The stand-up performance by Eddie Murphy at the end of this episode was added at the last minute because the show had extra time to fill. Murphy originally used this material during his audition.
Some of the regular cast members were upset that new featured player Eddie Murphy was going to say the "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" opening line. But writers Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield felt Murphy deserved it due to his talent.
The '80 text on the SNL logo in the opening montage is removed.
The Work Time commercial is a spoof of the popular Miller Lite commercials of the time.