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32 Pics from the Worst Season of 'Saturday Night Live'

Though Saturday Night Live's sixth season may have brought us Eddie Murphy's TV debut and an iconic performance from Prince, the now-beloved sketch comedy series started off the '80s on the wrong foot. With a lower budget, the exit of Lorne Michaels (who ultimately returned a few years later) as well as an entirely new cast and a largely revamped writer's room, SNL's 1980-1981 season was far from a hit. It was lambasted by critics as a "snide and sordid embarrassment" and a "shell" of its former glory. 


But even if memorable for all the wrong reasons, one thing is certain — the sketches from sketches Saturday Night Live '80 were — and still are — a trip to look at. 


From a not-fully-formed-yet Gilbert Gottfried to a cake-in-face political lampoon, here are 33 stills from the worst season of Saturday Night Live

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