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Saturday Night Live Season 14
Series	Saturday Night Live
Country of origin	United States
Network	NBC
Original run	October 8, 1988 – May 20, 1989
No. of episodes	20
Previous season	13
Next season	15

Saturday Night Live aired its fourteenth season during the 1988 - 1989 television season on NBC. With the exception of Mike Myers and Ben Stiller being hired as featured players, there were no major cast changes. There were, however, many memorable sketches featured this season, such as "Wayne's World" (with Dana Carvey as Garth and Mike Myers as Wayne) and the controversial "Nude Beach" sketch where the word "penis" is said 17 times (and sung 26 times).

This season also saw the death of another SNL castmember from the 1970s: Gilda Radner (who was scheduled to come back and host in season 13, but plans for the episode where canceled due to the Writers' Guild strike of 1988), who died on the day of the season finale from ovarian cancer. In memory of Radner, Steve Martin (the host of the season finale) showed a clip from the famous "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin himself (with The Blues Brothers as musical guests) as part of his monologue.

The season began on October 8, 1988, and ended on May 20, 1989.

1 Cast
- 1.1 Repertory cast members
- 1.2 Featured cast members
2 Episodes

Cast

Repertory cast members

Featured cast members

A. Whitney Brown
Al Franken
Mike Myers (First episode: January 21, 1989)
Ben Stiller (First episode: March 25, 1989)

Episodes

Episode #	Air Date	Host(s)	Musical Guest(s)	Remarks
247 (14.1)	October 8, 1988	Tom Hanks	Keith Richards	Keith played "Take It So Hard" and "Struggle"
248 (14.2)	October 15, 1988	Matthew Broderick	The Sugarcubes	This episode is notable for a sketch written by Conan O'Brien that has the word "penis" said or sung a whopping 42 times. This sketch has since been known as "The Penis Song". Originally, "The Penis Song" sketch was supposed to air on the Tom Hanks/Keith Richards episode, but was pulled after causing problems with the censors (the dress rehearsal version of this sketch can be seen on the DVD version of the SNL clip show episode, "The Best of Tom Hanks"). This episode has a Beatles-related sketch, called "The Five Beatles"
249 (14.3)	October 22, 1988	John Larroquette	Randy Newman
250 (14.4)	November 5, 1988	Matthew Modine	Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
251 (14.5)	November 12, 1988	Demi Moore	Johnny Clegg & Savuka	Jodie Foster was scheduled to host, but backed out. Future host Kirsten Dunst appears in the cold opening as one of George Bush's (Dana Carvey) grandchildren. A brief clip of this was later rebroadcast in her opening monologue when she hosted in 2002.
252 (14.6)	November 19, 1988	John Lithgow	Tracy Chapman
253 (14.7)	December 3, 1988	Danny DeVito	The Bangles
254 (14.8)	December 10, 1988	Kevin Kline	Bobby McFerrin	This episode was dedicated to Roy Orbison, the musical guest of the 1986-1987 season finale, who died on December 6.
255 (14.9)	December 17, 1988	Melanie Griffith	Little Feat
256 (14.10)	January 21, 1989	John Malkovich	Anita Baker	Mike Myers' first episode as a cast member
257 (14.11)	January 28, 1989	Tony Danza	John Hiatt
258 (14.12)	February 11, 1989	Ted Danson	Luther Vandross†
259 (14.13)	February 18, 1989	Leslie Nielsen	Cowboy Junkies	The very first Wayne's World appears in this episode.
260 (14.14)	February 25, 1989	Glenn Close	The Gipsy Kings
261 (14.15)	March 25, 1989	Mary Tyler Moore	Elvis Costello	Costello appears for the first time on the show since his unauthorized song switch on the Miskell Spillman episode. Mary Tyler Moore refers to the nude beach sketch from the Matthew Broderick/Sugarcubes episode, notorious for its numerous repetitions of the word "penis." After feigning discomfort, Moore announces, "Elvis Costello's penis is here." On the night of the live broadcast, Don Pardo had laryngitis, but he still announced during the opening montage, despite the deterioration in his voice. After his voice returned, his announcement was re-recorded for reruns. Ben Stiller's first episode as a cast member This episode marks the debut of Sprockets featuring Mike Myers as Dieter.
262 (14.16)	April 1, 1989	Mel Gibson	Living Colour
263 (14.17)	April 15, 1989	Dolly Parton		The sketch "Planet of the Enormous Hooters" was originally written for episode number 18 hosted by Raquel Welch back in 1976.^{[citation needed]}
264 (14.18)	April 22, 1989	Geena Davis	John Cougar Mellencamp	Susan Sarandon was originally scheduled to host, but backed out.
265 (14.19)	May 13, 1989	Wayne Gretzky	Fine Young Cannibals
266 (14.20)	May 20, 1989	Steve Martin	Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers	In the opening monologue, Steve Martin held back tears as he paid tribute to Gilda Radner, who had died of cancer on the afternoon before the broadcast. Martin and Radner's "Dancing in the Dark" sketch, originally shown in episode 64 in 1978, was also offered in tribute. With this episode, Steve Martin becomes the most frequent host in SNL history, breaking the record previously held by Buck Henry. Ben Stiller's final episode as a cast member.

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Cast

Repertory cast members

Featured cast members

Episodes