Episode guide
Saturday Night Live: Season 14
20 episodes · premiered Oct 8, 1988
Saturday Night Live aired its fourteenth season during the 1988 - 1989 television season on NBC. The season began on October 8, 1988, and ended on May 20, 1989. 20 episodes were produced. Before the start of the season, no changes were made to the cast. However, as the season progressed Lorne Michaels would hire two new people to the cast: Mike Myers and Ben Stiller, who joined the show midseason as featured players. Stiller had actually appeared on the show before; his film made it onto the show in the episode hosted by Charlton Heston in 1987. This season notably saw the second death of an original cast member, Gilda Radner, who died on the day of the season finale from ovarian cancer. In memory of Radner, Steve Martin showed a clip from the famous "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin himself as part of his monologue. This was the only season of the show for Stiller. After being on the show for five episodes, Stiller left the show due to creative differences with Michaels.
- Episode 1: Tom Hanks/Keith Richards Oct 8, 1988 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz,"" ""ABC Presents Debate '88,"" ""Mr. Short Term Memory,"" ""Jew, Not a Jew,"" and ""The Pat Stevens Show."" ""First Citiwide Change Bank…
- Episode 2: Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes Oct 15, 1988 · 1h 7m
- Episode 3: John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler Oct 22, 1988 · 1h 7m
- Episode 4: Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians Nov 5, 1988 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Nicknames,"" ""The Republican Party,"" ""The Liberal,"" ""Dukakis After Dark,"" and ""Church Chat."" The New Bohemians perform ""Little Miss S.""
- Episode 5: Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka Nov 12, 1988 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Bush's Final Negative Campaign Ad"", ""Beauty and the Beast: The Double Date"", ""In a Camping Site at Night with Hans and Franz"", ""One Man's Demons"", and ""Neuburg's…
- Episode 6: John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman Nov 19, 1988 · 1h 7m
- Episode 7: Danny DeVito/The Bangles Dec 3, 1988 · 1h 7m
- Episode 8: Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin Dec 10, 1988 · 1h 7m
- Episode 9: Melanie Griffith/Little Feat Dec 17, 1988 · 1h 7m
- Episode 10: John Malkovich/Anita Baker Jan 21, 1989 · 1h 7m
- Episode 11: Tony Danza/John Hiatt Jan 28, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Ted Bundy Lives,"" ""Come Back to Carbon Paper,"" ""War of Da Woilds,"" ""Frankie's Proposal,"" and ""What Are You Looking At?""
- Episode 12: Ted Danson/Luther Vandross Jan 28, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Cheers,"" ""Iranian People's Court,"" ""Plug Away,"" ""Kevin's First Love,"" and ""The Long Goodbye.""
- Episode 13: Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies Feb 18, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""The Pat Stevens Show,"" ""The 60's Movie,"" ""Subliminal Man and Friend,"" and ""Wayne's World.""
- Episode 14: Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings Feb 25, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Barnes & Noble Under Siege,"" ""Therapy Session,"" ""Pumping Up With Hans & Franz,"" ""The 49th Westminster Mad Dog Show,"" and ""Master Thespian."" The Gipsy Kings…
- Episode 15: Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello Mar 25, 1989 · 1h 7m
- Episode 16: Mel Gibson/Living Color Apr 1, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include "Raymond the Bookie", "Tales of Ribaldry", "Mel Gibson, Dream Gynecologist", "Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef", "Josh Acid" and "Tonto, Tarzan, & Frankenstein".
- Episode 17: Dolly Parton Apr 15, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Rock Cleaners,"" ""Celebrity Restaurant,"" ""Planet of the Enormous Hooters,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""The Stories of Dolly Parton's Mom,"" ""Broadway Story,"" and ""Lothar of…
- Episode 18: Geena Davis/John Mellencamp Apr 22, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Bob Waltman Special,"" ""The Snow White Story,"" ""Attitudes,"" ""The Palmer Bunch,"" ""Suspended Animation,"" ""Game Show Models,"" and ""The…
- Episode 19: Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals May 13, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""Carter in Panama,"" ""Fishing With the Anal-Retentive Sportsman,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""This Week with David Brinkley,"" ""Stanley Cup Loss,"" ""Point Blank,"" and…
- Episode 20: Steve Martin/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers May 20, 1989 · 1h 7m Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz,"" ""Tammy Wynette Sings the Classics,"" ""Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive a Car,"" ""An Ode to the Woman I Love,""…