Saturday Night Live - Season 9

Saturday Night Live - Season 9

Season 9

Saturday Night Live aired its ninth season during the 1983–1984 television season on NBC. The ninth season started on October 8, 1983 and ended on May 12, 1984. Before the start of the season the entire cast returned for another season. The only change was the hiring of Jim Belushi. The notable moment of season was when Eddie Murphy left the show mid-season. After 48 Hours, Murphy's star began to eclipse that of Joe Piscopo's. From the start of season 7, Dick Ebersol made it clear that his strategy was to showcase Murphy and Piscopo as much as possible while all the other cast members would play mainly supporting roles and were treated with very little patience by the producers. When Murphy's 48 Hours co-star Nick Nolte dropped out of hosting at the last minute, Ebersol offered Murphy the chance to host — a move that Piscopo would perceive as a major slight. Piscopo would later claim Ebersol used Murphy's success to divide the two erstwhile friends and play them against one another. Others countered that Piscopo was simply being a prima donna; said one writer, "Eddie Murphy's fame went to Joe Piscopo's head."
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Episodes19
DatesOct 8, 1983 - May 12, 1984
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Episodes

Brandon Tartikoff / John Cougar Mellencamp
Season 9Episode 190 min

Brandon Tartikoff / John Cougar Mellencamp

Sketches include ""In Brandon's Office,"" ""NBC Junket,"" ""Gumby's Rehearsal,"" ""Larry's Corner,"" and ""Whiner Show Ideas."" John Cougar Mellancamp performs ""Tumblin' Down"" and ""Pink Houses.""
Oct 8, 1983
Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman / Eddy Grant
Season 9Episode 290 min

Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman / Eddy Grant

Sketches are ""Calvin Klein Cream Pies,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""Crazy Edelman,"" ""Book Beat,"" ""What Would Frank Do?"" ""Amos n' Andy,"" and ""Spanish Class."" Eddy Grant performs ""I Don't Wanna Dance,"" ""Electric Avenue,"" and ""Living on the Front Line.""
Oct 15, 1983
John Candy / Men at Work
Season 9Episode 390 min

John Candy / Men at Work

Sketches include ""Jim and Mr. Mambo,"" ""Doc Edmund,"" ""Village of the Damned Little Rascals,"" ""Eddie Murphy in the Suburbs,"" ""Dr. Tongue's Offer,"" ""Candace's Fantasy Shack,"" and ""Prison for the Winter."" Men at Work perform ""Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Jive.""
Oct 22, 1983
Betty Thomas / Stray Cats
Season 9Episode 490 min

Betty Thomas / Stray Cats

Nov 5, 1983
Teri Garr / Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
Season 9Episode 590 min

Teri Garr / Mick Fleetwood's Zoo

Sketches include ""Cheerleader Practice,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""History: The Real Story,"" ""School Assembly,"" and ""Caffiene Achievers."" The Zoo (featuring Lindsey Buckingham) performs ""Tonight.""
Nov 12, 1983
Jerry Lewis / Loverboy
Season 9Episode 690 min

Jerry Lewis / Loverboy

Nov 19, 1983
The Smothers Brothers / Big Country
Season 9Episode 790 min

The Smothers Brothers / Big Country

Dec 3, 1983
Flip Wilson / Stevie Nicks
Season 9Episode 890 min

Flip Wilson / Stevie Nicks

Dec 10, 1983
Don Novello / Huey Lewis & the News
Season 9Episode 990 min

Don Novello / Huey Lewis & the News

Sketches are ""National Phone-In Democratic Primary,"" ""Tasteless Choice,"" ""The Ghost of Buckwheat,"" ""Countdown '84: The Candidates,"" ""Nice Boys Don't Get Girls Pregnant,"" and ""Phone-In Results."" The News perform ""Heart & Soul"" and ""I Want a New Drug.""
Jan 14, 1984
Michael Palin, Mary Palin / The Motels
Season 9Episode 1090 min

