Season 16
September 29, 1990
Saturday Night Live aired its sixteenth season during the 1990-1991 television season on NBC. 20 episodes were produced. The sixteenth season began on September 29, 1990, and ended on May 18, 1991. The 16th season of SNL was a transitional one: Several longtime cast members left, and a large number of additions were made to the roster. To ensure that he was not short on talent, Michaels chose to retain most of the late 1980s cast while in the process of hiring the people that would make up the early 1990s cast. At one point during the season, sixteen people were listed as cast members or featured players.
20 Episodes
Episodes
Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O'Connor
September 29, 1990
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Luther Campbell,"" ""All Things Scottish,"" and ""Frank Sinatra and George Michael"".
Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers
October 6, 1990
Sketches include ""Victor Kiam's Classic Bitch and Lezbo Shavers,"" ""All My Luggage,"" ""Great Love Stories,"" ""Game Breakers,"" and ""Her First Period"".
George Steinbrenner/The Time
October 20, 1990
Sketches include ""Kevin Nealon, Victoria Jackson, and George Steinbrenner,"" ""Middle-Aged Man,"" ""Ultra Slim Fast Commercial Parody,"" ""Winston-McCauley Funeral Homes,"" ""Carl's Quick Stop,"" ""What Was I Thinking?""
Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey
October 27, 1990
Sketches include ""Dirty Square Dancing,"" ""Pumping Up With Hanz and Franz,"" ""Ghost 2,"" ""Super Feud,"" ""Chippendales Auditions,"" ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""White Trash Bed and Breakfast,"" and ""Mouse Trap Seminar"".
Jimmy Smits/World Party
November 10, 1990
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Chia Head,"" ""Game Challengers,"" ""NBC News Employees,"" ""Simon,"" ""Date With a Ditz,"" ""The Dark Side With Nat X,"" ""Two-Faced Doormen,"" ""Mobile Home,"" and ""Verbal Reversals"".
Dennis Hopper/Paul Simon
November 17, 1990
Sketches include ""Live With Regis and Kathie Lee,"" ""Nikey Turkey,"" ""Toonces,"" ""Inflatable Dolls,"" ""Liason Mocking,"" ""The Civil War,"" ""What Animal Were You Raised By?"", ""Schillervision,"" and ""Gambling to Win"".
John Goodman/Faith No More
December 1, 1990
Sketches include ""Church Chat,"" ""The McLaughlin Group,"" ""Mick Jagger's Wedding,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Davy Crockett""
Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell and New Bohemians
December 8, 1990
Live From New York, it's...Kevin Nealon (and hosting for the fifth time, it's Tom Hanks!) Sketches include: Mr. Subliminal's Editorial Reply, Tom Hanks Joins The Five-Timers Club, The Gross-Out Family, Game Beaters, The Global Warming Christmas Special, P. Whipped, Sabra Shopping Network, Double-Takes, and The Christmas Tree Story Edie Brickell and New Bohemians perform: ""Woyaho"" and ""He Said""
Dennis Quaid/Neville Brothers
December 15, 1990
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Dysfunctional Family Christmas,"" ""Sally Jessy Raphael,"" ""Family Loves Ex-Boyfriend,"" ""Massage Students,"" ""Renegade,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Schillervision Theatre,"" and ""The Specialty Songs Of Cal McLane, Jr.""
Joe Mantegna/Vanilla Ice
January 12, 1991
Sketches include ""Godfather Bush,"" ""New York Radio,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Officer Miller,"" ""I'm Chillin',"" ""Complaint Letter,"" ""Superfans,"" ""Insane Inventors,"" and ""Eddie O'Hanlon Funeral"".
Sting
January 19, 1991
Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""Hedley and Wyche,"" ""Sting in an Elevator,"" ""The Sinatra Group,"" ""The Richmeister,"" ""Frankenstein,"" ""Coffee Talk with Paul Baldwin,"" ""Meeting Parents Flashback,"" ""Bleak Poetry""
Kevin Bacon/INXS
February 9, 1991
Live from New York, it's…Kevin Nealon! But is he or NBC or CNN? That's SNL's trick op their sleeve with the ""Gulf War Briefing."" Among the domestic sketches are ""Richmeister #2.""
Roseanne Barr/Dee-Lite
February 16, 1991
Sketches include ""Mr. Subliminal's War Press Conference,"" Misery II, the game show parody Comedy Killers, ""Victoria's Secrets"" and ""White Trash History Minute.""
Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston
February 23, 1991
Live From New York, it's...Dana Carvey Sketches include: The McLaughlin Group, The Dancer, The Honest Planet, The Sinead O'Connor Awards, Lank Thompson: I'm A Handsome Actor, Pan Am, The Godfather IV, I'm Chillin', Confession Can Be Exciting For The Soul, and Cyrano De Bergerac Whitney Houston performs: ""I'm Your Baby Tonight"" and ""All The Man I Need""
Michael J. Fox/The Black Crowes
March 16, 1991
Sketches include--""Another Post-Desert Storm Speech"",""America's Most Wanted"",""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smally"" and ""Michael J. Fox Fanatics"".
Jeremy Irons/Fishbone
March 23, 1991
Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Richmeister,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Sherlock Holmes,"" ""McIntosh Jr. Commercial: The Power To Crush Other Kids"", ""Weekend Update with Dennis Miller"", ""Football Days by Jack Handey"".
Catherine O'Hara/R.E.M.
April 13, 1991
Sketches include ""Frank and Nancy Sinatra,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""The Justice League of America,"" ""Frank Gannon, P.I. P.I.,"" ""In Conclusion Theater,"" ""Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley,"" and ""Wedding Dress to Funeral"".
Steven Seagal/Michael Bolton
April 20, 1991
Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Nico Tenelli,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" ""Musicians For Free Range Chickens,"" ""Date Intimidation""
Delta Burke/Chris Isaak
May 11, 1991
Sketches include: Balz-Off, Hollywood Minute, Deep Thoughts, The Weight Watchers Meeting, Wayne's World, A Message From The President, Yelling At Your Kids, and Karaoke Hog
George Wendt/Elvis Costello
May 18, 1991
Sketches include ""Dennis Miller is Nervous,"" ""Da Superfans,"" ""Mr. No Depth Perception,"" ""Pat Gets a Haircut,"" ""Doo-Wop,"" ""Deep Thoughts,"" ""Burger Barn,"" ""Li'l General Fireworks,"" and ""The Sunrise Show.""
