The BEST episodes of Saturday Night Live season 22
Every episode of Saturday Night Live season 22, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saturday Night Live season 22!
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 - Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston
Season 22 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/1996
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.""
#2 - Chevy Chase/Live
Season 22 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/1997
Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Chopper Four.""
#3 - John Goodman/Jewel
Season 22 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/10/1997
Sketches include ""Oprah,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" ""Eddie Murphy,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Collette Reardon,"" and ""Bill Brasky.""
#4 - Martin Short/No Doubt
Season 22 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/1996
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 Tinseltown Tattler,"" ""Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas,"" and ""Happy Holiday Tales.""
#5 - Alec Baldwin/Tina Turner
Season 22 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/1997
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.""
#6 - Mike Myers/Aerosmith
Season 22 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/1997
Sketches include ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Prime Minister's Questions,"" ""Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly,"" and ""Barbara Walters Oscar Special.""
#7 - Neve Campbell/David Bowie
Season 22 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/1997
Sketches include ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Jackpot,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Rolf,"" and ""Adventures of the White Trash Disaster Trailer.""
#8 - Phil Hartman/Bush
Season 22 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/23/1996
Sketches include ""The O.J. Trial,"" ""Thanksgiving Song Auditions,"" ""Acting Class,"" ""World War II,"" and ""The Joe Pesci Show.""
#9 - Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1996
Sketches include ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" and ""Classic Sing-along with the Drunken Asses.""
#10 - Rob Lowe/Spice Girls
Season 22 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/1997
Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""Food, Sex, or Cars?"" and ""La Politica Non Correcto con Ramon Diaz Rojo.""
#11 - Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue
Season 22 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/17/1997
Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Space, the Infinite Frontier,"" ""Kennedy Kapers,"" ""Larry King,"" ""Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp.""
#12 - Pamela Lee/Rollins Band
Season 22 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/1997
Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""A&E Biography: Tiger Woods,"" ""Goat Boy,"" and ""Roxbury Guys.""
#13 - Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre
Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1996
Sketches include ""Russell and Tate: Attorneys at Law,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Tom Brokaw,"" ""Johnny Carson and Phil Donahue,"" ""Church Chat,"" and ""Goat Boy.""
#14 - David Alan Grier/Snoop Doggy Dogg
Season 22 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/1997
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.""
#15 - Lisa Kudrow/Sheryl Crow
Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1996
Sketches include ""Bob Dole,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" Single and Loving It,"" ""The Randolph Hotel,"" ""Women's Poetry Night,"" and ""Gene the Ex-Convict.""
#16 - Kevin Spacey/Beck
Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/1997
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,"" and ""The Atteburys.""
#17 - Bill Pullman/New Edition
Season 22 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/1996
Sketches include ""Alien Presidential Debate,"" ""AT&T Clerks,"" ""The Rules Show,"" ""John W. Hayward,"" and ""Women's Kickboxing.""
#18 - Chris Rock/The Wallflowers
Season 22 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1996
Sketches include ""Bob Dole and George Bush,"" ""Charles Grodin,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" and ""The Culps.""
#19 - Robert Downey Jr./Fiona Apple
Season 22 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1996
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 Home Network.""
#20 - Sting/Veruca Salt
Season 22 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/1997
Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Evita,"" ""The Nude Crusade,"" ""Rolf,"" ""The Atteburys,"" ""Kyle DeMarco,"" and ""Race and Racism.""