Ted Knight's genius

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Eccentricon

12 жыл бұрын

This is a clip from The Mary Tyler Moore Show (S5E22, "You Can't Lose 'Em All")

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@Krazedkat Жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was a comedic genius. His timing and delivery made him one of the greatest comedic talents ever. RIP Ted Knight, thank you.

@tuffteddy1446 3 жыл бұрын

Ted Baxter, one of the greatest characters in television history.

@kendallrivers1119 2 жыл бұрын

Of course up there with Barney Fife, Eddie Haskell, Archie Bunker, George Jefferson, Al Bundy, Dan Fielding, Louie Depalma, Fred Sanford and Aunt Esther.

@markfox3083 Жыл бұрын

As well as his hilarious performance as Judge Smails in Caddyshack.

@beachboys3326 Жыл бұрын

@@markfox3083 Omg that was hilarious 😂

@nancyhey1012 11 ай бұрын

I guess he thought just because his name was Ted he should get the Teddy Award!

@ebutouy760 10 ай бұрын

Hi Mare... Murr.

@ALinn-vr3nl 2 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight's range of facial expressions, and quick succession of them, is hilarious.

@ebutouy760 10 ай бұрын

One could turn off the volume and just enjoy watching his face.

@genebigs 4 жыл бұрын

This show was one of those extremely rare times when the perfect cast was assembled, coupled together with incredible writers. All the stars were aligned!

@katazack 3 жыл бұрын

The amazing thing was how often that happened in the 70s: All In the Family; MASH; Bob Newhart, Taxi, Carol Burnett and I know I am leaving several others out ... it was a golden age for comedy.

@kendallrivers1119 2 жыл бұрын

@@katazack definitely Sanford and Son too. It had some of the finest comics and character actors doing their thing.

@wvu05 2 жыл бұрын

@@katazack WKRP

@Tony_Cardoza 2 жыл бұрын

Not a 70s show but Seinfeld had this perfection as well imo.

@mossimmo1271 2 жыл бұрын

@@katazack Dick Van Dyke show also had incredible writing.

@judymarlene3414 2 жыл бұрын

Teds crying in any situation always makes me lose it……his face getting red building up to the sobbing,what superb acting.

@xaocfrau Жыл бұрын

He even has a vein popping on his forehead.

@Araconox 2 жыл бұрын

This is comic genius. We watch it over and over and laugh more each time.

@patrickziegler7908 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I was friends with Ed Asner and he always said Ted Knight was the funniest person he worked with. I deeply miss my friend Ed. Bless them both.

@feralcherylshow 8 күн бұрын

How Ed didn't crack up shows what an incredible actor he was

@jimnething1264 3 күн бұрын

@@feralcherylshow maybe it took a few takes, lol!

@hectorrivera66 3 жыл бұрын

He was a great comedic actor. The entire cast was brilliant.

@almostfm 7 жыл бұрын

Knight's brilliance is that he could take a character like Ted Baxter and make him, deep down, a likable guy.

@bgrigg07 4 жыл бұрын

That is because Ted Knight was, deep down, a likable guy.

@lucabrazi3067 4 жыл бұрын

Likable? Lovable

@xaenon 3 жыл бұрын

@@lucabrazi3067 I remember hearing an interview discussing Ted Knight. It was said that Knight was actually upset about his character early on. He was distraught that the character was a buffoon. But Ted Knight really took the character of Ted Baxter and made it his own. It was the model for his character in Caddyshack. Seriously, it's hard to look at anything else Ted Knight has done and not 'see' Ted Baxter.

@HansDelbruck53 3 жыл бұрын

A lovable buffoon.

@ToyKingWonder 3 жыл бұрын

@@xaenon Well he made the character his own in "Too Close for Comfort" as well, and while he often did (slightly less) buffoonish things on that show, his character was less of a loser and still hilarious. MON-ROE!

@nothingtodo58 2 жыл бұрын

Ted Baxter was an insanely difficult character to play successfully. But Knight somehow pulled it off.

