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Season 16

Saturday Night Live

Season 16

  • 1990

Saturday Night Live aired its sixteenth season during the 1990-1991 television season on NBC. 20 episodes were produced. The sixteenth season began on September 29, 1990, and ended on May 18, 1991.

The 16th season of SNL was a transitional one: Several longtime cast members left, and a large number of additions were made to the roster. To ensure that he was not short on talent, Michaels chose to retain most of the late 1980s cast while in the process of hiring the people that would make up the early 1990s cast. At one point during the season, sixteen people were listed as cast members or featured players.

  1. Episode 1 Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O’Connor September 29, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Luther Campbell,"" ""All Things Scottish,"" and ""Frank Sinatra and George Michael"".
  2. Episode 2 Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers October 6, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Victor Kiam's Classic Bitch and Lezbo Shavers,"" ""All My Luggage,"" ""Great Love Stories,"" ""Game Breakers,"" and ""Her First Period"".
  3. Episode 3 George Steinbrenner/The Time October 20, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Kevin Nealon, Victoria Jackson, and George Steinbrenner,"" ""Middle-Aged Man,"" ""Ultra Slim Fast Commercial Parody,"" ""Winston-McCauley Funeral Homes,"" ""Carl's Quick Stop,"" ""What Was I Thinking?""
  4. Episode 4 Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey October 27, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Dirty Square Dancing,"" ""Pumping Up With Hanz and Franz,"" ""Ghost 2,"" ""Super Feud,"" ""Chippendales Auditions,"" ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""White Trash Bed and Breakfast,"" and ""Mouse…
  5. Episode 5 Jimmy Smits/World Party November 10, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Chia Head,"" ""Game Challengers,"" ""NBC News Employees,"" ""Simon,"" ""Date With a Ditz,"" ""The Dark Side With Nat X,"" ""Two-Faced Doormen,"" ""Mobile Home,"" and ""Verbal Reversals"".
  6. Episode 6 Dennis Hopper/Paul Simon November 17, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Live With Regis and Kathie Lee,"" ""Nikey Turkey,"" ""Toonces,"" ""Inflatable Dolls,"" ""Liason Mocking,"" ""The Civil War,"" ""What Animal Were You Raised By?"", ""Schillervision,"" and ""Gambling to Win"".
  7. Episode 7 John Goodman/Faith No More December 1, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Church Chat,"" ""The McLaughlin Group,"" ""Mick Jagger's Wedding,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Davy Crockett""
  8. Episode 8 Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell and New Bohemians December 8, 1990, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Kevin Nealon (and hosting for the fifth time, it's Tom Hanks!) Sketches include: Mr. Subliminal's Editorial Reply, Tom Hanks Joins The Five-Timers Club, The Gross-Out Family,…
  9. Episode 9 Dennis Quaid/Neville Brothers December 15, 1990, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Dysfunctional Family Christmas,"" ""Sally Jessy Raphael,"" ""Family Loves Ex-Boyfriend,"" ""Massage Students,"" ""Renegade,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Schillervision Theatre,"" and ""The Specialty Songs Of Cal McLane, Jr.""
  10. Episode 10 Joe Mantegna/Vanilla Ice January 12, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Godfather Bush,"" ""New York Radio,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Officer Miller,"" ""I'm Chillin',"" ""Complaint Letter,"" ""Superfans,"" ""Insane Inventors,"" and ""Eddie O'Hanlon Funeral"".
  11. Episode 11 Sting January 19, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""Hedley and Wyche,"" ""Sting in an Elevator,"" ""The Sinatra Group,"" ""The Richmeister,"" ""Frankenstein,"" ""Coffee Talk with Paul Baldwin,"" ""Meeting Parents Flashback,"" ""Bleak Poetry""
  12. Episode 12 Kevin Bacon/INXS February 9, 1991, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's…Kevin Nealon! But is he or NBC or CNN? That's SNL's trick op their sleeve with the ""Gulf War Briefing."" Among the domestic sketches are ""Richmeister…
  13. Episode 13 Roseanne Barr/Dee-Lite February 16, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Mr. Subliminal's War Press Conference,"" Misery II, the game show parody Comedy Killers, ""Victoria's Secrets"" and ""White Trash History Minute.""
  14. Episode 14 Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston February 23, 1991, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Dana Carvey Sketches include: The McLaughlin Group, The Dancer, The Honest Planet, The Sinead O'Connor Awards, Lank Thompson: I'm A Handsome Actor, Pan Am, The Godfather…
  15. Episode 15 Michael J. Fox/The Black Crowes March 16, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include--""Another Post-Desert Storm Speech"",""America's Most Wanted"",""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smally"" and ""Michael J. Fox Fanatics"".
  16. Episode 16 Jeremy Irons/Fishbone March 23, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Richmeister,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Sherlock Holmes,"" ""McIntosh Jr. Commercial: The Power To Crush Other Kids"", ""Weekend Update with Dennis Miller"", ""Football Days by…
  17. Episode 17 Catherine O’Hara/R.E.M. April 13, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Frank and Nancy Sinatra,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""The Justice League of America,"" ""Frank Gannon, P.I. P.I.,"" ""In Conclusion Theater,"" ""Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley,"" and ""Wedding Dress to Funeral"".
  18. Episode 18 Steven Seagal/Michael Bolton April 20, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Nico Tenelli,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" ""Musicians For Free Range Chickens,"" ""Date Intimidation""
  19. Episode 19 Delta Burke/Chris Isaak May 11, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include: Balz-Off, Hollywood Minute, Deep Thoughts, The Weight Watchers Meeting, Wayne's World, A Message From The President, Yelling At Your Kids, and Karaoke Hog
  20. Episode 20 George Wendt/Elvis Costello May 18, 1991, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Dennis Miller is Nervous,"" ""Da Superfans,"" ""Mr. No Depth Perception,"" ""Pat Gets a Haircut,"" ""Doo-Wop,"" ""Deep Thoughts,"" ""Burger Barn,"" ""Li'l General Fireworks,"" and ""The Sunrise Show.""