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When does Saturday Night Live Season 4 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 4 premiered Saturday, October 7, 1978 on NBC and ended Saturday, May 26, 1979. The season has 20 episodes.

Saturday Night Live aired its fourth season during the 1978–1979 television season on NBC. The fourth season started on October 7, 1978 and ended on May 26, 1979. The season four DVD was released on December 2, 2008. The entire cast from the previous season returned. This would be the final season for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi. Aykroyd and Belushi left to work on The Blues Brothers film.

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Saturday Night Live Season 4 release schedule

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1. The Rolling Stones

Live from New York, it's Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Garrett Morris and the National Broadcasting Orchestra," "Mayor Koch Honors John Belushi," the commercial parody "Autoscent," Tomorrow, "Nerds Meet the Norge Refrigerator Repairman," "Olympia Restaurant #4," Tom Schiller's Sushi By the Pool, "Paul McCartney and John Lennon Reunion," "Danger Probe."

Saturday · 48 years ago

2. Fred Willard/Devo

Sketches include--"Honker in the Audience", "Two Guys Who Are Lawyers", "Aging Stuntman Cliff Preston", "One-Night-Stand vs. Phone Talk", "Mr. Bill Goes To N.Y.", "Bobbi Farber", "Crossroads", "Scotch Boutique", "Booji Boy"

Saturday · 48 years ago

3. Frank Zappa

Sketches include "Fred Silverman," "Coneheads," "Domestic Prison," "Night on Freak Mountain," "Woman to Woman," "The Al Franken and Tom Davis Show," "Mr. Bill"

Saturday · 48 years ago

4. Steve Martin/Van Morrison

Live from New York, it's...President Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "A Message From the President of the United States", "Where's the Cracker, Steve?", "Elvis Presley's Coat", "What If?", "Theodoric of York, Medieval Judge", "Festrunk Brothers at a Fox Bar," "The Nerds at the Hospital", "Looks At Books", and "Annoying Waiter".

Saturday · 48 years ago

5. Buck Henry/The Grateful Dead

Sketches include--"Concession Speech,", "Rovco Chinch Canch" commercial parody, "Samurai Optometrist," "Uncle Roy #1," "The Death Of Rasputin," "Nick Sands, the Lounge Singer," More Flu To Worry About, and "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus."

Saturday · 48 years ago

6. Carrie Fisher/The Blues Brothers

Live from New York, it's....Garrett Morris! The Blues Brothers open the show by performing Soul Man. Carrie comes out dressed as Princess Leia for her monologue, telling a joke that only the voice of Obi Won (Dan Aykroyd) likes. This leads into Beach Blanket Bimbo from Outer Space, "The Loud Family," Mercy Killers, the Blues Brothers' performance of Almost and B-Movie Boxcar Blues, "Mr. Bill's Fishing Trip," Tomorrow, "Bad Red Chinese Ballet," and the Schiller film Arrividerci Roman.

Saturday · 48 years ago

7. Walter Matthau/Garrett Morris

Sketches include--"Fred Silverman", "Super Epoxy-Dent", "The Bad News Bees", "Olympia Cafe", "Daughter's Old Room", "Nixon's Conspirator, "Woman to Woman", "Government Surplus Store", "Network Battle of the T's & A's", "Mr. Bill Is Late"

Saturday · 47 years ago

8. Eric Idle/Kate Bush

Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Julia Child," "Madrigal," "The Woman He Loved," "What Do You?", "Candy Slice," "Consumer Probe," "Singing Dog Agent," and "Cochise at Oxford".

Saturday · 47 years ago

9. Elliott Gould/Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger

Sketches include "White House Lawn Special Event," "Rovco All-Flammable Christmas Tree," "The Widettes," "Mommie Dearest," "Scotch and Spirits," "Bob and Ray," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," and "Honker Works the Christmas Lot".

Saturday · 47 years ago

10. Michael Palin/The Doobie Brothers

Sketches include "State of the Union Address: Preparation I," "Palin's Socks Monologue," "Mr. Brighton Returns to the Nerds," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part One," "What If Superman Grew Up in Germany?" and "Name the Bats." Weekend Update features "Chico Escuela's Super Bowl Recap" and "Father Guido Sarducci's Bill for The Last Brunch."

