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Season 22

Saturday Night Live

Season 22

  • 1996

The twenty-second season began on September 28, 1996 and ended on May 17, 1997 with 20 episodes in all. Many changes happened before the start of the season. David Koechner and Nancy Walls were both let go after one season with the show. David Spade left the show on his own terms. This season is also notable for the people who hosted. Seven of the twenty hosts were former cast members. They included Dana Carvey, Robert Downey, Jr., Phil Hartman, Chris Rock and Martin Short. Chevy Chase and Mike Myers would host later in the season. This would mark Chase’s final time hosting before getting banned.

  1. Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Episode 1 Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers September 28, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" and ""Classic Sing-along with the Drunken Asses.""
  2. Lisa Kudrow/Sheryl Crow Episode 2 Lisa Kudrow/Sheryl Crow October 5, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bob Dole,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" Single and Loving It,"" ""The Randolph Hotel,"" ""Women's Poetry Night,"" and ""Gene the Ex-Convict.""
  3. Bill Pullman/New Edition Episode 3 Bill Pullman/New Edition October 19, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Alien Presidential Debate,"" ""AT&T Clerks,"" ""The Rules Show,"" ""John W. Hayward,"" and ""Women's Kickboxing.""
  4. Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre Episode 4 Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre October 26, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Russell and Tate: Attorneys at Law,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Tom Brokaw,"" ""Johnny Carson and Phil Donahue,"" ""Church Chat,"" and ""Goat Boy.""
  5. Chris Rock/The Wallflowers Episode 5 Chris Rock/The Wallflowers November 2, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bob Dole and George Bush,"" ""Charles Grodin,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" and ""The Culps.""
  6. Robert Downey Jr./Fiona Apple Episode 6 Robert Downey Jr./Fiona Apple November 16, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bob Dole,"" ""Spartan Cheeleaders,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Don King's Press Conference,"" ""Mr. Music,"" ""Musical Cobras and Panthers,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Streets of L.A.,"" and ""Shopping at…
  7. Phil Hartman/Bush Episode 7 Phil Hartman/Bush November 23, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""The O.J. Trial,"" ""Thanksgiving Song Auditions,"" ""Acting Class,"" ""World War II,"" and ""The Joe Pesci Show.""
  8. Episode 8 Martin Short/No Doubt December 7, 1996, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Tim Meadows Sketches include ""O.J. Simpson,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Ed Grimley Goes To Heaven,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Barbara Walters Interviews Jackie Rogers, Jr.,"" ""The Gantner Family Workout,"" ""The…
  9. Rosie O’Donnell/Whitney Houston Episode 9 Rosie O’Donnell/Whitney Houston December 14, 1996, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bill Clinton and Bob Dole,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" and ""The Local News with Joe Blow.""
  10. Episode 10 Kevin Spacey/Beck January 11, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""New Television Rating System,"" ""The Late Show with David Letterman,"" ""Marijuana Doctor,"" ""Star Wars 20th Anniversary,"" ""Janet Reno's Dance Party,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Pet Shop,""…
  11. Episode 11 David Alan Grier/Snoop Doggy Dogg January 18, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bill Clinton Police Line-Up,"" ""Maya Angelou Commercials,"" ""Waiting to Exhale Viewers,"" ""Both Sides with Jesse Jackson,"" ""Wong & Owens,"" and ""Bill Gates and Bill Clinton.""
  12. Neve Campbell/David Bowie Episode 12 Neve Campbell/David Bowie February 8, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Jackpot,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Rolf,"" and ""Adventures of the White Trash Disaster Trailer.""
  13. Episode 13 Chevy Chase/Live February 15, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Chopper Four.""
  14. Alec Baldwin/Tina Turner Episode 14 Alec Baldwin/Tina Turner February 22, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""The Late Show with David Letterman,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""The Quiet Storm,"" ""The Gossip Show,"" ""Phone Sex Operators,"" ""Yard Sale,"" ""Wong and Owens,"" and ""Bill Brasky.""
  15. Sting/Veruca Salt Episode 15 Sting/Veruca Salt March 15, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Evita,"" ""The Nude Crusade,"" ""Rolf,"" ""The Atteburys,"" ""Kyle DeMarco,"" and ""Race and Racism.""
  16. Mike Myers/Aerosmith Episode 16 Mike Myers/Aerosmith March 22, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Prime Minister's Questions,"" ""Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly,"" and ""Barbara Walters Oscar Special.""
  17. Rob Lowe/Spice Girls Episode 17 Rob Lowe/Spice Girls April 12, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""Food, Sex, or Cars?"" and ""La Politica Non Correcto con Ramon Diaz Rojo.""
  18. Pamela Lee/Rollins Band Episode 18 Pamela Lee/Rollins Band April 19, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""A&E Biography: Tiger Woods,"" ""Goat Boy,"" and ""Roxbury Guys.""
  19. John Goodman/Jewel Episode 19 John Goodman/Jewel May 10, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Oprah,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" ""Eddie Murphy,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Collette Reardon,"" and ""Bill Brasky.""
  20. Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue Episode 20 Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue May 17, 1997, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Space, the Infinite Frontier,"" ""Kennedy Kapers,"" ""Larry King,"" ""Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp.""