The fear Rod Hull was able to inspire in so many adults is hilarious. I love how he gets Emu to do a cheeky look to camera before he attacks, it's those tiny details that elevate this to legendary status.
It's not just Emu's facial expressions...it's the fact that Emu FIDGETS when he's sitting on Rod's lap exactly like a real animal or child would (looking around the room, etc.). This is part of what made Emu seem so very lifelike (and what made Rod an incredibly gifted puppeteer) -- he had it down to a science. It's difficult visually to connect Rod to Emu's nugatory movements because they appear to be unconscious as they would be in real life which makes it seem completely natural.
The way in which Rod Hull was able to imbue Emu with so much personality -- even though Emu never said a word (and never needed to!) -- is incredible and shows you just how gifted a puppeteer he was. The body language he gives to Emu is simply wonderful to watch.
@Bengt Handlebars Exactly...the little side gestures such as when Emu would twitch his head or look out at the audience while Rod was talking, just like a real bird his size probably would. The expression which I loved best of all is when Emu would wrinkle his beak to show that he was annoyed or angry.
True! You didn't even KNOW what party J.C. was, except now my sister says watching old clips, she can tell his REPUB bias towards Dems a bit. But he WANTED all kinds of fans, and didn't want to lose half his base, and wanted us to have a break from politics. IF ONLY now........
Rod Hull's son Toby took over Emu for a while in a tv series on itv in the UK. Rest in peace Rod. You and Emu gave British kids in the 70s happy memories 😅
Some of us still do, but so many want to find fault in everything. It bums me out. I'm in my 50's, and I have some friends who are now under that spell. They used to laugh and enjoy humor as much as I did, but they are driven by being superior to all now. I just hope the people wake up from this at some point.
@@captainkaos754 Yes the mischievious bird Emu is from Australia, Rod Hull found him there in a store cupboard but Rod Hull is English. Born and died in England.
Never seen this before, didnt even know Rod went to America. Fantastic! Another English export for us to be proud of. And Johnny Carson was a brilliant sport for playing along. Thanks for posting
I met Rod Hull and Emu when I was a kid back in the late 70s when they were in panto. He came into the audience and Emu started biting everyone including some poor man 2 seats to my right :D
I just love this. It is so crazy to see a bird attack Johnny. It is not shown here, but at the end of the show, Richard Pryor makes a smart remark to it, and it attacks him too.
They say what you laugh at between the ages of 10 and 12 will still be funny when your 60. Like, Pee Wee Herman Fart Jokes and Nut Shots. Example: kicking Pee Wee Herman in the nuts so hard that he farts!
Since Rod Hull used a lot of physical comedy with Emu -- believe it or not, this was actually somewhat tame! -- anyone involved would have needed to rehearse with him (them?) ahead of time just so that everyone knew what to expect.
@@OreadNYC I read somewhere that Johnny liked the spontaneity so he limited his pre-show rehearsals with Emu, but Rod Hull was always on the set beforehand checking it out and making sure how things would go to the last second before his segment began.
@@kali3665 yes that's true.. rod was also told not to attack richerd prior cause he had just come out of hospital.....but he still did!! Richerd was a great sport about it and actually seemed to purposely cause it. Shame it's not on this clip but it is on UA-cam. It happend at end of show.
Well, in all fairness, Emu *did* wrinkle his beak at Pryor...which at least as often as not was a prelude to a violent attack! (Hull's appearances often became rather rough-and-tumble...)
I truly miss TV Shows like this. I remember seeing this and the line "who's a pretty Emu" and have remembered it for more than 40 years. They don't make shows like this anymore, they are missed.
I've made a puppet from one of the socks on my feet for all 3 of my children. Of all the toys they've had over the years the improv sock got the best reactions. Rod was a master at this for children and adults. RIP.
I found this clip from watching an episode of the Hollywood Graveyard channel. A bit of it was posted while talking about Rodney's grave. He was a terrific puppeteer.
@@johnnyhammer no Parkinson hated it and his,laughter was force. He admits this. He said several times that his attack was much more then what he expected. He did try and be a sport by laughing but he hated it. Plus at the end he looked really pissed of and said " I knew we should not had booked it" as he put his shoe's back on. He was angry big time!!; clarkson loved it but to be fair to Parkinson his attack was much more violent lol Parkinson did see the funny side years,later tho and would laugh about it. He even did a advert with emu years later.
