RIP Carl Reiner 😥 “Well, Alan, there must be some needy bald people.” One of the best lines ever written. The writers won an Emmy award for this episode.
Mary at her best, for filling the brilliant writing and producing. “Needy bald people”! That cracks me up every time I hear it. RIP to both of these great entertainers.
Of the many elements that combine to make this scene a comic gem for the ages, Alan addressing the Styrofoam heads ("Fellas......") as seriously as if they were executives at a board meeting is one of my favorites.
Never will we see the likes of this again. The best scene from one of the best sitcoms ever! I heard or read somewhere that the Alan Brady character was based on Sid Caesar. Every Alan Brady episode was fantastic! To Carl Reiner, a brilliant talent, we're so glad you listened to Sheldon Leonard. After watching Man of the House, he said that it was a good idea for a show but "we'll just get someone else to play you!" Very grateful for youtube so that today's young people who weren't fortunate to "grow up" with this wonderful series can see what great comedy was. Rest in peace, Carl.
@charles allan For sure! I'm actually going to correct something in my earlier comment. The original pilot was called Head of the Family, not Man of the House. For someone as brilliant as Carl Reiner, I felt I had to get it right!
@charles allan Yes, although I think it was called Man About The House. Anyway, so many Carl Reiner fans here, commenting and watching this wonderful scene!
@charles allan Absolutely! I heard that CBS is going to run this episode, in color, tomorrow night at 8:00 Eastern time as a tribute. I've never been a fan of colorizing black & white films or t.v. shows but I'll watch it.
" In 1953-54 Reiner was a regular performer on the popular television comedy series Your Show of Shows, which starred Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. After the show ended, Reiner went to work on Caesar's Hour (1954-57), a sketch comedy program."
From the episode "Coast-To-Coast Big Mouth" [September 15, 1965]. After this, Carl Reiner wore his own toupee as often as he DIDN'T...in fact, years later, in an emergency, Carl asked George Burns if he could borrow HIS toupee for an important dinner. Upon its return, George asked Carl how the dinner went. "Your hair was a riot", Reiner told him.
Technically Laura Petrie's apology - but without question one of the funniest scenes ever broadcast anywhere, any time. Comic genius on the page and on camera.
Reiner was much better as Alan Brady than he was in the pilot, as the head writer. Kudos to him for realizing that though he had a good concept for the show, that DVD would be better for the lead. Such a classic.
Just heard Carl Reiner on CNN (phone in- couldn't believe he's still with us!); when asked if he had a favorite scene with Mary, without hesitation, he cited this one. What a great show, can still watch today and laugh, not out of style/dated or less clever and ironic and funny than today's comedy. In fact, much of today's stuff is TnA, innuendo, and not really all that funny, at least not on TV. She was as funny as the rest of cast, show wouldnt have been as good w/out her! Plus all of her other great acting in other things; Ordinary People, for example. Great actress, comedian, dancer, person. Goodbye, and thank you!
Carl Reiner was very comfortable and upfront about his baldness. There was a TH-cam video (since taken down) from 1967 when Carl was a guest on "The Mervin Griffin Show." He didn't wear his toupee, and Merv asked him about this. Rather than get sensitive or indignant, Carl explained that he considered his toupee to be a dress accessory. Some nights he felt like wearing it, other nights no.
I get the sense actors were often pressured by agents and producers to wear toupees, and wouldn't necessarily have worn them otherwise. I believe that was the case with Sean Connery; maybe Alec Guinness as well--he always had a full head of hair in his movie roles, but unhesitatingly went hair-off in all his other public appearances. I also find it fascinating that baldness was a recurring them on The Dick Van Dyke show--in addition to this episode, there were other moments that made reference to his toupee; there was Buddy's continual needling of Mel for his bald head; there was the episode where Rob fears he's going bald and has a nightmare about it. It strikes me that male-pattern baldness was regarded as a much bigger social anxiety and stigma in the '60s than it is today. To be sure, there are still plenty of men today who don't like going bald and make efforts to hide it (if those ads I'm always bombarded with for hair surgery are any indication), but for a lot of other men it's just not that big a deal anymore.
So funny 😂 I catcher this episode the other day on Hulu. All seasons are there now and I’m having the best time watching the series during this quarantine. One of the best comedies of all time on TV!
I just noticed how the phone being knocked off the hook and the GRRRR into the phone had to be unusually closely choreographed.... but an AD LIB? Great! Thanks for telling me.
In my opinion. This was when sitcom writing was at it's best. These folks were just downright fantastic. Would've love to see just a bit more of Alan Brady. Either way thanks, this was great!
