January 12, 1991 Season 16 episode
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| Episode | 296 |
| Season Episode | 10 |
| Host | Joe Mantegna |
| Musical Guest(s) | Vanilla Ice |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Ice Ice Baby" "Play That Funky Music" |
| Previous Episode December 15, 1990 |
Next Episode January 19, 1991 |
The tenth episode of Season 16 and the 296th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 12, 1991, hosted by actor Joe Mantegna, star of CBS police procedural crime drama series Criminal Minds and Paramount+ revival series Criminal Minds: Evolution with musical guest Vanilla Ice, a rapper.
This was Joe Mantegna‘s only time hosting on SNL and Vanilla Ice made his only musical guest appearance.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
- Dana Carvey
- Phil Hartman
- Jan Hooks
- Victoria Jackson
- Jon Lovitz
- Dennis Miller
- Mike Myers
- Kevin Nealon
Also Starring[]
Featured[]
† Credited but did not appear in this episode.
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Cold Open | George Bush (Dana Carvey) ambushes Saddam Hussein (Phil Hartman) a la Michael Corleone | |
| Opening montage | Starting with this episode, the 15th anniversary logo is no longer used in the intro nor in the bumpers. | |
| Joe Mantegna Monologue | Joe Mantegna uses intimidation to avert a walkout by a kid expecting Joe Montana. | |
| Hello New York | On a radio talk show, a city employee (Joe Mantegna) downplays NYC’s crime problem | |
| Nightline | A Desert Storm soldier (Joe Mantegna)'s family loves him & is proud. | |
| Officer Miller | Officer Miller (Phil Hartman) shares his wisdom with a 14 year-old smoker (Chris Farley). | |
| Vanilla Ice performed "Ice Ice Baby" | ||
| Weekend Update with Dennis Miller | A. Whitney Brown shares his thoughts on the final days before the Gulf War | |
| I'm Chillin | Onski (Chris Rock) & B Fats (Chris Farley) broadcast from the projects | |
| Luken Pipe Inc. | Pipe factory owner (Joe Mantegna) & secretary (Jan Hooks) mull verbose complaint letter | |
| Bill Swerski's Super Fans | Bill Swerski (Joe Mantegna) & the other Super Fans talk about the Chicago Bears. Also stars Todd O'Connor (Chris Farley), Pat Arnold (Mike Myers), and Carl Wollarski (Robert Smigel). Also has Kevin Nealon as Danny Sheridan. | |
| Vanilla Ice performs "Play That Funky Music | ||
| Insane Inventors | Thomas Edison (Dana Carvey) & The Wolfman (Joe Mantegna) collaborate. Also features Phil Hartman as the host. | |
| O'Hanlon Memorial | Wound closings recalled at funeral of cut-man Eddie “The Clot” O’Hanlon. Also features then-writer/future cast member Adam Sandler as Hector "Macho" Camacho. | |
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: December 15, 1990 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 19, 1991 |