September 25, 1993 Season 19 episode
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| Episode | 347 |
| Season Episode | 1 |
| Host | Charles Barkley |
| Musical Guest(s) | Nirvana |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Heart-Shaped Box" "Rape Me" |
| Previous Episode May 15, 1993 |
Next Episode October 2, 1993 |
The season premiere of Season 19 and the overall 347th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by former long-term NBA basketball player Charles Barkley with rock band Nirvana as the musical guest. This is Charles Barkley's hosting debut, and Nirvana made their second and final musical guest appearance on SNL.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
- Ellen Cleghorne
- Chris Farley
- Phil Hartman
- Melanie Hutsell
- Tim Meadows
- Mike Myers
- Kevin Nealon
- Adam Sandler
- Rob Schneider
- David Spade
- Julia Sweeney
Featured[]
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Cold Open | Bill Clinton (Phil Hartman) tells what the health care plan will & won’t cover. | |
| Opening montage |  |
Same montage as last season, except Chris Rock and Robert Smigel are removed from the intro, as they departed from the show prior to this season. Julia Sweeney's intro was also changed. Additionally, Ellen Cleghorne, Melanie Hutsell, Tim Meadows, Adam Sandler, and David Spade were promoted to Repertory Status, thus joining the main cast. |
| Charles Barkley Monologue | Charles Barkley goes one-on-one with Godzilla stand-in Barney. | |
| NCI | NCI Long Distance Company will do whatever you want to get your business. | |
| Larry King Live | Divorcee Burt Reynolds (Phil Hartman) takes truth serum, while speaking with Larry King (Kevin Nealon). | |
| Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley | Muggsy Bogues lends support to host. | |
| Nirvana performs “Heart-Shaped Box”. | ||
| Weekend Update with Kevin Nealon | Hollywood Minute- David Spade gives his thoughts on summer showbiz happenings. | |
| Gap Girls | Gap girls Kristy & Lucy recall unpleasant experience with Skid Row. | |
| Coffee Talk with Linda Richman | Linda (Mike Myers) takes some calls on Yom Kippur. | |
| Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey | ||
| Charles Barkley's Big, Tall, and Black Men's Stores | Charles Barkley’s store offers clothes for big tall black males; Muggsy Bogues cameos. | |
| Put Your Weed In It | Tribal art dealer (Rob Schneider) touts the weed-holding abilities of artifacts. | |
| What's That? | contestants guess the sex of crossdressed men; RuPaul cameo. | |
| Nirvana performs "Rape Me" | ||
| Donkey Basketball Camp | Charles Barkley stresses importance of human-ass cooperation in donkey basketball. | |
| Office Space | by Mike Judge- disgruntled worker Milton stews. |
| Preceded by: May 15, 1993 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 2, 1993 |