Saturday Night Live
Season 16
The title card for the sixteenth season of Saturday Night Live.
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 29, 1990 (1990-09-29) –
May 18, 1991 (1991-05-18)
Season chronology

The sixteenth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 29, 1990, and May 18, 1991.

Cast

Before the season began, Lovitz requested time off so he could film Mom and Dad Save the World, which would cause him to miss the first several episodes of the season. Michaels refused, because he did not view this to be fair to the other cast members. Lovitz subsequently quit. However, he made several cameo appearances throughout the 16th season.[1]

Cast roster

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Notable writers from season 16 included Jim Downey, Al Franken, Tom Davis, Jack Handey, Conan O'Brien, Adam Sandler (who was a new writer), Rob Smigel and Bob Odenkirk.

Season 16 would prove to be the final year for O'Brien and Odenkirk as Saturday Night Live writers. O'Brien left to write for The Simpsons, and would later host NBC's Late Night and Tonight Show late night talk shows. Odenkirk would go on to write for future cast member Chris Elliott's Get a Life and The Dennis Miller Show as well as The Ben Stiller Show, for which he was also a cast member. In 1995, he would co-create and co-star on HBO's Mr. Show with Bob and David.[2] He then also had starring roles in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		HostMusical guestOriginal air date
2871Kyle MacLachlanSinéad O'ConnorSeptember 29, 1990 (1990-09-29)

2882Susan LucciHothouse FlowersOctober 6, 1990 (1990-10-06)

2893George SteinbrennerMorris Day & The TimeOctober 20, 1990 (1990-10-20)

2904Patrick SwayzeMariah CareyOctober 27, 1990 (1990-10-27)

2915Jimmy SmitsWorld PartyNovember 10, 1990 (1990-11-10)

2926Dennis HopperPaul SimonNovember 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)

2937John GoodmanFaith No MoreDecember 1, 1990 (1990-12-01)

2948Tom HanksEdie Brickell & New BohemiansDecember 8, 1990 (1990-12-08)

  • Edie Brickell & New Bohemians performs "Woyaho" and "He Said".[3]
  • Elliott Gould, Steve Martin and Paul Simon make cameo appearances as members of the "Five Timer's Club"; Jon Lovitz cameos as a waiter, Conan O'Brien as a doorman and Ralph Nader appears as a onetime former host trying to get into the club.[7] Ralph Nader also appears in the "Global Warming Christmas Special" sketch.
  • Tony Randall makes a cameo appearance in the "Game Beaters/Mr. Short Term Memory" sketch.
  • Future cast member Adam Sandler appears in the Sabra sketch.
  • Aired on the 10th anniversary of the death of John Lennon. An excerpt of Lennon’s “Instant Karma!” is played at the beginning and end of Weekend Update .
2959Dennis QuaidThe Neville BrothersDecember 15, 1990 (1990-12-15)

  • The Neville Brothers performs "Brother Jake" and "River of Life".[3]
  • Jon Lovitz makes a cameo appearance during "Weekend Update" as his character "Annoying Man".
  • Future cast member Adam Sandler appears in the Ex-Boyfriend sketch, which was submitted by an uncredited Judd Apatow.
29610Joe MantegnaVanilla IceJanuary 12, 1991 (1991-01-12)

29711StingStingJanuary 19, 1991 (1991-01-19)

29812Kevin BaconINXSFebruary 9, 1991 (1991-02-09)

29913Roseanne BarrDeee-LiteFebruary 16, 1991 (1991-02-16)

30014Alec BaldwinWhitney HoustonFebruary 23, 1991 (1991-02-23)

30115Michael J. FoxThe Black CrowesMarch 16, 1991 (1991-03-16)

30216Jeremy IronsFishboneMarch 23, 1991 (1991-03-23)

30317Catherine O'HaraR.E.M.April 13, 1991 (1991-04-13)

30418Steven SeagalMichael BoltonApril 20, 1991 (1991-04-20)

30519Delta BurkeChris IsaakMay 11, 1991 (1991-05-11)

  • Chris Isaak performs "Wicked Game" and "Diddley Daddy".[3] He also appears in the "Karaoke Bar" sketch.
  • Madonna appears in a filmed cameo during the "Wayne's World" sketch.
  • An edited version of this episode was released as part of the three-episode "Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition" VHS (1992).
30620George WendtElvis CostelloMay 18, 1991 (1991-05-18)

References

  1. ↑ Daly, Steve. "Lovitz Discusses Movies, Leaving 'SNL'". Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ IMDb page: "Bob Odenkirk Filmography by TV."
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 124–127. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  4. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 233. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  5. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 241–242. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  6. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 244–246. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  7. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 46. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  8. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 248–249. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  9. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 250–251. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
  10. ↑ Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 1994. pp. 255–257. ISBN 0-395-70895-8.
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