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Saturday Night Live 17

1991-09-28 | Comedy,News | 20 episodes
Overview
Saturday Night Live aired its seventeenth season during the 1991-1992 television season on NBC. The seventeenth season started on September 28, 1991, and ended on May 16, 1992. Twenty episodes were produced. Many changes happened before the start of the season. A. Whitney Brown and Jan Hooks both left the show, but the major blow was the departure of long time cast member Dennis Miller, who had been the anchor of Weekend Update for six seasons. Following Miller's departure, Kevin Nealon was promoted to anchor of the skit. New cast members included Ellen Cleghorne, Siobhan Fallon and writer Robert Smigel. Beth Cahill and Melanie Hutsell also later joined the cast. Chris Farley, Chris Rock and Julia Sweeney were upgraded to repertory status. Tim Meadows, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade all stayed featured players. This was the final season for Victoria Jackson, who receive no on-screen goodbye at the end of the season. At the time, Jackson became the longest serving female cast member, with a total six seasons under her belt. She was later topped by Molly Shannon in the 26th season. This would be Beth Cahill and Siobhan Fallon's only season on the show.

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Episode

Michael Jordan/Public Enemy (1991)

Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""Schmitt's Gay Beer,"" ""The First Black Harlem Globetrotter,"" ""Superfans,"" ""The Dark Side With Nat X,"" ""Zoraida""

Michael Jordan/Public Enemy poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd (1991)

""Johnny Carson's Tonight Show: The 29th and Final Anniversary"", ""Earthies, the Bountiful Diaper Commercial (From Dell Monty)"", ""The Richmeister Vs. The Name Singing Guy"", ""The Chris Farley Show"", ""Community College Bowl"", ""Apex Novelty Guy gets fired for designing bad quality rubber vomit""

Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1991)

Sketches include ""Judge Clarence Thomas,"" ""Cantore,"" ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""It's Pat,"" and ""Look Who Else is Talking Also.""

Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt (1991)

Sketches include: Coldcock Malt Liquor, Dysfunctional Family Feud, The Wolf Man's Curse, Pumping Up With Hans and Franz, Nich-Aid Hair Dryers, Super Fire-Hot Chicken Wings, and Club Banana.

Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row (1991)

Sketches Include: Testifying for the Kennedys - The defense is picking members for the jury supporting Ted Kennedy. Campaign '92 - Democratic ""unhopefuls"" try not to become the candidate that loses to Bush. Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley - Stuart invites his cousin, Leon, to the show. Leon has a show which is much better than Stuart's, and Stuart is jealous, rendering an affirmation. Kiddie Metal - Guns 'n' Roses record a punk rock kids' song album. The Scottish Store - A small-town Scottish store owner is reunited with his estranged brother, and they fight on and off, while still kicking out people who don't ""think"" Scottish. Phone Illiteracy - A man who wants to talk to someone has his friend do it for him. Strange? The first man is phone illiterate. It's a dangerous thing...?

Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Cast

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David Spade Self - Various Characters
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Adam Sandler Self - Various Characters
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Dana Carvey Self - Various Characters
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Victoria Jackson Self - Various Characters
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Phil Hartman Self - Various Characters
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Kevin Nealon Self - Various Characters
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Mike Myers Self - Various Characters
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Ellen Cleghorne Self - Various Characters
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Chris Farley Self - Various Characters
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Chris Rock Self - Various Characters
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Tim Meadows Self - Various Characters
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Siobhan Fallon Hogan Self - Various Characters
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Rob Schneider Self - Various Characters
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Julia Sweeney Self - Various Characters

Featured Crew

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Lorne Michaels Executive Producer

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