Everything You NEED to Know About SNL Season 10 (1984-85)

[@RexMckinnis]

I swear whoever came up with the idea to recap SNL seasons we’re on the money. I’m finding out things I never knew and this is all I wanted.

[@Randomcomicsfrommyspinne-xt5kq]

You took the words out of my mouth. Looking forward to this.

[@revolutionradiocanada]

💯

[@opaljk4835]

Worth getting that oral history book. I think it’s called live from New York

[@daweller]

Agreed. I love this stuff and I hope it continues... It seems like SNL can be picky with their content so I hope they don't have a problem with it.

[@MTVCOPS]

@@dawellerIt’s likely a matter of time. We should watch them now. NBC scans for all copyrighted material.

[@violinda.]

My husband and I still say, "Hey you, I know you. I know you!" 😂

[@rufus_the_cat]

Are you strong swimmers though?

[@violinda.]

@@rufus_the_cat no... 😔

[@John_Locke_108]

No, no. You're not mad at him.

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

I will never NOT laugh at that.

[@99baji99]

Basically Lawrence Orbach. His goal was to be a Circuit Court Judge.

[@hannahlauren2900]

this snl recap series is everything to me please never stop doing these

[@carlosguerra7441]

I remember that season. That 1984-85 year was one of the best seasons of Saturday Night Live, in my opinion.

[@GreasyFilms-qc1xo]

Dick Ebersole doesn't get enough credit. This was a strong season.

[@theukekook7992]

The Chess Coach is one of our all-time favorite skits in my house. I can't tell you how many times we've said, "Why don't you just GIVE them the king?" when one of us does something dumb. And "White Like Me" is one of the funniest, most cutting pieces of satire to date.

[@Dorthyturner]

The chess coach is such a good one!!! And totally holds up

[@ryanelogan5540]

Season 10 was one of the BEST seasons SNL ever had in its nearly 50-year history!

[@AT-sd9qq]

Could not agree more. This season is insanely underrated. Ed Grimley, Fernando, Synchronized Swimming, Willie and Frankie, Joe Franklin show, Jackie Rogers Jr., Nathan Thurm, really funny Jesse Jackson episode, Eddie Murphy white face skit.

[@thezenitsufan1249]

Season 10 is second only to season 3 as my favorite season

[@rogerrambo4172]

Honestly this series of SNL documentaries are the best thing ive seen on KZbin in the last ten years & they get better each episode so congratulations & thank you lads

[@HadiyaNuriddin]

For decades, I have thought about that "The question is moot" segment. It's too old and obscure to reference, but I wish I could. And that Nathan character? Perfection.

[@richieboy6825]

I throw it out occasionally - even if I’m the only one who thinks it’s funny. My wife & I also quote a part when Jesse J is comparing the Flintstones to politics…it was one of my fave seasons!

[@GVike]

Classic sketch!

[@CharlesShabubby]

After 49 seasons, this one still ranks as my alltime favorite! I was only 10, but I watched every episode and would often get in trouble at school for reenacting them! Martin Short was almost 'Eddie" level brilliant this season!

[@poolwaiter]

Season 10 was the best ever period. Jackie Rogers Jr Jackpot Wad is my favorite sketch in the history of the show. Every episode has so many memorable skits as the actors were top notch.

[@fazole]

This review missed the skit where Short plays Jerry Lewis and Crystal plays Sammy Davis! The funniest thing on SNL I ever saw! Though Kate and Ali was great too.

[@misterschubert3242]

Yeah, agreed on Jackpot. That's pretty much the best 10 minutes they ever ran on that show. "He INTRODUCES the acts!!!" You get a copy of our home game! "Yeah, like that's gonna pay the mortgage!"

[@oopik0059]

I just loved this season…my bro dressed up as Ed Grimley and my Dad frequently told people they looked “marvellous”.

[@pmalone4]

My older brother dressed up for an Ed Grimley lookalike contest.

[@notmyrealname6150]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus has always been gorgeous.

[@victorfergn]

Her smile was very very cute

[@brianbenoit6883]

My favourite season of all. 'White Like Me' is definitely my favourite sketch of all time and I still reference so many of Crystal's and Short's characters to this day.

