October 18, 1997 Season 23 episode
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| Episode | 429 |
| Season Episode | 3 |
| Host | Brendan Fraser |
| Musical Guest(s) | Björk |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Bachelorette" |
| Previous Episode October 4, 1997 |
Next Episode October 25, 1997 |
The 3rd episode of Season 23 and the 429th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on October 18, 1997, hosted by American-Canadian actor Brendan Fraser, star of Disney's 1997 hit comedy film George of the Jungle, as well as the hit films Encino Man, School Ties, The Mummy trilogy, Gods and Monsters, Dudley Do-Right, Blast from the Past, The Quiet American, Monkeybone, Crash, Bedazzled, Inkheart, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Escape from Planet Earth and The Whale with musical guest Björk. This is Brendan Fraser's hosting debut and Björk made her 2nd musical guest stint, as well as her solo musical guest debut on SNL.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Ana Gasteyer
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Norm Macdonald
- Tim Meadows
- Tracy Morgan†
- Cheri Oteri
- Colin Quinn
- Molly Shannon
† 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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| Janet's Room Cold Open | Alone in her bedroom, emotionally disturbed Janet Reno (Will Ferrell) fantasizes about President Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond). | |
| Opening Montage | The theme music played in this episode is different than the one heard in the previous two episodes, and this theme would be used for the rest of the season. | |
| Brendan Fraser Monologue: The Real Me | Hosting for the first time, actor Brendan Fraser tells the audience all the things he likes. | |
| Lemon Glow | The illuminating floor cleaner provides a renewed life for a suburban housewife (Molly Shannon) who used to live the wild life. | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Hints of lesbianism arise for Xena (Molly Shannon) during her sword battle with Erstwina (Brendan Fraser). | |
| Issues | Stoners Jeffrey Kaufman (Jim Brueur) and his buddy (Brendan Fraser) can’t control their laughter while interviewing a community leader (Ana Gasteyer). | |
| The Delicious Dish | Gourd expert Cameron Ross (Brendan Fraser) talks squash with Margaret Jo McCullin (Ana Gasteyer) and Teri Rialto (Molly Shannon). | |
| The Golords | The Go-Lords save a stolen nuclear warhead from Bill Gates. | |
| Monday Night Football | Frank Gifford (Darrell Hammond) can’t keep his personal strife at home out of game commentary. Cameo by Eric Dickerson. | |
| Collette Reardon: Pharmacy | Collette Reardon (Cheri Oteri) again bothers a pharmacist (Brendan Fraser) to fill her abnormally large prescription order. | |
| Weekend Update with Norm Macdonald | With guest, Harry Caray (Will Ferrell). | |
| Björk performed "Bachelorette" | ||
| Biography | Jack Perkins (Darrell Hammond) profiles the life of rocker Courtney Love (Molly Shannon) on his 500th show. | |
| Mango | While at a male strip club against his own will, family man John Richardson (Brendan Fraser) falls under the spell of the enigmatic dancer known only as Mango (Chris Kattan). | |
| The Shark Channel | All-shark programming all the time. | |
| Buddy Songs | When Brendan Fraser sings songs about his too-close friendship with Will Ferrell, all of the cast (Tim Meadows, Colin Quinn, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer) gets creeped out, except Norm Macdonald. | |
| Goodnights | Brendan Fraser thanked Björk, Eric Dickerson, the cast and crew and everyone for having him here. |
| Preceded by: October 4, 1997 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 25, 1997 |