Saturday Night Live: The Complete 2nd Season (DVD)

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-Disc 2-
Guest Host: Karen Black w/ Musical Guest: John Prine - Chevy Chase returns and Black plays Katherine the Great in the bedroom with her horse.

Guest Host: Steve Martin w/ Musical Guest: Kinky Friedman – A peek into the future with the game show, "Jeopardy 1999."

Guest Host: Buck Henry w/ Musical Guests: The Band – Highlights of the episode include Samurai Stock Broker (where Belushi accidentally strikes Henry with his sword) and the Presidential debate moves into the swimsuit competition.

-Disc 3-
Guest Host: Dick Cavett w/ Musical Guest: Ry Cooder – Highlights include Cavett as John Dean giving his recollections of Watergate and a commercial for Puppy Uppers and Doggy Downers.

Guest Host: Paul Simon w/ Musical Guest: George Harrison – Simon opens this Thanksgiving episode in a turkey outfit and singing "Still Crazy After All These Years" then stars in a "Billy Jack" parody. Also, Baba Wawa interviews Henry Kissinger and nobody understands what either of them is saying.

Guest Host: Jodie Foster w/ Musical Guest: Brian Wilson – Highlight of the episode is The Little Train That Died on "Mr. Mike´s Least-Loved Bedtime Tales." ("Heart attack, heart attack!")

-Disc 4-
Guest Host: Candice Bergen w/ Musical Guest: Frank Zappa – Aykroyd is Irwin Mainway, maker of such popular toys as "Bag o´ Glass" and "Teddy Chainsaw Bear." Plus, a plea to adopt Belushi for Christmas and a trio of bizarre performances from Zappa.

Guest Host: Ralph Nader w/ Musical Guest: George Benson – Bill Murray joins the show, the first appearance of the Coneheads, and Andy Kaufman does his Elvis impression.

Guest Host: Ruth Gordon w/ Musical Guest: Chuck Berry – Highlights are Emily Litella consulting with her sister, an appearance from Ricky Jay, and Tom Snyder interviews Dino De Laurentiis about his "King Kong" remake.

-Disc 5-
Guest Host: Fran Tarkenton w/ Musical Guests: Leo Sayer, Donnie Harper & The Voices of Tomorrow - Aykroyd shills the Swiss Army Gun ("…the all-purpose survival tool.") and Amy Carter goes to school with her secret service guards.

Guest Host: Steve Martin w/ Musical Guests: The Kinks – Highlights are Steve Martin hosting Hollywood Bingo and a sneak preview of "Roots II."

Guest Host: Sissy Spacek w/ Musical Guest: Richard Baskin – Highlights find President Carter taking questions from the public, Bill Murray has quintlexia that causes him to only speak in five words ("That´s true. You´re absolutely right") and Bad Playhouse with Leonard Pinth-Garnell.

-Disc 6-
Guest Host: Broderick Crawford w/ Musical Guests: The Meters, Dr. John, Levon Helm, Paul Butterfield & Linda Rondstadt – In Samurai Hitman, the Samurai is hired by the mob to kill Don Kirshner and Don Carnelius and Baba Wawa interviews Godzilla.

Guest Host: Jack Burns w/ Musical Guests: Santana – The Coneheads meet their new neighbors the Farbers and Idi Amin takes call-in questions with Walter Cronkite.

Guest Host: Julian Bond w/ Musical Guests: Tom Waits & Brick - Mr. Mike meets Uncle Remus and a Gary Weis film about Patti Smith.

-Disc 7-
Guest Host: Elliot Gould w/ Musical Guests: The McGarrigle Sisters & Roslyn Kind – Highlights of the episode are the castration walk, the Coneheads get a telephone installed and the debut of Nick the Lounge Singer

Guest Host: Eric Idle w/ Musical Guests: Alan Price, Neil Innes & Howard Shore and His Bobby Blue Band – Features a message from the American Dope Growers Union and David Frost conducts a tedious interview with Richard Nixon.

Guest Host: Shelley Duvall w/ Musical Guests: Joan Armatrading – A bank robber with an awful disguise , Ricardo Montalban, Fernando Lamas & Cesar Romero are confused over who is who and crazed cultists overrun the country in "Night of the Moonies."

-Disc 8-
Guest Host: Buck Henry w/ Musical Guests: Jennifer Warnes & Kenny Vance – And now another episode of "Samurai Big Man on Campus" and the Coneheads are ordered to return to their homeworld.

VIDEO:
The video is presented in the original fullscreen aspect ratio. The show probably looks better than it has in decades though it still shows its age. The picture is soft and the colors are pretty faded. There´s also some discoloration on the edges from time to time along with the occasional grain and dirt.

AUDIO:
The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono. The sound is clean and the dialogue comes in clear.

EXTRAS:
SNL Mardi Gras Special is the only episode not shot in New York. It was broadcast from New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festivities. Guest host was Randy Newman with appearances by Eric Idle, Buck Henry, Henry Winkler, Cindy Williams, and Penny Marshall.

You´ll also get two audio recordings from the dress rehearsals featuring skits with Sissy Spacek and Lily Tomlin and a screentest with Andy Kaufman. Rounding out the extras are trailers for "30 Rock" and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry."

The DVDs are housed in a foldout digipak which is inside a handsome hard cardboard case. The set comes with a booklet containing vintage photos.

FILM VALUE:
This second season set is like owning a little piece of history. You get a glimpse of one of television´s longest-running shows in its infancy and a look at today´s superstars long before anyone knew their names. You´ll also see the debuts of well-known recurring characters like the Coneheads ("Consume mass quantities!") and Nick the Lounge Singer. Universal has packaged these DVDs quite well and my only gripe is that there isn´t enough bonus material. They probably wouldn´t be able to get Murray, Chase or Aykroyd, but I still would have liked to see new interviews with some of the other cast members as well as Lorne Michaels.

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