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Saturday Night Live - Episode Guide

Season 1

Season 2

Buck Henry / The Band

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 1976

Buck Henry / The Band

Buck Henry hosts SNL for the third time and is accidentally cut by John Belushi; The Band Performs.

Season 3

Buck Henry / Sun Ra

Episode: 3x20 | Airdate: May 20, 1978

Buck Henry / Sun Ra

Buck Henry hosts with musical guest Sun Ra.

Season 4

Fred Willard / Devo

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1978

Fred Willard / Devo

Host Fred Willard; Devo performs. Sketches include--"Honker in the Audience," "Two Guys Who Are Lawyers," "Aging Stuntman Cliff Preston," "One-Night-Stand vs. Phone Talk," "Mr. Bill Goes To N.Y.," "Bobbi Farber," "Crossroads," "Scotch Boutique," and "Booji Boy."

Steve Martin / Van Morrison

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1978

Steve Martin / Van Morrison

Host Steve Martin; Van Morrison performs. 

Live from New York, it's ... President Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include "A Message From the President of the United States," "Where's the Cracker, Steve?" "Elvis Presley's Coat," "What If?," "Theodoric of York, Medieval Judge," "Festrunk Brothers at a Fox Bar," "The Nerds at the Hospital," "Looks At Books," and "Annoying Waiter."

Season 5

Strother Martin / The Specials

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Apr 19, 1980

Strother Martin / The Specials

Host Strother Martin and musical guests The Specials.  Sketches include invasion of Brain Snatchers and French Camp.

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Joan Rivers / Musical Youth

Episode: 8x17 | Airdate: Apr 9, 1983

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Sketches include Dueling Joans, Calvin Klein Jeans, Oscar Statuettes and Old Age Home.

Season 9

Season 10

Alex Karras / Tina Turner

Episode: 10x12 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1985

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Sketches include Prince at SNL, Time for Time, A Couple of White Guys and Kelly Cola.

Season 11

Oprah Winfrey / Joe Jackson

Episode: 11x14 | Airdate: Apr 12, 1986

Oprah Winfrey / Joe Jackson

Sketches include Cute Shop, The Warthog and Craig Sundberg: Idiot Savant.

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Tom Hanks / Keith Richards

Episode: 14x01 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1988

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Tom Hanks hosts and Keith Richards performs. Sketches include "Pumping Up With Hans and Franz," "ABC Presents Debate '88," "Mr. Short Term Memory," "Jew, Not a Jew," and "The Pat Stevens Show." "First Citiwide Change Bank: Our business is making change", "Tom Hanks Bullying Kids: Never-Before-Seen Outtakes from the movie BIG", "Class of 1978 Ten Year Reunion: Two Sad Losers Want To Score With The Ladies".

Dolly Parton

Episode: 14x17 | Airdate: Apr 15, 1989

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Dolly Parton hosts and performs.

Season 15

Season 16

Sting

Episode: 16x11 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1991

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Season 17

MC Hammer

Episode: 17x08 | Airdate: Dec 7, 1991

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Season 18

Harvey Keitel / Madonna

Episode: 18x11 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1993

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Harvey Keitel hosts with Madonna as musical guest.

Bill Murray / Sting

Episode: 18x14 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1993

Bill Murray / Sting

Host Bill Murray; Sting performs. Sketches include: "Bill Clinton," "Hibernol," "The Whipmaster," "Frequent Flyer," "I'm Chillin'," "Tommy Two-Tap," "Coffee Talk With Linda Richman," and "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey."

Season 19

Season 20

Season 21

Season 22

Phil Hartman / Bush

Episode: 22x07 | Airdate: Nov 23, 1996

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Phil Hartman hosts with musical guest Bush.

Neve Campbell / David Bowie

Episode: 22x12 | Airdate: Feb 8, 1997

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Sketches include the commercial parody Caribbean Essence Bath Oil, TV Funhouse and Weekend Update.

Mike Myers / Aerosmith

Episode: 22x16 | Airdate: Mar 22, 1997

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Mike Myers hosts with musical guest Aerosmith.

Season 23

Rudy Giuliani / Sarah McLachlan

Episode: 23x07 | Airdate: Nov 22, 1997

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Sketches include Rita's Thanksgiving, St. Monica's Spelling Bee and Friggin' Giuliani.

Scott Wolf / Natalie Imbruglia

Episode: 23x15 | Airdate: Mar 7, 1998

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Sketches include Larry King Live, Trainee Mary Katherine, The Spartans at the Movies and Issues.

