"Prince has been a special presence here at 'Saturday Night Live' for the last four decades, from his debut on the show as a 22-year-old in 1981, to his surprise performance at the after-party for the 'SNL' 40th anniversary," 'SNL' alum Jimmy Fallon said while introducing the episode.

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"Tonight we wanted to pay tribute to him by looking back at his performances on the show over the years and by remembering what he meant to us. It was a lot. Other people may have been on the show more times or performed more frequently, but there was always something different about a Prince performance. It was special. It was an event. It was Prince. Times have changed, styles have come and gone, but no matter what, Prince has never not been cool."

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Jimmy Fallon on Prince

Jimmy Fallon shares what Prince meant to him.

Posted by Saturday Night Live on Saturday, April 23, 2016

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