Sep 5, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Eddie Money performs ""Running Back"" and ""Trinidad""
Sep 12, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Kim Carnes (1st appearance) - ""Cry Like A Baby"" and ""More Love""
Sep 19, 1980 - 1h 30m
--The Cars perform ""Touch and Go,"" ""Shoo Be Doo"" and ""Gimme Some Slack""
Oct 3, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Al Jarreau (1st appearance) - ""Spain"" and ""Distracted""
Oct 10, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Ted Nugent performs ""Scream Dream"" and ""Paralyzed""
Oct 17, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Split Enz performs ""I Got You"" and ""I Hope I Never""
Oct 31, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Dire Straits performs ""Skateaway"" and ""Romeo and Juliet""
Nov 7, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Devo - ""Whip It"" and ""Uncontrollable Urge""
Nov 14, 1980 - 1h 30m
The Busboys performed ""KKK,"" ""Johnny Soul'd Out"" and ""Minimum Wage"" from their 'Minimum Wage Rock & Roll' album.
Nov 21, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Heart performs ""Bebe-La-Strange"" and ""Tell It Like It is""
Nov 28, 1980 - 1h 30m
No overview available.
Dec 5, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Pat Benatar sings ""Hit Me With Your Best Shot"" and ""Hell Is For Children""
Dec 12, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Steve Forbert performs ""Romeo's Tune,"" ""Lonely Girl"" and ""Get Well Soon""
Dec 19, 1980 - 1h 30m
--Rockpile performs ""Teacher Teacher""
Jan 9, 1981 - 1h 30m
--George Thorogood & the Destroyers perform ""Can't Stop Lovin'""
Jan 16, 1981 - 1h 30m
--The Plasmatics perform ""Living Dead"" and ""Butcher Baby""
Jan 23, 1981 - 1h 30m
--REO Speedwagon perform ""Don't Let Him Go"" & ""Keep On Lovin' You""
Feb 6, 1981 - 1h 30m
--Valerie Bertinelli (host) --Jim Carroll Band - ""People Who Died"" (and possibly ""Wicked Gravity"" & ""Day and Night"")
Feb 13, 1981 - 1h 30m
--Michael McKean & David L. Lander (co-hosts, in character as ""Lenny & Squiggy"") --Kool & The Gang - ""Celebration,"" ""Take It To The Top"" & an instrumental song
Feb 20, 1981 - 1h 30m
--Andy Kaufman (host) - the infamous fistfight episode --Sir Douglas Quintet performs ""You're Gonna Miss Me,"" ""Mendocino"" + 2 more songs
Feb 27, 1981 - 1h 30m
--On tape: Andy Kaufman appears in a videotaped apology.
Mar 13, 1981 - 1h 30m
--Marshall Tucker Band perform ""Heard it in a Love Song"" and ""This Time I Believe""
Apr 3, 1981 - 1h 30m
--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""
Apr 10, 1981 - 1h 30m
No overview available.
May 8, 1981 - 1h 30m
--Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band perform ""Margaritaville"" and ""It's My Job""
May 15, 1981 - 1h 30m
--Gary U.S. Bonds performs ""This Little Girl,"" ""Way Back When"" and ""Jole Blon""
