When Tom Hanks hosted the 14th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" on October 8, 1988, it came after a six-month writer's strike. In fact, he had also hosted the second-to-last show of season 13, meaning he hosted episodes 245 and 247. (Judge Reinhold hosted #246).
This sketch was cut, but would become very well known the FOLLOWING week, when it was re-done with host Matthew Broderick. In this version, rookie SNL writer Robert Smigel has a small role... he wrote this sketch as a response to NBC/GE firing all of its censors (aka "continuity editors"). There's also a cameo from an elderly actor who looks familiar, but I can't place. Hanks does a good job, but Kevin Nealon's ending monologue isn't in this version... his delivery is also better the next week. So, Broderick's gets the edge.
And here's Broderick's version:
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