March 16, 1991 Season 16 episode
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| Episode | 301 |
| Season Episode | 15 |
| Host | Michael J. Fox |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Black Crowes |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Think n'Thin" "She Talks To Angels" |
| Previous Episode February 23, 1991 |
Next Episode March 23, 1991 |
The 15th episode of Season 16 and the 301st episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on March 16, 1991, hosted by actor Michael J. Fox, star of the hit NBC comedy series Family Ties and Back to the Future film trilogy, as well as the hit films Teen Wolf, Light of Day, The Secret of My Success, Casualties of War, The Hard Way, Doc Hollywood, Life with Mikey, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and the sequel Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Greedy, The American President, For Love or Money, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Frighteners and Stuart Little films, with musical guest The Black Crowes, a rock band.
This was Michael J. Fox's only time hosting and the musical guest debut on SNL for The Black Crowes.
This is the final episode for longtime cast member A. Whitney Brown (a featured player since 1986), after five years in the cast, but he officially stayed on the writing staff until the end of the season.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
Also Starring[]
Featured Players[]
- A. Whitney Brown (Final credited appearance)
- Al Franken
- Adam Sandler
- Rob Schneider †
- David Spade
† 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 | During a George Bush (Dana Carvey) speech, Dan Quayle (Michael J. Fox) mistimes his claps. | |
| Opening montage | 
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This is the only episode of the season where every single cast member is credited. Although, this ends up being A. Whitney Brown's final onscreen appearance in the cast, and Rob Schneider does not actually appear in this episode. |
| Michael J. Fox Monologue | Michael J. Fox meets two versions of himself (Dana Carvey, David Spade) Back From The Future. | |
| Jasper the Clown | Circus owner (Phil Hartman) tells clown (Michael J. Fox) that his stinging act isn’t working. | |
| Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey | On taking a dog on the Space Shuttle. | |
| High School Reunion | At his high school reunion, hitman (Kevin Nealon) is quick to volunteer services. | |
| The Black Crowes perform “Thick & Thin”. | ||
| Weekend Update with Dennis Miller | A. Whitney Brown says easy post-Vietnam wars were good preparation for domestic strife. This is A. Whitney Brown's final appearance as a cast member, though he sticks around in the writing staff until the end of the season. | |
| America's Most Wanted | Former child actors plan their latest crime. | |
| Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley | Stuart Smalley (Al Franken) is upset with his new time slot. | |
| The Black Crowes perform “She Talks to Angels”. | ||
| Not Gettin' Any | Losers (Michael J. Fox, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade) ponder the source of their sexual inactivity. | |
| Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey | On the end of the age of the Vikings. | |
| Elevator | Sting’s elevator fans (Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey) give Michael J. Fox a similar song treatment. | |
| Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey | On the similarity between boxing & ballet. | |
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: February 23, 1991 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 23, 1991 |