I set up this channel to record the ramblings of "Terry", my stoner-buffoon friend. However, his insistence that I make private any video that took off kind of harmed the channel, to the extent that the most well-known video on it has nothing to do with "Terry Time", and is instead this clip of (amusing) archive TV. - Terry's cameraman.

RIP Richard, Johnny, Rod & Emu.

The genius of Rod was getting you to forget that it was a puppet - the asides, looking away, all the little movements that gave Emu his own life!

Carson played it beautifully, what a classy host he was, best ever.

Love the hoots of laughter from this American audience, they'd never seen Rod and Emu before. In the UK he'd been terrorizing tv celebs since the 70s and we loved him xx

Carson was a true comedy gentleman. He often played second fiddle to allow others to get the laughs and be the star. I sure miss him.

As a child I grew up with Rod Hull & Emu. I loved that bird. Still hilariously funny after all these years. RIP Rod. ✌️

Props to Richard Prior for going all in at the end, the timing was perfect! "How does he go with dumplings!" He knew this was gold!

That may be one of the greatest 7 minutes of comedy gold I’ve ever seen! The comedy genius Richard Pryor meets the brilliantly bonkers Rod Hull and Emu. Thankyou KZfaq

Sat here 40 years old still believing emu is real. Rod was a genius

What I love about this is that Pryor actually had some idea of what was coming, but played along so beautifully. They had spoken back stage about the act. One comedian respecting another and giving them room to breathe.

There's somebody at the door, oh there's somebody at the door........ Miss you Rod

This can only happen when people like Carson and Pryor are secure in who they are and let the humor flow and that was so funny. Adding, It's almost like thinking Emu is alive as that is how he was treated.

I've watched this excerpt from the Tonight Show dozens of times and each time I see Johnny Carson trying to sweet talk Emu, it cracks me up.

I loved him as a kid. It’s great to hear the American audience laughing with him.

And he gets to savage Richard Pryor no less! What a duo. And Rich is pissing himself with laughter that anyone could be more crazy than him.

I love the way a puppet gets blamed for the bad behaviour! That’s what made Rod Hull so brilliant - he gave that bird its own character! Genius!

Richard Pryor told Rod later backstage that his act was the funniest thing he'd ever seen.

Rod and EMU are some of the funniest I have ever seen .Especially the way Johnny played along.He was great .

Just gotta love Rod & Emu

Before he died Rod sent me an autograph and a small part of Emu. I guess you could call it one of his feathers. Still have it in my collection. Rod sent Feathers to people who asked for them. Very sad day when I got the notice that he had died.

When I was a kid this was a top notch act. Hillarious.

I remember watching rod with that bird when I was a kid and being completely mesmerised. You never really knew what he was gonna do next.

Rod Hull was a comedy genius. Great to see him and Emu again after all these years.

I I've never seen this before & just laughed my butt off!

I thought I had seen every single episode of the tonight show but obviously I missed this one. I really did not know who this guy was. I laughed so hard that I had to back up several times to hear what I had missed. Watched it a second time so my husband could see it and we just fell out laughing it was hysterical

Brilliant stuff. Rod Hull was a bloody legend back in the UK. Never expected to see him on American TV as well.

I just found this here on KZfaq and I was just taking a gulp of my delicous Beer when he grabbed Johnny by his neck and I spit my Beer everywhere

Hilarious I bet Carson never saw that coming. Calling him Emoo, what d'you expect 😂 Richard Pryor too, what a ledge!

No one overshadows Emu!

Both heroes in the UK, I didn't realise the Emu had flown across the Atlantic, what a great performance 👏👏

This is absolutely hilarious. Every time I watch it my spirits soar !!

Emu made everyone on stage and the audience laugh really hard a,

The look on Pryor's face when he says, "He doesn't like coffee..."

He created his own licence to beat up anyone he wanted to on TV. Genius.

Absolutely hilarious rod hull and emu were one of my favourite shows growing up 😂😂👌👌👌👌

Rod was on kids TV here in Australia in the 60s. That's where he first got Emu. Also was on Kaper Kops.

There will never be a time when this is not hysterical

Rod Hull and Emu were hilarious as a child when he appeared on someone's chat show even though he promised not to attack the person beforehand you knew what was going to happen ended up sprawled over the floor with the presenter

Legendary appearance

Richard looks TRULY terrified up until the dumplings line.. =)

I have not been a happy camper for a long time. These old shows really mean a lot to me nowadays. This episode was on the other night and it was an absolute delight from beginning to end. I love how much everybody played along. It was so cool to see Richard in the 1st place, and he was on that night he was funny and gracious. Johnny couldn't have been better with that emo. It's funny because it scares you even when you're home in your living room . you don't know what that damn bird is going to do. Or worse yet you do know it's coming. 😆 I used to love this emo when I was a kid. Everybody on that stage was a kid at that moment. I'm 61 years old now and I was a kid in bed watching it with my dog 2 nights ago. 🥰

Grew up watching rod and emu no swearimg no smut just pure slapstick. Rip Rod.

one gag! entire career!!! brilliant

When we were kids we couldn't afford emu puppets so used football socks as our emu to attack our parents with. Great to see Rod and Emu again 😅 never fails to create a laugh

Emu, Rod, Johnny and Richard, all fantastic here

OMG...did I crack up or what. Hysterical. What good sports to allow this. I remember this man and his EMU from childhood and decided to look and boy was I happy to see these wonderful clips. I laughed so hard my cat ran out the kitchen, then I had a cough attack...lmao. Thank you Terrytime for posting this truly funny clip.

Rod hull is up there with Chaplin as a comedy genius. GOD rest him and EMU.

