SEASON 1, EPISODE 6
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL


The perils of dating in the 1980s are explored from both the male and female points
of view when a lonely man named Gordon (Scott Burkholder) and woman named Mary
(Molly Cleator) show they are willing to do anything to find "the one". Gordon, down
and out after being rejected by Lana (Shari Shattuck), exaggerates his virile prowess
through a video dating service and ends up with a monster of a date. Mary, meanwhile,
learns that beauty is only skin deep when she endures painful plastic surgery to become
beautiful, only to find out the it's what's inside that really counts.


CAST & CREW

FREDDY KRUEGER- ROBERT ENGLUND
LANA- SHARI SHATTUCK
GORDON- SCOTT BURKHOLDER
PLAIN MARY- MOLLY CLEATOR
PRETTY MARY- JOYCE HYSER
MR. BANGOR- PAUL LIEBER
RAWLEY- ROBERT LESSER
TONY- JERRY COLKER
MR. FADIMAN- VINNY ARGIRO
JIM- STU CHARNO
WAITRESS- CYNTHIA GOUW
SHRIEKING WOMAN- STACEY KIM HALEY
HOSTESS- CLARE HOAK

Directed by- Lisa Gottlieb
Written by- James Nathan, Don Bohlinger
Produced by- Gil Adler
Based on characters created by- Wes Craven
Executive Consultant- Michael DeLuca
Production Executive- Bob Bain
Creative Consultant- Jill Donner
Supervising Producer- Jonathan Betuel
Executive Producers- Robert Shaye, Jeff Freilich
Associate Producer- Linda Greenblatt
Series Consultant- Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger Make-Up- Kevin Yagher
Music Composed by- Nicholas Pike
Score Composed by- Junior Homrich, Randy Tico
Director of Photography- David Calloway
Production Designer- Mick Strawn
Editor- Arthur Lazarus Klein
Casting by- Lisa London, Anthony Barnao
Unit Production Manager- Scott White
First Assistant Director- Gene Marum
Second Assistant Director- Richard Forrest
Art Director- Tom O'Conor
Art Department Coordinator- Gary Siversten
Set Decorator- Linda Triandos
Set Dresser- Rebecca Carriaga
Assistant Set Dresser- Josh Warner
Art Dept. Asst.- Mara J. Lee
Second Assistant Director- Jeff Rafner
Stunt Coordinator- Joe Stone
Camera Operator- Henry Lebo
First Assistant Camera- Ray Wilbar
Second Assistant Camera- Ricardo J. Robinson
Gaffer- Tim McGinnis
Key Grip- George Palmer
Production Sound Mixer- David Waelder
Boom Operator- Dennis Fuller
Special Effects Coordinator- Andre G. Ellingson
Special Effects Key- John Cazin
Special Effects- Ryan J. Effner
Special Effects Assistant- Randy L. Tarum
Costume Designer- Audrey Bansmer
Costumer- Lydia Shiferaw
Costumer- Philip Maldonado
Wardrobe Assistant- Peggy Schnaidt
Key Make-Up/Hair- Daniel Marc
Make-Up/Hair- Patti Brand
Asst. Make-Up/Hair- Vince Tremonti
Freddy's Make-Up applied by- Gino Crognale
Stand In/Photo Double- Kevin J. Redzinski
Stand In- Wanda Bursey
Caterer- Unique Catering
Craft Service- Walt Stelzer, Shawn's Craft Service
Exec. Asst. J. Freilich- Rebecca J. Pogrow
Secretary J. Freilich- Paige Thomas
Asst. R. Shaye- Heather Gifford
Asst. G. Adler- Elizabeth Alward
Asst. J. Betuel- Randi Spector
Asst. S. Stone- Rochelle Shaposhnick
Script Supervisor- Andrea Walzer
Production Coordinator- Liz Wartenberg
Asst. Production Coordinator- Linda Borgeson
Location Manager- Rick Rothen
Asst. Locations- Russ Fega
Location Assts.- David Goldberg, Allen Kupetsky
Production Accounting- Zeiderman, Oberman & Assoc.
Production Auditor- Lisa Etherington
Asst. Auditor- Paula Duncan
Asst. Auditor- Greg Lamonte
Script Typist- Karen Ripley
Property Master- Paul Byers
Property Assistant- Jim Landis
Second Asst. Props- Patricia Dugan
Electrical Best Boy- Steve Ritchie
Electrician- Terry Gilbert
Electrician- John Gutierrez
Electrician- Laurence Cropley
Grip Best Boy- Richard Sutherland
Dolly Grip- Robert Thomas
Grips- Oliver Whipple, Richard Crompton
Lead Man- Brad Johnson
Lead Scenic- Lisa Finn
Asst. Scenic- Diane Colone
Swing Gang- Steve Seine
Swing Gang- Stacy Holmes
Swing Gang- Steve Asrilant
Construction Coord.- Ella St. John Blakey
Carpenter- Don J. Blanks
Carpenter- William Thomas Tabor
Asst. Carpenter- Roger Enochson
Transportation Coord.- Griff Ruggles
Transportation Captain- Jason Belsky
Production Van Driver- Terry Mack
Driver- Tony Franchi
Driver- Kent Franchi
Driver- Craig Williams
Driver- Krister Johnson
Driver- Dan Westerberg
Driver- Gene Farrington
Production Asst.- Bruce Gunnell
Production Asst.- Alyson Evans
Production Asst.- Steve Klar
Post Production Asst.- Robert Parigi
Asst. Editor- Michael Sale
Asst. Editor- Warren Bowman
Visual EFX Design Editor- Fred Raimondi
Mirage Artist- Maury Rosenfeld
Auto Assembly Editors- Tom Hendel, Barry Cohen
Format Editor- David Pincus
Post Sound Supervisor- Patrick Griffith
Re-Recording Mixer- Sherry Klein
Sound EFX Designer- Harry Cohen
Sound EFX Designer- Lew Goldstein
Telecine Colorist- Ed Rowin
Chyron Operator- Al M. Winter
Main Titles & Sp. EFX by- Calico, Ltd.
Special Thanks to: The Post Group
Special Thanks to: EFX Systems
Editing by- Montage Systems Ltd.
Camera Systems by- Interface/Clairmont
Character copyright 1984 The Fourth New Line-Heron Venture
Episode copyright 1988 Lorimar Distribution, Inc.
All Rights Reserved













SOUNDS

Jim: "I'd like to slip my pack past her little blue line"
Tony: "The video and all the other extras are included in our Saturday night special"
Freddy: "When it comes to flesh, the first cut's always the deepest"
Lana: "Life's just one big beauty pageant"
Freddy: "Remember...beauty's only skin deep..."


CORONER'S REPORT

1. Gordon (Scott Burkholder)- Hit by car
2. Mary (Molly Cleator)- Self-inflicted mirror shard to jugular


TRIVIA

QUESTIONS

1. What was the name of Gordon's video dating service?
2. Where did Gordon say he played hockey?
3. What famous sports movie was spoofed by Lana?
4. What was the name of Lana and Mary's real estate company?
5. What other horror movie did Jim (Stu Charno) appear in?

ANSWERS

1. Gordon went to the 'Rendez-Vous Dating Service'.
2. Gordon said he played hockey for Montreal.
3. Lana spoofed 'Slap Shot', when she did a striptease on the ice.
4. Lana and Mary worked for 'Springwood Properties'.
5. Stu Charno appeared in 'Friday The 13th Part 2'.


AIR DATE

November 12, 1988


EPISODE RATING: 5

Episode featuring an out of luck single guy looking for a break...
Video dating service is a bit aged today, but the hockey part was a nice touch


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