[@David35687]

Are you not a "strong swimmer"?

[@markmcsw]

The Negro League players, the Rooster and the King.

[@chrisbrooks4806]

I can still recite the Jackie Rodgers Jr. sketch by heart after all these years. An all time great, along with White Like Me and Synchro Swimming. What a season.

[@dukecraig2402]

Billy Crystal was actually in the original cast of Saturday Night Live, and here's a factoid most people don't know, it wasn't called Saturday Night Live until half way through the 2nd season, for the first season and a half it was called NBC's Saturday Night, Lorne Michael wanted to call it Saturday Night Live originally but he couldn't because at the time Howard Cosell had a Saturday evening variety program called Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, and Bill Murray was a writer on it, half way through the 76/77 season it went off the air clearing the way for Lorne Michael to use the name Saturday Night Live along with a recently unemployed Bill Murray joining the cast. Billy Crystal was indeed a member of the original cast, he'd been with the show through most of it's development, and was a part of the first week where all the sketches were written and rehearsed, but before the first show aired there was a dispute between him and Lorne Michael had never been resolved, Crystal's manager who was there that night in the studio with him and had been trying to get Michael to give Crystal what he wanted went to Crystal 15 minutes before the show aired and advised him to walk, and that's exactly what he did, as a result the cast and crew was forced at the last minute to rework and recast some sketches, some of the NBC executives about had a cow when one of the cast members of a live show they already had serious doubts about walked out, but as history would go on to prove 15 minutes later when George Carlin walked out on stage and gave the very first monolog of the first show if a series that wound up changing television forever Crystal's departure didn't affect things one bit, and after finding fame on the hit TV show Soap he wound up returning years later as a hit member of the cast anyway, so everything worked out for everyone. Really fun fact; The very first musical guest that appeared on the show, which was on the first episode, was the late great Billy Preston who performed his hit song Nothing From Nothing and boy did he knock it out of the park, I myself consider it to be the greatest performance by a musical guest on the show ever, he set a mark that all musical guests since have chased after but never equalled, don't look for it here on KZbin, Lorne Michael obviously won't allow it to be released but it alone is worth buying the first season over, wow, what a performance.

[@brettyoung8746]

@@dukecraig2402 He wasn't in the original cast. Billy was suppose to be on the original 1st show as a stand up comic. But due to time he was bumped.

[@peacexlove]

Martin Short is one of the funniest human beings to ever live.

[@richieboy6825]

He brought so much to the show in the short time he was there. It was one of the best parts of the week as a 14 year old- SNL - amazing talent

[@Yamieddie]

It was such a shame that he was only on one season 😢

[@blachubear]

@@Yamieddie True but for Martin Short & Billy Crystal, it was enough. After that, there careers are still peaking to this day.

[@androlibre9661]

Not sure if it was this season or season 9 but I remember the FUNNIEST skit I ever saw him in, that had my sides hurting, was when he played the Soldier that couldn't climb stairs. Everybody else was shot up and he was the only healthy one that could make it up the stairs where the only phone was , and its like 5 minutes of him trying to climb the stairs and failing miserably at it. And I cant find that skit anywhere, its never mentioned anywhere but its the one I remember laughing at the most I ever laughed in my life. Like if I can remember my top 10 greatest laughs in my LIFE....that one is in my top 3 if not the number 1 spot

[@dheningt]

I saw him live at a fundraiser, he was the MC, I’ve never laughed so hard in my life. 8-9 years ago in Portland.

[@crashburn3292]

Holy cow, I had no idea The Folksmen from the movie "A Mighty Wind" debuted on SNL all those years ago. How do I have no recollection of that? - Great video. I'm subscribed.

[@wsjustice]

I'm bummed we never got to see the John Candy/Eugene Levy episode.

[@dap2k]

A little fun fact: hulk hogan and Mr. T hosted SNL to promote the first Wrestlemania event at MSG that Dick Ebersol was helping produce alongside Vince McMahon. Ebersol helped produce the first three Wrestlemania events and help bring wrestling to prime time television with Saturday Night Main Event that aired in the summertime when SNL was off on break.

