“Lorne Michaels” and “SNL” are essentially synonymous in this day and age, and his successful run as the show’s producer has been legendary. But if we turn the clocks back to 1980, the view from the top of the Rock at NBC wasn’t so rosy. Why, you might ask? Great question, you listener reading these notes!

Rob teaches Ray about the falling out between Lorne and Fred Silverman that led to Lorne’s departure from the very sketch show he had created; the short-lived tenure of his wildly unpopular replacement, Jean Doumanian; why Eddie Murphy is an MVP; and how this NBC staple managed to pull itself out of such a messy situation.

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TEAM

Ray Hebel

Robert W Schneider

Mark Schroeder

Billy Recce

Daniel Schwartzberg

Gabe Crawford

Natalie DeSavia

ARTICLES

AUDIO/VISUAL

Episode Clips

Al Franken’s “Limo for a Lame-O”

SNL ‘80 Promo

SNL ‘80 Cold Open & Sketches

Al Franken Roasts Jean Doumanian

Music & Sound Effects

Intro Music:

1. SNL Theme 1986

Game Music:

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2. “Happy Bee” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

Sketch Sound Effects:

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3. Home Phone Ringtone by garethtrooper
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6. Picking up and Hanging up Corded Phone by Everyday Cinematic Sounds
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