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

    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)

    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.""

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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

    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)

    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)

    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)

    S7:E6

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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)

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

    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)

    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)

    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)

    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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    Writer:Nate Herman

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

    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)

    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)

    S7:E18

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    Writer:Nate Herman

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

    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)

    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)

    S9:E6

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    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".