December 8, 1990 Season 16 episode
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| Episode | 294 |
| Season Episode | 8 |
| Host | Tom Hanks |
| Musical Guest(s) | Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Woyaho" "He Said" |
| Previous Episode December 1, 1990 |
Next Episode December 15, 1990 |
The eighth episode of Season 16 and the 294th episode overall of Saturday Night Live premiered on December 8, 1990, hosted by actor Tom Hanks with musical guest Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians. Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon welcome Hanks to the Five-Timers Club. This is Tom Hanks’ 5th time as host, thus making him a five-time host to enter the Five-Timers Club, and the very first time that the Five-Timers Club was acknowledged. This is also Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians' 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.
This episode also included Adam Sandler's first onscreen appearance on Saturday Night Live. A writer at the time, Sandler made his uncredited debut in the "Sabra Shopping Network" sketch (he would officially join the cast as a featured player a few months later).
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- Cameos by Paul Simon, Steve Martin, Elliott Gould, Jon Lovitz, Tony Randall, and Ralph Nader
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Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Mr. Subliminal Cold Open | Mr. Subliminal (Kevin Nealon) gives an editorial reply about America’s Iraq policy | |
| Tom Hanks Monologue | Paul Simon, Steve Martin, and Elliott Gould welcome Tom Hanks into the Five-Timers Club. This is the first Five-Timers Club sketch in the history of the show. | |
| Gross-Out Family | A family doesn’t take each other’s word when it comes to unpleasant stimuli. | |
| Game Beaters | Mr. Short-Term Memory (Tom Hanks) is a contestant; Tony Randall cameo | |
| Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians perform "Woyaho" | ||
| Weekend Update with Dennis Miller | Dennis Miller & the other Dennis Millers (Dana Carvey, Tom Hanks) sing “Jingle Bells” | |
| The Global Warming Christmas Special | Excess carbon dioxide effects felt. Cameo by Ralph Nader. | |
| P. Whipped | Panelists’ female-dominated relationships complicate show. | |
| Sabra Shopping Network | Uri Shulenson (Tom Hanks) & callers argue over overpriced duds. This includes the very first appearance of then-writer Adam Sandler on the show. | |
| Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians perform "He Said" | ||
| Repeating Guy | A guy (Tom Hanks) seeks psychiatrist’s (Phil Hartman) help regarding double-take reactions | |
| Christmas Message | A. Whitney Brown’s tree-hunting tale has parallels to stalking & murdering a human | |
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: December 1, 1990 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 15, 1990 |