1. Eddie Money

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. 5 September 1980. 90 min

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

2. Kim Carnes

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. 12 September 1980. 90 min

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

3. The Cars (1st appearance)

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. 19 September 1980. 90 min

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

4. Al Jarreau

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. 3 October 1980. 90 min

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

5. Ted Nugent

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. 10 October 1980. 90 min

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

6. Split Enz

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. 17 October 1980. 90 min

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

7. Dire Straits

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. 31 October 1980. 90 min

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

8. Devo (2nd appearance)

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. 7 November 1980. 90 min

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

9. The Busboys

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. 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

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. 21 November 1980. 90 min

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

12. Pat Benatar

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. 5 December 1980. 90 min

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

13. Steve Forbert

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. 12 December 1980. 90 min

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

14. Rockpile

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. 19 December 1980. 90 min

--Rockpile performs ""Teacher Teacher""

15. George Carlin / George Thorogood & the Destroyers

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. 9 January 1981. 90 min

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

16. Shelley Winters / The Plasmatics

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. 16 January 1981. 90 min

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

17. Henny Youngman / REO Speedwagon

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. 23 January 1981. 90 min

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

18. Valerie Bertinelli / Jim Carroll Band

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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. 27 February 1981. 90 min

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

22. David Steinberg / Marshal Tucker Band

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. 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

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. 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""

25. Mark Hamill / Jimmy Buffett

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. 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

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. 15 May 1981. 90 min

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