Saturday Night Live - Season 16
Season 16
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.
Network
Episodes20
DatesSep 29, 1990 - May 18, 1991
Episodes
Season 16Episode 190 min
Kyle MacLachlan / Sinead O'Connor
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Luther Campbell,"" ""All Things Scottish,"" and ""Frank Sinatra and George Michael"".
Sep 29, 1990
Season 16Episode 290 min
Susan Lucci / Hothouse Flowers
Sketches include ""Victor Kiam's Classic Bitch and Lezbo Shavers,"" ""All My Luggage,"" ""Great Love Stories,"" ""Game Breakers,"" and ""Her First Period"".
Oct 6, 1990
Season 16Episode 390 min
George Steinbrenner / The Time
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?""
Oct 20, 1990
Season 16Episode 490 min
Patrick Swayze / Mariah Carey
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 Trap Seminar"".
Oct 27, 1990
Season 16Episode 590 min
Jimmy Smits / World Party
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"".
Nov 10, 1990
Season 16Episode 690 min
Dennis Hopper / Paul Simon
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"".
Nov 17, 1990
Season 16Episode 790 min
John Goodman / Faith No More
John Goodman hosts and Faith No More performs.
Dec 1, 1990
Season 16Episode 890 min
Tom Hanks / Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Tom Hanks hosts for the fifth time. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians are musical guests.
Dec 8, 1990
Season 16Episode 990 min
Dennis Quaid / The Neville Brothers
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.""
Dec 15, 1990
Season 16Episode 1090 min
Joe Mantegna / Vanilla Ice
Sketches include ""Godfather Bush,"" ""New York Radio,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Officer Miller,"" ""I'm Chillin',"" ""Complaint Letter,"" ""Superfans,"" ""Insane Inventors,"" and ""Eddie O'Hanlon Funeral"".
Jan 12, 1991
Season 16Episode 1190 min
Sting
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""
Jan 19, 1991
Season 16Episode 1290 min
Kevin Bacon / INXS
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 #2.""
Feb 9, 1991
Season 16Episode 1390 min
Roseanne Barr / Deee-Lite
Sketches include ""Mr. Subliminal's War Press Conference,"" Misery II, the game show parody Comedy Killers, ""Victoria's Secrets"" and ""White Trash History Minute.""
Feb 16, 1991
Season 16Episode 1490 min
Alec Baldwin / Whitney Houston
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 IV, I'm Chillin', Confession Can Be Exciting For The Soul, and Cyrano De Bergerac
Whitney Houston performs: ""I'm Your Baby Tonight"" and ""All The Man I Need""
Feb 23, 1991
Season 16Episode 1590 min
Michael J. Fox / The Black Crowes
Sketches include--""Another Post-Desert Storm Speech"",""America's Most Wanted"",""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smally"" and ""Michael J. Fox Fanatics"".
Mar 16, 1991
Season 16Episode 1690 min
Jeremy Irons / Fishbone
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 Jack Handey"".
Mar 23, 1991
Season 16Episode 1790 min
Catherine O'Hara / R.E.M.
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"".
Apr 13, 1991
Season 16Episode 1890 min
Steven Seagal / Michael Bolton
Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Nico Tenelli,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" ""Musicians For Free Range Chickens,"" ""Date Intimidation""
Apr 20, 1991
Season 16Episode 1990 min
Delta Burke / Chris Isaak
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
May 11, 1991
Season 16Episode 2090 min
George Wendt / Elvis Costello
George Wendt hosts with musical guest Elvis Costello.
May 18, 1991
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