Classic SNL Review: December 20, 1980: David Carradine / The cast of "The Pirates of Penzance" (S06E05)
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Sketches include "Pardo Impression", "Gun City", "Kung Fu Menswear", "Cedar Mall", "The Rocket Report", "Dylan & Guthrie", "The Home Version of Dallas", "Mr. Bill's Christmas Special", "Kung Fu Christmas", "Heroin In Harlem", "Virgin Search", "Dopenhagen & Happy Daze", "Mourning The Colonel", "The Dancing Man" and "Welfare Counseling". Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, George Rose and the cast of The Pirates of Penzance perform medleys of selections from the musical and Christmas carols.
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