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  • Saturday Night Live Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (Season 2, Episode 16)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (Season 2, Episode 16)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Sissy Spacek, and the musical guest is Richard Baskin. The skits for this episode are as follows: Following the death of director Dave Wilson, the show's future is in jeopardy. Sissy Spacek performs a baton ...See moreThe host for the episode is Sissy Spacek, and the musical guest is Richard Baskin. The skits for this episode are as follows: Following the death of director Dave Wilson, the show's future is in jeopardy. Sissy Spacek performs a baton twirling scene that was cut from Carrie. A burger restaurant prepares burgers according to the customers' bizarre specifications. President Carter answers call-in questions with very specific answers. A doctor is interviewed about a condition called quintlexia, which he suffers from. John Belushi announces that he's retiring from show business to train for the Olympic decathlon. During the Weekend Update, Muhammad Ali announces that he's making his own Rocky-style movie, and Emily Litella wonders why anyone cares about endangered feces. Al Franken and Tom Davis report the news live from World War III. Three women suffer from Gidget's Disease, causing intolerable cuteness. Leonard Pinth-Garnell presents 'The Millkeeper', a Bad Playhouse Production. Richard Baskin performs "One I Love You" (with Sissy Spacek) and "City of One Night Stands". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less
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Head writer
Directors
Dave Wilson | Gary Weis | Robert Altman (segments: Sissy's Roles)
Production Designers
Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 12, 1977

Release date
Mar 12, 1977 (United States)

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Sissy Spacek
Self - Host / Amy Carter Self - Host / Amy Carter   See fewer
Richard Baskin
Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest   See fewer
Al Franken
Self (as Franken & Davis) Self (as Franken & Davis)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Self / Voice of Caller (as Franken & Davis) Self / Voice of Caller (as Franken & Davis)   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Jimmy Carter / Leonard Pinth-Garnell / Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter / Leonard Pinth-Garnell / Richard Nixon   See fewer
John Belushi
Various Various   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Various Various   See fewer
Garrett Morris
Mary Fitzpatrick / Muhammad Ali / Various Mary Fitzpatrick / Muhammad Ali / Various   See fewer
Bill Murray
Walter Cronkite / Ronnie Bateman Walter Cronkite / Ronnie Bateman   See fewer
Laraine Newman
Actress Actress   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Emily Litella Emily Litella   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Keith Carradine
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
James Downey
Burger Master Customer (uncredited) Burger Master Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Shelley Duvall
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Dave Wilson
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
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