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    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

William Shatner/Lone Justice (Season 12, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

William Shatner hosts this episode, and Lone Justice and Buster Poindexter are musical guests. The cold opener is a parody of "The Green Berets" involving former Colonel Oliver North(Shatner). William Shatner's "infamous" monologue ...See moreWilliam Shatner hosts this episode, and Lone Justice and Buster Poindexter are musical guests. The cold opener is a parody of "The Green Berets" involving former Colonel Oliver North(Shatner). William Shatner's "infamous" monologue involves his first attendance at a recent Star Trek convention, where he tells Trekkies to get a life. Liz Sweeney (Nora Dunn) sings a medley for her fiancé (Shatner), with her sister Candy. T.J. Hooker (Shatner) spend too much time riding the hood of a car during a chase. Weekend Update with Dennis Miller includes Al Franken experiencing phantom pains while describing Reagan's prostate surgery. Another Star Trek parody involves Captain Kirk (Shatner) and company converting the Enterprise into a space-based restaurant. A woman's(Dunn) Husband (Shatner) can't get enough of his physique in the mirror. In Kevin Nealon's Classic Christmas Experience, Nealon recalls Christmas clichés and disasters. The famous Lost Ending to "It's A Wonderful Life," where the people of Bedford Falls rise up and kick Mr. Potter's (Jon Lovitz) ass. "The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint:" A Schiller-Vision noir-film about a guy(Griffin Dunne), who just can't get a break from the justice system. Lone Justice performs the songs "Shelter," and "I Found Love," and for the holidays, Buster Poindexter sings "Zat You, Santa?" Written by Daniel Timothy Dey See less
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Updated Dec 20, 1986

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Dec 20, 1986 (United States)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Dana Carvey
Trekkie / Various Characters / Officer Vince Romano / Kahn / George Bailey Trekkie / Various Characters / Officer Vince Romano / Kahn / George Bailey   See fewer
Nora Dunn
Various / Liz Sweeney Various / Liz Sweeney   See fewer
Phil Hartman
Trek Convention Announcer / Dr. McCoy / Uncle Billy / Various Trek Convention Announcer / Dr. McCoy / Uncle Billy / Various   See fewer
Jan Hooks
Various / Candy Sweeney / Mary Bailey Various / Candy Sweeney / Mary Bailey   See fewer
Victoria Jackson
Various / Officer Stacy Sheridan Various / Officer Stacy Sheridan   See fewer
Jon Lovitz
Trekkie / Various Characters / Old Man Potter Trekkie / Various Characters / Old Man Potter   See fewer
Dennis Miller
Weekend Update Anchor / Various Weekend Update Anchor / Various   See fewer
Lone Justice
Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest   See fewer
Kevin Meaney
Various Various   See fewer
A. Whitney Brown
Various Various   See fewer
Kevin Nealon
Trekkie / Various Characters / Mr. Spock Trekkie / Various Characters / Mr. Spock   See fewer
G.E. Smith
Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader   See fewer
David Johansen
Buster Poindexter (as Buster Poindexter) Buster Poindexter (as Buster Poindexter)   See fewer
William Shatner
Self - Host / Various / Captain Kirk / T.J. Hooker Self - Host / Various / Captain Kirk / T.J. Hooker   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
John Rothman
Priest ('The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint' sketch) Priest ('The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint' sketch)   See fewer
Bruce Brody
Self - Lone Justice Keyboardist (uncredited) Self - Lone Justice Keyboardist (uncredited)   See fewer
George Coe
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Dr. Eric Bloom ('The True Life Ssory of Frankie Toussaint' sketch) (uncredited) Dr. Eric Bloom ('The True Life Ssory of Frankie Toussaint' sketch) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lewis Del Gatto
Self - Musician (uncredited) Self - Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
James Downey
Convention Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Convention Announcer (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Griffin Dunne
Frankie Toussaint ('The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint' sketch) (uncredited) Frankie Toussaint ('The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint' sketch) (uncredited)   See fewer
Shane Fontayne
Self - Lone Justice Guitarist (uncredited) Self - Lone Justice Guitarist (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Franken
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Jarchow
Lawyer ('The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint' sketch) (uncredited) Lawyer ('The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint' sketch) (uncredited)   See fewer
Maria McKee
Self - Lone Justice Vocalist (uncredited) Self - Lone Justice Vocalist (uncredited)   See fewer
Andy Murphy
Ernie (uncredited) Ernie (uncredited)   See fewer
Leon Pendarvis
Self - Musician (uncredited) Self - Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
Lenny Pickett
Self - Saxophone (uncredited) Self - Saxophone (uncredited)   See fewer
Rudy Richman
Self - Lone Justice Drummer (uncredited) Self - Lone Justice Drummer (uncredited)   See fewer
Marc Shaiman
Skip St. Thomas (uncredited) Skip St. Thomas (uncredited)   See fewer
Greg Sutton
Self - Lone Justice Bassist (uncredited) Self - Lone Justice Bassist (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Turre
Self - Musician (uncredited) Self - Musician (uncredited)   See fewer
T-Bone Wolk
Self - Bass (uncredited) Self - Bass (uncredited)   See fewer
Akira Yoshimura
Sulu (uncredited) Sulu (uncredited)   See fewer
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