About this season
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.
Episodes (26)
1. Eddie Money
Aired 5 September 1980 • 90 min
--Eddie Money performs ""Running Back"" and ""Trinidad""
2. Kim Carnes
Aired 12 September 1980 • 90 min
--Kim Carnes (1st appearance) - ""Cry Like A Baby"" and ""More Love""
3. The Cars (1st appearance)
Aired 19 September 1980 • 90 min
--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""
4. Al Jarreau
Aired 3 October 1980 • 90 min
--Al Jarreau (1st appearance) - ""Spain"" and ""Distracted""
5. Ted Nugent
Aired 10 October 1980 • 90 min
--Ted Nugent performs ""Scream Dream"" and ""Paralyzed""
6. Split Enz
Aired 17 October 1980 • 90 min
--Split Enz performs ""I Got You"" and ""I Hope I Never""
7. Dire Straits
Aired 31 October 1980 • 90 min
--Dire Straits performs ""Skateaway"" and ""Romeo and Juliet""
8. Devo (2nd appearance)
10.0Aired 7 November 1980 • 90 min
--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""
9. The Busboys
Aired 14 November 1980 • 90 min
The Busboys performed ""KKK,"" ""Johnny Soul'd Out"" and ""Minimum Wage"" from their 'Minimum Wage Rock & Roll' album.
10. Heart
Aired 21 November 1980 • 90 min
--Heart performs ""Bebe-La-Strange"" and ""Tell It Like It is""
11. November 28, 1980
Aired 28 November 1980 • 90 min
12. Pat Benatar
Aired 5 December 1980 • 90 min
--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""
13. Steve Forbert
Aired 12 December 1980 • 90 min
--Steve Forbert performs ""Romeo's Tune,"" ""Lonely Girl"" and ""Get Well Soon""
14. Rockpile
Aired 19 December 1980 • 90 min
--Rockpile performs ""Teacher Teacher""
15. George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Aired 9 January 1981 • 90 min
--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""
16. Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics
8.0Aired 16 January 1981 • 90 min
--The Plasmatics perform ""Living Dead"" and ""Butcher Baby""
17. Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon
Aired 23 January 1981 • 90 min
--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""
18. Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band
Aired 6 February 1981 • 90 min
--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
Aired 13 February 1981 • 90 min
--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
Aired 20 February 1981 • 90 min
--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
Aired 27 February 1981 • 90 min
--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.
22. David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band
Aired 13 March 1981 • 90 min
--Marshall Tucker Band perform ""Heard it in a Love Song"" and ""This Time I Believe""
23. Father Guido Sarducci / Jefferson Starship
Aired 3 April 1981 • 90 min
--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
Aired 10 April 1981 • 90 min
25. Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett
9.0Aired 8 May 1981 • 90 min
--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""
26. George Hamilton / Gary U.S. Bonds
8.0Aired 15 May 1981 • 90 min
--Gary U.S. Bonds performs ""This Little Girl,"" ""Way Back When"" and ""Jole Blon""