The Beatrice Arthur Special 1980

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  • The Beatrice Arthur Special was a prime time U.S. television special broadcast on CBS on January 19, 1980. The production centered on Bea Arthur, who was joined by guest stars Rock Hudson, Melba Moore and ventriloquist Wayland Flowers with his puppet Madame in a series of musical numbers and comedy sketches.
    Note: The Melba Moore song "Miss Thing" was cut out due to copyright issues.
    Dedicated to Bea Arthur, 1922-2009.

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  • @January.
    @January. Рік тому +34

    Bea endured a lot of rude comments in her life about her speaking voice, accent, looks, and age. She was absolutely gorgeous here and sang to perfection. She was a powerhouse and mega talented.

    • @Very_Stupid
      @Very_Stupid 10 місяців тому +4

      💯🎯

    • @tersiaraath799
      @tersiaraath799 20 днів тому

      Oh my word.....no she doesnt, there was nothing wrong with her speaking voice.

    • @January.
      @January. 20 днів тому

      @@tersiaraath799 You have a serious reading comprehension problem.

    • @January.
      @January. 20 днів тому

      TerS: You obviously have a serious reading comprehension problem.

  • @love4myclarks7
    @love4myclarks7 9 років тому +53

    I think this shows how one generation can identify with a person on one level, and then be introduced to their career which spans decades and is so much more than what you knew that person to be. I had no Clue Dorothy Zbornack was a national entertainment treasure, and after looking at this video, I won't forget it. Cheers to you Bea! Still inspiring and never forgotten

  • @kman543210
    @kman543210 8 років тому +60

    That is the most form-fitting dress I've ever seen her in and with a slit in her dress. I think she looks great, but she usually was draped in multiple layers in both Maude and Golden Girls.

    • @lynnurlaub391
      @lynnurlaub391 7 років тому +14

      She had that walk. She put her head up stroll on stage like she owned it. Her height gave her that. Maybe that's why she didn't wear form-fitting gowns. She might have been trying to NOT look so tall.

  • @keeganthorpe
    @keeganthorpe 4 роки тому +42

    Bra Arthur is a national treasure. Thank you for uploading.

  • @desertrose1226
    @desertrose1226 3 роки тому +22

    A true Diva, and that’s a compliment!! Bea was such a classy woman. What a voice!

  • @christopherscorner
    @christopherscorner 3 роки тому +19

    I really do miss her so much… Growing up on “the Golden girls“ brought me so much joy. Thanks for posting this.

  • @fullervisiondotnet
    @fullervisiondotnet 5 років тому +54

    Bea Arthur had one heck of a baritone voice.

    • @nonenoneonenonenone
      @nonenoneonenonenone 3 роки тому +2

      If Melba could just stay on her notes.

    • @hithere1590
      @hithere1590 3 роки тому +2

      Smoking does that.

    • @HKS286
      @HKS286 3 роки тому +4

      I loved her voice.. Especially as Dorothy Zbornak

    • @desertrose1226
      @desertrose1226 3 роки тому +4

      And a lovely figure too which she always hid! She was really slim. On Golden Girls she looked bulky due to the clothes!!

    • @kristinwhitaker2983
      @kristinwhitaker2983 2 роки тому +2

      No Alto

  • @ceasarandrepont5331
    @ceasarandrepont5331 7 років тому +15

    Thank you for sharing the precious treasure of talent.

  • @brantleyhart7566
    @brantleyhart7566 4 роки тому +30

    Who knew Bea had a set of Legs like that 😍

  • @jaypayton4209
    @jaypayton4209 2 роки тому +14

    I miss Bea Arthur. She was absolutely the best!

  • @rts1527
    @rts1527 4 роки тому +29

    She could literally do anything.

    • @trfesok
      @trfesok 2 роки тому

      Uhh.. not quite.. have you ever seen "The Star Wars Holiday Special"?

  • @iluvmusicals21
    @iluvmusicals21 8 років тому +34

    Love the Cher costume, later seen on the Golden Girls!

