Lorne Michaels
Director
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Season 14
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 diffe
Released Oct. 11, 1975
Episode 67 min
14+
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Production Companies: Broadway Video, NBC Studios, Universal Television, SNL Studios, NBC Universal Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S14E1 - Tom Hanks/Keith Richards
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: Our business is making change"", ""Tom Hanks Bullying Kids: Never-Before-Seen Outtakes from the movie BIG"", ""Class of 1978 Ten Year Reunion: Two Sad Losers Want To Score With The Ladies"".
Oct. 8, 1988, midnight
S14E2 - Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes
None
Oct. 15, 1988, midnight
S14E3 - John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
None
Oct. 22, 1988, midnight
S14E4 - Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
Sketches include ""Nicknames,"" ""The Republican Party,"" ""The Liberal,"" ""Dukakis After Dark,"" and ""Church Chat."" The New Bohemians perform ""Little Miss S.""
Nov. 5, 1988, midnight
S14E5 - Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka
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 Bleu Cheese Cooler"".
Nov. 12, 1988, midnight
S14E6 - John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman
None
Nov. 19, 1988, midnight
S14E7 - Danny DeVito/The Bangles
None
Dec. 3, 1988, midnight
S14E8 - Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin
None
Dec. 10, 1988, midnight
S14E9 - Melanie Griffith/Little Feat
None
Dec. 17, 1988, midnight
S14E10 - John Malkovich/Anita Baker
None
Jan. 21, 1989, midnight
S14E11 - Tony Danza/John Hiatt
Sketches include ""Ted Bundy Lives,"" ""Come Back to Carbon Paper,"" ""War of Da Woilds,"" ""Frankie's Proposal,"" and ""What Are You Looking At?""
Jan. 28, 1989, midnight
S14E12 - Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
Sketches include ""Cheers,"" ""Iranian People's Court,"" ""Plug Away,"" ""Kevin's First Love,"" and ""The Long Goodbye.""
Jan. 28, 1989, midnight
S14E13 - Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies
Sketches include ""The Pat Stevens Show,"" ""The 60's Movie,"" ""Subliminal Man and Friend,"" and ""Wayne's World.""
Feb. 18, 1989, midnight
S14E14 - Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings
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 perform ""Bamboleo.""
Feb. 25, 1989, midnight
S14E15 - Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello
None
March 25, 1989, midnight
S14E16 - Mel Gibson/Living Color
Sketches include "Raymond the Bookie", "Tales of Ribaldry", "Mel Gibson, Dream Gynecologist", "Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef", "Josh Acid" and "Tonto, Tarzan, & Frankenstein".
April 1, 1989, midnight
S14E17 - Dolly Parton
Sketches include ""Rock Cleaners,"" ""Celebrity Restaurant,"" ""Planet of the Enormous Hooters,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""The Stories of Dolly Parton's Mom,"" ""Broadway Story,"" and ""Lothar of the Hill People.""
April 15, 1989, midnight
S14E18 - Geena Davis/John Mellencamp
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Bob Waltman Special,"" ""The Snow White Story,"" ""Attitudes,"" ""The Palmer Bunch,"" ""Suspended Animation,"" ""Game Show Models,"" and ""The Apocalypse"".
April 22, 1989, midnight
S14E19 - Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals
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 ""Waikiki Hockey"".
May 13, 1989, midnight
S14E20 - Steve Martin/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Get to Know Jon Lovitz,"" ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein,"" ""Big Red"".
May 20, 1989, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 67 min.
Season Runtime: 67201 min.
Released: Oct. 11, 1975
Last Air Date: Dec. 13, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 20, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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