Number of episodes: 17
Synopsis:
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.
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Episode 1.(no host)/Thompson Twins
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Episode 2.Bob Uecker/Peter Wolf
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Episode 3.Jesse Jackson/Andrae Crouch, Wintley Phipps
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Episode 4.Michael McKean/Chaka Khan, The Folksmen
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Episode 5.George Carlin/Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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Episode 6.Ed Asner/The Kinks
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Episode 7.Ed Begley, Jr./Billy Squier
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Episode 8.Ringo Starr/Herbie Hancock
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Episode 9.Eddie Murphy/The Honeydrippers
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Episode 10.Kathleen Turner/John Waite
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Episode 11.Roy Scheider/Billy Ocean
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Episode 12.Alex Karras/Tina Turner
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Episode 13.Harry Anderson/Bryan Adams
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Episode 14.Pamela Sue Martin/Power Station
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Episode 15.Mr. T & Hulk Hogan/The Commodores
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Episode 16.Christopher Reeve/Santana
Noah's Ark 
The Green Mile 
Taffy 
The Firm 
