Saturday Night Live season 14

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Saturday Night Live aired its fourteenth season during the 1988 - 1989 television season on NBC. With the exception of Mike Myers and Ben Stiller being hired as featured players, there were no major cast changes. There were, however, many memorable sketches featured this season, such as "Wayne's World" (with Dana Carvey as Garth and Mike Myers as Wayne) and the controversial "Nude Beach" sketch where the word "penis" is said 17 times (and sung 26 times).

This season also saw the tragic death of another SNL castmember from the 1970s: Gilda Radner (who was scheduled to come back and host in season 13, but plans for the episode where cancelled due to the Writers' Guild strike of 1988), who passed away on the day of the season finale from ovarian cancer. In memory of Radner, Steve Martin (the host of the season finale) showed a clip from the famous "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin himself (with The Blues Brothers as musical guests) as part of his monologue.

The season began on October 8, 1988, and ended on May 20, 1989.

Contents

[edit] Cast

[edit] Repertory cast members

[edit] Featured cast members

[edit] Episodes

Episode # Air Date Host(s) Musical Guest(s) Remarks
247 (14.1) October 8, 1988 Tom Hanks Keith Richards
  • Keith played "Take It So Hard" and "Struggle"
248 (14.2) October 15, 1988 Matthew Broderick The Sugarcubes
249 (14.3) October 22, 1988 John Larroquette Randy Newman
250 (14.4) November 5, 1988 Matthew Modine Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
251 (14.5) November 12, 1988 Demi Moore Johnny Clegg & Savuka
  • Future host Kirsten Dunst appears in the cold opening as one of George Bush's (Dana Carvey) grandchildren. A brief clip of this was later rebroadcast in her opening monologue when she hosted in 2002.
252 (14.6) November 19, 1988 John Lithgow Tracy Chapman
253 (14.7) December 3, 1988 Danny DeVito The Bangles
254 (14.8) December 10, 1988 Kevin Kline Bobby McFerrin
254 (14.9) December 17, 1988 Melanie Griffith Little Feat
255 (14.10) January 21, 1989 John Malkovich Anita Baker
256 (14.11) January 28, 1989 Tony Danza John Hiatt
257 (14.12) February 11, 1989 Ted Danson Luther Vandross
258 (14.13) February 18, 1989 Leslie Nielsen Cowboy Junkies
  • The very first Wayne's World appears in this episode.
259 (14.14) February 25, 1989 Glenn Close The Gipsy Kings
260 (14.15) March 25, 1989 Mary Tyler Moore Elvis Costello
  • Costello appears for the first time on the show since his unauthorized song switch on the Miskell Spillman episode.
  • Mary Tyler Moore refers to the nude beach sketch from the Matthew Broderick/Sugarcubes episode, notorious for its numerous repetitions of the word "penis." After feigning discomfort, Moore announces, "Elvis Costello's penis is here."
  • On the night of the live broadcast, Don Pardo had laryngitis, but he still announced during the opening montage, despite the deterioration in his voice. After his voice returned, his announcement was re-recorded for reruns.
  • Ben Stiller's first episode as a cast member
261 (14.16) April 1, 1989 Mel Gibson Living Colour
262 (14.17) April 15, 1989 Dolly Parton
  • The sketch "Planet of the Enormous Hooters" was originally written for episode number 18 hosted by Raquel Welch back in 1976.[citation needed]
263 (14.18) April 22, 1989 Geena Davis John Mellencamp
264 (14.19) May 13, 1989 Wayne Gretzky Fine Young Cannibals
265 (14.20) May 20, 1989 Steve Martin Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • In the opening monologue, Steve Martin held back tears as he paid tribute to Gilda Radner, who had died of cancer on the afternoon before the broadcast. Martin and Radner's "Dancing in the Dark" sketch, originally shown in episode 64 in 1978, was also offered in tribute.
  • With this episode, Steve Martin becomes the most frequent host in SNL history, breaking the record previously held by Buck Henry
  • Ben Stiller's final episode as a cast member.
Preceded by
Season 13		 Saturday Night Live
Season 14		 Succeeded by
Season 15