@veronikalake6934 2 жыл бұрын

I remember every episode of the Mary Tyler Moore show..I absolutely loved it since 1970....its hard to believe 50 years have gone by..I felt like I'm a young teenager again when I watch it..it was so funny and good tv....my crush was on Ed Asner..for real....its hard to believe that all that time has gone by.....rest in peace Mary, Ted, Gavin, Valeria, Cloris and Georgia...You all are dearly LOVED and still MISSED..

@genki2genki 9 жыл бұрын

This is what you get when you have a superb ensemble and terrific writing.

@eleanoraquitaine2966 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. It takes both.

@jerometaperman7102 3 жыл бұрын

The MTM show avoided the mistake made by so many others. Namely, they did not try to build a show around the one central, well known celebrity. You need a supporting cast with depth. Think of Seinfeld. Another interesting thing I read at the time of Mary Tyler Moore's death was that she was, essentially, the straight man on her own show. She let others get most of the laughs. She was the hub of the humor but most of the jokes were via the other actors. That's class.

@kendallrivers1119 2 жыл бұрын

@@jerometaperman7102 Andy Griffith did the same thing with his show. Smart leads know that it's their supporting casts' jobs to make the comedy while their job is to anchor it all. Certainly Frasier was amazing with this too.

@jerometaperman7102 2 жыл бұрын

@@kendallrivers1119 - Good point about Andy Griffith. You had Opie, Aunt Bea, Barney, Gomer, etc. I've read that, originally, they didn't have a deputy but Don Knotts contacted Andy and asked him if he might want a deputy on the show. They knew each other from working on No Time For Sergeants.

@kendallrivers1119 2 жыл бұрын

@@jerometaperman7102 I remember Andy and Don talking about that in interviews. It sounds cliche but they really don't make stars and shows like they used to. Today most sitcoms are unfunny and all the actors are trying to fight for the spotlight standing around just speaking their lines instead of working as a cohesive unit.

@markmerzweiler909 5 жыл бұрын

"I'm not strong Lou," if nothing else Ted was self-aware.

@amandajstar 3 жыл бұрын

Give him points for that! : )

@marydonohoe8200 2 жыл бұрын

These old MTM scenes never fail to make me laugh til I cry. Just brilliant comedy, from all the cast. But the bald-faced outrageousness of Ted Knight was unique and timeless. Thanks, Ted. RIP.

@RitaSora 2 жыл бұрын

Ted was my favorite.Really miss him.

@TheBlueyedblond 2 жыл бұрын

The entire cast was brilliant. One of the best shows from the 1970's.

@stevenfranks3131 3 жыл бұрын

That first minute of awkward, self-consciousness between the two was brilliant concept, writing, and acting. We've all been there at one time or another....

@edmiller2933 2 жыл бұрын

Moving a glass 2 inches can evoke a laugh. What a genius he was. There was only 1 man who could portray this character and pull off the crying like he did. There'll never be another like him...

@sallymiller1359 5 жыл бұрын

i don't know how they got through this scene without laughing, absolutely brilliant! I miss them all, so many are gone now. They gave us the real joy of comedy.

@michaelgreen5206 2 жыл бұрын

Only one living now is Betty White (Suanne).

@sallymiller1359 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgreen5206 That's right, Michael

@LordZontar 2 жыл бұрын

Look closely and you'll see a very slight smile crack on Ed Asner's face before he manages to turn it into a grimace.

@scottmurphy650 2 жыл бұрын

Every major cast member of the MTM show are now dead.

@reginascruggs3326 2 жыл бұрын

@@scottmurphy650 Except for Betty White (100 next January).

@JakeMabe1 7 жыл бұрын

"YOU MEAN IT GETS WORSE??!!"

@Treebard 3 жыл бұрын

That was the best line in the whole sketch!!! Me: 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@digitalsoldier3894 2 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was a comedic genius. May God Rest his soul. Hard to believe its been 35 years this month.

@pauldg837 6 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Ted Baxter scenes. I still laugh each time I watch this. Ted Knight what a comic genius he was. Thanks for all the laughs Ted.

@gerrydooley951 2 жыл бұрын

me to

@michaelgreen5206 2 жыл бұрын

And Ed Asner is funny, too as the straight-man!

@brucejackson6451 2 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was so brilliant at comedy, especially in this show (and Caddyshack), it makes you forget that he did many dramatic roles as well. He has a small part in the first episode of The Virginian and he plays it totally straight, and I couldn't help waiting for him to pull some Ted Baxter.

