The Early Years of SNL: Saturday Night Live's Original Era (Part 2)
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The episode concludes the retrospective on Saturday Night Live's original era, exploring its evolution over five seasons.
Our look back at Saturday Night Live’s original era has come to an end. We wrap up our final episode of The Early Years of SNL, looking back at all five seasons of the original era. We revisit the journey the show took from a trying-it-out-in-real-time “variety” show (S1) to being a truly experimental and edgy platform (S2), exploding into a cultural juggernaut (S3&4), and eventual fall from grace (S5). Looking back, we remember some of our favorite hosts, musical guests, special guests, ...
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