Steve Buscemi / Third Eye Blind

Episode: 23x17 | Airdate: Apr 4, 1998

Steve Buscemi / Third Eye Blind

Steve Buscemi hosts with musical guest, Third Eye Blind. Sketches include "Viewers Choose Clinton Coverage," "Alice in Wonderland," "Morning Latte," "Goth Talk," "Stuff We Made," "Judge Judy," "Job Interviews," and "I Took a Gay Guy to the Prom."

Specials

Live from the Mardi Gras

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Feb 20, 1977

Live from the Mardi Gras

The cast and crew participate in the annual Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. Jane Curtin and Buck Henry try to provide commentary on the parade. Eric Idle, Penny Marshall and Henry Winkler make cameo appearances.

SNL Remembers Chris Farley

Episode: S23 Special | Airdate: Feb 21, 1998

SNL Remembers Chris Farley

Chris Farley was an unstoppable force of nature at "Saturday Night Live" in the 90s. He could be big and loud and clumsy, shy and quiet and graceful, and hilariously funny all at the same time. You'll see it all here, including the best of Motivational Speaker Matt Foley, The Chris Farley Show, the slightly overweight Chippendales dancer, and many other unique and endearing characters.

The Best of Chris Rock

Episode: S23 Special | Airdate: Jun 6, 1998

The Best of Chris Rock

Comedian Chris Rock's best Saturday Night Live sketches include: "The Dark Side with Nat X," "Nikey Turkey," "I'm Chillin," and more.

The Best of Dana Carvey

Episode: S24 Special | Airdate: Oct 10, 1998

The Best of Dana Carvey

Includes comic creations such as: Ross Perot, Johnny Carson, Garth Algar of Wayne's World, Church Lady, Hans of Hans & Franz, Jimmy Stewart, George Bush, and Robin Leach.

25th Anniversary Special

Episode: S25 Special | Airdate: Sep 25, 1999

25th Anniversary Special

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.

The Best of Jon Lovitz

Episode: S30 Special | Airdate: Sep 4, 2004

The Best of Jon Lovitz

A compilation of skits involving Jon Lovitz.

The Best of Jimmy Fallon

Episode: S30 Special | Airdate: Oct 16, 2004

The Best of Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live presents a compilation of comedy sketches and a montage of Weekend Update moments featuring former cast member Jimmy Fallon. Fallon co-hosted the Weekend Update segments with head writer Tina Fey, and his deft mimicry of Adam Sandler and others during sketches may surprise viewers. Ben Affleck, Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Aniston, Robert DeNiro, and Paris Hilton also appear in sketches with Fallon, an SNL regular from 1998 to the 2003-04 season. Prominent fellow cast members included Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Chris Kattan, and Horatio Sanz.

The Best of Tom Hanks

Episode: S30 Special | Airdate: Nov 6, 2004

The Best of Tom Hanks

This volume features Tom Hanks' work on Saturday Night Live, from his first appearance on the ill-fated '85-'86 season through the late nineties, but the majority of the material deals with the Hartman-Lovitz years. Hanks and Lovitz, in particular, are paired quite often, especially in their frequent "Girl Watchers" sketches and an audience interview segment with Lovitz asking Hanks who his favorite performer on the show was (and he doesn't stop until he hears Jon Lovitz). Some of the stuff is familiar -- the Wayne's World represented here is the Aerosmith one, and that and "Jew, not a Jew" were available on the videotape. However, there are a LOT of sketches here that will likely not see the light of day again, like Hanks, Damon Wayans, and others playing stand-up comics who deliver every line in their lives like a stand-up act, the really funny "Five-Timers" sketch, which centers around an exclusive club where five-time hosts reside (with SNL poking a little fun at its rarefied image), and a sketch where Hanks plays a loving husband that occasionally fantasizes that his wife is dead.

The Best of Alec Baldwin

Episode: S30 Special | Airdate: May 28, 2005

The Best of Alec Baldwin

Known for its sidesplitting regular cast and a parade of celebrity guest hosts, "Saturday Night Live" gives A-list actors the chance to let their hair down. (Christopher Walken, anyone?) This collection of Alec Baldwin's most memorable appearances includes the infamous "Canteen Boy" skit, in which he plays a scoutmaster to Adam Sandler's scout, and "Delicious Dish," in which Baldwin hawks "Schwetty Weiners."

Saturday Night Live in the 90s: Pop Culture Nation

Episode: S32 Special | Airdate: May 6, 2007

Saturday Night Live in the 90s: Pop Culture Nation

A documentary look at the long-running variety program during two separate eras: the overpopulated early-90s cast that featured Chris Farley and Adam Sandler, and the zany late-90s cast that featured Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.

