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Saturday night live. The complete third season, 1977-1978 / NBC Studios, Inc. ; produced by Lorne Michaels ; directed by Dave Wilson ; written by Dan Aykroyd ... [and others].
LIBRA DVD 019 712 disc 1-7
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television commercials.
- Politics and government.
- Social conditions.
- United States--Social conditions--20th century--Drama.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1974-1977--Drama.
- United States--Politics and government--1977-1981--Drama.
- Television commercials--Drama.
- Genre:
- Television programs.
- Television comedies.
- Parody television programs.
- Variety shows (Television programs)
- Live television programs.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 7 videodiscs (approximately 1353 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Saturday night live. The complete 3rd season
- Title on container: SNL. The complete third season, 1977-1978
- Place of Publication:
- Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment : distributed by Broadway Video Enterprises, [2008]
- Language Note:
- Open-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- "Continuing the enormous success of the previous two years, the third season of SNL showcased a fearless cast that created some of the most memorable sketches to ever appear on the show. With hilarious breakthrough characters like The Nerds, Coneheads, lounge singer Nick Winters, Samurai Warrior, a singing King Tut and featuring Father Guido Sarducci as well as "The Franken and Davis show," SNL continued to define itself as the pinnacle of irreverent humor and political satire."--Container.
- Contents:
- Disc 1: Host, Steve Martin ; musical guest, Jackson Browne (Sept. 24, 1977)
- Host, Madeline Kahn ; musical guest, Taj Mahal ; special guest, Barry Humphries as Dame Edna (Oct. 8, 1977)
- Host, Hugh Hefner ; musical guest, Libby Titus (Oct. 15, 1977). Disc 2: Host, Charles Grodin ; musical guests, Paul Simon & The Persuasions (Oct. 29, 1977)
- Host, Ray Charles ; special guest, Franklyn Ajaye (Nov. 12, 1977)
- Host, Buck Henry ; musical guest, Leon Redbone (Nov. 19, 1977). Disc 3: Host, Mary Kay Place ; musical guest, Willie Nelson (Dec. 10, 1977)
- Host, Miskel Spillman ; musical guest, Elvis Costello (Dec. 17, 1977)
- Host, Steve Martin ; musical guests, The Dirt Band, Randy Newman (Jan. 21, 1978). Disc 4: Host, Robert Klein ; musical guest, Bonnie Raitt (Jan. 28, 1978)
- Host, Chevy Chase ; musical guest, Billy Joel (Feb. 18, 1978)
- Host, O.J. Simpson ; musical guests, Ashford & Simpson (Feb. 25, 1978). Disc 5: Host, Art Garfunkel ; musical guest, Stephen Bishop (Mar. 11, 1978)
- Host, Jill Clayburgh ; musical guest, Eddie Money (Mar. 18, 1978)
- Host, Christopher Lee ; musical guest, Meat Loaf ; special guest, Richard Belzer (Mar. 25, 1978). Disc 6: Host, Michael Palin ; musical guest, Eugene Record (Apr. 8, 1978)
- Host, Michael Sarrazin ; musical guests, Keith Jarrett & Gravity (Apr. 15, 1978)
- Host, Steve Martin ; musical guests, The Blue Brothers (Apr. 22, 1978). Disc 7: Host, Richard Dreyfuss ; musical guests, Jimmy Buffett & Gary Tigerman (May 13, 1978)
- Host, Buck Henry ; musical guest, Sun Ra (May 20, 1978)
- Special features.
- Participant:
- Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray.
- Credits:
- Video, Nicholas Brown; special photographer, Edie Baskin; music, Howard Shore.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of all 20 episodes which were originally broadcast during the 1977-1978 season.
- Special features: "Things we did last summer"; wardrobe test with John Belushi & Howard Shore.
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- OCLC:
- 228020892
- Publisher Number:
- 02519017299
- 61104239 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- 2005633 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
- 2005928 Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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