Saturday Night Live: The Early Years
Saturday Night Live: The Early Years
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“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!”
The first five years of Saturday Night Live featured some of the most beloved cast members of all time, including Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, and Laraine Newman - the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players.” They set the stage for some of the most hilarious television comedy, and it was all live! Now the best of the original cast is available unlike ever before. They’re still not ready for prime time, but now you can watch them any time!
This 13-DVD Collector’s Set Includes:
- 11 DVDs of the best episodes from Seasons 1-5
- 30 Complete Episodes
- The original groundbreaking, irreverent, hilarious cast
- All-time classic sketches including “Land Shark,” “Word Association,” “The Killer Bees,” “Super Bass-o-Matic,” “Weekend Update,” and so many more
- Iconic characters including Coneheads, Samurai, Emily Litella, Chevy Chase as President Ford, Shower Mike, The Blues Brothers, Baba Wawa, and more!
- Plus rare footage of the original cast, including screen tests and interviews
- Guest Hosts include George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Candice Bergen, Paul Simon, and more!
- 28-Page Collector’s Book telling the story of the show and all of your favorite “Not Ready For Primetime Players”
- FREE Bonus DVD of Mr. Bill Classics digitally remastered from the original Super-8 and 16mm films
- PLUS, another FREE Bonus DVD with three more classic episodes, including Chevy Chase's return to SNL with music icon Billy Joel, plus the historic 100th episode!
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Upgrade to receive every episode from the first five seasons in Saturday Night Live: The Complete Seasons 1-5. This 37-DVD set includes every episode of the first five seasons, uncut, and featuring even more hilarious guests and musical performances. That's a total of 106 episodes in all!
Volume 1: 6 DVDs
SNL’s comedy revolution starts off with a bang! The best of Seasons 1 and 2 introduce us to iconic characters like the Coneheads, John Belushi’s Samurai, Emily Litella, Chevy Chase as President Ford, Baba Wawa, and so many more!
Along the way, the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” are joined by legendary guest hosts like George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor. Plus, you’ll see exclusive bonus features including screen tests and an interview with the cast and creator Lorne Michaels!
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Disc 1
Season 1
GEORGE CARLIN
musical guests
BILLY PRESTON, JANIS IAN
original air date
OCTOBER 11, 1975
LILY TOMLIN
musical guest
HOWARD SHORE’S ALL-NURSE BAND
original air date
NOVEMBER 22, 1975
RICHARD PRYOR
musical guest
GIL SCOTT-HERON
original air date
DECEMBER 13, 1975
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Disc 2
Season 1
BUCK HENRY
musical guests
BILL WITHERS, TONI BASIL
original air date
JANUARY 17, 1976
DESI ARNAZ
musical guest
DESI ARNAZ
original air date
FEBRUARY 21, 1976
RON NESSEN
musical guest
PATTI SMITH GROUP
original air date
APRIL 17, 1976
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Disc 3
Season 1
MADELINE KAHN
musical guest
CARLY SIMON
original air date
MAY 8, 1976
ELLIOTT GOULD
musical guests
LEON REDBONE, HARLAN COLLINS & JOYCE EVERSON
original air date
MAY 29, 1976
BONUS
- Screen Tests:
- Dan Aykroyd
- Garrett Morris
- John Belushi
- Laraine Newman
- Chevy Chase
- Gilda Radner
- Jane Curtin
- The Tomorrow Show (Original Air Date: September 27, 1975)—TV interview with cast members and producer Lorne Michaels
- Screen Tests:
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Disc 4
Season 2
ERIC IDLE
musical guests
JOE COCKER, STUFF
original air date
OCTOBER 2, 1976
STEVE MARTIN
musical guest
KINKY FRIEDMAN
original air date
OCTOBER 23, 1976
BUCK HENRY
musical guest
THE BAND
original air date
OCTOBER 30, 1976
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Disc 5
Season 2
PAUL SIMON
musical guests
PAUL SIMON, GEORGE HARRISON
original air date
NOVEMBER 20, 1976
CANDICE BERGEN
musical guest
FRANK ZAPPA
original air date
DECEMBER 11, 1976
STEVE MARTIN
musical guest
THE KINKS
special guest
LILY TOMLIN
original air date
FEBRUARY 26, 1977
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Disc 6
Season 2
JACK BURNS
musical guest
SANTANA
original air date
MARCH 26, 1977
BUCK HENRY
musical guests
JENNIFER WARNES, KENNY VANCE
original air date
MAY 21, 1977
BONUS- Screen Test: Andy Kaufman
Volume 2: 6 DVDs
By Season 3, the original SNL gang had cemented themselves as comedy legends, and the hits kept on coming. Volume 2 features iconic characters Roseanne Roseannadanna, the Nerds, the wild and crazy Festrunk brothers, a singing King Tut, Father Guido Sarducci, Dan Aykroyd’s French Chef, and so many more!
