The BEST episodes of Saturday Night Live season 15
Every episode of Saturday Night Live season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saturday Night Live season 15!
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 - Bruce Willis/Neil Young
Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1989
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""thirtysomething Cereal,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Phil Donahue,"" ""Anal-Retentive Carpenter,"" ""Johnny O'Connor,"" ""Sprockets,"" and ""Bruce Willis' Bluesy Commercial Jingles""
#2 - James Woods/Don Henley
Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1989
Sketches include ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""Yard-a-pult,"" ""Dracula and AIDS,"" ""Primetime Live,"" ""Ventriloquist Act,"" ""Falling in Love,"" ""Three Dudes Holistic Automotive,"" ""Hemsley Spook House,"" and ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein.""
#3 - John Goodman/k.d. lang & The Reclines
Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/1989
Sketches include ""It's a Wonderful Savings and Loan,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Cooking with the Anal-Retentive Chef,"" ""Toonces The Cat Who Could Drive a Car,"" ""The Mike Ditka Type-A Christmas Special,"" and ""The Referee Pitman Show"".
#4 - Andie MacDowell/Tracy Chapman
Season 15 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1989
Sketches included ""Interrupted PSA,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas,"" ""Hal Jerome Tribute,"" and ""Before the Wedding."" Tracy Chapman performed ""Gimme One Reason.""
#5 - Christopher Walken/Bonnie Raitt
Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/1990
Sketches include ""The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson,"" ""Eternity,"" ""Hired Break-Up,"" ""The Continental,"" ""Attitudes,"" ""Lease With an Option to Kill,"" ""Hardbound""
#6 - Quincy Jones
Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/1990
Sketches include ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz,"" ""Century 21 Marriage Counselors,"" ""Toonces,"" ""Bob Waltman Special,"" ""Jazz Perspective,"" ""Reverend and Rabbi,"" ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein,"" ""Soviet Central Committee,"" ""House Committee on Dials and Gauges"".
#7 - Tom Hanks/Aerosmith
Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/1990
Sketches include ""Ivana Trump Pre-Nup"", ""Wayne's World,"" ""Tales of Ribaldry,"" ""Tradtional Irish Drinking Songs for St. Patrick's Day,"" ""The Mob,"" ""Singles Cruise,"" and ""Black History Minute."" Aerosmith performed ""Jamie's Got a Gun"" and ""Monkey On My Back.""
#8 - Andrew Dice Clay/Spanic Boys & Julee Cruise
Season 15 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/1990
Sketches include "It's a Wonderful Dice," "Diceman Employment Agency," "Cooking With the Anal-Rententive Chef," "Dad, What's Sex?", "DJ Tony Trailer," "Jan Hooks Protest," "Cool Mite," "Ridiculous Bull," and "Kevin Nealon Protest"
#9 - Candice Bergen/Notting Hillbillies
Season 15 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/19/1990
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Toonces The Cat Who Can Drive a Car,"" ""The Carsenio Show,"" and ""Wayne's World.""
#10 - Rob Lowe/The Pogues
Season 15 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/17/1990
Sketches include ""George Bush/Rob Lowe,"" ""Irish Drinking Songs,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Arsenio Beckman Show,"" ""Lambada Prison,"" ""Helmet Head,"" and ""Alexander's Fur World"".
#11 - Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick, Jr.
Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/1990
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Bizilady,"" ""I Got What You Need,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""The Nagging,"" ""Dennis Woo's Real Estate Fortunes The Easy Way,"" ""Ceaucescu's Wake,"" ""Lothar of the Hill People,"" and ""SNL in the 90's"".
#12 - Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1989
Sketches include ""George Bush and Dan Quayle"", ""Yard-A-Pult,"" ""Messy Date"", ""Tales of the Runaway Boulder,"" ""Attack of the Masturbating Zombies,"" ""Rockefeller is Evil,"" ""A Betty Ford Straight Arrow Christmas"", and ""In the Middle."" Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville performed ""Don't Know Much"" and ""When Something Is Wrong.""
#13 - Debra Winger/Eric Clapton
Season 15 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/24/1990
Sketches include ""Reagan Census Count,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Toonces the Cat Who Could Drive a Car,"" ""Calamity Jane,"" and ""Senate Record Labelling Hearings"", ""Weekend Update""
#14 - Alec Baldwin/The B-52's
Season 15 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/1990
Sketches include ""Bush Talks to Nation,"" ""Greenhilly,"" ""The Environmentally Conscious One,"" ""Sexual Tension Diner,"" ""The Garbo I Knew,"" ""Only In New York,"" ""Nude Talk Show,"" and ""Middle Aged Man."" The B-52's perform ""Cosmic Thing"" and ""Channel Z.""
#15 - Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1989
Sketches include ""Jackie Mason,"" ""The Big Bitch Bull Dyke Bust Out of '89,"" ""Honey, I Shrunk Hans and Franz,"" ""Merv Griffin's Money-Losing Hotel,"" ""Wild Horse,"" ""New Baseball Commissioner,"" ""Baby Talk,"" and ""Word Busters"".
#16 - Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel
Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1989
Sketches include ""The Miracle Of Fatima '89,"" ""Plug Away,"" ""Die Squaren Ost Berliner,"" ""Donheiser,"" ""The Eggman,"" ""Lank Thompson,"" ""All About Deborah Norville,"" ""Average Blind Date,"" ""Last Maxwell House Ad""
#17 - Chris Evert/Eurythmics
Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1989
Sketches include ""Wimbledon,"" ""Oneupmanship,"" and ""Lothar of the Hill People.""
#18 - Woody Harrelson/David Byrne
Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1989
Sketches include ""Jack Nicholson,"" ""Pumping Up with Hans & Franz,"" ""A&E Attitudes,"" ""Sprockets,"" and ""Three Very Lonesome Cowboys.""
#19 - Corbin Bernsen/Smithereens
Season 15 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/1990
Sketches include ""Cable Shopping Network,"" ""Celebrity Lawyer Court,"" ""Hanukkah Harry,"" ""George F. Will's Sports Machine,"" ""His Face,"" ""Movers and Shakers,"" and ""Playgirl Models"".
#20 - Fred Savage/Technotronic
Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/1990
Sketches include ""Church Chat,"" ""Left Alone with a Gun,"" ""The Pat Stevens Show,"" ""Imaginary Friend,"" and ""Hooked on Sushi"" (film). Technotronic performed ""Pump Up The Jam.""