The View May 16th Recap: Teri Hatcher and Bernadette Peters
Whoopi Goldberg said that she was watching television and heard about how Hugh Hefner said that when Miley Cyrus is 18, he is welcome to pose in Playboy. She wanted to clear up that he did not invite her to come pose, but said in response to a question that when is old enough she would be welcome to. Sherri said that it was disgusting to think about her posing naked when she is only 15. Elisabeth Hasselbeck said that he should have just said we will talk about it when she reaches the legal age, saying it was off-the-charts on the gross-o-meter. Whoopi knows Hugh and doesn’t see anything wrong with the comment and said they should have an issue with the person who asked him the question.
Sherri said that Hugh’s girlfriend Holly is upset that he won’t marry her. Whoopi said that Holly should have known he wouldn’t marry her. Elisabeth said Miley Cyrus should not even be in the same sentence as Hugh Hefner. Joy said it reminds her of the Woody Allen story or the Celine Dion story and there is something about the picture that is wrong. She said it is like if someone asks Grace–and Elisabeth cut her off, saying not to bring her daughter into the conversation. Joy said that if there was a little girl who looked like a Hasselbeck and someone said that she could come pose nude when she is 18, there is something wrong that.
Sherri said that if she was Holly’s mother she would have sat Hugh down when they first started dating and ask him what he wants with her daughter. Whoopi said that the women are there for a reason and should know that he won’t commit to them. Joy joked that he is not ready for marriage, just like she (Joy) is not.
Whoopi asked if any of the ladies ever babied their husbands. Joy joked that they had a breastfeeding period. Sherri said that she used to tell her husband to drink more water and less soda. Elisabeth said that when you are in “mommy-mode” all day, it is hard not to continue you that with your husband. Joy said that is two tickets to no sex life. Elisabeth said that they are doing fine. Sherri said that the marriage counselor told her not to baby her husband, but she is a natural nurturer. Joy said that relates to big breasts, because you never see a flat-chested girl saying she is a nurturer.
Sherri said that one of the show’s researchers, Jason, got “freaked out” when a woman breastfed on the subway without covering herself. Elisabeth said that you want to be able to feed your child, but she has been made uncomfortable by other women breastfeeding around her. She doesn’t have a problem, really unless the child is 7. Sherri said that she had a friend who breastfed until the child was 4. Elisabeth said that breaks the rule that you shall not breastfeed a child who can spell milk. Whoopi never understood the “thing” with breastfeeding. Joy said that children who are breastfed have a higher IQ. Whoopi said that she has a high IQ anyway. Sherri said that it is harder with big breasts because you have to drop it down into the baby’s mouth and can’t easily cover yourself with a blanket. Elisabeth said that sometimes the baby will pull the blanket off and your nipple will be exposed. Sherri said that Jason saw the nipple on the train and he is used to a nipple being sexual so he didn’t know what to think. Whoopi said that the whole thing she just described was “too freaky” for her.
Teri Hatcher appeared to promote Desperate Housewives. They showed a clip of her singing on American Idol Gives Back. She really concentrated on the charity aspect, but was terrified to sing in front of millions of people. She loves singing and did cabaret 10 years ago.
Her character on Desperate Housewives just had a baby. She had a lot of padding on during her character’s pregnancy and she ate a lot during the day as a result. She would love to do the show forever, but the creator thinks it will end after three more seasons. She said that the cliffhanger is the most innovative she has seen. She would not confirm the rumor that the show will be moving into the future.
She was jogging and saw a mountain lion. She crawled down a hill into a canyon to get away from it and she thought it was a very “Susan” moment.
Teri is going to Kenya with her daughter and her parents on a charity mission to help children whose parents died of AIDS.
The next segment was “Cooking with Joy” featuring Lidia Bastianich. She showed how to make inexpensive Italian meals. Whoopi was helping with the preparation and Lidia kept telling her she was doing things wrong. They made turkey meatballs made from turkey legs and other parts of the turkey besides the breast. Whoopi was tasked with rolling them into balls and she joked she has been working with meat all her life. As she kept making them, she kept making bigger and bigger meatballs. She also made some other ball jokes as the segment went on. They also made escarole and rigatoni.
Bernadette Peters appeared on the show with her dog Kramer. She got him from the ASPCA. She advocates for the animals in the city shelters. She wrote a book called Broadway Barks and an accompanying song to raise money for animals. She then sang “Kramer’s song.”
