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 November 5, 1988
 Season 14 episode
 Episode 250
 Season Episode 4
 Host Matthew Modine
 Musical Guest(s) Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
 Song(s) performed by
 Musical Guest(s)
"What I Am"
"Little Miss S."
Previous Episode
October 22, 1988
Next Episode
November 12, 1988

The 4th episode of Season 14 and the 250th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on November 5, 1988, hosted by actor Matthew Modine, star of the films Breaking News In Yuba County, Full Metal Jacket, Birdy, Vision Quest, Married to the Mob, Gross Anatomy, Cutthroat Island, Pacific Heights, The Dark Knight Rises, Short Cuts, The Dark Knight Rises, and Oppheimer, and Netflix's hit science fiction horror drama series Stranger Things, with musical guest Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians. This was the only time hosting for Matthew Modine and the musical guest (and SNL) debut on SNL for Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians.

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Sketches and Music Performances[]

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title Image Summary
Drill Sergeant Cold Opening A drill sergeant (Phil Hartman) gives bizarre nicknames to his new recruits (Kevin Nealon, Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller, Jon Lovitz, and A. Whitney Brown and Host Matthew Modine).
Matthew Modine's Monologue
The Republican Party
The Liberal
Church Chat
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians performs "What I Am"
Weekend Update with Dennis Miller
Dukakis After Dark
Win, Lose Or Tie
Dukakis
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians performs "Little Miss S."
Two Sammies
Goodnights
Preceded by:
October 22, 1988
Saturday Night Live episode Followed by:
November 12, 1988
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