Saturday Night Live - Season 6
Season 6
Saturday Night Live aired its sixth season during the 1980–1981 television season on NBC. Season six started on November 15, 1980 and ended on April 11, 1981, with only 13 episodes. This season was alternatively known as Saturday Night Live '80.
Network
Episodes13
DatesNov. 15, 1980 - Apr. 11, 1981
Episodes
Season 6Episode 190 min
Elliott Gould / Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Sketches include: Elliot Gould Discusses SNL's Glory Days, A Public Service Announcement: Highway Education, Jimmy Carter's Libido, Billy-Gram, What's It All About, Gail Matthius's Breast Exam, Nose Wrestling, The Accordian Killer, Speed Listening, The Rocket Report, Valley Girl Vicky, Heart to Heart, Gidget Goes To Hell, and Foot Fetish.
Kid Creole and the Coconuts perform: ""Mr. Softee"" and ""There But For The Grace of God Go I""
Nov. 15, 1980
Season 6Episode 290 min
Malcolm McDowell / Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Sketches include Serf City and Commie Hunting Season.
Nov. 22, 1980
Season 6Episode 390 min
Ellen Burstyn / Aretha Franklin, Keith Sykes
Sketches include ""A Message From David Rockefeller,"" ""Ed MacMahon School of Laughing,"" ""What It Is All About,"" ""The Rocket Report,"" ""Paulie Herman,"" ""Our Front Door,"" ""Pepe Gonzales,"" ""Valley Girls,"" ""Sam the Snake,"" ""The Toni Tenille Show,"" ""Fish Heads,"" ""Blame For Divorce,"" ""Old Lady""
Dez. 6, 1980
Season 6Episode 490 min
Jamie Lee Curtis / James Brown
Live from New York, it's...Charles Rocket, Gail Matthius, and Denny Dillon!
Sketches include: A Message From The Mean Majority, Clovin Hind Jeans Ad 1, The Attack Of The Terrible Snapping Creatures, Paulie Herman Plays 3-Card Monte, SNL Mini-Film: Who Is Gilbert Gottfried?, Dying To Be Heard, Poker and Drugs Don't Mix, Clovin Hind Jeans Ad 2, The Badger Convention, Clovin Hind Jeans Ad 3, Charles Rocket for The Tortu-Matic, Roweena's Cut and Curl, SNL Mini-Film: The Statue of Liberty Explosion, and Roadkill Burial Biker Gang.
James Brown performs: Rapp Payback and a medley of his hits Ellen Shipley performs: Fotogenic
Dez. 13, 1980
Season 6Episode 590 min
David Carradine / Linda Ronstadt with Rex Smith, George Rose
Live from New York, it's...Joe Piscopo
Sketches include ""Joe Piscopo Impersonates Don Pardo,"" ""Gun City,"" ""The Menswear Store,"" ""Vicky and Debbie at the Mall,"" ""The Rocket Report,"" ""Dylan and Guthrie,"" ""The Home Version of Dallas,"" ""Mr. Bill's Christmas,"" ""Kung Fu Christmas,"" ""The Harlem Heroin Experience,"" ""The Virgin Search"" (film), ""Dopenhagen and Happy Daze,"" ""Colonel Sanders' Funeral,"" ""The Dancing Man"" (film), and ""Welfare Counseling.""
George Rose, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith and the cast of ""The Pirates of Penzance"" perform Christmas carols.
Dez. 20, 1980
Season 6Episode 690 min
Ray Sharkey / Jack Bruce & Friends
Live from New York, it's…Eddie Murphy!
Sketches include ""The Real Jimmy 'The Weasel' Fratiano,"" ""Work Time Beer,"" ""WASP Couple Interpretation,"" ""Citizens For A Better America,"" ""Jimmy Carter At The Bar,"" ""January 11th Celebration,"" ""Filming Lazlo's Confession,"" ""Have A Nice Day,"" ""White Baby Salesman,"" ""Surrogate Mothers,"" ""The Man With The Black Hat"" (film), ""Stop-A-Nut,"" ""The Waiter-Maker,"" ""Nonexsistant Product,"" and some stand-up by Eddie Murphy.
Jack Bruce performed ""Dancing On Air"" and ""Livin' Without Ja.""
Jan. 10, 1981
Season 6Episode 790 min
Karen Black / Cheap Trick, Stanley Clarke Trio
Live from New York, it's...Ann Risely
Sketches include: White House Move Out, The Legendary Composers, Foundation For The Tragically Hip, The Livelys, Reagan's Vice President, The Rocket Report, Mona Lisa In Love, 60 Minutes, Patient Thoughts, Fair Dinkum Championship Finals, Neighbor Confrontation, Paulie Herman At The Diner, Saturday Night Live Action Figures, What's It All About, and National Handgun Association
Cheap Trick performs: Baby Loves To Rock and ""Can't Stop It But I'm Gonna Try""
Stanley Clarke Trio performs: Wild Dog
Jan. 17, 1981
Season 6Episode 890 min
Robert Hays / Joe "King" Carrasco & the Crowns, 14 Karat Soul
Sketches include ""America Not Held Hostage Anymore,"" ""Dazola,"" ""Love American Style,"" ""Disco Meltdown,"" ""Reaganco,"" ""Sports Central,"" ""Ballpark Organist at a Funeral,"" and ""Eddie Gets Promoted."" Joe Carrasco performs ""Don't Bug Me Baby.""
Jan. 24, 1981
Season 6Episode 990 min
Sally Kellerman / Jimmy Cliff
Sketches Include: "Rocket Report", "Italian Stand-Up", "Name That Sin", "Was I Ever Red", "Iranian Joke Book", "Parent & Child", "Lean Acres", "Iranian Student Council", "Pillow Pets", and "Televised Trial"
Feb. 7, 1981
Season 6Episode 1090 min
Deborah Harry / The Funky 4 + 1
Sketches include Livelys, SoHo and Dropout Tina.
Feb. 14, 1981
Season 6Episode 1190 min
Charlene Tilton / Todd Rundgren, Prince
Sketches include ""Rocko vs. Weindulah,"" ""I'll Get Charlie Rocket If It's The Last Thing I Do,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""The Pork Queen,"" Charles Rocket and Charlene Tilton ride ""The Subway,"" ""A Fiddler Be On The Roof,"" ""Weekend Update,"" ""Nancy Reagan's Diary,"" ""The Competition,"" ""Speaking Out,"" ""Women Behind Bars,"" ""Submissive Sugar Daddies,"" ""Mary Louise's Birthday"" (musical number), ""After Midnight,"" and ""Who Shot C.R.?""
Todd Rundgren performed ""Healer"" and ""Time Heals""; Prince performed ""Party Up.""
Feb. 21, 1981
Season 6Episode 1290 min
Bill Murray / Delbert McClinton
Sketches include ""It Just Doesn't Matter,"" ""Script In Development,"" ""Altered Walter,"" ""Nick On The Mississippi,"" and ""No Sex With Mary."" McClinton performs ""Shotgun Rider.""
März 7, 1981
Season 6Episode 1390 min
Chevy Chase / Jr. Walker and the All Stars
Live from New York, it's…Chevy Chase!
Sketches include ""Mr. Bill and Chevy,"" ""I Married a Monkey,"" ""Jello,"" ""Same,"" and ""SNL is Improving."" The All-Stars perform How Sweet It Is.
Apr. 11, 1981
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