My favorites from the early days were the stoner Muppets. They left after one year because Henson got his own show.

Yes, it was and still is mostly sophomoric, but there are those golden glints of "aha" moments while shedding light on the absurdities of politics or social issues in the news.

Nowadays, I mostly watch only the Cold Open and the Weekend Update. Very few of the skits are funny to me and only a few of their musical guests interest me anymore. Often I will mute it or switch channels during the music and the stupid skits. There's so much other interesting stuff out there to watch.

But it still is worth tuning into once in a while, even if it's just a clip reposted the next day, when they actually have a poignant gem that ticks the old boxes we were used to counting on to make us think, delivered in a clever and witty way, before so much more (and perhaps better) competition came about that addresses the weekly issues at our fingertips.

It was fresh, gritty and ground breaking at the time, and launched the careers of many who went on to do much more in the entertainment business. But it has had its ups and downs, and might be struggling to find its target demographic these days.