Season 12 poster

Season 12

(1986)

Overview

Saturday Night Live aired its twelfth season during the 1986-1987 television season on NBC. The 12th season started on October 11, 1986, the 11th anniversary of the show's first episode, and ended on May 23, 1987. Despite plans to have Saturday Night Live canceled due to the ratings of its previous season, producer Lorne Michaels convinced Brandon Tartikoff to give the show another chance, provided that a better cast be found for the next season. As a result, many of season 11's cast members w…

Cast

Dana Carvey as Self - Various Characters
Dana Carvey

as Self - Various Characters

Nora Dunn as Self - Various Characters
Nora Dunn

as Self - Various Characters

Dennis Miller as Self - Various Characters
Dennis Miller

as Self - Various Characters

Jon Lovitz as Self - Various Characters
Jon Lovitz

as Self - Various Characters

Jan Hooks as Self - Various Characters
Jan Hooks

as Self - Various Characters

Victoria Jackson as Self - Various Characters
Victoria Jackson

as Self - Various Characters

Phil Hartman as Self - Various Characters
Phil Hartman

as Self - Various Characters

Kevin Nealon as Self - Various Characters
Kevin Nealon

as Self - Various Characters

Episodes

Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter poster

Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter 0.0

October 11, 1986

Live From New York, it's...Madonna Sketches Include: A Message From Madonna, ""General Dynamics,"" ""Tommy Flanagan,""…

Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run DMC poster

Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run DMC 0.0

October 18, 1986

Sketches include "Bartles & Jaymes," "Xynex," "Donahue," "The Crosby Show," "Instant Coffee," "Parent-Teen Drunk Drivin…

Rosanna Arquette/Ric Ocasek poster

Rosanna Arquette/Ric Ocasek 0.0

November 8, 1986

Sketches include "Pretending To Be Lorne," "The People's Court," "Church Chat," "Helmsley Spook House," "Pork" (two par…

Sam Kinison/Lou Reed poster

Sam Kinison/Lou Reed 0.0

November 15, 1986

Sketches include: Church Lady protest Sam Kinison hosting SNL, Obnoxious School Teacher, Superman--Krypton dosent explo…

Robin Williams/Paul Simon poster

Robin Williams/Paul Simon 0.0

November 22, 1986

Sketches include ""Reagen's Earpiece,"" ""Hamlet,"" ""Sweeney Sisters Retirement Home,"" ""Adieu,"" ""Robin Williams' S…

Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, & Martin Short/Randy Newman poster

Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, & Martin Short/Randy Newman 0.0

December 6, 1986

Sketches include ""Stumblebums,"" ""I'm Me! (And You're Not...)"" (musical number), ""Ronald Reagan,"" ""Under the Couc…

Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders poster

Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders 0.0

December 13, 1986

Live from New York, it's... Jon Lovitz! Sketches include "Iranian National Assembly," "McSooshi," "Derek Stevens' Mark…

William Shatner/Lone Justice poster

William Shatner/Lone Justice 0.0

December 20, 1986

Live from New York, it's... William Shatner! Sketches include "The Mute Marine," "Star Trek Seafood," "Star Trek Conve…

Walter Payton, Joe Montana/Debbie Harry poster

Walter Payton, Joe Montana/Debbie Harry 0.0

January 24, 1987

Sketches include: ""NFL Video Countdown,"" ""Leslie and Stu,"" ""Pathological Liar,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""The NFL Today,…

Paul Shaffer/Bruce Hornsby & the Range poster

Paul Shaffer/Bruce Hornsby & the Range 0.0

January 31, 1987

Sketches include ""Paul's Dressing Room,"" ""What's My Addiction?"" ""The Grenada Experience,"" ""The Pat Stevens Show,…

Bronson Pinchot/Paul Young poster

Bronson Pinchot/Paul Young 0.0

February 14, 1987

Live from New York, it's... Phil Hartman! Sketches include "Liberace In Heaven," "Nightline," "Sports Ilustrated Swims…

Willie Nelson poster

Willie Nelson 0.0

February 21, 1987

""Afterlife Styles of the Rich and Famous"", ""The Mob Snitch who Wears A Wire and Loses Deal"", ""Party Girl: Great Mo…

Valerie Bertinelli/The Robert Cray Band poster

Valerie Bertinelli/The Robert Cray Band 0.0

February 28, 1987

Live from New York, it's... Phil Hartman! Sketches include "Reagan-Regan Affair," "McSooshi," "Hard News Cafe," "Disco…

Bill Murray/Percy Sledge poster

Bill Murray/Percy Sledge 0.0

March 21, 1987

Live from New York, it's...Bill Murray Sketches include: Backstage SNL: The 110-Show Contract, The New York Telephone,…

Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis poster

Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis 0.0

March 28, 1987

Live from New York, it's... Charlton Heston! Sketches include "God's Money," "The New Paper Chase," "Church Chat," "S…

John Lithgow/Anita Baker poster

John Lithgow/Anita Baker 0.0

April 11, 1987

Live from New York, it's... John Lithgow! Sketches include "Embassy Spies," "Laramie Vice," "The Pat Stevens Show," "W…

John Larroquette/Timbuk 3 poster

John Larroquette/Timbuk 3 0.0

April 18, 1987

Live from New York, it's... Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Pagan Easter Special," "Sold-Out Gold," "Collecting Eviden…

Mark Harmon/Suzanne Vega poster

Mark Harmon/Suzanne Vega 0.0

May 9, 1987

""The New Charlie's Angels"", ""People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 1986"", ""Grown-up Babies in Modern America"", ""Ve…

Garry Shandling/Los Lobos poster

Garry Shandling/Los Lobos 0.0

May 16, 1987

Sketches include ""Iran-Contra Hearings,"" ""Returning a Sweater,"" ""The Puppy,"" ""Stu's Support Group,"" ""Babette's…

Dennis Hopper/Roy Orbison poster

Dennis Hopper/Roy Orbison 0.0

May 23, 1987

Sketches include ""Easy Rider,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""What's That Smell?,"" ""This Week with David Brinkley,"" ""Problem …