@pauldg837 2 жыл бұрын

@@brucejackson6451 Same here, I have also seen him in other roles, and likewise always hoping for him to appear as he did on this show. No such luck. 😂

@snapmalloy5556 2 жыл бұрын

"Unless it's bad news about you, I could probably take that" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@richardoki8320 4 жыл бұрын

The irony of this scene is that he was a brave war hero in real life

@Treebard 3 жыл бұрын

A sucker and a loser according to the current occupant of the Oval!

@tedosmond413 2 жыл бұрын

"Born Tadewurz Wladzui Konopka in Terryville, Conn., Mr. Knight went into the Army shortly after graduation from Terryville High School. He served in World War II with the First Army Group's combat engineers as radio reconnaissance operator and was among the first American troops to enter Berlin toward the end of the war. He won five Bronze Stars during his military service.".

@christopherstarr8050 2 жыл бұрын

@@tedosmond413 that's a real hero , he was awesome

@lisarussell8874 Жыл бұрын

@tedosmond413 wow!! Thank you!! I didn't know that!!

@rottenapple6109 2 жыл бұрын

"Ted, you're not getting an award this year." Ted wails uncontrollably.

@bill1589 2 жыл бұрын

Stars aligned not just for Mary but the short time CBS’ Saturday night featured All in the Family; M*A*S*H; MTM; Bob Newhart & Carol Burnet~ amazing lineup

@fredgarv79 2 жыл бұрын

Bill, I was like 12-13 when that happened. it will never, ever happen again. truly amazing. back then I wasn't that wild about the carol burnet show but now, it was genius, she was genius and harvey and tim and the rest were all fantastic. every time they have a lineup even close to this, they break it up immediately and eventually they did it to this lineup but for a few glorious years wow

@bill1589 2 жыл бұрын

@@fredgarv79 all in the family moved quickly, m*a*s*h soon after~ both successfully anchored a new night of comedy. I can’t even remember who replaced them on Saturday night. Personally feel Mary & Bob were the better sitcoms anyway. Carol was much more variety, I wasn’t much into the singing either (we’re pretty close in age) ~but they whittled bout all the songs out of what you can find of her show now

@fredgarv79 2 жыл бұрын

@@bill1589 I think the early first 4 years of mash were one of the greatest shows of all time. then it declined I think due to alan alda wanting it to be more serious and politically correct.when they lost frank and trapper, it just was not the same. it still was very good but not that great than the first years of comedy writing that they had. Mary tyler moore was just fantastic through the entire run of it from beginning to end.and I just LOVED bob newhart.

@bill1589 2 жыл бұрын

@@fredgarv79 I was worried Mary would take a turn when she changed apts, but she proved me wrong, bob felt constrained at the end & was in less episodes ~his absence was noticeable. 100% with you on mash, best ones are with Henry & Trap, but the camel’s back was losing Frank. I watched til the end, Harry Morgan was the best thing about the later years. Most absurd thing they did was turn Klinger into Radar’s “aw shucks, innocent babe” persona

@markothwriter 2 жыл бұрын

I was about 3 when that happened, but I appreciate the re-runs and the stories

@MrMenelaos77 5 жыл бұрын

I never tire of this scene. It really was genius.

@colinridgard8047 4 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight could not have done this without Ed Asner as his comic wingman!

@janismaiuri7935 9 жыл бұрын

These episodes are PURE GOLD, i adore this show and all of the characters...great memories

@ruffianoo 2 жыл бұрын

I think Ed Asner starts to laugh at the “Teddy” part and just barely reels it back in. So good.

@morgaffi 2 жыл бұрын

I was just a kid when MTM debuted, though I still watched it, but it took years for me to grasp the genius of it. This scene and the timing of these two men is beyond hilarious! Every time I watch it I can’t stop laughing!!

@TotalSinging 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of those few perfect storms in television where they cast the perfect actors for the right roles, combined it with perfect chemistry between them and adding on top of all that - excellent writing. These kind of storms don't happen anymore.

