Air Date: Host: Musical Guest: Special Guests:

April 17th, 1982 Johnny Cash Elton John Akira Yoshimura Clint Smith

The Train of Life

Montage

The Honeyrooneys

Recurring Characters: Andy Rooney. Transcript

Elton John performs "Empty Garden"

Transcript

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." Transcript

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. Transcript

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. Transcript

Elton John performs "Ball & Chain"

Transcript

The Train Poet

Summary: While riding a train, a Poet (Johnny Cash) recides an ode to the romance of the rails. Transcript

Black Talk

Johnny Cash performs "Sunday Morning Coming Down"

Goodnights