Saturday · 47 years ago

11. Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads

Sketches include "Cicely Confronts Garrett Monologue," "Nick Rails, the Train Lounge Singer," and "The Widettes."

Saturday · 47 years ago

12. Rick Nelson/Judy Collins

Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Morning Show," "The Twilight Zone," "Helium," "¿Quien Es Mas Macho?," and "Rock Against Yeast '79." Judy Collins performed "Hard Times for Lovers."

Saturday · 47 years ago

13. Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton

Sketches include "Charlie's Angels," "Nerds," "Fred Silverman," "Child Psychiatrist," "Andy Kaufman," "Kate Jackson and Fred Silverman," "Bad Cabaret For Children," "Coneheads"

Saturday · 47 years ago

14. Gary Busey/Gary Busey with Rick Danko and Paul Butterfield, Eubie Blake

Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include: "Breaking the Ice with Belushi" "Billy Carter" "Women's Problems" "The Unsung Heroes of Rock n Roll" "The Slopjockey" "Bill Murray Talks With Mrs. Ed." Gregory Hines joins Eubie Blake in singing Low-down Blues, I'm Just Simply Full Of Jazz and I'm Just Wild About Harry. Busey and Paul Butterfield perform Stay All Night.

Saturday · 47 years ago

15. Margot Kidder/The Chieftains

Live from New York, it's...John Belushi! Sketches include "WGN Radio Live at Doyle's Tavern," "The Navy," "Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute," "St. Mickey's Knights of Columbus," "Superhero Party," The Franken and Davis Show, "Men's Problems," and The Mr. Bill Show. The Chieftains perform If I Had Maggie In The Woods and Morning Dew.

Saturday · 47 years ago

16. Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones

Sketches include "The Pepsi Syndrome," "The Nerds In Love," and "Scottish Restaurant." Jones performs his hit "Chuck E's In Love."

Saturday · 47 years ago

17. Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman

Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "On The Spot," and "Milton's Writers." Ornette Coleman played "Times Square."

Saturday · 47 years ago

18. Michael Palin/James Taylor

Sketches include "Mother's Day Monologue," "Miles Cowperthwaite, Part Two: I Am Nailed to the Hull," and "Black-Market Gasoline." Weekend Update includes "Margaret Thathcer Interview."

Saturday · 47 years ago

19. Maureen Stapleton/Linda Ronstadt, Phoebe Snow

Live from New York, it's... Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Nick Wings, the Airport VIP Lounge Singer," and "Idi Amin Holes Out."

Saturday · 47 years ago

20. Buck Henry/Bette Midler Finale

Sketches include "Mr. Bill at SNL," "Disco Roller Fishing Park," "Samurai Bakery," "Uncle Roy," "Watergate Was a Joke," and "Olympia Cafe." Bette Midler performs a medley of standards.

Saturday · 47 years ago

Saturday Night Live Season 4 guest stars

  • Walter Matthau

    Walter Matthau

    Self - Host

  • Paul Butterfield

    Paul Butterfield

    Self (uncredited)

  • Bette Midler

    Bette Midler

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Carrie Fisher

    Carrie Fisher

    Self - Host

  • Ricky Nelson

    Ricky Nelson

    Self - Host

  • Ornette Coleman

    Ornette Coleman

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Peter Tosh

    Peter Tosh

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Margot Kidder

    Margot Kidder

    Self - Host

  • Fred Willard

    Fred Willard

    Self - Host

  • Delbert McClinton

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Steve Cropper

    Steve Cropper

    Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited)

  • Ed Koch

    Ed Koch

    Self (uncredited)

  • Steve Martin

    Steve Martin

    Self - Host

  • Cicely Tyson

    Cicely Tyson

    Self - Host

  • Rickie Lee Jones

    Rickie Lee Jones

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Maureen Stapleton

    Maureen Stapleton

    Self - Host

Saturday Night Live Season 4 FAQ

When does Saturday Night Live Season 4 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 4 premiered Saturday, October 7, 1978 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Saturday Night Live Season 4?

Saturday Night Live Season 4 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 4 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Saturday Night Live Season 4 finale?

The Saturday Night Live Season 4 finale (Episode 20) aired Saturday, May 26, 1979.

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