I still would consider him 2nd because of Carson's sheer output , history and ability to improv. I would love to see him one day do a weird little show with Steven Wright and Ricky Gervais. It would probably break the internet
omg. i was there for every single second of this show. I think I understand why Craig left when he did. but, my god, there was nothing else like it back then, and there never will be in the future.
This is a song about Turkey, written by two Canadians, performed by a Scot on an American TV show. Seems like the ultimate compliment to ethnic diversity to me :-)
I could never watch the show during its run when it aired but I am gobbling up UA-cam clips lately and discovering that late night TV in the 2000s was something extraordinary because of Ferguson and his team. Just this number alone is the zenith of entertainment, and you know that it was carefully choreographed, memorized, and rehearsed. Have to say, too, that the fez dude is rockin' it, and obviously having one helluva blast doing this song. It's a delight getting acquainted with this show ... Craig, Secretariat, Geoff, the puppets, Alfredo Sauce and the Shy Fellas-- pure silly bliss. Geoff is one of the best and funniest creations to ever grace the small screen. Big props to Josh for giving that skeleton robot hilarious improvised humor, fantastic voices and remote control movements; it takes talent to do it all at the same time.
My absolute favorite opening number! Craig doing the "Ahhhh!" in the back, then the pause, then the "Ahhh!" again totally cracks me up! The whole thing is hilarious, but that part really gets me every time. XD
This is what makes me a proud member of the Robot Skeleton Army! No one but Craig is this inventive and just outright hilarious. He doesn't need fancy edited videos, or a flashy set, just some music, a scarf, and several puppets!
Awesome. This is a great voice over a great song. Craig Ferguson and They Might Be Giants are apparently awesome together... Thank you. My wife, my kids and I all appreciate the effort!
this show will go down in cbs history as "having the weirdest shit by a foreign guy on late nite ever" I love craig and his puppets then and not so much now lol
Craig really rocks that violin. I watched this several times before it registered you aren't actually hearing him play it, he's doing "air violin" to the They Might be Giants soundtrack.
Craig Ferguson is awesome. His mannerisms alone in this classic make me laugh like crazy. Ilike the naked guy with the fez. That's nobody's business but the Turks!! Makes it sound so wildly unconnected. Unconnectedness is hilarious.
omg I was simply looking for the original video because I love the song, but couldn't remember the vid from my youth. Now I don't even care because this is hilarious! Craig is great and I'm glad he's over here in the USA to share his antics with us. TY karatekid for posting this!
I just ran the lyrics through Google translate into Turkish and then back to english to see what happens. It was almost perfect except "get the works" was translated to "take the jobs".
I first heard this song in an episode of the 90s cartoon series "Tiny Toon Adventures". It was one where they made some music videos of sorts to some classic songs such as this.
Me too! Also Particle Man. I was 9 but I wrote down the name They Might Be Giants and whatever lyrics I could remember from PM so that I could look for them later.
He is amazing. I don't even watch American Idol but the interview with Simon Cowell was priceless, because I believe Simon actually enjoyed the mental challenge. Simon is not used to that. It is another priceless piece that can't be missed, check it out.
I'm going to watch this until my eyes dry up and fall out of my head, landing like a pair of raisins onto my keyboard... Then, I'll watch it one more time.
Hi kkoorjee - Moxy Fruvous may have recorded this song. However, the version here that Craig is using is definitely by They Might Be Giants. And the original song is half a century old - first recorded in 1953 - and was written by a couple of guys named Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon.
OMG - how hilarious! I was looking for the video version of this song done by the band Go West (does anyone else remember this video or did I dream it?) Anyway - this one is GREAT! What a HOOT!!
I happend to see this in a Denny's one morning when they were playing it on the TV. I've loved the Late Late Show ever since. I'm 18, and I think Craigs on of the funniest men I've ever seen. I have yet to listen to one of his rants/views on life which I have disagreed with. He's a really awesome guy and more young people should really watch him.
