Vr Lux, I agree. I like to watch the old What's my Line? episodes. They are some of the most polite and eloquent people I've ever heard. But they're also greatly repressed if you watch the right shows. But it's still better than the toilet humor kid's shows we have nowadays.
@@amit212543 hey very good point/question 👌🏼 but in general the bar was set higher...school programs, workplace awareness, diverse admission tests and even driving license exams were tougher!
@@glennkonklin2926 man there's just no level whatsoever left today. It's depressing. I feel like losing brain cells everytime I come across a clip of a talk show
@Vatro Skok You only believe in the one you have been brainwashed to believe in. Most don't choose their own religion, that's a fact. If you can't figure this one out, then you are not one to call others fools.
@Alptraum He just had common sense. Anyone with an education will know that widespread use of untested medicine will lead to all sorts of horrors. Sadly, what wasn't understood was the effect of these hormone drugs circulating in the water systems and how it would collapse the fertility and birth rates on the long run. If this could have been imagined in advance, the pill would probably have never been released for the public.
Jose Holguin I’m guessing you mean “Rufus” and not phone booths that used to be around towns, LOL! So-Crates, haha! Haven’t seen that movie since it was a new release in the video stores....saw it at the movies when it came out too! I’ll have to revisit that one, thanks for the reminder. 😉
Try his appearances in the 60s where he had short hair, no beard, and a suit. I've been a fan of Carlin's for many years and I still can't get used to him looking like that.
Oh, I miss Dick Cavett. He actually read the books of the authors he interviewed. I learned a lot watching his show. And with today's issues, he and George Carlin would have a field day. I miss Carlin!
I'm not english speaker and i have serious problems to get that dick is a persons name, is so confusing, what was first? and why? is a nonsense for me. No one in my country is called what it would be dick in my language it would be so ridiculous to be named like that.😅
@@trevorpearce4532 That's a dumb and ignorant thing to say. It's dangerous for people with a rare liver disorder in which the liver doesn't produce the necessary enzymes to metabolize cannabinoids.
The Dick Cavett Show was the best of all talk shows that have ever been or ever will be on TV. For many years now all talk show hosts are owned by either the left or the right and are completely biased. Back in the day a host as polished, clever and witty as Cavett could have an open dialog with his guests and discuss any subject. He allowed them to speak openly and did not interrupt them if they carried the conversation in an unpredictable way. This is exactly what America needs today more than ever.
I’m really surprised to see “dope” talked about so rationally in ‘72 on a major network show. Although my frame of reference is from growing up in the 90s, in the wake of the 80s war on drugs. I guess back then it maybe wasn’t as heavy of a subject.
There was sort of a dichotomy back then. Even though society was more straight-laced, "controversial" subjects were regularly discussed on talk shows without any big hoopla. There was a bit more sophistication among the general public regarding such things.
whoa I wrote a whole college paper on weed and got an A+. I never would have gone that far out on the analysis of the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner but I got wigged out and wrote and the professor loved it. YOU can write on weed. And it can be astounding.
The govt. keeps track of breeding and non-breeding members of its population. We're too stupid and empathetic towards one another to think along evolutionary lines so unfortunately our governments have to do it for us.
rudeboymon Your comment is the most uneducated comment I’ve seen all day. You think women get knocked up just because they can’t “control” themselves? 😂 Nice. Well let me go tell my mom that when she was raped and had me, that she should have controlled herself. You fucking idiot.
@Muslim Trump supporter M.AG.A Your need to insert yourself into a conversation / response. In this way. Not to mention, at this ( ahem ) length. Displays your insecurities / aggression. With all the subtlety of a flashing red neon sign. Please get some help. If gentle teasing over a generalization. Elicits a manifesto. You need it.
His lifelong fascination with and masterful handling of the English language places him right up there with Bob Dylan. He should've gotten a Nobel Prize for Literature too. But he got the Twain, and that's more meaningful.
I feel so blessed to have seen this brilliant man in person so many years ago. He was performing at the Circle Star Theater in San Bruno, California. The singer that was to b his opening act had to cancel so we were rewarded with three hours of non-stop laughter from him. It’s something I will never forget.
Yup. He was in Omaha the weekend I was supposed to be doing some big-assed report on something or other, I can't remember, Jesus it was 50 years ago. He did his finger-popping joke and I was in heaven. I remember at one point thinking, "I'm going to fail class for not doing that report." I did. I can't remember the class, but I remember George.
When I was 34 I was doing my best to fit into society that wasn't and isn't worth fitting into. Wish I would have gone with my gut at 17, I would have avoided many unnecessary problems. Love him or hate George Carlin, he had some great points. Not enough honestly looking at things these days.
