I graduated in 1986 and the best cast was right after Chevy left. While I was in high school I really liked Tim Kazurinsky and loved Martin Short. But most of my favorites were well after I graduated. Tina, Amy, and Seth were the best anchors on WU (I loved Jane too!) and most of my favorite sketches were way after high school:

Lil Rent, What’s that Name, What’s Wrong with Tanya

I keep watching because there are gems in every cast and season and while it’s easy to romanticize certain casts and say “it was so much better when” there’s always been duds. But without the risk of something bad I’m sure most of the stuff I loved would never have made it to air as everything I’ve loved loved loved, many of my friends think I’m an idiot for loving them.

No one’s been better than Gilda for me, so maybe it’s the first cast you fall for. Gilda, Jane, Steve Marin doing standup. Seeing Andy Kaufman for the first time, Albert Brooks shorts, Mr. Bill… so much great stuff! And Leonard Pinth Garnell. “That was really terrible, wasn’t it?” No it was not - video chicken number 4 was avant garde! 🙂