@@donnn-sg4mk Parkinson wanted to be as big as Carson but unlike Carson felt the way to be taken seriously was to be serious. So whereas Carson was confident enough to be 'attacked and ridiculed' by Emu, Parkinson was not. They are light years apart as even being British myself I can see Carson was just so comfortable in the role and at ease with it. Parkinson was not. His 'I can see it was funny' change of heart years later was probably a business move more than honest. It riled him for ages as he thought it made him look silly. Carson did not give a damn about looking silly and so looked great here.
this....thing...scared...the SHIT outta me as a kid. I totally understood Ventriloquism, just as a kid you SEE his other arm and is like waaaiiit....if BOTH his arms are there....WTF!!??!! lol
Appeared on "The Hudson Brothers Show" (Bill, Brett & Mark) on CBS in August of 1974 for 4 episodes. Then CBS decided to do a Saturday morning series called "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show" for 15 episodes from September 1974 till September of 1975!!
I remember seeing this live, musta been around 40 years ago. Geeze time sure flies, so cool to have the internet to time travel. It's all magical to me.
What a great clip of Rod Hull & Emu. They used to make me giggle my head off as a kid back in the seventies. Johnny Carson is a good sport, taking all the fun in really good humor. It made me laugh, when he tickles Emu's tootsies (at 2:10) and Emu loves it initially, but then, as unpredictable as ever, decides he's had enough of it and goes for Johnny. :) I also think it's really lovely to see Richard Pryor joining in the fun. I love it, when after Emu tries his coffee (at 2:53) , Rod warns Richard 'he doesn't like coffee' and Emu curls his upper lip at Richard (which was a key indication Emu was not happy!). The look on Richard's face as he half anticipates an attack is priceless. He knows what could be coming, heh-heh! Love it! :)
The fear Rod Hull was able to inspire in so many adults is hilarious. I love how he gets Emu to do a cheeky look to camera before he attacks, it's those tiny details that elevate this to legendary status.
It's not just Emu's facial expressions...it's the fact that Emu FIDGETS when he's sitting on Rod's lap exactly like a real animal or child would (looking around the room, etc.). This is part of what made Emu seem so very lifelike (and what made Rod an incredibly gifted puppeteer) -- he had it down to a science. It's difficult visually to connect Rod to Emu's nugatory movements because they appear to be unconscious as they would be in real life which makes it seem completely natural.
The way he makes it look like the Emu is moving him around is brilliant puppetry.
Puppetry? He was a Bird....no?
Its such a simple premise, but it never stops being funny. RIP Rod Hull, a true legend
The way in which Rod Hull was able to imbue Emu with so much personality -- even though Emu never said a word (and never needed to!) -- is incredible and shows you just how gifted a puppeteer he was. The body language he gives to Emu is simply wonderful to watch.
OreadNYC I absolutely loved Rod Hull and Emu, the bird was just hilarious!
It's scary how real he made that bird.
@Bengt Handlebars Exactly...the little side gestures such as when Emu would twitch his head or look out at the audience while Rod was talking, just like a real bird his size probably would.
The expression which I loved best of all is when Emu would wrinkle his beak to show that he was annoyed or angry.
Sorry....what do you mean by "Puppeteer" ?
The women laughing in the background is hilarious, laughter is one of the best feelings in the world
To have one of the greatest comedians ever laughing means you have something special.
Johnny's response when he first got attacked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂!! Omg, freaking hilarious!! ❤
Loved the way he went along with the sthick!!!
From June 1983, and today (March 2019) it's STILL funnier than a lot of "comedy" on TV today.
I agree
I just watched this segment, 😂 I had tears in my eyes with laughter especially when emu went for his neck
This was when late night TV was enjoyable.
Yeah without the biased political bs
True! You didn't even KNOW what party J.C. was, except now my sister says watching old clips, she can tell his REPUB bias towards Dems a bit. But he WANTED all kinds of fans, and didn't want to lose half his base, and wanted us to have a break from politics. IF ONLY now........
You got that right.Im 65 and I got to see all the best performers ever on Carson.
Hilarious lmao 😃
Ok boomers
Rod Hull's son Toby took over Emu for a while in a tv series on itv in the UK. Rest in peace Rod. You and Emu gave British kids in the 70s happy memories 😅
RIP Toby, Richard, Johnny and Ed. (off camera)
Canadian kids too !!
And in the 80s too :)
Rod Hull also entertained kids in the USA in the 1970s. He was a regular on the Hudson Bros. show.
Gareth Ģameson
He was here in Australia too !
Rest in peace to all three legends.
I didn't know Emu was dead?
@@edmund184what the hell you on about?
@@PrAnG2000 I think the original poster was referring to Richard Pryor, Johnny Carson and Rod Hull. As far as I know Emu is still alive.
