Saturday Night Live
A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun off successful independent comedy and/or movie careers from here.
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A late-night comedy show featuring several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. Many of the SNL players have spun off successful independent comedy and/or movie careers from here.
Season 12 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 1986 - 1987
Episode 1
Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter
Sat, Oct 11, 1986 90 mins
Sketches include: "Church Chat", "Quiz Masters", "Derek Stevens Auditions", "Weekend Update" and "Tommy Flanagan and His Girlfriends".
Episode 2
Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC
Sat, Oct 18, 1986 90 mins
Emmy nominated actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner hosts this 1986 episode with special guest appearance by Sam Kinison. Selected sketches and segments include: "Donahue", "Weekend Update", "One More Mission" and the SNL Commercial Parody "Team Xynex".
Episode 3
Rosanna Arquette/Ric Ocasek
Sat, Nov 8, 1986 90 mins
Sketches include: "Tommy "Lorne" Flanagan", "Church Chat", "Helmsley Spook House", "Weekend Update" and the SNL Commercial Parody "Pork".
Episode 4
Sam Kinison/Lou Reed
Sat, Nov 15, 1986 90 mins
Famed Comedian Sam Kinison hosts the 1986 episode with selected sketches and segments such as: "Church Chat", SNL Commercial Parody "Adobe", "Parent-Teacher Conference", "The Dancing Lord" and "Weekend Update".
Episode 5
Robin Williams/Paul Simon
Sat, Nov 22, 1986 90 mins
Check out selected sketches and segments from the 1986 episode hosted by Oscar winning actor and comedian Robin Williams featuring cameos by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkle and Whoopi Goldberg. Sketches include: "Reagan's Earpiece", "Fans", "Master Thespians" and "Weekend Update". For clearances reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Episode 6
Chevy Chase/Steve Martin/Martin Short/Randy Newman
Sat, Dec 6, 1986 90 mins
Sketches include: "Stumblebums Anonymous", "Pat Stevens Show", Tommy Flanagan on "Weekend Update", "Church Chat", and "Steve Martin's Holiday Wish".
Episode 7
Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders
Sat, Dec 13, 1986 90 mins
Sketches include: "Iranian National Assembly", "Derek Stevens' Marketing Expert", "Weekend Update" and SNL Commercial Parody "McSooshi".
Episode 8
William Shatner/Lone Justice
Sat, Dec 20, 1986 90 mins
William Shatner hosts this episode, and Lone Justice and Buster Poindexter are musical guests. The cold opener is a parody of "The Green Berets" involving former Colonel Oliver North(Shatner). William Shatner's "infamous" monologue involves his first attendance at a recent Star Trek convention, where he tells Trekkies to get a life. Liz Sweeney (Nora Dunn) sings a medley for her fiancé (Shatner), with her sister Candy. T.J. Hooker (Shatner) spend too much time riding the hood of a car during a chase. Weekend Update with Dennis Miller includes Al Franken experiencing phantom pains while describing Reagan's prostate surgery. Another Star Trek parody involves Captain Kirk (Shatner) and company converting the Enterprise into a space-based restaurant. A woman's(Dunn) Husband (Shatner) can't get enough of his physique in the mirror. In Kevin Nealon's Classic Christmas Experience, Nealon recalls Christmas clichés and disasters. The famous Lost Ending to "It's A Wonderful Life," where the people of Bedford Falls rise up and kick Mr. Potter's (Jon Lovitz) ass. "The True Life Story of Frankie Toussaint:" A Schiller-Vision noir-film about a guy(Griffin Dunne), who just can't get a break from the justice system. Lone Justice performs the songs "Shelter," and "I Found Love," and for the holidays, Buster Poindexter sings "Zat You, Santa?"
Episode 9
Walter Payton & Joe Montana/Debbie Harry
Sat, Jan 24, 1987 90 mins
Sketches include: "NFL Video Countdown", "Church Chat", "Tommy Flanagan and Walter Payton", and "Super Bowl Gambling Memories".
Episode 10
Paul Shaffer/Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Sat, Jan 31, 1987 90 mins
Sketches include: "Being Hip", "What's My Addiction?", SNL Commercial Parody "Spanish Ad", "The Pat Stevens Show", and "Weekend Update".
Episode 11
Bronson Pinchot/Paul Young
Sat, Feb 14, 1987 90 mins
Sketches include: "Liberace in Heaven", "Nightline", "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue", "Derek Stevens' Jingle", "Babette's Valentine's Day", and "Weekend Update".
Episode 12
Willie Nelson
Sat, Feb 21, 1987 90 mins
Check out selected sketches and segments from the 1987 episode hosted by Grammy nominated country music star Willie Nelson with special guest appearance by Danny DeVito.
