Saturday Night Live

Season 21

September 30, 1995

20Episodes

The twenty-first season began September 30, 1995 and ended on May 18, 1996. 20 episodes were produced. SNL once again dodged cancellation from season twenty's low ratings and scathing reviews about the show's decline in quality. Only five cast members: Norm Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon and David Spade returned to the show from the previous season. This would be the final season for David Spade. Spade had agreed to stay only for a year so that he could be a bridge between the old and new casts. Newcomers David Koechner and Nancy Walls were also let go after this season.

Episodes

1. Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler

September 30, 1995

67 min

Sketches include: ""OJ Today,"" ""Leg Up,"" ""The Taylors,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Long Phone Call,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Biography"".

Guest Stars:

Mariel Hemingway, Chan Kinchla, Bobby Sheehan, John Popper, Brendan Hill

2. Chevy Chase/Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

October 7, 1995

67 min

Sketches include: ""NFL on NBC,"" ""The Mark Fuhrman Show,"" ""Althea,"" ""Lobotol,"" ""The Blame Game,"" ""Jim Breuer and Braveheart,"" ""Spade in America,"" and ""Fuzzy Memories"".

Guest Stars:

Lisa Loeb, Chevy Chase, Don Novello, Mariel Hemingway

3. David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant

October 21, 1995

67 min

Sketches include ""Darius Rucker,"" ""Kids vs. Grownups,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""The Elevator,"" ""Secrets,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Slim Shannon,"" and ""Triumph Performers"".

Guest Stars:

Barry Williams, Colin Quinn, Natalie Merchant, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston

4. Gabriel Byrne/Alanis Morissette

October 28, 1995

67 min

Sketches include: ""Halloween in New Hampshire,"" ""Grayson-Moorhead,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Cooking With Keith,"" ""Marshall Power Tools,"" ""Spade in America at the 1995 World Series,"" Fuzzy Memories, and ""Firing a Prison Guard.""

Guest Stars:

Gabriel Byrne, Chrissie Hynde, Colin Quinn, Alanis Morissette, Tom Glavine

5. Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins

November 11, 1995

67 min

Sketches include: ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Old Glory Insurance,"" ""Clara Turley's Bible Challenge,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Bug Off,"" ""Directors on Directing,"" and ""All Aboard"".

Guest Stars:

Quentin Tarantino, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky

6. Laura Leighton/Rancid

November 18, 1995

67 min

Sketches include ""Air Force One,"" ""Psychic Reading,"" ""Midgets,"" and ""Spade in America.""

Guest Stars:

Laura Leighton, Sam Waterston, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Lars Frederiksen

7. Anthony Edwards/Foo Fighters

December 2, 1995

67 min

Sketches include ""Inside Politics,"" ""Grimaldi's,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""G-Dog Does the Nasty,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Turning Point,"" and ""Hulk Hogan Talk Show"".

Guest Stars:

Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Dave Grohl, Anthony Edwards, William Goldsmith

8. David Alan Grier/Silverchair

December 9, 1995

67 min

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Rocky Roads,"" ""The Today Show,"" ""Three Wise Men,"" ""Wake Up and Smile,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Black People,"" and ""Perspectives"".

Guest Stars:

David Alan Grier, Ben Gillies, Chris Joannou, Daniel Johns

9. Madeline Kahn/Bush

December 16, 1995

67 min

Sketches include ""Bosnian Goodwill Tour,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""John-John Mackie,"" ""Giant Bird,"" ""Leg Up,"" ""Lucien and Fagin,"" ""Spade in America,"" and ""Wedding Vows"".

Guest Stars:

Madeline Kahn, Gavin Rossdale, Nigel Pulsford, Dave Parsons, Robin Goodridge

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10. Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne

January 13, 1996

67 min

Live from New York, it's...Rudolph Giuliani Sketches include: ""Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki Apologize For SNL's Low Quality,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" ""Spade In America,"" ""The Continental,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""T-Bone The Executioner,"" ""Connie Stinston"", and ""Mary Katherine Gallagher's Dancing Fantasy"". Joan Osborne performs: ""One of Us""

Guest Stars:

Joan Osborne, Christopher Walken, Rudolph Giuliani, George Pataki

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11. Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos

January 20, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Navy Guys,"" ""Talking About Bill Brasky,"" and ""Accidentally Shot by Hunters.""

Guest Stars:

Tori Amos, Alec Baldwin

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12. Danny Aiello/Coolio

February 10, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Inside Politics,"" ""Spaghetti Sauce,"" ""The Kevin Franklin Show,"" ""Time Life's Valentine's Day Arguments,"" ""Althea,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Hi-C and Turkey,"" ""Martha Stewart Living,"" and ""Fuzzy Memories"".

Guest Stars:

Danny Aiello, Coolio, Chris Farley, Larry Brown, L.V.

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13. Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur

February 17, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Presidential Candidates,"" ""The Life We Lead/Channel 7 Action News,"" ""Ranger Ron and his Tree Slice,"" ""St. Gabriel's Annual Bake Sale,"" ""A Criminal and his Grandmother,"" and ""Drunk Surgeon.""

Guest Stars:

Tupac Shakur, Tom Arnold, Adam Sandler, Daniel Steward, Roger Troutman

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14. Elle MacPherson/Sting

February 24, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Presidential Candidates,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Winston Graff,"" ""Stan Hooper,"" ""Dinner at Oliver's,"" and ""Australian Phone Sex.""

Guest Stars:

Elle Macpherson, Sting

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15. John Goodman/Everclear

March 16, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Suel Forrester,"" ""The Real World,"" ""Steve Forbes,"" and ""The Joe Pesci Show.""

Guest Stars:

Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Kurt Loder, John Goodman, Art Alexakis

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16. Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms

March 23, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Leg Up,"" ""Acting Class,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""Bug-Off,"" ""Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer,"" ""Petchow Rat Poison,"" ""Hollywood Minute With David Spade"".

Guest Stars:

Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Phil Hartman, Jesse Valenzuela, Robin Wilson

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17. Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine

April 13, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Class Reunion,"" ""Nightline,"" ""House Workers,"" ""Entering Penn State,"" ""Seattle Today,"" ""Greyson-Moore,"" ""Gibberish Sergeant,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""Steve Forbes and the Flies""

Guest Stars:

Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Malcolm S. Forbes, Fred Wolf, Zack De La Rocha

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18. Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band

April 20, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Kazinsky and his Lawyers,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""The Princess and the Homeboy,"" ""Romantic Music,"" and ""St. Gabriel's Women's Charity for the Needy.""

Guest Stars:

Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Dave Matthews, Teri Hatcher, Boyd Tinsley

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19. Christine Baranski/The Cure

May 11, 1996

67 min

Sketches include ""Bob Dole Press Conference,"" ""AM Ale,"" ""The Courtney Love Show,"" ""Get Off The Shed!,"" ""20 Years and One Week,"" ""Terminally Ill Amateur Singer,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Rolf,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Personality Alteration,"" ""Lansing Phone Sex,"" ""Fuzzy Memories"".

Guest Stars:

Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Christine Baranski, Dennis Rodman, Fred Wolf

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20. Jim Carrey/Soundgarden

May 18, 1996

67 min

Sketches include: ""Nightline,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Overprotective Lifeguard,"" ""I'll See You In Hell,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" and ""Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters"".

Guest Stars:

Chris Kattan, Colin Quinn, Jim Carrey, Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell