Season 14 / Episode 9
Melanie Griffith
December 17, 1988 · Musical guest: Little Feat
Running order
The show.
- 01
Christmas Eve
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
First Guardian MetroCard
Live sketch - 04
Miss Self-Esteem USA Pageant
Live sketch - 05
CIA Christmas Party
Live sketch - 06
"Let It Roll"
Musical performance - 07
Weekend Update
- At the deskVictoria Jackson: Poem — "A Christmas Tree" Handstand
- At the deskDana Carvey: Dennis Miller #3 Performs "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
Weekend Update - 08
Sweeney Sisters
Live sketch - 09
Schiller's Reel — Love is a Dream
Pre-tape - 10
Chapstick
Live sketch - 11
Misreading Signals
Live sketch - 12
"Hate To Lose Your Lovin'"
Musical performance - 13
Season's Greetings
Live sketch - 14
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Broadcast note
Segment 4 — Miss Self-Esteem USA Pageant: In reruns, Jan Hooks's dramatic speech and Melanie Griffith's Q&A portion are replaced with the dress rehearsal version.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 4 — Miss Self-Esteem USA Pageant: Kevin Nealon accidentally says "the first runner-up" before correcting himself by saying "let's go with the second runner-up first, huh?" This is removed in reruns.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 7 — Weekend Update: Victoria Jackson loses balance toward the end of her segment, and later ad-libs "it's live TV".
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 7 — Weekend Update: Dennis Miller laughs while reciting The Night Before Christmas, and Dana Carvey ad-libs "You OK, babe?"
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 10 — Chapstick: When Jan Hooks drops the chapstick, it doesn't fall through the sewer grate as planned. When A. Whitney Brown enters, he quickly brushes it onto the grate so it falls through.
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