Episode 1
Eddie Money
Sep 5, 1980
--Eddie Money performs ""Running Back"" and ""Trinidad""
Episode 2
Kim Carnes
Sep 12, 1980
--Kim Carnes (1st appearance) - ""Cry Like A Baby"" and ""More Love""
Episode 3
The Cars (1st appearance)
Sep 19, 1980
--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""
Episode 4
Al Jarreau
Oct 3, 1980
--Al Jarreau (1st appearance) - ""Spain"" and ""Distracted""
Episode 5
Ted Nugent
Oct 10, 1980
--Ted Nugent performs ""Scream Dream"" and ""Paralyzed""
Episode 6
Split Enz
Oct 17, 1980
--Split Enz performs ""I Got You"" and ""I Hope I Never""
Episode 7
Dire Straits
Oct 31, 1980
--Dire Straits performs ""Skateaway"" and ""Romeo and Juliet""
Episode 8
Devo (2nd appearance)
Nov 7, 1980
--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""
Episode 9
The Busboys
Nov 14, 1980
The Busboys performed ""KKK,"" ""Johnny Soul'd Out"" and ""Minimum Wage"" from their 'Minimum Wage Rock & Roll' album.
Episode 10
Heart
Nov 21, 1980
--Heart performs ""Bebe-La-Strange"" and ""Tell It Like It is""
Episode 11
November 28, 1980
Nov 28, 1980
Episode 12
Pat Benatar
Dec 5, 1980
--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""
Episode 13
Steve Forbert
Dec 12, 1980
--Steve Forbert performs ""Romeo's Tune,"" ""Lonely Girl"" and ""Get Well Soon""
Episode 14
Rockpile
Dec 19, 1980
--Rockpile performs ""Teacher Teacher""
Episode 15
George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Jan 9, 1981
--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""
Episode 16
Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics
Jan 16, 1981
--The Plasmatics perform ""Living Dead"" and ""Butcher Baby""
Episode 17
Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon
Jan 23, 1981
--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""
Episode 18
Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band
Feb 6, 1981
--Valerie Bertinelli (host) --Jim Carroll Band - ""People Who Died"" (and possibly ""Wicked Gravity"" & ""Day and Night"")
Episode 19
Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang
Feb 13, 1981
--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"") --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,"" ""Take It To The Top"" & an instrumental song
Episode 20
Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet
Feb 20, 1981
--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Mendocino"" + 2 more songs
Episode 21
Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner
Feb 27, 1981
--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.
Episode 22
David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band
Mar 13, 1981
--Marshall Tucker Band perform ""Heard it in a Love Song"" and ""This Time I Believe""
Episode 23
Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship
Apr 3, 1981
--Don Novello (host, in character as Father Guido Sarducci) --Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson, the singing duo ""Dawn,"" appear with Sarducci. --Jefferson Starship perform ""Find Your Way Back"" and ""Jane""
Episode 24
Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts
Apr 10, 1981
Episode 25
Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett
May 8, 1981
--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""
Episode 26
George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds
May 15, 1981
--Gary U.S. Bonds performs ""This Little Girl,"" ""Way Back When"" and ""Jole Blon""
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