7.1/1096 votes#1 - Steve Martin/Sting
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/1987
Sketches include ""Ronald Reagan and George Bush,"" ""Gary Hart Ad,"" ""Common Knowledge,"" ""NFL Today,"" ""Slide Whistle Sound Effects,"" ""Bullets Aren't Cheap,"" ""Permission to Speak Freely,"" ""Adventures in the Lost Realm,"" and ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz"".
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5.7/1083 votes#2 - Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J., Michael Penn & the Pull
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/1987
Live from New York, it's... Sean Penn! Sketches include "Fatal Attraction 2," "Wall Street Week," "Church Chat," "Pitman & Bullock," "The Teeny Cafe," "Keister Family Talk," "Discover," "The Spimozo Brothers," and "Cat Dentist" (film). LL Cool J performs "Go Cut Creator Go." Michael Penn and The Pull performs "This & That."
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7.0/1077 votes#3 - Dabney Coleman/The Cars
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/1987
Live from New York, it's... Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Lifestyles of the Rich, Famous, and Scary," "Nature's Broom," "The Winning Spirit," "Don't Go Down To The Basement," "Scary Campfire Stories," "Marriage Counselor," "Count Dracula, Self-Taught Auto Mechanic," "The Pat Stevens Show," "New High School Mascot," and "Lambert & Fitch Securites." The Cars performs "Strap Me In" and "Double Trouble."
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5.7/1082 votes#4 - Robert Mitchum/Simply Red
Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 11/14/1987
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6.1/1078 votes#5 - Candice Bergen/Cher
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/1987
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Pumping Up with Hans & Franz,"" ""Anne Boleyn,"" ""The First Thanksgiving,"" and ""Having Sex by an Open Window."" ""PITMAN and BULLOCK: Put the Power of the PIT BULL to Work for You"".
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5.7/1074 votes#6 - Danny DeVito/Bryan Ferry
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/1987
ive from New York, it's... Danny Devito! Sketches include: "Gorbachev-Reagan," "Siskel & Ebert," "Church Chat," "Eddie Spimozo's Jungle Room," "White Trash Appraiser," "Ann Landers' Playhouse," and "Reminiscing with Doorman." Bryan Ferry performs "The Right Stuff" and "Kiss and Tell."
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5.6/1074 votes#7 - Angie Dickinson/Buster Poindexter & David Gilmour
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/1987
Live From New York, it's...Kevin Nealon Sketches include: Amateur Translator, Docu-Fresh, Who Can Land The Plane?, Donahue, Wedgie Fever, Traumatic Memories Party, Police Women, The Assimilated Jew's Hannukah, and Drunk Man Buster Poindexter performs: ""Hot, Hot, Hot"" David Gilmour performs: ""Ah, Robertson, It's You""
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5.9/1073 votes#8 - Paul Simon/Linda Ronstadt & the Mariachi Vargas
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 12/19/1987
Live From New York, it's...Jan Hooks Sketches include: Jesus's Surprise Party, Gary Hart Ad, Pumping Up With Hans and Franz, Christmas on a Desert Island, Master Thespian, The Sweeney Sisters, Subway Beggar, Succinctly Speaking, Seasons Greetings From Tonto, Frankenstein, and Tarzan, Educated Anita, and A Message To Future Viewers Linda Ronstadt and the Mariachi Vargas perform: ""Los Laureles, La Cigarra"" and ""Under African Skies""
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6.8/1085 votes#9 - Robin Williams/James Taylor
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 1/23/1988
Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Compulsion,"" ""Birthing Video,"" ""Cable ACE Awards,"" ""Hard to Say I Love You,"" ""Discover,"" and ""Robin's 60th Birthday.""
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6.1/1073 votes#10 - Carl Weathers/Robbie Robertson
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/1988
Sketches include ""Bush-Whacked,"" ""The NFL Today,"" ""Handi-Off,"" ""Democratic Debate '88,"" ""Helen and Cheri,"" ""TV Actress,"" ""Master Thespian,"" and ""The Garden"" (film). Robbie Robertson performed ""Testimony"" and ""Somewhere Down the Crazy River.""
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6.2/1073 votes#11 - Justine Bateman/Terrance Trent D'Arby
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 2/13/1988
""53rd. Debate of the 1988 Republican Presidential Candidates"", ""Learning to Feel with Denise Venetti, Ph.D."", ""Family Ties: If These Old Walls Could Talk (Flashback-Flashback Episode)"", ""Blocked songwriter Derek Stevens loses his Muse"", ""An older man, the bimbo girlfriend Linda and his Judgemental Friends"".
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6.2/1087 votes#12 - Tom Hanks/Randy Travis
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 2/20/1988
""A male figure skater's flawed perfomance in tight pants"", ""The Pat Stevens Show with Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Dole"", ""The Bean Cafe: We only serve beans"", ""On 49th and First: Two sad guys want to score with the ladies"", ""This is a stick up!, yelled the Psychotic Vietnam Vet with great acting skills"", ""Can't come up with an ending for a bad sketch"", ""Casey Kasem sings The Beatles"", ""Compulsion by Calveen Kleen: The World's Most Indulgent Disinfectant"", ""A Pawnshop That Pays Full Sentimental Value"".
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6.4/1071 votes#13 - Judge Reinhold/10,000 Maniacs
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 2/27/1988
Sketches include ""Pumping Up With Hans & Franz,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""Friendly Dictator,"" and ""Big Bird Pirates.""
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The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 13
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Season 13 Ratings Summary
"Steve Martin/Sting" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 13. It scored 7.1/10 based on 96 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/17/1987. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J., Michael Penn & the Pull".