| Saturday Night Live Season 9 | |
|---|---|
| Series | Saturday Night Live |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Network | NBC |
| Original run | October 8, 1983 – May 12, 1984 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Previous season | 8 |
| Next season | 10 |
Saturday Night Live aired its ninth season during the 1983–1984 television season on NBC. With the exception of hiring (and firing, then rehiring) Jim Belushi (brother of late SNL castmember John Belushi), there were no other cast additions. There were many castmembers leaving this season: Eddie Murphy (whose last episode was only five episodes away from the season finale) was the first to leave to pursue a movie career. Following him were Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky, Joe Piscopo, and Brad Hall (who was replaced midseason on Saturday Night News by a revolving door of other anchors, mostly Joe Piscopo, and anyone who hosted the show at the time). Future castmember Billy Crystal hosted twice this season: once with musical guest Al Jarreau and again on the season finale with Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Betty Thomas, and former castmember Don Novello.
The ninth season started on October 8, 1983 and ended on May 12, 1984.
Contents |
Cast
Repertory cast members
- Jim Belushi
- Robin Duke
- Mary Gross
- Brad Hall
- Tim Kazurinsky
- Gary Kroeger
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Eddie Murphy (Final episode: February 25, 1984)
- Joe Piscopo
Featured cast members
(none)
Episodes
| Episode Number |
Date | Host(s) | Musical Guest(s) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | October 8, 1983 | Brandon Tartikoff† | John Cougar Mellencamp | |
| 161 | October 15, 1983 | Danny DeVito Rhea Perlman |
Eddy Grant | |
| 162 | October 22, 1983 | John Candy† | Men at Work |
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| 163 | November 5, 1983 | Betty Thomas | Stray Cats | |
| 164 | November 12, 1983 | Teri Garr | Mick Fleetwood's Zoo Lindsey Buckingham |
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| 165 | November 19, 1983 | Jerry Lewis | Loverboy | |
| 166 | December 3, 1983 | The Smothers Brothers | Big Country | |
| 167 | December 10, 1983 | Flip Wilson† | Stevie Nicks | |
| 168 | January 14, 1984 | Don Novello (as Father Guido Sarducci) | Huey Lewis and the News | |
| 169 | January 21, 1984 | Michael Palin | The Motels | |
| 170 | January 28, 1984 | Don Rickles | Billy Idol |
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| 171 | February 11, 1984 | Robin Williams | Adam Ant | |
| 172 | February 18, 1984 | Jamie Lee Curtis | The Fixx | |
| 173 | February 25, 1984 | Edwin Newman | Kool & the Gang |
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| 174 | March 17, 1984 | Billy Crystal | Al Jarreau | |
| 175 | April 7, 1984 | Michael Douglas | Deniece Williams | |
| 176 | April 14, 1984 | George McGovern | Madness | |
| 177 | May 5, 1984 | Barry Bostwick | Spinal Tap |
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| 178 | May 12, 1984 | Billy Crystal Ed Koch Edwin Newman Don Novello (as Father Guido Sarducci) Betty Thomas |
The Cars |
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