2:25 he looked surprised by how many people laughed; and gestured a humble (extremely subtle) head bow...thanking the audience for laughing. What a wonderful character!
out of all the dope smokers i knew in my life. I knew 1 guy who was put together and literally a normal person while smoking marijuana. When he wasnt high he was a mess. This was the one guy I knew who needed it truly. I totally support this dudes usage.
Seems like when people did interviews back then hey were more casual Like,a regular conversation .it seems more genuine and relaxed than anything these days R.I.P. George Carlin-Goat 🤘
But you can tell that the host is somewhat scared of where Carlin would take things. In that way things have not changed, the hosts still sort of fake being shocked or being nicer than they actually are. "Oh no, this is a family show".. don't make the advertisement people nervous
Nah, Dick Cavett specifically was a really forward thinking guy. He had Hunter Thompson and invited all sorts of wild people, including Mohamad Ali etc. Dick had his own issues of course, like one time he asked Richard Pryor if white people could say the N word. Then again I think he did this in the 80's, and it was probably good on national television to have Pryor smack him down verbally for being casual about things he didn't understand. May even have set there interview up with Pryor, given all the rough racial issues in the 80's. Dick's shows weren't emblematic of normal tv though sadly, most tv channels were like less angry versions of ABC news leading up through the 80's. Sorta moderate but 100% shilling.
I've seen a lot of Cavett in the past 2 years for some reason. I thought he seemed a little awkward or something, but the more I watch him the more I like him and wish our hosts were like him. He asked good questions and he seemed genuinely interested. He wasn't trying to be fancy or overly funny or dramatic.
As well as Columbia university Carlin use to live a block away from Grants tomb as well at 519 West 121st ST. It's amazing how much that neighborhood is exactly the same as he describes it
Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s.
George Carlin is brilliant. But so is Dick Cavett. Cavett is the perfect interviewer. He pushes back with tact and humility. Notice how George doesn’t get his back up. And this is a perfect interview, for so many reasons.
I’m convinced Carlin was on the autism spectrum because I understand him so well. He also has stimming moments in interviews like this. Plus his fixation on language is very autistic
The Dick Cavett show! I hadn't even thought of that in decades. Much less, the episode with George Carlin. Thanx for the trip through time, it was fun.
So there was a time when George Carlin was younger than me. Amazing. Also, he was much ahead of his time to suggest cannabis can be used in constructive ways!
George would cringe at such a comment. But hearing him speak gives me strength and I'd imagine it's the same for some others. He really tried to help us and himself. He debated what selling out meant in many interviews and broached the subject in his books I think... It's safe to say, he didn't sell out.
Interesting how the crowd laughed when he was talking about the productive things you can do while you're high. It just comes to show how much everyone's knowledge about marijuana has grown over time. If they were having this same conversation today, everyone would be clapping.
There are interesting surveys that found out that the calming effects of marijuana often help lessen the symptoms of ADHD, which is a condition that often makes you be "all over the place". It especially makes thoughts clearer for a lot of people with ADHD (which is the opposite of what happens in many who don't have the disorder) and it helps them be more productive, just like George Calin described. Likewise, ADHDers often don't find caffeine effective to keep them awake, and I have many friends that will take a coffee or red bull and then take a nap or go to bed.
I think Carlin was one of those who just happened to look older proabably genetic I can understand that I feel like when I was 13 I easily could have passed for 17
Does anyone else feel like the quality of spoken English has deteriorated? Compared to talk shows in the past, people don't seem to be able to communicate or express their thoughts as fluently these days. Too many 'um's or 'uh's or 'like's in our sentences.
@@jfkgot360agsspecd9 , I would say multiple reasons, starting with education / school budgets cuts that have been going on since Reagan was in office. Followed by less people engaging in actual conversations. By which I mean, more 'shorthand' is being used, so people are using fewer syllables. For example, for over 25 years, people having been using 'Sup' to replace, 'Whats up?'. I also think theirs a cultural shift, where intellegance is looked down upon. Everyone wants to keep it "Real." As Chris Rock said, yeah, real dumb!
JFK got 360 AGS Spec'd - Long before “Video killed the radio star” television had already destroyed literary society. People used to read books and periodicals as their main source of information. These sources of information were written and edited by masters of language. Reading well written articles every day makes a person more articulate. Ever since television became the norm millions of people sit around watching dumbed down sit-coms instead of reading. The internet has revised reading a bit, but most of what people read is just short poorly written unedited clickbait crap full of grammatical and spelling errors. Educated Victorian children would be astonished at the abysmal writing skills exhibited in the average online comment section. As are those of us who still read books.
@@fyfoh exactly. and because they are, we are watching them right now. it's just a cognitive bias where because only the best things from the past survive to be watched / heard / experienced by us, we thing that somehow the past was better.
