sisters. wendy walker, author and producer, lessons shared from 30 years in television. suzanne somers returns and kathy griffin. you remember your first time on the show? it was a long, long time ago. larry: 23 times you ve been on. you were in washington, d.c. larry: your first time you said you were nervous. i was very nervous. absolutely. and i demanded the whole hour. but when i first went on i still do. get up girls. i know the necklace is $19.95. i get it somers. $39.95. i ll take it. i ll take four if i can just get there in time. sorry. go ahead. larry: you were in washington. you were in washington and you were cable and it wasn t at that time as prestigious to guest on cable shows. do you recall that moment in time? this isn t really going your
before. for weeks afterward larry walked around the set saying you know after i kissed marlon brando, i can t stop thinking about it. i silently nodded my head. he wasn t the only one. what was that really like? it was like that. ip had to close my eyes. whi closed my eye, he was back on the waterfront. larry: when were you there, when the kiss occurred, do you remember your reaction? oh, i was it was disbelief. i thought, that is a moment that s a television moment. i didn t think i was going to get call about it, but, yes, it was shocking. if you look at that again, you where did you come up with that? give me an offer you can t refuse. larry: from the godfather. sounded like you rehearsed that. you two, you sgloe. larry: our guest, wendy walker. the book producer kathy griffin is here to help us through funny moments on larry king over the year. that s next.
friends over the years. you know, being friends with wendy, you end up doing a lot of benefits. i m sure you knee. you knee. she s always getting you to sing or show up somewhere for somebody. larry: in three words, you don t want to hear from wendy, by the way exactly. or or breaking news. sorry. it s usually when you re in there all made up and they go, sorry. have to cancel. larry: is that the it s hard to bump a guest? oh, it s it s worst. larry: we almost bump ud tonight. we almost did. exactly. yes. larry: is that hard? it was great having it happen to me so i know how it feels. i remember maybe 15 years or so ago, were you still in washington, d.c. i was doing a john waters film serial mom in baltimore. larry: funny movie. funny movie. i was in the car with makeup on and get a call from you. suzie larry: the book is producer author wendy walker. one of the reasons viewers
how can you face me? two words. kato kaelin. i will never forget that. larry made it. help was crying. hard to see him so emotional. kato kaelin is a bigger name than i am. that s what makes the show special. that after you get bumped several times, you get unbumped and then you re on the map. larry: did we help make your career? you made me and you can break me. you re like the gays. you made me and you can break me. and you ve tried. got knows you ve tried on this show. larry: wendy, why is she a good guest? oh, da! thank you. exactly. larry: no, i mean, there s no one like her. no. she s special. considering it s her first week, i think she s doing a terrific job. she s dressed properly, appropriately. larry: you like the look? i do, and also the amount of screaming you must have heard from him in the commercial break is jarring. it s really no. you hear that wlarl are you doing? trying to ruin your image and your career. larry: we ve had funny moments wi
larry: we re back with our senior executive producer wendy walker, author of eproducer. s with us a suzanne somers. over the past 25 years we ve been inspire and awed by people who not only encountered adversity but thrived in spite of it. watch. larry: you never thought you d be sitting on a worldwide television program saying you re a gay man? i never thought. trust me, larry, i said this many occasions, if i knew how good it was going it feel, i d have done it ten years ago. larry: what s wa it like when you were diagnosed? it was lard to describe it because i was so young. i was 29 years old. parkingson s is not something you expect to hear. it makes your arms and legs do stuff like that. larry: motor control. yeah. that s all i know. larry: is there pain involved? no. just embarrassing. you get very angry.