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Fridays

Season 2 1980 - 1981

  • 1980-09-05T04:00:00Z on ABC
  • 1h 5m
  • 1d 13h 30m (25 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
Fridays was a sketch comedy TV show that aired on ABC 1980-1982 with a talented cast of performers including later-to-be-big stars Michael Richards (Seinfeld) and Larry David (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm). Known for it's edgy performances and subject matter, Fridays featured various musical groups and guest hosts. One host was Andy Kaufman, whose escapades on Fridays were documented in the movie Man on the Moon (with Norm MacDonald as Michael Richards) Compared both favourably and unfavourably to Saturday Night Live, Fridays was certainly the more adult-oriented of the two, dealing more fiercely and directly with sex, drugs and politics. Then again, one of the favourite characters was young Battle Boy (Richards) who plays with his army tanks in his backyard and occasionally bites the heads of his sister's dolls.

25 episodes

Season Premiere

1980-09-05T04:00:00Z

2x01 Eddie Money

Season Premiere

2x01 Eddie Money

  • 1980-09-05T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Urban Monster" and "Friday Edition." Eddie Money performs "Running Back" and "Trinidad."

1980-09-12T04:00:00Z

2x02 Kim Carnes

2x02 Kim Carnes

  • 1980-09-12T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "The Three Stooges: Atomic Bong." Kim Carnes performs "Cry Like a Baby" and "More Love."

1980-09-19T04:00:00Z

2x03 The Cars (1st appearance)

2x03 The Cars (1st appearance)

  • 1980-09-19T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Friday Edition," "Battle Boy," "A Night in Tehran (The Marx Brothers in Iran)," "Drugs R Us," "A Cop with 'Roids," and "Chicken Puppets". The Cars performs "Touch and Go," "Shoo Be Doo" and "Gimme Some Slack."

1980-10-03T04:00:00Z

2x04 Al Jarreau

2x04 Al Jarreau

  • 1980-10-03T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Skunkman," "Friday Edition," and "George Bargate: The Jehovah's Witnesses." Al Jarreau performs "Distracted" and "Spain (I Can Recall)."

1980-10-17T04:00:00Z

2x05 Split Enz

2x05 Split Enz

  • 1980-10-17T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Lunatic In The Kitchen," "Friday Edition" (featuring "Film Review with Larry David" reviewing Private Benjamin), and "Midnite Sermonette with Pastor James Babbett." Split Enz performs "I Got You" and "I Hope I Never."

1980-10-24T04:00:00Z

2x06 Ted Nugent

2x06 Ted Nugent

  • 1980-10-24T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Seeking Springsteen's Endorsement," "Dick Goes to Vegas," and "Friday Edition" (featuring Science Correspondent Bruce Mahler). Ted Nugent performs "Paralyzed" and "Scream Dream."

1980-10-31T05:00:00Z

2x07 Dire Straits

2x07 Dire Straits

  • 1980-10-31T05:00:00Z1h 30m

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

1980-11-07T05:00:00Z

2x08 Devo (2nd appearance)

2x08 Devo (2nd appearance)

  • 1980-11-07T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Backstage Cold Open: The Soap Bar," "Reagan Moves Into the White House," "Battle Boy," "Friday Edition" (featuring the Friday Focus Report), "Drugs R' Us: Delivery Girl," "Atrocity at the Retirement House" (Tom Kramer film)", and "The Liberation of Women in Eastern Europe." Devo performs "Whip It" and "Uncontrollable Urge."

1980-11-14T05:00:00Z

2x09 The Busboys

2x09 The Busboys

  • 1980-11-14T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Star Wars Memories," "Friday Edition," "The Elephant Joke Man," "The Golden Boy Wrestlers: Out at the Bar," "Ice Skating Convicts" (Tom Kramer film), and "The Brotherhood of the Men Who Ho-Hum Between Words". The Busboys performs "KKKay," "Johnny Soul'd Out" and "Minimum Wage."

1980-11-21T05:00:00Z

2x10 Heart

2x10 Heart

  • 1980-11-21T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Dallas: Who shot J. R.?." Heart performs "Bebe le Strange" and "Tell It Like It Is".

1980-12-05T05:00:00Z

2x11 Pat Benatar

2x11 Pat Benatar

  • 1980-12-05T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Bruce Mahler's Pirate Song," "Abscam Camera," "Hamlet the Daredevil (a.k.a. Dick The Play Actor)," "Friday Edition (with Maryedith Burrell's Field Report on Drug Dealing on the Sunset Strip)," "The Transphibians at the Pet Store," "The Latin DJ," and "ABC Fridays Fights (a.k.a. Couple's Fight Color Commentary)". Pat Benatar performs "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" and "Hell Is For Children."

1980-12-12T05:00:00Z

2x12 Steve Forbert

2x12 Steve Forbert

  • 1980-12-12T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "The Ronny Horror Picture Show," "Friday Edition," "Calvin Klein Jeans," "Nat E. Dred: The Rasta Gourmet," and "Square Trees (a.k.a. Prisoner Critiques Daughter's Picture)." Steve Forbert performs "Romeo's Tune," "Lonely Girl" and "Get Well Soon."
NOTE: Reruns of this episode are edited to remove "The Ronny Horror Picture Show" due to the producer of The Rocky Horror Picture Show being against the parody. The sketch is available online, on the best-of DVD set, was on Hulu Plus, and is on Tubi TV.

