The 29 best 'Saturday Night Live' sketches of all time

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"Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer: The Slip and Fall" (Season 17, 1991)

"Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer: The Slip and Fall" (Season 17, 1991)

Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Keyrock (Phil Hartman) smartly plays into jurors' preconceived notions of him by pretending to be frightened by the world to win them over, so that he can win his case.

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"Short Shorts for the USA" (Season 27, 2001)

"Short Shorts for the USA" (Season 27, 2001)

Dale arrives late to a meeting in what could be very loosely referred to as shorts, with the American flag on it to show his patriotism - his coworkers are not pleased.

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"Chippendale’s Audition" (Season 16, 1990)

"Chippendale’s Audition" (Season 16, 1990)

Adrian (Patrick Swayze) and Barney (Chris Farley) are in their final round of auditions to snag a spot as an exotic male dancer at Chippendales.

The panel of judges frets over who to pick, while Adrian and Barney perform their sexy routines, without acknowledging the clear imbalance of sexiness between the two performers.

"White Like Me" (Season 10, 1984)

"White Like Me" (Season 10, 1984)

Eddie Murphy dresses up like a "white guy" for his mockumentary to see if he's treated differently as a white man - and boy is he ever.

Murphy ends up unknowingly entering into a secret world of white privilege (and free newspapers) in a sketch that feels just as relevant today as it did when it first aired.

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"Mom Jeans" (Season 28, 2003)

"Mom Jeans" (Season 28, 2003)

This commercial for "Mom Jeans" pokes fun at the il-fitting jeans that seem to be popular among women of a certain age.

"NPR's Delicious Dish: Schweddy Balls" (Season 24, 1998)

"NPR's Delicious Dish: Schweddy Balls" (Season 24, 1998)

NPR hosts of "The Delicious Dish," Margaret Jo McCullin and Terry Rialto have baker Pete Schweddy (Alec Baldwin) to "The Delicious Dish" to talk about one of his famous desserts with a filthy name: "Schweddy Balls."

Double entendres abound!

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"Close Encounter" (Season 41, 2015)

"Close Encounter" (Season 41, 2015)

Three people sit down with the NSA to share their alien abduction stories, but one person has a markedly more disturbing story than the other two.

"Secret Billionaire" (Season 40, 2014)

"Secret Billionaire" (Season 40, 2014)

Four bachelors vie for the attention of one woman on the dating show "Secret Billionaire" but one of the bachelors (Jim Carrey) delivers unusual responses to the host's questions.

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"Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker" (Season 19, 1993)

"Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker" (Season 19, 1993)

Two parents hire motivational speaker Matt Foley to talk to their teenage children after they find marijuana in the house - but Foley doesn't end up providing the help they were looking for.

"Colon Blow" (Season 15, 1989)

"Colon Blow" (Season 15, 1989)

This commercial for Colon Blow brags that this fiber-filled cereal contains 30,000 times more fiber than other oat bran cereals.

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"The Coneheads at Home" (Season 2, 1977)

"The Coneheads at Home" (Season 2, 1977)

The Conehead "family" asks a phone technician to install 35 new phone lines - but are interrupted when someone from their home planet comes to visit.

The Coneheads' deadpan delivery of their lines, and their use of popular slang, is what makes them so unbelievably funny even now.

“Two Wild & Crazy Guys” (Season 3, 1978)

“Two Wild & Crazy Guys” (Season 3, 1978)

The "wild and crazy" Festrunk Brothers are disappointed that their dates aren't the swinging "American foxes" they were hoping for.

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"Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Laughs!' Prank Show" (Season 37, 2012)

"Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Laughs!' Prank Show" (Season 37, 2012)

Maya Angelou pranks Morgan Freeman, Dr. Cornel West, and Stephen King on her prank show "I Know Why the Caged Bird Laughs!"

"More Cowbell" (Season 25, 2000)

"More Cowbell" (Season 25, 2000)

Blue Oyster Cult records the song “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper,” with famed music producer Bruce Dickinson (Christopher Walken).

Dickinson only has one suggestion for the band: "More Cowbell."

