Saturday Night Live Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead (Season 4, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Buck Henry (his seventh appearance), and the musical guest is The Grateful Dead. The skits for this episode are as follows: Candidate Hunkler discusses his campaign strategy, particularly which pitfalls he needs...See moreThe host for the episode is Buck Henry (his seventh appearance), and the musical guest is The Grateful Dead. The skits for this episode are as follows: Candidate Hunkler discusses his campaign strategy, particularly which pitfalls he needs to avoid. Buck Henry's opening monologue is replaced with previews for Star Wars. A spokesman for the Rovco Ranch invites customers to raise their own fur animals. The samurai optometrist fits a customer for a new pair of glasses. A couple leaves their two young girls with Uncle Roy, a pedophile who has the girls play various games for his amusement. During the Weekend Update, Jane Curtain reports on the next census, Elton John's health and Seattle Slew's racing injury, Bill Murray interviews a choking Elizabeth Taylor, and Dan Aykroyd debates the necessity of keeping the Shah in power. Nick the lounge singer performs for tourists at a bar in Vegas. Joan Face interviews Dr. Ike Badenza about the new Australian flu that's heading our way. Chico Escuela appears at the St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus. The Grateful Dead perform "Casey Jones", "I Need A Miracle" and "Good Lovin'". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Buck Henry Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Uncle Roy / Dr. Ike Bodanza / Various Self - Host / Mr. Dantley / Uncle Roy / Dr. Ike Bodanza / Various See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Dan Aykroyd Lane Brether / Arthur / Jimmy Joe Redsky / Various Lane Brether / Arthur / Jimmy Joe Redsky / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Samurai Futaba / Elizabeth Taylor / Various Samurai Futaba / Elizabeth Taylor / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jane Curtin Weekend Update Anchor / Betty / Joan Face / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Betty / Joan Face / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris Bill Temple / Various Bill Temple / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Bill Murray Weekend Update Anchor / Dennis V. Hunkler / Nick Sands / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Dennis V. Hunkler / Nick Sands / Various See fewer	Lost in Translation (2003)
Laraine Newman Terri / Various Terri / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner Victoria / Tracy / Servant / Girl / cook Victoria / Tracy / Servant / Girl / cook See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Grateful Dead Themselves - Musical Guest (as The Grateful Dead) Themselves - Musical Guest (as The Grateful Dead) See fewer	The Box (I) (2009)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Anne Beatts Patron (uncredited) Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
James Downey Knight of Columbus (uncredited) Knight of Columbus (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Brian Doyle-Murray Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	Caddyshack (1980)
Andy Murphy Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	I Will... I Will... For Now (1976)
Don Novello Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Tom Schiller Knight of Columbus (uncredited) Knight of Columbus (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Paul Shaffer Paul (uncredited) Paul (uncredited) See fewer	Hercules (1997)
Alan Zweibel Staffer / Knight of Columbus (uncredited) Staffer / Knight of Columbus (uncredited) See fewer	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)