Saturday Night Live - Season 17
Description: Saturday Night Live aired its seventeenth season during the 1991-1992 television season on NBC. The seventeenth season started on September 28, 1991, and ended on May 16, 1992. Twenty episodes were produced.
Many changes happened before the start of the season. A. Whitney Brown and Jan Hooks both left the show, but the major blow was the departure of long time cast member Dennis Miller, who had been the anchor of Weekend Update for six seasons. Following Miller's departure, Kevin Nealon was promoted to anchor of the skit.
New cast members included Ellen Cleghorne, Siobhan Fallon and writer Robert Smigel. Beth Cahill and Melanie Hutsell also later joined the cast. Chris Farley, Chris Rock and Julia Sweeney were upgraded to repertory status. Tim Meadows, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade all stayed featured players.
This was the final season for Victoria Jackson, who receive no on-screen goodbye at the end of the season. At the time, Jackson became the longest serving female cast member, with a total six seasons under her belt. She was later topped by Molly Shannon in the 26th season. This would be Beth Cahill and Siobhan Fallon's only season on the show.
Episodes
Michael Jordan/Public Enemy
Aired: Sep 28, 1991
Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""Schmitt's Gay Beer,"" ""The First Black Ha...
Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd
Aired: Oct 5, 1991
""Johnny Carson's Tonight Show: The 29th and Final Anniversary"", ""Earthies, t...
Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Aired: Oct 12, 1991
Sketches include ""Judge Clarence Thomas,"" ""Cantore,"" ""Coffee Talk with Lind...
Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt
Aired: Oct 26, 1991
Sketches include: Coldcock Malt Liquor, Dysfunctional Family Feud, The Wolf Man'...
Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row
Aired: Nov 2, 1991
Sketches Include: Testifying for the Kennedys - The defense is picking members...
Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey
Aired: Nov 16, 1991
Sketches include ""Weekend Update Special Report,"" ""Toonces, the Cat Who Can D...
Macaulay Culkin/Tin Machine
Aired: Nov 23, 1991
Sketches include ""Macaulay Culkin Gets Permission to Host,"" ""Superfans,"" ""R...
Hammer
Aired: Dec 7, 1991
Live from New York, it's ... Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Bush's Gift Ideas,"...
Steve Martin/James Taylor
Aired: Dec 14, 1991
Sketches include ""Steve Martin Decides to Try,"" ""Theatre Stories,"" ""The Dar...
Rob Morrow/Nirvana
Aired: Jan 11, 1992
Sketches include ""Oliver Stone,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Delta Delta Delta Girls,"" ""...
Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson & Bruce Hornsby
Aired: Jan 18, 1992
Live from New York, it's Mike Myers and Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Wayne's...
Susan Dey/C+C Music Factory
Aired: Feb 8, 1992
Sketches include ""Richmeister on L.A. Law,"" ""Mike Tyson Trial,"" ""Partridge ...
Jason Priestley/Teenage Fan Club
Aired: Feb 15, 1992
Sketches include ""Olympic Skating,"" ""The Life and Times of Johnny Hildo,"" ""...
Roseanne Arnold & Tom Arnold/Red Hot Chili Peppers
Aired: Feb 22, 1992
Sketches include ""Message To Bush,"" ""Coffee Talk,"" ""A Star Is Born '92,"" "...
John Goodman/Garth Brooks
Aired: Mar 14, 1992
Sketches include "The McLaughlin Group" and "Lisa Pograsic, Very Pregnant Underc...
Mary Stuart Masterson/En Vogue
Aired: Mar 21, 1992
Live from New York, it's... Mike Myers and Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Wayne...
Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam
Aired: Apr 11, 1992
Live from New York, it's Al Franken! Sketches include "Bill Clinton and Jerry ...
Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
Aired: Apr 18, 1992
Sketches include ""Ross Perot,"" ""Sabra Price is Right,"" ""The Guy Who Plays M...
Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen
Aired: May 9, 1992
Sketches include ""Johnny Carson's Last Episode,"" ""Action Cats,"" ""Take Off Y...
Woody Harrelson/Vanessa Williams
Aired: May 16, 1992
Sketches include ""Johnny Carson's Last Episode,"" ""Action Cats,"" ""Take Off Y...