Fridays

Fridays

Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.

Comedy

Seasons

1. Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins

Air Date: 1980-04-11

2. The Boomtown Rats

Air Date: 1980-04-18

--The Boomtown Rats perform ""Someone's Looking at You"" and ""I Don't Like Mondays""

3. The Clash

Air Date: 1980-04-25

--The Clash perform ""London Calling,"" ""Train in Vain,"" ""The Guns Of Brixton"" & ""Clampdown"" Comedy sketches include: --""Night Of The Living Dead Dinner"" (""Diner""?)

4. Warren Zevon

Air Date: 1980-05-09

5. Boz Scaggs

Air Date: 1980-05-16

"Chatty Lady Can't Get a Studio Audience Seat," "Melanie Chartoff and Johann the Parakeet," "Ted Kennedy's Image Problem," "Dick at the Gym," "The Friday Edition (featuring Maryedith Burrell's field report on a new swear word)", "Luis Valdez's Gringo Coffee", "Matzoi!", and "The Last Male Heterosexual in San Francisco." Boz Scaggs performs "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "JoJo."

6. Devo (1st appearance)

Air Date: 1980-05-23

--Devo (1st appearance) - ""Girl U Want"" & ""Gates of Steel""

7. Ian Hunter Band

Air Date: 1980-05-07

--The Ian Hunter Band - ""We Gotta Get Out Of Here"" (with Ellen Foley) and ""Once Bitten Twice Shy""

8. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Air Date: 1980-06-06

--Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers perform ""Shadow of a Doubt"" and ""American Girl""

9. The Beach Boys

Air Date: 1980-06-20

--The Beach Boys - ""Keepin' The Summer Alive"" and ""Good Vibrations""/""Goin' On"" medley

10. Graham Parker

Air Date: 1980-06-27

11. Kenny Rogers

Air Date: 1980-07-04

12. The Jam

Air Date: 1980-07-11

--The Jam perform ""Start!"" and ""Private Hell""

13. Journey

Air Date: 1980-07-18

--Journey performs ""Walks Like a Lady"" and ""Where Were You""

1. Eddie Money

Air Date: 1980-09-05

--Eddie Money performs ""Running Back"" and ""Trinidad""

2. Kim Carnes

Air Date: 1980-09-12

--Kim Carnes (1st appearance) - ""Cry Like A Baby"" and ""More Love""

3. The Cars (1st appearance)

Air Date: 1980-09-19

--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""

4. Al Jarreau

Air Date: 1980-10-03

--Al Jarreau (1st appearance) - ""Spain"" and ""Distracted""

5. Ted Nugent

Air Date: 1980-10-10

--Ted Nugent performs ""Scream Dream"" and ""Paralyzed""

6. Split Enz

Air Date: 1980-10-17

--Split Enz performs ""I Got You"" and ""I Hope I Never""

7. Dire Straits

Air Date: 1980-10-31

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

8. Devo (2nd appearance)

Air Date: 1980-11-07

--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""

9. The Busboys

Air Date: 1980-11-14

The Busboys performed ""KKK,"" ""Johnny Soul'd Out"" and ""Minimum Wage"" from their 'Minimum Wage Rock & Roll' album.

10. Heart

Air Date: 1980-11-21

--Heart performs ""Bebe-La-Strange"" and ""Tell It Like It is""

11. November 28, 1980

Air Date: 1980-11-28

12. Pat Benatar

Air Date: 1980-12-05

--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""

13. Steve Forbert

Air Date: 1980-12-12

--Steve Forbert performs ""Romeo's Tune,"" ""Lonely Girl"" and ""Get Well Soon""

14. Rockpile

Air Date: 1980-12-19

--Rockpile performs ""Teacher Teacher""

15. George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers

Air Date: 1981-01-09

--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""

Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics

16. Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics

Air Date: 1981-01-16

--The Plasmatics perform ""Living Dead"" and ""Butcher Baby""

17. Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon

Air Date: 1981-01-23

--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""

18. Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band

Air Date: 1981-02-06

--Valerie Bertinelli (host) --Jim Carroll Band - ""People Who Died"" (and possibly ""Wicked Gravity"" & ""Day and Night"")

19. Michael McKean & David L. Lander / Kool & The Gang

Air Date: 1981-02-13

--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"") --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,"" ""Take It To The Top"" & an instrumental song

20. Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet

Air Date: 1981-02-20

--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Mendocino"" + 2 more songs

21. Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner

Air Date: 1981-02-27

--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.