There will never be a late night host as good as Craig.
Colbert is getting there. Him singing Sinatra was an instant classic 😂
@ he's not funny though and all political too. Lame
He’s the best!
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Carson but Craig is definitely second without a doubt
I've said it before, and I'll say it again...best show in late night. Man i wish he was still on the air. God, how I miss his show.
Everyone now really sucks possibly except Conan. It's become so dry and political.
I still would consider him 2nd because of Carson's sheer output , history and ability to improv. I would love to see him one day do a weird little show with Steven Wright and Ricky Gervais. It would probably break the internet
7 years later this comment is more true than ever. Balls.
With modern PC bullcrap he will never return...
agreed. this was the last of the good ones.... anymore i just stopped watching. its all crap now
omg. i was there for every single second of this show. I think I understand why Craig left when he did. but, my god, there was nothing else like it back then, and there never will be in the future.
What do you get when you combine Craig Ferguson and They Might Be Giants? Gold! Pure GOLD!
I am convinced that when Craig does these fantastic, musical openings, He is channeling the spirit of Ernie Kovacs
i remember watching this live as a 14 year old and just being stunned
This is a song about Turkey, written by two Canadians, performed by a Scot on an American TV show. Seems like the ultimate compliment to ethnic diversity to me :-)
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Written by Jimmy Kennedy (Irish) and Pat Simon (New Yorker).
@@jb888888888 Hahaha, New Yorker is its own ethnicity at this point.
You’re totally right. Also? Animal puppets. The puppets are even diverse. A shark, a camel, and a prehistoric reptile. 😆
Now seen by...M83...38S...MemphiS...Lil Blu...
I could never watch the show during its run when it aired but I am gobbling up UA-cam clips lately and discovering that late night TV in the 2000s was something extraordinary because of Ferguson and his team.
Just this number alone is the zenith of entertainment, and you know that it was carefully choreographed, memorized, and rehearsed. Have to say, too, that the fez dude is rockin' it, and obviously having one helluva blast doing this song.
It's a delight getting acquainted with this show ... Craig, Secretariat, Geoff, the puppets, Alfredo Sauce and the Shy Fellas-- pure silly bliss. Geoff is one of the best and funniest creations to ever grace the small screen. Big props to Josh for giving that skeleton robot hilarious improvised humor, fantastic voices and remote control movements; it takes talent to do it all at the same time.
Nice comment! Bonus points for knowing Josh Robert Thompson plays Geoff!
@@BoomShard17 :)
Love from Turkey! It was a fun, stereotypical, almost caricature-like performance. I'm a long time fan of Craig Ferguson. I wish he was back.
My absolute favorite opening number! Craig doing the "Ahhhh!" in the back, then the pause, then the "Ahhh!" again totally cracks me up! The whole thing is hilarious, but that part really gets me every time. XD
Long live They Might Be Giants!
I miss Craig Ferguson.
They made the original version, but TMBG's version was better on every level.
I think the Severe Tire Damage, or Live In Australia versions are the best ones.
I miss Craig too. And TMBG. Saw them twice back in the late 80s and early 90s.
You won't find anything else like this on television. Kudos to Craig!
come back every once in a while when i need a chuckle
This is what makes me a proud member of the Robot Skeleton Army! No one but Craig is this inventive and just outright hilarious. He doesn't need fancy edited videos, or a flashy set, just some music, a scarf, and several puppets!
Oh my... God bless everybody who puts Craig Ferguson clips on UA-cam. These little opening songs are so funny.
Great! Never tire of watching this. Love the show and the puppets!
This song randomly popped in my head. Seconds later, this video showed up in my recommendations. The UA-cam algorithm can read my mind!!!
Late night shows just ain't the same greatness anymore, man! 😅
I love how The Craig Ferguson Show is basically one very short step up from a late-night community access tv show.
So i was watching a showw.... and this randomly popped into my head... so now im watching this to confirm itl never leave my head -_-
Awesome.
