WE
WE WILL
WE WILL TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE COMING UP THIS
WEEKEND BUT FIRST HOW MANY
PARENTS OUT THERE HAVE THAT KID?
THE ONE THAT DOESN'T LISTEN,
DOESN'T TAKE DIRECTION AND
DRIVES YOU CRAZY?
THEY DID NOT QUITE HAVE A NAME
FOR IT AT THAT TIME BUT ALONG
WITH ISSUES CAME A GREAT DEAL
OF TALENT.
OF TALENT. MY FIRST GUEST BROKE ALL THE
RULES AND NEVER LOOKED BACK
ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES FOR OVER
30 YEARS.
30 YEARS.
30 YEARS. PLEASE WELCOME, HOWIE MANDEL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> PLEASE, SIT DOWN.
THAT IS CRAZY.
THIS IS A FIELD TRIP.
YOU WILL NOT LEARN ANYTHING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> WHAT I DESCRIBED WAS REALLY
MY SON AND HOW MANY OF YOU OUT
THERE FIT THAT DESCRIPTION THAT
I SAID EARLIER?
THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE
LIKE YEAH, WE KNOW THOSE KIDS
AT AT THAT TIME IT DID NOT HAVE
A NAME.
A NAME.
A NAME. >> I DIDN'T THINK IT I STILL
DON'T THINK.
DON'T THINK. I FEEL LIKE THE LUCKIEST GUY IN
THE WORLD TO RETURN TO WHAT IS
CONSIDERED A PROBLEM AND
EVERYTHING I'VE EVER BEEN
PUNISHED FOR AND EXPELLED FOR
IS WHAT I SEEM TO GET PAID FOR
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> WE'VE GOT A FREE CUP OF
COFFEE FOR YOU AND MAYBE SOME
BAGELS.
BAGELS.
BAGELS. >> IT IS A GREAT LESSON FOR A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> I KNOW IT'S OPENING OF THE
SHOW BUT THE GUY THAT WAS
SKATING AROUND -- HE'S LIKE A
LOCAL HERO.
LOCAL HERO. >> YES, I USED TO SEE HIM ON
THE STREET CORNER ALL THE TIME.
>> NOW HE'S IN A CUL-DE-SAC.
>> BACKING UP TO THAT POINT,
IT'S INTERESTING THAT THERE WAS
NOT A NAME FOR IT AND THE STUFF
THAT YOU GET PAID FOR, LOOK
WHAT HAPPENS AND YOU NEVER
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. >>
KNOW. >> I GOT NOTHING ON BILL GATES
OR THOSE SMART PEOPLE BUT I'M A
LUCKY GUY WHO JUST SHOWED UP
JUST LIKE I SHOWED UP HERE ON A
TEAR AT A COMEDY CLUB AND ONE
THING LED TO ANOTHER AND NOW
I'M ON THIS SHOW
>> WHEN YOU DID YOU REALIZE YOU
WERE FUNNY?
WERE FUNNY? >> I STILL DON'T KNOW THAT I'M
FUNNY ENOUGH TO GET PLAY -- TO
GET PAID.
GET PAID.
GET PAID. WHEN SOMEONE HANDS ME A CHECK
OR INVITES ME TO A PARTY I'M
LUCKY TO BE THERE.
AS A KID I DID NOT HAVE A LOT
OF FRIENDS BECAUSE I ACTED OUT.
IT'S GOOD NOW IF YOUR COMEDIAN.
EVERYBODY THOUGHT AND THE TRUTH
IS I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IN
HIGH SCHOOL I WAS 4'10" AND I
WEIGHED 88 POUNDS AND THE
LADIES DID NOT LOVE ME.
I WAS THIS KID THAT ACTED SILLY
SO I WAS KIND OF BY MYSELF.
>> I HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
I HAVE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
AND OCD, I'VE GOT EVERY LETTER
IN THE ALPHABET AND TODAY I'M
HERE TO TALK ABOUT HIGH
CHOLESTEROL.
CHOLESTEROL. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> YOUR JUMPING THE GUN.
>> I'M ALSO A LITTLE DYSLEXIC.
FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME, THIS IS
SEGMENT NUMBER 1. CALL YOUR
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, HOWIE
MANDEL IS ON SEGMENT NUMBER 1
AND SEGMENT NUMBER 2 WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT CHOLESTEROL.