Love & miss you both! Such great entertainment back in the day!!! 🙏🏼
It's great to hear Americans laugh so much at crazy british humor. This was when Americans has a sense of humor.
Some of us still do, but so many want to find fault in everything. It bums me out. I'm in my 50's, and I have some friends who are now under that spell. They used to laugh and enjoy humor as much as I did, but they are driven by being superior to all now. I just hope the people wake up from this at some point.
@@Iamacardinalfan It's like the Church Lady's superior dance, but now it's a different group of people who want to look down their nose at others.
So true and we don't get comedians like Rod Hull any more and if we did they'd get cancelled
@@Iamacardinalfan are you saying you want your friends to wake up and become *gasp* WOKE?!?! OHH NOOOEEES
@@revivedfears wokeness is a disease that perpetuates all the negative traits that it professes to be fighting against.
Whenever I'm having a bad day I watch this. It makes me laugh so hard every time. Priceless.
... This vid never gets old .
Watch the one with Michael Parkinson.
I’m the same x
This was stinkin’ adorable…
Especially the final attack!
What a talented puppeteer!
Richard Pryor be thinking' I'm tripping here' 😂😂😂
OMG, I remember when this came on. I totally forgot about how vicious Emu was. Hahaha! Thank you for posting this. I really miss Johnny Carson.
Audrey Summers I remember this too! Wow!
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He was sent by Australia to be an ambassador unfortunately he’s not to friendly 😉
Me too !
When I was in U.S.A 1972 fantastic entertainment show Jonny Carson the best those day I was 18 years old now I'm 65 wow
@@captainkaos754 Yes the mischievious bird Emu is from Australia, Rod Hull found him there in a store cupboard but Rod Hull is English. Born and died in England.
This is so cool seeing Richard Pryor with Rod hull and Emu on the Johnny Carson show.
It’s the fact that they start to actually see emu as real and their reactions become as if it’s a real animal hahahaha
A privilege and an honour to be attacked by that malevolent bird
I remember this as a kid it was funny then and funny now. And Johnny Carson played along even Richard Pryor was laughing
Never seen this before, didnt even know Rod went to America. Fantastic! Another English export for us to be proud of. And Johnny Carson was a brilliant sport for playing along.
Thanks for posting
I had forgotten all about the emu guy until he showed up in my recommended.
Rod Hull was his name.
I SURE MISS JOHHNY CARSON AND ALL THE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT WHEN HE LEFT THAT'S WHEN THE TONIGHT SHOW DIED
Absolutely YES.
I miss him very much so.
Yes he was a bit special wasn't he.
Saw this when I was a kid and it still kills me. Carson was a good sport.
Same
Johnny Carson wasn't a 'Good Sport'- he was a-GREAT COMEDIAN, with an impeccable sense of 'timing'- in other words, he went where the 'laughter' was.
This was awesome, Johnny just went with it, soooo classic. I miss Richard and Johnny.
If I remember correctly, Rod Hull and Emu appeared regularly on Saturday mornings in the U.S. via the Hudson Brothers Show on CBS.
Yes! Funny show. My sis and I always called the emu skits 'hand be the bird'
It's a shame Rod Hull never appeared on the same night as Joan Embry or Jim Fowler.
I met Rod Hull and Emu when I was a kid back in the late 70s when they were in panto. He came into the audience and Emu started biting everyone including some poor man 2 seats to my right :D
Rod Hull was so talented, but Emu was evil. Another great talent taken way before his time.
I just love this. It is so crazy to see a bird attack Johnny. It is not shown here, but at the end of the show, Richard Pryor makes a smart remark to it, and it attacks him too.
Absolute gold 👍👍😂😂😂😂😂😂 I remember this guy coming to Australia many times when I was a kid.
He was Australian I think.
No he wasn't an ozzie.
@@nickwest8633 English.
Cheers for the correction people !!
@@nickwest8633 :)
2:39 Love how Emu picks a bug from Richard Pryor's hair and eats it😂
Nothing made me laugh harder when I kid than the emu guy.
I wish the Johnny Carson show had been broadcast in Britain,he really is the master of the chat show,terrific guy.
It was, my mum said she saw it sometimes but it was on very late.
childish stuff always works? We're all children at heart.
They say what you laugh at between the ages of 10 and 12 will still be funny when your 60. Like, Pee Wee Herman
Fart Jokes and Nut Shots.
Example: kicking Pee Wee Herman in the nuts so hard that he farts!
Yes indeed,my wife has told me a million times that I behave like a schoolboy and I'm 75 yrs.
