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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 9 Episode 1 - Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar

    S9:E1

    Sketches include ""In Brandon's Office,"" ""NBC Junket,"" ""Gumby's Rehearsal,"" ""Larry's Corner,"" and ""Whiner Show Ideas."" John Cougar Mellancamp performs ""Tumblin' Down"" and ""Pink Houses.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  2. undefined Season 9 Episode 3 - John Candy/Men at Work
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - John Candy/Men at Work

    S9:E3

    Sketches include ""Jim and Mr. Mambo,"" ""Doc Edmund,"" ""Village of the Damned Little Rascals,"" ""Eddie Murphy in the Suburbs,"" ""Dr. Tongue's Offer,"" ""Candace's Fantasy Shack,"" and ""Prison for the Winter."" Men at Work perform ""Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Jive.""

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nate Herman

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  3. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo

    S9:E5

    Sketches include ""Cheerleader Practice,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""History: The Real Story,"" ""School Assembly,"" and ""Caffiene Achievers."" The Zoo (featuring Lindsey Buckingham) performs ""Tonight.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 17 - Johnny Cash/Elton John
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Johnny Cash/Elton John

    S7:E17

    Elton John performs the John Lennon tribute ""Empty Garden."" Sketches include ""Velvet Jones"" and ""Shadows.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - Donald Pleasence/Fear
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Donald Pleasence/Fear

    S7:E4

    Sketches include ""Vomiting for Luck,"" ""Jogger Motel,"" ""Profiles in British Courage,"" ""Last Night I Killed My Husband"" (musical number), ""Sugar Breakfast"" and ""Andy Warhol's TV."" Fear performed ""I Don't Care About You"" and medley of ""Beef Bologna,"" ""New York's Alright If You Like Saxophones,"" and ""Let's Have A War.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  6. undefined Season 7 Episode 6 - Bernadette Peters/The Go-Go's, Billy Joel
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Bernadette Peters/The Go-Go's, Billy Joel

    S7:E6

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nate Herman

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - Tim Curry/Meat Loaf
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Tim Curry/Meat Loaf

    S7:E7

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  8. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Danny DeVito/Sparks
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Danny DeVito/Sparks

    S7:E19

    Sketches include ""Louis DePalma's Revenge,"" ""The Executive Test,"" ""The Whiners on an Airplane,"" ""Solomon and Pudge,"" ""Enzo,"" and ""Looks at Books."" Sparks performs ""Mickey Mouse."" Also, Brian Doyle-Murray interviews recently humbled actor-wrestler Andy Kaufman.

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 20 - Olivia Newton-John
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Olivia Newton-John

    S7:E20

    Sketches include ""Ebony & Ivory,"" ""I Married a Monkey,"" Grease, ""Hitler In Heaven,"" and ""Ballpark Organ Favorites."" ONJ performs the hit ""Physical"" in lieu of the opening monologue.

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  10. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Lauren Hutton/Rick James
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Lauren Hutton/Rick James

    S7:E5

    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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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Bill Murray/The Spinners, Yale Whiffenpoofs

    S7:E8

    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.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 10 - John Madden/Jennifer Holliday
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - John Madden/Jennifer Holliday

    S7:E10

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - James Coburn/Lindsey Buckingham
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - James Coburn/Lindsey Buckingham

    S7:E11

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - George Kennedy/Miles Davis
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - George Kennedy/Miles Davis

    S7:E3

    Sketches include ""To Tell the Truth Gone Awry,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood #2,"" ""Velvet Jones #1,"" and ""Harry Anderson's Grappler Tricks.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  15. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - Robert Conrad/The Allman Brothers Band
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Robert Conrad/The Allman Brothers Band

    S7:E9

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Bruce Dern/Luther Vandross
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Bruce Dern/Luther Vandross

    S7:E12

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 13 - Elizabeth Ashley/Hall and Oates
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Elizabeth Ashley/Hall and Oates

    S7:E13

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 14 - Robert Urich/Mink DeVille
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Robert Urich/Mink DeVille

    S7:E14

    Sketches include ""He's No Burt Reynolds,"" ""Paul Harvey Radio News,"" ""Golden Age Obedience School,"" and ""Koala Bear Embryo."" Mink De Ville performed ""Maybe Tomorrow.""

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Blythe Danner/Rickie Lee Jones
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Blythe Danner/Rickie Lee Jones

    S7:E15

    Sketches include ""Lorne Greene,"" ""The New Celibacy,"" ""20/20,"" ""The Uncle Tom Show,"" ""Senior Spring Fling '82,"" ""Meet the People,"" and ""Help Out Blythe Danner."" Rickie Lee Jones performed ""Pirates"" and ""Lush Life.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 16 - Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar

    S7:E16

    Sketches include ""Save Larry the Lobster,"" ""Whiners' Anniversary,"" ""Hill Street Blues,"" ""Too Many Ethel Mermans,"" and ""Career Corner."" John Cougar Mellencamp performed ""Hurts So Good.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  21. undefined Season 7 Episode 18 - Robert Culp/The Charlie Daniels Band
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Robert Culp/The Charlie Daniels Band

    S7:E18

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nate Herman

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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - (no host)/Rod Stewart
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - (no host)/Rod Stewart

    S7:E1

    Sketches include ""Our Age is Showing,"" ""The Little Richard Simmons Show,"" ""The Clams"" (film), ""Nuns on the Beach,"" ""A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney,"" ""Prose and Cons"" (film), ""The Khaddaffi Look,"" ""Ruth Deals With Rod,"" ""Andy Warhol,"" Juggling with Michael Davis, and ""Season of Glass"" (film).

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  23. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - Susan Saint James/The Kinks
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Susan Saint James/The Kinks

    S7:E2

    Sketches include ""McDonald & Wife,"" ""The Bizarro World,"" ""Buckwheat Sings,"" ""Skanky Fiancee,"" ""Cheap Laffs,"" and ""The Alan Alda Guide to Sensitivity."" The Kinks performed ""Destroyer"" and Christine Ebersole performed ""Single Bars and Single Women."" Also featured is an Anwar Sadat tribute film.

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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  24. undefined Season 9 Episode 6 - Jerry Lewis/Loverboy
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Jerry Lewis/Loverboy

    S9:E6

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nate Herman

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Nate Herman Ratings Summary

"Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar" is the best rated episode written by Nate Herman. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/8/1983 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "John Candy/Men at Work".