Beautiful on so many levels. The comedy coming together. The nuances. The timing. It’s perfect. The trifecta of: Rod/Emu, Carson, Prior. The adoration of the audience. Anarchy on prime time. One of the greatest 7 mins of tv history. No exaggeration

I think i laugh louder now than when i did when i was young

Jonnie Carson and the American audience were brilliant rodd and emu are typically bonkers slapstick comedy from Britain it's so childish but the best love the act 😀🙃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Rod Hull was a legend. Really nice to see this video, made me laugh!

Absolute legend Rod Hull.

I just heard about Rod Hull and Emu, referenced in Peep Show (if they were still around they'd use them for _Pringles_ commercials), and I am SHOCKED, I am SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED that nobody had told me about them before! 😮😊🖤 That costume/puppet is a great idea well executed :)

Physical comedy. All British culture is founded in it. Today and Emu were fixtures on UK TV for years.

it shouldnt make you laugh ..... but it does thats comedy gold ....right there....

What a good sport Johnny Carson always was! I had an actual Emu in my yard years back. Stroking him didn't work! The Sheriff was stunned when I called them. "How do you know it's an Emu and not an Ostrich?" Because each follicle had 2 feathers instead of one, of course. Eventually INS came and got him. It seemed his visa had expired. Rod Hull was no where to be found.

I first saw Rod on a kids show with the Hudson Brothers in the early 70s. What wild schtick he did!

I had forgotten how brilliant emu was

Pure entertainment!!! No politics, just absolute hilarity!! The audience is proof of that. Thank you for this amazing upload!!

All stand for the glorious ruler of the emu empire!!! May he reign for ever more!!!!

I went to see them at the local theater and have never forgot how myself and other children were attacked by that bird. It was a very frightening experience.

Rod was the absolute master of his craft.

Never knew Rod had taken his act to the US !! Who else remembers Emu's Broadcasting Company on kids TV, in the Seventies ? Great fun and funny...though Michael Parkinson might disagree : ))

Rod Hull and Emu were just brilliant…

Rod Hull and Emu made my childhood. Love loved them in the UK and is very much missed.

I long for the days of comedy like this - no PC, just good clean fun

I used to love when Rod showed up.

Modern late night hosts wouldn't be able to handle this. Corden would throw a fit at the idea that anyone tried to upstage him. Kimmell wouldn't know what to do because it doesn't fit into his pattern of awkwardly laughing at random intervals when a guest speaks like it's the funniest thing he ever heard. Fallon would just smile dumbly

The amazing thing.about Emu was that he never said a word -- he never needed to.

As an Aussie kid from the 70's I'd not come across Emu in years ....what a hoot! Great laughs ...just what I needed 🇦🇺 ( the American pronunciation of Emu always makes me chuckle though...its Emew...not Emoo!!!!)

Never saw this slapstick side of Johnny. Love it.

My goodness there's 3 names I never thought I'd see in the same sentence!!

Unfortunately these times / talents are gone forever.

Just brilliant, loved how they all warmed to him

Thanks for these videos. Some of the best entertainment.

I like how Rod reads the body language of the guests and audience, and strikes only when they seem confident around the bird. At the very end, the woman in red grabs hold of Richard, and they all hunch into a Roman tortoise shell formation to protect themselves, while Richard and Johnny both are holding their hands up. On British TV, the host is often the biggest target, but Johnny continued to try to befriend Emu, until at the end they seemed like friends. I've never seen a host come out on top like that.

Back when night time TV was fun to watch before going to bed (or work in my case)

Loved emu as a kid I had one

Absolute master. This is surreal that Rod and Richard are on the same show

I had an emu puppet as a kid and used to attack my dad with it 😂 Absolute comedy gold rod and emu Rip rod

They were the days ..great stuff ..

Emoo 😂

best line "How does he go with dumplings"

This is a classic piece of TV

So preposterous and so funny. Never gets old. Very appealing to kids and anyone else who loves to see the rules being broken.

Yes yes yes! I'm so happy this happened ☺️

😊hilarious! I miss late night Johnny Carson.

Poor sod fell off the roof of his own house and died. I was in the pub. There was a TV on the bar and it was the first story on the news. When it was announced, the place went silent and someone shouted out 'Rod Hull is dead? Oh, fuckin' hell!!!' He was a popular bloke, Rod.

Rod Hull, sadly missed. Nice to see EMU deliver some pain to all and sundry.

The producers from NBC told Rod not to attack Carson. He completely ignored it.

Remember when Billy Conoly was on a UK chat show with Rod Hull and Emu, he said to him "if that Emu grabs me I'll break his neck and your arm"

He was on every show Saw him 3 times live on stage with Larry Grayson

Rod Hoool and Emoo. LMAO. Hull as in Gull. And eeMyu

Rod was brilliant loved all over the world 🌎

This is awesome. Plus add Richard Pryor. Like I said these talents are gone forever.

Johny Carson is the ultimate host, probably one of the best ever, ,

This is a great example of how the Americans most certainly do have a great sense of humour. I would think at the time you had two of their biggest personalities - Carson and Pryor - actively joining in and adding to the mad atmosphere Hull was incredible at building. Great to see how two US superstars go with it and really do seem to get the whole Emu thing. The audience too are also in stitches. Hull was very big in the UK but being a kid when he was in his prime I never really appreciated just how amazing he was at those little, little moves that make the Emu seem so real. I get the impression that also blew Pryor away at the start, he looks like he is thinking 'man, this dude is onto something big' Hull, Carson and Pryor were brilliant here.

What a legend Rod was.

Johnny had the best guests and non scripted