The View, Barbara Walters, Sherri Shepherd, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Teri Hatcher, Bernadette Peters, Broadway Barks, Desperate Housewives, Hugh Hefner, Miley Cyrus, breastfeeding
May 16th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Winnie- thanks for the recap and the podcast! I can’t wait to download it to my Ipod.
As always, I am sick of EH. She is way worse than Star Jones ever was during her bridezilla period.
May 16th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Did anyone catch when EH said she won’t answer a question if it makes her look like trash? It was very telling of a certain incident.
I like that Joy brought up Woody Allen. I think he has so much clout in Hollywood that people are scared to mention it; there’s only a few: Joy, Rosie, and Howard Stern. I’ve boycotted his movies forever and think he’s a total skeeve.
I also thought it was funny that Joy continued her story about Pooky and had to add “a little girl who looked like a Hasselbeck.”
May 16th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
“Did anyone catch when EH said she won’t answer a question if it makes her look like trash? It was very telling of a certain incident.”
I must not have been paying enough attention, because I missed that part. What part of the show was that mentioned at?
May 16th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Sarah, it was when they were discussing Hugh Hefner’s response to Miley being in Playboy in a few years.
May 16th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Erika: Thanks. I think my brain goes into self-protective mode everything EH speaks, so sometimes whatever she says just comes out sounding like “Blah, blah, blah.” I can only imagine how much more annoyed I would be by her if I actually listened to everything she says.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
My comments arent being posted
May 16th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Great! I think all my comments will be posted at once. Sorry about that, I think my commentsa arent going through b/c I have a link in them. Basically, I’m just asking Winnie if she thinks the “special announcement” is that they will be letting viewers go backstage with them for one episode. Just google “Daytime TV’s ‘The View’ program to take viewers backstage for 1 show”
May 16th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I think Joy is vicious. Did you notice how she attacked EH. She made a snide remark about her sex life and when EH said they are fine in that dept, Joy said “oh, but you have to protect little Gracie?!” I think Joy is a sicko!
May 16th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
“Did you notice how she attacked EH. She made a snide remark about her sex life and when EH said they are fine in that dept, Joy said “oh, but you have to protect little Gracie?!” I think Joy is a sicko!”
I would hardly call making a joke about something the same as attacking. And it was a joke about something that EH herself has joked about. If EH doesn’t want Joy making a brief, joking reference to that then perhaps EH shouldn’t tell tacky stories on air about how she hides in the bathroom to avoid having sex with Tim. Good grief, they are all adults at that table (despite the evidence EH keeps presenting to the contrary) and EH should not need to be treated with kid gloves.
May 17th, 2008 at 5:20 am
I am so thrilled Joy has the guts to speak up and cut EH down. She really needs it. Joy is very funny and we need the humor. Joy is a comedian and is doing what she does best. Sherri is too polite by listening to EH. EH would prattle on through the whole show if allowed. She is beyond irritating.
It doesn’t look or sound like she is any great mother. She self admits she has been busy several hours a day with a trainer, out to charity events, out to be on the View. Not to mention hair styles, make up, etc. It’s all about her self.
May 17th, 2008 at 5:23 am
Hugh Hefner and Woody Allen are sickening depraved predating old geezers. They aren’t worth a discussion.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Why did Whoopie waste 10 mintues of the show obsessing over this Hugh Hef thing. It was like she was picking a fight about a real stupid issue….and EH was right on this one..it’s just plain bad taste to discuss a 15 year old child and a porn magazine in the same sentence, come on! Whoopie came off real bad here. I’m finding her more and more bitter, boring, and so NOT funny. Why is she there?
May 18th, 2008 at 8:38 am
sorry, I don’t think Joy is that funny.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:18 am
I think Joy and Sherry are very funny.
May 18th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I didn’t see the show, so don’t know everything that was discussed, but from reading the recap;
It sounds to me like Joy & Elisabeth (and Sherri) are in agreement concerning Hugh Hef. & Miley Cyrus.
I agree as well, I feel they are right.
Again from the recap, I understand the joke, or point, it seemed to me, Joy was trying to make about Miley, the photo, and Hugh. However I would not have wanted my daughter’s name in the same sentence as him either. So I don’t blame Elisabeth for saying that.
I also agree though, if you don’t want jokes about yourself (Elisabeth & Tim) then don’t tell things that can be joked about.
May 18th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I’m sick of Elisabeth going on about her boobs and breast feeding. Good grief, you’d think she was the first woman to ever give birth and nurse a child. That schtick got old after the first kid IMHO.
I say give your kid one bottle and go get those damn roots done for the love of God. lol