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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 9 Episode 3 - John Candy/Men at Work
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - John Candy/Men at Work

    S9:E3

    Sketches include ""Jim and Mr. Mambo,"" ""Doc Edmund,"" ""Village of the Damned Little Rascals,"" ""Eddie Murphy in the Suburbs,"" ""Dr. Tongue's Offer,"" ""Candace's Fantasy Shack,"" and ""Prison for the Winter."" Men at Work perform ""Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Jive.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  2. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo

    S9:E5

    Sketches include ""Cheerleader Practice,"" ""Mister Robinson's Neighborhood,"" ""History: The Real Story,"" ""School Assembly,"" and ""Caffiene Achievers."" The Zoo (featuring Lindsey Buckingham) performs ""Tonight.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  3. undefined Season 9 Episode 1 - Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Brandon Tartikoff/John Cougar

    S9:E1

    Sketches include ""In Brandon's Office,"" ""NBC Junket,"" ""Gumby's Rehearsal,"" ""Larry's Corner,"" and ""Whiner Show Ideas."" John Cougar Mellancamp performs ""Tumblin' Down"" and ""Pink Houses.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 17 Episode 10 - Rob Morrow/Nirvana
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Rob Morrow/Nirvana

    S17:E10

    Sketches include ""Oliver Stone,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Delta Delta Delta Girls,"" ""Chris Rock's Guide to Surviving the Apollo,"" and ""Awkward Conversation.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Burt Reynolds/Anne Murray

    S5:E16

    Sketches include ""Burt's Not Angry,"" ""Vomitorium,"" ""The Burt Book,"" ""Be a Pepper,"" and ""Baba Wawa at Large."" Anne Murray performs ""Lucky Me.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  6. undefined Season 7 Episode 17 - Johnny Cash/Elton John
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Johnny Cash/Elton John

    S7:E17

    Elton John performs the John Lennon tribute ""Empty Garden."" Sketches include ""Velvet Jones"" and ""Shadows.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  7. undefined Season 11 Episode 1 - Madonna/Simple Minds
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Madonna/Simple Minds

    S11:E1

    Sketches include: ""SNL Drug Tests,"" ""A Message From The Almighty,"" ""National Inquirer Theatre,"" ""Pinklisting,"" ""Cabrini Green,"" and ""Nancy Reagan Meets Charles and Di."" Simple Minds performed ""Alive and Kicking.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  8. undefined Season 16 Episode 4 - Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey

    S16:E4

    Sketches include ""Dirty Square Dancing,"" ""Pumping Up With Hanz and Franz,"" ""Ghost 2,"" ""Super Feud,"" ""Chippendales Auditions,"" ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""White Trash Bed and Breakfast,"" and ""Mouse Trap Seminar"".

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  9. undefined Season 17 Episode 15 - John Goodman/Garth Brooks
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - John Goodman/Garth Brooks

    S17:E15

    Sketches include "The McLaughlin Group" and "Lisa Pograsic, Very Pregnant Undercover Cop".

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  10. undefined Season 17 Episode 2 - Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd

    S17:E2

    ""Johnny Carson's Tonight Show: The 29th and Final Anniversary"", ""Earthies, the Bountiful Diaper Commercial (From Dell Monty)"", ""The Richmeister Vs. The Name Singing Guy"", ""The Chris Farley Show"", ""Community College Bowl"", ""Apex Novelty Guy gets fired for designing bad quality rubber vomit""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  11. undefined Season 17 Episode 18 - Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox

    S17:E18

    Sketches include ""Ross Perot,"" ""Sabra Price is Right,"" ""The Guy Who Plays Mr. Belvedere Fan Club,"" ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey,"" and ""She Turned Into Her Mother""

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  12. undefined Season 17 Episode 13 - Jason Priestley/Teenage Fan Club
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Jason Priestley/Teenage Fan Club

    S17:E13

    Sketches include ""Olympic Skating,"" ""The Life and Times of Johnny Hildo,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""The Arsenio Hall Show,"" and ""Beverly Hills 90210"".

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  13. undefined Season 17 Episode 17 - Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam

    S17:E17

    Live from New York, it's Al Franken! Sketches include "Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown," "Stand Up and Win," and "Make You Think," "Lank Thompson's I'm a Handsome Black Man," and "Superman on Talk Radio."

