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List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1982) Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; ... July 30, 1982 () Eddie Murphy, Randall "Tex" Cobb:
In the cold opening, Donald Pleasence tries to open the show with the "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night" announcement in a different type of spelling, (the only line used for the 7th season, despite it normally didn't use the "Live from New York" catchphrase until its following season.) until Eddie Murphy shows up to suggest Pleasence ...
Eddie Murphy impersonates the green clay character Gumby. Debuted March 27, 1982. Debuted March 27, 1982. This was the origin of the catch-phrase "I'm Gumby, dammit!", which has been called one of the show's "best catchphrases".
The "Police Academy" scene-stealer also explains why the "ship has sailed" on a reboot of the '80s franchise.
With the release of the film 48 Hours during season eight, Eddie Murphy's star began to eclipse the other cast members. [6] Murphy's co-star in the film, Nick Nolte, was scheduled to host the show, but canceled at the last minute. Ebersol offered Murphy the chance to host, a move that Piscopo would perceive as a major slight. [7]
Larry the Lobster was the subject of a comedy sketch by Eddie Murphy that was aired live on Saturday Night Live on April 10, 1982. In an early example of interactive television, Murphy held Larry, a live lobster, aloft and declared that the show's audience would determine by televoting whether Larry lived or died.
Murphy turned Mr. T’s overtly masculine persona on its head, doing a spot-on impression of him in a same-sex act during Murphy’s 1983 concert film, “Delirious.”
Eddie Murphy’s Family Guide: Meet His 10 Kids With Nicole Mitchell, Mel B, Paige Butcher and More. Saturday Night Live was on the verge of cancellation when Murphy joined the cast in 1980. His ...