The BEST episodes of Saturday Night Live season 9
Every episode of Saturday Night Live season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saturday Night Live season 9!
Each week, a famous guest host appears in sketches and parodies alongside a roster of up-and-coming comedians. A popular musical guest, short films, and Weekend Update - a recurring satirical newscast - form the backbone of one of the most influential and culturally significant TV shows in history.
#1 - Danny DeVito & Rhea Perlman/Eddy Grant
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/1983
Sketches are ""Calvin Klein Cream Pies,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""Crazy Edelman,"" ""Book Beat,"" ""What Would Frank Do?"" ""Amos n' Andy,"" and ""Spanish Class."" Eddy Grant performs ""I Don't Wanna Dance,"" ""Electric Avenue,"" and ""Living on the Front Line.""
#2 - Don Rickles/Billy Idol
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/1984
Live From New York, it's... Joe Piscopo! Sketches include ""TV President,"" ""Kannon AE-1,"" ""I Married A Monkey,"" ""The Hamlisch Maneuver,"" ""Fascinating People And Their Friends,"" ""Witness Protection,"" ""Romeo and Juilet,"" ""El Dorko and Becky,"" and ""This Is Your Afterlife."" Billy Idol performed ""White Wedding"" and ""Rebel Yell.""
#3 - Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Father Guido Sarducci, Betty Thomas/The Cars
Season 9 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/1984
Sketches include ""Frank & Sammy,"" ""Sarducci & Nelson,"" ""Nose Guard,"" ""Hello, Trudy!,"" ""Needleman the Dentist,"" and ""Stooges Self-Defense."" The Cars perform ""Drive.""
#4 - Betty Thomas/Stray Cats
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/1983
Sketches include: Astronaut, Memorex, James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party, Curly Audition, Special Report, Musical Performance "She's Sexy + 17", Unanswered Questions, You Win A Dollar, Perfectly Frank, Swan Break, Jane Fonda's Pregnancy, The Gumby Story, Crisis '83 Update, Musical Performance "I Won't Stand in Your Way", Misfits
#5 - John Candy/Men at Work
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/1983
Sketches include ""Jim and Mr. Mambo,"" ""Doc Edmund,"" ""Village of the Damned Little Rascals,"" ""Eddie Murphy in the Suburbs,"" ""Dr. Tongue's Offer,"" ""Candace's Fantasy Shack,"" and ""Prison for the Winter."" Men at Work perform ""Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Jive.""
#6 - Robin Williams/Adam Ant
Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/1984
Sketches include ""Olympic Coverage,"" ""Rock & Roll ...and then some,"" ""Gandhi & The Bandit,"" ""Firing Line,"" and ""MTV News."" Adam Ant performs ""Strip.""
#7 - Billy Crystal/Al Jarreau
Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/17/1984
Sketches include ""St. Patrick's Day Party,"" ""Hung Like Me,"" ""Unexplained Questions of the Universe."" ""Family in the Attic,"" ""Bad Career Moves,"" ""Ronald Reagen and Sammy Davis, Jr.,"" ""God's Place,"" ""The Womb,"" and ""SNL's First Episode."" Al Jarreau sang ""Mornin'"" and ""Trouble In Paradise.""
#8 - Michael Palin, Mary Palin/The Motels
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/1984
Sketches include ""Donahue,"" ""Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood,"" and ""Powerful Living Snaps."" The Motels perform ""Suddenly Last Summer.""
#9 - Don Novello/Huey Lewis and the News
Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/1984
Sketches are ""National Phone-In Democratic Primary,"" ""Tasteless Choice,"" ""The Ghost of Buckwheat,"" ""Countdown '84: The Candidates,"" ""Nice Boys Don't Get Girls Pregnant,"" and ""Phone-In Results."" The News perform ""Heart & Soul"" and ""I Want a New Drug.""
#10 - Jerry Lewis/Loverboy
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/1983
Sketches include: Surgery, What Famous Person Do You Look Like?, The Forum, American In Paris, Cornet, Entertainment Tonight, Parachute, Fascinating People and Their Friends, Larry's Corner, Musical Performance "Working for the Weekend", Thanksgiving Dinner, Gusty, Jerry Schtick
#11 - Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/1983
Sketches include ""In Brandon's Office,"" ""NBC Junket,"" ""Gumby's Rehearsal,"" ""Larry's Corner,"" and ""Whiner Show Ideas."" John Cougar Mellancamp performs ""Tumblin' Down"" and ""Pink Houses.""
#12 - Flip Wilson/Stevie Nicks
Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/1983
Sketches include: Dion's, Unrequited Sex, Airplane Washroom, Unanswered Questions of the Universe, Hello, Trudy!, Musical Performance "Stand Back", Older Sisters Of The Young, Pudge & Solomon, Reverend Leroy, Crazy Weinstein, Shoe Tier, Subterraneans, Musical Performance "Nightbird"
#13 - Smothers Brothers/Big Country
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/1983
Sketches include: Rain Delay, Crisis Game '83, Know Your Neighbor, Carvel, Musical Performance "In a Big Country", Mentl, DreamLand, The Point, Clark Street Garage Band, Autograph, Musical Performance "Fields of Fire"
#14 - Jamie Lee Curtis/The Fixx
Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/1984
Sketches include ""Rappin' Jimmy B.,"" ""Semi-Competant Video Store Clerk,"" ""The Julia Show,"" ""Jimmy and Jamie Lee Rehearse,"" ""People Transit,"" and ""Texxon."" The Fixx performs ""One Thing Leads to Another.""
#15 - Edwin Newman/Kool & the Gang
Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/1984
Sketches include ""SNL Hairdressers,"" ""Edwin Newman and James Brown,"" and ""Prose and Cons."" Kool & the Gang perform ""Celebrate.""
#16 - George McGovern/Madness
Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/1984
Sketches include ""60 Minutes,"" ""Menage a Trois,"" ""Book Talk,"" and ""My Brother, The Loser.""
#17 - Barry Bostwick/Spinal Tap
Season 9 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/5/1984
Sketches are ""Simulated Cat Fight,"" ""Foldgers Crystals,"" ""Lie Detector Test,"" ""Spinal Tap Interview,"" ""Guest Performance: A. Whitney Brown,"" ""2 on the Town,"" and ""Texxon."" Spinal Tap perform ""Christmas with the Devil"" and ""Big Bottom.""
#18 - Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/1983
Sketches include ""Cheerleader Practice,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""History: The Real Story,"" ""School Assembly,"" and ""Caffiene Achievers."" The Zoo (featuring Lindsey Buckingham) performs ""Tonight.""
#19 - Michael Douglas/Deniece Williams
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/7/1984
Sketches include ""Lost Script,"" ""MTV News,"" ""Four Minutes to Live"" (film), ""TV's Foul-Ups, Bleeps, Blunders, Bloopers, Practical Jokes, And Political Debates,"" ""Sugar or Plain"" (film), and ""Footless."" Deniece Williams performs ""Let's Hear It for the Boy.""