This is a great voice over a great song.
Craig Ferguson and They Might Be Giants are apparently awesome together...
Thank you. My wife, my kids and I all appreciate the effort!
Any time I hear this song this is all I think of. Miss Craig! And how bout accordion guy KILLIN the whole time!
Seriously, who else dares to do something like this??
Craig's the best!!!
Keep all of these musical openings in my favorites. Whenever I'm feeling blue I pull them up and listen :o)
This is the best of all.
Just the sheer randomness of it and Chris' Turkish headgear hahaha
Two of my favorite things combined. When I saw this on TV, I was like, "YES!" :D
I watched this when it aired and it introduced me to They Might Be Giants. This is one of the funniest segments of all time.
this show will go down in
cbs history as "having the weirdest shit by a foreign guy on late nite ever" I love craig and his puppets then and not so much now lol
Craig really rocks that violin. I watched this several times before it registered you aren't actually hearing him play it, he's doing "air violin" to the They Might be Giants soundtrack.
No matter how many times I have watched this (and that's alot...), it is still so funny.
You are seeing genius right there. Just the kind of thing the networks hate
They didn’t hate it then. He was the one who left the show, they didn’t want him to go.
@Historian212 He left because he was tired of CBS
Craig Ferguson is awesome. His mannerisms alone in this classic make me laugh like crazy. Ilike the naked guy with the fez. That's nobody's business but the Turks!! Makes it sound so wildly unconnected. Unconnectedness is hilarious.
A masterpiece!
that's so unbelievable. wow. i can't wait to watch his show tonight and i don't care how many hours of sleep i miss
This is the funniest opening of them ALL! Thanks for posting.
omg I was simply looking for the original video because I love the song, but couldn't remember the vid from my youth. Now I don't even care because this is hilarious! Craig is great and I'm glad he's over here in the USA to share his antics with us.
TY karatekid for posting this!
A momenet in time of the history of TV
I now am a fan of Craig Ferguson for life after seeing this.
What an absolute gem this show was!
Okay, this just made my day. Just saw TMBG for the 7th time this weekend, and I'm seeing Craig in July. Yay!
I was supposed to photograph them last year unfortunately 2020 dumpster fire great reset stupidity happened
I had no idea he ever did this!
This is one of my favorite TMBG songs! Absolutely hilarious! 😂
I miss this show soooo much! ❤️
I just ran the lyrics through Google translate into Turkish and then back to english to see what happens. It was almost perfect except "get the works" was translated to "take the jobs".
how can anyone not like this , comedy, song and dance , and a banging tune - its like oldschool showbiz
Craig Ferguson is by far the funniest man on television. He puts all the other talk show hosts to shame!
Watching this never fails to cheer me up.
My favorite late night talk show performance of all time. Craig Ferguson is the best.
I first heard this song in an episode of the 90s cartoon series "Tiny Toon Adventures". It was one where they made some music videos of sorts to some classic songs such as this.
Me too! Also Particle Man. I was 9 but I wrote down the name They Might Be Giants and whatever lyrics I could remember from PM so that I could look for them later.
Damn I miss this show! Late night hasn’t been the same.🥺
Best thing Ive seen all week! Sweet zombie jesus that was funny!
Now THIS is entertainment!
I dreamed about this last night so I had to watch today lol. One of my all-time favorite Craig clips!!! XD
Honestly didn’t know I needed this and MAN did I need it 😂❤️
Damn, I miss this show.
Puppets make everything better.
George Baum They Might Be Giants make everything better too.
That is true. xD
Especially oral 😀🙉🏃🏃😂😂
G,d love John, John and Craig
He puts every late night host who's been on the past ten years to shame. God, I miss him!
Doug, i love the 1x1 series, and this is a great carve!!
LOL. That is awesome!! TMBG FTW!
As a Turk, I don't find it offensive at all. I mean sure, it's culturally inaccurate but who cares? It's comedy for christ's sake!
