The BEST episodes of Saturday Night Live season 14

Every episode of Saturday Night Live season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saturday Night Live season 14!

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.

Last Updated: 12/14/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies
star
8.67
3 votes

#1 - Leslie Nielsen/Cowboy Junkies

Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/1989

Sketches include "The Pat Stevens Show", "The 60's Movie", "Subliminal Man and Friend" and "Wayne's World".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
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8.50
2 votes

#2 - Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians

Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/1988

Sketches include "Nicknames", "The Republican Party", "The Liberal", "Dukakis After Dark" and "Church Chat". The New Bohemians perform "Little Miss S".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka
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8.50
2 votes

#3 - Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka

Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/1988

Sketches include "Bush's Final Negative Campaign Ad", "Beauty and the Beast: The Double Date", "In a Camping Site at Night with Hans and Franz", "One Man's Demons" and "Neuburg's Bleu Cheese Cooler".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Ted Danson/Luther Vandross
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8.50
2 votes

#4 - Ted Danson/Luther Vandross

Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/1989

Sketches include "Cheers", "Iranian People's Court", "Plug Away", "Kevin's First Love" and "The Long Goodbye".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings
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8.50
2 votes

#5 - Glenn Close/Gipsy Kings

Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/1989

Sketches include "Barnes & Noble Under Siege", "Therapy Session", "Pumping Up With Hans & Franz", "The 49th Westminster Mad Dog Show" and "Master Thespian". The Gipsy Kings perform "Bamboleo".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello
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8.50
2 votes

#6 - Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello

Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/25/1989

The 61st Annual Academy Awards, The Dan Quayle Show, Customs, Musical Performance "Veronica", Weekend Update, Sweeney Sisters, Robot Repair, Lady Rhemington, Musical Performance "Let Him Dangle", Requiem For Death, Schiller's Reel: Broadway Story, Wayne's World

Directors: Paul Miller
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Mel Gibson/Living Color
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8.50
2 votes

#7 - Mel Gibson/Living Color

Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/1989

Sketches include "Raymond the Bookie", "Tales of Ribaldry", "Mel Gibson, Dream Gynecologist", "Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef", "Josh Acid" and "Tonto, Tarzan, & Frankenstein".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin
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8.33
3 votes

#8 - Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin

Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/1988

Sketches include: A Trump Christmas, Game Breakers, Plug Away, Musical Performance "Drive", Weekend Update, The Big Chill, Executive Island, Musical Performance "The Star-Spangled Banner", Raspberry Response, Roy Orbison Tribute

Directors: Paul Miller
Watch Now:Apple TV
Tony Danza/John Hiatt
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8.33
3 votes

#9 - Tony Danza/John Hiatt

Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/1989

Sketches include "Ted Bundy Lives", "Come Back to Carbon Paper", "War of Da Woilds", "Frankie's Proposal" and "What Are You Looking At?".

Directors: Paul Miller
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John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman
star
8.00
3 votes

#10 - John Lithgow/Tracy Chapman

Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/1988

Sketches include: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Long White Beard, Animal Confession, Master Thespian, Musical Performance "Mountains O' Things", The Pat Stevens Show, Weekend Update, The Alamo, Musical Performance "Freedom Now", "Baby, Can I Hold You", Thanksgiving, Skeleton

Directors: Paul Miller
Watch Now:Apple TV
Steve Martin/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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8.00
4 votes

#11 - Steve Martin/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Season 14 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/20/1989

Sketches include "George Bush", "Pumping Up With Hans and Franz", "Tammy Wynette Sings the Classics", "Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive a Car", "An Ode to the Woman I Love", "Sprockets", "Get to Know Jon Lovitz", "Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein" and "Big Red".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals
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8.00
4 votes

#12 - Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals

Season 14 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/1989

Sketches include "Carter in Panama", "Fishing With the Anal-Retentive Sportsman", "Wayne's World", "This Week with David Brinkley", "Stanley Cup Loss", "Point Blank" and "Waikiki Hockey".

Directors: Paul Miller
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dolly Parton
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8.00
3 votes

#13 - Dolly Parton

Season 14 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/15/1989

Sketches include "Rock Cleaners", "Celebrity Restaurant", "Planet of the Enormous Hooters", "Sprockets", "The Stories of Dolly Parton's Mom", "Broadway Story" and "Lothar of the Hill People".

Directors: Paul Miller
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John Malkovich/Anita Baker
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8.00
3 votes

#14 - John Malkovich/Anita Baker

Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/1989

Sketches include: Super Bowl Call, First Citiwide Change Bank, Barbara & Nancy, Attitudes, Gary Busey Motorcycle Helmets, Musical Performance "Giving You The Best That I Got", You Mock Me, Weekend Update, California Condor, Musical Performance "Just Because", Show Johnny Canal, Talk Radio

Directors: Paul Miller
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Melanie Griffith/Little Feat
star
8.00
3 votes

#15 - Melanie Griffith/Little Feat

Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/1988

Sketches include: Christmas Eve, First Guardian MetroCard, Miss Self-Esteem USA Pageant, CIA Christmas Party, Musical Performance "Let It Roll", Weekend Update, Sweeney Sisters, Schiller's Reel Love is a Dream, Chapstick, Misreading Signals, Musical Performance "Hate To Lose Your Lovin", Season's Greetings

Directors: Paul Miller
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Tom Hanks/Keith Richards
star
8.00
5 votes

#16 - Tom Hanks/Keith Richards

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/1988

Sketches include "Pumping Up With Hans and Franz", "ABC Presents Debate '88", "Mr. Short Term Memory", "Jew, Not a Jew", "The Pat Stevens Show", "First Citiwide Change Bank: Our business is making change", "Tom Hanks Bullying Kids: Never-Before-Seen Outtakes from the movie BIG" and "Class of 1978 Ten Year Reunion: Two Sad Losers Want To Score With The Ladies".

Directors: Paul Miller
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John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
star
7.67
3 votes

#17 - John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler

Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/1988

Sketches include: Alien Dukakis, Carbon Paper, Dan Quayle: President, Portrait Of The Artist, The Crests And Troughs Of Vernon Hawley Jr., Bush, Pete's Fountain, Musical Performance "It's Money That Matters", Weekend Update, Sex Life, Musical Performance "Dixie Flyer", This Old House, Gay Communist Gun Club

Directors: Paul Miller
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Geena Davis/John Mellencamp
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7.67
3 votes

#18 - Geena Davis/John Mellencamp

Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/22/1989

Sketches include "George Bush", "Bob Waltman Special", "The Snow White Story", "Attitudes", "The Palmer Bunch", "Suspended Animation", "Game Show Models" and "The Apocalypse".

Directors: Paul Miller
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Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes
star
7.00
7 votes

#19 - Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes

Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/1988

Sketches include: Seduction, McDonnell-Rand, The Five Beatles, Cooking With Monkey, Musical Performance "Birthday", Weekend Update, Nude Beach, The Thumper Family, Learning to Feel, Laurie Has a Story, Hollywood Salute, Musical Performance "Motorcrash", Baby

Directors: Paul Miller
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Danny DeVito/The Bangles
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6.00
7 votes

#20 - Danny DeVito/The Bangles

Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/1988

Sketches include: Pumping Up With Hans & Franz, Big Red, Sex Tonight, Reclino Love Lounge, Scrooge, Musical Performance "In Your Room", Weekend Update, You Shot Me!, The Bastard Battalion, Musical Performance "Hazy Shade of Winter", Celebrity Restaurant, Guardian Angels

Directors: Paul Miller
Watch Now:Apple TV