  • @bradmoyse6162
    @bradmoyse6162 6 років тому +26

    She looked great in form fitting dresses. The things they put her in on Golden girls was just so bad. That wedding dress. With toilet paper rolls all around the front.She looks fantastic here.

  • @patriciaamidon4416
    @patriciaamidon4416 3 роки тому +10

    Bea was my favorite! Thank God for re-runs!

  • @Matt-tv1ix
    @Matt-tv1ix 6 років тому +22

    Bea was 49-50 when she started Maude in 1972. Here she is 58... Damn she looks good. Also this is one of two appearances where she actually wheres high heels over 2 inches, the other is when she is doing the Maude episode with the psychologist. Beside that she would always where flats and sandals.

    • @nonenoneonenonenone
      @nonenoneonenonenone 3 роки тому +3

      Her voice is in great condition.

    • @January.
      @January. Рік тому

      *wears high heels *Besides that, she always wore flats and sandals.

  • @AquaFonic
    @AquaFonic 4 роки тому +12

    THIS WAS 40 years ago EXACTLY WOW I can’t even .... MISS BEA and all the other stars

  • @vivianjohnson4940
    @vivianjohnson4940 2 роки тому +7

    Thanks for posting this! Stars today are not adored as they were back then! I loved all The Golden Girls!!

    • @desertrose1226
      @desertrose1226 2 роки тому +4

      Todays stars are so throwaway. Bea and her ilk were the real deal!

  • @rtrtaylor2
    @rtrtaylor2 4 роки тому +14

    Bless you for posting this TRUE gem of classic television, and bless you AGAIN for including the commercials!

  • @donnajonesno4546
    @donnajonesno4546 2 роки тому +10

    I am so happy to see Bee at this Age, she is a delight to see and I've always loved her since of humor may she rest in peace.

    • @January.
      @January. Рік тому +1

      *Bea *sense of humor

  • @BlytheWorld1972
    @BlytheWorld1972 Рік тому +2

    What a great special i miss them old television specials this is a superb tribute to her it should be released on dvd for her fans .

  • @mariet150
    @mariet150 4 роки тому +18

    Omg she's so talented and beautiful

  • @nonenoneonenonenone
    @nonenoneonenonenone 3 роки тому +11

    The best rendition of How Long Has This Been Going On I have ever heard.

  • @ray10b73
    @ray10b73 4 роки тому +14

    This special really works a lot better than I thought it would bea shines in every seen and does some interesting stuff.

  • @LittleTut
    @LittleTut 9 років тому +17

    I kinda of remember Maude, one of Bea Arthur's earliest tv shows ; I'm 49 now. Bea Arthur had this comedic wit facial looks that would just make you laugh. Now days, she's best known for Golden Girls. Oh, and hey, I remember the cold medicine Contact and Dristan and a lot of the other commercials, Minute Rice, Folgers Coffee, Progresso Spaghetti Sauce and Top Choice dog food :) Thanks for playing this with the commercials. Going by the Honda commercial, this was taped in 1980? And Lionel Richie was still with the Commodores. Memories. :)

  • @alessludwig
    @alessludwig 7 років тому +15

    We still love you, Bea. Good night.

  • @eduardo_corrochio
    @eduardo_corrochio 6 років тому +6

    My gosh, what a fun blast from the past. I somehow missed this when I was 13. So happy its here to enjoy.

  • @antd8259
    @antd8259 3 роки тому +8

    Great performance of Ain't Nobody's Business by Bea Arthur and Melba Moore.

  • @rebeccacarter1914
    @rebeccacarter1914 2 роки тому +2

    How cheerful and happy! Nothing like that on TV these days! Such class and talent!

  • @January.
    @January. Рік тому +5

    Every outfit was gorgeous.

  • @maurierichie6571
    @maurierichie6571 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you for sharing this special!

  • @SueSnellLives
    @SueSnellLives 8 років тому +10

    This is fabulous. Thank you!!

