“Saturday Night Live” begins its 34th season tomorrow. The show has always gone through ups and downs, but speculation is high that the current season will be a high-water mark for the show, at least regarding its political sketches. SNL regained much of the mojo it had lost during last winter’s writer’s strike when Hillary Clinton mentioned a sketch the show did about the media’s fawning over Barack Obama.

Darrell Hammond is preparing for a season of playing John McCain, and Fred Armisen has been refining his Barack Obama impression all summer. We’ve collected SNL skits from all the presidents since the show began, during Gerald Ford’s term. There are some classics below—take a look at what Hammond and Armisen are up against in creating iconic characters.

George W. Bush – Will Ferrell

Bill Clinton – Phil Hartman

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George H. W. Bush – Dana Carvey

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Ronald Reagan – Phil Hartman

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Jimmy Carter – Dan Aykroyd

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Gerald Ford – Chevy Chase

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While we’ll likely see sketches featuring both Obama and McCain, viewers undoubtedly will be tuning in to see who will depict vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels said Thursday the show is in talks to get former writer and cast member Tina Fey to play Palin, at least for the season premiere.

Let’s face it—the glasses are just so damn sexy!

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