Mary Tyler Moore Carl Reiner 😢 Thank for leaving behind great bodies of work. We wish we could have spent more time with you and put it in a bottle to keep forever on a shelf.
Priceless!!!! LMAO!!! This episode and the one with the wrong baby, are the two best comedies ever on TV. I worked for a guy that was a mix of Allen Brady, and Taxi's Louie DePalma!!
I know everyone has heard this before but it bears repeating. No rough langauge, no sexual innuendos, no political overtones, just good, solid, creative writing performed by talented actors who loved and respected their craft was the formula for timeless scenes such as this that is as funny today as it was in 1965 and will still be funny 50 years from now. I see proof of that every day when I watch young people do reaction videos to Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello. Fifty years from now people will say "Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno...... I'm sorry but I don't remember who hosted the Tonight Show after that."
One of the funniest scenes in one of the best episodes of the best sitcom ever.
Still one of the greatest scenes in sitcom history. May you rest easy, Carl. You won’t be forgotten. ❤️
Loved the growl into the phone, pure Alan/Carl!
"There must be some needy bald people" Priceless!
@@gregorykayne6054 I often wonder if MTM ad-libbed that.
When he knocks the phone of the hook and then growls into the phone, it was a marvelous ad lib.
RIP Carl Reiner 😥
“Well, Alan, there must be some needy bald people.” One of the best lines ever written. The writers won an Emmy award for this episode.
And rightfully so!
How about when he looks at the styrofoam heads and says "fellas."
@@markcadieux3445 Oh, I know! I've seen this so many times and I still find it hysterical! Only Carl Reiner could pull off that one word!
"I hate Carl reiner"
@@markcadieux3445 - A great bit.
Mary at her best, for filling the brilliant writing and producing. “Needy bald people”! That cracks me up every time I hear it. RIP to both of these great entertainers.
0:49 "You see..." Love how she does that quiver in her voice. Mary Tyler Moore was sensational in this role.
Of the many elements that combine to make this scene a comic gem for the ages, Alan addressing the Styrofoam heads ("Fellas......") as seriously as if they were executives at a board meeting is one of my favorites.
Never will we see the likes of this again. The best scene from one of the best sitcoms ever! I heard or read somewhere that the Alan Brady character was based on Sid Caesar. Every Alan Brady episode was fantastic! To Carl Reiner, a brilliant talent, we're so glad you listened to Sheldon Leonard. After watching Man of the House, he said that it was a good idea for a show but "we'll just get someone else to play you!" Very grateful for youtube so that today's young people who weren't fortunate to "grow up" with this wonderful series can see what great comedy was. Rest in peace, Carl.
@charles allan For sure! I'm actually going to correct something in my earlier comment. The original pilot was called Head of the Family, not Man of the House. For someone as brilliant as Carl Reiner, I felt I had to get it right!
@charles allan Yes, although I think it was called Man About The House. Anyway, so many Carl Reiner fans here, commenting and watching this wonderful scene!
@charles allan Absolutely! I heard that CBS is going to run this episode, in color, tomorrow night at 8:00 Eastern time as a tribute. I've never been a fan of colorizing black & white films or t.v. shows but I'll watch it.
" In 1953-54 Reiner was a regular performer on the popular television comedy series Your Show of Shows, which starred Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. After the show ended, Reiner went to work on Caesar's Hour (1954-57), a sketch comedy program."
carl reiner just passed away and i had to come watch this clip like, right away. such an incredible clip. i miss him and mary so dearly.
Thankyou for all laughter Mary. You were one of the best. RIP
When he hurts his foot and yells into the phone is genius. I've always wondered if he improv'd that.
I had heard or read somewhere that he did improvise it.
My favorite scene of all time from this incredible show. How many times have I imagined performing this scene with Carl.
Godspeed to you Mr. Reiner. Reunited with Ms. Moore again.....
The Classic Comedy wing of Heaven!
This is absolutely my favorite episode of Dick Van Dyke. For me it's the funniest scene I've ever seen on tv
Who else is here weeping and laughing over the loss of Carl and great skits like this?
A sad day, but he did leave us a legacy of comedy that doesn't age. :)
Needy bald people....
98 years young when he left
Me!
This is my favorite episode.
I love Alan's reaction and Laura's panic 🕵️💕
Without a doubt the funniest scene in the entire DVD series and also in the top 10 funny scenes of all sitcoms. Thank you Mr. Reiner.
this hilarious scene is Carl Rieners favorite "Alan Brady moment".
