March 16, 1996 Season 21 episode
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Episode | 401 |
Season Episode | 15 |
Host | John Goodman |
Musical Guest(s) | Everclear |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Santa Monica" |
Previous Episode February 24, 1996 |
Next Episode March 23, 1996 |
The 15th episode of Season 21 and the 401st episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on March 16, 1996, hosted by actor and ABC's Roseanne star John Goodman, with musical guest Everclear, an rock band. This is the only musical guest stint on SNL for Everclear and the 7th time as host for John Goodman.
This marked the first episode for Chris Kattan and Colin Quinn as cast members.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Darrell Hammond
- David Koechner
- Norm Macdonald
- Mark McKinney
- Tim Meadows
- Cheri Oteri
- Molly Shannon
- Nancy Walls
Featured Players[]
- Chris Kattan (First Appearance)
- Colin Quinn (First Credited Appearance)
David Spade was still in the cast at this point, but wasn't in this episode, nor was he credited, and would not be credited again until the next episode.
Cameos by Elle MacPherson and Kurt Loder
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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20/20 Cold Opening | Chris Darden (Tim Meadows) recalls an affair he had with Marcia Clark (Nancy Walls). | |
Opening Montage | Chris Kattan and Colin Quinn are added to the opening montage and joined the cast as featured players. | |
John Goodman's Monologue | Now that he’s hosting SNL for the 7th time, John Goodman has the power to make the cast do anything he wants them to. | |
Grayson Moorhead Securities | Arthur Grayson (Jim Downey) outlines his investment principles, including keeping a list of how much money each client has invested and to feign listening to the client. | |
MTV News | Kurt Loder gives a quick music news briefing. | |
The Real World Part 1 | Bob Dole (Norm MacDonald) won’t let his younger housemates touch his peanut butter or use his favorite chair. | |
The Joe Pesci Show | Joe Pesci (Jim Breuer) and a heavyset Robert DeNiro (John Goodman) assault Oscar winners (Cheri Oteri and Darrell Hammond). | |
The Real World Part 2 | The younger housemates take further offense to Bob Dole’s (Norm MacDonald) behavior. | |
Substitute Teacher Suel Forrester | Students (Jim Breuer, Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon and Nancy Walls) can’t understand substitute teacher Suel Forrester’s (Chris Kattan) mangled English. First appearance of Chris Kattan as a cast member. | |
The Real World Part 3 | Bob Dole’s (Norm MacDonald) younger housemates (Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon, Cheri Oteri, Jim Breuer, Mark McKinney and Nancy Walls) finally kick him out. With Darrell Hammond as the announcer. | |
Weekend Update with Norm Macdonald | With guest, Colin Quinn comments on St. Patrick’s Day. First credited appearance of Colin Quinn as a cast member. | |
Everclear performed "Santa Monica" | ||
Fecal Matters | John Fecal (Mark McKinney) is obsessed with the discussion of fecal matter. | |
Grayson Moorhead Securities II | Arthur Grayson (Jim Downey) outlines more of his investment principles, including what to do if his wife calls while he’s shagging his secretary. Repeat from October 21, 1995. | |
Gary Macdonald at Work | Extremely nervous Gary MacDonald (David Koechner) free-associates amidst his company’s downsizing procedures. | |
Forbes-America | Steve Forbes (Mark McKinney) is the proud creator of his own personal America in a remote part of the world. | |
Bill Brasky's Buddies at Holiday Inn | The drunk businessmen (Will Ferrell, David Koechner, Mark McKinney, John Goodman) further praise the mythological Bill Brasky. | |
Goodnights and Closing Credits | John Goodman thanked Kurt Loder, Everclear and Elle MacPherson. |
Trivia[]
- Prior to joining the cast, Colin Quinn was hired as a writer at the start of the season, and made several uncredited appearances on the show since then, leading to this point.
Preceded by: February 24, 1996 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 23, 1996 |