[@manthony225]

I was a senior in high school and this season gave us GenXers a lot of catch phrases and references that lived on. And after watching this, some moments that haven't aged well. But it was definitely a memorable season.

[@RichV20]

What hasnt aged well?

[@Anniearchy]

This season might very well be my all-time favorite. I was 12/13 years old and I can still recite most of these skits by heart.

[@michaelmoraga2926]

Ditto

[@richardmapa2585]

Exactly the same here, Amigo!!!👌👌👌

[@PhenomenalCat]

Saturday Night Live, Season 10 is my favorite era of the show, I remembering watching it every week when I was ten. Comedy legends like Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Christopher Guest and Julia Lois Dreyfus really created some iconic characters and memorable sketches. I recall a really interesting sketch called “The Run, Throw and Catch Like a Girl Olympics” with host Howard Cosell and featured Martin Short whining about wanting to quit and he wanted to go home because it was cold. Short’s Irving Cohen was a favorite. Great era of SNL.

[@robertharvey2604]

I love this season. All too short time with this cast. At this point I was watching every episode.

[@2005dave]

When he was with Power Station, Lenny Pickett had not yet hired on with SNL. The saxophone player that year was Michael Brecker, a true talent that left us way too soon.

[@jusbaize]

I was 12 at the time and I swear this is the all time best season.

[@johnjay9404]

This is good. I was 15 when SNL began. I've been following this series. It is loads of fun. I remember season 10 very well. Martin Short is my all time favorite cast member. But! The skit of the male synchronized swimmers is GOLDEN! The funniest of all. I mean that. I'll keep watching.

[@lanceash]

My cousin used to say, "I'm not that... _strong_ a swimmer" over and over.

[@johnjay9404]

@lanceash Haha.. my dudes used to pull one liners from it all the time. A popular greeting would be, pointing 👉 and repeating, I know you, I know you. I wanna see the whole skit on KZbin but you can't find it.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

"Broadway Gumby Rose" was one of the best sketch of season 10 and Eddie, Chris, Billy, Rich and Marty as the Old Gang and Gumby especially Marty and all his "Bouncy Cs."

[@surrealcereal603]

Man, I gotta hand it to Dick Ebersole. He gave this season everything and it delivered. Monster cast, hosts, and music acts. Would LOVE to have seen John Candy and Eugene Levy with Hall and Oates. Wow.

[@jimringomartin]

First let me say Jon and James, you are doing a great job on these. 2nd Season 10 is my favorite season of all time, with the Hulk and Mr. T being the best show, and the Jewish Deli skit the best of all time. Also big awards to Ringo as host, as well as Jackie Rodgers Jack Pot Wad, and Fernando. My brother and I have been talking about doing a recurring review of perhaps our favorite films. You do so well with the editing and narration and, unlike so many presenters, you don't constantly put your faces 20 times a video. Not that you are not Camera worthy. Love this. 🎉🎉🎉

[@serpounce6531]

I've been watching your countdowns and these seasonal recaps since I found this page about a couple of months ago and finally subscribed to comment on this one. This season was my senior year in high school, and me and my nerdy friends would come back to school the next Monday and quote these skits incessantly, since we would tape the shows on our VCRs. I grew up in the Central time zone, so SNL came on at 10:30. Because of this, I watched it since its' inception with my family, although of course I did not understand most of the jokes until the early 80s. I have been an avid viewer ever since and I think this is one of the top 10 seasons of SNL ever. Rich Hall, although possibly overshadowed, was phenomenal this season.

[@thesnlnetwork]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@kbones2]

What a fantastic series this is. Great work Saturday Night Network guys.

[@billg3356]

I'm looking forward to this episode, I must say. I must say.

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

SNL has always been one of my favorite shows and I still remember how excited I was when it first began airing in 1975⚛

[@Acrocanthosaurus]

I've been enjoying these immensely. I'm shocked at how little I remember. I was excited to watch about the next season and then realized you're doing these fresh and season 11 is not out yet. Exciting.

[@nathanieljones388]

This series has made Thursdays my new favorite day of the week.