These two wonders. Rest In Peace. Brilliant brilliant brilliant.
This is one of my favorite t.v. shows.
From the episode "Coast-To-Coast Big Mouth" [September 15, 1965]. After this, Carl Reiner wore his own toupee as often as he DIDN'T...in fact, years later, in an emergency, Carl asked George Burns if he could borrow HIS toupee for an important dinner. Upon its return, George asked Carl how the dinner went. "Your hair was a riot", Reiner told him.
Technically Laura Petrie's apology - but without question one of the funniest scenes ever broadcast anywhere, any time. Comic genius on the page and on camera.
This is pure comic genius! This will never be duplicated. Crying tears of laughter 😂
Rest in Peace Carl Reiner. A great comic genius. Thanks for the laughs.
This scene never gets old!
"It's hair!!! Hair!!! You didn't have any trouble saying it on television!"
From Show of Shows to his passing, Carl Reiner was one of the funniest people ever. God knows we are in great need of many more people like him.
Reiner was much better as Alan Brady than he was in the pilot, as the head writer. Kudos to him for realizing that though he had a good concept for the show, that DVD would be better for the lead. Such a classic.
Ladies and gentlemen, the lovely Ms. Mary Tyler Moore and the incomparable Mr. Carl Reiner.
Happy _98TH_ Birthday, Dick Van Dyke! 🙂
Happy 99TH Birthday, Dick Van Dyke! 🙂
Just heard Carl Reiner on CNN (phone in- couldn't believe he's still with us!); when asked if he had a favorite scene with Mary, without hesitation, he cited this one. What a great show, can still watch today and laugh, not out of style/dated or less clever and ironic and funny than today's comedy. In fact, much of today's stuff is TnA, innuendo, and not really all that funny, at least not on TV. She was as funny as the rest of cast, show wouldnt have been as good w/out her! Plus all of her other great acting in other things; Ordinary People, for example. Great actress, comedian, dancer, person. Goodbye, and thank you!
couldn't agree with you more.....this is one of my fav scenes from the series.....been looking for the full show on here but can't find it....
Carl Reiner was very comfortable and upfront about his baldness. There was a TH-cam video (since taken down) from 1967 when Carl was a guest on "The Mervin Griffin Show." He didn't wear his toupee, and Merv asked him about this. Rather than get sensitive or indignant, Carl explained that he considered his toupee to be a dress accessory. Some nights he felt like wearing it, other nights no.
That is how I feel about , the wig that I wear .
I get the sense actors were often pressured by agents and producers to wear toupees, and wouldn't necessarily have worn them otherwise. I believe that was the case with Sean Connery; maybe Alec Guinness as well--he always had a full head of hair in his movie roles, but unhesitatingly went hair-off in all his other public appearances.
I also find it fascinating that baldness was a recurring them on The Dick Van Dyke show--in addition to this episode, there were other moments that made reference to his toupee; there was Buddy's continual needling of Mel for his bald head; there was the episode where Rob fears he's going bald and has a nightmare about it. It strikes me that male-pattern baldness was regarded as a much bigger social anxiety and stigma in the '60s than it is today. To be sure, there are still plenty of men today who don't like going bald and make efforts to hide it (if those ads I'm always bombarded with for hair surgery are any indication), but for a lot of other men it's just not that big a deal anymore.
@@Kylopod William Shatner has the best fake hair .
So funny 😂 I catcher this episode the other day on Hulu. All seasons are there now and I’m having the best time watching the series during this quarantine. One of the best comedies of all time on TV!
any more snow in here we could ski my favorite line
Note how Carl adds his own touches to Persky & Denoff's script by ad-libbing the moment at 1:09, and at 4:01.
I just noticed how the phone being knocked off the hook and the GRRRR into the phone had to be unusually closely choreographed.... but an AD LIB? Great! Thanks for telling me.
I've always thought there was some ad lib in this scene.
Carl Reiner, R.I.P. 6/30/2020. This is one of the funniest scenes in comedic history!
My favorite scene and episode ....Carl Reiner at his best ......
I loved that show, but THIS SCENE: This scene and the one where everyone was singing a madrigal and one by one dropped out, was INSANELY TERRIFIC!
May he now Rest In Peace while he entertains the Angels in Heaven. :-(
In my opinion. This was when sitcom writing was at it's best. These folks were just downright fantastic. Would've love to see just a bit more of Alan Brady. Either way thanks, this was great!
HAPPY 93rd BIRTHDAY, CARL REINER. A genius, a national treasure, a mensch!
