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  • Saturday Night Live Steve Martin/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Season 14, Episode 20)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Steve Martin/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Season 14, Episode 20)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Steve Martin hosts this episode for the 11th time, and Tom Petty and The Heartbreaker are the musical guests. In the cold opening, President George H.W. Bush(Dana Carvey) outlines his accomplishments and failings in office. Steve Martin's ...See moreSteve Martin hosts this episode for the 11th time, and Tom Petty and The Heartbreaker are the musical guests. In the cold opening, President George H.W. Bush(Dana Carvey) outlines his accomplishments and failings in office. Steve Martin's monologue is out of the ordinary; A tearful mourning of the passing of former cast-member Gilda Radner, including a replay of a sketch from an episode that aired on April 22, 1978. The ninth installment of "Pumping Up with Hans & Franz." Jan Hooks imitates Tammy Wynette. Martin and Victoria Jackson appear in the first episode of "Toonces: The Cat Who Could Drive a Car." Martin reads some poetry about a non-descript woman. Pope John Paul II can be heard on Weekend Update. Lorne Michaels announces a new version of "The Coneheads." Jon Lovitz boasts of the benefits of getting to know him. On Sprockets, Dieter introduced Heike Mueller(Nora Dunn), art critic and his current lover. Both review such artists as Chuckles the Clown, and the poetry of Jimmy Stewart(Carvey). The Good and Bad Sides of Steve Martin. A Cable TV network run by the tobacco industry for smokers, Frankenstein, Tonto and Tarzan (Hartman, Lovitz, Kevin Nealon) want you to Have A Bitchin' Summer. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform the songs "Runnin' Down a Dream" and "Free Fallin'." Written by Daniel Timothy Dey See less
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Director
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Eugene Lee | Keith Raywood (as Keith Ian Raywood) | Akira Yoshimura
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Edit Released
Updated May 20, 1989

Release date
May 20, 1989 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Dana Carvey
Various / George Bush / Hans Various / George Bush / Hans   See fewer
Nora Dunn
Various / Prymaat Conehead / Heide Mueller Various / Prymaat Conehead / Heide Mueller   See fewer
Phil Hartman
Various / Beldar Conehead / Lee Iacocca / Frankenstein's Monster Various / Beldar Conehead / Lee Iacocca / Frankenstein's Monster   See fewer
Jan Hooks
Various / Tammy Wynette Various / Tammy Wynette   See fewer
Victoria Jackson
Various / Brenda Clark / Connie Conehead Various / Brenda Clark / Connie Conehead   See fewer
Jon Lovitz
Self / Various / Tonto Self / Various / Tonto   See fewer
Dennis Miller
Weekend Update Anchor Weekend Update Anchor   See fewer
Kevin Nealon
Various / Franz / Tarzan Various / Franz / Tarzan   See fewer
Al Franken
Chuck Upjohn Chuck Upjohn   See fewer
Mike Myers
Various / Dieter Various / Dieter   See fewer
G.E. Smith
Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader   See fewer
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest   See fewer
Steve Martin
Self - Host / Various Self - Host / Various   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer Self - Announcer   See fewer
Timothy Busfield
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Davis
Various (voice) (uncredited) Various (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Cheryl Hardwick
Self - Piano (uncredited) Self - Piano (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorne Michaels
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Lenny Pickett
Self - Saxophone (uncredited) Self - Saxophone (uncredited)   See fewer
Paulina Porizkova
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Gilda Radner
Dancer (archive footage) (uncredited) Dancer (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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