The Best of Amy Poehler

Episode: S34 Special | Airdate: Apr 18, 2009 (60 min)

The Best of Amy Poehler

Amy Poheler's best Saturday Night Live sketches and performances.

Just Shorts

Episode: S34 Special | Airdate: May 17, 2009

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SNL Halloween

Episode: S39 Special | Airdate: Oct 31, 2013

SNL Halloween

SNL showcases its funniest, most frightening sketches ever including Vincent Price, Stefon's Halloween, The Bride of Blackenstein, Firelight and a masked Barack Obama.

SNL Thanksgiving

Episode: S40 Special | Airdate: Nov 26, 2014 (60 min)

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Get in the holiday spirit with some of SNL's most memorable Thanksgiving sketches.

SNL Christmas

Episode: S40 Special | Airdate: Dec 3, 2014

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Get in the holiday spirit with a collection of the best Christmas sketches in SNL history.

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

Episode: S41 Special | Airdate: Apr 23, 2016 (64 min)

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

A tribute to music star Prince (1958-2016) features his memorable performances and skits, plus remarks by former and current "Saturday Night Live" cast members.

A tribute to the life of Prince Rogers Nelson, whose sudden death at the age of 57 shocked the world, with clips from his performances on his show, an unaired clip from "SNL's" 40th-anniversary party, and several old sketches of "The Prince Show," in which Fred Armisen played the Purple One.

SNL Thanksgiving 2016

Episode: S42 Special | Airdate: Nov 23, 2016 (120 min)

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A compilation of holiday sketches.

SNL Christmas 2016

Episode: S42 Special | Airdate: Dec 14, 2016 (120 min)

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Holiday-themed sketches.

The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special

Episode: S43 Special | Airdate: Oct 28, 2017 (30 min)

The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special

The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special is set in a small suburban town, All Hallows' Eve. The mysterious, elevator-riding Mr. Pumpkins and his dancing skeleton sidekicks show a trick-or-treating young boy and his sister the true meaning of Halloween. Mr. Pumpkins answers none of their questions along the way. 

SNL Presents: Halloween

Episode: S43 Special | Airdate: Oct 28, 2017 (60 min)

SNL Presents: Halloween

A star-studded collection of Halloween-themed sketches from various seasons of SNL, including Haunted Elevator (featuring David S. Pumpkins), Vincent Price's Halloween Special, Kellywise, and Trick or Treat (with Jon Hamm).

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving

Episode: S44 Special | Airdate: Nov 21, 2018 (120 min)

A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving

A star-studded collection of Saturday Night Live's most hilarious Thanksgiving-themed sketches from various seasons, including A Thanksgiving Miracle, The Bird Family, Adam Sandler's Thanksgiving Song, Back Home Ballers, Debbie Downer: Thanksgiving Dinner, Thanksgiving Parade, Friends-giving, Apple Picking Ad, the Loud Family, and many more.

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

Episode: S44 Special | Airdate: Dec 4, 2018 (120 min)

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

A star-studded collection of Saturday Night Live's most hilarious Christmas-themed sketches from various seasons, including "D*ck in a Box", "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood", Adam Sandler's "Hannukah Song", "Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas" and many more.

A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day

Episode: S45 Special | Airdate: May 10, 2020 (120 min)

A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day

A star-studded collection of Saturday Night Live's most hilarious mothers-themed sketches from various seasons, including The Day You Were Born with Amy Schumer, Lawrence Welk with Betty White, Bill Hader's Stefon on Mother's Day, Digital Short: Motherlover and more.

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

Episode: S46 Special | Airdate: Dec 16, 2020 (120 min)

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

A star-studded collection of Saturday Night Live's most hilarious Christmas-themed sketches from various seasons, including "D*** in a Box," "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood," Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah Song," "Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas" and more.

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

Episode: S48 Special | Airdate: Dec 14, 2022 (120 min)

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

A star-studded collection of "Saturday Night Live's" hilarious Christmas-themed sketches from various seasons, including D... in a Box, Schweddy Balls, Elf on the Shelf, A Christmas Carol, and many more.

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

Episode: S49 Special | Airdate: Dec 14, 2023 (120 min)

A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

A star-studded collection of "Saturday Night Live's" hilarious Christmas-themed sketches from various seasons, including D... in a Box, Schweddy Balls, Elf on the Shelf, A Christmas Carol and many more.

The episode list was truncated because of the large number of episodes. Visit the seasons page to see individual seasons' episode guides.

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