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Season 21

Saturday Night Live

Season 21

  • 1995

The twenty-first season began September 30, 1995 and ended on May 18, 1996. 20 episodes were produced. SNL once again dodged cancellation from season twenty’s low ratings and scathing reviews about the show’s decline in quality. Only five cast members: Norm Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon and David Spade returned to the show from the previous season. This would be the final season for David Spade. Spade had agreed to stay only for a year so that he could be a bridge between the old and new casts. Newcomers David Koechner and Nancy Walls were also let go after this season.

  1. Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler Episode 1 Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler September 30, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include: ""OJ Today,"" ""Leg Up,"" ""The Taylors,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Long Phone Call,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Biography"".
  2. Chevy Chase/Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories Episode 2 Chevy Chase/Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories October 7, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include: ""NFL on NBC,"" ""The Mark Fuhrman Show,"" ""Althea,"" ""Lobotol,"" ""The Blame Game,"" ""Jim Breuer and Braveheart,"" ""Spade in America,"" and ""Fuzzy Memories"".
  3. David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant Episode 3 David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant October 21, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Darius Rucker,"" ""Kids vs. Grownups,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""The Elevator,"" ""Secrets,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Slim Shannon,"" and ""Triumph Performers"".
  4. Gabriel Byrne/Alanis Morissette Episode 4 Gabriel Byrne/Alanis Morissette October 28, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include: ""Halloween in New Hampshire,"" ""Grayson-Moorhead,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Cooking With Keith,"" ""Marshall Power Tools,"" ""Spade in America at the 1995 World Series,"" Fuzzy Memories, and ""Firing a Prison…
  5. Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins Episode 5 Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins November 11, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include: ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Old Glory Insurance,"" ""Clara Turley's Bible Challenge,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Bug Off,"" ""Directors on Directing,"" and ""All Aboard"".
  6. Laura Leighton/Rancid Episode 6 Laura Leighton/Rancid November 18, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Air Force One,"" ""Psychic Reading,"" ""Midgets,"" and ""Spade in America.""
  7. Anthony Edwards/Foo Fighters Episode 7 Anthony Edwards/Foo Fighters December 2, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Inside Politics,"" ""Grimaldi's,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""G-Dog Does the Nasty,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Turning Point,"" and ""Hulk Hogan Talk Show"".
  8. David Alan Grier/Silverchair Episode 8 David Alan Grier/Silverchair December 9, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Rocky Roads,"" ""The Today Show,"" ""Three Wise Men,"" ""Wake Up and Smile,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Black People,"" and ""Perspectives"".
  9. Madeline Kahn/Bush Episode 9 Madeline Kahn/Bush December 16, 1995, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bosnian Goodwill Tour,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""John-John Mackie,"" ""Giant Bird,"" ""Leg Up,"" ""Lucien and Fagin,"" ""Spade in America,"" and ""Wedding Vows"".
  10. Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne Episode 10 Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne January 13, 1996, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Rudolph Giuliani Sketches include: ""Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki Apologize For SNL's Low Quality,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" ""Spade In America,"" ""The Continental,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""T-Bone The Executioner,""…
  11. Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos Episode 11 Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos January 20, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Navy Guys,"" ""Talking About Bill Brasky,"" and ""Accidentally Shot by Hunters.""
  12. Danny Aiello/Coolio Episode 12 Danny Aiello/Coolio February 10, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Inside Politics,"" ""Spaghetti Sauce,"" ""The Kevin Franklin Show,"" ""Time Life's Valentine's Day Arguments,"" ""Althea,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Hi-C and Turkey,"" ""Martha Stewart Living,"" and ""Fuzzy Memories"".
  13. Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur Episode 13 Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur February 17, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Presidential Candidates,"" ""The Life We Lead/Channel 7 Action News,"" ""Ranger Ron and his Tree Slice,"" ""St. Gabriel's Annual Bake Sale,"" ""A Criminal and his Grandmother,"" and ""Drunk Surgeon.""
  14. Elle MacPherson/Sting Episode 14 Elle MacPherson/Sting February 24, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Presidential Candidates,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Winston Graff,"" ""Stan Hooper,"" ""Dinner at Oliver's,"" and ""Australian Phone Sex.""
  15. John Goodman/Everclear Episode 15 John Goodman/Everclear March 16, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Suel Forrester,"" ""The Real World,"" ""Steve Forbes,"" and ""The Joe Pesci Show.""
  16. Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms Episode 16 Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms March 23, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Leg Up,"" ""Acting Class,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""Bug-Off,"" ""Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer,"" ""Petchow Rat Poison,"" ""Hollywood Minute With David Spade"".
  17. Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine Episode 17 Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine April 13, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Class Reunion,"" ""Nightline,"" ""House Workers,"" ""Entering Penn State,"" ""Seattle Today,"" ""Greyson-Moore,"" ""Gibberish Sergeant,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""Steve Forbes and the Flies""
  18. Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band Episode 18 Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band April 20, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Kazinsky and his Lawyers,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""The Princess and the Homeboy,"" ""Romantic Music,"" and ""St. Gabriel's Women's Charity for the Needy.""
  19. Christine Baranski/The Cure Episode 19 Christine Baranski/The Cure May 11, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bob Dole Press Conference,"" ""AM Ale,"" ""The Courtney Love Show,"" ""Get Off The Shed!,"" ""20 Years and One Week,"" ""Terminally Ill Amateur Singer,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Rolf,"" ""Goat…
  20. Jim Carrey/Soundgarden Episode 20 Jim Carrey/Soundgarden May 18, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include: ""Nightline,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Overprotective Lifeguard,"" ""I'll See You In Hell,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" and ""Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters"".