Best SNL Cast

[workingcinderellaman]

I know a lot of these cast members overlap, but what was your favorite season?

[theredtamasrule]

Akroyd...

 

I voted for the original cast but the Harman years were funny at times. Though I have to admit that it's long past due to put that old dog to sleep.

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

First cast. The original Not Ready For Prime Time Players. Easily.

[anagramking]

The original cast has always been the consensus pick.

 

Not including that cast, I would go with the late 80s through early 90s era. (So I guess it's a tie between those choices on the list.)

 

Yes, it's gotten so bad now that we don't even say that we forgot to watch it. We just don't watch anymore. It is time to retire the franchise.

[Rushian King]

Were any of them funny? I'll take SCTV any day over SNL. Edited July 8, 2008 by Rushian King

[gleamingalloyaircar81]

Original one

[ReRushed]

QUOTE (Rushian King @ Jul 7 2008, 10:07 PM)

Were any of them funny? I'll take SCTV any day over SNL.

Man, I love SCTV.

[liquidcrystalcompass]

The first cast by a mile.

[Cowtothesky]

Early 90's cast for me. First cast would be 2nd.

[Spindrift]

QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jul 8 2008, 08:25 AM)

Early 90's cast for me. First cast would be 2nd.

What he said.

[Puckfiend]

First cast or the 90s w/ Hartman, Meyers, Farley, Sandler, etc.

 

Can't go wrong with either..

 

 

 

[ILSnwdog]

SNL is still on?

 

Nothing touches the first two generations.

 

[Sark]

The 1st cast, no question.

[workingcinderellaman]

I loved the first cast. But SNL was very original back then. I really didn't watch it much through out the eighties. I was always doing something fun on Saturday night that didn't include watching T.V.. But I got married and went to dental school in the early nineties and SNL became my cheap entertainment. I thought that cast with sandler, m.myers, hartman, carvey, schneider, spade, and farley was the best. I voted for that cast, but it might be for sentimental reasons. It was definitely a good time for SNL.

My favorite all time SNL sketch...Click Here

 

(I wished I could find that sketch in its entirety)

[Queen of Megadon]

know what? I love the original cast, but the Early Eighties...I still cant get enough of Piscopo and Murphy. They make me laugh!

[KenJennings]

Early 90's.

 

Hartman is possibly the funniest SNL member ever, and the trio of Farley, Sandler, and Myers were always classic.

[ILSnwdog]

QUOTE (Queen of Megadon @ Jul 9 2008, 05:50 PM)

know what? I love the original cast, but the Early Eighties...I still cant get enough of Piscopo and Murphy. They make me laugh!

Mr. Robinson's neighborhood was a riot!

[LoneStar Boogie]

QUOTE (theredtamasrule @ Jul 7 2008, 07:01 PM)

Akroyd... I voted for the original cast but the Harman years were funny at times. Though I have to admit that it's long past due to put that old dog to sleep.

Hartman...

 

I liked the Mid-80's Martin Short, Chris Guest, Harry Shearer era stuff.

 

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc95/chrisfreeman32/Ed_Grimley.jpg

 

"How's it goin', I must say???"

[umoveme]

Too difficult for me to choose..its more the sketches....

 

The original was great, but I laughed the hardest at stuff like

 

 

"Bad Idea jeans" commercial.

 

Goat Boy

 

The Whiners

 

Mango

 

Mr. Peepers

 

Male synchronized swimming

 

Debbie Downer

 

Penelope

 

Jimmy Fallon as the jerky IT guy!

 

Annuale birth control

 

Barry Gibb talk show

 

 

so many more!

 

 

 

[Puckfiend]

QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Jul 9 2008, 02:55 PM)

(I wished I could find that sketch in its entirety)

NBC always has YouTube take down the SNL stuff. I wish you could go to NBC's site and cherry pick skits and make your own 'Best of' DVD, that would rule.

[Merely Space]

I voted original, but that's an over simplification. I'm pretty sure Chevy Chase was only on for the first season, and was then replaced by Bill Murray. That's my favorite cast: the second one with Akroyd, Belushi, Murray, Curtain, Newman, Morris, and Radner. First season was trying to work out the bugs, and everything after is a pale imitation.

[GeddyRulz]

I'd say late 80s, early 90s.

 

Although you didn't include them on the "Late 80s" list, the late 80s also had Hartman and Dana Carvey. And the writing was pretty darn good and featured a bunch of wonderful recurring characters.

 

The early 80s, despite the presence of greats like Murphy and Martin Short, had SUCH BAD WRITING that they're almost entirely unwatchable, in my opinion. There were good moments, but for the most part SNL sucked then. Things didn't improve until Lorne Michaels returned, hired a bunch of new talent, and turned things around again.

 

Any year with both Carvey and Hartman was very good. Miller, Myers, Farley, and the girls - Jan Hooks and Nora Dunn - were just gravy for the late 80s/early 90s era.

Edited July 11, 2008 by GeddyRulz

[ozzy85]

QUOTE (Cowtothesky @ Jul 8 2008, 07:25 AM)

Early 90's cast for me. First cast would be 2nd.

Same for me, too. Though I have to agree with Rushian king ultimately and go with SCTV.

 

Bobby Bitman

Bob & Doug McKenzie

Johnny LaRue

Rockin' Mel Slirrup's Rock Pile

Count Floyd

Jackie Rogers Jr $100,000 Jackpot Wad

[Queen of Megadon]

QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Jul 10 2008, 11:46 AM)

Mr. Robinson's neighborhood was a riot!

HA! right? And that skit when they were "Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder" too funny!

[Jeff S]

The years when Norm Macdonald was doing the news and playing Bob Dole were great....also when Will Ferrall was on there with Kattan and Tracy Morgan were pretty good to....Astronaut Jones....