Saturday Night Live/Season Sixteen

Season Sixteen
Saturday Night Live
Season Premiere	September 29, 1990
Season Finale	May 18, 1991
Episode Count	20
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Season Sixteen of Saturday Night Live premiered on September 29, 1990. The sixteenth season was not only notable for being the 15th anniversary of the series, but for introducing several cast members who would go on to become prominent comedic actors. All of the group commonly referred to as "The Bad Boys of SNL" got their starts in season 16 (Chris Farley, David Spade, Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler), as well as Chris Rock and Tim Meadows.

This was also the last season of Jan Hooks, Dennis Miller and featured player A. Whitney Brown. Although Hooks and Miller left due to, presumably, their contracts being up, Brown left the show because of a personal dispute with Lorne Michaels.

Cast

Main Cast:

• Dana Carvey
• Phil Hartman
• Jan Hooks
• Victoria Jackson
• Dennis Miller (Weekend Update anchor)
• Mike Myers
• Kevin Nealon

With:

• Chris Farley
• Tim Meadows (First Show: 2/9/91)
• Chris Rock
• Julia Sweeney (First Show: 11/10/90)

Featuring:

• A. Whitney Brown (Last Show: 3/16/91)
• Al Franken
• Adam Sandler (First Show: 2/9/91)
• Rob Schneider (First Show: 10/6/90)
• David Spade

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
287	1	Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O'Connor			September 29, 1990
288	2	Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers			October 6, 1990
289	3	George Steinbrenner/The Time			October 20, 1990
290	4	Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey			October 27, 1990
291	5	Jimmy Smits/World Party			November 10, 1990
292	6	Dennis Hopper/Paul Simon			November 17, 1990
293	7	John Goodman/Faith No More			December 1, 1990
294	8	Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell and New Bohemians			December 8, 1990
295	9	Dennis Quaid/Neville Brothers			December 15, 1990
296	10	Joe Mantegna/Vanilla Ice			January 12, 1991
297	11	Sting			January 19, 1991
298	12	Kevin Bacon/INXS			February 9, 1991
299	13	Roseanne Barr/Dee-Lite			February 16, 1991
300	14	Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston			February 23, 1991
301	15	Michael J. Fox/The Black Crowes			March 16, 1991
302	16	Jeremy Irons/Fishbone			March 23, 1991
303	17	Catherine O'Hara/R.E.M.			April 13, 1991
304	18	Steven Seagal/Michael Bolton			April 20, 1991
305	19	Delta Burke/Chris Isaak			May 11, 1991
306	20	George Wendt/Elvis Costello			May 18, 1991