Michael Palin, Mary Palin / The Motels

Sketches include ""Donahue,"" ""Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood,"" and ""Powerful Living Snaps."" The Motels perform ""Suddenly Last Summer.""
Jan 21, 1984
Don Rickles / Billy Idol
Season 9Episode 1190 min

Don Rickles / Billy Idol

Live From New York, it's... Joe Piscopo! Sketches include ""TV President,"" ""Kannon AE-1,"" ""I Married A Monkey,"" ""The Hamlisch Maneuver,"" ""Fascinating People And Their Friends,"" ""Witness Protection,"" ""Romeo and Juilet,"" ""El Dorko and Becky,"" and ""This Is Your Afterlife."" Billy Idol performed ""White Wedding"" and ""Rebel Yell.""
Jan 28, 1984
Robin Williams / Adam Ant
Season 9Episode 1290 min

Robin Williams / Adam Ant

Sketches include ""Olympic Coverage,"" ""Rock & Roll ...and then some,"" ""Gandhi & The Bandit,"" ""Firing Line,"" and ""MTV News."" Adam Ant performs ""Strip.""
Feb 11, 1984
Jamie Lee Curtis / The Fixx
Season 9Episode 1390 min

Jamie Lee Curtis / The Fixx

Sketches include ""Rappin' Jimmy B.,"" ""Semi-Competant Video Store Clerk,"" ""The Julia Show,"" ""Jimmy and Jamie Lee Rehearse,"" ""People Transit,"" and ""Texxon."" The Fixx performs ""One Thing Leads to Another.""
Feb 18, 1984
Edwin Newman / Kool & the Gang
Season 9Episode 1490 min

Edwin Newman / Kool & the Gang

Sketches include ""SNL Hairdressers,"" ""Edwin Newman and James Brown,"" and ""Prose and Cons."" Kool & the Gang perform ""Celebrate.""
Feb 25, 1984
Billy Crystal / Al Jarreau
Season 9Episode 1590 min

Billy Crystal / Al Jarreau

Sketches include ""St. Patrick's Day Party,"" ""Hung Like Me,"" ""Unexplained Questions of the Universe."" ""Family in the Attic,"" ""Bad Career Moves,"" ""Ronald Reagen and Sammy Davis, Jr.,"" ""God's Place,"" ""The Womb,"" and ""SNL's First Episode."" Al Jarreau sang ""Mornin'"" and ""Trouble In Paradise.""
Mar 17, 1984
Michael Douglas / Deniece Williams
Season 9Episode 1690 min

Michael Douglas / Deniece Williams

Sketches include ""Lost Script,"" ""MTV News,"" ""Four Minutes to Live"" (film), ""TV's Foul-Ups, Bleeps, Blunders, Bloopers, Practical Jokes, And Political Debates,"" ""Sugar or Plain"" (film), and ""Footless."" Deniece Williams performs ""Let's Hear It for the Boy.""
Apr 7, 1984
George McGovern / Madness
Season 9Episode 1790 min

George McGovern / Madness

Sketches include ""60 Minutes,"" ""Menage a Trois,"" ""Book Talk,"" and ""My Brother, The Loser.""
Apr 14, 1984
Barry Bostwick / Spinal Tap
Season 9Episode 1890 min

Barry Bostwick / Spinal Tap

Sketches are ""Simulated Cat Fight,"" ""Foldgers Crystals,"" ""Lie Detector Test,"" ""Spinal Tap Interview,"" ""Guest Performance: A. Whitney Brown,"" ""2 on the Town,"" and ""Texxon."" Spinal Tap perform ""Christmas with the Devil"" and ""Big Bottom.""
May 5, 1984
Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas / The Cars
Season 9Episode 1990 min

Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas / The Cars

Sketches include ""Frank & Sammy,"" ""Sarducci & Nelson,"" ""Nose Guard,"" ""Hello, Trudy!,"" ""Needleman the Dentist,"" and ""Stooges Self-Defense."" The Cars perform ""Drive.""
May 12, 1984

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