Saturday Night Live Zappa Videos

This list was gathered from the official Saturday Night Live video web site.

Sketch Name:Frank Zappa III
Original Show Date:12/11/76
Show Host:Candice Bergen
Type of Sketch:Music
Cast: Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
"Peaches And Regalia".

Sketch Name:Killer Trees
Original Show Date:12/11/76
Show Host:Candice Bergen
Cast: Candice Bergen, Garrett Morris, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
Killer trees impale their victims when "O Tannenbaum" is sung. Dan and John are cops on the case.

Sketch Name:Frank Zappa II
Original Show Date:12/11/76
Show Host:Candice Bergen
Type of Sketch:Music
Cast: John Belushi/Samurai, Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
Lagoon with John as Samurai Sax man.

Sketch Name:Frank Zappa I
Original Show Date:12/11/76
Show Host:Candice Bergen
Type of Sketch:Music
Cast: Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
I'm Slime.

Sketch Name:Goodnights
Original Show Date:12/11/76
Show Host:Candice Bergen
Type of Sketch:Goodnights
Cast: Candice Bergen, Company, Frank Zappa

Sketch Name:Frank Zappa II
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:Music
Cast: Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
"Meek".

Sketch Name:Goodnights
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:Goodnights
Cast: Frank Zappa, Company

Sketch Name:Mr. Bill Moves In
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:- Movie
Cast: /Mr. Bill

Available on Video:
Mr. Bill Special

Sketch Name:Frank Zappa III
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:Music
Cast: Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
"Rollo".

Sketch Name:Franken and Davis
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Cast: Al Franken, Tom Davis
Sketch Synopsis:
Franken and Davis are International Communist revolutionaries, calling for the overthrow of the U.S. gov't -- they act out the campaign of two corrupt nominees for congress.

Sketch Name:Night On Freak Mountain
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Cast: Frank Zappa, Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, Garrett Morris, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, John Belushi
Sketch Synopsis:
Shaffer as Don Kirshner and Bill, as a record agent invite Zappa to L.A. Zappa gets lost on route during a rainstorm and soends the evening on Freak Mountain where Laraine Dan, and John are hippie freaks who live in a secluded mansion and do drugs.

Sketch Name:Update
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:Weekend Update
Cast: Jane Curtin, Bill Murray, Don Novello/Guido Sarducci, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Brian
Sketch Synopsis:
Jane reports on Betty Ford's face lift, Bill on the Yankees winning the 75th World Series. Sid Vicious and his mother are the guests on celebrity corner. Father Guido talks about campaigning to be the pope. Pt/ct pt. on test tube babies.

Sketch Name:Baxter Prison
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Cast: Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin
Sketch Synopsis:
Bill, Gilda and Laraine are the Baxter family. They keep prisoners in their - for extra income. One of the prisoners starts a riot in the linen closet and Gilda throws them all out.

Sketch Name:Coneheads
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Cast: Laraine Newman/Coneheads, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
Parental units scold Connie for going on too many dates. Zappa arrives as Connie's date for the evening before she has had time to prepare her cone. While Connie gets ready, Beldar and Zappa consume mass quantities of beer and chips.

Sketch Name:Monologue
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:Music
Cast: Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
"Dancing Fool".

Sketch Name:Cold Opening/Silverman
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:Cold Opening
Cast: John Belushi/Fred Silverman
Sketch Synopsis:
Silverman is telling viewers that extensive NBC research concludes that Frank Zappa is the one man that can save the network.

Sketch Name:Woman To Woman
Original Show Date:10/21/78
Show Host:Frank Zappa
Type of Sketch:Talk Show
Cast: Gilda Radner/Connie Carson, Jane Curtin
Sketch Synopsis:
Gilda is Connie Carson, a career woman talking to Jane, a mere housewife. She tries, unsuccessfully to get her to admit that marriage isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Sketch Name:Satan's Album
Original Show Date:3/24/90
Show Host:Debra Winger
Cast: Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz/Satan, Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey, Nora Dunn
Sketch Synopsis:
At a Senate Committee meeting Phil, as Ozzy Osbourne, addresses Kevin and Nora, two senators, regarding warning labels on albums with objectionable lyrics. Satan, Jon, is the next witness to address the committee. Jon fights for freedom of speech. Jon asks Dana, as Frank Zappa, to take a stand and challenge the issue. Finally, Jon convinces them to listen to the title cut from his latest album, "King of Darkness". After they listen to some of it, they suddenly agree to worship Jon. They close with Dana dancing under Jon's spell.

Sketch Name:Wonderful Life/Devil Cold Open
Original Show Date:5/12/90
Show Host:Andrew Dice Clay
Type of Sketch:Movie Parody
Cast: Andrew Dice Clay, Jon Lovitz/Devil, Dana Carvey/Frank Zappa
Sketch Synopsis:
After several spinning headlines showing the protest over Andrew Dice Clay on SNL, we end with the headline "The Diceman Disappears!" On the "It's A Wonderful Life" bridge, Andrew reflects on this whole mess. Just as he is about to kill himself, Jon, as the Devil, appears and shows Andrew what life would have been like if he never was born. Jon takes him to studio 8H where Andrew learns that Frank Zappa (Dana) replaced him on SNL's immediate cancellation. He also learns that Nora got crushed that night by Sinead O'Connor's amplifier. Eventually, it is too much and Andrew wants to live. Jon grants him that wish.