Name: Mary Tyler Moore on Letterman, July 25, 1983
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Description: Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Mary Tyler Moore on Letterman, July 25, 1983' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2017-01-25. Transcript available.

Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Mary Tyler Moore on Letterman, July 25, 1983' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2017-01-25. Transcript available.

Thank you very much. Welcome back to the show. Ladies and gentlemen, moments
ago across the hall, there is a program done for greater New York City entitled
Live at Five, and a guest on that show was Mary Tyler Moore. Mary is here
tonight to say hello.
That's very nice of you to come over. Well, it's my pleasure, David. I haven't
worked in a long time, so what I'm doing these days is just walking from studio
to studio looking to see if there's anything, any little crumb. Door to door,
kind of back to grassroots. You look terrific. I haven't seen you in a long
time, and you must be kidding. You must be on the verge of some major project
or in the middle of some major project. I am. I have bacon on the stove as we
speak, and I have to go home and turn it over. It's probably too late, isn't it?
When was the last time you cooked bacon? Do you actually cook? I actually don't
at all. See, I think of cooking as a kind of art form, and the thought of
somebody, after you've poured all your creativity into it, eating it, is a kind
of mortal insult to the artist.
So you don't waste your time on that? No. No. Let them eat cake.
Now, if you had to leave right now and go out and get yourself something to eat,
what would it be right now?
A cheeseburger. Really? No question. Yes. A bacon cheeseburger.
The greasier, the better, or? Yes, absolutely. Cheapest is best.
Really? Where your cheeseburger is. Probably down in the Times Square area down
there and get yourself a Wimpy's or something, or a Blimpin's, or?
Yeah, right? Probably best that I don't go down to Times Square, though. No, no.
You and I spent an interesting summer together once, didn't we? Are we going to
talk about that?
No, this woman was kind enough to employ me and some other people on a program.
And you were kind enough to be there and make me look funny.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
No, no. It was, the whole summer was, what's wrong with this picture?
And it was, why is Letterman standing next to Mary Tyler Moore?
No, no, no.
That was the problem.
But it was a lot of fun.
The ill-fated variety hour.
It was not on long, but I learned an awful lot.
So did I.
Really?
Don't do it again.
So, now, you mentioned something about a baseball game you're involved in?
Yes, last week.
This will be after the fact.
Right.
There was a baseball game between the CBS All-Stars and North Shore Child Guidance,
which is a mental health organization of which I'm a part.
And you played or just showed up to?
No, I watched and didn't know very much of what was going on at all.
I'm one of those people who doesn't know the difference between football and
baseball, really.
Well, it's really tricky.
The pointy-ended ball is the one they use for football.
That's right.
The pointy-ended ball.
It's a swell of you to do this.
Thank you.
Just to come in and say hello.
And I know you're going to go out and get yourself a cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger.
Yeah.
Mary, any time you want to, please come over.
Okay.
As secretary or performer?
Just anything.
Just drop by and say hello.
Okay, well, I'm cool.
Whatever you want to do.
Mary Tyler Moore, ladies and gentlemen.
Thanks, Mary.
Thanks for seeing you.
Thanks for all.
A little high pressure will do for you, huh, Paul?
That was awfully darn sweet of that woman.