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The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 19

Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 19 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 19!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 1 - Charles Barkley/Nirvana
    7.4/10(133 votes)

    S19:E1

    Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley,"" ""Gap Girls,"" and ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman.""

    Directors:Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller, James Signorelli, Mike Judge
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Brian McConnachie, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Mike Judge

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  2. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 12 - Patrick Stewart/Salt-n-Pepa
    7.3/10(102 votes)

    S19:E12

    Sketches Include: Michael Jackon can Never Score - Michael Jackson once again tries to score and even with the help of his assistants he cannot. The Scottish Store - This time at the Scottish Store, a Scottish psychiatrist come to settle the owner's anger, and the perfect remedy is getting drunk. Also, a non-Scottish thinker gets beat up again. The Love Boat: The Next Generation - The Love Boat takes it up a notch when it goes galactic. Still, the romance and strife is the same. Erotic Cakes - Customers want quality erotic cakes, but all that's carried is women going to the bathroom. Stand-Up Satan - Satan's jokes and insults are so lame that even his followers start mocking him.

    Directors:Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller, James Signorelli
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Jim Emerson

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  3. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 18 - Emilio Estevez/Pearl Jam
    6.9/10(96 votes)

    S19:E18

    Sketches include "Michael Fay's Canning", "Geek, Dweeb, of Spazz", "The Whitewater Folder", and "The Herlihy Boy."

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  4. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 5 - Christian Slater/Smashing Pumpkins
    6.8/10(99 votes)

    S19:E5

    Sketches include ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""Matt Foley,"" ""Sassy's Sassiest Boys,"" and ""Trent Markham, Lung Doctor"".

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  5. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 16 - Helen Hunt/Snoop Doggy Dogg
    6.8/10(95 votes)

    S19:E16

    Sketches include ""Rockers Explain Whitewater,"" ""Total Bastard Airlines,"" ""Sexist Director,"" ""Office Space,"" and ""Rob Schneider's Girlfriend Theater."" Snoop Dogg performed ""Gin & Juice.""

    Directors:Dave Wilson, Mike Judge
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Mike Judge, Tim Herlihy

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  6. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 7 - Nicole Kidman/Stone Temple Pilots
    6.7/10(116 votes)

    S19:E7

    Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""The Denise Show,"" ""Wednesday and Pugsley,"" ""Philip the Hyper-Hypo,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Ross Perot,"" and ""Kitchen Arguments"".

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  7. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 11 - Sara Gilbert/Counting Crows
    6.7/10(109 votes)

    S19:E11

    Sketches include ""Bobbitt Trial,"" ""HiberNol,"" ""Mistaken Roommate,"" ""Simon,"" ""Gap Girls,"" ""Blossom,"" ""Lunchlady Land,"" ""Disney Vacations,"" ""Rob Schneider's Girlfriend Theater,"" ""20 Questions,"" and ""Rob's Apology.""

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  8. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 20 - Heather Locklear/Janet Jackson
    6.7/10(99 votes)

    S19:E20

    Sketches include "Coffee Talk", "Eych", "Wayne on Melrose Place", "60 Minutes", and "Phil Hartman in 'So Long, Farewell.'"

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Robin Ruzan, Maria Semple

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  9. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 2 - Shannen Doherty/Cypress Hill
    6.6/10(94 votes)

    S19:E2

    Sketches include ""Operaman,"" ""Crystal Gravy,"" ""The Real World,"" ""The Denise Show,"" ""Salem Bitch Trials"".

    Directors:Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller, James Signorelli
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Brian McConnachie, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  10. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 3 - Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith
    6.5/10(112 votes)

    S19:E3

    Sketches include ""Rock For Michael,"" ""Subway Guitarist,"" ""The Wave,"" ""Karl's Video Store,"" and ""Christopher Walken Celebrity Psychic Friends Network"".

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  11. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 4 - John Malkovich/Billy Joel
    6.5/10(94 votes)

    S19:E4

    Sketches include ""Anne Murray Sings the National Anthem,"" ""Court TV: The Menendez Brothers Trial,"" ""Ruining It For Everyone,"" ""Theatre Stories,"" and ""James Carville""

    Directors:Dave Wilson, James Signorelli
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Robert Cohen

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  12. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 8 - Charlton Heston/Paul Westerberg
    6.3/10(121 votes)

    S19:E8

    Sketches include ""Studio of the Apes,"" ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""The President is Illiterate,"" ""The Ten Commandments,"" and ""Herlihy Boy House-Sitting Service"".

