The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 15
Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 15!
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Season 15 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 15 is "Bruce Willis/Neil Young", rated 6.4/10 from 89 user votes. It was directed by Dave Wilson and written by N/A. "Bruce Willis/Neil Young" aired on 9/30/1989 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones".
6.4/10 89 votes#1 - Bruce Willis/Neil Young
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/1989
Sketches include: Thirtysomething, Wayne's World, Donahue, Home Improvement, New Leading Man, Sprockets, Bruce Willis: The Man and His Music
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
5.9/10 84 votes#2 - Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1989
Sketches include: The Big Bitch Bulldyke Bust Out of '89, Honey I Shrunk Hans & Franz, Resorts International Hotel, Wild Horse, New Commissioner, Baby Talk, Word Busters
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 78 votes#3 - Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1989
Sketches Include: Plug Away With Harvey Fierstein, Die Squaren Ost Berliner, Egg Man, Really Ordinary People, All About Deborah Norville, Lank Thompson: I'm A Handsome Man, 555-Toon, Maxwell House
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 80 votes#4 - James Woods/Don Henley
Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1989
Sketches include ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""Yard-a-pult,"" ""Dracula and AIDS,"" ""Primetime Live,"" ""Ventriloquist Act,"" ""Falling in Love,"" ""Three Dudes Holistic Automotive,"" ""Hemsley Spook House,"" and ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/10 73 votes
#5 - Chris Evert/Eurythmics
Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/1989
Sketches include ""Wimbledon,"" ""Oneupmanship,"" and ""Lothar of the Hill People.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/10 86 votes
#6 - Woody Harrelson/David Byrne
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1989
Sketches include ""Jack Nicholson,"" ""Pumping Up with Hans & Franz,"" ""A&E Attitudes,"" ""Sprockets,"" and ""Three Very Lonesome Cowboys.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/10 80 votes
#7 - John Goodman/k.d. lang & The Reclines
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/1989
Sketches include ""It's a Wonderful Savings and Loan,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Cooking with the Anal-Retentive Chef,"" ""Toonces The Cat Who Could Drive a Car,"" ""The Mike Ditka Type-A Christmas Special,"" and ""The Referee Pitman Show"".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/10 70 votes
#8 - Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/1989
Sketches include ""George Bush and Dan Quayle"", ""Yard-A-Pult,"" ""Messy Date"", ""Tales of the Runaway Boulder,"" ""Attack of the Masturbating Zombies,"" ""Rockefeller is Evil,"" ""A Betty Ford Straight Arrow Christmas"", and ""In the Middle."" Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville performed ""Don't Know Much"" and ""When Something Is Wrong.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/10 73 votes
#9 - Andie MacDowell/Tracy Chapman
Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1989
Sketches included ""Interrupted PSA,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""The Night Hanukkah Harry Saved Christmas,"" ""Hal Jerome Tribute,"" and ""Before the Wedding."" Tracy Chapman performed ""Gimme One Reason.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/10 94 votes
#10 - Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick, Jr.
Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/1990
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Bizilady,"" ""I Got What You Need,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""The Nagging,"" ""Dennis Woo's Real Estate Fortunes The Easy Way,"" ""Ceaucescu's Wake,"" ""Lothar of the Hill People,"" and ""SNL in the 90's"".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10 83 votes
#11 - Christopher Walken/Bonnie Raitt
Season 15 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/1990
Sketches include ""The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson,"" ""Eternity,"" ""Hired Break-Up,"" ""The Continental,"" ""Attitudes,"" ""Lease With an Option to Kill,"" ""Hardbound""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 5.6/10 77 votes
#12 - Quincy Jones
Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/1990
Sketches include ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz,"" ""Century 21 Marriage Counselors,"" ""Toonces,"" ""Bob Waltman Special,"" ""Jazz Perspective,"" ""Reverend and Rabbi,"" ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein,"" ""Soviet Central Committee,"" ""House Committee on Dials and Gauges"".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/10 100 votes
#13 - Tom Hanks/Aerosmith
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 2/17/1990
Sketches include ""Ivana Trump Pre-Nup"", ""Wayne's World,"" ""Tales of Ribaldry,"" ""Tradtional Irish Drinking Songs for St. Patrick's Day,"" ""The Mob,"" ""Singles Cruise,"" and ""Black History Minute."" Aerosmith performed ""Jamie's Got a Gun"" and ""Monkey On My Back.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10 84 votes
#14 - Fred Savage/Technotronic
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/1990
Sketches include ""Church Chat,"" ""Left Alone with a Gun,"" ""The Pat Stevens Show,"" ""Imaginary Friend,"" and ""Hooked on Sushi"" (film). Technotronic performed ""Pump Up The Jam.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/10 90 votes
#15 - Rob Lowe/The Pogues
Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 3/17/1990
Sketches include "George Bush/Rob Lowe", "Irish Drinking Songs", "Church Chat", "Sprockets", "Arsenio Beckman Show", "Lambada Prison", "Helmet Head", and "Alexander's Fur World".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/10 77 votes
#16 - Debra Winger/Eric Clapton
Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 3/24/1990
Sketches include ""Reagan Census Count,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Toonces the Cat Who Could Drive a Car,"" ""Calamity Jane,"" and ""Senate Record Labelling Hearings"", ""Weekend Update""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 5.7/10 74 votes
#17 - Corbin Bernsen/Smithereens
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/1990
Sketches include ""Cable Shopping Network,"" ""Celebrity Lawyer Court,"" ""Hanukkah Harry,"" ""George F. Will's Sports Machine,"" ""His Face,"" ""Movers and Shakers,"" and ""Playgirl Models"".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10 99 votes
#18 - Alec Baldwin/The B-52's
Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/1990
Sketches include "Bush Talks to Nation", "Greenhilly", "The Environmentally Conscious One", "Sexual Tension Diner", "The Garbo I Knew", "Only In New York", "Nude Talk Show" and "Middle Aged Man". The B-52's perform "Cosmic Thing" and "Channel Z".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/10 97 votes
#19 - Andrew Dice Clay/Spanic Boys & Julee Cruise
Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/1990
Sketches include ""It's a Wonderful Dice,"" ""Diceman Employment Agency,"" ""Cooking With the Anal-Rententive Chef,"" ""What's Sex?"", ""DJ Tony Trailer,"" ""Jan Hooks Protest,"" ""Cool Mite,"" ""Ridiculous Bull,"" ""Kevin Nealon Protest""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
- 5.3/10 75 votes
#20 - Candice Bergen/Notting Hillbillies
Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 5/19/1990
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Toonces The Cat Who Can Drive a Car,"" ""The Carsenio Show,"" and ""Wayne's World.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A