Home > Saturday Night Live > Season 4 « TV Series Page Saturday Night Live: Season 4 (1978 - 1979) SEASON: Season 4 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25 Season 26 Season 27 Season 28 Season 29 Season 30 Season 31 Season 32 Season 33 Season 34 Season 35 Season 36 Season 37 Season 38 Season 39 Season 40 Season 41 Season 42 Season 43 Season 44 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER Tomatometer Not Available... —— Tomatometer Not Available... —— Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. AUDIENCE SCORE 80% liked it Average Rating: 3.3/5 User Ratings: 5 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 The Rolling Stones; Ed Koch Air date: Oct 7, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by The Rolling Stones, who also serve as the musical guest. More 2 Fred Willard; Devo Air date: Oct 14, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Fred Willard and features musical guest Devo. More 3 Frank Zappa Air date: Oct 21, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Frank Zappa, who also serves as the musical guest. More 4 Steve Martin; Van Morrison Air date: Nov 4, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Steve Martin and features musical guest Van Morrison. More 5 Buck Henry; the Grateful Dead Air date: Nov 11, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Buck Henry and features musical guest the Grateful Dead. More 6 Carrie Fisher; the Blues Brothers Air date: Nov 18, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Carrie Fisher, who sends-up her famous character of Princess Leia in the sketch "New Kid on Earth." The musical guest is The Blues Brothers. More 7 Walter Matthau Air date: Dec 2, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Walter Matthau and features musical guest Garrett Morris. More 8 Eric Idle; Kate Bush Air date: Dec 9, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Eric Idle and features musical guest Kate Bush. More 9 Elliott Gould; Peter Tosh Air date: Dec 16, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Elliott Gould and features musical guest Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger. More 10 Michael Palin; the Doobie Brothers Air date: Jan 27, 1979 This 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live is guest-hosted by Michael Palin and features the Doobie Brothers as the musical guest. More Show More Episodes Saturday Night Live: Season 4 Photos View All Photos (19) Tv Season Info Season 4 is the last hurrah for John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as members of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players (which also consist of Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner) as they dish out more over-the-top comedy, joined by musical acts and such hosts as usual suspects Buck Henry and Steve Martin and vintage stars Milton Berle and Maureen Stapleton. The season gets under way with Ed Koch, New York's bombastic mayor, honoring Belushi with a "City of New York Certificate of Merit" for the success of Belushi's classic comedy film "Animal House." The same episode includes a spirited set by the Rolling Stones, who also appear in a few skits, and introduces new "Weekend Update" coanchor Murray alongside Curtin. Season 4's memorable bits include a "China Syndrome" parody; Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) dropping in on Frankie Avalon (Murray) and Annette Funicello (Radner) at the beach; a "Twilight Zone" takeoff with Rick Nelson; Julia Child (Aykroyd) bleeding to death; and Richard Nixon (Aykroyd) trying to convince his family that the Watergate tapes were meant as a joke; plus the ongoing "Mr. Bill" films and visits from "Vatican correspondent" Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello). In addition to Berle, Fisher, Henry, Martin, Nelson and Stapleton, hosts include Monty Python's Eric Idle and Michael Palin; Frank Zappa (who does double duty as musical guest); Gary Busey; Elliott Gould; Kate Jackson; Margot Kidder; Walter Matthau; Cicely Tyson; and Fred Willard. Other musical acts include jazz legend Eubie Blake; the Blues Brothers; Kate Bush; Judy Collins; Devo; the Doobie Brothers; the Grateful Dead; Rickie Lee Jones; Bette Midler; Van Morrison; Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow; Talking Heads; James Taylor; and Peter Tosh. Genre: Comedy Network: NBC Premiere Date: Oct 7, 1978 Creator: Lorne Michaels Cast Buck Henry Michael Palin as Host Buck Henry as Host Michael Palin Garrett Morris Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd Frank Zappa Gary Busey Kate Jackson Margot Kidder as Host Maureen Stapleton as Host Milton Berle Richard Benjamin Ricky Nelson Walter Matthau Fred Willard as Host Margot Kidder Maureen Stapleton Steve Martin as Host Carrie Fisher as Host Cicely Tyson as Host Elliott Gould as Host Eric Idle as Host Fred Willard Steve Martin The Rolling Stones as Host/Musical Guest Carrie Fisher Cicely Tyson Elliott Gould Frank Zappa as Host/Musical Guest Gary Busey as Host Kate Jackson as Host Milton Berle as Host Richard Benjamin as Host Ricky Nelson as Host/Musical Guest Walter Matthau as Host John Belushi Gilda Radner John Belushi Jane Curtin Bill Murray Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci Garrett Morris Laraine Newman Bette Midler as Musical Guest Mick Jagger as Musical Guest Peter Tosh Eubie Blake as Musical Guest James Taylor Van Morrison Bette Midler The Grateful Dead as Musical Guest The Blues Brothers as Musical Guest Talking Heads as Musical Guest Kate Bush as Musical Guest Gregory Hines as Musical Guest Eubie Blake Ornette Coleman as Musical Guest Rickie Lee Jones as Musical Guest Ed Koch Delbert McClinton as Musical Guest Linda Ronstadt as Musical Guest The Doobie Brothers as Musical Guest Ornette Coleman Rickie Lee Jones Peter Tosh as Musical Guest Eric Idle Devo as Musical Guest Delbert McClinton The Chieftains as Musical Guest Linda Ronstadt Van Morrison as Musical Guest Gilda Radner Bill Murray Phoebe Snow as Musical Guest Mick Jagger Andy Kaufman Phoebe Snow Don Novello Kate Bush Gregory Hines Al Franken Bob Elliott Ray Goulding Show More Cast Episodes 1 The Rolling Stones; Ed Koch Air date: Oct 7, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by The Rolling Stones, who also serve as the musical guest. More 2 Fred Willard; Devo Air date: Oct 14, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Fred Willard and features musical guest Devo. More 3 Frank Zappa Air date: Oct 21, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Frank Zappa, who also serves as the musical guest. More 4 Steve Martin; Van Morrison Air date: Nov 4, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Steve Martin and features musical guest Van Morrison. More 5 Buck Henry; the Grateful Dead Air date: Nov 11, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Buck Henry and features musical guest the Grateful Dead. More 6 Carrie Fisher; the Blues Brothers Air date: Nov 18, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Carrie Fisher, who sends-up her famous character of Princess Leia in the sketch "New Kid on Earth." The musical guest is The Blues Brothers. More 7 Walter Matthau Air date: Dec 2, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Walter Matthau and features musical guest Garrett Morris. More 8 Eric Idle; Kate Bush Air date: Dec 9, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Eric Idle and features musical guest Kate Bush. More 9 Elliott Gould; Peter Tosh Air date: Dec 16, 1978 This 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Elliott Gould and features musical guest Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger. More 10 Michael Palin; the Doobie Brothers Air date: Jan 27, 1979 This 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live is guest-hosted by Michael Palin and features the Doobie Brothers as the musical guest. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Saturday Night Live: Season 4 There are no critic reviews yet for Season 4. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! Audience Reviews for Saturday Night Live: Season 4 There are no featured audience reviews yet. 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