In addition to eight appearances on Saturday Night Live between 1981 and 1985, Anderson had a recurring guest role as con man Harry "The Hat" Gittes on Cheers. He toured extensively as a magician, and did several magic/comedy shows for broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow
But in his absence, Mordred usurps the crown and "lives in concubinage with the queen." Back on the island, the king and his knights clash with Mordred's troops on the Camblan River. Mordred is killed while Arthur's body, mortally wounded, is taken to Avalon Island.
