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Andy Kaufman and Kathie Sullivan sing "Home Again." Sketches include "Drugs R' Us: Space Invaders," "Friday Edition Special Report: How Ronald Reagan Spent His Summer Vacation," "No Hats Allowed" (a.k.a. The Genital Head People), "Friday Edition" (featuring the Friday Focus Report, Tom Kramer short film "Assassin M.D.", & the Pitkinville Report), Howdy Doody, "Andy Kaufman: Who Are You?" "Friday Edition Late Break," "Le Pill commercial," "Latin DJ," and "What's Wrong, Dad?" (a.k.a. A Punk and His Father) Andy Kaufman sings "By and By." The Pretenders performs "The Adultress," "Message of Love" and "Louie, Louie."
Sketches include "Aborted Star Trek Sketch," "Ron the Ripper," "The Friday Edition," "The Man with a Major Overreaction to Minor Pain/Shatner Contacts Spock," "Friday Short Film: Little Girl Plays Baseball," "Fluffy the Dog Man," and "Friday Edition Special Report: Air Traffic Controller Strike." Kim Carnes performs "Bette Davis' Eyes," "Under My Thumb" and "Miss You Tonight."
NOTE: Reruns of this episode (including versions shown on the Shout Factory DVD, Tubi TV, and Hulu) edit out the brief scene during the "Man with a Major Overreaction to Minor Pain" sketch where Brandis Kemp is knocked on the ground and exposes her thong on-camera.
Sketches include "Backstage Soap Opera," "College Soap Opera Addicts/Capitol Hill", "Jerry Salvino for The Organic Hut," "Friday Edition," and "The Transphibians." Devo performs "NuTra Theme," "Jerkin' Back n' Forth," "I Saw Jesus," "Through Being Cool" and "Working in a Coal Mine."
Sketches include "Raiders of The Lost Thing," "Tongue No-Stick," "The Apartment With No Fourth Wall," "Friday Edition (featuring Maryedith Burrell's Field Report on Video Technology)," "Rich Hall's Sports Phone," "Latin DJ," "Destroy All Garnishes for Goodness Sake," and "Maryedith Burrell is Dead!" The Stray Cats performs "Rock This Town," "Stray Cat Strut," "Runaway Boys" and "Baby Blue Eyes."
Sketches include "Marty parody," "Monster Dearest," "Friday Edition," "Dancing Chickens," "The Praise Satan Club," "Marty Feldman and His Pet Whatchamacallit," "TV Offer from Baputti," "Latin DJ," and "Jack the Shmearer." The Manhattan Transfer performs "Boy From New York City," "Spies In the Night," and "Route 66."
Sketches include "Nightline: Ted Koppel Gets Some Sleep," "David Naughtin's Musical Variety Show," "Nat E. Dred: Rastafarian Gardener", "Friday Edition" (featuring Everyone's Pal, Larry David and Maryedith Burrell's field report on alternative birthing methods), "The Story of Dr. Pepper", "Sadistic Artist," "Backstage Ballet Interview," "Thomas Kramer's The Sumo Wrestler and the Little Boy", "Friday Late Break: NASA Repairs," and "The Latin DJ". Billy & The Beaters performs "Strange Things Happening," "I Can Take Care of Myself" and "Millie, Make Some Chili."
Sketches include "Halitosis" and "Friday Edition." Garland Jeffreys performs "96 Tears," "R.O.C.K." and "35mm Dreams."
Al Jarreau performs "We're In This Love Together," "Roof Garden" and "Breakin' Away."
Sketches include "Drugs R' Us," "Friday Edition," "Dancing Chickens," and a repeat of "Little Girl Plays Baseball" (Tom Kramer film). King Crimson performs "Elephant Talk" and "Thela Hun Ginjeet."
Sketches include "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," "That Darn Reagan," "Bachelor Living w/Rich Hall," "Friday Edition" (featuring Everyone's Pal, Larry David), "Battle Boy," "Jewish Names," "I Dated a Zombie," "Andy Warhol's TV," and "Basil St. Social Club." The Four Tops performs "When She Was My Girl," "Let Me Set You Free" and a medley of their hits.
NOTE: During the "Basil St. Social Club" sketch, Susan Sarandon's character (a prostitute who offers intellectual stimulation to men instead of sexual pleasure) slips up and says that her last customer "blew his wad" all over her instead of "blew his entire conversation" all over her. Most reruns have muted out "blew his wad".
Sketches include "Christmastime With Ronnie," "The Osmond Family Hanukkah Special," "Nat E. Dred: Rasta Claus," "The Way We Used to Be," "Friday Edition," "Brooke Shields for Calvin Klein Jeans," "A Classical Get Down," "Three Wise Men," "Frosty the Abominable Snowman," "The Real People's Court," "Our Childhood Christmas," and "Latin DJ." The David Grisman Quartet performs "E.M.D.," "Dawg Funk" and "Dawg's Bowl".
Sketches include "Bruce Mahler's Pirate Song II," "Video Playhouse: A Pattern for Success (a.k.a. The Pacman Play)," "The Teddy Bear Knows Too Much," "Friday Edition Special Report: 1981: Year in Review," "Calvin Klein Jeans II," "Scientist Messing Around," and "Punk Ballet" (Tom Kramer film). The Cars performs "Shake It Up," "Since You're Gone" and "Think It Over."
Sketches include "Matzoi: You Should Only Live Twice," "Hollywood Cubes," "Friday Edition," "Bachelor Living with Rich Hall," and "UFO Evidence" (Tom Kramer film). KISS performs "The Oath," "A World Without Heroes" and "I."
Sketches include "Amos n' Gandhi," "The Today Show," "Fake Executive," "The Competitors" (Tom Kramer film), "Morgue Prankster," "An Ode to a Tree", "Rich Hall's Sports Phone", and "Three-Generation Fist Fight" Quarterflash performs "Harden My Heart" and "Find Another Fool."
NOTE: In the "Three-Generation Fist Fight" sketch, the fake punch Maryedith Burrell was supposed to give Melanie Chartoff actually connected with her face and broke her tooth.
Sketches include "Professional Rhymer." The Blasters performs "I'm Shaking," "Marie Marie," "American Music," and "So Long Baby Goodbye".
Sketches include "Friday Edition" (featuring Rich Hall) and "Kitchen Pot Heads." Bill Champlin performs "Take It Uptown" and "Sara."
Sketches include "Ludeman, The Quaalude-Addicted Superhero" Chubby Checker performs "Running," "Harder Than Diamond" and "Burn Up The Night."
Sketches include "Experimental Theater." Huey Lewis and the News performs "Workin' for a Livin'," "Do You Believe in Love" and "Giving It All Up for Love."
Sketches include "Liberace's Big Note Punk Music Book", "The Voluptuous Nurse of Verona" (a.k.a. The Poorly-Dubbed Italian Sex Comedy), "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood In Review," "Gregory's Tap Dance," "Friday Edition," and "Reality Theater." Bonnie Raitt performs "Me and the Boys," "Keep This Heart in Mind" and "Willya Wontcha."
Sister Sledge performs "My Guy" and "All The Man I Needed."
Primetime special. Sketches include "Chariots of Fridays" (Tom Kramer film), "Drugs R' Us," "Friday Edition" (featuring Science Correspondent Bruce Mahler), "Liberace's Third World Special," "William Shatner: Spokesman for The President's Council on Heavy Snoozin," and "Bachelor Living w/Rich Hall." Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney perform "Ebony & Ivory."
