin Duke

Robin Duke

Self - Various Characters

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Dave Wilson

Director

Barry W. Blaustein

Barry W. Blaustein

Writer

D

David Sheffield

Writer

Tim Kazurinsky

Tim Kazurinsky

Writer

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Nate Herman

Writer

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Eliot Wald

Writer

M

Margaret Oberman

Writer

A

Andrew Smith

Writer

B

Bob Tischler

Writer

G

Gerald Cotts

Director

C

Claude Kerven

Director

P

Paul Barrosse

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Chevy Chase/Queen" is episode 1 of Saturday Night Live season 8. It scored 7.7/10 from 126 votes, ranking #1 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Dave Wilson, Gerald Cotts, Claude Kerven and written by Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield, Tim Kazurinsky, Nate Herman, Eliot Wald, Margaret Oberman, Andrew Smith, Bob Tischler, Paul Barrosse, Robin Duke, Ellen L. Fogle, Eddie Murphy, Andrew Kurtzman, Tracy Tormé, it aired on September 25, 1982.

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