Saturday Night Live Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (Season 1, Episode 5)
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TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Robert Klein, and the musical guests are ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III. The skits for this episode are as follows: Sherry wins the Miss America beauty pageant, but refuses to accept the honor. Two men discuss ...See moreThe host for the episode is Robert Klein, and the musical guests are ABBA and Loudon Wainwright III. The skits for this episode are as follows: Sherry wins the Miss America beauty pageant, but refuses to accept the honor. Two men discuss the results of their latest mid-term exam while playing Pong. One of the Bees delivers an inspirational message for the Bicentennial about moments in Bee history. An interviewer asks Greg Allman about his love life, but Allman keeps trying to steer the conversation elsewhere. Director Sam Peckinpah describes his vision to a new actress, steadily brutalizing her in the process. A parody ad for Jamitol features a husband and his exhausted wife. An exterminator, horrified at the prospect of killing, shows his partner a film about the history of cockroaches. Gilda Radner offers viewers a number of fire safety tips. A commercial offers viewers a way to save money when shopping with their own pricing gun. Emily Litella appears to pitch her new book. During the Weekend Update, Chevy Chase reports on President Ford bumping his head on a little girl, George Wallace's next run for president, and the execution of David and Julia Eisenhower. Robert Klein performs "I Can't Stop My Leg". Loudon Wainwright performs "Bicentennial" and "Unrequited to the Nth Degree". ABBA performs "S.O.S." and "Waterloo". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Klein Self - Host / Captain / Rex / Exterminator / Various Self - Host / Captain / Rex / Exterminator / Various See fewer	Two Weeks Notice (2002)
ABBA Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest See fewer	Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Loudon Wainwright III Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Big Fish (2003)
Albert Brooks Self (credit only) Self (credit only) See fewer	Drive (I) (2011)
The Muppets Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Dan Aykroyd Mike Mendoza / Frank Telinka / Various Mike Mendoza / Frank Telinka / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Lopez / Sam Peckinpah / Bugs / Various Lopez / Sam Peckinpah / Bugs / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase Butler / Greg Allman / Weekend Update Anchor / Various Butler / Greg Allman / Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin Wife / Jane Curtin Wife / Jane Curtin See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Titanic Guest / Bee / Garrett Morris Titanic Guest / Bee / Garrett Morris See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Sherry / Mistress / Various Sherry / Mistress / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Debbie / Fireman / Emily Litella / Various Debbie / Fireman / Emily Litella / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Anne Beatts Titanic Guest (uncredited) Titanic Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Fran Brill Vazh (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Vazh (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
George Coe Husband (segment 'Jamitol') (uncredited) Husband (segment 'Jamitol') (uncredited) See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Bob Cranshaw Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer	The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Tom Davis Pong Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited) Pong Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Andrew Duncan Spokesperson (segment 'Ambassador Training Institute') (uncredited) Spokesperson (segment 'Ambassador Training Institute') (uncredited) See fewer	Slap Shot (1977)
Al Franken Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited) Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cheryl Hardwick Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Jim Henson King Ploobis (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Richard Hunt King Ploobis's Right Hand (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis's Right Hand (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Howard Johnson Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer	The Guardian (I) (2006)
Bert Jones Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer
Neil Levy Waiter / Cashier (uncredited) Waiter / Cashier (uncredited) See fewer	I Want You (I) (1998)
Lorne Michaels Interviewer (segment 'Greg Allman, How's Your Love Life?') (voice) (uncredited) Interviewer (segment 'Greg Allman, How's Your Love Life?') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jerry Nelson Scred (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Scred (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Michael O'Donoghue Titanic Guest (uncredited) Titanic Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Frank Oz The Mighty Favog (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) The Mighty Favog (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Alan Rubin Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Dahaud Elias Shaar Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer
Paul Shaffer Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Howard Shore Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Mauricio Smith Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) Self - Performer (segment 'I Can't Stop My Leg') (uncredited) See fewer	The Yes Men (2003)
Alice Tweedy Queen Peuta (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (segment 'The Land of Gorch') (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Alan Zweibel Titanic Guest (uncredited) Titanic Guest (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)