Season 15 / Episode 7
John Goodman
December 2, 1989 · Musical guest: k.d. lang & The Reclines
Running order
The show.
- 01
It Used To Be A Wonderful Life
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
BeautyBath
Pre-tape - 04
Wayne's World
Live sketch - 05
Cooking with The Anal Retentive Chef
Live sketch - 06
Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive A Car — Martians
Live sketch - 07
"Pullin' Back the Reins"
Musical performance - 08
Weekend Update
- At the deskPhil Hartman: Mikhail Gorbachev #2 Voice
- At the deskDana Carvey: George Bush #14 Voice
- At the deskJon Lovitz: Annoying Man #2
Weekend Update - 09
The Mike Ditka Type-A Christmas Special
Live sketch - 10
The Referee Pitman Show
Live sketch - 11
"Johnny Get Angry"
Musical performance - 12
Crips
Live sketch - 13
TV Guide
Live sketch - 14
thirtysomething
Pre-tape - 15
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Broadcast note
Segment 2 — Monologue: A pre-taped segment in which Anna Beth Goodman is sitting alone in the audience fails to start, and after several seconds of silence, the monologue ends awkwardly. Consequently, this portion is replaced with the dress rehearsal version in reruns.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 4 — Wayne's World: Mark Wilson is the name of one of Mike Myers' fellow cast members at The Second City in Toronto.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 7 — "Pullin' Back the Reins": In reruns, some alternate camera angles are used.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 11 — "Johnny Get Angry": In reruns, some alternate camera angles are used.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 15 — Goodnights: John Goodman addresses the monologue by swinging a timepiece and saying "There was no technical screw-up!" The timepiece portion is removed in reruns.
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