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The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 29

Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 29 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 29!

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...
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Season 29 Ratings Summary

"Jack Black/John Mayer" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 29. It scored 5.5/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/4/2003. This episode is rated 1.8 points higher than the second-best, "Justin Timberlake".

  • Jack Black/John Mayer
    5.5/1089 votes

    #1 - Jack Black/John Mayer

    Season 29 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2003

    Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond Sketches include, ""Californians For Schwarzennager"", ""Huggies Thong"", ""Queer Eye For The Straight Gal"", ""The Wade Robson Project"", ""Cooking School"", ""TV Funhouse- Yankee Super-Heroes"", ""Father & Son"", ""The Wine Critic"", ""Telemarketers""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Justin Timberlake
    7.3/10127 votes

    #2 - Justin Timberlake

    Season 29 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2003

    Live From New York, It's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include, ""Hardball"", ""Punk'd: Barely Legal"", ""Schwarzenegger Press Conference"", ""A Message From Nick Lachey & Jessica Simpson"", ""Omletteville vs., Benny's"", ""DirecTV"", ""Boston Teens"", ""The Sharon Osbourne Show"", ""Justin and Kermit The Frog"", ""Carl Weathers For Governor"", ""Amy Loves Justin"", and ""The Barry Gibb Talk Show.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Halle Berry/Britney Spears
    5.2/1097 votes

    #3 - Halle Berry/Britney Spears

    Season 29 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2003

    Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond Sketches include, ""Message From The President"", ""Tressant Supreme"", ""Live With Regis & Kelly"", ""Access Hollywood"", ""Center For Cow Fart Study"", ""Leilani Burke: Pet Psychic"", ""Spy Glass"", ""Greenbriar County Animal Shelter""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kelly Ripa/Outkast
    4.9/1076 votes

    #4 - Kelly Ripa/Outkast

    Season 29 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2003

    Live From New York, It's... Rachel Dratch Sketches include, ""Martha Stewart Interview"", ""Cryogenix"", ""The Morning Mix"", ""Battle Of The Sexes 2"", ""Mary Poppins 2004/Chris Parnell and John McEnroe Commentary"", ""Anderson Mellner Communications Celebration"", ""Tennis Talk"", ""Merv The Perv"", ""Jock Talk"", and ""Action News 13""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Andy Roddick/Dave Matthews
    4.9/1076 votes

    #5 - Andy Roddick/Dave Matthews

    Season 29 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2003

    Live From New York, It's... Rachel Dratch Sketches include, ""Martha Stewart Interview"", ""Cryogenix"", ""The Morning Mix"", ""Battle Of The Sexes 2"", ""Mary Poppins 2004/Chris Parnell and John McEnroe Commentary"", ""Anderson Mellner Communications Celebration"", ""Tennis Talk"", ""Merv The Perv"", ""Jock Talk"", and ""Action News 13""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Alec Baldwin/Missy Elliott
    5.7/1092 votes

    #6 - Alec Baldwin/Missy Elliott

    Season 29 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2003

    Sketches include ""Equal Time Programming on NBC,"" ""Michael Jackson On A Roller Coaster,"" ""Brian Fellow's Safari Planet,"" ""The Three Wise Men Get Racial-Profiled"", ""Al Sharpton's Casa de Sushi,"" ""The Latoya Jackson Show,"" and ""Cash On Earth."" Pink performs ""Trouble"" and ""God is a DJ.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Al Sharpton/Pink
    3.8/10103 votes

    #7 - Al Sharpton/Pink

    Season 29 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2003

    Sketeches include; Hardball, Choir Boys, Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, Fun With Real Audio, Wake-Up Wakefield, Versace Egg Nog, Gore Endorses Dean, The Rialto Grande Casino

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Elijah Wood/Jet
    6.3/1096 votes

    #8 - Elijah Wood/Jet

    Season 29 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2003

    Sketeches include; Hardball, Choir Boys, Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, Fun With Real Audio, Wake-Up Wakefield, Versace Egg Nog, Gore Endorses Dean, The Rialto Grande Casino

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas
    6.5/10114 votes

    #9 - Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas

    Season 29 Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/2004

    Live from New York, it's... Jeff Richards Sketches were: ""Howard Dean HQ,"" ""Tylenol Extreme,"" ""Joey Mack,"" ""El Cantador Restaurant,"" ""American Idol,"" ""MTV Future,"" ""American Beef Council,"" ""The Sharon Osbourne Show,"" ""Panty Shopping,"" ""Bubba Sparxxx Ad Jingles,"" and ""Tuna of the Dirt."" G-Unit performed ""Stunt 101.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey/G-Unit
    5.2/1089 votes

    #10 - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey/G-Unit

    Season 29 Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/2004

    Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond Sketches include,""Nightline"", ""Celebrity Poker Showdown"", ""Huggies Thong"", ""The Baby Boyfriend"", ""Sharon Stone Presents An Award"", ""Oprah's Favorite Things"", ""Black Lovin' Cab Driver"", ""The Wizard Of Oz"", ""Zings vs. Slams"", ""Celebrity Relatives""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Megan Mullally/Clay Aiken
    5.7/1094 votes

    #11 - Megan Mullally/Clay Aiken

    Season 29 Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2004

    Sketches are: ""Gore Calls Kerry,"" ""A Very Special Valentine's Versace,"" ""Jarret's Room,"" ""Access Hollywood,"" ""Octane,"" ""Mike's Bar, circa 1968,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Spy Glass,"" ""The World of Scott Wainio"" (film), ""The White Stripes,"" and ""The Prince Show."" Kelis performed ""Milkshake"" and ""Trick Me.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Drew Barrymore/Kelis
    5.9/1091 votes

