1981–1982 season Cast Robin Duke Christine Ebersole Mary Gross Tim Kazurinsky Eddie Murphy Joe Piscopo Tony RosatoFeaturingBrian Doyle-Murray 1982–1983 season Cast Robin Duke Mary Gross Brad Hall Tim Kazurinsky Gary Kroeger Julia Louis-Dreyfus Eddie Murphy Joe Piscopo Recurring characters and sketches Brad Hall hosted Saturday Night News throughout the season. Recurring characters featured during this season include The Whiners, Mister Robinson (host of a parody of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''), and Buckwheat. 1983–1984 season Cast James Belushi (debut: October 22, 1983) Robin Duke Mary Gross Brad Hall Tim Kazurinsky Gary Kroeger Julia Louis-Dreyfus Eddie Murphy (final: February 25, 1984) Joe Piscopo 1984–1985 season Cast James Belushi Billy Crystal Mary Gross Christopher Guest Rich Hall Gary Kroeger Julia Louis-Dreyfus Harry Shearer (final: January 12, 1985) Martin Short Pamela Stephenson References 1980 Saturday Night Live in the 1980s