@istateyourname4710 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite things about Ted Baxter, was how he couldn't do math...until you put a dollar sign💲in front of the numbers.😆

@angelacarleton9575 4 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was amazing in his performance as Ted Baxter what an incredible genius to still pull that off even now I am laughing despite this show which has been gone for more than 40 years. How I wish we had more of these shows on TV.

@basilmarasco1975 2 жыл бұрын

Ted was also featured in an early episode of the 1960s series "Combat!" He played a German soldier who is part of a unit occupying a French town and he strikes up a conversation with a French boy about 12 years old, and it's a minor relationship that has a sad, ironic twist at the end of the episode. The episode is called "The Volunteer." If you can find it, I'm sure you'll like it.

@spockboy 4 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was fantastic, but Ed Asner is an important part of the brilliance of this scene as well.

@graceskerp 2 жыл бұрын

That he held together while Knight went into orbit. Rest in peace, Mr Asner. You were one of the best.

@spockboy 2 жыл бұрын

@@graceskerp Is Asner gone now? : (

@graceskerp 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, sad to say.

@headshotsongs9465 2 жыл бұрын

Two actors making it work.

@jayneneewing2369 2 жыл бұрын

Ed was the straight man in this scene. Playing the straight gut, and playing it well is a tough job. You’ve got to be good to do it.

@lrg3834 3 жыл бұрын

Can't imagine that series without Ted Baxter. Ted Knight is a gifted performer.

@johnfranklin5277 2 жыл бұрын

Was, unfortunately he died in 1986, at 62. Same age I am now. I was 11 when this show 1st came on tv. We watched it almost every week. Such a great show it was.

@RitaSora 2 жыл бұрын

I can't either.Ted made the show and so did Rhoda and Phyllis.Ted was my favorite.I Love the early seasons but Ted had more screen time in season 5-7 which I love.Mary was fantastic! Miss them all so much! Betty is turning 100 in a few weeks.

@unowen-nh9ov 10 ай бұрын

They rewrote the role for him, Ted Baxter was supposed to be tall, dark, handsome leading man for Mary, Murray was supposed to be her nemesis.

@scottjohnson7780 2 жыл бұрын

These people were great together. It was like they were meant to be together on this show.

@czechraiser 2 жыл бұрын

I used to watch Mary Tyler Moore every day after school. Ted Knight is still one of my very favorite actors. Great show, great, great actors and writers.

@SubdolphinX 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great collection of writers, actors, directors on this show. This scene is on par with Chuckles the Clown funeral scene!

@elizc2 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this show so much. could watch it every day.....Ted was a genius at comedy.....loved them all so much..

@WhiteAbenaki 9 жыл бұрын

I used to watch Caddyshack with my brothers as kids growing up. Took me a good 25 years to realize Ted Knight is really the comic genius that holds that entire classic movie up.

@ManoftheDove 9 жыл бұрын

WhiteAbenaki Well said my friend! I totally agree! he was a genius and he made comedy look easy!

@abutterflyloves 7 жыл бұрын

You'll get nothing and LIKE IT!

@happydays8171 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, in reference to Caddyshack, he was very mad on the set, they were starting shooting late each day, hours late. He was upset with the partying going on during the filming. Chevy Chase and Bill Murray were mad at each other from SNL. But it all came together for a brilliant movie, Ted Knight's anger was really a plus, it was like veins were popping out of Ted's forehead.

@tommyodonovan3883 5 жыл бұрын

Ge was the only sober one on the whole Movie set. See the documentary on YT the making of Caddy Shake.... "Gunga Gunga-Lunga, when you die, on your death bed, you will receive complete consciousness, So I got THAT going for me."

@muffdiver240 5 жыл бұрын

@@tommyodonovan3883 Pretty sure Harold was sober, too.

@fartkerson 7 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was so damn funny. He was one of the greatest buffoons to grace the television and the screen. Check him out in Caddyshack, as well. Classic!

@mosesberkowitz3298 5 жыл бұрын

I have to say, Lou’s acting is pretty great too.

@JM-zk9ou 2 жыл бұрын

Ed Asner won at least four Emmys for this role. He was fantastic in it

@jeremyobyrne4778 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of the best shows I ever saw, mainly because of that incredible cast of supporting actors around Mary. The show got even better once they introduced Betty White's Sue Ann Nivens.