No one gives a fuck about any of this stupid shit. It's ALL about Craig Ferguson and They Might Be Giants!!!!!!!!!!
Hells bells....this makes me want to be a Turk
Mehmet's sake!
@@timothy9434 thats funny... are you from turkey? If you're not thats a fucking amazing joke man..very clever.
@@weswolever7477 well ... you're very welcome sir.
He is amazing. I don't even watch American Idol but the interview with Simon Cowell was priceless, because I believe Simon actually enjoyed the mental challenge. Simon is not used to that. It is another priceless piece that can't be missed, check it out.
I have to look that up. Could you imagine Craig on the judge on the show then I might actually watch it
I LOVE it when Craig does the musical intros. The best part of the show!!!!!
LOL Craig Ferguson is Craig Ferguson = one and only awesome man
thank you karatekid017
I 'm living in Istanbul right now and this video was soooo funny!!! =D
I love Craig!! He's soooo funny...
Oh, wow, I love him to bits he's brilliant. Haha no one else could pull this off without looking anything less than crazy.
I miss Craig. :( At least he still does some of his "bits" on his Join or die show, that's baddass if you haven't seen it. Pure Craig :)
I'm going to watch this until my eyes dry up and fall out of my head, landing like a pair of raisins onto my keyboard... Then, I'll watch it one more time.
Mere words cannot describe how happy this video makes me.
So random. You'd be flipping the channels late at night and, all of a sudden, this was on your television screen. WTF is this? It was the best.
Thanks so much for posting this copy. The other one played like a slideshow with music.
Guess the file was too big?
Got to upgrade this computer!
Love the camel puppet LOL Segments like this always remind me of _The Muppet Show_ back in the 80s.
That was beautiful! :')
All these people arguing about history. This is a funny video, go have a war someplace where happiness isn't present.
Yes please
He was great
Loved his musical beginning
Thanks a lot for uploading this, was sad day when CBS made the vid private.
Great song...Ferguson is the best on Late Night TV...just damn funny. Love this vid.
BEST OPEN EVER!
Damn, I miss Ferguson.
Craig got out of TV at the right time. This would have the PC crowd losing their minds today, but it's a great little skit.
Craig was the only late night talk show host I watched since Johnny Carson.
Definitely one of my favorite Craig songs. :) LOVE IT!
Hi kkoorjee - Moxy Fruvous may have recorded this song. However, the version here that Craig is using is definitely by They Might Be Giants. And the original song is half a century old - first recorded in 1953 - and was written by a couple of guys named Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon.
Haha Craig Ferguson is a class act, and a great choice of song, too!
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Well either way, I find this incredibly entertaining and can't stop watching.
I thought I was the only one screaming with laughter at 2:06.... The drumbeat in background with the bobs and spins...
HIlarious!
OH NOW THAT WAS AMAZING!!
So much entertainment from a tiny budget.
The lyrics from this song was in a book for my ottoman empire class.....now I have to watch
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. With Craig and crew lip synching and dancing to this tune, what was old is new again. Craig makes me happy.
Craig and his merry band of goofballs are the best. There will be nothing like them again
I miss this show so bad
Captain Kangaroo meets The Midnight Express...on acid
OMG - how hilarious! I was looking for the video version of this song done by the band Go West (does anyone else remember this video or did I dream it?) Anyway - this one is GREAT! What a HOOT!!
Thank Christ for Craig. He's a friggin' gift.
OMG! love this, love Ferguson!!
I happend to see this in a Denny's one morning when they were playing it on the TV. I've loved the Late Late Show ever since. I'm 18, and I think Craigs on of the funniest men I've ever seen. I have yet to listen to one of his rants/views on life which I have disagreed with. He's a really awesome guy and more young people should really watch him.
And today you are 30! Feeling good?
I heard this song on raising hope and I couldn't get it out of my head
man i just love this video
This is so bizarre and I love it!!!
Somebody needs to animate this bit like when Tiny Toons did it. XD
this show is awsome.......................