Episodes 26

1 Eddie Money

September 5, 1980

1h 30m

--Eddie Money performs ""Running Back"" and ""Trinidad""

2 Kim Carnes

September 12, 1980

1h 30m

--Kim Carnes (1st appearance) - ""Cry Like A Baby"" and ""More Love""

3 The Cars (1st appearance)

September 19, 1980

1h 30m

--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""

4 Al Jarreau

October 3, 1980

1h 30m

--Al Jarreau (1st appearance) - ""Spain"" and ""Distracted""

5 Ted Nugent

October 10, 1980

1h 30m

--Ted Nugent performs ""Scream Dream"" and ""Paralyzed""

6 Split Enz

October 17, 1980

1h 30m

--Split Enz performs ""I Got You"" and ""I Hope I Never""

7 Dire Straits

October 31, 1980

1h 30m

--Dire Straits performs ""Skateaway"" and ""Romeo and Juliet""

8 Devo (2nd appearance)

November 7, 1980

1h 30m

--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""

9 The Busboys

November 14, 1980

1h 30m

The Busboys performed ""KKK,"" ""Johnny Soul'd Out"" and ""Minimum Wage"" from their 'Minimum Wage Rock & Roll' album.

10 Heart

November 21, 1980

1h 30m

--Heart performs ""Bebe-La-Strange"" and ""Tell It Like It is""

11 November 28, 1980

November 28, 1980

1h 30m

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12 Pat Benatar

December 5, 1980

1h 30m

--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""

13 Steve Forbert

December 12, 1980

1h 30m

--Steve Forbert performs ""Romeo's Tune,"" ""Lonely Girl"" and ""Get Well Soon""

14 Rockpile

December 19, 1980

1h 30m

--Rockpile performs ""Teacher Teacher""

15 George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers

January 9, 1981

1h 30m

--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""

16 Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics

January 16, 1981

1h 30m

--The Plasmatics perform ""Living Dead"" and ""Butcher Baby""

17 Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon

January 23, 1981

1h 30m

--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""

18 Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band

February 6, 1981

1h 30m

--Valerie Bertinelli (host) --Jim Carroll Band - ""People Who Died"" (and possibly ""Wicked Gravity"" & ""Day and Night"")

19 Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang

February 13, 1981

1h 30m

--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"") --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,"" ""Take It To The Top"" & an instrumental song

20 Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet

February 20, 1981

1h 30m

--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Mendocino"" + 2 more songs

21 Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner

February 27, 1981

1h 30m

--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.

22 David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band

March 13, 1981

1h 30m

--Marshall Tucker Band perform ""Heard it in a Love Song"" and ""This Time I Believe""

23 Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship

April 3, 1981

1h 30m

--Don Novello (host, in character as Father Guido Sarducci) --Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson, the singing duo ""Dawn,"" appear with Sarducci. --Jefferson Starship perform ""Find Your Way Back"" and ""Jane""

24 Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts

April 10, 1981

1h 30m

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25 Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett

May 8, 1981

1h 30m

--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""

26 George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds

May 15, 1981

1h 30m

--Gary U.S. Bonds performs ""This Little Girl,"" ""Way Back When"" and ""Jole Blon""

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