Saturday Night Live - Season 10
Description: Saturday Night Live aired its tenth season during the 1984-1985 television season on NBC. The season contained 18 episodes and was cut short due to a writer's strike and budget constraints.
During the previous season Eddie Murphy left the show mid season. Because of Murphy's departure Joe Piscopo also left the show because he did not want to do it without Murphy. Dick Ebersol then fired Robin Duke, Brad Hall and Tim Kazurinsky.
Ebersol then wanted to blow up the show by adding seasoned comedians instead of newcomers. He hired Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer, New Zealander Pamela Stephenson, Rich Hall, Martin Short, and Christopher Guest. Guest would become the anchor of Saturday Night News.
In the middle of the season, Harry Shearer left the show, due to "creative differences". Despite his departure, his image is still shown in the opening credits.
Episodes
(no host)/Thompson Twins
Aired: Oct 6, 1984
Sketches include ""Lifestyles of Relatives of the Rich and Famous,"" ""Wheel of ...
Bob Uecker/Peter Wolf
Aired: Oct 13, 1984
Live from New York, "it's a baby boy, Mr. Williams!" it's... Martin Short! Sket...
Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps
Aired: Oct 20, 1984
Rev. Jackson has his monologue sabotaged, meets Ed Grimley, sings two pop songs ...
Michael McKean/Chaka Khan, The Folksmen
Aired: Nov 3, 1984
Sketches include ""Gerry and the Mon-dells,"" ""Fernando's Hideaway,"" ""The Fol...
George Carlin/Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Aired: Nov 10, 1984
Sketches were: ""Gary Kroeger's Last Mondale Impression,"" ""Profiles in Sports,...
Ed Asner/The Kinks
Aired: Nov 17, 1984
Sketches include ""Lou Grant's Rescue Mission,"" ""Wing Tips,"" ""60 Minutes,"" ...
Ed Begley, Jr./Billy Squier
Aired: Dec 1, 1984
Sketches included "Kate & Ali," "Strategic Airborne Contraceptive," "Book Beat,"...
Ringo Starr/Herbie Hancock
Aired: Dec 8, 1984
Sketches include ""Beatles Auction,"" ""Fernando's Hideaway,"" and ""Ed Grimley ...
Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers
Aired: Dec 15, 1984
Sketches include ""Buckwheat Lives!"" ""White Like Me"" (film), ""Milestones,"" ...
Kathleen Turner/John Waite
Aired: Jan 12, 1985
Sketches include ""Donahue Green Room,"" ""Hypnotic Fireplace,"" ""The Joe Frank...
Roy Scheider/Billy Ocean
Aired: Jan 19, 1985
Sketches include "Reagan's Inaguration," "Ricky & Phil," "Super Bowl XIX Tickets...
Alex Karras/Tina Turner
Aired: Feb 2, 1985
Live from New York, its... Billy Crystal! Sketches include "Prince and Hulk Ho...
Harry Anderson/Bryan Adams
Aired: Feb 9, 1985
Sketches are ""Robert Latta in Congress,"" ""The Kate and Ali's Valentine's Day ...
Pamela Sue Martin/Power Station
Aired: Feb 16, 1985
Sketches include "Strategic Airborne Contraceptive" (rerun 11/10/84), "The Joe F...
Mr. T & Hulk Hogan/The Commodores
Aired: Mar 30, 1985
Sketches include ""Willie and Frankie In The Crew,"" ""Ed Grimley In The Hospita...
Christopher Reeve/Santana
Aired: Apr 6, 1985
Sketches include ""A.D.13,"" ""Superman Auditions,"" ""Jackie Rogers Junior's $1...
Howard Cosell/Greg Kihn
Aired: Apr 13, 1985
Sketches include ""Willie and Frankie In The Crew,"" ""Ed Grimley In The Hospita...