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Saturday Night Live S12E1 — Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter
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Saturday Night Live•Season 12•Episode 1

Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter

7.8/10 · 140 votesOct 11, 198667 min

Ranked #1 of 20 in Season 12•+1.3 vs season avg

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Live From New York, it's...Madonna Sketches Include: A Message From Madonna, ""General Dynamics,"" ""Tommy Flanagan,"" ""Quiz Masters,"" ""The Amazing Alexander,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""Bows and Smith Advertising,"" ""Alienses,"" ""Ten Weeks In Jail,"" ""Baby It's Cold Outside"" (musical number), ""Derek Stevens Auditions,"" and ""The Brecht Opera."" Buster Poindexter performed

Directed byPaul Miller
Written byLorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Marc Shaiman, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Andy Breckman, A. Whitney Brown, George Meyer, Phil Hartman, E. Jean Carroll, Eddie Gorodetsky, Kevin Nealon, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Jon Vitti, Christine Zander
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Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Self - Various Characters

Nora Dunn

Nora Dunn

Self - Various Characters

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Self - Various Characters

Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Self - Various Characters

Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

Self - Various Characters

Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson

Self - Various Characters

Phil Hartman

Phil Hartman

Self - Various Characters

Kevin Nealon

Kevin Nealon

Self - Various Characters

A

A. Whitney Brown

Self - Various Characters

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

Writer

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Tom Davis

Writer

Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel

Writer

Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman

Writer

Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Director

Al Franken

Al Franken

Writer

H

Herbert Sargent

Writer

R

Rosie Shuster

Writer

J

Jack Handey

Writer

Jim Downey

Jim Downey

Writer

Andy Breckman

Andy Breckman

Writer

A

A. Whitney Brown

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter" is episode 1 of Saturday Night Live season 12. It scored 7.8/10 from 140 votes, ranking #1 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Paul Miller and written by Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Marc Shaiman, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Andy Breckman, A. Whitney Brown, George Meyer, Phil Hartman, E. Jean Carroll, Eddie Gorodetsky, Kevin Nealon, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Jon Vitti, Christine Zander, it aired on October 11, 1986.

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