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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 12 Episode 1 - Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S12:E1

    Live From New York, it's...Madonna Sketches Include: A Message From Madonna, ""General Dynamics,"" ""Tommy Flanagan,"" ""Quiz Masters,"" ""The Amazing Alexander,"" ""Church Chat,"" ""Bows and Smith Advertising,"" ""Alienses,"" ""Ten Weeks In Jail,"" ""Baby It's Cold Outside"" (musical number), ""Derek Stevens Auditions,"" and ""The Brecht Opera."" Buster Poindexter performed ""Smack Dab in the Middle"" and ""Fool For You.""

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  2. undefined Season 17 Episode 10 - Rob Morrow/Nirvana
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E10

    Sketches include ""Oliver Stone,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Delta Delta Delta Girls,"" ""Chris Rock's Guide to Surviving the Apollo,"" and ""Awkward Conversation.""

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 18 - Dick the Mouth Solomon
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S4:E18

    When at an Italian restaurant, Sally meets an Italian-American man and begins dating him. After learning that he is known as Sammy 'The Butcher' Marchetti, she and Tommy assume that he is some kind of mobster, and when he starts giving Tommy errands to run, Tommy is delighted to think that he is an errand boy for the mob. Sally, however, is less than happy. Mary suggests that she and Dick go on a couples retreat so that they can work on their communication skills. Despite her good intentions, everybody, including Harry and Vicki, embraces Dick's openness and criticizes her for pointing the finger.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  4. undefined Season 12 Episode 8 - William Shatner/Lone Justice
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S12:E8

    Live from New York, it's... William Shatner! Sketches include "The Mute Marine," "Star Trek Seafood," "Star Trek Convention," "TJ Hooker," "Sweeney Sisters Christmas," "It's A Wonderful Life: The Lost Ending" "Frankie Toussaint" (film), and "Look at That!" Lone Justice performed "Shelter" and "I Found Love." Buster Poindexter performed "Zat You, Santa?"

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  5. undefined Season 13 Episode 12 - Tom Hanks/Randy Travis
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S13:E12

    ""A male figure skater's flawed perfomance in tight pants"", ""The Pat Stevens Show with Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Dole"", ""The Bean Cafe: We only serve beans"", ""On 49th and First: Two sad guys want to score with the ladies"", ""This is a stick up!, yelled the Psychotic Vietnam Vet with great acting skills"", ""Can't come up with an ending for a bad sketch"", ""Casey Kasem sings The Beatles"", ""Compulsion by Calveen Kleen: The World's Most Indulgent Disinfectant"", ""A Pawnshop That Pays Full Sentimental Value"".

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  6. undefined Season 14 Episode 19 - Wayne Gretzky/Fine Young Cannibals
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S14:E19

    Sketches include ""Carter in Panama,"" ""Fishing With the Anal-Retentive Sportsman,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""This Week with David Brinkley,"" ""Stanley Cup Loss,"" ""Point Blank,"" and ""Waikiki Hockey"".

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  7. undefined Season 16 Episode 4 - Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S16:E4

    Sketches include ""Dirty Square Dancing,"" ""Pumping Up With Hanz and Franz,"" ""Ghost 2,"" ""Super Feud,"" ""Chippendales Auditions,"" ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""White Trash Bed and Breakfast,"" and ""Mouse Trap Seminar"".

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  8. undefined Season 17 Episode 1 - Michael Jordan/Public Enemy
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E1

    Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""Schmitt's Gay Beer,"" ""The First Black Harlem Globetrotter,"" ""Superfans,"" ""The Dark Side With Nat X,"" ""Zoraida""

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  9. undefined Season 17 Episode 2 - Jeff Daniels/Color Me Badd
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E2

    ""Johnny Carson's Tonight Show: The 29th and Final Anniversary"", ""Earthies, the Bountiful Diaper Commercial (From Dell Monty)"", ""The Richmeister Vs. The Name Singing Guy"", ""The Chris Farley Show"", ""Community College Bowl"", ""Apex Novelty Guy gets fired for designing bad quality rubber vomit""

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  10. undefined Season 17 Episode 4 - Christian Slater/Bonnie Raitt
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E4

    Sketches include: Coldcock Malt Liquor, Dysfunctional Family Feud, The Wolf Man's Curse, Pumping Up With Hans and Franz, Nich-Aid Hair Dryers, Super Fire-Hot Chicken Wings, and Club Banana.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  11. undefined Season 17 Episode 11 - Chevy Chase/Robbie Robertson & Bruce Hornsby
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E11

    Live from New York, it's Mike Myers and Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Wayne's World's Top Ten Reasons We're Bummed Communism Fell," "Love Toilet," "Adopt-a-Pet," "Bob Swerski's Quiz Masters," "Van Morrison Concert," and "Are You All Right?" Robbie Robertson sings Go Back To Your Woods and The Weight.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  12. undefined Season 17 Episode 13 - Jason Priestley/Teenage Fan Club
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E13

    Sketches include ""Olympic Skating,"" ""The Life and Times of Johnny Hildo,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""The Arsenio Hall Show,"" and ""Beverly Hills 90210"".