I got high with George in the early 70’s, we smoked a joint of homegrown at my house and he played the piano for a few minutes and made a few funny faces. Fun time for me.
carlin is absolutely right, i used to smoke pot almost daily, when i had it. but i would use it in conjunction with many activities, chores or tasks became easier (and almost fun) to do, my ex-wife would go on a cleaning terror when high...i loved to play sports high, basketball, bowling, ping pong. nobody could beat me when i was high playing "pong". in our little group of course, but focus was more pronounced in physical activities, blocking out distractions was easier. musicians have used it for generations. of course there were many times it was used just to kick back and enjoy a video game or watch t.v. but as far as being a musician, which i was, i didn't smoke pot when trying to learn a piece, or working on scales or theory. smoking was for the part after the serious study, it was used for the "creative" aspect of writing. thinking outside the lines. but you can't be high while trying to do complex or intricate study, maybe for some people but not me. it's different for every person.
There's a great story by Richard Wright of Pink Floyd about his decision never to smoke pot again. He said he'd had a joint and found himself on stage pressing down a note on his keyboard, not knowing whether he'd been pressing it down just for a few seconds or for the past hour. LOL
@@2bb-2 so i've heard, i don't have access to that world, pot's still illegal in my state and low grade stuff is what most people have. i'd love to get some good hawaiian or thai... it's been a while and i'm showing my age.
@@2bb-2 i've known about the medicinal benefits of thc for sometime now, glycoma, stomach ailments, and cancer, etc. it's a confusing mix from state to state on legalization, the idea we're still putting people in jail for marijuana is insane. (most states still arrest you for casual usage, and the drug war is racist) bernie sanders says he will legalize it once and for all on the federal level, which will supercede any backwards ass state like alabama or tennessee. as if you need another reason to vote for him.
@@2bb-2 cannibis today is causing a DRASTIC increase in psychiatric emergencies and admissions. Before you go off ranting how good it is READ UP WHAT'S HAPPENING on the downside on pot. This was happening decades ago too there was "good" pot around it was easier to bring the best in. I don't believe all the HYPE today it is far from any magical cure all. Mostly from avid pot smokers and people who have invested PLENTY. So now instead of growing MORE organic vegetables we have acres and acres of pot fields...what a FREAKING WASTE for essentially a brain toxin. Dumb people down even more
50 years on and a prescription is still required for BC. Companies (Hobby Lobby) have even gone to court to not have to include BC on their healthcare plans. Now I do think it probably needs a prescription because it is a hormonal treatment after all, but it should be zero cost to the end user.
And as a female, in the year 2020 I must admit that it is rather Inconceivable that WE STILL NEED AN RX TO GET THE PILL! I only wish that Mom Bomb was available at the checkout next to the Tic Tacs. Maybe someday I can pick up the pill and a pack of Juicy Fruit gum at the convenience store. Truly Love the Comedic Genius George Carlin!
@@PokeRapper5000 My thoughts is also that there is a heavy list of side effects associated with all birth control pills and the doctor probably needs to make sure the patient fully understands the risks associated with it. Although i believe a lot of women arent properly informed about the side effects by their doctor so idk
Aw, how cute. George Carlin thought the day would come when women would be allowed to take birth control without the approval of several authority figures. He was so optimistic in his youth.
@Kim A They're likely OTC but behind the pharmacy counter so you have to ask the pharmacist for them. That way they don't get stolen. Like diabetes glucose monitor test strips and stuff. No prescription needed but they're still under lock and key for theft reasons. That is just a guess as to why you haven't seen them. People who actually know, feel free to correct me.
Prophetic to a fault. I guess old George's defence (beyond the grave) would be something along the lines of: "Sorry women! Just keep waiting and hey, if civilization doesn't turn to boiled shit ..... eventually I'll be right!!!!"
Took my girlfriend to get birth control yesterday, we never needed a note. We're both 18 now, but we did this at 17 now, and judging by the fact that we got them, her mother certainly never knew!
@@ViewbobTrue Well, considering all the legal battles there have been to get health insurance to cover birth control in the United States, I thought people still had to get a prescription for them. I know I had to go to a doctor to get mine when I was in college. But good if times have changed. Women should be able to decide if they want to use it or not. Not their employer or insurance provider, or anyone else.
We’re talking about making the morning after pill available without a prescription now here in the U.K. maybe if Boris sells the NHS to the medical industrial complex we will see this soon on another level
"I kid you not" as a birth control pill name is a genius idea.
"One that doesn't work all the time: BABY MAYBE!"
That was my favorite of the list :)
Not really genius. It's mildly amusing though.
@Telios Abraxas best of all of them
@@ophiolatreia93 Well that's like your opinion man.
If they ship the birth control pills to your door, their motto could be, "We deliver so you won't!"
😂😂😂
I KID YOU NOT
WE DELIVER SO DONT
Sponsored by Blue Chew
lmao nice
Good one!
It's astonishing when you compare the intellectual level of talk shows back then and those nowadays.