1980-12-19T05:00:00Z

2x13 Rockpile

2x13 Rockpile

  • 1980-12-19T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "The Three Stooges: The Numb Boys," "Dick: Christmas," "Friday Edition featuring Friday Focus Report: Street Corner Santas," and "Strange Christmas Present." Rockpile performs "A Knife and a Fork" and "Teacher Teacher."

Sketches include "Backstage Cold Open," "1980: A Look Back," "The Life of George Carlin" (Tom Kramer film), George Carlin's standup, "Friday Edition," "K.P.L.O. Radio," "Celebrity Superstunt 1981," "Creative Palm Reading," and "The Western Shop." George Thorogood and the Destroyers performs "I'm Wanted" and "Can't Stop Lovin'."

2x15 Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics

  • 1981-01-16T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Cold Open," "Popeye's Got a Brand New Bag," "Nat E. Dred: The Rasta Gourmet," "Friday Edition," "Draft Lottery Sweepstakes" (Tom Kramer film), a Tom Snyder parody, "Creative Palm Reading II," "Great Medical Discoveries: The Making of Dr. Scholls," and "Frieda Mueller, Art Agent." The Plasmatics performs "Living Dead" and "Butcher Baby."

2x16 Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon

  • 1981-01-23T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Opening," "That Darn Reagan," "Drugs R' Us," "Friday Edition" (featuring "Film Review with Larry David" reviewing Island of The Wild Babysitters), "Dancing Chickens," "Henny Youngman's Dressing Room," and "El Show de Inez Prado." REO Speedwagon performs "Don't Let Him Go" and "Keep On Loving You"

Sketches include "The Fridays Cast Meets Valerie Bertinelli", "The Trial of the Network Gang of Three", "The Friday Report (with Maryedith Burrell's Field Report on The Crackdown on Female Mud Activities)", "Howdy Doody Goes to the Movies", "Dick Goes To The New-Wave Barbershop," "Creative Palm Reading", "The Pat Warren Show: Couples' Swatting", "Howdy Doody Gets a Cab", "The Latin DJ", and "The Pothead Family". The Jim Carroll Band performs "People Who Died," "Day & Night," and "It's Too Late."

Sketches include "Backstage Cold Open," "Reagan's Secret Service Agents," "Nat E. Dred: The Rasta Chef," "Friday Edition" featuring Science Correspondent Bruce Mahler, "Men and Women Who Ho-Hum Between Words," "Latin DJ," "The Frank Sinatra Story" (Tom Kramer film), "The Elevator Sisters: Valentine's Day medley," "The Unprepared Job Applicant," "Film Audition," and "Tomorrow Coast to Coast." Kool & the Gang performs "Celebration," "Take It to the Top" and an instrumental.

Sketches include Andy Kaufman's monologue, "The Moral Majority Comedy-Variety Hour," "The Masked Magician," "Friday Edition" (featuring Andy Kaufman's Thought/Counterthought segment), "Howdy Doody," "The Return of Frankenstein," "Latin DJ," and "The Marijuana Sketch/Onstage Fight-cum-Prank" Sir Douglas Quintet performs "You're Gonna Miss Me," "Mendocino" and "It Was Fun While It Lasted."

2x20 Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner

  • 1981-02-27T05:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Backstage: Billy Crystal's Bodyguard," "Altered Statesman," "Friday Edition," "Creative Palm Reading III," "That's Meshugge!," "Nat E. Dread: The Rasta Gourmet introduces Randy Meisner," "Andy Kaufman Apologizes for Last Week's Sketch," and "Tom and Delores." Randy Meisner performs "Hearts on Fire" and "Gotta Get Away."

Sketches include "Backstage Cold Open," "Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in: The Road to El Salvador," "Drugs R' Us: The Security Alarm," "Friday Edition," "Immature Adults," and "The 8th Wonder of the World: The Comedy Genius." The Marshall Tucker Band performs "Heard It in a Love Song" and "This Time I Believe."

Sketches include "Father Guido Sarducci & Dawn," "Father Guido Sarducci in: 'A Fistful of Darwin'," "Friday Edition," "The Eyes of The Woodsman," and "Fridays Cast Reflects on Assassinations" Jefferson Starship performs "Find Your Way Back" and "Jane."

Sketches include "President Reagan in the Hospital," "The Founding Fathers and the Second Amendment," "Battle Boy," "Friday Edition" (featuring Science Correspondent Bruce Mahler), "The Monster Always Ring Twice," "Fridays 1st Anniversary" (Tom Kramer film), and "Lose The Fish." Frankie and the Knockouts performs "Sweetheart" and "Come Back."

2x24 Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett

  • 1981-05-08T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Close Encounters of the Third World," "Nat E. Dred: Rastafarian Chef," "Friday Edition" (featuring the Pitkinville Report), "Men Who Hug," "Midnite Sermonette with Pastor James Babbitt," "Just Pull Over," "Dancing Chickens," "Creative Palm Reading IV," "Howdy Doody," and "Make-Out Thoughts". Jimmy Buffett performs "Volcano (Jimmy Buffett song)," "It's My Job," and "Stars Fell on Alabama."

2x25 George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds

  • 1981-05-15T04:00:00Z1h 30m

Sketches include "Backstage Cold Open," "The Three Stooges: Long Lost Brother," "The Elevator Sisters commercial," "Man in The Bushes," "Friday Edition," "Hollywood Party," "The George Hamiltion Story," a Dick Cavett parody, "Repulsé: The Make-Up for Women Who Don't Want Attention," "Howdy Doody," and "Record Co. Audition." Gary U.S. Bonds performs "This Little Girl," "Way Back" and "Jole Blon."

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