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With his TV show nearing cancellation, diminutive star brought out castmates to save fledgling series.

Can you imagine the sequence without 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?

Band supplanted Michael Jackson at the top of the chart, officially bringing grunge mainstream.

"It was really about the closest I ever came to having a heart attack," producer Dick Ebersol remembered.

Clay character was an unlikely breakout star in the show's early years.

Macdonald passed away after a long, private battle with cancer.

Turnover behind and in front of the camera led to an unusual finale.

Nudity, profanity and inciting a riot are apparently frowned upon at 'SNL.'

Cast member muttered expletive during slow-closing 'Dallas' parody — and was fired after one more episode.

As if!

TV performance marks their first live appearance in four years.

As a background extra with zero lines, the comedian's first screen time gave no hint of his future stardom.