Vr Lux, I agree. I like to watch the old What's my Line? episodes. They are some of the most polite and eloquent people I've ever heard. But they're also greatly repressed if you watch the right shows. But it's still better than the toilet humor kid's shows we have nowadays.
Yes and the calm way theyre just talking to each other. Having a argument, disagreeing calmly.
@@amit212543 hey very good point/question 👌🏼 but in general the bar was set higher...school programs, workplace awareness, diverse admission tests and even driving license exams were tougher!
@@ninino86 like real mature adults 🤷🏻♂️
@@glennkonklin2926 man there's just no level whatsoever left today. It's depressing. I feel like losing brain cells everytime I come across a clip of a talk show
Carlin saw right through everything. A true master at reading between the lines.
@Vatro Skok Guess he managed to see right through that one too.
@@maourazonica5945 Touche. Lol
@Vatro Skok Thank you for the insider information.
Most things, still human and he himself changed his views on things as we all do with age.
@Vatro Skok You only believe in the one you have been brainwashed to believe in. Most don't choose their own religion, that's a fact. If you can't figure this one out, then you are not one to call others fools.
Once again, Carlin proves he was ahead of his time!
M Sealey and a classic that will live on forever way beyond these Netflix special so called comedians
Uhhh yeaaa remember the phone booth??
@@miked3168 there the good and the bad. Check out Andrew schulz.
@Alptraum He just had common sense. Anyone with an education will know that widespread use of untested medicine will lead to all sorts of horrors. Sadly, what wasn't understood was the effect of these hormone drugs circulating in the water systems and how it would collapse the fertility and birth rates on the long run. If this could have been imagined in advance, the pill would probably have never been released for the public.
Jose Holguin
I’m guessing you mean “Rufus” and not phone booths that used to be around towns, LOL!
So-Crates, haha!
Haven’t seen that movie since it was a new release in the video stores....saw it at the movies when it came out too!
I’ll have to revisit that one, thanks for the reminder.
😉
It's so weird seeing the legend George Carlin in his 30's... I just assumed he was born old lol
lmao
Wait till you see him in black and white!
Eyyyyyyyy
Try his appearances in the 60s where he had short hair, no beard, and a suit. I've been a fan of Carlin's for many years and I still can't get used to him looking like that.
@@AskDrannik When he was on Ed Sullivan.
Oh, I miss Dick Cavett. He actually read the books of the authors he interviewed. I learned a lot watching his show. And with today's issues, he and George Carlin would have a field day. I miss Carlin!
I'm not english speaker and i have serious problems to get that dick is a persons name, is so confusing, what was first? and why? is a nonsense for me. No one in my country is called what it would be dick in my language it would be so ridiculous to be named like that.😅
@@JP-xd6fm Dick is short form for Richard.
My wife and I were literally on our way to buy tickets to his next performance when we heard on the radio that George Carlin had died. RIP.
@@JP-xd6fm If you think that's confusing, then prepare to have your mind blown. Dick is a short form or nickname for Richard. Figure that one out lol.
We still have to get a note, and soon with this Sharia Court, we may not be able to get it at all.
"Out of the 30 guys in the neighborhood, there are probably only 3 who still bother with grass at all."
**camera zooms in on George**
No, no. He was fully invested in powder coke at this point...
@@badad0166 Even coke/opiate heads need a good smoke sesh once a week
@Turok Hilsen who are you to judge
@@badad0166 In his later years he said he never dropped pot - its just that he used it for certain occasions.
@@larryfisherman4199 an American XD first amendment allows opinions remember?
The guy was a genius, he could mid-sentence start a set like that. Funny, with his cadence, insightful. Wow-what a talent.
So Dick Cavett in 1971 said on national tv that weed isn’t dangerous. Interesting.
Except that it is.
Lean like a Cholo Yes I know.
@@steelersguy74
He did acknowledge that its dangerous for some people.
Ok so its not dangerous to smart people
@@trevorpearce4532
That's a dumb and ignorant thing to say.
It's dangerous for people with a rare liver disorder in which the liver doesn't produce the necessary enzymes to metabolize cannabinoids.
God I miss George Carlin. We need him more than ever....
Finally some George Carlin material in 2019!
HA
@ThePark 627 Thanks for letting me know
The Dick Cavett Show was the best of all talk shows that have ever been or ever will be on TV. For many years now all talk show hosts are owned by either the left or the right and are completely biased. Back in the day a host as polished, clever and witty as Cavett could have an open dialog with his guests and discuss any subject. He allowed them to speak openly and did not interrupt them if they carried the conversation in an unpredictable way. This is exactly what America needs today more than ever.
I’m really surprised to see “dope” talked about so rationally in ‘72 on a major network show.
Although my frame of reference is from growing up in the 90s, in the wake of the 80s war on drugs. I guess back then it maybe wasn’t as heavy of a subject.
Boss Nass. History has a tendency to repeat itself every 30 to 40 years. They say, anyway.