>> SEGMENT NUMBER 1 IS GETTING
TO KNOW YOU AND GETTING TO KNOW
ALL ABOUT YOU.
>> THIS IS AMAZING.
CAN I SAY IS A JUDGE THAT WAS
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. YOU'RE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT
ROUND.
ROUND.
ROUND. >>
ROUND. >> YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. I
STUDIO. I CAME THROUGH THE CURTAIN AND
THERE IS A KITCHEN, CHICK-FIL-A
JUST OPENED UP FOR CORNER.
THERE'S A BAND, THE CLASSES
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> AND WE HAVE A GAME SHOW FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> IN THIS SEGMENT?
>> SEGMENT NUMBER 3 WILL BE,
NOT YOU, YOU'RE GONE BY THEN.
>> I'M ASKED TO LEAVE AND
SEGMENT THREE.
SEGMENT THREE. >> THE GAME IS MAN DRILL,
MANDEL OR MANDELA.
I SEE IT.
I SEE IT.
I SEE IT. >> WE ARE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
I KNOW WE HAVE A GOOD PUNCHLINE
BUT AREN'T THERE ANY ROLLS TO
THIS GAME.
THIS GAME. >> THIS PERSON WAS AN ACTIVIST
AND PHILANTHROPIST.
AND PHILANTHROPIST. >> MANDELA.
>> MANDELA. >> THIS PERSON WAS THE VOICE OF
GIZMO IN THE MOVIE GREMLINS.
>> BARBER MANDRELL THEY THINK
WAS GIZMO?
WAS GIZMO? >> AND I DID BOBBY AND BOBBY'S
WORLD BUT IT'S THE SAME VOICE.
AND I DID SKEETER ON THE MUPPET
BABIES.
BABIES.
BABIES. IT'S THE SAME VOICE.
>> HAVE YOU COME UP WITH THAT.
>> KIDS, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME
BUT I WAS CHOKING ON A PIECE OF
CAKE AND IT WAS HALFWAY DOWN MY
THROAT AND I COULDN'T BREATHE
BUT IF I LOWER IT IT SOUNDS
LIKE I WAS IN IT TERRIBLE
HELIUM ACCIDENT.
HELIUM ACCIDENT. I USED TO GO TO THE HOSPITALS
UP TO THE ADMITTING DESK AND GO
EXCUSE ME, CAN I PLEASE SPEAK
TO A DOCTOR AND SHE WOULD SAY
WHAT THE PROBLEM AND I WOULD
SAY I WAS AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY
AND EVERYBODY WAS DOING THIS
AND THEY GO WHEN DID THIS
HAPPEN AND I GO TWO WEEKS AGO.
>> I LOVE THAT SOME OF THE KIDS
THOUGHT BARBARA MANDRELL WAS
THE VOICE OF GIZMO.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO BARBARA
MANDRELL IS?
MANDRELL IS? >> HOW DO YOU KIND OF NO?
>> I LISTEN TO A LOT OF COUNTRY
.
.
. >>
. >> THIS
. >> THIS PERSON BORN IN HOUSTON
AND A PRODIGY ON THE STEEL
GUITAR BY THE AGE OF 11.
>> THAT'S BARBARA MANDRELL.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP THEM IN
THE CLASSROOM A LITTLE LONGER.
>> TOO MANY FIELD TRIPS.
>> THIS PERSON I FEARED AND
CLINT BLACK'S NEW VIDEO, SUMMER
IS COMING.
IS COMING. >> BARBARA MANDRELL.
>> THAT WAS HOWIE.
>> ARE YOU CRAZY?
>> THAT IS STICK CLARK.
>> JAY LENO AND CLINT WITH A
HAT.
HAT.
HAT. >>>
HAT. >>> THIS PERSON HAD A VARIETY
SHOW ON NBC FROM 1980 TO 90
MAYBE TWO.
MAYBE TWO. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> I
>> >> I WAS ON NBC IN 1982.
I DID A SHOW CALLED SAINT
ELSEWHERE AND ME AND DENZEL
WASHINGTON START ON THE SAME
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. >>
SHOW. >> THIS PERSON IS AN ICON FOR
DEMOCRACY -- DEMOCRACY AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE.