@Peppi94 2 жыл бұрын

We lost Ed Asner today. Now Betty White is the only one of the original cast still with us -- I hope she sticks around for a long time yet!

@RagingSurf90210 2 жыл бұрын

John Amos is still alive. And Betty White's role was not in the original cast.

@kevinfitzmaurice4072 2 жыл бұрын

@@RagingSurf90210 Lisa Gerritsen (Phyllis's daughter) and Joyce Bulifant (Murray's wife) are still around as well.

@40sSonggirl1 11 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was a very versatile entertainer and I agree very underrated. Such talent, such facial expressions, such control of his voice and timing. Marvelous clip!

@Mama-Ames 6 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight's "Brilliance"... the perfect way to describe him. He was ALWAYS SO FUNNY!!! The show had a great cast, but Ted Knight MADE the show! I loved him. He is terribly missed. May he rest in peace.💕

@stevenj9970 2 жыл бұрын

Best cast of any show....Ted was amazing each time...

@LouieLandsCandyTreat 7 жыл бұрын

Ted's scenes were always hilarious. What a great actor!

@leslieawest5062 2 жыл бұрын

OMG, This is a scream. Lou and Ted, so funny. It's great to laugh, these clips are totally priceless!❤🕊😇😻

@willyboy6126 4 жыл бұрын

Ted deserved every Emmy and award he got...he was truly *BRILLIANT!* ...I loved him on MTM and "Too Close For Comfort!"

@Treebard 3 жыл бұрын

Every Emmy, but NOT every Teddy! 😂🤣

@willyboy6126 3 жыл бұрын

LOL :D

@goofe.washington953 2 жыл бұрын

How Ed Asner kept from laughing is beyond me.

@Marchant2 3 жыл бұрын

That was an incredible scene. The writers must've had so much fun creating this character.

@daveminer9217 2 жыл бұрын

You know it's fantastic comedy, when you can watch it over and over and still laugh as hard as the first time you saw it. 🤣🤣🤣

@sallymiller1359 5 жыл бұрын

He will always be one of a kind, no one can hold a candle to his comedy

@robreiner3527 7 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight was absolutely fantastic. He took his job seriously and was a genius. Some of the actors in Caddy Shack who were not used to professional acting & didn't like Knight's business like approach to the job, but he was brilliant and stayed on script.

@peternolan4855 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know this. Maybe that tension is on screen; to great effect.

@LibertyWarrior1776 2 жыл бұрын

The filming of Caddyshack was basically a 10 week Frat Party. They blew through their budget in the first few weeks and had to go begging the studio for enough money to finish the picture. Ted Knight was very much a part of the ongoing, never ending, party that was the making of Caddyshack.

@hankkingsley9300 2 жыл бұрын

@@LibertyWarrior1776 and that comes across in the movie

@VinchenzoC 2 жыл бұрын

The greatest character on a great show. Ted Knight does not get the recognition deserved.

@johnr7279 4 жыл бұрын

Pure comic genius! One of the best ever TV characters that you could laugh at and yet like at the same time. Not easy to pull that off but Ted Knight did it and even made it look easy.

@timothyvanscoy6953 3 жыл бұрын

This is a class example of a script that is very general and genius talent makes it into something fantastic

@xzarmonty4 10 жыл бұрын

While everybody else was watching Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad or the Walking Dead, I've been watching this show the last 3-4 months. Just started season 5, and it's one of my favorite shows. I look forward to getting to this episode.

@bill1589 2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you 2 outta 3 & especially MTM & her production company, but I hope you’ve allowed yourself the experience of Breaking Bad

@dff19707 2 жыл бұрын

When Lou was just sitting there at the beginning of the clip, I was waiting for Ted to utter, “Well . . . we’re waiting.”

@sixxmickntom6719 2 жыл бұрын

This was on when i was a kid, ted's laugh was so infectious and i still think about it today. A classic show. Too bad hollywood is so obsessed over politics, no show has any quality today.

@cindytaylor9336 2 жыл бұрын

Ted had the best laugh and the best cry. 😀

@m.e.1297 2 жыл бұрын

“I hate spunk”. - Lou Grant

@eccentroworld3401 2 жыл бұрын

I must watch this or another Ted Knight clip once a month. They were both hysterical in this clip.