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  14. undefined Season 17 Episode 19 - Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen

    S17:E19

    Sketches include ""Johnny Carson's Last Episode,"" ""Action Cats,"" ""Take Off Your Shirt,"" ""Jon Lovitz's Dangerous Mother,"" ""Deep Thoughts,"" ""Frank Gannon: Politically Incorrect Police Investigator,"" ""Triple-Delta Girls,"" ""Cowboy Song,"" and ""The Sensitive Naked Man."" Vanessa Williams performs ""Save The Best For Last.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  15. undefined Season 17 Episode 11 - Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson & Bruce Hornsby
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson & Bruce Hornsby

    S17:E11

    Live from New York, it's Mike Myers and Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Wayne's World's Top Ten Reasons We're Bummed Communism Fell," "Love Toilet," "Adopt-a-Pet," "Bob Swerski's Quiz Masters," "Van Morrison Concert," and "Are You All Right?" Robbie Robertson sings Go Back To Your Woods and The Weight.

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  16. undefined Season 17 Episode 4 - Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt

    S17:E4

    Sketches include: Coldcock Malt Liquor, Dysfunctional Family Feud, The Wolf Man's Curse, Pumping Up With Hans and Franz, Nich-Aid Hair Dryers, Super Fire-Hot Chicken Wings, and Club Banana.

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  17. undefined Season 17 Episode 1 - Michael Jordan/Public Enemy
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Michael Jordan/Public Enemy

    S17:E1

    Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""Schmitt's Gay Beer,"" ""The First Black Harlem Globetrotter,"" ""Superfans,"" ""The Dark Side With Nat X,"" ""Zoraida""

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - George Carlin with Billy Preston and Janis Ian
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #18 - George Carlin with Billy Preston and Janis Ian

    S1:E1

    Live from New York, It's... George Carlin! Sketches Include: Wolverines, New Dad Insurance, The Courtroom, Victims of Shark Bite, Jamitol, Triopenin, Jim Henson's Muppets, Bee Hospital, Academy of Better Careers, Show Us Your Guns, Trojan Horse Home Security, Triple-Trac

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Richard Pryor with Gil Scott-Heron
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Richard Pryor with Gil Scott-Heron

    S1:E7

    Live From New York, it's... Richard Pryor! Sketches Include: Samurai Hotel, Looks At Books, Line-Up #1, Word Association, Pong, They're Taking Over, Line-Up #2, L-Pill, Jim Henson's Muppets, Line-Up #3, Exorcist II, Assassination

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - O.J. Simpson/Ashford and Simpson
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - O.J. Simpson/Ashford and Simpson

    S3:E12

    Live From New York, It's...Gilda Radner Sketches include--"Gilda Answers Audience Questions", "Samurai Night Fever", "Great Moments In Sports", "The Mohawk Master", "The Raid On Nicosia", "Voodoo", "The Franken & Davis Show", "Mandingo II", "E. Buzz Miller's Animal Kingdom", "Hertz Ad", "Celebrity Battle of the Sexes"

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Eric Idle/Kate Bush
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Eric Idle/Kate Bush

    S4:E8

    Sketches include "Telepsychic Ray," "Julia Child," "Madrigal," "The Woman He Loved," "What Do You?", "Candy Slice," "Consumer Probe," "Singing Dog Agent," and "Cochise at Oxford".

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Bob Newhart/The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bruce Cockburn

    S5:E18

    Sketches include ""Mysteries of the Universe,"" ""The Dating Zone,"" ""Writing Home,"" and ""Mr. Bill."" The Amazing Rhythm Aces (featuring Bill Murray) perform ""Third-Rate Romance.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  23. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - Buck Henry/Andrew Gold
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Buck Henry/Andrew Gold

    S5:E20

    Live from New York, it's Harry Shearer! Sketches include "Election '80: Almost Halfway Over," "The SNL Stars of the Future" monologue, "Lord and Lady Douchebag," "Uncle Roy," and "Nick at Trader Nick's."

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  24. undefined Season 11 Episode 3 - Pee Wee Herman/Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Pee Wee Herman/Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band

    S11:E3

    Sketches include ""Twin Towers Tightrope,"" ""Pee Wee Herman's Thanksgiving Special"", ""Marital Problems,"" ""Pee Wee's School Romance,"" ""Find the Mouse in the Coke,"" and ""Hal Fisher's Money Magnet Method.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
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  25. undefined Season 11 Episode 2 - Chevy Chase/Sheila E.
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Chevy Chase/Sheila E.

    S11:E2

    Sketches include ""Smoky Hallway,"" ""Wacky Glue,"" ""Those Unlucky Andersons"", ""Ford and Reagan,"" ""The Pat Stevens Show,"" ""Pathological Liars Anonymous,"" ""Craig Sundburg-Idiot Savant,"" ""Trojans,"" ""The Blue, The Gray and The Yellow,"" ""Vlad the Impaler,"" ""Drums Drums Drums,"" and ""Jose Cuervo's Party School Bowl."" Sheila E. performed ""Hollyrock"" and ""A Love Bizarre.""

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Dave Wilson Ratings Summary

"John Candy/Men at Work" is the best rated episode directed by Dave Wilson. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 10/22/1983 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Teri Garr/Mick Fleetwood's Zoo".