The cast is once again accompanied by a hilarious stable of guest hosts, from Carrie Fisher, to Charles Grodin, Robert Klein, and the return of Chevy Chase! You’ll also find exclusive bonus features including wardrobe tests and interviews with John Belushi and Gilda Radner!
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Disc 1
Season 3
STEVE MARTIN
musical guest
JACKSON BROWNE
original air date
SEPTEMBER 24, 1977
CHARLES GRODIN
musical guests
PAUL SIMON & THE PERSUASIONS
original air date
OCTOBER 29, 1977
BUCK HENRY
musical guest
LEON REDBONE
original air date
NOVEMBER 19, 1977
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Disc 2
Season 3
STEVE MARTIN
musical guests
THE DIRT BAND, RANDY NEWMAN
original air date
JANUARY 21, 1978
ROBERT KLEIN
musical guest
BONNIE RAITT
original air date
JANUARY 28, 1978
MICHAEL SARRAZIN
musical guests
KEITH JARRETT, GRAVITY
original air date
APRIL 15, 1978 -
Disc 3
Season 3
STEVE MARTIN
musical guest
THE BLUES BROTHERS
original air date
APRIL 22, 1978
BUCK HENRY
musical guest
SUN RA
original air date
MAY 20, 1978
BONUS- Wardrobe Test: John Belushi and Howard Shore
- Wardrobe Test: John Belushi and Howard Shore
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Disc 4
Season 4
THE ROLLING STONES
special guest
MAYOR ED KOCH
original air date
OCTOBER 7, 1978
FRED WILLARD
musical guest
DEVO
original air date
OCTOBER 14, 1978
STEVE MARTIN
musical guest
VAN MORRISON
original air date
NOVEMBER 4, 1978 -
Disc 5
Season 4
CARRIE FISHER
musical guest
THE BLUES BROTHERS
original air date
NOVEMBER 18, 1978
WALTER MATTHAU
musical performance by
GARRETT MORRIS
original air date
DECEMBER 2, 1978
Season 5
STEVE MARTIN
musical guest
BLONDIE
original air date
OCTOBER 13, 1979
BONUS- Today (Original Air Date: July 27, 1978)—TV interview with John Belushi
- Today (Original Air Date: April 14, 1980) —TV interview with Gilda Radner
- The Tomorrow Show (Original Air Date: October 29, 1979)
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Disc 6
BONUS
Season 3
CHEVY CHASE
musical guest
BILLY JOEL
original air date
FEBRUARY 18, 1978
Season 4
ERIC IDLE
musical guest
KATE BUSH
original air date
DECEMBER 9, 1978
Season 5
THE 100TH SHOW
musical guests
PAUL SIMON, JAMES TAYLOR, DAVID SANBORN
original air date
MARCH 15, 1980
Bonus DVD: Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill’s Classics!
Straight out of the vault, all of the classic Mr. Bill films! Plus, rare, never-before-seen clips and behind-the-scenes audio commentary with Mr. Bill and Mr. Hands!
This DVD includes:
- The best Mr. Bill films from SNL including “Mr. Bill Goes To The Circus,” “Mr. Bill Goes To New York,” “Mr. Bill Goes To SNL,” “Mr. Bill Strikes Back,” and more!
- Games, including “Name That Ooooo!” and “Pop Quiz”
- Animated storyboards of the films
- Plus, an Attic with special family memorabilia including Mr. Bill’s baby pictures and High School yearbook
Also available as a stand-alone DVD at TimeLife.com/MrBill