Saturday Night Live season 12
Saturday Night Live | |
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Season 12 | |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11) – May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23) |
Season chronology | |
← Previous season 11 Next → season 13 | |
List of episodes |
The twelfth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 11, 1986 and May 23, 1987.
History
The season opened with Madonna, host of the previous season opener, reading a "statement" from NBC about season 11's mediocre writing and bad cast choices.[1] According to the "statement", the entire 1985–86 season was "... all a dream. A horrible, horrible dream."
Cast
Returning cast members included A. Whitney Brown, Nora Dunn, Jon Lovitz and Dennis Miller. Al Franken was rehired as a writer. In rebuilding the cast, Lorne Michaels returned to his usual practice of hiring unknown performers from stand-up and improv comedy backgrounds.[2] New cast members included Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson and Kevin Nealon.[3][4]
Cast roster
Repertory players | Featured players
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
This season's writers were Andy Breckman, A. Whitney Brown, E. Jean Carroll, Tom Davis, Jim Downey, Al Franken, Jack Handey, Phil Hartman, George Meyer, Lorne Michaels, Kevin Nealon, Herb Sargent, Marc Shaiman, Rosie Shuster, Robert Smigel, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Jon Vitti and Christine Zander. Downey also served as head writer.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Host(s) | Musical guest | Original air date | |
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214 | 1 | Sigourney Weaver | None | October 11, 1986 (1986-10-11) | |
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215 | 2 | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Run-DMC | October 18, 1986 (1986-10-18) | |
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216 | 3 | Rosanna Arquette | Ric Ocasek | November 8, 1986 (1986-11-08) | |
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217 | 4 | Sam Kinison | Lou Reed | November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15) | |
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218 | 5 | Robin Williams | Paul Simon | November 22, 1986 (1986-11-22) | |
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219 | 6 | Chevy Chase Steve Martin Martin Short | Randy Newman | December 6, 1986 (1986-12-06) | |
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220 | 7 | Steve Guttenberg | The Pretenders | December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13) | |
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221 | 8 | William Shatner | Lone Justice | December 20, 1986 (1986-12-20) | |
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222 | 9 | Joe Montana Walter Payton | Deborah Harry | January 24, 1987 (1987-01-24) | |
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223 | 10 | Paul Shaffer | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31) | |
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224 | 11 | Bronson Pinchot | Paul Young | February 14, 1987 (1987-02-14) | |
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225 | 12 | Willie Nelson | Willie Nelson | February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21) | |
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226 | 13 | Valerie Bertinelli | Robert Cray Band | February 28, 1987 (1987-02-28) | |
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227 | 14 | Bill Murray | Percy Sledge | March 21, 1987 (1987-03-21) | |
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228 | 15 | Charlton Heston | Wynton Marsalis | March 28, 1987 (1987-03-28) | |
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229 | 16 | John Lithgow | Anita Baker | April 11, 1987 (1987-04-11) | |
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230 | 17 | John Larroquette | Timbuk 3 | April 18, 1987 (1987-04-18) | |
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231 | 18 | Mark Harmon | Suzanne Vega | May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09) | |
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232 | 19 | Garry Shandling | Los Lobos | May 16, 1987 (1987-05-16) | |
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233 | 20 | Dennis Hopper | Roy Orbison | May 23, 1987 (1987-05-23) | |
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References
- ^ "Madonna: "It Was All a Dream"". SNL Transcripts. October 8, 2018.
- ^ Shales, Tom; Miller, James Andrew (2002). Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live. Little, Brown. p. 314. ISBN 978-0316781466.
- ^ Gendel, Morgan (September 30, 1986). "Another Groundling Hops to 'SNL'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ "'Saturday Night Live' announces cast". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Associated Press. September 30, 1986. p. 21. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 124–127. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
- ^ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 214–217. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
- ^ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 120. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
- ^ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
- ^ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 42. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
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