Season 15 / Episode 12
Quincy Jones
February 10, 1990 · Musical guest: Quincy Jones & Tevin Campbell & Andrae Crouch & Sandra Crouch & Kool Moe Dee & Big Daddy Kane & Melle Mel & Quincy Jones III & Siedah Garrett & Al Jarreau & Take 6
Running order
The show.
- 01
Pumping Up With Hans & Franz
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
"Manteca"
Musical performance - 04
Century 21 Marriage Counselors
Pre-tape - 05
Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive A Car — Driving Miss Daisy
Live sketch - 06
The Bob Waltman Special
Live sketch - 07
Jazz Perspectif
Live sketch - 08
"Prologue (2Q's Rap)", "Back On The Block"
Musical performance - 09
Weekend Update
- At the deskDon Pardo: Voice Announces prizes for the Gotti jury
Weekend Update - 10
Crown Heights — “A Coming Together”
Live sketch - 11
Swimsuit Issue
Live sketch - 12
"The Verb To Be", "Wee B. Dooinit"
Musical performance - 13
Soviet Central Committee
Live sketch - 14
Dials & Gauges
Live sketch - 15
We Are World
Live sketch - 16
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Broadcast note
Segment 4 — Century 21 Marriage Counselors: This commercial parody is removed in reruns. To fill time, a commercial parody from dress rehearsal entitled "Quincy Jones: The Movie Scores" is shown later in the episode.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 13 — Soviet Central Committee: In reruns, this sketch is replaced with one from dress rehearsal featuring Quincy Jones as a psychiatrist who plays blues music for his patient Phil Hartman.
Source ↗Musical Cameos
Michael Brecker, John Clark, Robin Eubanks, Fred Griffen, Keith O'Quinn, Alan P. Rubin, Dave Taylor, Ron Tooley, Frank Wess appear in the broadcast.
Source ↗Musical-guest record
The episode features ten billed musical guests, the largest number for a single episode.
Source ↗Musical-guest crossover
Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel and Quincy Jones III appear in “Crown Heights.”
Source ↗Monologue dedication
Quincy Jones dedicates the musical monologue to Nelson Mandela, who was released from prison the following day.
Source ↗Your episode record
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