SOCIAL JUSTICE. >> EVERYBODY GOT THAT ONE.
>> I'M FROM CANADA WHICH IS
KIND OF LIKE BEING NASH --
NELSON MANDELA.
NELSON MANDELA. >> THIS PERSON PLAYED DOCTOR
WAYNE VISCOUS ON THE HIT 80s TV
SHOW SAINT ELSEWHERE.
>> I GAVE YOU THE ANSWER.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR COMEDY,
YOU GET IT EVERYWHERE AND IN
THE MOMENT --
>> THESE ARE ALL TIED
DEPRESSORS.
DEPRESSORS. >> WE WENT BY THE LOCAL BAPTIST
CHURCH AND TOOK OFF THE ONES
THAT HAD INSURANCE STUFF ON
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> TONGUE DEPRESSORS FROM A
BAPTIST CHURCH?
BAPTIST CHURCH? >> WE ALWAYS HAVE FANS.
>> I'M HAVING HOT FLASH RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> YOUR COMEDY COMES FROM
EVERYWHERE AND THE WOMAN YOU
MARRIED ALSO TURNED INTO AN
ALIEN AT ONE POINT.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 40 YEARS.
>> ARE YOU APPLAUDING HER FOR
STICKING WITH IT FOR 40 YEARS?
>> MY WIFE HAD TO WEAR HORMONE
PATCH.
PATCH.
PATCH. WOMEN AS THEY GET OLDER
SOMETIMES -- SHE WORN AND
STURGEON -- AND ESTROGEN PATCH.
>> I TALK ABOUT THIS AND IT
CAME OFF IN THE BED AND WE DID
NOT KNOW IT AND I ROLLED ONTO
IT FOR TWO WEEKS I WAS WEARING
AND ESTROGEN PATCH AND I DID
NOT KNOW AND EVERY COMMERCIAL
WAS CRYING AND SO EMOTIONAL AND
SHE WAS IN A BAD MOOD AND SHE
DID NOT TREAT ME LIKE THE
DELICATE FLOWER I FELT LIKE.
>> SHE IS ALL FINE AND
EVERYTHING IS GOOD. SHE HAS A
PATCH.
PATCH.
PATCH. >>
PATCH. >> AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, WE
LOVE A GREAT TALENT SHOW.
>> THAT WAS THE QUICKEST SEGWAY
.
.
. >>
. >> I'M
. >> I'M ADHD.
BUT IT'S SUCH A COOL SHOW TO
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. ARE YOU EVER -- TWO PEOPLE EVER
CEASE TO AMAZE YOU?
>> THAT IS JOSEPH ALLEN MY
GOLDEN BUZZER HE IS NO LONGER
IN THE COMPETITION BUT I'VE GOT
TO TELL YOU EVERY TIME I WAS
THERE LAST NIGHT AND EVERY TIME
I SEE A GROUP WHO ARE THESE
YOUNG KIDS FROM HIM BY, INDIA
WHO TOSS OTHER KIDS LIKE 10-
YEAR-OLDS TWO STORIES IN THE AIR
EVERY TIME I THINK I'VE SEEN
EVERYTHING I REALIZE I AIN'T
SEEN NOTHING YET.
>> CODY LEE, THE KID THE IS ON
THIS SEASON WHO HAS AUTISM AND
IS BLIND. THERE SO MUCH TALENT
OUT THERE AND I'M SURE SOMEONE
SITTING IN THIS ROOM ONE DAY
WILL BE ON THE STAGE.
AND WE WILL KNOW YOUR NAME.
>> LIKE THE GUY FROM THE
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. >> WHAT IS THAT PROCESS LIKE.
THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE TRY OUT FOR THIS.
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. WE GO FROM CITY TO CITY AND
THEY ARE ALWAYS AUDITIONING AND
PEOPLE ARE SENDING IN TAPES.
IT NEVER STOPS.
JUST TO EVEN GET THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW UP AS AN
HONOR.
HONOR.
HONOR. >>
HONOR. >> GETTING CLOSE TO FINALS.
>> FINALS ARE TUESDAY.
CAN I DO SEGMENT 2?
>> HOW ABOUT WE DO IT WHEN WE
COME BACK
COME BACK
COME BACK >> HE'S NOT A DOCTOR BUT DID
PLAY ONE ON TV.