Classic SNL Review: March 12, 1983: Bruce Dern / Leon Redbone (S08E15)
/Sketches include "Backstage", "Buckwheat Jeans", "Donny & Marie St. Patrick's Day Special", "Buckwheat Buys the Farm", "The Home For Disgusting Practices", "The Buckwheat Story", "Jerry Lewis School", "Gumbys", "Old Jew Beer", "Old Negro Beer", "Songwriters", "Old Chinaman Beer", and "Veggie Burgers". Leon Redbone performs "Sweet Sue, Just You", "When You Wish Upon A Star" and "I Ain't Got Nobody".
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