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Saturday Night Live 20

1994-09-24 | Comedy,News | 20 episodes
Overview
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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Episode

Steve Martin/Eric Clapton (1994)

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"".

Steve Martin/Eric Clapton poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt (1994)

Sketches include "Bill Clinton," "Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial," "Adult Education Class," "Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley," and "Monsters of Monologue '94."

Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

John Travolta/Seal (1994)

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""

John Travolta/Seal poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell (1994)

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Virtual Reality Books,"" ""Johnny Carson,"" ""Ross Perot,"" ""Pepper Boy,"" ""Nobel Prize Awards,"" ""Work Excuses,"" ""Office Space""

Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell poster

Directed By

Dave Wilson

Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. (1994)

Sketches include ""Concession Speech,"" ""Good Morning Brooklyn,"" ""Nice and Naughty Guitarists,"" ""Confucius,"" ""The Casting Couch,"" ""The Munchkins,"" and ""Tribute to Michael O'Donoghue"".

Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. 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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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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Tim Meadows Self - Various Characters
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Chris Elliott Self - Various Characters
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Norm Macdonald Self - Various Characters
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Jay Mohr Self - Various Characters
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Laura Kightlinger Self - Various Characters
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Michael McKean Self - Various Characters
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Al Franken Self - Various Characters

Featured Crew

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Lorne Michaels Executive Producer

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