Saturday Night Live - Season 20

Saturday Night Live - Season 20

Season 20

Saturday Night Live aired its twentieth season during the 1994–95 television season on NBC. The twentieth season began on September 24, 1994 and ended on May 13, 1995. Much like seasons six and eleven, this season was lambasted by critics for its decline in quality. Season twenty suffered from having sketches based on very thin premises, a high number of which focused on or mentioned O. J. Simpson's 1995 murder trial. Much like the 1980–1981 season and the 1985–1986 season, NBC worried over SNL's decline in quality and initially decided that now would be the best time to pull the plug on the show once and for all. According to the prime time special Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation, Lorne Michaels credits this season as the closest he's ever been to being fired. In the end, the cast member firings and crew turnover resulting from this season represented the biggest involvement into the show's affairs by NBC executives since the 1980–1981 season and the biggest cast overhaul since the 1985–1986 season. This season saw the deaths of two SNL alumni: Danitra Vance and Michael O'Donoghue. The Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. episode featured a special appearance by Bill Murray, who introduced a clip of "Mr. Mike's Least Favorite Bedtime Stories" in O'Donoghue's memory.
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Episodes20
DatesSept. 24, 1994 - Mai 13, 1995
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Episodes

Steve Martin / Eric Clapton
Season 20Episode 190 min

Steve Martin / Eric Clapton

Sketches include ""Clinton Auditions,"" ""The Ron Wood Show,"" ""Baseball Cruise,"" ""Steve Martin's All-Natural Penis Beauty Creme,"" and ""Bad Ad Campaign."" ""Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial,"" ""Total Bastard Airlines,"" and ""The Better Baby."" Bathroom Monkey Commercial"", ""Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald"", ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"", ""Leland-Meyers Home Headache Test Commercial"".
Sept. 24, 1994
Marisa Tomei / Bonnie Raitt
Season 20Episode 290 min

Marisa Tomei / Bonnie Raitt

Sketches include "Bill Clinton," "Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial," "Adult Education Class," "Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley," and "Monsters of Monologue '94."
Okt. 1, 1994
John Travolta / Seal
Season 20Episode 390 min

John Travolta / Seal

Sketches include ""Bathroom Monkey,"" ""Coffee Talk With Linda Richman,"" ""Dracula's Not Gay,"" ""Quentin Tarantino's Welcome Back Kotter,"" ""Women's Self-Defense,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Small Office,"" ""Deaf Drug Dealer""
Okt. 15, 1994
Dana Carvey / Edie Brickell
Season 20Episode 490 min

Dana Carvey / Edie Brickell

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Virtual Reality Books,"" ""Johnny Carson,"" ""Ross Perot,"" ""Pepper Boy,"" ""Nobel Prize Awards,"" ""Work Excuses,"" ""Office Space""
Okt. 22, 1994
Sarah Jessica Parker / R.E.M.
Season 20Episode 590 min

Sarah Jessica Parker / R.E.M.

Sketches include ""Concession Speech,"" ""Good Morning Brooklyn,"" ""Nice and Naughty Guitarists,"" ""Confucius,"" ""The Casting Couch,"" ""The Munchkins,"" and ""Tribute to Michael O'Donoghue"".
Nov. 12, 1994
John Turturro / Tom Petty
Season 20Episode 690 min

John Turturro / Tom Petty

Sketches include ""It's a Wonderful Newt,"" ""Christopher Walken's Celebrity Psychic Friends Network,"" ""Phone Hang-Ups,"" ""Taxi Driver: The Musical,"" ""Stop That,"" ""The Movie Club""
Nov. 17, 1994
Roseanne / Green Day
Season 20Episode 790 min

Roseanne / Green Day

Sketches include ""Jesse Helms,"" ""Roseanne Goes to Therapy,"" ""USAir,"" ""Rescue 911,"" ""Civil War Memories,"" and ""Yogurt Store.""
Dez. 3, 1994
Alec Baldwin / Beastie Boys
Season 20Episode 890 min

