The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 20
Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 20 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 20!
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 20 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 20 is "Steve Martin/Eric Clapton", rated 7.4/10 from 109 user votes. It was directed by Dave Wilson and written by N/A. "Steve Martin/Eric Clapton" aired on 9/24/1994 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt".
7.4/10 109 votes#1 - Steve Martin/Eric Clapton
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1994
Sketches include ""Clinton Auditions,"" ""The Ron Wood Show,"" ""Baseball Cruise,"" ""Steve Martin's All-Natural Penis Beauty Creme,"" and ""Bad Ad Campaign."" ""Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial,"" ""Total Bastard Airlines,"" and ""The Better Baby."" Bathroom Monkey Commercial"", ""Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald"", ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"", ""Leland-Meyers Home Headache Test Commercial"".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 95 votes#2 - Marisa Tomei/Bonnie Raitt
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1994
Sketches include "Bill Clinton," "Court TV: O.J. Simpson Trial," "Adult Education Class," "Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley," and "Monsters of Monologue '94."
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 111 votes#3 - John Travolta/Seal
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1994
Sketches include ""Bathroom Monkey,"" ""Coffee Talk With Linda Richman,"" ""Dracula's Not Gay,"" ""Quentin Tarantino's Welcome Back Kotter,"" ""Women's Self-Defense,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Small Office,"" ""Deaf Drug Dealer""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 96 votes#4 - Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell
Season 20 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1994
Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Virtual Reality Books,"" ""Johnny Carson,"" ""Ross Perot,"" ""Pepper Boy,"" ""Nobel Prize Awards,"" ""Work Excuses,"" ""Office Space""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 95 votes#5 - Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M.
Season 20 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/1994
Sketches include ""Concession Speech,"" ""Good Morning Brooklyn,"" ""Nice and Naughty Guitarists,"" ""Confucius,"" ""The Casting Couch,"" ""The Munchkins,"" and ""Tribute to Michael O'Donoghue"".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 91 votes#6 - John Turturro/Tom Petty
Season 20 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/1994
Sketches include ""It's a Wonderful Newt,"" ""Christopher Walken's Celebrity Psychic Friends Network,"" ""Phone Hang-Ups,"" ""Taxi Driver: The Musical,"" ""Stop That,"" ""The Movie Club""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.6/10 95 votes#7 - Roseanne/Green Day
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/1994
Sketches include ""Jesse Helms,"" ""Roseanne Goes to Therapy,"" ""USAir,"" ""Rescue 911,"" ""Civil War Memories,"" and ""Yogurt Store.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 110 votes#8 - Alec Baldwin/Beastie Boys
Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/1994
Sketches include ""Joycelyn Elders,"" ""Japanese Game Show,"" ""Los Angeles Breast and Penis,"" ""Celebrity Memorial Auction,"" and ""Family Auto Trip.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
5.8/10 91 votes#9 - George Foreman/Hole
Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/1994
Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Time Boxer,"" ""Looking Good,"" ""Matt Foley,"" ""Uncle Joe,"" ""The Incredible Hulk,"" ""Chris Elliot's Bedtime Story,"" ""Jackie Stallone's Psychic Circle""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 117 votes#10 - Jeff Daniels/Luscious Jackson
Season 20 Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/1995
Sketches include ""Newt Gingrich,"" ""Connie Chung and Newt Gingrich's Mom,"" ""Martin Luther King Day,"" ""Mystery Dinner Theatre,"" ""Eterna-Rest,"" ""Film Beat,"" ""Entertainment Tonight""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 93 votes#11 - David Hyde Pierce/Live
Season 20 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/1995
Sketches include "O.J. Simpson", "Rock Poetry Class", "Tales of Little Women", "Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly", "Robot Spy Onboard", "Nervous Habits", "Jersey Kids Meet the Foreigner", "Perspectives", "Claire Tries Internet Sex", and "Movie News".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.1/10 93 votes#12 - Bob Newhart/Des'ree
Season 20 Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/1995
Sketches include ""C-SPAN: Colin Ferguson,"" ""Ricki Lake,"" ""Book Buzz,"" ""Baywatch,"" ""Poster Worker Evaluation,"" ""Hi Bob,"" and ""Sports Beat."" Des'ree performed ""You Gotta Be"" and ""Feels So High.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.0/10 98 votes#13 - Deion Sanders/Bon Jovi
Season 20 Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/1995
Sketches include: ""O.J. Simpson Tour,"" ""The 1995 ESPY Awards,"" ""Rappers With Simple Lyrics,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey,"" and ""Sick Boy""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 100 votes#14 - George Clooney/The Cranberries
Season 20 Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/1995
Sketches include ""Black History Month,"" ""Mandy the Whale,"" ""Tales of Fraud and Malfeasance in Railroad Hiring Practices,"" ""Taxicab Confessions,"" and ""Zagat's"".
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.3/10 91 votes#15 - Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox
Season 20 Episode 15 - Aired 3/18/1995
Sketches include ""Newt Gingrich's Sister,"" ""Where's Superman?,"" ""Mad About You Aliens,"" ""Sparklebrite Toothpaste,"" and ""One Brother Cafe.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 107 votes#16 - John Goodman/Tragically Hip
Season 20 Episode 16 - Aired 3/25/1995
Live from New York, it's…Dan Aykroyd! Sketches include ""This Week With David Brinkley,"" ""Superfans Return,"" ""The Late Late Show With Tom Snyder,"" ""Dog Park,"" ""Howard Stern,"" ""Self-Deluded Losers,"" ""Unsolved Mysteries,"" ""Coal Miners,"" and ""Penis-Measuring Device.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 89 votes#17 - Damon Wayans/Dionne Farris
Season 20 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/1995
Sketches include: ""Judge Ito,"" ""Men on Film,"" ""Spit Valves,"" ""Black Names,"" ""Christopher Walken for Skittles"", and ""Court TV: The O.J. Trial.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 113 votes#18 - Courteney Cox/Dave Matthews Band
Season 20 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/1995
Sketches include ""Matt Foley,"" ""Good Morning Brooklyn,"" ""Gapardy,"" ""Melanie Babysits,"" ""Charles Manson,"" ""Truth vs. Jokes,"" ""Replacement Baseball,"" ""His Muse Friday,"" ""Obnoxious Co-worker""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
6.5/10 104 votes#19 - Bob Saget/TLC
Season 20 Episode 19 - Aired 5/6/1995
Sketches include ""Tony Vallencourt,"" ""Fast,"" ""America's Funniest Hate Videos,"" ""Fashion Designer,"" ""Where In the World is San Diego, California?"", ""Boyz II Men,"" ""Karl's,"" ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey,"" ""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley,"" ""Pacemaker""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 109 votes#20 - David Duchovny/Rod Stewart
Season 20 Episode 20 - Aired 5/13/1995
Live from New York, for the last time, it's…Michael McKean! Sketches include ""Beastman of Studio 8H,"" You Think You're Better Than Me?, Zagat's, ""New England General Store,"" Ricki Lake, ""Rock and Roll Realtor,"" and ""Polar Bears.""
Director: Dave Wilson
Writer: N/A