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Saturday Night Live
S4.E16
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Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones

  • Episode aired Apr 7, 1979
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Richard Benjamin in Saturday Night Live (1975)
ComedyMusic

The host for the episode is Richard Benjamin, and the musical guest is Rickie Lee Jones. The skits for this episode are as follows: At Two Mile Island Nuclear Power plant, a worker accidenta... Read allThe host for the episode is Richard Benjamin, and the musical guest is Rickie Lee Jones. The skits for this episode are as follows: At Two Mile Island Nuclear Power plant, a worker accidentally spills a soft drink on the control panel, causing a massive leak of radiation. When Pr... Read allThe host for the episode is Richard Benjamin, and the musical guest is Rickie Lee Jones. The skits for this episode are as follows: At Two Mile Island Nuclear Power plant, a worker accidentally spills a soft drink on the control panel, causing a massive leak of radiation. When President Carter goes to investigate the situation, he insists that his background in nuclea... Read all

  • Directors
    • Dave Wilson
    • James Signorelli
    • Aviva Slesin
  • Writers
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • Anne Beatts
    • James Downey
  • Stars
    • Richard Benjamin
    • Dan Aykroyd
    • John Belushi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    118
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • James Signorelli
      • Aviva Slesin
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • Anne Beatts
      • James Downey
    • Stars
      • Richard Benjamin
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • John Belushi
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Benjamin
    Richard Benjamin
    • Self - Host…
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Various
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Various
    • (archive footage)
    Jane Curtin
    Jane Curtin
    • Weekend Update Anchor…
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Various
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Weekend Update Anchor…
    Laraine Newman
    Laraine Newman
    • Various
    Gilda Radner
    Gilda Radner
    • Various
    Rickie Lee Jones
    Rickie Lee Jones
    • Self - Musical Guest
    Don Pardo
    Don Pardo
    • Self - Announcer
    • (voice)
    Anne Beatts
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Nelson Briles
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Rodney Dangerfield
    Rodney Dangerfield
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Davis
    Tom Davis
    • Two Mile Player
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Dicso
    Joe Dicso
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    James Downey
    James Downey
    • Various
    • (uncredited)
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    Brian Doyle-Murray
    • Carl
    • (uncredited)
    Al Franken
    Al Franken
    • Two Mile Player
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Dave Wilson
      • James Signorelli
      • Aviva Slesin
    • Writers
      • Dan Aykroyd
      • Anne Beatts
      • James Downey
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    • Trivia
      Rodney Dangerfield makes his first appearance in this episode.
    • Quotes

      Reporter: Is it true that the president is a hundred feet tall?

      Ross Denton: Nooo, absolutely not!

      Reporter: Is the president ninety feet tall?

      Ross Denton: No comment.

    • Crazy credits
      Don Pardo calls out 'John Belushi - Absent' during the opening credits.
    • Connections
      Edited from A Bird for All Seasons (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Chuck E's In Love
      (uncredited)

      Written and performed by Rickie Lee Jones

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 8H, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • NBC Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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