  • @mojo500100
    @mojo500100 10 місяців тому +4

    First time I’ve seen this; somehow I missed it when it first aired, back before electricity. In spite of her considerable stage experience, Bea wasn’t the typical ‘70’s-‘80’s prime-time-musical-special TV star--in an era that boasted long-running shows with the likes of Carol Burnett, Sonny & Cher and Dean Martin. The material here gives it the old college try and has its hits and misses…..but is definitely worth a watch; (with the hindsight we have in 2023, a look at Maude and Commissioner McMillan revisiting their honeymoon suite is too good to miss.) Thanks for posting it😊!

  • @Bijoushow
    @Bijoushow 9 років тому +11

    Fantastic! Thanks for posting this gem.

  • @heatherr0420
    @heatherr0420 2 роки тому +4

    Bea Arthur was a immensely talented and beautiful woman and judging from this video she had legs for days

  • @hithere1590
    @hithere1590 3 роки тому +7

    I needed this! Super good .

  • @hhhh-xb9py
    @hhhh-xb9py 5 років тому +11

    The commercials were so much better then!!

  • @FaytLinegod
    @FaytLinegod 4 роки тому +9

    The church segment was the best in the whole special. :D

  • @ytyt3922
    @ytyt3922 6 років тому +10

    That opening jingle is so damn catchy! I watched it over and over. Too bad Bea never did any other variety specials.

    • @kenmcleod3733
      @kenmcleod3733 4 роки тому +4

      Yt Yt The opening “jingle” was actually the second act opener of I LOVE MYWIFE, a Broadway hit directed by her then-husband Gene Saks.

  • @lynnclayton2748
    @lynnclayton2748 7 років тому +9

    I WAS 14 DAYS OLD OMG TIME FLYS

  • @kittyblak393
    @kittyblak393 5 місяців тому +1

    Anything Bea 🥰🥰, that voice 🥰 had she done some Mexican Rancheras and bolero music with that voice, she'd of knocked them all out 🥰 RIP and thx for the laughs ⚘️⚘️

  • @jackchen7003
    @jackchen7003 2 роки тому +3

    How has this been 42 years? 1980 was 39 years ago like yesterday...

  • @jamieleightee
    @jamieleightee Рік тому +2

    I was SO excited to see Conrad Bain in this!!! He and Bea were hilarious together on Maude!

  • @shugahcaine4137
    @shugahcaine4137 4 роки тому +17

    This is wonderful. Probably the gayest thing that had ever been shown on TV in 1980. I love the commercials too.

    • @jayeankh5671
      @jayeankh5671 3 роки тому

      The commercial were gay too! Meredith Baxter Birney later came out as lesbian

    • @January.
      @January. Рік тому

      @@jayeankh5671 *commercials

  • @CarolAnnNapolitano
    @CarolAnnNapolitano 8 років тому +6

    I don't remember this, i wasn't really into tv when I was in my early 20's, unless the volume was down, and the radio was on. She looks great, her skin glows. Was she ever a model?

  • @MrSkippydevereaux
    @MrSkippydevereaux 4 роки тому +10

    Wow!! She is actually wearing high heels in that opening number!! Better than those flat shoes she wore on "The Golden Girls"

  • @faithmapstone9982
    @faithmapstone9982 2 роки тому +5

    Bea, really Buzzed wherever her life took her!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @SeaTravelr123
    @SeaTravelr123 2 роки тому +4

    OMG. I’ve never seen this. Love it. She could have rocked a couple of these.

  • @danielgreen58
    @danielgreen58 5 років тому +12

    I miss her so much

  • @ritabussie2201
    @ritabussie2201 Рік тому +2

    I just. Love her. She was so much like my. Sister in height. And sharp wit. And. Dorathy too. I miss all the Golden. Girls. What. Precious. Ladies.

  • @rts1527
    @rts1527 4 роки тому +7

    This is required viewing.

