The BEST episodes of Saturday Night Live season 8
Every episode of Saturday Night Live season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saturday Night Live season 8!
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 - Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges/Randy Newman
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/1983
Sketches include: Childhood Stories, Texxon, Pimple, Rick's Cafe, Musical Performance "I Love L.A.", Cheap Hunt, Battered Husband, Saundra's House of Massage, Musical Performance "Real Emotional Girl", Guy Crazy
#2 - Lily Tomlin
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1983
Sketches include ""Lily Confronts Eddie,"" ""Geraldine,"" ""Irish-American Radio Hour,"" and ""Coffees of the World.""
#3 - Robert Guillaume/Duran Duran
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/1983
Tim Kazurinsky was attacked by the monkey during the dress rehearsal of ""I Married A Monkey."" Tim was able to escape, but the monkey (actually a male) ripped off the dress he was wearing and began pleasuring himself.
#4 - Stevie Wonder
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/1983
Sketches include ""VD,"" ""Kannon AE-1,"" ""Stevie Wonder Impersonator,"" ""Hitler: The Secret Diaries,"" ""The Story of Stevie Wonder,"" ""Stevie at Dion's Salon,"" ""Cotton Land,"" and ""The Hunchback Busboy."" Wonder performs the songs ""Fingertips,"" ""Overjoyed,"" and ""Go Home.""
#5 - Chevy Chase/Queen
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1982
Sketches are ""Chevy Live from Burbank,"" ""Tyrone Green Art Gallery,"" ""Joe Piscopo In Love,"" ""John Hinckley for President,"" ""Mystery Theatre,"" ""Popeil Galactic Prophylactic,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""PTC Club."" Queen performs ""Crazy Little Thing Called Love"" and ""Under Pressure.""
#6 - Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas/The Bus Boys
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/1983
Sketches include: Super Bowl Party, McKenzie Brothers, Whiners, I'll Be the Judge of That, Musical Performance "The Boys Are Back In Town", Hitchcock Hygiene, Guy Talk, Porta-Dish, Hell Bent For Glory, Rent Ed McMahon, Five Minutes To Reflect, The Biological Watch, Musical Performance "New Shoes", Don't Hitch-Hike
#7 - Robert Blake/Kenny Loggins
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/1982
Sketches include ""The Merv Griffin Show,"" ""Shuttle Mission,"" ""PBS Promo,"" ""Talent Show,"" ""Little House on the Prairie,"" ""Masterful Theatre,"" ""Eddie Murphy,"" ""No More Andy Kaufman,"" ""DTV""
#8 - Sid Caesar/Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/1983
Sketches include: Live, Funeral In A Cab, Whiners, Musical Performance "Up Where We Belong", Who Do You Hate?, Hotel, Crime and Self-Punishment, A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney, Musical Performance "Seven Days"
#9 - Bruce Dern/Leon Redbone
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1983
Sketches include: Backstage, Buckwheat Jeans, Donny & Marie St. Patrick's Day Special, Special Report, The Home For Disgusting Practices, Musical Performance "Sweet Sue", The Buckwheat Story, Gumbys, Old Jew Beer, Old Negro Beer, Veggie Burgers, Old Chinaman Beer, Jerry Lewis School of Manners, Musical Performance "When You Wish Upon A Star", "I Ain't Got Nobody", Songwriters
#10 - Joan Rivers/Musical Youth
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/9/1983
Sketches include: Whiners, The David Susskind Show, The Enquirer, Joan vs. Joan, Oscars, Calvin Klein Jeans, Old Age Home, Musical Performance "Pass the Dutchie", Club Doolittle, Stand-Up, Caribbean Gyno, Musical Performance "Never Gonna Give You Up"
#11 - Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1982
Sketches include ""A Message From Eddie,"" ""Merry Christmas, Dammit!,"" and ""April May June's Holiday Message.""
#12 - Louis Gossett Jr./George Thorogood and the Destroyers
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1982
Sketches include: Our Pride Is Showing, Don't Hitch-Hike, Mister Robinson's Neighborhood, Sex Therapy, Mr. & Mrs. T Bloody Mary Mix, What's the worst thing you've ever done?, Singing In The Stall, Don's Back, Musical Performance "Bad to the Bone", Donahue, Saturday Night Editorial, Father And Son, The Interesting Four, Musical Performance "Back in Wentzville"
#13 - Ed Koch/Dexys Midnight Runners
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/14/1983
Sketches include ""What's the most disgusting thing you've seen in New York?"" ""Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""Crowded Ledge,"" ""The Enquirer,"" ""Late Night with David Letterman,"" and ""Woman's Auxillery Meeting."" Dexy's Midnight Runners perform ""Come On, Eileen,"" while Kevin Rowland performs ""The Celtic Soul Brothers.""
#14 - Drew Barrymore/Squeeze
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/1982
Sketches include ""Dressing Room Opening,"" ""Gertie Kills E.T.,"" ""The Whiners,"" ""Mr. Blunt,"" ""Tim Kazurinsky Babysits Drew,"" ""My Friend Zeus,"" ""Robin Duke's Biological Clock""
#15 - The Smothers Brothers/Laura Branigan
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/1982
Sketches include: The Tonight Show, Thank you, Ron Reagan, Ledge, Rubbers, If you were a homosexual, who would you find attractive?, Truck Driving Women, TV, Musical Performance "Gloria", Pudge & Solomon, Magic Act, The Inside Story, Handsome Men With Big Noses, Musical Performance "Living a Lie"
#16 - Ron Howard/The Clash
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1982
Sketches include ""Opie's Back,"" ""Whiners Want a Baby,"" and ""Focus On Film."" The Clash performs ""Rock The Casbah.""
#17 - Michael Keaton/The New Joe Jackson Band
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1982
Sketches include: Makeup Room, The Interesting Four, A Sense Of Fear, Thank you, Ron Reagan, Snookie, Musical Performance "Steppin' Out", Bill Smith Cares, Topol The Idiot, Nutty President, Musical Performance "Another World", Pumpkin
#18 - Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/1983
Sketches are ""Howard Works on his Monologue,"" ""Sleepy Boy 2000,"" ""Elvis Presley, Back and Black,"" ""The A-Team,"" and ""Dion and Margie's Dreams."" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform ""Change of Heart"" and ""The Waiting.""
#19 - Howard Hesseman/Men at Work
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1982
Sketches include: Backstage, The Girls of Saturday Night Live, DeLorean Home, Good Morning America, Musical Performance "Who Can It Be Now", Confession, Caribbean Vacation, Naked Wake, Uncle Teddy's Little Theatre, Musical Performance "Down Under", The Amazing Ronco Answer Book
#20 - Susan St. James/Michael McDonald
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/16/1983
Sketches include: The Exercises of Love, Sit On It!, Tootsie Cosmetics, Texxon, The Ladies Room, Musical Performance "If That's What It Takes", Our Generation, Takin' Care Of Business, Dung in the Oval Office, Killing Time, Musical Performance "I Can't Let Go Now", Magic Fish