Saturday Night Live Season 6 Episode 8 Robert Hays/Joe

Season 6, episode 8 of Saturday Night Live features actor Robert Hays as the host and musician Joe "King" Carrasco as the musical guest. The episode was originally broadcast on December 6, 1980.

The show opens with a sketch parodying President Jimmy Carter's impending arrival at the White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony. As Secret Service agents frantically search for a non-existent bomb, Carter (played by Joe Piscopo) and his family arrive and attempt to spread holiday cheer, despite the chaos around them.

Hays then takes the stage for his monologue, joking about his recent starring role in the film "Airplane!" and his experiences working with Leslie Nielsen and the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy team.

Next up is a commercial parody for "Gonorrhea: The Musical," a Broadway-style production about the sexually transmitted disease.

A recurring sketch from past seasons, "The Pepsi Syndrome," makes a return with an installment set in medieval times. Cast members play knights and peasants competing for a single bottle of Pepsi, which is treated as a valuable and rare commodity.

In a sketch called "Foreign Film," Hays plays a man watching a subtitled movie that gradually becomes more absurd and nonsensical.

The news segment, hosted by Jane Curtin and Bill Murray, covers a variety of topics including the ongoing Iran hostage crisis, the controversy surrounding John Lennon's murder, and the upcoming presidential election.

The first musical performance of the night features Joe "King" Carrasco and his band playing a Latin rock-infused rendition of "Party Weekend."

After a series of short sketches and fake commercials, the show closes with a parody of the classic holiday special "A Charlie Brown Christmas." The sketch features the Peanuts gang dealing with a dysfunctional Christmas tree, the commercialization of the holiday, and existential despair.

Overall, season 6 episode 8 of Saturday Night Live offers a mix of political humor, absurd sketches, and energetic musical performances from Robert Hays and Joe "King" Carrasco.