February 8, 1986 Season 11 episode
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| Episode | 204 |
| Season Episode | 9 |
| Host | Ron Reagan |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Nelsons |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Walk Away" "Do You Know What I Mean" |
| Previous Episode January 25, 1986 |
Next Episode February 15, 1986 |
The 9th episode of Season 11 and the 204th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on February 8, 1986, hosted by the liberal political commentator and broadcaster Ron Reagan with musical guest The Nelsons, a rock band. Penn & Teller are the special guests. Ron Reagan's only hosting stint was made, and this was also the only musical guest appearance on SNL for the Nelsons.
This is the final episode for Dan Vitale as a cast member.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Joan Cusack
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Nora Dunn
- Anthony Michael Hall
- Jon Lovitz
- Dennis Miller
- Randy Quaid
- Terry Sweeney
- Danitra Vance
Featured Players[]
- Don Novello
- Dan Vitale (Last appearance)
- Damon Wayans
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Risky Business Cold Open | After his parents (Randy Quaid, Terry Sweeney) check in on him from Camp David, Ron Reagan dances in the White House in his tighty-whities a la Tom Cruise in Risky Business. | |
| Opening montage | ||
| Monologue by Ron Reagan | Ron Reagan admits he was booked on the show because his father’s the President, and claims that being Ronald Reagan’s youngest son makes him the second most powerful person in the world. | |
| Where You're Going | Rerun from November 9, 1985. | |
| The Pat Stevens Show | Little Richard (Damon Wayans) is suing the public for not recognizing his genius and claims that everyone steals his ideas. Nora Dunn plays the host Pat Stevens. | |
| Dalkon Shield Trout Lure | The defective intrauterine devices are great for catching fish. | |
| Back to the Future | When Doc Brown’s (Jon Lovitz) time-travelling blender brings him back to the Hellcats of the Navy set, Ron Reagan has to get his parents together. | |
| The Nelsons performs "Walk Away" | ||
| Weekend Update With Dennis Miller | ||
| Guest Performance: Penn & Teller | Penn and Teller take issue with being written off as “comedy magicians” and show how they outdo the big names on a much smaller budget. | |
| The Limits of the Imagination | Paul Jensen’s (Ron Reagan) family and friends have no idea who he is. | |
| Shakespeare in the Slums | Flotilda Williams (Danitra Vance) translates the plot of Romeo and Juliet into ghetto terminology. | |
| The Nelsons performs "Do You Know What I Mean" | ||
| David's Date | Kelly (Joan Cusack) is tired of her boyfriend David’s (Jon Lovitz) Woody Allen obsession. | |
| Goodnights | Ron Reagan says that they took an informal poll backstage and “we all had fun”. Randy Quaid and Dan Vitale briefly hoist Nora Dunn up, and the Chinese waiter from David’s Date and the Weekend Update Dancers are onstage as well. |
| Preceded by: January 25, 1986 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 15, 1986 |