[@JustinLeeper]

I would say Alex Karras was hosting due to being the dad on sitcom “Webster,” which ran for 6 seasons starting in 1983, rather than his tenure as a football player ending in 1971.

[@TurningVeganese]

Loving this series! I'm a huge SNL fan but I started watching it in the late 90's and early 2000's so to see the history of how the show came to be and all the behind the scenes details is a treat!

[@Michael-rq3nt]

The hardest I ever laughed was watching that Martin Short synchronized swimming skit. I was only nine going on ten but that shit was hilarious to me. It still makes me laugh 😂😂😂

[@sirekumasutra7022]

IIRC the Power Station episode was one of if not the only time the original lineup ever performed together live as Robert Palmer left to focus on his solo career and replaced by Michael Des Barres.

[@dntstopmenow]

I've just binge watched all of your videos the last few days. Great work guys!

[@coprococore]

I look forward to this every Thursday. Keep up the good work.

[@CurtOkerman]

I always have to laugh when thinking about Martin Short's interview, at one of the SNL anniversary specials. The interviewer asked what his audition was like. Humbly, holding back a laugh, he answered "I didn't audition. They asked me to do the show."

[@patman147]

Season 10 was the first season I stayed up to watch as a kid. Definitely one of the top 10 best seasons!

[@CharlesShabubby]

Same here. I was 10 and got my very own T.V. for my birthday. I would stay up late every night ( a trend that has continued into my late 40's ) and watch the Tonight show, John Byner's Bizzare and most importantly SNL! I honestly think those shows affected my personality more than anything else at the time!

[@BayeMcNeil]

Watched every season recap so far and each has been splendid. I watched most of them first-run (as a kid, barely understanding much of it, like watching MASH) but learning all the behind the scenes stuff that was going on has been just wonderful. Thank you for doing this!

[@Yamieddie]

Really wish we got the show with John Candy and Eugene Levy. Damn writers strike always gonna mess things up

[@scottburton9701]

Back in the 90's,I purchased a VHS of highlights from season 10-It was hilarious!

[@drsax2]

This was my favorite season for many reasons. So many really funny skits, incredible talent pool, and my favorite saxophonist of all time, Michael Brecker, tearing up the theme every week.

[@noahhenson1669]

This has long been my favorite season of the show.

[@YakAttack915]

Really appreciate all the effort to dig so many great insights and bring back clips that I haven't seen for years. Truly enjoy every minute of these. Keep up the great work!

[@janmcdonald3896]

I’m really enjoying all of these. Thank u

[@Jayk129]

This was one of if not my absolute favorite seasons. It was so good, and still to this day this season is my all time favorite open credits.

[@senselessbabbledotcom]

This season will always be my favorite!

[@NodarRockoDavituri]

These recaps are amazing, keep em coming!

[@jjayflash]

Loving these recaps. I'm going to check out Season 7 through 10

[@DaveMcConn1]

This is the season that was on when I started watching SNL. I was 12 years old, and I enjoyed watching reruns of the episodes from the previous season.

[@sotheresthat7882]

“Chocolate Babies”🤣🤣🤣

[@bltvd]

I had absolutely no idea that the Folksmen existed prior to the Mighty Wind movie. That blew my mind! 🤯

[@blachubear]

I remembered the 1984-85 season very well. Jim Belushi said this is the season where Dick Ebersol was like George Steinbrenner of The Yankees buying all the best players to the team. Jim is probably right about Season 10. Although Billy Crystal was there for one season it was enough to give his career a well deserved big push & since SCTV was over, Martin Short had sketches in his back catalog to present. Both careers are still going to this day. The Synchronized Swimming Sketch, Rev. Jackson's episode, Willie & Frankie, The Folksmen, Fernado, The cameramen substitute for Barry Manilow, The Chess Coach, Ringo Starr hosting the show, Eddie Murphy's return as host(and box office king as "Beverly Hills Cop" became a the smash during the 1984 holiday season) and did the iconic "White Like Me" sketch, Martin Short knocking Billy Crystal's wig out of place, never forget Tina Turner appearance on the show during her comeback run, Mr.T & Hulk Hogan hosting and again Billy was the highlight of the show as Prince during the "We Are The World" parody and Fernado interviewing Mr.T & Hogan tried to stay tough but broke into laughter. I kind of forgot that Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Carol Burnett was in the audience in one episode, how the news segment was seen as an afterthought, plus Belushi & Harry Shearer being let go in the middle of the season and there was a Writer's Strike. All & All, Ebersol kept the show together, barely and you also remember Tartikoff hard work of running NBC paid off as this is the season where the network become must see TV and willing to keep Ebersol but decided to call it a day as producer of SNL & it was a good run. It's a crime that Ebersol helm as SNL producer kind of got push aside, if it wasn't for Eddie Murphy, NBC & TV historians would had seen the Ebersol era as an afterthought. Great job guys.

