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Saturday Night Live S25E5 — Garth Brooks
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Saturday Night Live•Season 25•Episode 5

Garth Brooks

6.1/10 · 86 votesNov 13, 199967 min

Ranked #12 of 20 in Season 25•−0.4 vs season avg

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Sketches include ""Gun Convention,"" ""James Bond,"" ""Hickory Farms Audio Visual Project,"" ""Tracy Morgan and Garth Brooks,"" ""Warner Lambert/America Home Products Merger,"" ""Express Flowers,"" ""Mango,"" ""Devil Can't Wrte No Love Songs,"" ""Simma Da Na,"" and ""WXLU News.""

Directed byBeth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, Stacey Foster
Written byPaula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Tina Fey, Harper Steele, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Tim Herlihy, Hugh Fink, Adam McKay, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, Michael Schur, Jerry Collins, Steven Cragg, T. Sean Shannon, Richard Francese, Tony Daro, Kevin Brennan, Ali Reza, J. J. Philbin
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Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows

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Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

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Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

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Darrell Hammond

Darrell Hammond

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Ana Gasteyer

Ana Gasteyer

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Chris Kattan

Chris Kattan

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Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

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Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell

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Colin Quinn

Colin Quinn

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Horatio Sanz

Horatio Sanz

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Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch

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Cheri Oteri

Cheri Oteri

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Paula Pell

Paula Pell

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

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Steve Higgins

Steve Higgins

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Tina Fey

Tina Fey

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Harper Steele

Harper Steele

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Beth McCarthy-Miller

Beth McCarthy-Miller

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Matt Piedmont

Matt Piedmont

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Dennis McNicholas

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James Signorelli

James Signorelli

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Tim Herlihy

Tim Herlihy

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Hugh Fink

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Adam McKay

Adam McKay

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Episode Summary

"Garth Brooks" is episode 5 of Saturday Night Live season 25. It scored 6.1/10 from 86 votes, ranking #12 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, Stacey Foster and written by Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Tina Fey, Harper Steele, Matt Piedmont, Dennis McNicholas, Tim Herlihy, Hugh Fink, Adam McKay, Robert Carlock, Scott Wainio, Michael Schur, Jerry Collins, Steven Cragg, T. Sean Shannon, Richard Francese, Tony Daro, Kevin Brennan, Ali Reza, J. J. Philbin, it aired on November 13, 1999.

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