The First Five Years

A Tumblr dedicated to the first five years of Saturday Night Live and the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players.

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Gilda Radner’s audition tape for SNL!

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"It retails for $1.98 and it’s called Bag O’Glass. Mr. Mainway, this is simply a bag of jagged, dangerous, glass bits."

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Season 3

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Eric Idle and Dan Aykroyd in “Dragnet”

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Jane Curtin, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and Laraine Newman, 1978

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"Mommy Beer"

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The original cast of Saturday Night Live as “The Killer Bees.” John Belushi, Chevy Chase & Gilda Radner

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THROWBACK THURSDAY

Bill Murray, Laraine Newman and John Belushi on the set during rehearsal back in the day.

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SNL Opening Credits: Season 1 (1975-1976)

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Jane and Gilda in “Household Hints” (S01E16)

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Favorite SNL Cast Members of All Time: Bill Murray (4/?)

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The Blues Brothers SNL performances || Soul Man

"So honey, don’t you fret, ‘cause you ain’t seen nothing yet.."

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Favorite SNL Cast Members of All Time: Jane Curtin (5/?)

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Gilda Radner and Lorne Michaels

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"Backer’s Audition" Photos by Alan Singer