Especially americans
@@ralgor100 Have lived in many countries and have noticed that just about everyone responds to this sort of humor.
Now that was original, and funny. I've never seen an act like that.
Johnny usually didn't like being upstaged, but he HAD to have known this was going to happen...
Since Rod Hull used a lot of physical comedy with Emu -- believe it or not, this was actually somewhat tame! -- anyone involved would have needed to rehearse with him (them?) ahead of time just so that everyone knew what to expect.
@@OreadNYC I read somewhere that Johnny liked the spontaneity so he limited his pre-show rehearsals with Emu, but Rod Hull was always on the set beforehand checking it out and making sure how things would go to the last second before his segment began.
@@kali3665 yes that's true.. rod was also told not to attack richerd prior cause he had just come out of hospital.....but he still did!! Richerd was a great sport about it and actually seemed to purposely cause it. Shame it's not on this clip but it is on UA-cam. It happend at end of show.
Couldn’t be more wrong on that Johnny was a great sport. Watch when the Dr. was on showing Heimlich you’ll see what I mean
Omg I'm in tears. Hilarious!!
Is it me or did Richard Pryor look kind of scared there?
yeah, I Was hoping he was gonna square up and go all spook eyes and shit, that would have been halairious...
Well, in all fairness, Emu *did* wrinkle his beak at Pryor...which at least as often as not was a prelude to a violent attack! (Hull's appearances often became rather rough-and-tumble...)
Brotha's don't take no sh#t from no Emu.
I read somewhere he had only recently had surgery at the time, probably why.
Wouldn't you? lol
Damn, I literally laughed out loud watching this 😂😂😂
johnny was such a good sport and knew how to make most of comedic situation. Perfection.
so funny Johnny carson loves it, Rod and Emu were very popular here in the UK we all loved them..
I truly miss TV Shows like this. I remember seeing this and the line "who's a pretty Emu" and have remembered it for more than 40 years. They don't make shows like this anymore, they are missed.
I've made a puppet from one of the socks on my feet for all 3 of my children. Of all the toys they've had over the years the improv sock got the best reactions. Rod was a master at this for children and adults. RIP.
I found this clip from watching an episode of the Hollywood Graveyard channel. A bit of it was posted while talking about Rodney's grave. He was a terrific puppeteer.
My mother used to fall out of her Lazy Boy laughing at that bird. Good memories. Thanks for posting.
Johnny laughed when he was attacked. Compare this with the miserable Mike Parkinson!
Parkinson was laughing his head off, too. What are you on about?
I think Parkinson was furious after the show when it happened, but saw the funny side of it some years later.
@@johnnyhammer no Parkinson hated it and his,laughter was force. He admits this. He said several times that his attack was much more then what he expected. He did try and be a sport by laughing but he hated it. Plus at the end he looked really pissed of and said " I knew we should not had booked it" as he put his shoe's back on. He was angry big time!!; clarkson loved it but to be fair to Parkinson his attack was much more violent lol Parkinson did see the funny side years,later tho and would laugh about it. He even did a advert with emu years later.
Just watched it. He didn't seem miserable, was playing along as the annoyed guy really well.
@@donnn-sg4mk Parkinson wanted to be as big as Carson but unlike Carson felt the way to be taken seriously was to be serious. So whereas Carson was confident enough to be 'attacked and ridiculed' by Emu, Parkinson was not.
They are light years apart as even being British myself I can see Carson was just so comfortable in the role and at ease with it. Parkinson was not. His 'I can see it was funny' change of heart years later was probably a business move more than honest. It riled him for ages as he thought it made him look silly.
Carson did not give a damn about looking silly and so looked great here.
God I miss Good down to earth comedy these days this was classic!!!!!
this....thing...scared...the SHIT outta me as a kid. I totally understood Ventriloquism, just as a kid you SEE his other arm and is like waaaiiit....if BOTH his arms are there....WTF!!??!! lol
1:17 I can’t breathe, I am freakin dying! 🤣🤣🤣💀⚰️
Hahahaha lmfao 👋🤣👍that was some funny shit! I used to watch carson all the time, very funny show.😎👍
2:16 I love his laughter
This guy should be in Batman's rogue gallery...but I love every minute of it lol
LOL, forget Penguin, now there's the terror of Emu.
I really miss watching Johnny Carson. He was an icon. Thanks for all the laughs Johnny!!
Probably not, as he supposedly enjoyed the bit, or so says a professional writer who was just off set at the time. (www.newsfromme.com/pov/col236/)
I'd like to have seen "Madame" do that to Johnny.
