Fridays
Fridays

Fridays

1980 3 Seasons 60 Episodes ⭐ 5.9 Comedy

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.

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins

EP 2

The Boomtown Rats

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

EP 3

The Clash

--The Clash perform ""London Calling,"" ""Train in Vain,"" ""The Guns Of Brixton"" & ""Clampdown"" Comedy sketches incl

EP 4

Warren Zevon

EP 5

Boz Scaggs

"Chatty Lady Can't Get a Studio Audience Seat," "Melanie Chartoff and Johann the Parakeet," "Ted Kennedy's Image Problem

EP 6

Devo (1st appearance)

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

EP 7

Ian Hunter Band

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

EP 8

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

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

EP 9

The Beach Boys

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

EP 10

Graham Parker

EP 11

Kenny Rogers

EP 12

The Jam

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

EP 13

Journey

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

EP 1

Eddie Money

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

EP 2

Kim Carnes

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

EP 3

The Cars (1st appearance)

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

EP 4

Al Jarreau

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

EP 5

Ted Nugent

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

EP 6

Split Enz

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

EP 7

Dire Straits

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

EP 8

Devo (2nd appearance)

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

EP 9

The Busboys

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

EP 10

Heart

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

EP 11

November 28, 1980

EP 12

Pat Benatar

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

EP 13

Steve Forbert

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

EP 14

Rockpile

--Rockpile performs ""Teacher Teacher""

EP 15

George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers

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

EP 16

Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics

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

EP 17

Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon

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

EP 18

Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band

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

EP 19

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

--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"") --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,

EP 20

Andy Kaufman / Sir Douglas Quintet

--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Men

EP 21

Billy Crystal / Randy Meisner

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

EP 22

David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band

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

EP 23

Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship

--Don Novello (host, in character as Father Guido Sarducci) --Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson, the singing duo

EP 24

Madeline Kahn / Frankie & The Knockouts

EP 25

Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett

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

EP 26

George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds

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

EP 1

Andy Kaufman / The Pretenders

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

EP 2

William Shatner / Kim Carnes

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

EP 3

Tony Geary & Genie Francis / Devo

--Tony Geary & Genie Francis (co-hosts) --Devo (3rd appearance) - ""NuTra Theme,"" ""Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth,"" ""Jesus

EP 4

Karen Allen / The Stray Cats

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

EP 5

Marty Feldman / Manhattan Transfer

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

EP 6

David Naughton / Billy & The Beaters

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

EP 7

Jamie Lee Curtis / Garland Jeffreys

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

EP 8

Shelley Duvall / Al Jarreau

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

EP 9

Peter Fonda / King Crimson

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

EP 10

Susan Sarandon / The Four Tops

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

EP 11

Beau Bridges / David Grisman

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

EP 12

Valerie Harper / The Cars

--The Cars (2nd appearance) - ""Shake It Up,"" ""Since You're Gone"" and ""Think It Over"" --Also: videotaped segments

EP 13

Tab Hunter / KISS

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

EP 14

Howard E. Rollins Jr. / Quarterflash

--Quarterflash performs ""Harden My Heart""

EP 15

Bob Balaban / The Blasters

EP 16

Valerie Bertinelli / Bill Champlin

EP 17

Victoria Principal / Chubby Checker

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

EP 18

Lynn Redgrave / Huey Lewis & The News

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

EP 19

Gregory Hines / Bonnie Raitt

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

EP 20

Marilu Henner / Sister Sledge

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

EP 21

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

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

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