Our latest ‘Rewind’ into Halloween history takes us all the way back to the October 31, 1981 episode of Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by Halloween series star, the late great Donald Pleasence. Airing the day following the release of director Rick Rosenthal’s Halloween II, the SNL episode contained a few skits featuring veteran actor Pleasence, including the one below with SNL cast member Eddie Murphy, in which they both plug Halloween, while also discussing Murphy’s pre-show ritual. It’s a hoot, and also features a brief cameo by John Belushi, in his very last SNL appearance.
Did you see this when it originally aired?