Tom Snyder - Harlan Ellison

From the summer of 1994, this was my introduction to the writer Harlan Ellison. I was an intern on Snyder's show that summer, and Ellison blew into the studio like a force of nature. I made it a point to get to know the man and his work. Apologies for the poor video quality.

[@pendorran]

Harlan Ellison speechless. Tom got him that time. You can tell the friendship was genuine and heartfelt.

[@HiveFleetUlfang1]

Rare footage of Ellison actually speechless.

[@andrewwilliams9599]

What a beautiful thing. I had tears in my eyes when Tom brought out the painting and said, simply, "It's yours."

[@torchwoody58]

I like the way Tom Snyder kept calling Harlan "kid".

[@sentinel1814]

harlan is about 60 in this, the way he reacted to that painting made him feel just like a kid again i bet.

[@anttam117]

Not only did Tom Snyder nailed Harlan with his gift, he nailed me as well! I reacted exactly as Harlan did!

[@existenceisrelative]

My new life goal is to have someone react to a gift i've given them like that.

[@andrewwilliams9599]

It's worth more than any amount of money. Trust me.

[@treybratcher389]

And they say the grinch’s heart grew three times that day

[@tilaNmanx]

That was the sweetest god damn thing I've seen in a long time

[@tuxguys]

I'd forgotten that Snyder had a prime time show on CNBC in the '90's...
But I've never forgotten how absolutely electric these two were, going all the way back to the "TOMORROW" show in the '70's, every time they were together.
What a great way to spend some time.

[@piesusan17]

Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air.”

[@katiezee2]

Harlan is a delight

[@bohican]

Harlan speechless... Ho. Lee. Fuck.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Harlan: "You ever watch Animaniacs? Oh, you gotta watch Pinky And The Brain!"

[@andrewwilliams9599]

Whadda we gonna do t'night, Brain?

[@JakeMabe1]

@@andrewwilliams9599 The same thing we do every night, Pinky. TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

[@seagullrock]

When I learned that Tom was leaving the airwaves forever, it was crushing. He'd been on my TV since the '70s. I began missing him immediately. And then I thought: I'm never going to see Harlan Ellison again either. Together they were a trip. Thank you for posting this.

[@Brimaxian]

Spring-loaded vomit. What a wonderful phrase that we aren't using enough twenty-five years later.

[@OrangeBang74]

Harlan knows how to turn a phrase, that's for sure

[@jeffkrueger4178]

You were very fortunate to intern for a classic like Tom Snyder and get introduced to Harlan that way. Timeless. Thanks!

[@timothyjohnson6258]

This was a great interviewe!! Ellison is endlessly interesting and Tom was the perfect guy to bring us this masterpiece. It is such a shame that there is no Tom Snyder, or anyone like him, anymore. We get fed 3-4 minute interviews that are interrupted by 2-3 commercial breaks, so essentially, nothing. Tom was so good at his job, never talked down to his callers and friends, had a great sense of humor, was sharp as could be, and he is sorely missed.

[@Davy.J.Y]

Currently revisiting every Ellison video here on TH-cam. This one is a fave of mine. I bought a copy of Mindfields way back in the day, its a wonderful book filled with mind blowing art .

[@FanboyFilms]

"She's not a writer, she's a creative typist."

[@byaustingragg]

So glad you uploaded this. What a gem of an interview.

[@garymcaleer6112]

One of Tom's best. Harlan's gone, but his work lives on.

[@VarnaVix]

Actually, I'm impressed by the sound quality. Most of these VHS rips are nearly unintelligable.

[@machineo12887]

So cool you worked as an intern, thanks for the video! Wish I could've been so lucky

[@urdude67]

what he said about 'net message boards...OMG so accurate and prescient..."spring-loaded vomit"!

[@cobber231]

I wish Tom was Still around. I would love to hear his thoughts on present time. How was he to work for?

[@appidydafoo]

Fascinating, thank you ♥

[@garymcaleer6112]

Thanks, Kevin. Most refreshing. "Spring loaded vomit!" Oh, this brother always cut to the chase, just like Jesus did with Nicodemus.

[@judacia]

nearly 30 years later, and it sadly holds true. internet trolls are happy pointing out negative things, harassing others, spreading misery.

[@andrewwilliams9599]

Oh, and someone ought to tell Al Gore that Harlan beat him to the punch when it came to coining the phrase 'information superhighway.'

[@Enevan1968]

It must have been doing the rounds back then. I did library studies in '93 and heard the term being used then in a conversation between two co-students who worked in a university library.

[@andrewwilliams9599]

Considering that Harlan was not a computer person, it was even more prescient of him to use the term.

[@nunyabizness6595]

There are no Ellisons of today. One of the reasons the world is crap.😮😮😮

[@magaliebatterie3148]

12:27

[@katiedonovanAlt]

Judith Krantz outlived Harlan by ALMOST a year....lol

[@andrewwilliams9599]

But did she enjoy it?