Season 7 / Episode 17
Johnny Cash
April 17, 1982 · Musical guest: Elton John
Running order
The show.
- 01
The Train of Life
Cold open - 02
Johnny Cash Entrance
Live sketch - 03
The Honeyrooneys
Live sketch - 04
"Empty Garden"
Musical performance - 05
Last Request
Live sketch - 06
Next Week
Live sketch - 07
SNL Newsbreak
- At the deskMary Gross: Report from Moscow on a Brezhnev sighting
- At the deskAkira Yoshimura: Kenjo Yoshimura / tourist
- At the deskTim Kazurinsky: Dr. Jack Badofsky — Amputation
- At the deskEddie Murphy: Update on Larry the Lobster
Weekend Update - 08
Introduction — "I Walk The Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire"
Live sketch - 09
"I Walk The Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire"
Musical performance - 10
Hail To The Chief
Live sketch - 11
Home Movie — Jay Clay gets Depressed
Pre-tape - 12
Tegrim — “Dandruff”
Pre-tape - 13
Introduction — "Ball & Chain"
Live sketch - 14
"Ball & Chain"
Musical performance - 15
Train Poet
Live sketch - 16
Black Talk
Live sketch - 17
Reach Out
Pre-tape - 18
"Sunday Morning Coming Down"
Musical performance
Notable moments.
Host performance
Host Johnny Cash performs five songs even though Elton John holds the episode’s musical-guest billing.
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