Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_96 (episode INTEGER, performer_4 VARCHAR, performer_1 VARCHAR)

### Question ###
What is the sum of the episodes where chip esten was the 4th performer and jim meskimen was the 1st performer?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT SUM(episode) FROM table_name_96 WHERE performer_4 = "chip esten" AND performer_1 = "jim meskimen"