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Oprah where would the world be without you welcome to ms. Mojo and today
We're counting down our picks for the top 10 [oprah] winfrey moments for this list. We're taking a look at the most inspiring
powerful and culturally impactful moments from the icons career, it's a great moment because in
about a minute into the song I
realized this has been a
Dream of a lifetime for me we're not restricting ourselves to just the oprah [Winfrey] show
But it ran for 25 seasons, so don't be surprised to see it stamped on this list
I didn't get my september issue of oh magazine. Do you have the number [four] subscription what why would you?
Number ten launch of Oprah's book club what we want to do is start a book?
[club] here on the oprah [show] because I know a lot [of] you are in reading clubs out there
And you have a book of the month and so forth and I want to get the whole country reading again in
1996 Oprah launched this new section on her show
But she surely had no idea it would become such a phenomenon you get one month then
We'll meet back here in a month, and we'll talk about the book just like they do in the reading clubs and that exciting I
Running for 15 years the original [club] was a book discussion segment focusing on titles chosen by oprah herself
[I] want the whole world to read it relish it talk about it post it tweet about it and today
I want to tell you about a brand new selection for oprah's book club the [club] became widely popular and the books
oprah selected often obscure and lesser-known would typically
Experience major sales boosts this has become known [as] the oprah [effect] which pretty much means that anything winfrey touches turns into gold
during its run oprah gave 70 [bucks] her stamp of approval and while many were upset when she
Concluded the popular segment fear not as oprah's book club 2.0. Now runs on [owned] this time. It's an interactive online
Book club for our digital [world]. That's why we're calling it book club
2.0
Number nine the Mad cow Controversy when I came back to the United States
I got a call from oprah Winfrey's office
And they said we would like [to] do a show all dangerous food could it happen here?
[I] did not go on the oprah show to say something that I knew to be false
[also] in 1996 Oprah held a discussion with activists and Cattle herder turned vegetarian Howard
Lyman now oprah when she heard this she turned to the man from the national Cattlemen's beef association
And said are we feeding cows to cows the interview inspired oprah to give up eating hamburgers however it also
Led to a plummet in beef prices it has just stopped me cold from eating another Burger
The industry suffered a [ten-year] low in prices
And they claimed it was due to wind [fries] controversial interview with Lyman the national Cattlemen's beef association filed a defamation suit
Which dragged on [for] several years well? I'm in Texas. I guess you heard
You also heard I'm not allowed to talk about why I'm here
So I saw nothing about it [eventually] however the court ruled in favor of oprah which she praised as a victory for free speech
Commenting after the ruling free speech not only lives it rocks
[and] when you finally took your power back and
Said I am who I am and no plaintiff's lawyer is going to tell me I'm not
It was a snap
Yeah, what is it?
Number eight oprah's favorite things debuts aren't they the softest things you ever had on and?
You can wear them all day long around the house and the inside feels as good as the outside
[another] oprah segment that became a phenomenon oprah's favorite things has been parodied time and time again
However the magic of the original segment still warms a heart take a good look at this audience today
all of them are hurricane Katrina relief workers nobody can repay you but I wanted to at least try with a few oh my
Debuting in 1996 which apparently was a great year for oprah
She slotted a holiday season episode to be something great
Channeling her trademark generosity and spirit when free treated the crowd to her favorite items for free
Are you all the kind of people who never want anything in your life?
to
Over the years this has included things as small as a key lime pie and as big as a week-long Caribbean Cruise
Since its first airing the annual favorite things show continually proved to be oprah's most watched episode of the year
Number Seven Racism in Forsyth County, We bring you today to Forsyth County
Georgia just 30 miles north of Atlanta which in the past few weeks has gained the reputation of being [a] hotbed of racism in
1987 six months into the oprah Winfrey show oprah broke ground and shocked audiences with a brave episode tackling racism
Taking her show to Georgia's Forsyth County an all-white community oprah confronted the citizens on their views I'm opposed to communism
race-Mixing and low Morals and
Homosexuals are of low morals in my opinion
Refusing to compromise her vision [Winfrey] pushed Forsyth County to voice their raw shocking racism which she was intent on airing
There's no news here
Why should they even come you know clearly?
Hostile the locals of her [sites] vocalize that they believe African Americans are dangerous and that they did not want to mix, Aasaiya tea
Don't believe that people of other races have the right to live here
They have the right to live wherever they want to but we have the right to choose if we want a white community also
That's why we moved here. You believe that's what you believe this segment was incredibly powerful and showed the prevalence of racism in
2011 Oprah returned to four sites to find its views had changed and it now had over 7,000 African Americans living there the residents
We [spoke] to both black and white say it is a great place to live and raise [a] family
That is progress
number six diet dreams come true I
fasted for
Without cheating for solid six weeks having struggled with weight one of oprah's most inspiring moments came when over the course of four months in
1988 she lost 67 [pounds] if you can believe in yourself and believe
That this is the most important thing in your life is is Scott said to us earlier. You can conquer it
She credited her weight loss to opt to fast a diet program that replaces meals with protein drinks at the end of the four months
She walked [onto] her show stage and a pair of Size-10 jeans wheeling a little red wagon filled with
67 pounds of animal fat the exact amount she lost see what 67 pounds of
[Moon] oink fat looks like and let's put it in a wagon
That's why I did it
It was encouraging at the time but oprah has since expressed remorse for the incident she stated
She looks at the display and discussed as wishes. She hadn't focused so heavily on body image
I actually thought at the time that being thin
Made me better
Number five whitney Houston interview when I became what Houston and all those other stuff happened
My life became the world one of the most incredible aspects of her show was oprah's ability to encourage guests to be vulnerable in
2009 Whitney Houston Gave her first interview in Seven years
Sitting down with winfrey for her show season premiere even in that time where you're shining
So brightly so vividly that it's burning our eyes yeah to see you
You're trying to dim that light yeah in your own home so that you can exist in peace
Yeah
Houston opened up to oprah
Revealing her fall into the world of drugs after the incredible success of her film the bodyguard and the birth of her daughter
asked to the bodyguard [Eyed] Chrissy
He's trying to get heavy very light with what what what was what was your drug of choice cocaine okay? Yeah, Maulana. That's it
She also revealed details on her relationship with former husband Bobby brown whom she cited as a fuel for her addiction so emotionally he?