22. David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band

Air Date: 1981-03-13

--Marshall Tucker Band perform ""Heard it in a Love Song"" and ""This Time I Believe""

23. Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship

Air Date: 1981-04-03

--Don Novello (host, in character as Father Guido Sarducci) --Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson, the singing duo ""Dawn,"" appear with Sarducci. --Jefferson Starship perform ""Find Your Way Back"" and ""Jane""

24. Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts

Air Date: 1981-04-10

25. Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett

Air Date: 1981-05-08

--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""

George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds

26. George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds

Air Date: 1981-05-15

--Gary U.S. Bonds performs ""This Little Girl,"" ""Way Back When"" and ""Jole Blon""

1. Andy Kaufman / The Pretenders

Air Date: 1981-09-18

--The Pretenders perform ""The Adultress,"" ""Message of Love"" and ""Louie, Louie"" (not the 1960's song by the Kingsmen)

2. William Shatner / Kim Carnes

Air Date: 1981-09-25

--Kim Carnes (2nd appearance) - ""Bette Davis Eyes,"" ""Under My Thumb"" and ""Miss You Tonight""

3. Tony Geary & Genie Francis / Devo

Air Date: 1981-10-09

--Tony Geary & Genie Francis (co-hosts) --Devo (3rd appearance) - ""NuTra Theme,"" ""Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth,"" ""Jesus in my Stew,"" ""Through Being Cool"" & ""Working In A Coal Mine""

4. Karen Allen / The Stray Cats

Air Date: 1981-10-16

--Karen Allen (host) --The Stray Cats - ""Rock This Town,"" ""Stray Cat Strut,"" ""Runaway Boys""

5. Marty Feldman / Manhattan Transfer

Air Date: 1981-10-30

--Marty Feldman (host) --Manhattan Transfer perform ""Boy from New York City,"" ""Spies in the Night"" and ""Route 66""

6. David Naughton / Billy & The Beaters

Air Date: 1981-11-06

--David Naughton (host) --Billy Vera and the Beaters perform ""Strange Things Happen,"" ""I Can Take Care of Myself"" and ""Millie, Make Some Chili""

7. Jamie Lee Curtis / Garland Jeffreys

Air Date: 1981-11-13

--Jamie Lee Curtis (host) --Garland Jeffreys performs ""96 Tears,"" ""R.O.C.K"" and ""35mm Dreams""

8. Shelley Duvall / Al Jarreau

Air Date: 1981-11-20

--Shelley Duvall (host) --Al Jarreau performs ""In This Love,"" ""Roof Garden"" and ""Breaking Away.""

9. Peter Fonda / King Crimson

Air Date: 1981-12-04

--Peter Fonda (host) --King Crimson perform ""Elephant Talk"" and ""Thela Hun Ginjeet""

10. Susan Sarandon / The Four Tops

Air Date: 1981-12-11

--The Four Tops perform ""She Was My Girl"" and a medley of their hits

11. Beau Bridges / David Grisman

Air Date: 1981-12-18

--Beau Bridges (host) --David Grisman performs ""E.M.D.,"" ""Dawg Funk"" and ""Dawg's Bull""

12. Valerie Harper / The Cars

Air Date: 1982-01-08

--The Cars (2nd appearance) - ""Shake It Up,"" ""Since You're Gone"" and ""Think It Over"" --Also: videotaped segments from past hosts: Shelley Duvall, Peter Fonda, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Valerie Bertinelli and Anthony Geary.

13. Tab Hunter / KISS

Air Date: 1982-01-15

--KISS performs ""The Oath,"" ""A World Without Heroes"" and ""I""

14. Howard E. Rollins Jr. / Quarterflash

Air Date: 1982-01-22

--Quarterflash performs ""Harden My Heart""

15. Bob Balaban / The Blasters

Air Date: 1982-02-05

16. Valerie Bertinelli / Bill Champlin

Air Date: 1982-02-12

17. Victoria Principal / Chubby Checker

Air Date: 1982-02-19

--Chubby Checker performs ""Running,"" ""Harder than Diamond"" and ""Burn Up the Night""

18. Lynn Redgrave / Huey Lewis & The News

Air Date: 1982-03-05

--Huey Lewis & The News - ""Workin' For A Livin',"" ""Do You Believe In Love"" and ""Givin' It All for Love""

19. Gregory Hines / Bonnie Raitt

Air Date: 1982-03-12

--Bonnie Raitt performs ""Me and the Boys,"" ""Keep this Heart in Mind"" and ""Willya Wontcha""

20. Marilu Henner / Sister Sledge

Air Date: 1982-03-19

--Sister Sledge -""My Guy"" and ""All the Man I Need"" (Note: another source listed the 2nd song as ""Super Bad Sisters"")

21. Prime Time Special: Tony Geary / Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney

Air Date: 1982-04-23

--Anthony Geary (host) --Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder perform ""Ebony and Ivory"" (music video)

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Rating

5.0/10

Release Date

1980-04-11

Episodes

60 (3 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Videos

Production Companies

Moffitt-Lee Productions

The West Coast Comedy Company