Season 22 / Episode 1
Tom Hanks
September 28, 1996 · Musical guest: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Running order
The show.
- 01
ABC Election Coverage
Cold open - 02
Monologue
Monologue - 03
Big Brawn
Pre-tape - 04
The Roxbury Guys
Live sketch - 05
Hey, Remember The 80's
Live sketch - 06
Ping-Pong Tournament
Live sketch - 07
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Pre-tape - 08
Weekend Update
- At the deskAna Gasteyer: Kincaid: Commentary on the election
- At the deskKerri Strug appears on Weekend Update
- At the deskChris Kattan: Kippy Strug
- At the deskMark McKinney: Bela Karolyi
Weekend Update - 09
"Walls"
Musical performance - 10
The Tonight Show
Live sketch - 11
Creativity Test
Live sketch - 12
"Angel Dream"
Musical performance - 13
Classic Sing-along with the Drunken Asses
Pre-tape - 14
Brief Histories
Pre-tape - 15
Goodnights
Goodnights
Notable moments.
Voice Cameos: Steve Carell and Bill Chott and John Henry Kurtz
Steve Carell, Bill Chott, John Henry Kurtz appear in the broadcast.
Source ↗Extras: Patrick Ferrell and Joe Ingenito and Andy Murphy
Patrick Ferrell, Joe Ingenito, Andy Murphy appear in the broadcast.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 6 — Ping-Pong Tournament: This sketch is replaced with the dress rehearsal version in reruns.
Source ↗Broadcast note
Segment 8 — Weekend Update: A joke graphic accidentally fills the screen at the beginning of the Kincaid segment. This is fixed in reruns.
Source ↗Ana Gasteyer and Tracy Morgan join the cast
Ana Gasteyer and Tracy Morgan make their first appearances as cast members.
Source ↗Your episode record
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