You will never be able to hear the word cowbell again without instantaneously again without thinking of Will Ferrell banging on one in his tight midriff-baring shirt.

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"Debbie Downer: Disney World" (Season 29, 2004)

"Debbie Downer: Disney World" (Season 29, 2004)

A family's trip to Disney World is ruined by the depressing Debbie Downer, who continuously rattles off unsettling facts.

"Jacuzzi Lifeguard" (Season 21, 1996)

"Jacuzzi Lifeguard" (Season 21, 1996)

An over-zealous lifeguard (Jim Carrey) intensely monitors a jacuzzi while a man tries to relax in it.

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“Colonel Angus Comes Home" (Season 28, 2003)

“Colonel Angus Comes Home" (Season 28, 2003)

A family in the deep south welcomes Colonel Angus (Christopher Walken) to their home, the Shady Thicket Plantation, and there's just something about the Colonel that the ladies seem to love.

"Bass-O-Matic" (Season 1, 1976)

"Bass-O-Matic" (Season 1, 1976)

A fast-talking salesman played by Dan Akroyd advertises a "Bass-O-Matic," which is essentially just a blender.

There's something about watching someone trying to sell you a machine that blends fish that is as funny as it is disgusting.

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"Great Day" (Season 35, 2010)

"Great Day" (Season 35, 2010)

In this musical digital short, a businessman sings about how excited he is to greet the day - despite being in a very, very bad place.

"The Continental: The Lost Glove" (Season 18, 1992)

"The Continental: The Lost Glove" (Season 18, 1992)

A woman visits The Continental (Christopher Walken) to retrieve a forgotten article of clothing, and he continues to talk her into spending time with him even though she has no interest in him.

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“Wayne’s World: Aerosmith” (Season 15, 1990)

“Wayne’s World: Aerosmith” (Season 15, 1990)

Aerosmith makes an appearance on Wayne and Garth's cable-access show "Wayne's World," thanks to Garth's cousin Barry (Tom Hanks).

"The Barry Gibb Talk Show: Ariana Huffington, Al Franken, Cruz Bustamente" (Season 29, 2003)

"The Barry Gibb Talk Show: Ariana Huffington, Al Franken, Cruz Bustamente" (Season 29, 2003)

Barry Gibb and his brother Robin (Justin Timberlake) talk (and barely listen) to politicians - it is supremely weird and endlessly enjoyable.

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"Anal Retentive Chef: Pepper Steak" (Season 14, 1988)

"Anal Retentive Chef: Pepper Steak" (Season 14, 1988)

A chef becomes so distracted with cleaning his cooking area that he neglects to actually demonstrate how to cook his pepper steak recipe.

"Mermaids" (Season 41, 2016)

"Mermaids" (Season 41, 2016)

Sailors are surprised when an unusual-looking mermaid named Shud comes to their rescue.

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"Weekend Update: Roseanne Roseannadanna On Smoking" (Season 4, 1978)

"Weekend Update: Roseanne Roseannadanna On Smoking" (Season 4, 1978)

"Weekend Update" health correspondent Roseanne Roseannadanna gives a viewer unhelpful advice on how to quit smoking.

"Celebrity Jeopardy!: Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds, French Stewart" (Season 22, 1996)

"Celebrity Jeopardy!: Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds, French Stewart" (Season 22, 1996)

Exhausted game-show host Alec Trebek tries his best to cope with his incompetent celebrity guests.

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"Another Dysfunctional Family Dinner" (Season 27, 2001)

"Another Dysfunctional Family Dinner" (Season 27, 2001)

An eerily quiet family dinner quickly erupts into name calling.

"Brian Fellows' Safari Planet" (Season 27, 2000)

"Brian Fellows' Safari Planet" (Season 27, 2000)

The unqualified host of "Safari Planet" Brian Fellows meets with a parrot he quickly grows to hate.

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"Ice Cream" (Season 39, 2013)

"Ice Cream" (Season 39, 2013)

Two men working in an ice cream shop get beyond confused when a customer makes a joke, and have out-of-body experiences while trying to decipher its meaning.