@@tleav61 simple direct but true
There was sort of a dichotomy back then. Even though society was more straight-laced, "controversial" subjects were regularly discussed on talk shows without any big hoopla. There was a bit more sophistication among the general public regarding such things.
Weed came very close to legalization in the 70's. The Drug War that Nixon started really came into its own in the 80's with Reagan.
People were very open minded back then.
Carlin was right on time with the criticism of the birth control pharm. companies - ahead of his time.
George is what a real comedian is,none of his jokes seem rehearsed,just pure natural off the top of his head funny,r.i.p.brother
This makes me nostalgic for a time I never experienced
hahahaha
whoa I wrote a whole college paper on weed and got an A+. I never would have gone that far out on the analysis of the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner but I got wigged out and wrote and the professor loved it. YOU can write on weed. And it can be astounding.
Interesting to hear George speak normally and not tell jokes, just stories.
The birth control was a bit of his he was already working on at the time. I've heard that on his Album 'AM and FM'.
I could listen to his (young) voice all day if it were narration, lectures, etc.
47 years later and we still need a note. 😒
The govt. keeps track of breeding and non-breeding members of its population. We're too stupid and empathetic towards one another to think along evolutionary lines so unfortunately our governments have to do it for us.
What a great conversation they had about dope way back then. Damn I miss Carlin. I grew up watching him. Truly a brilliant mind.
Well you need to use the right one and we don't have medical degrees.
Not for marijuana!
rudeboymon Your comment is the most uneducated comment I’ve seen all day. You think women get knocked up just because they can’t “control” themselves? 😂 Nice. Well let me go tell my mom that when she was raped and had me, that she should have controlled herself. You fucking idiot.
He actually is at his best looking around this age.
35 is pretty much it for all. After that it's hangin' on as best you can...
@@badad0166 No, it's because this is before, the first of three heart attacks.
@@badad0166 BTW, Thumbnail pic is me. On my fiftieth birthday.
@Muslim Trump supporter M.AG.A Cool incel cosplay. 9/10, would Poe's Law again.
@Muslim Trump supporter M.AG.A Your need to insert yourself into a conversation / response. In this way. Not to mention, at this ( ahem ) length. Displays your insecurities / aggression. With all the subtlety of a flashing red neon sign. Please get some help. If gentle teasing over a generalization. Elicits a manifesto. You need it.
"What about glacou - wait, we have to take a station break"
HA!
His lifelong fascination with and masterful handling of the English language places him right up there with Bob Dylan. He should've gotten a Nobel Prize for Literature too. But he got the Twain, and that's more meaningful.
Literature? That's for books... you know, literature. It was the Peace Prize
@@jansmitowiczauthor78 Nah. Literature is words. And this guy was a master. If Cicero was literature, so was George IMHO.
I feel so blessed to have seen this brilliant man in person so many years ago. He was performing at the Circle Star Theater in San Bruno, California. The singer that was to b his opening act had to cancel so we were rewarded with three hours of non-stop laughter from him. It’s something I will never forget.
Yup. He was in Omaha the weekend I was supposed to be doing some big-assed report on something or other, I can't remember, Jesus it was 50 years ago. He did his finger-popping joke and I was in heaven. I remember at one point thinking, "I'm going to fail class for not doing that report." I did. I can't remember the class, but I remember George.
Dude, rock on to David Cavett for being so chill in this interview, especially when the conversation switched over to pot.
God bless you, bro
Chilled*
"Chill" makes absolutely no sense as a Verb when there is no "to" before it.
@@raprometheus3051 Daddy, Chill.
When I was 34 I was doing my best to fit into society that wasn't and isn't worth fitting into. Wish I would have gone with my gut at 17, I would have avoided many unnecessary problems. Love him or hate George Carlin, he had some great points. Not enough honestly looking at things these days.
At least you learned. Life is a learning experience and we accumulate so much wisdom when we’re not in living “wisely” 😂.
He slides through monologues and interviews without cussing so seamlessly back in the day. Incredible.
2:25 he looked surprised by how many people laughed; and gestured a humble (extremely subtle) head bow...thanking the audience for laughing. What a wonderful character!
you're reaching too much on reactions man
out of all the dope smokers i knew in my life. I knew 1 guy who was put together and literally a normal person while smoking marijuana. When he wasnt high he was a mess. This was the one guy I knew who needed it truly. I totally support this dudes usage.
it's such a shame that legends like George have to die
But his legacy lives on forever
He had an incredible life and a long one. He and Christopher Hitchens are the two truly great social critics of the 20th century in my mind.
Just as difficult is finding his insight in anyone else who comes quickly to mind.
As do we all
As my dad told me, "We all have to die, I am just going to die before you." I remember that moment very well.
2:23 I still can’t believe Carlin’s voice in old age was a voice he used in his 20s and 30s lol.
