Remember when "Saturday Night Live" almost reunited The Beatles? Or when Sinéad O'Connor got in trouble with the Pope? For a show that's been going strong for almost 50 years, it goes without saying that its history is riddled with all brands of controversy and intrigue.

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Johnny Carson's role | 0:00
A different name | 1:15
It used to have Muppets | 2:11
The production schedule hasn't changed | 3:07
The audition process | 4:13
Tough to get screen time | 5:05
Hosting isn't for everyone | 6:00
Not welcome back | 6:59
Some sketches don't make reruns | 7:52
Francis Ford Coppola's weird episode | 8:48
It spawned many movies | 9:51
Essential function of short films | 10:58
No job is safe | 12:06
Some people barely lasted | 13:23
The Beatles nearly reunited | 14:35
The tumultuous Jean Doumanian era | 15:33
Thanks but no thanks | 16:58
Live from New York? | 18:08
Love blooms backstage | 19:31
Inside the SNL band | 20:51
SNL's still photographer | 22:00
50 season run | 22:57

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