Saturday Night Live: Season 18
The eighteenth season of Saturday Night Live aired on NBC from September 26, 1992, to May 15, 1993. This season was marked by significant cast transitions, beginning with the departure of long-term cast member Victoria Jackson and the firing of Beth Cahill and Siobhan Fallon. Unlike the previous two seasons, producer Lorne Michaels did not hire any new cast members for this cycle. Featured players Ellen Cleghorne, Me
Season 18 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Victoria Jackson concluded her six-season tenure with the show prior to the start of the eighteenth season.
- Beth Cahill and Siobhan Fallon were released from their cast positions to accommodate internal staffing changes.
- Rob Schneider transitioned from a featured player to a repertory status cast member.
- The production team maintained the existing cast roster without recruiting new talent for the 1992-1993 season.
Season overview
The eighteenth season of Saturday Night Live aired on NBC from September 26, 1992, to May 15, 1993. This season was marked by significant cast transitions, beginning with the departure of long-term cast member Victoria Jackson and the firing of Beth Cahill and Siobhan Fallon. Unlike the previous two seasons, producer Lorne Michaels did not hire any new cast members for this cycle. Featured players Ellen Cleghorne, Melanie Hutsell, Tim Meadows, Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel, and David Spade remained with the program, while Rob Schneider received an upgrade to repertory status. The season saw further departures as the year progressed, including the mid-season exit of long-term cast member Dana Carvey. By the end of the season, Chris Rock departed to focus on his stand-up career after expressing frustration with his role on the show. Additionally, Robert Smigel left his position as a writer and featured player to become the head writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The season is also remembered for a notable broadcast moment during the episode hosted by Tim Robbins, when musical guest Sinéad O'Connor tore a photograph of Pope John Paul II during her second performance.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
Nicolas Cage/Bobby Brown
Sep 28, 1992 · 67 min
Sketches include ""Husbands and Wives,"" ""Tiny Elvis,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Baby Names,"" and ""The Queen Shenequa Show"".
Tim Robbins/Sinead O'Connor
Oct 3, 1992 · 67 min
Live from New York, it's...Dana Carvey Sketches include: Perot '92, Caracci's Pizza, The Founding Fathers, Sunday Morning Videos, That's Not Yogurt, The Tori Spelling Show, Larry
Joe Pesci/Spin Doctors
Oct 10, 1992 · 67 min
Sketches include ""Debate '92,"" ""Pinky Ringery,"" ""Single White Person,"" ""Bullies on the Steps,"" and ""Zoriada annoys Joe Pesci."" Spin Doctors perform ""Jimmy Olson's Blues.
Christopher Walken/Arrested Development
Oct 24, 1992 · 67 min
Sketches include ""Jiffy Express,"" ""Ed Closser, Trivial Psychic,"" ""Sinead O'Connor's Goodtime Happy Jamboree,"" ""The Continental,"" ""An Apology From Sinead O'Connor,"" ""It's
Catherine O'Hara/10,000 Maniacs
Oct 31, 1992 · 67 min
""Perot's Press Conference and the Republican Dirty Tricks"", ""Ass Don't Smell Commercial: The Name Says It All"", ""The Richmeister's Halloween Encounter with Death"", ""Deep Tho
Michael Keaton/Morrissey
Nov 14, 1992 · 67 min
""George Bush Loses The Election to Clinton"", ""Hibernol Commercial: It Knocks Your Cold Out, While You're Out Cold"", ""Training the New, Socially Impaired Elevator Guy"",
Sinbad/Sade
Nov 21, 1992 · 67 min
Sketches include ""George Bush and Bill Clinton,"" ""Homosexuals at War,"" ""At Home with Monica,"" ""Blacula,"" ""Gilligan's Bioshpere,"" ""Superman's Funeral,"" and ""The Proud P
Tom Arnold/Neil Young
Dec 5, 1992 · 67 min
""Wayne's World presents: Top Ten Things we love about Clinton"", ""Sex and Peer Pressure at Valley High, a PBS Afterschool Special"", ""Clinton's exercising at a fast food joint""
Glenn Close/The Black Crowes
Dec 12, 1992 · 67 min
Sketches include ""The Queen of England,"" ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""Michael Eisner,"" ""What's the Best Way?,"" and ""Drumming on Your Stomach.""
Danny DeVito/Bon Jovi
Jan 9, 1993 · 67 min
""The Super Fans Formally Express Their Anger Via Letter: Ditka is fired"", ""BBC1 Presents Simon! - Special Guest: A Foul-Mouthed, Middle-Aged Italian American"", ""The Four
Harvey Keitel/Madonna
Jan 16, 1993 · 67 min
Sketches include, ""It's Pat"", ""Subway Transit Authority"", ""The Bathroom Attendant"", ""In or Out The Cab"", ""Deep Thoughts"", ""Unforzen Caveman Lawyer,"", and ""The Insane D
Luke Perry/Mick Jagger
Feb 6, 1993 · 67 min
Sketches include ""Clintons Meet Wrestlers,"" ""Prince Charles is a Tampon,"" ""Dumb Yard Boy,"" ""Magic Fish Meeting,"" ""SNL Halftime Special,"" ""High School Liar's Club,"" ""Sa
Alec Baldwin/Paul McCartney
Feb 13, 1993 · 67 min
Sketches include ""Dateline NBC,"" ""The Mimic,"" ""The Chris Farley Show,"" ""Soap Opera Digest,"" ""Gap Girls,"" ""Naked Woman Theater,"" ""Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley,
Bill Murray/Sting
Feb 20, 1993 · 67 min
Sketches include: ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Hibernol,"" ""The Whipmaster,"" ""Frequent Flyer,"" ""I'm Chillin',"" ""Tommy Two-Tap,"" ""Coffee Talk With Linda Richman,"" and ""Deep Though
John Goodman/Mary J. Blige
Mar 13, 1993 · 67 min
Sketches include: "College Students", "Coffee Talk With Linda Richman", "Turkish Department Store Worker", "Let's Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk About Movies".
Miranda Richardson/Soul Asylum
Mar 20, 1993 · 67 min
Live from New York, it's... Julia Sweeney Sketches include "Pat's Crying Game," "Green & Fazio" (two parts), "The Rain People," "World War II Hospital," "Eager & Jones," "Russell
Jason Alexander/Peter Gabriel
Apr 10, 1993 · 67 min
Complete Sketches: ""Clinton's Indecent Proposal to Yeltsin's wife"", ""Jason Alexander's Peter Pan"", ""Meeting of the Woody Allen Fan Club"", ""Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey"", ""
Kirstie Alley/Lenny Kravitz
Apr 24, 1993 · 67 min
""Rodney King Song: Fire Bad by Recurring SNL Characters for Unity"", ""Quinko's Mmmph Board Game Commercial"", ""SNL Cheers wannabes come to cheer Kirstie up"", ""Hotel staff love
Christina Applegate/Midnight Oil
May 15, 1993 · 67 min
Sketches include ""Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker"", ""Focus on Beauty"", ""The Backwards Romance"", ""Nerf Crotchbat"", ""Worrisome Audition Warnings"", and ""Coffee Talk""
Kevin Kline/Willie Nelson & Paul Simon
May 22, 1993 · 67 min
Sketches include: ""Mmmph?"", ""Italian Flatulence"", ""Don Lapre: Financial Freedom with a 900 Number"", ""Hub's Gyros"", and ""Criminal Encounter"".