He ad-libed the phone growl
Even better if he had said something like "Not now, I'm busy".
Amazing writing and acting ❤
This is my favourite scene from the whole series. Too bad they cut it short.
alan brady toupee came up when I searched alan brady. a classic scene! a brilliant show. I think the DVDyke show is his legacy. Groundbreaking.
"There must be some needy bald people."
Mary Tyler Moore
Carl Reiner
😢 Thank for leaving behind great bodies of work. We wish we could have spent more time with you and put it in a bottle to keep forever on a shelf.
It's like foreshadowing all those times where Mary goes into Mr. Grant's office to get yelled at.
*_"We always watch Dick Van Dyke."_* (Lydia Hillard. 1993)
#MrsDoubtfire
MTM could grovel like no other. So sweet and yet so funny.
Their timing is perfect
RIP Carl, Glad we still have Mr. VanDyke
Priceless!!!! LMAO!!! This episode and the one with the wrong baby, are the two best comedies ever on TV. I worked for a guy that was a mix of Allen Brady, and Taxi's Louie DePalma!!
RIP. You were one of the greats, kid.
"...Well, there must be some needy bald people..."
RIP, Mary (Laura)...
And Alan's reply: "Laura, you're a nut!"
Oh M goodness! Well, it was nice knowing you, Laura.
RIP Carl Reiner. One Carl's best bits!
her finest moment
Stephanie Stanley one of her funniest moments.
RIP to both
R.I.P Carl Reiner, a comedy genius!
I heard his last words were "Shut up Mel"
Alright children. It’s time to expand your minds. It’s homework time. Ok?
RIP Carl Reiner. Thanks for the many laughs.
I know everyone has heard this before but it bears repeating. No rough langauge, no sexual innuendos, no political overtones, just good, solid, creative writing performed by talented actors who loved and respected their craft was the formula for timeless scenes such as this that is as funny today as it was in 1965 and will still be funny 50 years from now. I see proof of that every day when I watch young people do reaction videos to Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello. Fifty years from now people will say "Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno...... I'm sorry but I don't remember who hosted the Tonight Show after that."
RIP Carl a comedic genius.
Classic!
The best of the best. Thank you Carl....RIP
this scene makes me laugh so hard u can tell early in the scene neither cant keep the lines going lol
One of my favorite Alan Brady lines..."Shut up Mel"!
My favorite Mel Cooley line to Buddy, "Yechh!"
"Needy bald people!"
love this one. so darn funny and no cursing or sex talk.
Here it is, Mel, $1,000 worth of hair. What am I supposed to do with it?
"Well, Alan, I was wondering IF......."
"You want one for yourself? I'd rather make a coat for my wife! Pick it up, PICK IT UP!!!!!"
Mrs. Doubtfire brought me here
Rest In Peace Carl Reiner.
Just watched this one today!
Rest In Peace, Carl Reiner.
Farewell Carl.
It's Hair! Hair!!
"needy bald people " I had to rewatch that about a hundred times
This is one of my favorite episode one of the funniest episodes
Alan Brady. One of the greatest characters on TV.
Rest in peace, Carl Reiner. :(
In the 60s, baldness was a big deal. That's partly what made it so funny.
dang that is brilliant
RIP Carl/Alan
Cannot locate Allan Brady is bald full episode? Help...
CAN'T FIND IT EITHER......HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOREVER.....ALL THAT COMES UP IS THIS SCENE...
I think it’s season 5, episode 1; it’s not on TH-cam, might be on Hulu
Donnahhughes1954 Hughes it was on you tube at one time but was removed for infringement reasons..A BLOODY SHAME...
You can buy each season on dvd, and then watch it when you want
R.I.P. Carl Reiner.
RIP Carl Reiner.
3:00 Bald mother figure!
Where is the full episode of this fabulous funniest episode? I have been looking everywhere.
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIP Carl Reiner :(
RIP Carl Reiner 6/29/2020
The best show ever!!!!!
RIP Carl Reiner!
Pure genius.
Mr Reiner at his prime is just great
1) What? Not the entire scene?
b) More accurately 'Laura's Apology'.
I wanna see the rest
HILARIOUS haha 😂
Mrs doubtfire
Alan Brady is one of my favorite characters, he's a jerk but he's hilarious.
RIP Carl Reiner
I love the name Laura.
Rip Carl Reiner
Brilliantly funny. Anytime Carl appeared on the show it was 1000 x funnier. RIP Alan Brady. Hope you're telling Mel to shut up in heaven