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Saturday Night Live S12E19 — Garry Shandling/Los Lobos
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Saturday Night Live•Season 12•Episode 19

Garry Shandling/Los Lobos

6.3/10 · 99 votesMay 16, 198767 min

Ranked #13 of 20 in Season 12•−0.2 vs season avg

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Sketches include ""Iran-Contra Hearings,"" ""Returning a Sweater,"" ""The Puppy,"" ""Stu's Support Group,"" ""Babette's Teeny Cafe,"" ""Trans-Ozark Airlines,"" ""Hollywood Mom"" (film), and ""The Happy Couple."" Los Lobos performs ""Is That All There Is"" and ""One Time, One Night.""

Directed byPaul Miller, Lyndall Hobbs
Written byLorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Marc Shaiman, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Andy Breckman, A. Whitney Brown, George Meyer, Phil Hartman, 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

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Tom Davis

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Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel

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Marc Shaiman

Marc Shaiman

Writer

Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Director

Alan Zweibel

Alan Zweibel

Writer

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

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Episode Summary

"Garry Shandling/Los Lobos" is episode 19 of Saturday Night Live season 12. It scored 6.3/10 from 99 votes, ranking #13 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Paul Miller, Lyndall Hobbs and written by Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Marc Shaiman, Alan Zweibel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Rosie Shuster, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Andy Breckman, A. Whitney Brown, George Meyer, Phil Hartman, Eddie Gorodetsky, Kevin Nealon, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Jon Vitti, Christine Zander, it aired on May 16, 1987.

Next: E20 · Dennis Hopper/Roy OrbisonBest of Season 12