@danhorne3582 4 жыл бұрын

These two together . priceless .

@mongoardath1 2 жыл бұрын

I just saw a clip of Ted Knight performing on a very early live program, doing ventriliquism with 2 puppets AND telling jokes. When you put doing that daily, Ted Baxter, plus all his voiceover work, he may be one of the most underrated performers in television history.

@rjb7569 2 жыл бұрын

Ted... one of TV's best characters ever.

@happydays8171 5 жыл бұрын

He's brought so much laughter into my life, just seeing him walk into the room on this show, I'm already laughing, each character in the show played so well off each other's strengths and weaknesses.

@samwlodawskitheone 3 жыл бұрын

Ted and Ed had incredible chemistry

@tjhooker824 6 жыл бұрын

DAMN Ted Knight is really good

@markmoretti9122 4 жыл бұрын

At the start, Lou obviously wrought over some terrible news, Ted completely oblivious to all the signs because he's such a simpleton. I love how they both play it, but seriously, nobody could do it like Knight. Much of the humour comes from what really can't be written in the scene, the noises, the reactions, etc.

@TheKitchenerLeslie 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, it just hit me that only one other guy could pull scenes like this off with a similar character -- Phil Hartman on NewsRadio

@jackkitchen737 7 жыл бұрын

"I'm not strong, Lou." LMAO

@liz326522 7 жыл бұрын

"I can't take bad news Lou... unless its about you, I might be strong enough for that." hahaha...

@john-paulnagel2732 5 жыл бұрын

I wish we were back then No Phones ! I miss those Days and My Mom and Dad

@HansDelbruck53 3 жыл бұрын

No phones? I remember having a telephone back then. It wasn't the horse and buggy days.

@HansDelbruck53 3 жыл бұрын

@Dave Postek Look on the bright side: Trump will more than likely wind up in prison.

@oldcountryman2795 3 жыл бұрын

@Dave Postek An simple minded folk like you.

@apparently2 3 жыл бұрын

@@HansDelbruck53 Nah, he's gonna be reelected in 2024, Joe Biden will be in an Assisted Living facility, and we'll finish building the wall.

@HansDelbruck53 3 жыл бұрын

@@apparently2 Rampant delusion is not an admirable quality.

@dyingtodeath 10 жыл бұрын

Will Ferrell is my favorite comic today, but even his satirical sendup of a1970's schlocky TV anchormen can't hold a candle next to Ted Knight's over-the-top mockery, and Knight was doing it in the very era when it was actually occurring and in the exact same medium of Television. His comedic brilliance is usually overlooked because he was knocking it out of the park without it being a big motion picture for millions of dollars. Just like Lou Gehrig humbly doing what latter generations try to do, but without steroids and million dollar contracts.

@shanedoe3462 9 жыл бұрын

dyingtodeath Agreed. He was one of the best.

@liz326522 9 жыл бұрын

dyingtodeath I couldn't agree with you more, well put!

@denknee 7 жыл бұрын

Shane Doe This recording is from 1966. It has never been released.

@exiledwest8114 6 жыл бұрын

Can't stand will farrell

@steveswangler6373 4 жыл бұрын

the anchormen may have been "schlocky" but at least they actually reported news and not native advertising or worrying about ratings. thank you Ronald Reagan, for getting rid of the rules that stations had to provide news that was honest and factual. because of the dippy gipper, now news agencies are more concerned iwht money than honesty. just one of the actions that puts Reagan in the list of 5 worst presidents of all time.

@bonniebailey154 5 жыл бұрын

Knight and MacLeod were great friends in real life.

@rjnagle 2 жыл бұрын

This scene is brilliant on so many levels. The most interesting (for me at least) is that the scene is so unimportant; all Ed and Ted are doing is hamming it up to absurd levels.

@annieportier3584 2 жыл бұрын

These shows never get old to watch! They are priceless!

@andybee9764 2 жыл бұрын

The brilliant Ted Knight, playing Ted Baxter, nuanced so perfectly:: "Lou, I can't take bad news ... unless it's about you -- I might be strong enough for that!" (Just brilliant.)

