Saturday Night Live | |
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Season 14 | |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | October 8, 1988 May 20, 1989 | –
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The fourteenth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 8, 1988 and May 20, 1989.
A new show logo was used starting with this season. It was made up of the words SATURDAY + NIGHT + LIVE styled in a circle.[1] It was used until the end of the show's 20th season in 1995.
This season notably saw the death of a second 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 "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin in lieu of his planned monologue.[2]
This season introduced the "Wayne's World" skits.
Mike Myers made his debut as a cast member midseason.[3] The first Wayne's World sketch aired on February 18, 1989.[4] Ben Stiller had a very brief stint as a featured player. His short film The Hustler of Money had impressed producers and was aired in season 12.[5] Stiller ended up leaving after only four episodes because he wanted to focus more on making short films, as opposed to performing solely sketch comedy.[5]
Repertory players |
Featured players
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 14 |
Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes |
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | |
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247 | 1 | Tom Hanks | Keith Richards | October 8, 1988 | |
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248 | 2 | Matthew Broderick | The Sugarcubes | October 15, 1988 | |
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249 | 3 | John Larroquette | Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler | October 22, 1988 | |
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250 | 4 | Matthew Modine | Edie Brickell and New Bohemians | November 5, 1988 | |
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251 | 5 | Demi Moore | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | November 12, 1988 | |
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252 | 6 | John Lithgow | Tracy Chapman | November 19, 1988 | |
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253 | 7 | Danny DeVito | The Bangles | December 3, 1988 | |
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254 | 8 | Kevin Kline | Bobby McFerrin | December 10, 1988 | |
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255 | 9 | Melanie Griffith | Little Feat | December 17, 1988 | |
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256 | 10 | John Malkovich | Anita Baker | January 21, 1989 | |
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257 | 11 | Tony Danza | John Hiatt | January 28, 1989 | |
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258 | 12 | Ted Danson | Luther Vandross | February 11, 1989 | |
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259 | 13 | Leslie Nielsen | Cowboy Junkies | February 18, 1989 | |
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260 | 14 | Glenn Close | Gipsy Kings | February 25, 1989 | |
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261 | 15 | Mary Tyler Moore | Elvis Costello | March 25, 1989 | |
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262 | 16 | Mel Gibson | Living Colour | April 1, 1989 | |
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263 | 17 | Dolly Parton | Dolly Parton | April 15, 1989 | |
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264 | 18 | Geena Davis | John Mellencamp | April 22, 1989 | |
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265 | 19 | Wayne Gretzky | Fine Young Cannibals | May 13, 1989 | |
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266 | 20 | Steve Martin | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | May 20, 1989 | |
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