“Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years later, it is ...

As the show gears up to celebrate its milestone, here are 12 moments over the past five decades when the show didn't just reflect pop culture — it drove it.

Imagine rolling up to the red carpet in not just one, but two iconic automobiles, that was the kind of star power Frank Sinatra wielded. In 1976, Ol' Blue Eyes wasn't just smooth on the mic, he was ...