Members DRW50 Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 That food dehydrator was classic. Look, dehydrated banana slices! And beef jerky!! He makes it for the grandkids! Let's drag them out. I also used to watch the one over and over about the kitchen device that made whipped cream. And Psychic Friends Network, and Kenny Kingston with poor Denise Nicholas... They even changed the Attacking Anxiety infomercial, which I used to watch sometimes and find unintentionally hilarious (I think it was the uber-serious specialists, and the "inspirational" music). They take the fun out of everything on TV. At least we have our memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Oh gahhhd, Kenny Kingston and that HAIR. Wait, no, I'm thinking of someone else, Kenny's the old guy, who was the psychic who looked kinda like Kenny Rogers and had that sprayed to death mauvish-blond cascading afro? Do you know who I'm talking about? My dad and I seriously watched infomercials like shows, and were not shy about watching the same ones over and over again, we were genuinely excited by many of the products, the food dehydrator ("Daddy, he made turkey jerky!") and juicers in particular. I am ashamed to admit that I have bought no less than four ab contraptions, and anyone wanna guess how often they've been used? Here's a hint, look at your left hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Leeza was so good. She tried hard to be very topical. There's actually an episode on YouTube I dug up of her having guests on talking about Gulf War Syndrome. You'd never see that on a talkshow today unless it was discussed by the women of The View or Oprah's smug self. Her crappy piano theme. Man, I totally forgot. Ricki Lake did the Lie Detector before Maury?! Man, I forgot all about that. YUCK! NO! And Dr. Phil stopped being High-Brow after season one. He's a bigger budgeted Maury or Jerry Springer. Sally Jesse quit before it got to that level. Good for her. She went out on a halfway decent note. "You're Too Fat to Wear That" and Rude Jude. My local NBC station used to play this gorgeous version of the National Anthem by men in the airforce or something. Skips theatrics and sings the anthem the way it's supposed to be. I wish I could find it on YouTube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DAMfan Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 I wonder how she got that job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Oh Cat, we would have had the best time in the 90s. Leeza was faaaaaaaaabulously tacky. But what I loved about her, probably above all others, is how comfortable she was/is with lampooning herself. She did an episode of Tracey Ullman's sketch show on HBO that killed. Ricki Lake I loved because she was somebody who had a helluva comeback in an arena that suited her to a T. "OK SHANAYNAY C'MON OUT HERE!" Jenny Jones I liked because she knew it was just so ludicrous and she was still glam and fun. Simply because her guests were slumming it never stopped Jenny from looking like she was off to tea at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Sally Jesse Raphael is one of my favourites. The glasses, the hair, the suits, the sincerity. LORD did I ever love her show. Remember her show therapist, Dr Pat Ferrare? Why the hell didn't that woman get her own show?! Now Oprah...darling Oprah. I have to say, I love Oprah. I think she changed the face of the medium we know as television in a tremendously influential way. She is certainly pompous, very entitled and she's lost touch with the world she used to live in...but still, for who she was I love Oprah Winfrey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Oprah was better when she was trashy. I hated when she got all Angel Network and spiritual on us, and I haven't liked her since. Ricki and Jenny were my girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Can i join the 90's party?! LOL. Lets have a flashback to an alt timeline where Cat, DF & JP share a fashioable upscale loft in some amazing city and spent out afternoons watching daytime tv and sipping on cran & vodka. Yes, please. I like this alt timeline. I love everything above. And Oprah is fab. I cant wait for the OWN Network. her nightime talk show should be called OWN the night! lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 I don't know if they still do, but D.C.'s Howard University's WHUT used to end their broadcast day with this version of The Black National Anthem: <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 That would be amazing, what say you Cat? I wonder which city we should plan this alternate time in? And just in case anyone was wondering whatever happened to Jenny Jones (I was!), she has a HUGE website www.jennyjones.com and the woman is insanely cool. She's set up a foundation where she's dedicating $2 million of her own money to people who send her requests up to $25,000 for things that would benefit their local community. She lives in LA and seems to be having a fantastic time. And the SNL sketch of her show is on her site too. Brains, generosity and a sense of humor = a truly fabulous lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 And I can be your b!tchy building owner! Really? I kind of did, then she just lost me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 YES! I understand why some people dont dig Oprah but i love her. i love her show. i love her story. i love it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 I adored Oprah before she became so self-important. She doesn't even bother to let her guests talk any more. She is always interrupting. That being said, I know tons of white and black women who still absolutely love Oprah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 I LOVE IT! LOL. I feel these bitches on her show should be happy she even is in the same room with them. Joking... sort of... Im a bisexual white boy from the burbs who has loved her from the time i was like 12. She has a very universal appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Oprah... Turned into a cliché, a simplistic formula (a really bad one), there's just nothing there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted April 23, 2010 Members Share Posted April 23, 2010 Leeza came on too early around these parts for me to ever watch her. I think she was on at like 10am-ish, when I was being a good little boy in elementary school. Ricki, Jerry, Sally, etc. were all so accessible, though. I got home, had a little time to fight with long division, and then some of the neighbors would come over and we'd all partake in the trash. Yes, we lived in a trailer park. One of the best memories I have of Ricki Lake was how at the end when the credits would roll, Ricki, the entire audience, some of the guests, and even some of the production people would be dancing their asses off and screaming "Go Ricki! Go Ricki! Go Ricki! Go Ricki!" in time with the theme music. And also, the hilarious episode titles..."You're Too Fat to Be a Drag Queen!!" and "You Give Gays a Bad Name!!" Good times, man. Good flipping times. I have never, ever, ever been really that big into Oprah. We like Oprah the actress more than Oprah the mogul. Give us "You tol' Harpo to beat me?" any day of the week. Dr. Phil, I used to like, but like it has already been said, he's just a pretentious Maury clone. One of my high school teachers LOVED him and we'd watch episodes of his show in class. Remember the shorter-lived shows? Me and my brother watched Tempestt Bledsoe's show every single day it was on. I also loved Queen Latifah's show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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