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Season 7: Episode 17
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April 17th, 1982
Johnny Cash
Elton John
Akira Yoshimura
Clint Smith
The Train of Life
Montage
The Honeyrooneys
Recurring Characters
: Andy Rooney.
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Elton John performs "Empty Garden"
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Frankie's Last Request
Summary
: Death row inmate Frankie (Eddie Murphy) makes a last request to hear Johnny Cash sing "99,999 Bottles of Beer on the Wall."
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SNL Newsbreak with Brian Doyle-Murray & Christine Ebersole
Recurring Characters
: Dr. Jack Badofsky.
Johnny Cash performs "I Walk The Line"
Johnny Cash performs "Folsom Prison Blues"
Johnny Cash performs "Ring of Fire"
Reagan Directs
Recurring Characters
: President Ronald Reagan, Ed Meese, Margaret Thatcher.
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Jay Clay Gets Depressed
Summary
: A clay figurine contemplates suicide in a Timothy Hittle claymation film.
Tegrim Shampoo
Summary
: Johnny Cash's dark clothing helps Kathy (Robin Duke) and her roommate (Christine Ebersole) detect their problem dandruff.
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Elton John performs "Ball & Chain"
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The Train Poet
Summary
: While riding a train, a Poet (Johnny Cash) recides an ode to the romance of the rails.
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Black Talk
Johnny Cash performs "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
Goodnights
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