He was elusive. He was abusive. Yeah, physically
No way the interview was highly anticipated and the emotional way in which Houston came clean proved extremely powerful the [voices] the national Treasure
Like nobody else living at this time and you're trying to pull yourself down
Yeah number four Tom cruise jumps on the couch. You're such an intensely. [I] mean intensely
intensely, and so intense
I bought an intensely private person this one's a little bit of a break from all of oprah's powerful and intense moments
Well actually it was pretty intense for [crews] sitting down for a regular ordinary chat on the oprah [Winfrey] show
Crews quickly launched ingenue and unexpected antics what has happened to you?
What has happened to you? [oh] come on. They were inspired by love
apparently overcome with his love for new found flame
Katie Holmes crews began jumping up and down on Winfrey's couch and yelling at the top of his lungs I know
Have you ever felt that?
The audience loved it oprah was surprised and the moment was instantly a part of Pop Culture history
It's too bad the romance didn't last, but hey that's Hollywood
You and Katy look like look at this look like you were having a very good time
Number three James frey in the hot [seats]. I don't know
What is true and I [don't] know what isn't so first of all I wanted to start with with the smoking gun report um
Titled the man who conned oprah and I want to know where they write I?
Think most of what they wrote was pretty accurate absolutely oprah is warm nurturing and welcoming
But like a mama bear you do not want to get on her bad side
James frey author of the Memoir a million Little pieces learned this lesson back in 2006 I've struggled with the
idea of it and how the lie of it
That's a lie
The book recounting the author's experience with alcohol and drug addiction
Inspired winfrey leading her to select it for oprah's book club [it] is also not fiction, but a bold choice
That's taking us right to the edge. It's a gut-wrenching
Memoir that is raw and it's so real our next book is a million little pieces
The book experienced increased sales and all was fine and Dandy
Until that is it emerged for a head embellished the stories in his book
With the revelation that frey did not in fact
Experience many of the [book's] hardships when free brought him back on her show for a brutally harsh interview
Chastising him herself for his fraudulence. So do you think you lied [or] you think I made a [mistake]? [I] think [probably] both
number two Michael Jackson interview
And I'm here to say
You know do not judge a person not pass
[judgment] on anyone unless you have talked to them one on [one] I don't care what the story is in
1993 before all the scandals and accusations Michael Jackson was the untarnished king of Pop
He was also however a bit of a mystery. I used to not look at myself. I'd wash my face in the dark
[I] wouldn't want to look in the [mirror]. Really [my] father teased me, and I just hated it
I cried every day because of it and your father would tease you about us
He would tell me I'm ugly for an exclusive interview Jackson opened
Neverland Ranch to winfrey and her film crew she also opened up to oprah on his personal life
Dishing details on things like his family relationships and his childhood
My father and all of those things it just made me very very very sad, so he would choose you make fun of you. Yes
Would he did he ever beat you?
Yes, he did
It was a rare intimate look at the private life of a superstar and the public aided up in an age locking YouTube and online
Streaming 90 million viewers tuned in to a show to catch oprah sit down with MJ
You are not taking anything to change the color Christian
God no did not purpose trying to control it and using makeup
Evens it out because it makes blotches [on] the skin and I have to even out my skin
Before we unveil our top picks here are a few honorable mentions. I think that's funny you left
[go] see [I] didn't even laugh [when] they were about you
Yes, or no in all seven of your tour. De France Victories
Did you ever take banned substances or [blood] dope? [yes]?
Why not, just let that be your business? Why was it necessary for you to come out tell the public?
Why was it necessary for the character to do so?
Because it's okay
Number [one] brand new car give way does everybody have a box
[alright] our top moment channels every quality that made oprah one of the biggest attractions in television and a cultural icon
Someone in this audience still has the chance to go home with a Brand-new fully-loaded
46 in this one moment. She is exciting inspiring and passionate she also pulls viewers in and tugs on their heartstrings
in
2004 surprising viewers Oprah gave every member of her studio audience a free Brand-new 2005 Pontiac G6
[midsize] sports Sedan these weren't ordinary audience members as through a pre selection process
secretive entries submitted by friends made the case for [a] person to be selected by oprah all
Desperately in need of a new car. [it] was an incredible moment that highlighted oprah's ability to change a person's life
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