    #12 - Drew Barrymore/Kelis

    Season 29 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2004

    Sketches include ""Hardball,"" ""Sex & The City Final Episode"", ""Do You Know Who My Father Is?"", ""TV Funhouse: Pat O'Brien"", ""The History Channel: Celebration of Women Week"", ""Backstage At A Christina Aguilera Concert"", ""Besos Y Lagrimas"", and ""Don's Apothecary"" Maroon 5 performs: ""This Love"" and ""Harder to Breathe""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5
    6.0/1094 votes

    #13 - Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5

    Season 29 Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/2004

    Sketches include; Nightline, Bad Southern Accent, Show Biz Grande Explosion, TV Funhouse: FCC-Approved Cartoons, Tim Calhoun In Court, The Horny Bellhop, Meet the Press, The Sopranos, and Hollywood vs. History: Jesus Christ.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Colin Firth/Norah Jones
    6.3/10101 votes

    #14 - Colin Firth/Norah Jones

    Season 29 Episode 14 - Aired 3/6/2004

    Live from New York, it's...Ben Affleck, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers Sketches Include: Donnie Bartalotti's Gay Wedding, Joey Mack on Z105, Gigli Filming, TV Funhouse: The Making of the Passion of the Dumpty/George W. Bush Campaign Commercials, Appalachian Emergency Room, Bangkok Ad 1: The Dead Hooker, Top O'The Morning, Bangkok Ad 2: Russian Roulette ""Payment"", Donnie G. and Sidecar, Bangkok Ad 3: Kelly Ripa, Ben Affleck, and a Dead Man, and The Full Moon Killer N.E.R.D performs: Maybe and She Wants To Move

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D.
    5.5/1090 votes

    #15 - Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D.

    Season 29 Episode 15 - Aired 3/13/2004

    Live from New York, it's...Carolyn Kepcher of ""The Apprentice"" Sketches include ""The SNL Apprentice,"" ""Fear Factor Junior,"" ""Live with Regis and Kelly,"" ""The VIP Seats,"" ""Donald Trump's House of Wings,"" ""Weekend Trump-Date,"" ""Prince and the Pauper '04,"" ""Fathers and Sons,"" ""9/11 Hearings,"" and ""Donald's Band Rehearsal."" Toots and the Maytals perform ""Love Gonna Walk Out on Me"" (with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson) and ""Funky Kingston"" (with Bootsy Collins and The Roots).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots
    4.2/10154 votes

    #16 - Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots

    Season 29 Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2004

    Live From New York... It's Janet Jackson (and her digitally pixelated breast) Sketches includes: Cheney and Condoleezza Rice, Brian Fellow's Safari Planet, Starkisha in the Ticket Line, SNL Easter Song, The Prince Show, Cork Soakers, Good Times, and Boom Boomer The host/musical guest performs: Strawberry Bounce and All Nite (Don't Stop)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Janet Jackson
    6.1/10101 votes

    #17 - Janet Jackson

    Season 29 Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2004

    Live From New York, it's...Will Forte! Sketches include: ""Bush's Preparation,"" ""Turlington's Lower Back Tattoo Remover,"" ""Jaret's Room,"" ""Harry Potter,"" ""Billy Joel's Car Ride,"" ""Debbie Downer,"" ""Club Traxx,"" ""Kaitlin's Sleepover,"" and ""The Adult Movie Awards."" Usher performed ""Yeah"" (with Ludacris) and ""Burn"" (by himself).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lindsay Lohan/Usher
    7.6/10173 votes

    #18 - Lindsay Lohan/Usher

    Season 29 Episode 18 - Aired 5/1/2004

    Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include: ""White House Friends"", ""Mom Jeans"" (rerun from the Adrien Brody/Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder episode from season 28), ""¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!"", ""The Handicapped Rapper"", ""Scheinwald Studios: MC Night Terrors Pitches 'Booty Hotel'"", ""ABC Fall Line-Up"", ""Snoop Dogg Misses 'Friends'"", ""Appalachian Emergency Room"", ""TV Funhouse: Pothead Theatre"", ""Duster's Digest"", and ""Mother's Day Message From Snoop Dogg"" Avril Lavigne performs: ""Don't Tell Me"" and ""(So Much For) My Happy Ending""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne
    5.5/1096 votes

    #19 - Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne

    Season 29 Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2004

    Live from New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include ""Hardball"", ""Paparazzi"", ""Mary Kate/Ashley Olsen Perfume"", ""Joey Mack on Z105"", ""The Swan"", ""Pat and Patti's Backpack Shack"", ""Access Hollywood: New York Minute"", ""Bloder Brothers, circa 1979"", ""The Chapman's Indoor Family Barbecue"", ""The Adventures of Harold"" (SNL mini-film), and ""'Grease' Parody/Farewell To Jimmy Fallon"". J-Kwon performs: ""Tipsy"" (a second performance was cut because the show was running too long and room had to be made for Jimmy Fallon's good-bye sketch)

    Director: Robert Smigel

    Writer: N/A

  • Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen/J-Kwon
    5.5/10107 votes

    #20 - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen/J-Kwon

    Season 29 Episode 20 - Aired 5/15/2004

    Live from New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include ""Hardball"", ""Paparazzi"", ""Mary Kate/Ashley Olsen Perfume"", ""Joey Mack on Z105"", ""The Swan"", ""Pat and Patti's Backpack Shack"", ""Access Hollywood: New York Minute"", ""Bloder Brothers, circa 1979"", ""The Chapman's Indoor Family Barbecue"", ""The Adventures of Harold"" (SNL mini-film), and ""'Grease' Parody/Farewell To Jimmy Fallon"". J-Kwon performs: ""Tipsy"" (a second performance was cut because the show was running too long and room had to be made for Jimmy Fallon's good-bye sketch)

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A