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| Saturday Night Live 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. |
| Episode 1 - [Steve Martin Eric Clapton] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steve Martin as Himself - Host | Lenny Dykstra | Eric Clapton as Himself - Musical Guest | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Sep. 24, 1994 |
| Episode 2 - [Marisa Tomei Bonnie Raitt] |
| Details : Sketches include Bill Clinton Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial Adult Education Class Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley and Monsters of Monologue '94. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bonnie Raitt as Herself - Musical Guest | Marisa Tomei as Herself - Host | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Oct. 01, 1994 |
| Episode 3 - [John Travolta Seal] |
| Details : 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 |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Steve Buscemi | Seal as Himself - Musical Guest | John Travolta as Himself - Host | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Oct. 15, 1994 |
| Episode 4 - [Dana Carvey Edie Brickell] |
| Details : Sketches include George Bush Virtual Reality Books Johnny Carson Ross Perot Pepper Boy Nobel Prize Awards Work Excuses Office Space |
| Guest Cast and Crew : George H. W. Bush as Himself | Edie Brickell as Herself - Musical Guest | Dana Carvey as Himself - Host | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Oct. 22, 1994 |
| Episode 5 - [Sarah Jessica Parker R e m] |
| Details : Sketches include Concession Speech Good Morning Brooklyn Nice and Naughty Guitarists Confucius The Casting Couch The Munchkins and Tribute to Michael O'Donoghue. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sarah Jessica Parker as Herself - Host | Bill Berry as Himself - Musical Guest | Peter Buck as Himself - Musical Guest | Mike Mills as Himself - Musical Guest | Michael Stipe as Himself - Musical Guest | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Nov. 12, 1994 |
| Episode 6 - [John Turturro Tom Petty] |
| Details : 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 |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Turturro as Himself - Host | Joey Buttafuoco | Tom Petty as Himself - Musical Guest | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Nov. 17, 1994 |
| Episode 7 - [Roseanne Green Day] |
| Details : Sketches include Jesse Helms Roseanne Goes to Therapy USAir Rescue 911 Civil War Memories and Yogurt Store. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Billie Joe Armstrong as Himself - Musical Guest | Mike Dirnt as Himself - Musical Guest | Tre Cool as Himself - Musical Guest | Roseanne Barr as Herself - Host | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Dec. 03, 1994 |
| Episode 8 - [Alec Baldwin Beastie Boys] |
| Details : Sketches include Joycelyn Elders Japanese Game Show Los Angeles Breast and Penis Celebrity Memorial Auction and Family Auto Trip. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Alec Baldwin as Himself - Host | Michael Diamond as Himself - Musical Guest | Adam Yauch as Himself - Musical Guest | Adam Horovitz as Himself - Musical Guest | Christian Slater as Himself (uncredited) | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Dec. 10, 1994 |
| Episode 9 - [George Foreman Hole] |
| Details : 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 |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michael Buffer | George Foreman as Himself - Host | Courtney Love as Herself - Musical Guest | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Dec. 17, 1994 |
| Episode 10 - [Jeff Daniels Luscious Jackson] |
| Details : Sketches include Newt Gingrich Connie Chung and Newt Gingrich's Mom Martin Luther King Day Mystery Dinner Theatre Eterna-Rest Film Beat Entertainment Tonight |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Daniels as Himself - Host | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Jan. 14, 1995 |
| Episode 11 - [David Hyde Pierce Live] |
| Details : 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 Movie News |
| Guest Cast and Crew : David Hyde Pierce as Himself - Host | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Jan. 21, 1995 |
| Episode 12 - [Bob Newhart Des'ree] |
| Details : Sketches include C-SPAN: Colin Ferguson Ricki Lake Book Buzz Baywatch Poster Worker Evaluation Hi Bob and Sports Beat. Des'ree performed You Gotta Be and Feels So High. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Suzanne Pleshette | Bob Newhart as Himself - Host | Des'ree as Herself - Musical Guest | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Feb. 11, 1995 |
| Episode 13 - [Deion Sanders Bon Jovi] |
| Details : Sketches include: O.J. Simpson Tour The 1995 ESPY Awards Rappers With Simple Lyrics Perspectives Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey and Sick Boy |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Deion Sanders as Himself - Host | Manute Bol | Jon Bon Jovi as Himself - Musical Guest | Richie Sambora as Himself - Musical Guest | Hugh McDonald as Himself - Musical Guest | David Bryan as Himself - Musical Guest | Tico Torres as Himself - Musical Guest | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Feb. 18, 1995 |
| Episode 14 - [George Clooney The Cranberries] |
| Details : Sketches include Black History Month Mandy the Whale Tales of Fraud and Malfeasance in Railroad Hiring Practices Taxicab Confessions and Zagat's. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : George Clooney as Himself - Host | Dolores O'Riordan as Herself - Musical Guest | Mike Hogan as Himself - Musical Guest | Noel Hogan as Himself - Musical Guest | Fergal Lawler as Himself - Musical Guest | Janeane Garofalo as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Molly Shannon as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Feb. 25, 1995 |
| Episode 15 - [Paul Reiser Annie Lennox] |
| Details : Sketches include Newt Gingrich's Sister Where's Superman? Mad About You Aliens Sparklebrite Toothpaste and One Brother Cafe. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Annie Lennox as Herself - Musical Guest | Paul Reiser as Himself - Host | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Molly Shannon as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Mar. 18, 1995 |
| Episode 16 - [John Goodman Tragically Hip] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Goodman as Himself - Host | Gord Downie as Himself - Musical Guest | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Molly Shannon as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Mar. 25, 1995 |
| Episode 17 - [Damon Wayans Dionne Farris] |
| Details : Sketches include: Judge Ito Men on Film Spit Valves Black Names Christopher Walken for Skittles and Court TV: The O.J. Trial. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Damon Wayans as Himself - Host | Dionne Farris as Herself - Musical Guest | Morwenna Banks as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Molly Shannon as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Apr. 08, 1995 |
| Episode 18 - [Courteney Cox Dave Matthews Band] |
| Details : Sketches include Matt Foley Good Morning Brooklyn Gapardy Melanie Babysits Charles Manson Truth vs. Jokes Replacement Baseball His Muse Friday Obnoxious Co-worker |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Béla Fleck | Courteney Cox as Herself - Host | Dave Matthews as Himself - Musical Guest | Morwenna Banks as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Molly Shannon as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : Apr. 15, 1995 |
| Episode 19 - [Bob Saget Tlc] |
| Details : Sketches include Tony Vallencourt Fast America's Funniest Hate Videos Fashion Designer Where In the World is San Diego California? Boyz II Men Karl's Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley Pacemaker |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bob Saget as Himself - Host | Tionne Watkins as Herself - Musical Guest | Lisa Left Eye Lopes as Herself - Musical Guest | Rozonda Chilli Thomas as Herself - Musical Guest | Morwenna Banks as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Molly Shannon as Various | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : May. 06, 1995 |
| Episode 20 - [David Duchovny Rod Stewart] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rod Stewart as Himself - Musical Guest | David Duchovny as Himself - Host | Morwenna Banks as Various | Mark McKinney as Himself - Various Characters | Director : Dave Wilson | |
| Air Date : May. 13, 1995 |