List of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches
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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live sketches, organized by the season and date in which the sketch first appeared.
1975–1976
1976–1977
1977–1978
The Festrunk Brothers (Wild and Crazy Guys) (Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin) – September 24, 1977
The Franken and Davis Show (Al Franken, Tom Davis) – September 24, 1977
The Ex-Police (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) – October 15, 1977
Judy Miller (Gilda Radner) – October 29, 1977
Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner) – January 21, 1978
Olympia Cafe (Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger) (John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Bill Murray) – January 28, 1978
The Nerds (Lisa Loopner) (Gilda Radner, featuring Bill Murray as Todd, and Jane Curtin as Mrs. Loopner) – January 28, 1978
Lester Crackfield (Al Franken) – February 18, 1978
Point/Counterpoint (Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd) – March 25, 1978
The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi) – April 22, 1978
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) – May 13, 1978
1978–1979
Honker the Homeless Man (Bill Murray) – October 14, 1978
The Mall (Scotch Boutique, D&R Men's Stylists, Barry White's Big and Tall, etc.) – October 14, 1978
Woman to Woman (Gilda Radner) – October 21, 1978
Uncle Roy (Buck Henry) – November 11, 1978
St. Mickey's Knights Of Columbus – November 11, 1978
Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris) – November 11, 1978
Telepsychic (Dan Aykroyd) – December 9, 1978
Candy Slice (Gilda Radner) – December 9, 1978
The Widettes (Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radner) – December 16, 1978
Miles Cowperthwaite (Michael Palin) – January 27, 1979
Dick Lanky (Bill Murray) – February 17, 1979
Rosa Santangelo (Gilda Radner) – May 19, 1979
1979–1980
Tom Clay (Harry Shearer) – October 20, 1979
The Bel-Airabs (Don Novello, Bill Murray, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman) – December 8, 1979
Big Vic Ricker (Harry Shearer) – January 26, 1980
Iris De Flaminio (Jane Curtin) – April 5, 1980
1980–1981
Vickie & Debbie (Gail Matthius, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980
What's It All About (Gilbert Gottfried, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980
Paulie Herman (Joe Piscopo) – December 6, 1980
Raheem Abdul Muhammed (Eddie Murphy) – December 6, 1980
Mary Louise (Denny Dillon) – December 6, 1980
Nadine and Rowena (Denny Dillon, Gail Matthius) – December 13, 1980
The Livelys (Charles Rocket, Gail Matthius) – January 17, 1981
Mister Robinson's Neighborhood (Eddie Murphy) – February 21, 1981
I Married A Monkey (Tim Kazurinsky) – April 11, 1981
Frank & Papa (Tim Kazurinsky, Tony Rosato) – April 11, 1981
1981–1982
A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney (Joe Piscopo) – October 3, 1981
Tyrone Green, Prose and Cons (Eddie Murphy) – October 3, 1981
The Bizzaro World (Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross, Christine Ebersole, Robin Duke, Joe Piscopo, Tony Rosato) – October 10, 1981
Buckwheat (Eddie Murphy) – October 10, 1981
Paulette Clooney (Robin Duke) – October 10, 1981
Velvet Jones (Eddie Murphy) – October 17, 1981
Vic Salukin (Tony Rosato) – October 31, 1981
Pudge & Solomon (Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy) – January 30, 1982
Dr. Jack Badofsky (Tim Kazurinsky) – March 20, 1982
Gumby (Eddie Murphy) – March 27, 1982
The Whiners (Joe Piscopo, Robin Duke) – April 10, 1982
1982–1983
April May June (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – September 25, 1982
Mrs. T. (Robin Duke) – October 2, 1982
Marvin & Celeste (Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross) – October 2, 1982
Alfalfa (Mary Gross) – November 13, 1982
Havnagootiim Vishnuuerheer (Tim Kazurinsky) – December 4, 1982
Siobhan Cahill (Mary Gross) – January 22, 1983
Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Mary Gross) – January 29, 1983
Dion's Hairstyling (Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo) – February 19, 1983
Patti Lynn Hunnsacker (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – February 5, 1983
1983–1984
Dwight MacNamara (Gary Kroeger) – November 12, 1983
Hello, Trudy! (James Belushi, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – December 10, 1983
El Dorko (Gary Kroeger) – January 28, 1984
Worthington Clotman (Tim Kazurinsky) – January 28, 1984
Wayne Huevos (Tim Kazurinsky) – February 18, 1984
1984–1985
Ed Grimley (Martin Short) – October 6, 1984
Rich Hall's Election Report (Rich Hall) – October 6, 1984
Lawrence Orback (Martin Short) – October 6, 1984
Lew Goldman (Billy Crystal) – October 13, 1984
Tippi Turtle (Christopher Guest) – October 13, 1984
Willie & Frankie ("Don't ya hate it when...?") (Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest) – October 20, 1984
Buddy Young, Jr. (Billy Crystal) – October 20, 1984
Fernando's Hideaway (Billy Crystal) – November 3, 1984
The Joe Franklin Show (Billy Crystal) – November 10, 1984
Jackie Rogers Jr. (Martin Short) – November 10, 1984
Chi Chi & Consuela (Mary Gross, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – November 10, 1984
Nathan Thurm (Martin Short) – November 17, 1984
Paul Harvey (Rich Hall) – November 17, 1984
Harry Shearer (Christopher Guest) – December 8, 1984
Ricky & Phil (Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest) – January 19, 1985
That White Guy (James Belushi) – February 2, 1985
Robert Latta (Rich Hall) – February 2, 1985
1985–1986
Cabrini Green Jackson (Danitra Vance) – November 9, 1985
The Jones Brothers (Damon Wayans, Anthony Michael Hall) – November 9, 1985
The Limits of the Imagination (Randy Quaid) – November 9, 1985
The Pat Stevens Show (Nora Dunn) – November 16, 1985
Craig Sundberg, Idiot Savant (Anthony Michael Hall) – November 16, 1985
Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar (Jon Lovitz) – November 16, 1985
Master Thespian (Jon Lovitz) – December 7, 1985
The Rudy Randolphs (Randy Quaid, Robert Downey Jr.) – December 7, 1985
The Stand-Ups (Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz, Damon Wayans, Dennis Miller) – December 14, 1985
That Black Girl (Danitra Vance) – January 18, 1986
Vinnie Barber (Jon Lovitz) – January 18, 1986
Mephistopheles (Jon Lovitz) – January 25, 1986
The Big Picture (A. Whitney Brown) – February 8, 1986
Babette (Nora Dunn) – February 15, 1986
The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena (Jon Lovitz, Joan Cusack) – February 22, 1986
Actors of Film (Nora Dunn, Robert Downey Jr.) – March 22, 1986
1986–1987
Lane Maxwell (Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986
Marge Keister (Jan Hooks) – October 11, 1986
The Church Lady (Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986
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