Saturday Night Live (season 14)

Saturday Night Live (season 14)
The title card for the fourteenth season of Saturday Night Live.
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 20
Release
Original network NBC
Original release October 8, 1988 (1988-10-08) – May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20)
Season chronology

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.

Before the start of the season, no changes were made to the cast. Al Franken, having rejoined the show as a writer and occasional on-screen performer three years ago, was once again credited as a featured cast member. 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 was the only season of the show for Stiller. After being on the show for five episodes, Stiller left due to creative differences with Michaels.

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 famous "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin in lieu of his planned monologue.

Cast

Repertory cast members
Featured cast members

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		HostMusical guest(s)Original air date
2471Tom HanksKeith RichardsOctober 8, 1988

2482Matthew BroderickThe SugarcubesOctober 15, 1988

2493John LarroquetteRandy Newman
Mark Knopfler		October 22, 1988

  • Randy Newman and Mark Knopfler performed "It's Money That Matters" and "Dixie Flyer."[2]
  • Dana Carvey appeared as Dennis Miller on Weekend Update.
2504Matthew ModineEdie Brickell and New BohemiansNovember 5, 1988

2515Demi MooreJohnny Clegg & SavukaNovember 12, 1988

  • Johnny Clegg & Savuka performed "I Call Your Name" and "Take My Heart Away."[2]
  • Kirsten Dunst appeared in the cold opening as one of George Bush's (Dana Carvey) grandchildren.
2526John LithgowTracy ChapmanNovember 19, 1988

2537Danny DeVitoThe BanglesDecember 3, 1988

2548Kevin KlineBobby McFerrinDecember 10, 1988

2559Melanie GriffithLittle FeatDecember 17, 1988

25610John MalkovichAnita BakerJanuary 21, 1989

25711Tony DanzaJohn HiattJanuary 28, 1989

25812Ted DansonLuther VandrossFebruary 11, 1989

25913Leslie NielsenCowboy JunkiesFebruary 18, 1989

26014Glenn CloseGipsy KingsFebruary 25, 1989

26115Mary Tyler MooreElvis CostelloMarch 25, 1989

26216Mel GibsonLiving ColourApril 1, 1989

26317Dolly PartonDolly PartonApril 15, 1989

26418Geena DavisJohn Cougar MellencampApril 22, 1989

26519Wayne GretzkyFine Young CannibalsMay 13, 1989

  • Fine Young Cannibals performed "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing."[2]
  • Gretzky's wife Janet Jones appears in the "Wayne's World" sketch.
  • This episode was released as part of the three-episode "Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition" VHS (1992).
26620Steve MartinTom Petty & the HeartbreakersMay 20, 1989

  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers performed "Runnin' Down a Dream" and "Free Fallin'."[2]
  • In the opening monologue, Steve Martin visibly struggles to hold back tears as he paid tribute to Gilda Radner, who had died of cancer on the afternoon before the broadcast. Martin and Radner's "Dancing in the Dark" sketch, originally shown in episode 64 in 1978, was also offered in tribute.
  • Timothy Busfield appears in the "New Coneheads" sketch.
  • Paulina Porizkova appears in the "Get to Know Me" sketch.
  • Contains the first Toonces sketch.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 124–127. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  3. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. p. 237. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  4. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. p. 264. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  5. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 226–229. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  6. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 230–232. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  7. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 234–236. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
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