Some of the stuff is familiar-the Wayne's World represented here is the Aerosmith one, and that and "Jew, not a Jew" were available on the videotape. Hanks and Lovitz, in particular, are paired quite often, especially in their frequent "Girl Watchers" sketches and an audience interview segment with Lovitz asking Hanks who his favorite performer on the show was (and he doesn't stop until he hears Jon Lovitz). This volume features Tom Hanks' work on Saturday Night Live, from his first appearance on the ill-fated '85-'86 season through the late nineties, but the majority of the material deals with the Hartman-Lovitz years, my personal favorite cast. The beloved classics are here, from "King Tut," with complete Egyptian regalia, to the arrow through the head to, of course, a "wild and crazy guy." Not enough for you? Well, "excuuuuuuse me." Also included are the Coneheads at home (with Martin playing a hapless IRS agent), "Jeopardy 1999," "Common Knowledge" (one of the wittiest SNL sketches ever), and ads for "Rise" and for "Steve Martin's Penis Cream." This collection will satisfy longtime SNL fans and is a great way to show newer fans what comedy is really about. The earliest clip dates from 1976 and the latest from the mid-'90s, showcasing the program's greatest players throughout the seasons-Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey, Nora Dunn, David Spade, Jon Lovitz. Earlier monologues were rougher, less staged, but absolutely out of control in the best way, as Martin is given free rein to unleash his "happy feet," play the banjo, and generally explore his zaniness. This collection gives us not only clips of some of the show's funniest moments, but also a sense of how the show has evolved from the 1970s. Lorne Michaels is the executive producer.No other person has been a guest on Saturday Night Live as many times as the inimitable Steve Martin, which is what makes SNL's Best of Steve Martin compilation the finest of the series. The program is a production of Broadway Video in association with SNL Studios. Saturday Night Live is broadcast live from NBC's famed Studio 8H in New York City's Rockefeller Center. At the close of the century, "Saturday Night Live" placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past fifty years. In defiance of both time and show business convention, "SNL" is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture". Since 1975, SNL has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of a generation and as "The New York Times" noted on the occasion of the show's Emmy winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999. s14e20 - Steve Martin/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.s14e19 - Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals.s14e15 - Mary Tyler Moore/Elvis Costello.s14e05 - Demi Moore/Johnny Clegg & Savuka.s14e04 - Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians.s14e03 - John Larroquette/Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler.s14e02 - Matthew Broderick/The Sugarcubes.Season 14 Episode 7 of Saturday Night Live resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The Bangles perform "In Your Room" and "Hazy Shade of Winter." Sketches include: "Pumping Up With Hans & Franz," "Big Red," "Sex Tonight," "Reclino Love-Lounge," "Bankrupt Scrooge," "Mexican Bandit," "Bastard Batallion," "Celebrity Restaurant," and "Amateur Guardian Angels."
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