'Wasn't That Special' Season Five Clips Package

As always, for those who have signed up for the podcast at the Executive Producer level, we send out notable video and newspaper clips that aided us in preparing for the episode. Below are some of the sketches and media clips we reference throughout the episode, to enhance the listening process.

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Here are some of the materials we discuss throughout the Season Five episode:

Lord and Lady Douchebag:

Spanish Tutor:

Conductor’s Club:

Jewess Jeans:

Gilda Radner Reflects on her Five Years at SNL:

A video About Andy Kaufman’s “Wrestling Women” Era:

Rodney Dangerfield considers leaving a specimen in “Dr. Shockley’s House of Sperm:”

Paul Shaffer drops the “F” bomb during a bad sketch.

“10 SNL Skits That Aged Poorly” incredibly includes “First He Cries.” Absurd.

After Episode One of Season Five, Newsday’s Marvin Kitman reviewed the show, saying he saw glimmers of possibility:

The Miami News wasn’t as optimistic. “I wish ‘Saturday Night Live’ would drop dead.” (October 1979)

In May 1980, Detroit Free Press movie reviewer Jack Mathews slammed the SNL cast for making bad movies: