Description
The Best of Saturday Night Live: Eddie Murphy on VHS, released in 1993 by Starmaker Entertainment and distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. Billed as The Roots of Superstardom, this compilation collects Eddie Murphy's classic early-1980s SNL work from the 1982 and 1983 NBC seasons. It includes his iconic characters Mr. Robinson, Gumby and Buckwheat, plus the celebrated parody White Like Me. Sketches include Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood, Buckwheat Lives, Lifestyles of the Relatives of the Rich & Famous, Gumby's Christmas Special, Black History Minute, Rubik's Grenade and Hairem Scarem, along with opening monologues. Featured cast members include Joe Piscopo, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mary Gross, Gary Kroeger, Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Robin Duke. The approximate running time is 73 minutes, and the tape label carries catalog number 65014. It comes in a cardboard slipcase.