Saturday Night Live Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Buck Henry (his second appearance), and the musical guest is Gordon Lightfoot. The skits for this episode are as follows: Chevy Chase announces that because he broke his ankle accepting his Emmy Award, his fall ...See moreThe host for the episode is Buck Henry (his second appearance), and the musical guest is Gordon Lightfoot. The skits for this episode are as follows: Chevy Chase announces that because he broke his ankle accepting his Emmy Award, his fall will be done by Laraine Newman, but Laraine instead shoves him off the stage. Buck Henry is supposed to come on for his opening monologue, but is nowhere to be found; after a frantic search, the crew discovers that the security guards don't recognize him and won't let him in the building. Lounge singer Peter Lemon advertises a mood ring that changes color as he sings. The samurai tailor performs alterations on a customer's suit. The host of a call-in show tries to get more controversial when nobody calls him. A restaurant owner invites guest to try his all-toad cuisine. During the Weekend Update, the Patty Hearst trial is reenacted with fruit. Lorne Michaels repeats his offer to the Beatles, adding another $200 to the deal. Baba Wawa interviews film director Lina W. Gary Weis presents a film of Buck Henry interviewing people shopping for toilet seats. Jane Curtain interviews the author of a new sex book, only to find he is painfully shy. Garrett Morris sings "An Die Musik" and Michael O'Donaghue does an impression of Tony Orlando and Dawn with needles stuck in their eyes. Gordon Lightfoot performs "Summertime Dream" and "Spanish Moss". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Buck Henry Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Various Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Various See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Gordon Lightfoot Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Knives Out (2019)
Michael O'Donoghue Announcer / Extra / Self Announcer / Extra / Self See fewer	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
Dan Aykroyd Self / announcer / Kenny Slungard / Extra Self / announcer / Kenny Slungard / Extra See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Samurai Futaba / Various Samurai Futaba / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin Self / patron / Actress Self / patron / Actress See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Self / Extra Self / Extra See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Lina Wertmuller / Various Lina Wertmuller / Various See fewer	Problem Child 2 (1991)
Gilda Radner Baba Wawa / Various Baba Wawa / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Edie Baskin Extra Extra See fewer	Days of Heaven (1978)
Anne Beatts Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
George Coe Security Guard / extra (uncredited) Security Guard / extra (uncredited) See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (I) (2011)
Bob Cranshaw Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Tom Davis Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Joe Dicso Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981)
Al Franken Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cheryl Hardwick Self - Piano (uncredited) Self - Piano (uncredited) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Howard Johnson Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	The Guardian (I) (2006)
Bert Jones Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer
Neil Levy Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	I Want You (I) (1998)
Judith Light Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Who's the Boss? (1984)
Tom Malone Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Lou Marini Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Lorne Michaels Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Marilyn Suzanne Miller Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Monica Parker Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	A Perfect Murder (1998)
Karen Roston Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Tom Schiller Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Dahaud Elias Shaar Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer
Paul Shaffer Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	Hercules (1997)
Howard Shore Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rosie Shuster Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Mauricio Smith Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	The Yes Men (2003)
Dave Wilson Self (voice) (uncredited) Self (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Alan Zweibel Crowd Member (uncredited) Crowd Member (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)