_"Tonight's forecast - dark. Continuing dark throughout the night: changing to widely scattered light in the morning. "_
Is that Tom with the weather? (Ooops, wrong comedian.).
I used that gag in a highschool powerpoint presentation
The hippy dippy weatherman!
This interview shows what a really intelligent and deep thinker this comedic genius was!
Seems like when people did interviews back then hey were more casual
Like,a regular conversation .it seems more genuine and relaxed than anything these days R.I.P. George Carlin-Goat 🤘
Well they use to invite real ppl with real talent...
Now ppl go to promote their book/movies/music etc... and there is a lot of propaganda
But you can tell that the host is somewhat scared of where Carlin would take things. In that way things have not changed, the hosts still sort of fake being shocked or being nicer than they actually are. "Oh no, this is a family show".. don't make the advertisement people nervous
Nowadays any casual conversation blends into an ad-read.
Talk shows were amazing back then.
Nah, Dick Cavett specifically was a really forward thinking guy. He had Hunter Thompson and invited all sorts of wild people, including Mohamad Ali etc. Dick had his own issues of course, like one time he asked Richard Pryor if white people could say the N word. Then again I think he did this in the 80's, and it was probably good on national television to have Pryor smack him down verbally for being casual about things he didn't understand. May even have set there interview up with Pryor, given all the rough racial issues in the 80's. Dick's shows weren't emblematic of normal tv though sadly, most tv channels were like less angry versions of ABC news leading up through the 80's. Sorta moderate but 100% shilling.
Holy moly. He hit that on the head with the birth control and the weed. We miss you George Carlin
Those dudes are 34 at the time? They look a decade older.
Gas'n'Oil drugs
Nah, they look fine.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
Yep.
I agree... They look older than that
Rest in powerful peace
George Carlin 🙏
12 May 1937 ~
22 June 2008⚘
Oh how I miss him and his wicked sense of humor we lost a great one when he died .
I saw his show in Pittsburgh that year. Unforgettable.
I've seen a lot of Cavett in the past 2 years for some reason. I thought he seemed a little awkward or something, but the more I watch him the more I like him and wish our hosts were like him. He asked good questions and he seemed genuinely interested. He wasn't trying to be fancy or overly funny or dramatic.
First impression doesn't lie
@@rollotomasi4135 i'm with Kel B....he grows on....Co-stan-za!
As well as Columbia university Carlin use to live a block away from Grants tomb as well at 519 West 121st ST. It's amazing how much that neighborhood is exactly the same as he describes it
Dick Cavett excellent interviewer of all time.
Richard Alva Cavett (/ˈkævɪt/; born November 19, 1936) is an American television personality and former talk show host. He appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s through the 2000s.
All time favorite comedian, brilliant humorist. You are missed George
He's sooooo right about feeling ridiculous like 'here's my note'
George Carlin is brilliant. But so is Dick Cavett. Cavett is the perfect interviewer. He pushes back with tact and humility. Notice how George doesn’t get his back up. And this is a perfect interview, for so many reasons.
Jeez when I was 34 I was delivering appliances and getting drunk every weekend with my friends.....
There's a reason why legends are legends......
I’m convinced Carlin was on the autism spectrum because I understand him so well. He also has stimming moments in interviews like this. Plus his fixation on language is very autistic
Birth control topic on a Dick show...very suspicious
But all jokes aside that man was a genius
they went to commercials right when they were about to talk about WEED as a cure for Glaucoma
i'd say THAT is suspicious
yeah just wildly misinformed about marijuana.
@blue copper fair point.
But now 100years later, we are left without the next part, which may or may not have been shredded into the sewers
George smootly steered the conversation to where he could make his point about marijuana as an idea stimulator, a positive take.
One of the best interviewers of all time.
I met George in 1986 - a very nice man.
The Dick Cavett show! I hadn't even thought of that in decades. Much less, the episode with George Carlin.
Thanx for the trip through time, it was fun.
Miss You.
The actual skit was on his album FM & AM, called Birth Control Pills. Had the album when I was 11.
This is what we need a lot more of it today.
Wow, I truly enjoyed this. George Carlin was a pure genius and an interesting guy for sure.
What a gem of an interview. Dick Cavett has such a smooth flow
I just realized he’s hands down my favorite comedian 🤷🏾♂️ Wish i was able to find out about him sooner tbh
Two geniuses discussing the nature of things. Carlin and Cavet are my age in this video. God i need to do something with my life.
Brilliant
Wish he was around in 2019
34-year-old Carlin, I appreciate video that captures a time gone by:)
So there was a time when George Carlin was younger than me. Amazing. Also, he was much ahead of his time to suggest cannabis can be used in constructive ways!
My ALL TIME favourite comedian ❣️
He comes across as if like Jesus came back as a stand-up comedian.
Why? Because he had a beard and long hair? How original...