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  13. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 13 - Alec Baldwin & Kim Basinger/UB40
    6.1/10(102 votes)

    S19:E13

    Live from New York, it's...Alec Baldwin! Sketches include: Alec Baldwin's Goodfellas, Family Feud, Canteen Boy and the Scoutmaster, Phillip The Hyper Hypo, The Romantic Men, Mickey Ross's Pyramid of Pain, The Adventures of Tiny Elvis, and Backstage SNL: Chris Farley Meets Kim Basinger UB40 performs: ""C'est La Vie"" and ""Can't Help Falling In Love""

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  14. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 9 - Sally Field/Tony! Toni! Tone!
    6.0/10(89 votes)

    S19:E9

    Sketches include "Adam Sandler's Santa Song", "Matt Foley", "Praying", and "Headgames".

    Directors:Dave Wilson, James Signorelli
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Christine Zander, Bob Odenkirk, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  15. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 19 - John Goodman/The Pretenders
    5.9/10(83 votes)

    S19:E19

    Sketches include "New York Governors Debate"," "Captain Jim and Pedro"," "NRA's American Sportsman Today", "Real Stories Of The Arkansas Highway Patrol", "Theatre Stories", "Ninja Pep Talk", "Michael Bolton", "Flintstones Names", and "Killer Taxi Drivers."

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  16. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 14 - Martin Lawrence/Crash Test Dummies
    5.8/10(99 votes)

    S19:E14

    Sketches include ""Jeff Gillooly,"" ""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley,"" ""Thugs,"" and ""Spare Players for the New Jersey Nets.""

    Directors:Dave Wilson, James Signorelli
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Bob Odenkirk, John Bowman, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Kenny Buford, Bentley Kyle Evans, Bennie R. Richburg Jr.

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  17. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 10 - Jason Patric/Blind Melon
    5.7/10(91 votes)

    S19:E10

    Live from New York, it's... Chris Farley! Sketches include "Giuliani's Inauguration," "NFL on Fox," "The Road To Self-Improvement," "Mr. Intense," "Coffee Talk," "The Herlihy Boy Dog Sitting Service," "Where's the Rest of Me?," and "Scary Ski Lift." Blind Melon performed "No Rain" and "Paper Scratcher."

    Director:Dave Wilson
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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  18. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 15 - Nancy Kerrigan/Aretha Franklin
    5.3/10(90 votes)

    S19:E15

    Sketches include ""Press Confrence,"" ""Crystal Gravy,"" ""Sports Beat,"" ""Disney Gigs,"" and ""Lillehammer '94."" Aretha Franklin performs ""Chain of Fools.""

    Directors:Dave Wilson, James Signorelli
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Christine Zander, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Tim Herlihy

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  19. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 17 - Kelsey Grammer/Dwight Yoakam
    5.2/10(84 votes)

    S19:E17

    Live from New York, it's... Jan Hooks! Sketches include "Hillary Clinton's Investment Tips," "Majestic Caribbean Cruise Line," "Inhibited Dance Party USA," "The Giulianis at Opening Day," "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea," "CBS Sunday Morning," "Something Smells Good in Stinkville" (three parts), "Captain Jim & Pedro at Footlocker," "Captain Jim & Pedro Books," and "I Am A Man." Dwight Yoakam performed "Pocket of a Clown" and "Fast as You."

    Directors:Dave Wilson, James Signorelli
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Tim Herlihy

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  20. Saturday Night Live Season 19 Episode 6 - Rosie O'Donnell/James Taylor
    4.9/10(90 votes)

    S19:E6

    Sketches include ""The Packwood Diaries,"" ""Frank Sinatra Duets,"" ""Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley,"" ""Forgetful Waiter,"" ""The Tomboy and the Sissy,"" ""Dick Clark's Receptionist,"" ""Will Work For Food,"" ""Homegirls""

    Directors:Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller
    Writers:Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman

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Season 19 Ratings Summary

"Charles Barkley/Nirvana" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 19. It scored 7.4/10 based on 133 votes. Directed by Dave Wilson, Tom Schiller, James Signorelli, Mike Judge and written by Lorne Michaels, Tom Davis, Robert Smigel, Al Franken, Herbert Sargent, Jim Downey, Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Brian McConnachie, Mike Myers, Steve Koren, Ian Maxtone-Graham, David Mandel, Dave Attell, Tony De Sena, Steve Lookner, Norm Macdonald, Jay Mohr, Lew Morton, Sarah Silverman, Mike Judge, it aired on 9/25/1993. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Patrick Stewart/Salt-n-Pepa".