Episode 13
Valerie Bertinelli/Robert Cray Band
Sat, Feb 28, 1987 90 mins
Two-time Golden Globe winning actress Valerie Berinelli hosts this 1987 episode featuring guest appearances by Eddie Van Halen and Edwin Newman. Selected sketches include: "Dinner at the Van Halens", "Hard News Cafe", "Let's Go to the Movies", SNL Commercial Parody "McSooshi", and a musical performance by Van Halen and the SNL Band called "Stompin' 8H".
Episode 14
Bill Murray/Percy Sledge
Sat, Mar 21, 1987 90 mins
Watch selected sketches and segments from the 1987 episode hosted by Oscar nominated actor and former SNL cast member Bill Murray. Sketches include: "Liberace in Heaven", "Donahue", "Honker Cab Driver", and "Tough Parents". For clearances reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Episode 15
Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis
Sat, Mar 28, 1987 90 mins
Check out selected sketches and segments from the 1987 episode hosted by Oscar winning actor Charlton Heston. Sketches include: SNL Commercial Parody "The Fruiting", "Church Chat", "Weekend Update", and "Kevin Speaks". For clearances reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Episode 16
John Lithgow/Anita Baker
Sat, Apr 11, 1987 90 mins
Two-time Oscar-nominated actor John Lithgow hosts this 1987 episode which features selected sketches such as: "Embassy Spies", "World's Meanest Minister", "Master Thespian", and "The Pat Stevens Show". For purposes of clearance, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Episode 17
John Larroquette/Timbuk-3
Sat, Apr 18, 1987 90 mins
Check out selected sketches and segments from the 1987 episode hosted by Emmy winning actor John Larroquette. Sketches include: "Mother-in Law", "No. 2 Detective", "Riddles of the Universe", "Instant Coffee" and the SNL Commerical Parody "The Amazing Alexander". For clearances reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Episode 18
Mark Harmon/Suzanne Vega
Sat, May 9, 1987 90 mins
Watch selected sketches and segments from the 1987 episode hosted by Emmy winning actor Mark Harmon. Sketches include: "The New Charlie's Angels", "Sexiest Man Alive", "Iran Contra Hearings", the SNL Commerical Parody "Einstein Express", and "Kitty Bible". For clearances reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Episode 19
Garry Shandling/Los Lobos
Sat, May 16, 1987 90 mins
In the cold opening, President Reagan's former national security adviser Robert McFarlane has an emotional breakdown during his testimony at the Iran-Contra congressional hearing. In the opening monologue, the episode's host, comedian Garry Shandling, talks about his wacky ex girlfriend. Garry decides to do his first sketch, in which his character is to return an item to a clothing store without the receipt, in the same breaking-the-fourth-wall vein as his sitcom "It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986)" works, but his co-stars in the sketch, Jan and Phil, aren't all that happy about it. Dana's recurring character Puppy, the high class professional cat burglar, gets a visit from police inspector Phil. Can Puppy resist acting like a dog to avoid suspicion? Next, Garry shares his problems with his abusive mother with a support group, who then decides to intervene with his mother Jan on his behalf. However, Garry isn't telling them the whole story and the truth turns out to be much more twisted and psycho-sexual in nature than they thought. Musical guest, the popular L.A. rock band Los Lobos, play their song "Is This All There Is". SNL's regular anchorperson Dennis Miller talks news including U.S. Senator from Colorado Gary Hart's failed run for the Democratic nomination for President in 1988, The PTL Club's reported mismanagement of funds, late CIA director William J. Casey, the Iran-contra affair, New York City's AIDS awareness cartoon campaign, the reported disappearance of 10 million Disneyland dollars, overpopulation reports, the Bernhard Goetz case and the Reagans. Dana as Jimmy Stewart then shows up to passionately talk to Dennis about the controversial "black and white film colorization" senate hearings. In an elite restaurant, Nora and Jon perform, in French accents, a spoof version of Judy Collins' song Send In The Clowns. Tracey Ullman's short shows what a terrible self-absorbed new mother she is and she pays an ironic price for it. Gary and Victoria, stuck in the economy class, become victims of their inconsiderate fellow passengers, who keep spitting on them. Los Lobos returns to perform One Time One Night. Finally, Dana and Jan celebrate their anniversary in a restaurant by fighting and verbally abusing each other until Garry, the waiter, intervenes.
Episode 20
Dennis Hopper/Roy Orbison
Sat, May 23, 1987 90 mins
Check out selected sketches and segments from the 1987 episode hosted by two-time Oscar nominated actor Dennis Hopper. Sketches include: "Church Chat", "What's That Smell?", "David Brinkley", "Dog Eat Dog", and the SNL Commercial Parody "Cosmetic Surgery".
