Saturday Night Live Season 4, Ep. 18 "Michael Palin / James Taylor - May 12, 1979"

Michael Palin returns with musical guest James Taylor ("Up On The Roof" and "Millworker"). Sketches include The Raging Queen, Rovco Magna-Gro and Mr. Bill Runs Away.
  • Starring: Michael Palin, Dan Aykroyd
  • Directed by: Dave Wilson
  • Runtime: 1 hour 7 minutes
  • Original air date: May 12, 1979
  • Network: NBC
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8. Eric Idle / Kate Bush - December 9,1978
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Episode 18, "Michael Palin / James Taylor - May 12, 1979"
Synopsis: Michael Palin returns with musical guest James Taylor ("Up On The Roof" and "Millworker"). Sketches include The Raging Queen, Rovco Magna-Gro and Mr. Bill Runs Away.
Original air date: May 12, 1979
Runtime: 1 hour 7 minutes
ASIN: B001OOIDQY
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,808 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Saturday Night Live Season 4
Synopsis: Saturday Night Live
Starring: Cicely Tyson, Dan Aykroyd
Supporting actors: John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Gilda Radner, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Don Pardo, Yvonne Hudson, Andy Murphy, Paul Shaffer
Season year: 1979
Genre: Comedy, Music
Executive producer: Audrey Peart Dickman
Network: NBC
ASIN: B001OOF7ZO
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