Name: Fridays
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Larry David, Michael Richards, Melanie Chartoff, Rich Hall, Bruce Mahler

Larry David

Michael Richards

Melanie Chartoff

Rich Hall

Bruce Mahler

Maryedith Burrell

Mark Blankfield

John Roarke

Stuart Pankin

Don Kennedy

Bill Lee

John Moffitt

Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.

Fridays

Fridays (1980) Opening Sequence

Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins

--The Boomtown Rats perform ""Someone's Looking at You"" and ""I Don't Like Mondays""

The Boomtown Rats

--The Clash perform ""London Calling,"" ""Train in Vain,"" ""The Guns Of Brixton"" & ""Clampdown""

Comedy sketches include:    --""Night Of The Living Dead Dinner"" (""Diner""?)

The Clash

Warren Zevon

"Chatty Lady Can't Get a Studio Audience Seat," "Melanie Chartoff and Johann the Parakeet," "Ted Kennedy's Image Problem," "Dick at the Gym," "The Friday Edition (featuring Maryedith Burrell's field report on a new swear word)", "Luis Valdez's Gringo Coffee", "Matzoi!", and "The Last Male Heterosexual in San Francisco." Boz Scaggs performs "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "JoJo."

Boz Scaggs

--Devo (1st appearance) - ""Girl U Want"" & ""Gates of Steel""

Devo (1st appearance)

--The Ian Hunter Band - ""We Gotta Get Out Of Here"" (with Ellen Foley) and ""Once Bitten Twice Shy""

Ian Hunter Band

--Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers perform ""Shadow of a Doubt"" and ""American Girl""

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

--The Beach Boys - ""Keepin' The Summer Alive"" and ""Good Vibrations""/""Goin' On"" medley

The Beach Boys

Graham Parker

Kenny Rogers

--The Jam perform ""Start!"" and ""Private Hell""

The Jam

--Journey performs ""Walks Like a Lady"" and ""Where Were You""

Journey

--Eddie Money performs ""Running Back"" and ""Trinidad""

Eddie Money

--Kim Carnes (1st appearance) - ""Cry Like A Baby"" and ""More Love""

Kim Carnes

--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""

The Cars (1st appearance)

--Al Jarreau (1st appearance) - ""Spain"" and ""Distracted""

Al Jarreau

--Ted Nugent performs ""Scream Dream"" and ""Paralyzed""

Ted Nugent

--Split Enz performs ""I Got You"" and ""I Hope I Never""

Split Enz

--Dire Straits performs ""Skateaway"" and ""Romeo and Juliet""

Dire Straits

--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""

Devo (2nd appearance)

The Busboys performed ""KKK,"" ""Johnny Soul'd Out"" and ""Minimum Wage"" from their 'Minimum Wage Rock & Roll' album.

The Busboys

--Heart performs ""Bebe-La-Strange"" and ""Tell It Like It is""

Heart

November 28, 1980

--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""

Pat Benatar

--Steve Forbert performs ""Romeo's Tune,"" ""Lonely Girl"" and ""Get Well Soon""

Steve Forbert

Rockpile

--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""

George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers

--The Plasmatics perform ""Living Dead"" and ""Butcher Baby""

Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics

--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""

Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon

--Valerie Bertinelli (host)

--Jim Carroll Band - ""People Who Died"" (and possibly ""Wicked Gravity"" & ""Day and Night"")

Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band

--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"")    --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,"" ""Take It To The Top"" & an instrumental song

Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang

--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode    --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Mendocino"" + 2 more songs

Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet

--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.

Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner

--Marshall Tucker Band perform ""Heard it in a Love Song"" and ""This Time I Believe""

David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band

--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""

Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship

Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts

--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""

Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett

--Gary U.S. Bonds performs ""This Little Girl,"" ""Way Back When"" and ""Jole Blon""

George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds

--The Pretenders perform ""The Adultress,"" ""Message of Love"" and  ""Louie, Louie"" (not the 1960's song by the Kingsmen)

Andy Kaufman / The Pretenders

--Kim Carnes (2nd appearance) - ""Bette Davis Eyes,"" ""Under My Thumb"" and ""Miss You Tonight""

William Shatner / Kim Carnes

--Tony Geary & Genie Francis (co-hosts)

--Devo (3rd appearance) -  ""NuTra Theme,"" ""Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth,"" ""Jesus in my Stew,"" ""Through Being Cool"" & ""Working In A Coal Mine""

Tony Geary & Genie Francis / Devo

--Karen Allen (host)    --The Stray Cats - ""Rock This Town,"" ""Stray Cat Strut,"" ""Runaway Boys""

Karen Allen / The Stray Cats

--Marty Feldman (host)    --Manhattan Transfer perform ""Boy from New York City,"" ""Spies in the Night"" and ""Route 66""

Marty Feldman / Manhattan Transfer

--David Naughton (host)    --Billy Vera and the Beaters perform ""Strange Things Happen,"" ""I Can Take Care of Myself"" and ""Millie, Make Some Chili""

David Naughton / Billy & The Beaters

--Jamie Lee Curtis (host)    --Garland Jeffreys performs ""96 Tears,"" ""R.O.C.K"" and ""35mm Dreams""

Jamie Lee Curtis / Garland Jeffreys

--Shelley Duvall (host)    --Al Jarreau performs ""In This Love,"" ""Roof Garden"" and ""Breaking Away.""

Shelley Duvall / Al Jarreau

--Peter Fonda (host)    --King Crimson perform ""Elephant Talk"" and ""Thela Hun Ginjeet""

Peter Fonda / King Crimson

--The Four Tops perform ""She Was My Girl"" and a medley of their hits

Susan Sarandon / The Four Tops

--Beau Bridges (host)    --David Grisman performs ""E.M.D.,"" ""Dawg Funk"" and ""Dawg's Bull""

Beau Bridges / David Grisman

--The Cars (2nd appearance) - ""Shake It Up,"" ""Since You're Gone"" and ""Think It Over""

--Also: videotaped segments from past hosts: Shelley Duvall, Peter Fonda, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Valerie Bertinelli and Anthony Geary.

Valerie Harper / The Cars

--KISS performs ""The Oath,"" ""A World Without Heroes"" and ""I""

Tab Hunter / KISS

--Quarterflash performs ""Harden My Heart""

Howard E. Rollins Jr. / Quarterflash

Bob Balaban / The Blasters

Valerie Bertinelli / Bill Champlin

--Chubby Checker performs ""Running,"" ""Harder than Diamond"" and ""Burn Up the Night""

Victoria Principal / Chubby Checker

--Huey Lewis & The News - ""Workin' For A Livin',"" ""Do You Believe In Love"" and ""Givin' It All for Love""

Lynn Redgrave / Huey Lewis & The News

--Bonnie Raitt performs ""Me and the Boys,"" ""Keep this Heart in Mind"" and ""Willya Wontcha""

Gregory Hines / Bonnie Raitt

--Sister Sledge -""My Guy"" and ""All the Man I Need"" (Note: another source listed the 2nd song as ""Super Bad Sisters"")

Marilu Henner / Sister Sledge

--Anthony Geary (host)    --Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder perform ""Ebony and Ivory"" (music video)

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