Saturday Night Live/The Complete First Season

The Complete First Season Saturday Night Live
Release Date	December 5, 2006
Format	DVD
Region	1
Distributor	Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Disc Count	8
Episode Count	24
Running Time	1594 minutes
Retail Price	$69.98
Video	Full Frame (1.33:1)
Audio	English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Subtitles	—
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Next Season Set	The Complete Second Season

The Complete First Season is the first ever season release for Saturday Night Live. It was released on December 5, 2006 by Broadway Video and Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Overview

The first season set includes all musical performances, sketches and mishaps from the first season of the sketch comedy series. This includes the infamous Louise Lasser episode, which had been kept out of syndication by Lorne Michaels for many years. Also included in the set is a 32 page photo book and original screen tests for the cast.

Disc Breakdown

Disc 1

• Episodes: George Carlin/Billy Preston, Janis Ian, Paul Simon/Randy Newman, Phoebe Snow, Rob Reiner

Disc 2

• Episodes: Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips, Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III, Lily Tomlin/Howard Shore and His All Nurse Band

Disc 3

• Episodes: Richard Pryor/Gil-Scott Heron, Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves, The Stylistics, Elliott Gould/Anne Murray

Disc 4

• Episodes: Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka, Dick Cavett/Jimmy Cliff

Disc 5

• Episodes: Peter Boyle/Al Jarreau, Desi Arnaz, Jill Clayburgh

Disc 6

• Episodes: Anthony Perkins/Betty Carter, Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group, Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian

Disc 7

• Episodes: Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon, Dyan Cannon/Leon and Mary Russell, Buck Henry/Gordon Lightfoot

Disc 8

• Episodes: Elliott Gould/Leon Redbone, Harlan Collins & Joyce Everson, Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge
• Original screen tests from the cast, including John Belushi.
• A brief interview with Lorne Michaels dated 15 days before the premiere of Saturday Night Live.

Alterations

Although the initial press releases for the show claimed that the DVD release was completely uncut, this proved to not be entirely true when watched closely:

• All bumpers except for the one between the last sketch and good nights have been cut. Broadway Video has explained that they don't consider the bumpers to be part of the show.
• In the Rob Reiner and Dick Cavett hosted episodes, there were originally no credits because the episodes ran long. In the DVD version of the episodes, the credits roll over a montage of bumpers.
• A parody of a Wrigley's Gum commercial which appeared in the Rob Reiner and Buck Henry episodes has been removed from both episodes.