@DavianSinner 4 жыл бұрын

3:10 Asner almost breaks character.

@Treebard 3 жыл бұрын

Yes and then at 3:46, Ted Knight gets a little smile on his face. It's amazing they both lasted as long as they did!

@markmerzweiler909 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how he made it through the scene...Ted was absolutely briliant.

@rjam1974 7 жыл бұрын

No matter how many times I watch this I cry in tears. Outstanding chemistry between Lou & Ted

@johnhourigan6049 4 жыл бұрын

Classic - one of the top 10 best sitcoms in the history of television.

@suzeaa 5 жыл бұрын

Such a great cast and great writing.

@SaxonC 8 жыл бұрын

I'm literally crying laughing ! Ted Baxter was my favorite character on the MTM show 😂

@susans654 5 жыл бұрын

They were all just so great! I guess if I had to pick favorites it would be Ted Knight, Betty White and Cloris Leachman.

@RitaSora 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Ted,Rhoda,Phyllis,Mary my favorites in that order.Mary would be 1st but she had alot of straight lines.Such a talented close knit group.I Love "The Gang" and still watch that show every day.

@kendallrivers1119 Жыл бұрын

It's Ted, Sue Ann and Murray for me but all the characters and actors were fantastic.

@joliecide 2 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight made Caddyshack legendary. I can't imagine any other actor make Judge Smails as hilarious as Knight did. "You'll get nothing, and like it!"

@xaenon 5 жыл бұрын

Tell me please, how it is possible that this show, at over 40 years old, is so very much funnier than the stuff on TV today? Isn't it typical to get BETTER with practice?

@ADAPTATION7 3 жыл бұрын

We have long surpassed the golden age of TV.

@xaenon 3 жыл бұрын

@@ADAPTATION7 It would so appear. There is so very little I even want to see anymore. I haven't turned my set on in ages.

@xaenon 3 жыл бұрын

@Nelson Robert Willis Time is the acid test, I think. I'm pretty sure Mozart will still be heard two hundred years hence. Assuming, of course, we don't blow ourselves to bits first. Most of the 'current' stuff? Doubtful. The fact of the matter is, most music - the stuff that pours of radios, anyway - is written for mass consumption via a formula or a template, and usually with some gimmick or 'hook' in mind. That was NOT the case in the age of the great composers.

@fernandoguevara5227 3 жыл бұрын

@@xaenon Mr.Mozart, yes. Miss "not so" swift, no.

@robingar4973 2 жыл бұрын

Because it's tough to be original and producers and writers have different priorities now

@lilybond6485 2 жыл бұрын

Ted Knight truly is/was one of a kind. In my opinion he made this show. His verbal and physical mannerisms as evidenced in this scene are priceless and hilarious and I am genuinely shocked that in all of this time -- since his death -- some other actor hasn’t capitalized on acting out a character like this in a movie or in another TV show. Same thing with Louis Nye. 2 Totally unique hilarious characters.

@fischerpilne 7 жыл бұрын

Oh my stomach muscles hurt from laughing ! Have to watch it again. and again

@stevegibson2255 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with all the previous comments - A comic genius helped by superb writers and cast

@jillbriska2416 6 жыл бұрын

I watched this show as a kid with my parents-he was so funny on this show- what he says, how he says it and the mannerisms- hilarious! But now that I’m older I’m now appreciating how attractive Ted Knight was! He really was handsome with that full head of silver hair, dazzling smile and those expensive suits!

@cindytaylor9336 2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I think Ted Knight was sooooooo handsome!

@c.d.macaulay66 2 жыл бұрын

He cried great. Second only to Mary’s “Oh Robs.” on DVD.

@Treebard 3 жыл бұрын

Ted's laugh at 1:36 is so great!

@joemariquinlan 2 жыл бұрын

Some of the best comedic writers and actors in all of history.

@pipersglenbb7086 3 жыл бұрын

Lou's trying not to break at 3:04 😆

@randomaxe662 4 жыл бұрын

His scenes doing ventriloquism with handpuppet Fluffy are impressive and pretty hilarious. Clearly a comic genius, seemingly coming out of the blue. But so did Ed Asner who also played minor or uncredited roles until MTM.