This is hilarious!!! And Johnny was such a good sport.Thanks for this very late night laugh. :^)
I had completely forgotten about this guy and his emu. This was so funny and I agree that Johnny was such a great sport.
The crowd are in hysterics, lovin' it! Brilliant!
LMAO..I had never seen this one before.
All these years later...and I laughed so hard !!
Love how Johnny just went with it because he knew it was funny. =)
I remember this night, still love how much Johnny laughed at this, you really see they joy in his eyes
That Emu always scared me when I was a kid.
Richard Pryor was so high he thought it was real.
so funny!😅
That was a great bit. Sill laughed out loud.
On the side, Richard's reactions and facial expressions are priceless.
Johnny was just a straight up sport about comedy.
One of the funniest Emu moments ever
Appeared on "The Hudson Brothers Show" (Bill, Brett & Mark) on CBS in August of 1974 for 4 episodes. Then CBS decided to do a Saturday morning series called "The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show" for 15 episodes from September 1974 till September of 1975!!
Matthew Clark , just saw that show with the emu guy, funny!!!
Lovely stuff! Thanks a bunch. :D
this is great, carson never expected it, my stomach hurts from laughing so much
So many memories from when I was a kid.
When Johnny left, he took class with him.
100X funnier than anything the punks Colbert or Kimmel have ever done, and this was an average spot for Johnny.
Richard is probably so fried he thinks Emu’s real.
That's so funny!
The very funny Rod Hull, well known Down Under and remembered for all his hilarious antics!
I remember seeing this live, musta been around 40 years ago. Geeze time sure flies, so cool to have the internet to time travel. It's all magical to me.
It’s so funny the way Emu reacts when Johnny goes for his foot
I just loved the EMU as a kid and still do.
I'd never seen this before. Oh my God, hilarious!
This was absolutely hilarious!
Jonny Carson was my favourite tv show growing up 😂😂😂😂
For a minute there, I though the bird was real. Great act. It is funny just looking at the bird and the way it moves.
People should check out Emu's 'attack' on British talk show host Michael Parkinson in the 70s - that was his most famous assault!
I think the Parinson one was overhyped, I find the Larry Grayson assault far funnier!
@@BNCA70 Never heard of that one, I'll have to check it out!
Emu also attacked the Queen Mother.
@@robfinlay8058 Yes, that was hilarious wasn't it?
I grew up watching Rod Hull & Emu absolutely fantastic nearly in tears watching that 😂😂
Lol this is the funniest thing ever
Look up spit the dog even funnier.
@wujidao I forgot about Basil now there's funny.
At the end of the show Richard asks "how does he go with dumpling" and emu attacks Richard. Funny clip!
Omg this brings back some childhood memories 😊....Emu was mad haha
He was damn good with that emu. Even it's body language was convincing of a big bird.
First time I ever seen this clip. I'm in tears 😂😂
LOL ... I wonder how much of that did Jonny know was going to happen ... This is soooooo funny .
The guy with the bird looks a little like Robert Plant with all that hair 😆😆😆
@2.19 Johnny Carsons top teeth nearly fall out of his mouth
I remember this man so well. Good comedy is a thing of the past unfortunately.
Not many celebrity crossed paths with EMU and came out unscathed. RIP Rod Hull
I watched this as a kid and it scared me. I’m 48 now, and it makes me mildly uncomfortable.
Yes, but Rod and Emu were harmless. 1970s entertainers turned out to be not what they seemed! Saville, Glitter, Rolf. 😲
Weird
I'm having an asthma attack from uncontrollable laughing
Rod fell off his roof trying to get a better picture on his satellite TV watching his beloved Man utd, at least Emu survived.
Always hysterical. One of the classics.
What a great clip of Rod Hull & Emu. They used to make me giggle my head off as a kid back in the seventies. Johnny Carson is a good sport, taking all the fun in really good humor. It made me laugh, when he tickles Emu's tootsies (at 2:10) and Emu loves it initially, but then, as unpredictable as ever, decides he's had enough of it and goes for Johnny. :)
I also think it's really lovely to see Richard Pryor joining in the fun. I love it, when after Emu tries his coffee (at 2:53) , Rod warns Richard 'he doesn't like coffee' and Emu curls his upper lip at Richard (which was a key indication Emu was not happy!). The look on Richard's face as he half anticipates an attack is priceless. He knows what could be coming, heh-heh! Love it! :)
This was one of Richard's first appearances after burning himself. Rod was warned that Richard was still in recovery and couldn't be jostled