@@__seeker__ Yeah, that'd be why
@@larryfisherman4199 😅😅😆
Idgi
Of course we have very little idea of what he actually looked like. Very few cameras back then.
Wow this was from 1972! Thanks so much for digging this up! I love seeing Carlin throughout all his years.
He was so right on the product names.
George would cringe at such a comment. But hearing him speak gives me strength and I'd imagine it's the same for some others.
He really tried to help us and himself. He debated what selling out meant in many interviews and broached the subject in his books I think... It's safe to say, he didn't sell out.
You gotta Love Carlin, and Dick for sure. ❤
Interesting how the crowd laughed when he was talking about the productive things you can do while you're high. It just comes to show how much everyone's knowledge about marijuana has grown over time. If they were having this same conversation today, everyone would be clapping.
There are interesting surveys that found out that the calming effects of marijuana often help lessen the symptoms of ADHD, which is a condition that often makes you be "all over the place".
It especially makes thoughts clearer for a lot of people with ADHD (which is the opposite of what happens in many who don't have the disorder) and it helps them be more productive, just like George Calin described. Likewise, ADHDers often don't find caffeine effective to keep them awake, and I have many friends that will take a coffee or red bull and then take a nap or go to bed.
"I KID you NOT." Haha! Now, that was funny. SN: Did he say that he was 34 here? He looks so much older, I thought he said 44 at first.
1. they probably both subtracted six years.
2. all those cigarettes probably added six years.
GazB85 Dick Cavett said he’s the same age, and he looks much older.
it's all that DOPE
I think Carlin was one of those who just happened to look older proabably genetic I can understand that I feel like when I was 13 I easily could have passed for 17
People were more mature then. Today people in their thirties still watch superhero cartoon films.
Does anyone else feel like the quality of spoken English has deteriorated? Compared to talk shows in the past, people don't seem to be able to communicate or express their thoughts as fluently these days. Too many 'um's or 'uh's or 'like's in our sentences.
Yes, it definitely has. Why is that? anyone know?
@@jfkgot360agsspecd9 , I would say multiple reasons, starting with education / school budgets cuts that have been going on since Reagan was in office. Followed by less people engaging in actual conversations. By which I mean, more 'shorthand' is being used, so people are using fewer syllables. For example, for over 25 years, people having been using 'Sup' to replace, 'Whats up?'.
I also think theirs a cultural shift, where intellegance is looked down upon. Everyone wants to keep it "Real." As Chris Rock said, yeah, real dumb!
JFK got 360 AGS Spec'd - Long before “Video killed the radio star” television had already destroyed literary society. People used to read books and periodicals as their main source of information. These sources of information were written and edited by masters of language. Reading well written articles every day makes a person more articulate. Ever since television became the norm millions of people sit around watching dumbed down sit-coms instead of reading. The internet has revised reading a bit, but most of what people read is just short poorly written unedited clickbait crap full of grammatical and spelling errors. Educated Victorian children would be astonished at the abysmal writing skills exhibited in the average online comment section. As are those of us who still read books.
It only seems that way because these two men are thoughtful and well spoken.
@@fyfoh exactly. and because they are, we are watching them right now. it's just a cognitive bias where because only the best things from the past survive to be watched / heard / experienced by us, we thing that somehow the past was better.
Intelligent and prophetic..what a legend.
I got high with George in the early 70’s, we smoked a joint of homegrown at my house and he played the piano for a few minutes and made a few funny faces. Fun time for me.
carlin is absolutely right, i used to smoke pot almost daily, when i had it. but i would use it in conjunction with many activities, chores or tasks became easier (and almost fun) to do, my ex-wife would go on a cleaning terror when high...i loved to play sports high, basketball, bowling, ping pong. nobody could beat me when i was high playing "pong". in our little group of course, but focus was more pronounced in physical activities, blocking out distractions was easier. musicians have used it for generations. of course there were many times it was used just to kick back and enjoy a video game or watch t.v.
but as far as being a musician, which i was, i didn't smoke pot when trying to learn a piece, or working on scales or theory. smoking was for the part after the serious study, it was used for the "creative" aspect of writing. thinking outside the lines. but you can't be high while trying to do complex or intricate study, maybe for some people but not me. it's different for every person.
There's a great story by Richard Wright of Pink Floyd about his decision never to smoke pot again. He said he'd had a joint and found himself on stage pressing down a note on his keyboard, not knowing whether he'd been pressing it down just for a few seconds or for the past hour. LOL
@@2bb-2 so i've heard, i don't have access to that world, pot's still illegal in my state and low grade stuff is what most people have. i'd love to get some good hawaiian or thai... it's been a while and i'm showing my age.
