 The host for the episode is Elizabeth Ashley, and the musical guest is Hall & Oates. The skits for this episode are as follows: Dan Rather starts the show with the evening news report. Pope John Paul II begins his tour of Africa. Joseph Papp comes on the show to conduct an audition. Dr. Jack Badofsky gives a health report for the Weekend Update. Harry Anderson performs a stand-up routine. Additional skits include the big plastic bubble, Speaking As A Woman with Shelley Winters, women s party conversation and Loewenbrau. Hall & Oates perform "You Make My Dreams", "I Can t Go For That (No Can Do)" and "You ve Lost That Loving Feeling".