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Episode: 01x01 (pilot)
Title: George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Oct. 11, 1975

Season 1 » Episode #01 - George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston

Saturday Night Live - 01x01 George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston

Summary: Tonight's host is George Carlin with musical guests Janis Ian & Bill PrestonSketches: "Wolverines", "George Carlin's Monologue", "New Dad Insurance", "The Courtroom", "Andy Kaufman", "George Carlin Stand-Up I", "Victims Of Shark Bite", "Jamitol", "Triopenin", "Triopenin", "Triple-Trac", "George Carlin Stand-Up II", "The Impossible Truth", "Bee Hospital", "Academy of Better Careers", "Show Us Your Guns", George Carlin Stand-Up III, and "Trojan Horse Home Security."

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Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Himself - Host	played by George Carlin
Herself - Musical Guest	played by Janis Ian
Himself - Musical Guest	played by Billy Preston
Reporter	voiced by Albert Brooks
Vazh	voiced by Rhonda Hansome
The Mighty Favog	voiced by Frank Oz
King Ploobis	voiced by Jim Henson
Queen Peuta	voiced by Alice Tweedy
Scred	voiced by Jerry Nelson

	Season 1 / Episode 1: - George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston Teacher: Repeat after me. I would like... Student: "I would like..." Teacher: ...to feed your fingertips... Student: "... to feed your fingertips..." Teacher: ...to the wolverines. Student: "... to the wolverines."
	Season 1 / Episode 1: - George Carlin/Janis Ian & Billy Preston Himself - Host: It's like "military intelligence." The two words don't go together.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FACT: Don Pardo accidentally announces the cast as The Not For Ready Prime Time Players.
FACT: During the "commercial" for the Phone Answering School, when the chalkboard showing the international area codes is shown, the Cook Islands are spelled "Cooks" Islands.

TRIVIA

Billy Crystal was scheduled to guest appear, but walked out when Lorne Michaels told him that his monologue had to be trimmed by a few minutes. Valri Bromfield was his replacement. Crystal later appeared in the 17th episode and joined the cast in the 1984-1985 season.
Carlin wanted to wear a T-shirt, but network executives wanted him to wear a suit. As a compromise, Carlin wore a vest and jacket over his T-shirt.
First appearance of "Weekend Update".
The show was originally entitled "Saturday Night" to avoid confusion with ABC's "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" (1975). In an effort to emphasize the live nature of the show, the writers began the tradition of the trademark "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night" line. After ABC's show failed, permission was granted to rename this show, and the first episode to carry the title "Saturday Night Live" was 26 March 1977. The original cast members were known as the Not Ready for Prime-time Players.
Dick Ebersol was credited as "Executive Producer for NBC" in this episode. But the credit was removed from subsequent airings because of a network policy that prohibited any NBC executives from taking any on-air credit for programming.

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