@@2bb-2 i've known about the medicinal benefits of thc for sometime now, glycoma, stomach ailments, and cancer, etc. it's a confusing mix from state to state on legalization, the idea we're still putting people in jail for marijuana is insane. (most states still arrest you for casual usage, and the drug war is racist) bernie sanders says he will legalize it once and for all on the federal level, which will supercede any backwards ass state like alabama or tennessee. as if you need another reason to vote for him.
@@2bb-2 exactly, as bernie says, it ain't about him, it's about us.
@@2bb-2 cannibis today is causing a DRASTIC increase in psychiatric emergencies and admissions. Before you go off ranting how good it is READ UP WHAT'S HAPPENING on the downside on pot. This was happening decades ago too there was "good" pot around it was easier to bring the best in. I don't believe all the HYPE today it is far from any magical cure all. Mostly from avid pot smokers and people who have invested PLENTY. So now instead of growing MORE organic vegetables we have acres and acres of pot fields...what a FREAKING WASTE for essentially a brain toxin. Dumb people down even more
Miss George. Great to see him here. Thanks for sharing
In Germany it's called Antibabypille. Straight to the point :D
So ahead of his time, gotta love his practical intellectual humor. RIP GEORGE🙏🕯☕
if they don't name the male birth control gel they're developing SON-Block im rioting lol
micheal jackson would have saved some money
Good one!
Man, he was 34 in 1972? I'm glad he lived and worked as long as he did. I got to see him live once when I was a kid, it was a fantastic show
I wrote at least 75% of my college papers while high on weed; it helped calm my adhd and I never got anything below a B.
Should have dropped acid and kicked your grades up to an A.
50 years on and a prescription is still required for BC. Companies (Hobby Lobby) have even gone to court to not have to include BC on their healthcare plans.
Now I do think it probably needs a prescription because it is a hormonal treatment after all, but it should be zero cost to the end user.
So true - even today
...solid, yeah...wait, what?
This is such a timely segment, remarkable George Carlin.
Thank you for posting!
And as a female, in the year 2020 I must admit that it is rather Inconceivable that WE STILL NEED AN RX TO GET THE PILL!
I only wish that Mom Bomb was available at the checkout next to the Tic Tacs. Maybe someday I can pick up the pill and a pack of Juicy Fruit gum at the convenience store.
Truly Love the Comedic Genius George Carlin!
Isn't it the case that there are different kinds of birth control pills and you need a doctor to decide which one is right for you?
@@PokeRapper5000 My thoughts is also that there is a heavy list of side effects associated with all birth control pills and the doctor probably needs to make sure the patient fully understands the risks associated with it. Although i believe a lot of women arent properly informed about the side effects by their doctor so idk
It's a beautiful thing watching the masters do their thing.
In this day and age... WE NEED GEORGE SO MUCH.
HE WAS A SEEER. A MAN WHO SEES THINGS AS THEY ARE.
WE NEED A MAN JUST LIKE HIM TODAY
We've got men like him today. Chappelle, Burr etc.
Many, many artists and writers have created while high high on a great many substances.
Still relevant and still funny. George Carlin was one of the greats!!! =)
George Carlin is/was one of those kinds of people that I love having intelligent, oft times humorous, conversations with. Thinkers are pretty kool. 🤔
George's brain functioned at a completely different level, genius. RIP
Cant remember the last time i seen people have a conversation like this on tv.
Aw, how cute. George Carlin thought the day would come when women would be allowed to take birth control without the approval of several authority figures. He was so optimistic in his youth.
@Kim A They're likely OTC but behind the pharmacy counter so you have to ask the pharmacist for them. That way they don't get stolen. Like diabetes glucose monitor test strips and stuff. No prescription needed but they're still under lock and key for theft reasons. That is just a guess as to why you haven't seen them. People who actually know, feel free to correct me.
Prophetic to a fault. I guess old George's defence (beyond the grave) would be something along the lines of: "Sorry women! Just keep waiting and hey, if civilization doesn't turn to boiled shit ..... eventually I'll be right!!!!"
Took my girlfriend to get birth control yesterday, we never needed a note. We're both 18 now, but we did this at 17 now, and judging by the fact that we got them, her mother certainly never knew!
@@ViewbobTrue Well, considering all the legal battles there have been to get health insurance to cover birth control in the United States, I thought people still had to get a prescription for them. I know I had to go to a doctor to get mine when I was in college. But good if times have changed. Women should be able to decide if they want to use it or not. Not their employer or insurance provider, or anyone else.
Why should birth control pills be covered under healthcare? I thought government wasn't supposed to control what you did with your body.
2022,George!, we
Could use u today!
We’re talking about making the morning after pill available without a prescription now here in the U.K. maybe if Boris sells the NHS to the medical industrial complex we will see this soon on another level
How can you not love this man??
My grandmother always said pot made her more creative and energized.
this is awesome stuff man, thanks for posting the oldies
I just watched Jimmy Fallon interview one of his guests in the same way Dick Cavett use to"......said NO ONE EVER
Inconceivable!!!