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src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1988x1119+0+22/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2F1e%2F6e314f5f4b0089f874f1be4ff97f%2Fap23078508558107.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1988x1119+0+22/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2F1e%2F6e314f5f4b0089f874f1be4ff97f%2Fap23078508558107.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1988x1119+0+22/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9c%2F1e%2F6e314f5f4b0089f874f1be4ff97f%2Fap23078508558107.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="The cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live pose on the show's set in New York, in September 1992. 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