By Season 3 of SNL, the original cast had remained pretty consistent throughout, and the show had major progress of establishing its formula. A majority of the original cast remained, and new addition Bill Murray had found his place in the roster with his own recurring sketch characters. Steve Martin and Buck Henry making frequent appearances, the show was able to deliver week in and week out.
On top of that, notable alumnus like Chevy Chase became the first returning cast member to host the show.
However, some sketches went on for too long, or just keep dragging. The standup portions were kinda boring, and I still fucking hate Gary Weis.
Ok, new season, some changes. Weekend Update finally makes a change with Co-Anchors of Jane Curtin AND Dan Aykroyd. Sketches are more expressive, suggestive, and THERE'S NO MORE GARY WEIS FILMS WE'RE WINNING!!!!!!
Favorite Sketches:
Royal Deluxe II
The Festrunk Brothers
Weekend Update
Mike McMack, Defense Lawyer
Computerized Confession
Rating - 7/10
S3 Ep2 - Host: Madeline Kahn
October 8, 1977
Oh no, not Gary... ANYTHING BUT GARY. NOOOOOO-
Meh, not a lot to say about this one.
Favorite Sketches:
Reverse Discrimination
The Pink Box
Pocket Pal
Rating - 5/10
S3 Ep3 - Host: Hugh Hefner
October 15, 1977
They got the dude who founded the fucking Playboy Magazine.
This was a alright episode, lots of sexual jokes.
Favorite Sketches:
Hugh Hefner's Monologue
Angora Boquet
Planet Of The Men Vs. Planet Of The Women
The X-Police
Listening To Great Music
3 R's
The Story of H
The Playboy Philosophy
Rating - 6/10
S3 Ep4 - Host: Charles Gordin
October 29, 1977
The host did not like SNL.
Coneheads are back (didn't really like this one tbh), that samurai is back, and OH MY GOD IT'S THE KILLER BEES!
The little bit of Charles judging every sketch makes me laugh a little.
Favorite Sketches:
Consumer Probe
Samurai Dry Cleaners
The Killer Bees
Hire The Incompetent
Rating - 6/10
S3 Ep5 - Host: Ray Charles
November 12, 1977
"I may be blind, but I'm certainly not stupid"
This episode was great, I love the blind jokes.
Favorite Sketches:
Ray Charles' Monologue
Mamorex
The Doody Girls
The Young Caucasians
Evelyn Woodski Slow Reading Course
Blackout
Brother Ray Meets Mr. Mike
Rating - 7/10
S3 Ep6 - Host: Buck henry
November 19, 1977
We got a Five-Timer here!
The samurai is dead, Buck kills a fucking baby, and Mr. Mike starts a rat cult.
Favorite Sketches:
Little Chocolate Donuts
Samurai Psychiatrist
Stunt Baby
Reunion In Kiev
Mr. Mike's Rickey Rat Club
The Franken & Davis Show
Rating - 7/10
S3 Ep7 - Host: Mary Kay Place
December 10, 1977
Women...
This was a snoozer, nothing I could say, everything was such a blur.
Favorite Sketches:
More Insects To Worry About
Andy Kaufman
Bad Musical
Rating - 4/10
S3 Ep8 - Host: Miskel Spillman
December 19, 1977
Ain't she old.
Spillman was the winner of the "Anyone Can Host the Saturday Night Show" contest and was notable for being the first and, as of now, only non-celebrity host. This 80-year-old geezer still got it. Sketches have lots of twists and turns, it's pretty complex.
Favorite Sketches:
Stoned Cold Open
The Gift Of The Magic
Sartresky & Hutch
Elderly Girlfriend
Rating - 7/10
S3 Ep9 - Host: Steve Martin
January 21, 1978
STEVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This man just never misses, no words.
Favorite Sketches:
Park Ranger McConnell
The Festrunk Brothers
Body Floss
Family Feud
Rating - 7/10
S3 Ep10 - Host: Robert Klein
January 28, 1978
I don't know, shits boring. Ending was good though.
Favorite Sketches:
The Olympia
X-Police
KLOG FM
Rating - 4/10
S3 Ep11 - Host: Chevy Chase
February 18, 1978
No fucking way. Just no fucking way.
Favorite Sketches:
KING
U.S. Customs
Sermonette
Broken Sketch
Rating - 6/10
S3 Ep12 - Host: O.J. Simpson
February 25, 1978
He did it.
Some are funny, some aren't. I think O.J.'s acting is great, especially from his deep voice.
Favorite Sketches:
Samurai Night Fever
Voodoo
Hertz Ad
Rating - 5/10
S3 Ep13 - Host: Art Garfunkel
March 11, 1978
Bro wasn't even in any of these sketches. At least Paul Simon could do a few.
Favorite Sketches:
Tomorrow
Stage Door Guard
Schiller's Reel
Rating - 5/10
S3 Ep14 - Host: Jill Clayburgh
March 18, 1978
"Man it's good to be back..."
Good to be back? You hosted before? Eddie Money sounds good, how come I've never heard of this man?
Favorite Sketches:
Olympia Cafe
Sybil III
Nutrifix
Shower Mike
The Coneheads On Earth
Rating - 6/10
S3 Ep15 - Host: Christopher Lee
March 25, 1978
"Jane, you ignorant slut!"
Dr. Jekyll and Mister Rogers would be a horror movie I would watch.
Favorite Sketches:
Weekend Update
*Mr. Death
Dell Stator's Rabbit Hut
Vampire Hunter
Rating - 7/10
S3 Ep16 - Host: Michael Palin
April 8, 1978
Who? Oh, he's british.
Favorite Sketches:
Tax Deductions
Great Escape
The Case of the Scarlet Membrane
Rating - 6/10
S3 Ep17 - Host: Michael Sarrazin
April 15, 1978
Y'know, I'm gonna get off topic here. Sketches were short as hell in the first season, long as hell in the second. Now it's steady, yet so out of order. Sometimes I don't even know if the sketch ended.
Anyway, some sketches were kinda annoying, such as La Dolce Gilda. However, the new Point, Counter-Point gag in Weekend Update is funny as shit. I barely saw the host in this episode.
Favorite Sketches:
Josh Ramsey: V.D. Caseworker
E. Buzz Miller's Exercise World
Hockey Game
Rating - 4/10
S3 Ep18 - Host: Steve Martin
April 22, 1978
Could this be the end of The Festrunk Brothers???
Was a hit or miss. (I'm probably gonna say that a lot later on)
Favorite Sketches:
The Festrunk Brothers
Theodoric of York: Medieval Barber
Extramarital Foreplay
Nerds Science Fair
Next Week In Review
Rating - 7/10
S3 Ep19 - Host: Richard Dreyfuss
May 13, 1978
Oh hey, it's the guy from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (I never watched that movie)
This episode went by pretty fast, especially in pacing. However, I think the Nick Springs sketch went on for too long, it's just dragging it. There's always that one sketch that just goes on for too long. Jimmy Buffet was a musical guest, which was pretty cool.
Favorite Sketches:
Sex Test
The David Susskind Show
Rating - 5/10
S3 Ep20 - Host: Buck Henry
May 20, 1978
Monologue was funny. I think the Nerds sketches are getting old, but the Samurai sketches are a whole other story. I love the dynamic of Buck Henry and Futaba in their sketches. I don't know how they keep making it work for such a simple sketch. The Franken and Davis Show proves people really hate gay people back then.