  • @francesyoungperson1882
    @francesyoungperson1882 3 роки тому +4

    We L💝ve Bee ARTHUR"; BUT SHE WAS SO FUNNY IN "THE GOLDEN GIRLS" SHE GAVE US CRAMPS INR SIDE & TEARS STREAMING DOWN OUR FACE♥️💝❤💘💜💙
    WE DO. ADORE HER💋💋💋👍👍👍👌
    5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TALENT, COMEDY "
    B R I L L I A N T 1🌟🌟🌟🏆🎺🎺🎺

  • @lilyjameson5156
    @lilyjameson5156 7 років тому +8

    I miss her.

  • @CarolAnnNapolitano
    @CarolAnnNapolitano 8 років тому +3

    I don't remember this, i wasn't really into tv when I was in my early 20's, unless the volume was down, and the radio was on.

  • @stewartlynch1284
    @stewartlynch1284 2 роки тому +2

    Hard to believe Bea Arthur would have been 100 if she was alive in 2022.

  • @jamessullivan1714
    @jamessullivan1714 Рік тому +1

    I wonder if CBS wanted to have her star in her own variety show. She allegedly always wanted to be a singer even while on Golden Girls and she finally triumphed on her own show on Broadway.

  • @Prizm2356
    @Prizm2356 9 років тому +4

    I absolutely love this!!!

  • @videox222ify
    @videox222ify 8 років тому +10

    Maudie is here :)

  • @juliabarone8852
    @juliabarone8852 2 роки тому +2

    Who ever wasn't old enough then these were sketches like on Carol burnett

  • @frankcarter7146
    @frankcarter7146 5 років тому +7

    Love Bea

  • @kiahobs9911
    @kiahobs9911 9 років тому +10

    thanks for this loved it!

  • @dxmxo9427
    @dxmxo9427 7 років тому +5

    AMAZING

  • @HKS286
    @HKS286 3 роки тому +4

    Love Bea.

  • @grayblanchard
    @grayblanchard 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for this! I remember seeing this in 1980 or so when I was 16……Made me realize I am gay..

  • @jasongibson3496
    @jasongibson3496 7 років тому +6

    I always had a crush on Bea's son Mathew Saks. He was so very cute and still is.

    • @lourie_01
      @lourie_01 6 років тому +4

      Jason Gibson i have a crush on beq

  • @gregman1715
    @gregman1715 Рік тому +1

    Loved Her

  • @janeokeeffe5297
    @janeokeeffe5297 7 років тому +4

    love this

  • @rachelfairfield8755
    @rachelfairfield8755 8 років тому +18

    Lmao I swear the majority of the comments are people over 30 remembering this from there generation and childhood , while I'm here like yeh bitch new fan here and making this my childhood even though it's very odd for someone who is a teen and is seeing this as her childhood when it could be my mothers childhood instead but I don't care me

    • @aelius93
      @aelius93 7 років тому +5

      Michelle Hoppins
      ud have to be 50 to remember this lol

    • @desertrose1226
      @desertrose1226 3 роки тому +1

      30? 30s young. Get outta here!

    • @January.
      @January. Рік тому

      *their generation

  • @jonahfalcon1970
    @jonahfalcon1970 6 років тому +15

    Not a straight man in the house. :D

  • @jenniferabraham5130
    @jenniferabraham5130 Рік тому +1

    Classic ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @WellbredNfedKembleTV
    @WellbredNfedKembleTV 9 місяців тому +2

    I would like to find the video of her one woman show!!

  • @TheOneworld4u
    @TheOneworld4u 8 років тому +3

    Awesome!!!

  • @jnadle1
    @jnadle1 8 років тому +3

    This special was actually taped at ABC TV in Hollywood, not CBS Television City.

  • @johnbrowneyes7534
    @johnbrowneyes7534 11 місяців тому

    I think these variety shows weren’t filmed with a live audience. The laughter is canned. The applause sound was always grating!

