Lake Beach

Presented as a CMT-exclusive music video, the band Mudpuddle (host Nate Bargatze with Andrew Dismukes and James Austin Johnson) celebrates a hot fall weekend at a crowded inland lake in place of the big city or the ocean. The lyrics catalog the shoreline's charms: knee-deep murky water over a bed of rotting leaves, a snapping turtle, far more strangers than friends, a cup that turns out to hold dip, a cooler full of bread with nothing to put on it, and a stretch of water ceded to bats. The singer's girlfriend skips the trip, but his uncle (Dave Grohl) shows up, enforcing strict cornhole rules on a child and later injuring his hand with fireworks; the ambulance sent for him ends up claimed by the lake. The song closes with everyone seeing each other at church the next morning.

- The on-screen banner presents the fictional band as Mudpuddle in a mock CMT exclusive. - James Austin Johnson co-wrote the sketch; the Nashville Scene reported it was inspired by Percy Priest Lake near Nashville. - Johnson told NBC Insider the idea came from noticing that pop-country songs celebrate parties that sound like miserable hangs. - Johnson and host Nate Bargatze are both from Nashville, and their fathers are college friends who texted each other throughout the episode week (NBC Insider).