February 22, 1986 Season 11 episode
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| Episode | 206 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Jay Leno |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Neville Brothers |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"The Big Chief" "The Midnight Key" |
| Previous Episode February 15, 1986 |
Next Episode March 15, 1986 |
The 11th episode of Season 11 and the 206th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on February 22, 1986. It was hosted by television host, comedian and actor Jay Leno, the host of NBC's The Tonight Show from 1992 until 2009, he hosted Jay Leno's Garage, and from 2021 to 2023, and hosted the revival of You Bet Your Life, with musical guest The Neville Brothers, an American R&B/soul/funk group. Special guest appearance by Mike the Dog. Jay Leno made his only hosting appearance, and this was the Neville Brothers' musical guest debut on SNL.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Joan Cusack
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Nora Dunn
- Anthony Michael Hall†
- Jon Lovitz
- Dennis Miller
- Randy Quaid
- Terry Sweeney
- Danitra Vance
Featured Player[]
† Credited, but did not appear in this episode.
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Studio Tour | A lost Jay Leno gets a quick tour of Studio 8H from “executive producer” Tommy Flanagan (Jon Lovitz). | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Monologue by Jay Leno | Hosting for the only time, Jay Leno does stand-up about TV Guide, dating shows, celebrity endorsements, and Charles Manson’s parole hearing. | |
| Target Earth | Mike the Dog’s former owner (Randy Quaid) has dinner with his now-famous pooch at Ma Maison. | |
| Dinner with Mike | Mike the Dog’s former owner (Randy Quaid) has dinner with his now-famous pooch at Ma Maison. | |
| The Neville Brothers Performed "The Big Chief" | ||
| Weekend Update With Dennis Miller | First appearance of A. Whitney Brown. Another average-ish night for Miller, though the Mondale joke where he muses about almost getting as many electoral votes as the candidate without even running is the highlight. Another Weekend Update Dancers appearance, this time interpreting the current flu epidemic to James Brown’s “Living in America”. There really isn’t much to say about this but the choreography was fun as usual and it was an entertaining diversion. The still-uncredited A. Whitney Brown returns to put the Haitian coup and the Iran-Iraq war into The Big Picture; while not the slam dunk his first commentary was, this has some pretty trenchant insights, especially about Saddam Hussein being a questionable person to root for (something that would come home to roost five years later), and a great button (“You’re an American - bet on the winner.”) | |
| Star Search | Ed McMahon (Randy Quaid) presents singers (Terry Sweeney and Jay Leno), actors (Dennis Miller and Joan Cusack), comedians (Jon Lovitz and Damon Wayans) and more. | |
| Evil Twin | Jay Leno’s “evil twin” Wayne emerges from the kitchen after his date (Joan Cusack) politely declines to sleep with him. | |
| Stand-Ups | Veteran comic Jackie Niles (Jay Leno) meets observational stand-ups Bob (Jon Lovitz), Keith (Damon Wayans) and Steve (Dennis Miller) backstage at the club. | |
| Man Beat | Lyle Alzado (Randy Quaid) dominates Jack (Robert Downey Jr.) during a commercial shoot. | |
| The Neville Brothers Performed "The Midnight Key" | ||
| The Further Adventures Of Biff and Salena | Childlike luncheonette waitress Salena (Joan Cusack) and her equally innocent friend Biff (Jon Lovitz) are too shy to directly admit they like each other. | |
| Goodnights | Jay Leno and Randy Quaid are crouching down with Mike the Dog (who does a “shake a paw” wave) before Leno gets up to thank everyone. The feed from the studio cuts off before Lorne Michaels’ credit in the live show. |
Trivia[]
- Anthony Michael Hall was filming a movie and would return in the next episode.
| Preceded by: February 15, 1986 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 15, 1986 |