[@generay6807]

Sure appreciate you doing this retrospective. I always look forward to the new episode

[@MagnifiedGiant]

Loving this series! Subscribed!!

[@williambrackin]

So fascinating to see how the show has progressed (or regressed depending on your age lol) since the early years of the show. It’s a fascinating study of the American culture. And Lorne has been there for 45 of the 50 seasons. To think of all the talent that has come out of Studio 8H since 1975, it’s honestly incredible! Even Robert Downey, Jr got the last laugh as an Academy Award winner and Iron Man!

[@MrTayloreh]

I really appreciate you giving more detail into each episode than in your previous episodes. At least one factoid per episode beyond the host is really great, especially for those where the idea of watching all the old seasons in full seems impractical - like me. It helps me know which ones to watch in full tho!

[@Rosquilliam2]

I love my YT algorithm…..never would have found this channel until now. *subscribed*

[@KayFabeMedia]

I remember the Choclate Babies line, but I thought it was SCTV for some reason. When I was a kid I don't know why but it made me laugh so hard.

[@andyrose5616]

The announcer in the chess documentary at 8:10 is Wendell Craig, who made a brief on camera appearance in a sketch way back in Episode 1 (Academy of Better Careers). He’s best known for being the promotional voice of Nickelodeon for most of the 80s.

[@jameshorigan3322]

Thanks for another great video guys! One for the algorithm!

[@patrickbeck3285]

Season was one of the best in the history of SNL. Following the letdown after the end of the 5th season, no group could top this cast.

[@bessrock]

This was my most memorable season! I'm 49 so I was 10 when this aired. We had a vcr and I recorded every episode. Watched them all dozens of times. Martin Short is the GOAT for snl cast members. Only one season! I really enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@richieboy6825]

My goat would have to be Phil Hartman- Martin brought so much in that year he was there!!

[@legionkahn]

I always thought Jim Belushi never got enough credit for his time on SNL. He had that crazy manic energy when they let him off the leash

[@RichV20]

He was awful on and off SNL

[@mongoslade277]

Nepotism

[@Ontonaut]

His raging Captain Kangaroo was my favorite

[@gallery7596]

@@Ontonaut Yes, angry Capt. Kangaroo was the funniest thing he ever did on that show.

[@lkgrave4959]

Julia Louis-Dreyfus doing her Monroe impression during the Intro is still memorable.

[@FFlyDDrum1]

One of my favorite casts on snl. Thanks for this recap

[@camilocuba6927]

Sadly, many of the skits featured here aren’t on the episodes that are on Peacock. The classic synchronized swimmers and White Like Me are first to come to mind.

[@blachubear]

I noticed that early this summer and how they criminally edit the Ebersol years. If it wasn't for Eddie's success, Billy Crystal's comeback & Martin Short's comedic genius, TV historians would had pushed the Ebersol era to the side.

[@latvguy1]

What a great recap to a season I loved as a kid! I wish Peacock didn't butcher the episodes.

[@JohnSmith-zr3yz]

Another outstanding video guys 👍 I used to watch SNL reruns on Comedy Central back in 2000. I recognized the original cast and the one from the late 80s, but the Ebersol years were so curious to me, not many people that I recognized and not a format I recognized either. Thanks for making these 😅

[@kamandi1362]

Great video as always. I’m watching these from Britain having never seen an episode of the show. I only knew anything about the original couple of series as they influenced big films such as The Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, Animal House etc.., so everything after Belushi and Co is new. I had no idea Pamela Stephenson was a regular, nor Rich Hall who’s very popular over here. And weird they cleared out so much of the cast after this season. The clips here seemed really good.

