Episodes
1. Eddie Money
September 5, 1980
90 min
--Eddie Money performs ""Running Back"" and ""Trinidad""
Guest Stars:
Eddie Money
2. Kim Carnes
September 12, 1980
90 min
--Kim Carnes (1st appearance) - ""Cry Like A Baby"" and ""More Love""
Guest Stars:
Kim Carnes
3. The Cars (1st appearance)
September 19, 1980
90 min
--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""
Guest Stars:
Ric Ocasek
4. Al Jarreau
October 3, 1980
90 min
--Al Jarreau (1st appearance) - ""Spain"" and ""Distracted""
Guest Stars:
Al Jarreau
5. Ted Nugent
October 10, 1980
90 min
--Ted Nugent performs ""Scream Dream"" and ""Paralyzed""
Guest Stars:
Ted Nugent
7. Dire Straits
October 31, 1980
90 min
--Dire Straits performs ""Skateaway"" and ""Romeo and Juliet""
Guest Stars:
Mark Knopfler
8. Devo (2nd appearance)
10.0
November 7, 1980
90 min
--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""
Guest Stars:
Mark Mothersbaugh
9. The Busboys
November 14, 1980
90 min
The Busboys performed ""KKK,"" ""Johnny Soul'd Out"" and ""Minimum Wage"" from their 'Minimum Wage Rock & Roll' album.
10. Heart
November 21, 1980
90 min
--Heart performs ""Bebe-La-Strange"" and ""Tell It Like It is""
Guest Stars:
Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson
12. Pat Benatar
December 5, 1980
90 min
--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""
Guest Stars:
Pat Benatar
13. Steve Forbert
December 12, 1980
90 min
--Steve Forbert performs ""Romeo's Tune,"" ""Lonely Girl"" and ""Get Well Soon""
Guest Stars:
Steve Forbert
15. George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers
January 9, 1981
90 min
--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""
Guest Stars:
George Thorogood, George Carlin
16. Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics
8.0
January 16, 1981
90 min
--The Plasmatics perform ""Living Dead"" and ""Butcher Baby""
Guest Stars:
Shelley Winters, Wendy O. Williams, Wes Beech, Jean Beauvoir
17. Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon
January 23, 1981
90 min
--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""
Guest Stars:
Henny Youngman, Kevin Cronin
18. Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band
February 6, 1981
90 min
--Valerie Bertinelli (host) --Jim Carroll Band - ""People Who Died"" (and possibly ""Wicked Gravity"" & ""Day and Night"")
Guest Stars:
Valerie Bertinelli, Jim Carroll
19. Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang
February 13, 1981
90 min
--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"") --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,"" ""Take It To The Top"" & an instrumental song
Guest Stars:
Michael McKean, David L. Lander
20. Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet
February 20, 1981
90 min
--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Mendocino"" + 2 more songs
Guest Stars:
Andy Kaufman
21. Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner
February 27, 1981
90 min
--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.
Guest Stars:
Billy Crystal, Andy Kaufman, Randy Meisner
22. David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band
March 13, 1981
90 min
--Marshall Tucker Band perform ""Heard it in a Love Song"" and ""This Time I Believe""
Guest Stars:
David Steinberg
23. Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship
April 3, 1981
90 min
--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""
Guest Stars:
Don Novello, Grace Slick, Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson
25. Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett
9.0
May 8, 1981
90 min
--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""
Guest Stars:
Jimmy Buffett, Mark Hamill
