Season 14
Saturday Night Live
Overview
Saturday Night Live aired its fourteenth season during the 1988 - 1989 television season on NBC. The season began on October 8, 1988, and ended on May 20, 1989. 20 episodes were produced. Before the start of the season, no changes were made to the cast. However, as the season progressed Lorne Michaels would hire two new people to the cast: Mike Myers and Ben Stiller, who joined the show midseason as featured players. Stiller had actually appeared on the show before; his film made it onto the show in the episode hosted by Charlton Heston in 1987. This season notably saw the second death of an original cast member, Gilda Radner, who died on the day of the season finale from ovarian cancer. In memory of Radner, Steve Martin showed a clip from the famous "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin himself as part of his monologue. This was the only season of the show for Stiller. After being on the show for five episodes, Stiller left the show due to creative differences with Michaels.
Episodes
1. Tom Hanks/Keith Richards
October 8, 1988
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"".
Guest Stars: Keith Richards, Tom Hanks
2. Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes
October 15, 1988
Guest Stars: Matthew Broderick, Laurie Metcalf, Catherine O'Hara
3. John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
October 22, 1988
Guest Stars: Mark Knopfler, Randy Newman, John Larroquette
4. Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
November 5, 1988
Sketches include ""Nicknames,"" ""The Republican Party,"" ""The Liberal,"" ""Dukakis After Dark,"" and ""Church Chat."" The New Bohemians perform ""Little Miss S.""
Guest Stars: Morton Downey, Jr., Matthew Modine, Edie Brickell
5. Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka
November 12, 1988
Sketches include ""Bush's Final Negative Campaign Ad"", ""Beauty and the Beast: The Double Date"", ""In a Camping Site at Night with Hans and Franz"", ""One Man's Demons"", and ""Neuburg's Bleu Cheese Cooler"".
Guest Stars: Demi Moore, Johnny Clegg
6. John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman
November 19, 1988
Guest Stars: John Lithgow, Tracy Chapman
7. Danny DeVito/The Bangles
December 3, 1988
Guest Stars: Danny DeVito, Susanna Hoffs, Debbi Peterson
8. Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin
December 10, 1988
Guest Stars: Bobby McFerrin, Kevin Kline
9. Melanie Griffith/Little Feat
December 17, 1988
Guest Stars: Melanie Griffith
10. John Malkovich/Anita Baker
January 21, 1989
Guest Stars: Anita Baker, John Malkovich
11. Tony Danza/John Hiatt
January 28, 1989
Sketches include ""Ted Bundy Lives,"" ""Come Back to Carbon Paper,"" ""War of Da Woilds,"" ""Frankie's Proposal,"" and ""What Are You Looking At?""
Guest Stars: John Hiatt, Tony Danza
12. Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
January 28, 1989
Sketches include ""Cheers,"" ""Iranian People's Court,"" ""Plug Away,"" ""Kevin's First Love,"" and ""The Long Goodbye.""
Guest Stars: Ted Danson, Luther Vandross
13. Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies
February 18, 1989
Sketches include ""The Pat Stevens Show,"" ""The 60's Movie,"" ""Subliminal Man and Friend,"" and ""Wayne's World.""
Guest Stars: Beverly Johnson, Cheryl Tiegs, Kim Alexis
14. Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings
February 25, 1989
Sketches include ""Barnes & Noble Under Siege,"" ""Therapy Session,"" ""Pumping Up With Hans & Franz,"" ""The 49th Westminster Mad Dog Show,"" and ""Master Thespian."" The Gipsy Kings perform ""Bamboleo.""
Guest Stars: William Hurt, Glenn Close
15. Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello
March 25, 1989
Guest Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Elvis Costello, Ben Stiller
16. Mel Gibson/Living Color
April 1, 1989
Sketches include "Raymond the Bookie", "Tales of Ribaldry", "Mel Gibson, Dream Gynecologist", "Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef", "Josh Acid" and "Tonto, Tarzan, & Frankenstein".
Guest Stars: Mel Gibson, Ben Stiller
17. Dolly Parton
April 15, 1989
Sketches include ""Rock Cleaners,"" ""Celebrity Restaurant,"" ""Planet of the Enormous Hooters,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""The Stories of Dolly Parton's Mom,"" ""Broadway Story,"" and ""Lothar of the Hill People.""
Guest Stars: Dolly Parton, Ben Stiller
18. Geena Davis/John Mellencamp
April 22, 1989
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Bob Waltman Special,"" ""The Snow White Story,"" ""Attitudes,"" ""The Palmer Bunch,"" ""Suspended Animation,"" ""Game Show Models,"" and ""The Apocalypse"".
Guest Stars: Geena Davis, John Mellencamp, Ben Stiller
19. Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals
May 13, 1989
Sketches include ""Carter in Panama,"" ""Fishing With the Anal-Retentive Sportsman,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""This Week with David Brinkley,"" ""Stanley Cup Loss,"" ""Point Blank,"" and ""Waikiki Hockey"".
Guest Stars: Wayne Gretzky
20. Steve Martin/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
May 20, 1989
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz,"" ""Tammy Wynette Sings the Classics,"" ""Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive a Car,"" ""An Ode to the Woman I Love,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Get to Know Jon Lovitz,"" ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein,"" ""Big Red"".
Guest Stars: Steve Martin, Tom Petty
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