[@NewsLynne]

Another banger, guys! This is an especially fascinating season. Also…kind of the calm before the storm.

[@parkpunk2]

Thank you for doing these they are wonderful.

[@erichall4548]

These are very well done ...

[@walkerpantera]

I DO LOVE this series. Im 56, so in the 70s I was too young to stay up that late, so I knew about snl and its characters from newspapers and magazines or TV shows about them but never watched until about 1988, 89. all that to say yes I love this series youre presenting as its a nice and short catch up for me about sales previous seasons. so while I knew about the 70s characters, this early and mid 80s era youre up to now is very I threshing for me as when I was teen I definitely was doing other thing on Sat nights than watching TV. then once I became and adult and got my own apartment in 88, thats when I could freely stay up and watch it AND/OR record it when I went out to party and watch the tape of it on Sunday. great series and great work guys!

[@djbryanladd]

These are fantastic, I look forward to the release of more, great work!

[@djvoid1]

Keep 'em coming!

[@kamenanew9867]

Love this series guys, thanks. Wow didn't realize this season has such a stacked cast. Big talent for sure.

[@williammcguire130]

The importance of the Hulk Hogan/Mr. T show on wrestling cannot be overstated as it changed the entire fortunes of the first WRESTLEMANIA and got the WWF SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT on NBC as a quarterly replacement for SNL. It was the cultural cool high mark for wrestling until 1998.

[@Fixxer315]

Unfortunately, the Fernando sketch is nearly impossible to find, but that was a true high point of the show, particularly as Billy managed to get Hogan and/or Mr. T to break.

[@trevorhembrough1290]

SNME was already official by the time this episode aired. Ebersol’s side hustle at the time was effectively being VKM’s right hand man.

[@deputay]

@@trevorhembrough1290 No, SNME didn't premiere until a month and a half later

[@mordaciousfilms]

Lo and behold, the sort of mockumentary style pre-tape sketches would become commonplace like 30 years later, so some of this season hit the nail on the head with the innovation.

[@jtom68]

Love the video series, can’t wait each week to see another season

[@rickplic]

Awesome channel so well done!

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

Martin's Nathan Thurm character was amazing.

[@billslocum9819]

This may be the best SNL season going by highlights alone. It doesn't have the electric ambiance of the first five seasons, or the sustained comic invention of the seasons that followed Season 11, but it was always a good show back in the day and peak Ebersol showcasing his stars.

[@thomasguild8675]

I think you missed an episode. I remember attending a show in April 1984 with Denise Williams singing "Let's Hear it for the Boy" , I forgot who hosted.

[@Mia7189]

LOVE this SNL recap show. ♥♥♥♥

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

This is content I look forward to, just like I once looked forward to SNL. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@cattathat]

The 60 minutes pre tape was gold Mencman brothers and Nathan Thurm faulty gag products. Martin Short with that cigarette doing an impression of their make up artist! 😂😂😂

[@TwoWrights]

11:13 The great Jim Downey, long time SNL writer, Norm McDonald's writing partner on Update, and friend of New York financiers who are definitely not dead.

[@victornewman06]

That Eddie Murphy/Julia Louis Dreyfus kiss 11:51 though 👀

[@blachubear]

Yeah there're old friends.

[@WildCat43099]

Can't wait for season 11 next week.

[@danlove12k]

Great series. Keep doing it 👍🏽

[@peterm4486]

This may have been my favorite cast!

[@raimywinter2309]

.that swimming skit was pure gold man.Rich hall rules,

[@jmartin1774]

11:14 that's writer Jim Downey, who worked on the show for 27 of the first 32 seasons

[@willharris6391]

I thought so!

[@jgatzby7798]

Great series and info. Nice way to lead up to the 50th season of SNL

[@seanseanseanseansean]

This series is great. So many memories.

[@davidhooie4692]

When is the one for Season 11 dropping? I thought these were weekly?