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Saturday Night Live Season 5 Episode 4

Buck Henry/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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Buck Henry/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

AIRED: 11/10/79

Sketches include "Hostility Towards Buck," "Harley's Bristol Cream," "Island of the Toads," "Nerds' Double Date," "Bad Clams," "Speci-Pak," "Marriage Lawyers," "How to Talk To Your Grandparents," "Life After Death, Revisited" (film), " and "Rush Home to the Bathroom."

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That."moreless

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By OmarCayenne, Jul 07, 2012

Contains two classics, the Harley's Bristol Cream spoof and the Life After Death segment (which was done so marvelously realistically that I'm not even sure a lot of people realized it was a joke). The opening bit, complete with Buck Off signs, was also quite funny. The toad thing really didn't go anywhere, but the Todd & Lisa segment was very good, as was the Talking to Your Grandparents sendup. Then there was Tom Petty doing an energetic version of "Refugee" (and singing like a siren ring, as always).moreless
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Harry Shearer	Himself
Laraine Newman	Herself
Jane Curtin	Herself
Garrett Morris	Himself
Don Novello	Father Guido Sarducci/Various
Bill Murray	Himself

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Tom Petty	Themselves	Guest Star
Brian Doyle-Murray	Himself	Recurring Role
Tom Schiller	Himself	Recurring Role
James Downey	Himself	Recurring Role

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- Mommy: Honey, slow down!
  Daddy: I missed him, didn't I?!
  Daughter: No, Daddy, you knocked him over!
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- This was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' first time as musical guests on SNL. They would go on to perform six more times on SNL.
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- The Tom Schiller film "Life After Death" is repeated from Year Three, with some edits: Pardo's disclaimer is no longer included and the interview subjects now have their name and cause of death superimposed.
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- This is the fourth time Buck Henry has appeared on the show since the last time he was the actual host. He has also grown a beard since then, which he shaves off by the time the season finale rolls around.
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