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  13. undefined Season 17 Episode 15 - John Goodman/Garth Brooks
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E15

    Sketches include "The McLaughlin Group" and "Lisa Pograsic, Very Pregnant Undercover Cop".

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  14. undefined Season 17 Episode 17 - Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E17

    Live from New York, it's Al Franken! Sketches include "Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown," "Stand Up and Win," and "Make You Think," "Lank Thompson's I'm a Handsome Black Man," and "Superman on Talk Radio."

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  15. undefined Season 17 Episode 18 - Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E18

    Sketches include ""Ross Perot,"" ""Sabra Price is Right,"" ""The Guy Who Plays Mr. Belvedere Fan Club,"" ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey,"" and ""She Turned Into Her Mother""

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  16. undefined Season 17 Episode 19 - Tom Hanks/Bruce Springsteen
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    S17:E19

    Sketches include ""Johnny Carson's Last Episode,"" ""Action Cats,"" ""Take Off Your Shirt,"" ""Jon Lovitz's Dangerous Mother,"" ""Deep Thoughts,"" ""Frank Gannon: Politically Incorrect Police Investigator,"" ""Triple-Delta Girls,"" ""Cowboy Song,"" and ""The Sensitive Naked Man."" Vanessa Williams performs ""Save The Best For Last.""

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Prodigy
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    S2:E1

    When Jimmy watches a home video of himself as a thirteen-year-old, he discovers that he was a musical prodigy with a promising career as a singer and pianist until a horrible accident involving a golf putter rendered him talentless. Jimmy recruits Burt, Virginia and Maw Maw to help him rediscover his lost abilities.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 24 - Dick and the Single Girl
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    S2:E24

    A shy and brainy librarian is attracted to Dick, while Sally realizes why she's attracted to Officer Don. Meanwhile, Tommy and Harry write a “killer” episode of The X-Files.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Dial M for Dick
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E4

    Mary invites the Solomons on a murder mystery weekend, thinking that it might prove a fun activity. However, she goes down with food poisoning and retreats upstairs to her room. Downstairs, meanwhile, the Solomons are horrified when the first murder takes place, believing it to be real and, annoyed at the apparent lackadaisical efforts of Scotland Yard detective "Inspector McAffrey", they decide to try to solve the mystery themselves.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Gwen, Larry, Dick & Mary
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E10

    Mary is tired of spending all of her time with Dick's family and so suggests that the pair befriend another couple - her tennis partner Gwen and her husband Larry. Dick is apprehensive but quickly warms to the pair; however, they soon start brushing he and Mary off, so Dick finds them at the tennis club, where they tell him that it's because they find Mary to be tedious and self-absorbed. Meanwhile, Sally, Harry and Tommy are forced to use the laundromat when their washing machine breaks down, and immediately fall in love with the place, even setting up a laundromat court, in which Sally, imitating several of the phrases and mannerisms of Judge Judy, settles squabbles over people's washing.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  21. undefined Season 13 Episode 1 - Steve Martin/Sting
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S13:E1

    Sketches include ""Ronald Reagan and George Bush,"" ""Gary Hart Ad,"" ""Common Knowledge,"" ""NFL Today,"" ""Slide Whistle Sound Effects,"" ""Bullets Aren't Cheap,"" ""Permission to Speak Freely,"" ""Adventures in the Lost Realm,"" and ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz"".

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  22. undefined Season 13 Episode 2 - Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J., Michael Penn & the Pull
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S13:E2

    Live from New York, it's... Sean Penn! Sketches include "Fatal Attraction 2," "Wall Street Week," "Church Chat," "Pitman & Bullock," "The Teeny Cafe," "Keister Family Talk," "Discover," "The Spimozo Brothers," and "Cat Dentist" (film). LL Cool J performs "Go Cut Creator Go." Michael Penn and The Pull performs "This & That."

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Everybody Flirts... Sometimes
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    S1:E20

    When Burt's flirtatious ways are exposed, the entire family begins to experiment with flirting. Jimmy and Sabrina compete to be Barney's favorite employee, Maw Maw gives away her treasures and Virginia is stalked by a coffee shop employee.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S2:E10

    Thanksgiving's an alien concept for the Solomons; it's an annoyance for Sally (who must cook), and an onus on Tommy. But Harry finds romance.

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    Writer:Christine Zander

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 16 - A Dick on One Knee
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S2:E16

    A Frenchman asks an unwitting Sally to marry him so that he can remain in the country. Tommy discovers he has a talent for flower arranging and styling. Dick is inspired to discuss marriage with Albright.

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Christine Zander Ratings Summary

"Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter" is the best rated episode written by Christine Zander. It scored 10.0/10 from 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on October 11, 1986.