Appeared in First Episode, October 11, 1975:
Dan Aykroyd – still kickin’
John Belushi (d. March 5, 1982)
Valri Bromfield – still kickin’
Albert Brooks – still kickin’
George Carlin (d. June 22, 2008)
Jacqueline Carlin – still kickin’
Chevy Chase – still kickin’
George Coe – still kickin’
Wendy Craig – still kickin’
Jane Curtin – still kickin’
Andrew Duncan – still kickin’
Al Franken – still kickin’
Rhonda Hansome – still kickin’
Jim Henson (d. May 16, 1990)
Janis Ian – still kickin’
Andy Kaufman (d. May 16, 1984)
Jerry Nelson – still kickin’
Laraine Newman – still kickin’
Michael O’Donoghue (d. November 8, 1994)
Garrett Morris – still kickin’
Frank Oz – still kickin’
Don Pardo – still kickin’
Billy Preston (d. June 6, 2006)
Gilda Radner (d. May 20, 1989)
Paul Simon – still kickin’
Alice Tweedy – still kickin’
7 dead/19 alive
Running Order of the First Episode:
Wolverines (sketch)
Michael O’Donoghue – DEAD
John Belushi – DEAD
Chevy Chase – ALIVE
Introductions
Don Pardo – ALIVE
Monologue
George Carlin – DEAD
New Dad Insurance (sketch)
Dan Aykroyd – ALIVE
Jacqueline Carlin – ALIVE
Chevy Chase – ALIVE
Musical performance
Billy Preston – DEAD
The Courtroom (sketch)
George Coe – ALIVE
Chevy Chase – ALIVE
Jane Curtin – ALIVE
Garrett Morris – ALIVE
Dan Aykroyd – ALIVE
John Belushi – DEAD
Gilda Radner – DEAD
Comedy performance
Andy Kaufman – DEAD
Stand-up/music guest introduction
George Carlin – DEAD
Musical performance
Janis Ian – ALIVE
Victims of Shark Bite (sketch)
Jane Curtin – ALIVE
John Belushi – DEAD
Jamitol (TV commercial parody)
Chevy Chase – ALIVE
Michael O’Donoghue – DEAD
Next week’s show preview
Paul Simon – ALIVE
Weekend Update
Chevy Chase – ALIVE
Laraine Newman – ALIVE
Triopenin (TV commercial parody)
Chevy Chase – ALIVE
The Muppets
Jim Henson – DEAD
Jerry Nelson – ALIVE
Alice Tweedy – ALIVE
Rhonda Hansome – ALIVE
Frank Oz – ALIVE
Stand-up
George Carlin – DEAD
The Impossible Truth: A Film by Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks – ALIVE
Bee Hospital
Jane Curtin – ALIVE
Dan Aykroyd – ALIVE
Laraine Newman – ALIVE
Garrett Morris – ALIVE
Gilda Radner – DEAD
John Belushi – DEAD
Chevy Chase – ALIVE
Academy of Better Careers (TV commercial parody)
Gilda Radner – DEAD
Wendy Craig – ALIVE
George Coe – ALIVE
Jane Curtin – ALIVE
Jacqueline Carlin – ALIVE
Stand-up
Valri Bromfield – ALIVE
Show Us Your Guns (TV commercial parody)
Stand-Up
George Carlin – DEAD
Musical performance
Billy Preston – DEAD
Trojan Horse Home Security (sketch)
John Belushi – DEAD
Dan Aykroyd – ALIVE
Gilda Radner – DEAD
Garrett Morris – ALIVE
Triple Trac (TV commercial parody)
Andrew Duncan – ALIVE
Al Franken – ALIVE
Musical performance
Janis Ian – ALIVE
Goodnights
George Carlin – DEAD
If death were a base hit, the first episode of SNL would be batting a respectable .269, compared to the Woodstock Music Festival, which is stinking up the joint with a paltry .190 average.
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