Saturday Night Live Broderick Crawford/Levon Helm/Dr. John/The Meters (Season 2, Episode 17)
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TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Broderick Crawford/Levon Helm/Dr. John/The Meters (Season 2, Episode 17)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Broderick Crawford, and the musical guests are Levon Helm, Dr. John and The Meters. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rhonda Weiss and the Rhondettes sing a goodbye song to saccharine. Broderick ...See moreThe host for the episode is Broderick Crawford, and the musical guests are Levon Helm, Dr. John and The Meters. The skits for this episode are as follows: Rhonda Weiss and the Rhondettes sing a goodbye song to saccharine. Broderick Crawford recounts his first failed attempt to work for NBC. The samurai hit-man carries out his work disguised as a chef at Benihana. Mel's Hide Heaven lets people pick the animal they want their clothes made from. Bill Murray makes a plea to the audience for more support. A parody of I Love Lucy has Lucy putting whipped cream on nuclear warheads as they come down a conveyor belt and not being able to keep up. During the Weekend Update, John Belushi talks about the luck of the Irish and whips himself into a raging frenzy. A Siamese twin holds his twin brother hostage in a police standoff. Baba Wawa does an interview with Godzilla. President Nixon seeks advice and solace from J. Edgar Hoover. Dr. John performs "Sing, Sing, Sing", Levon Helm performs "Ain't That a Lot of Love" and The Meters perform "I Got to Get My Name Up in Lights". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Broderick Crawford Self - Host / J. Edgar Hoover / Various Self - Host / J. Edgar Hoover / Various See fewer	All the King's Men (1949)
The Meters Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest See fewer	RED (2010)
Dr. John Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Levon Helm Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Shooter (I) (2007)
Paul Butterfield Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Medium Cool (1969)
Dan Aykroyd Mel / Richard Nixon / Various Mel / Richard Nixon / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Samurai Futaba / Various Samurai Futaba / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jane Curtin Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Various Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Bill Murray Various Various See fewer	Lost in Translation (2003)
Laraine Newman Julie Nixon / Various Julie Nixon / Various See fewer	Problem Child 2 (1991)
Gilda Radner Rhonda Weiss / Baba Wawa / Various Rhonda Weiss / Baba Wawa / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Tom Davis Police Officer (voice) (uncredited) Police Officer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Neil Levy Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited) See fewer	I Want You (I) (1998)
Linda Ronstadt Linda Ronstadt - Rhondette (uncredited) Linda Ronstadt - Rhondette (uncredited) See fewer	The Pirates of Penzance (1983)