Season Nine (1983-84): Eddie Gets the Star Treatment and SNL Snags a Backup Belushi

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wasntthatspecial.comReplacing Eddie Murphy is no enviable task, but in Season Nine of Saturday Night Live, producer Dick Ebersol attempted to do just that.Before the season, it was clear that Eddie - now the biggest comedy name in the world - wouldn’t be able to make all the shows. So Ebersol and Murphy struck a deal - Eddie would tape a number of sketches before the seaso…

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