Tom Hanks

Broadcast note

Segment 1 — Pumping Up With Hans & Franz: This sketch is replaced with the dress rehearsal version in reruns.

Cameos

Jeff Renaudo, Grafton True appear in the broadcast.

Musical Cameos

Charley Drayton, Steve Jordan, Ivan Neville, Waddy Wachtel appear in the broadcast.

Voice Cameo

Mark McKinney appears in the broadcast.

Broadcast note

Segment 2 — Monologue: In reruns, the portion where Tom Hanks talks to Keith Richards and Dennis Miller is replaced with the dress rehearsal version.

Broadcast note

Segment 4 — ABC Campaign 88: In reruns, the shot where Diane Sawyer gets hit with the bucket of popcorn is replaced with the dress rehearsal version.

Broadcast note

Segment 6 — Mr. Short-Term Memory — The Blind Date: In reruns, the shot where Tom Hanks spits out the salmon is replaced with the dress rehearsal version.

Broadcast note

Segment 6 — Mr. Short-Term Memory — The Blind Date: The title text over the closing photo is removed in reruns.

Broadcast note

Segment 8 — Weekend Update: A joke about the right-to-life movement is removed in reruns.

Broadcast note

Segment 8 — Weekend Update: In reruns, a few jokes preceding the olympics segment are replaced with the dress rehearsal version.

Broadcast note

Segment 9 — Girl Watchers: Some dialogue is removed in reruns.

Broadcast note

Segment 10 — Jew, not a Jew: This sketch is replaced with the dress rehearsal version in reruns.

Election sketch

The episode includes the Bush–Dukakis debate sketch.

Recurring-sketch debut

Mr. Short-Term Memory makes his first appearance.

Writer appearances

Jim Downey, Conan O’Brien and Bob Odenkirk appear in the broadcast.