// 10/25/2002
// greatest SNL moments
// by Jonathan Felchlin
// aquired from http://www.expage.com
// I cut and pasted the info from a website
10/11/1975
1st episode (Host: George Carlin)
7/1/1976
The last episode of the first season (Kris Kristofferson)
10/30/1976
Chevy Chase leaves the show
10/29/1977
50th episode (HostCharles Grodin)
11/19/1977
Buck Henry's 5th time hosting
4/22/1978
Steve Martin's 5th time hosting
5/26/1979
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi leave the show
10/13/1979
Highest Neilsen Rating for SNL ever "16.0" (HostSteve Martin)
2/16/1980
Elliot Gould's 5th time hosting
3/15/1980
100th episode (Hos: tPaul Simon)
5/24/1980
The rest of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" leave the show.
3/5/1982
John Belushi dies of drug overdose; he was 33
5/12/1984
Eddie Murphy leaves the show
5/16/1984
Andy Kaufman dies of cancer; he was 35
4/13/1985
Julia Louis Dreyfus, Jim Belushi, Martin Short, and Billy Crystal all leave the show
11/9/1985
Lorne Michaels returns to SNL
11/16/1985
200th episode (Host: Chevy Chase)
11/16/1985
Chevy Chase's 5th time hosting
10/17/1987
Al Franken returns to SNL
2/17/1990
Tom Hanks's 5th time hosting
5/19/1990
Candice Bergen's 5th time hosting
5/19/1990
Nora Dunn and Jon Lovitz leave the show (Lovitz would come back for several guest shots)
1/19/1991
300th episode (Host: Sting)
1/9/1993
Danny Devito's 5th time hosting
2/6/1993
Dana Carvey leaves the show
5/15/1993
Chris Rock leaves the show
5/7/1994
John Goodman's 5th time hosting
5/14/1994
Phil Hartman, Rob Schneider, and Julia Sweeney leave the show
12/10/1994
Alec Baldwin's 5th time hosting
12/17/1994
Janeane Garofalo and Mike Myers leave the show
5/13/1995
Ellen Cleghorne, Chris Elliot, Chris Farley, Al Franken, Mike McKean, Jay Mohr, Kevin Nealon, and Adam Sandler all leave the show
1/20/1996
400th episode (Host: Alec Baldwin)
3/16/1996
First ever Roxbury Guys sketch (Host: John Goodman)
5/18/1996
David Spade leaves the show
5/17/1997
Mark McKinney leaves the show
1/17/1998
Norm MacDonald leaves the show
5/9/1998
Jim Breuer leaves the show