Fri, Oct 15, 1999
Check out selected sketches and segments from this 1999 episode hosted by Heather Graham. Sketches include "Genetically Created Candidate," commercial parody "Litter Critters," "Dog Show," and "Blair Witch." For clearance reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Fri, Oct 22, 1999
Darrell Hammond opens the show as Rudy Giuliani. Norm MacDonald expresses surprise to have been asked back to host after being fired from the show a year and a half earlier. His impression of Burt Reynolds returns on Celebrity Jeopardy!, alongside Hammond's Sean Connery and Jimmy Fallon's French Stewart. Also spoofed in separate sketches are Martha Stewart, Lou Gehrig, Larry King and James Lipton's Inside the Actor's Studio. Rachel Dratch makes her SNL debut, playing Calista Flockhart on MSNBC Crosstalk. Fun with Real Audio takes a jab at Charlton Heston. MacDonald and Cheri Oteri play a married couple at Halloween. Recently divorced Michael Jackson (Tim Meadows) and Howard Stern (Fallon) share their experiences at a bar.
Fri, Nov 5, 1999
The Practice is spoofed during the cold open. During his monologue, Dylan McDermott is reunited with his former "Miracle on 34th Street" co-star Horatio Sanz. Chis Parnell plays Jim Gray in a three-part "Jim Gray Show" runner. McDermott plays Matt Lauer to Tim Meadow's Bryant Gumbel, joins the Culps in a Farewell Assembly and goes undercover as the New Mango to find out who shot the original Mango in the behind. "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" is spoofed, the Lotto Pick 4 gets a soap opera make-over while recurring characters include Collette Reardon (Cheri Oteri) and Claudine Parker (Tracy Morgan).
Fri, Dec 10, 1999
The last SNL of the 20th Century features recurring characters all round. Danny DeVito receives a special Christmas present while joining the Five Timers Club. The Delicious Dish broadcasts in a post-apocalyptic setting. Mango goes home for Christmas Dinner. The Boston Teens film themselves at the Metal Shop. The Ladies Man sings a holiday song. Fun with Real Audio looks at the Year in Journalim. Al Franken rounds up the Joe Franken Decade on Weekend Update. Sally O'Malley auditions for the Rockettes. Claudine Parker appears in another court case.
Fri, Jan 7, 2000
Bill Clinton calls Putin just as Hillary is about to leave for NY during the cold open. Oliver Stone directs Jamie Foxx's monologue. J.Lo (Cheri Oteri) and Puff Daddy (Foxx) go to couples counseling. There is a special message from John Goodman, whom Don Pardo mistakes for a former cast member. Foxx appears in a prison sketch, faces off against Nick Burns, Your Company's Computer Guy and plays Stevie Wonder on Weekend Update and Martin Luther King in a special moment. Horatio Sanz makes his debut as Jasper Hahn and Will Ferrell plays controversial baseball player John Rocker on WU. Inappropriate acts try out for Showtime at the Apollo. Choclatt Crawford and Larry Wright sit in with the SNL band.
Fri, Jan 14, 2000
Don Pardo sounds under the weather and Freddie Prinze Jr. explains half the cast and crew are suffering from the flu during his monologue. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is spoofed once again, as is Jenny Craig, with Monica Lewinski (Moly Shannon) as spokesperson. Freddy joins the male cast members fake boy band 7 Degrees Celsius. He and Jimmy Fallon think they have a date with hot models. In a parody of Charlie Rose, Prinze plays Enrique Iglesias while Chris Kattan does his Ricky Martin impression. Will Ferrell's Dr. Beamen character makes his debut. Cheri Oteri and Darrell Hammond play the Giffords at home and Prinze teams up with Tracy Morgan for "Flacko And Teddy's World of Martin Luther King Day Trees".
Fri, Feb 4, 2000
The cast show Alan Cumming their love for Broadway musicals during his monologue. Tracy Morgan stars in Uncle Jemima's Pure Mash Liquor and later presents a Great Moment in Black History on Weekend Update. VH-1 presents an alternate history in which Lennon and McCartney opened a Fried Chicken Restaurant. Cumming performs with the Clups at a couples workshop, appears on Dog Show and Hello Dolly, and plays one half of Siegfried and Roy with Chris Kattan. Adam McKay provides a short film starring Ben Stiller.
Fri, Feb 11, 2000
Ana Gasteyer opens the show as Hillary Clinton. Julianna Margulies shows a clip from her new show after leaving ER during her monologue. The Litter Critters commercial leads into the infamous Bird Family sketch. Molly Shannon plays Donatella Versace during E. News Daily. Cheri Oteri pops up as Nadeen in a hospital setting, as Joy Lipton on Weekend Update and plays Jessica Simpson in MTV's Savin' It. Chris Kattan plays Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter. The Bloater Brothers make their debut and Darrell Hammond plays Bill Shatner for priceline.com.
Fri, Feb 18, 2000
Check out selected segments and sketches from this 2000 episode hosted by Oscar winner Ben Affleck, with a special appearance by Gwyneth Paltrow. Sketches include "Donnie's Party," TV Funhouse's "The All New Adventures Of Mr. T," "Sparks," and "Police Training." For clearance reasons, episodes have been edited from their original version.
Fri, Mar 10, 2000
News Anchors express concerns about the upcoming election during the cold open. Joshua Jackson encourages people to give him a chance as host of SNL during his monologue. Regis Philbin (Darrell Hammond) is looking for a new co-host. Will Ferrel and Horatio Sanz play Wedding Singers with a limited repertoire. 7 Degrees Celsius make their final appearance, and are upstaged by No Refund (played by *NSYNC). Collette Reardon (Cheri Oteri) and the Kerney couple (Chris Parnell and Ana Gasteyer) also appear for the last time. Adam McKay presents a Short Film about Neil Armstrong. Writer Kevin Brennan appears on Weekend Update and musician Badal Roy sits in with the Saturday Nigth Live Band.
Fri, Apr 14, 2000
The Cider House Rules are spoofed during the cold open. Tobey Maguire plays Keanu Reeves on Celebrity Jeopardy. He plays Nadeen's co-worker at Burger Castle and Dustin Diamond on Inside the Actors Studio. Fun with Real Audio presents Up Close with Geppetto. Ginger Attebury takes a Tennis Lesson. Molly Shannon and Chris Kattan play Angelina Jolie and her brother on Weekend Update. Steve Buscemi stars in a short film by Adam McKay. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown sits in with the SNL band.
Fri, May 5, 2000
Show opens with a celebrity edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionare. John Goodman has trouble getting through his monologue. Sketches include MTV's Wanna Be a VJ-3, the Christopher Lowell Show and Rock and Roll Restaurant. Cheri Oteri plays office flirt Adele. TV Funhouse explores the Life of a Catchphrase. The Bloater brothers are pulled over by a couple of cops.
Fri, May 19, 2000
The Ladies Man bows out with a special cold open edition of "Who Wants to Be My Skank". Jackie Chan is interrupted by other action stars during his monologue. He plays Nick Burn's assistant Wang and an Elvis impersonator in Vegas and Helen Madden's latest love interest on "Pretty Living". The Culps perform at a Renaissance Fair. Fun with some Real Audio takes a stab at Madonna's American Pie. The Zimmermans meet Kim and Kim at the mini-golf course. G.E. Smith and T-Bone Wolk sit in with the SNL band to mark Cheryl Hardwick's final appearance as part of the band.