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Saturday Night Live season 15
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Saturday Night Live aired its fifteenth season during the 1989 - 1990 television season on NBC. This season saw the first hosting gigs of three celebrities who would go on to be frequent (and favorite) SNL hosts: John Goodman (who actually auditioned to be a castmember on SNL during the disastrous 1980-1981 season), Christopher Walken (whose singing and dancing monologues and recurring sketch "The Continental" have been a staple in six of the seven episodes hosted by Walken), and Alec Baldwin (who went on to break John Goodman's record of most frequent SNL host in 2006). Near the end of the season, Nora Dunn was fired due to her refusal to appear in an episode hosted by controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay, which led to controversy with critics and fans.
The fifteenth season started off with a 15th anniversary special on September 24, 1989 and ended on May 19, 1990.
Cast
Repertory cast members
Featured cast members
Episodes
| Episode # |
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Musical Guest(s) |
Remarks |
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September 24, 1989 |
15th Anniversary Special |
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| 267 (15.1) |
September 30, 1989 |
Bruce Willis |
Neil Young |
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| 268 (15.2) |
October 7, 1989 |
Rick Moranis |
Rickie Lee Jones |
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| 269 (15.3) |
October 21, 1989 |
Kathleen Turner |
Billy Joel |
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| 270 (15.4) |
October 28, 1989 |
James Woods |
Don Henley |
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| 271 (15.5) |
November 11, 1989 |
Chris Evert |
Eurythmics |
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| 272 (15.6) |
November 18, 1989 |
Woody Harrelson |
David Byrne |
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| 273 (15.7) |
December 2, 1989 |
John Goodman |
K.D. Lang & The Reclines |
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| 274 (15.8) |
December 9, 1989 |
Robert Wagner |
Linda Ronstadt
Aaron Neville
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| 275 (15.9) |
December 16, 1989 |
Andie MacDowell |
Tracy Chapman |
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| 276 (15.10) |
January 13, 1990 |
Ed O'Neill |
Harry Connick Jr. |
- Maury Povich cameos during the monologue
- Ed O'Neill is the first castmember from a FOX TV show (Married...With Children) to host SNL.
- According to IMDb, Kirsten Dunst appeared in this episode as the girl in the Bizilady commercial.
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| 277 (15.11) |
January 20, 1990 |
Christopher Walken |
Bonnie Raitt |
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| 278 (15.12) |
February 10, 1990 |
Quincy Jones |
Tevin Campbell
Andrae Crouch
Sandra Crouch
Kool Moe Dee
Big Daddy Kane
Melle Mel
Quincy D III
Siedah Garrett
Al Jarreau
Take 6
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- This is the episode with the largest number of musical guests, although they are uncredited.
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| 279 (15.13) |
February 17, 1990 |
Tom Hanks |
Aerosmith |
- Aerosmith were special guest on the popular sketch Wayne's World where they perform the theme song. Tom Hanks plays their roadie.
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| 280 (15.14) |
February 24, 1990 |
Fred Savage |
Technotronic |
- Fred Savage is the first host to have been born after SNL premiered on television.
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| 281 (15.15) |
March 17. 1990 |
Rob Lowe |
The Pogues |
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| 282 (15.16) |
March 24, 1990 |
Debra Winger |
Eric Clapton |
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| 283 (15.17) |
April 14, 1990 |
Corbin Bernsen |
The Smithereens |
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| 284 (15.18) |
April 21, 1990 |
Alec Baldwin |
The B-52's |
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| 285 (15.19) |
May 12, 1990 |
Andrew Dice Clay |
The Spanic Boys
Julee Cruise
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- Sinéad O'Connor was originally scheduled as the musical guest, but pulled out in protest against the controversial guest host, Andrew Dice Clay. O'Connor subsequently appeared at the beginning of Season 16.
- SNL castmember Nora Dunn would also protest and did not appear in the episode due to Clay's profane jokes about women.
- The musical segment featuring the Spanic Boys is not shown in syndication.
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| 286 (15.20) |
May 19, 1990 |
Candice Bergen |
The Notting Hillbillies |
- This is Nora Dunn and Jon Lovitz's final episode as cast members.
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