﻿ Hanks and Quaid are still toweling off fro the last sketch. The goodnights cut off at the Eaves-Brooks money credit in the live show, but as the band plays, Dennis Miller can be seen playing air guitar and Hanks chats with Terry Sweeney.

Rerun alterations: Hanks' first “Goodnight!” before the camera turns on is removed.

Final Thoughts: Another fairly solid show; Tom Hanks wasn’t quite at the level he would be once he became the show’s go-to repeat host in the second golden age, but it already seems apparent that he fits right in with the show and delivers on anything he’s given. The first half of the show is particularly strong; it’s a still little reliant on recurring characters and things peter out a little towards the very end of the night, but it’s becoming clear that Nora Dunn and Jon Lovitz are sneaking up on the more recognizable names as the show’s go-to performers.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

Fantasy

The Pat Stevens Show

Liars at Home

Monologue

Entertainment Tonight

SHOW LOWLIGHTS

Fishermen

MVP:

Tom Hanks

CAST & GUEST BREAKDOWN:

cast

Joan Cusack : 3 appearances [Entertainment Tonight, Fantasy, Holiday Moms]

Robert Downey Jr. : 2 appearances [Entertainment Tonight, Liars at Home]

Nora Dunn : 5 appearances [Entertainment Tonight, Liars at Home, The Pat Stevens Show, Fantasy, Holiday Moms]

Anthony Michael Hall : 1 appearance [Entertainment Tonight]

Jon Lovitz : 3 appearances [Entertainment Tonight, Liars at Home, The Stand-Ups]

Dennis Miller : 1 appearance [Weekend Update]

Randy Quaid : 2 appearances [Entertainment Tonight, Fishermen]

Terry Sweeney : 2 appearances [Entertainment Tonight (2 roles), Fantasy]

Danitra Vance: 1 appearance [Entertainment Tonight]

featured players

Damon Wayans: 2 appearances [The Pat Stevens Show, The Stand-Ups]

unbilled crew, extras, and bit players

A. Whitney Brown : 1 appearance [Fantasy]

Lanier Laney : 1 appearance [Fantasy]

Carol Leifer : 1 appearance [Holiday Moms]

Mark McKinney : 1 voice-over [The Pat Stevens Show]

Evie Murray : 2 appearances [Monologue, Fantasy]

Nils Nichols : 1 appearance [Fantasy]

Susy Schneider: 1 appearance [Fantasy]

guests

Tom Hanks : 6 appearances [Entertainment Tonight, Monologue, Liars at Home, Fantasy, The Stand-Ups, Fishermen]

Sade : 2 appearances [“Is It A Crime”, “The Sweetest Taboo”]

Steven Wright: 1 appearance [Guest Performance]

REBROADCAST HISTORY:

March 29, 1986

Known alterations:

Holiday Moms removed

Critic (from 11/09/85) added

Audience sweetening: Minimal to mild: Entertainment Tonight, Liars at Home, Weekend Update, Fishermen Moderate: The Pat Stevens Show

Edits: Entertainment Tonight, Goodnights

Additional screen captures from this episode are available here.