At the conclusion of the first live '' SNL '' episode after Belushi 's death ( Robert Urich/Mink DeVille on March 20 , 1982 ) , Brian Doyle-Murray gave a tribute to him . The ABC Network 's similar sketch comedy series '' Fridays '' aired a live episode the night of Belushi 's death . Just before the final credits rolled cast member Maryedith Burrell paid tribute to him by saying , " We 're all going to miss John Belushi . " Belushi was scheduled to present the first annual Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 1982 Academy Awards with Dan Aykroyd . Aykroyd presented the award alone , and stated from the lectern : " My partner would have loved to have been here tonight to present this award , since he was a bit of a Visual Effect himself . " In 2015 , Belushi was ranked by '' Rolling Stone '' as the greatest '' SNL '' cast member of all time
1982 Academy Awards
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