Alec Baldwin / Beastie Boys

Sketches include ""Joycelyn Elders,"" ""Japanese Game Show,"" ""Los Angeles Breast and Penis,"" ""Celebrity Memorial Auction,"" and ""Family Auto Trip.""
Dez. 10, 1994
George Foreman / Hole
Season 20Episode 990 min

George Foreman / Hole

Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Time Boxer,"" ""Looking Good,"" ""Matt Foley,"" ""Uncle Joe,"" ""The Incredible Hulk,"" ""Chris Elliot's Bedtime Story,"" ""Jackie Stallone's Psychic Circle""
Dez. 17, 1994
Jeff Daniels / Luscious Jackson
Season 20Episode 1090 min

Jeff Daniels / Luscious Jackson

Sketches include Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Evil Connie Chung and Mystery Dinner Theater.

Jan. 14, 1995
David Hyde Pierce / LIVE
Season 20Episode 1190 min

David Hyde Pierce / LIVE

Sketches include "O.J. Simpson", "Rock Poetry Class", "Tales of Little Women", "Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly", "Robot Spy Onboard", "Nervous Habits", "Jersey Kids Meet the Foreigner", "Perspectives", "Claire Tries Internet Sex", and "Movie News".
Jan. 21, 1995
Bob Newhart / Des'ree
Season 20Episode 1290 min

Bob Newhart / Des'ree

Bob Newhart hosts with musical guest Des'ree.

Feb. 11, 1995
Deion Sanders / Bon Jovi
Season 20Episode 1390 min

Deion Sanders / Bon Jovi

Sketches include: ""O.J. Simpson Tour,"" ""The 1995 ESPY Awards,"" ""Rappers With Simple Lyrics,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey,"" and ""Sick Boy""
Feb. 18, 1995
George Clooney / The Cranberries
Season 20Episode 1490 min

George Clooney / The Cranberries

Sketches include ""Black History Month,"" ""Mandy the Whale,"" ""Tales of Fraud and Malfeasance in Railroad Hiring Practices,"" ""Taxicab Confessions,"" and ""Zagat's"".
Feb. 25, 1995
Paul Reiser / Annie Lennox
Season 20Episode 1590 min

Paul Reiser / Annie Lennox

Sketches include Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley and Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey

März 18, 1995
John Goodman / Tragically Hip
Season 20Episode 1690 min

John Goodman / Tragically Hip

Live from New York, it's…Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include ""This Week With David Brinkley,"" ""Superfans Return,"" ""The Late Late Show With Tom Snyder,"" ""Dog Park,"" ""Howard Stern,"" ""Self-Deluded Losers,"" ""Unsolved Mysteries,"" ""Coal Miners,"" and ""Penis-Measuring Device.""
März 25, 1995
Damon Wayans / Dionne Farris
Season 20Episode 1790 min

Damon Wayans / Dionne Farris

Sketches include: ""Judge Ito,"" ""Men on Film,"" ""Spit Valves,"" ""Black Names,"" ""Christopher Walken for Skittles"", and ""Court TV: The O.J. Trial.""
Apr. 8, 1995
Courteney Cox / Dave Matthews Band
Season 20Episode 1890 min

Courteney Cox / Dave Matthews Band

Sketches include ""Matt Foley,"" ""Good Morning Brooklyn,"" ""Gapardy,"" ""Melanie Babysits,"" ""Charles Manson,"" ""Truth vs. Jokes,"" ""Replacement Baseball,"" ""His Muse Friday,"" ""Obnoxious Co-worker""
Apr. 15, 1995
Bob Saget / TLC
Season 20Episode 1990 min

Bob Saget / TLC

Bob Saget hosts with musical guest TLC.

Mai 6, 1995
David Duchovny / Rod Stewart
Season 20Episode 2090 min

David Duchovny / Rod Stewart

Live from New York, for the last time, it's…Michael McKean! Sketches include ""Beastman of Studio 8H,"" You Think You're Better Than Me?, Zagat's, ""New England General Store,"" Ricki Lake, ""Rock and Roll Realtor,"" and ""Polar Bears.""
Mai 13, 1995

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