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Episode #422: "Cry And You Cry Alone"
Original Air Date: April 12, 1998
Written by:
R.J.
Colleary
Directed by:
Gene
Reynolds Produced
by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.
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Guest
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Maury Salt |
Jerry Stiller |
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Ed |
Tom Poston |
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Donna |
Lisa Pescia |
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Johnny B |
Johnny Brown |
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Tom |
Tom Dreesen |
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Jack |
Jack Carter |
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Johnny D |
Johnny Dark |
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Fred Fontaine |
Howard Storm |
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Four aging comics sit
around a diner table reminiscing about their careers and celebrating
the fact that one of them is soon to leave on a cruise ship gig.
One of the men offers to tell the story of Salt and Pepper, a famous
comic team who suddenly broke up before they hit it really big.
The story begins many years after the breakup, when Maury Salt arrives
at the diner for his daily breakfast. Monica, a waitress at the
diner, is the object of Salt's disdain when she doesn't know his usual
order. During breakfast Salt reads the trade magazines and
discovers that he and Pepper are going to be inducted into the Comedy
Hall of Fame. When Monica inquires it becomes apparent that Salt
and his former partner dislike each other, mostly because Pepper
walked out on the act. The two men reunite and continue their
feud at a press conference in spite of the fact that they've agreed to
put on a show for the Hall of Fame induction. At the rehearsal
Salt and Pepper return to their old routines but cannot agree on who
will play which part, so they break up. Salt recruits Monica to
be his new partner, but tries her out at an open-mike contest, and she
bombs horribly, refusing to insult anyone for a laugh.
Meanwhile, Pepper recruits Andrew as his partner, a sign that the old
comic hasn't long to live. When they realize their new partners
are terrible, Salt and Pepper reunite. But it’s not long
before Pepper collapses with a weak heart. The men see the error
of their ways on the ride to the hospital, and Tess, who is driving
the ambulance, honors their request to go to the diner in the
old neighborhood where they met. The men perform one more comedy
routine for Monica. Pepper then passes on, but not before the
old friends express their love and gratitude to each other. |
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