  • @emanabdelhamid7661
    @emanabdelhamid7661 7 місяців тому

    I love bea but feel sad about rock RIP legends thanks for everything

  • @jennacills5164
    @jennacills5164 2 роки тому +2

    i love you mama dorothy zabrnak

  • @mikeblack9135
    @mikeblack9135 Рік тому +1

    9:32 “If he dies, he dies.”

  • @infonut
    @infonut 10 місяців тому

    Wayland & Madame,
    Rock in his final swan song years .
    Bea singing in sequence with a bullfrog range.
    The gay eighties was just beginning.

  • @estebansteverincon7117
    @estebansteverincon7117 6 років тому +2

    Jack Li Do you have the original footage?

  • @francesyoungperson1882
    @francesyoungperson1882 3 роки тому +1

    What A CLEVER COMMERCIAL ABOUT CUTTING BACK ON OUR FOOD COMSUMPTION🌹👍👍👍
    🎵LOSING WEIGHT🌹🎶

  • @guest2838
    @guest2838 2 роки тому

    29:08 In which 4 colors of the 1977 CBS IDs?

  • @aelius93
    @aelius93 7 років тому +8

    34:20 skit is interesting when you look at from the perspective them being gay.

    • @ABCDuwachui
      @ABCDuwachui 5 років тому +3

      Interesting

    • @tommytimp
      @tommytimp 5 років тому +3

      She was not.

    • @January.
      @January. Рік тому

      *The skit is interesting when you look at it from the perspective of them being gay.

  • @gmcnewlook
    @gmcnewlook 6 років тому +6

    4:35, is that supposed to be bea as Dolly Parton :)?

  • @spongebob03
    @spongebob03 11 місяців тому

    2:09 I see this moment and think, look at Hollywood, being inclusive! In 1980! 😂

  • @rrrich7
    @rrrich7 3 роки тому +4

    This whole special is so campy and gay, with gay Rock Hudson and gay Wayland Flowers.

  • @FCOLAXCDG
    @FCOLAXCDG 3 місяці тому +1

    ❤️🇱🇨!!!

  • @rainbowgold6410
    @rainbowgold6410 5 місяців тому

    🙂

  • @walkerpantera
    @walkerpantera 3 роки тому +3

    i didnt get the Bea and Rock Hudson skit.

    • @ABCDuwachui
      @ABCDuwachui 2 роки тому +1

      No passion anymore just parents not a couple

  • @jackrabbitron
    @jackrabbitron 6 років тому +5

    love bea, but isnt this show a smidge insane?

  • @tb717
    @tb717 9 років тому +7

    1980 wow..people would have pegged Hudson in a second today..please the man was as gay as pink ribbons.

  • @rainbowgold6410
    @rainbowgold6410 5 місяців тому

    She did not.

  • @tersiaraath799
    @tersiaraath799 20 днів тому

    I really dont like her singing voice, i cant believe that she make a living out of singing, she is an excellent actress way back when still living. 😮

  • @MP-ox1iz
    @MP-ox1iz 2 роки тому +2

    Music was great. The sketches were awful

  • @jasongibson3496
    @jasongibson3496 7 років тому +2

    That is funny. When Harry was live, it turns out he was a Bi - sexual.

  • @user-ir8mf7km6w
    @user-ir8mf7km6w 5 років тому +3

    I never saw the draw of Bea- Her timing is excellent on Golden girls but I just don't see it.

  • @johnmcgoo8715
    @johnmcgoo8715 Місяць тому

    Truly the worst thing I have ever seen.

  • @richardbullis6263
    @richardbullis6263 4 роки тому +3

    Why did they give her a special? This is not good.

    • @ReneRivers
      @ReneRivers 3 роки тому +3

      I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. This is a complete train wreck.

    • @Anthony-co4go
      @Anthony-co4go 2 роки тому +1

      Never liked her, what a man!

    • @johnpickford4222
      @johnpickford4222 2 роки тому

      Like all specials there is an attempt to attract as wide an audience as possible. The Madame puppet gives Bea a chance at acerbic humor and Rock Hudson is a lot of fun. If you pegged his sexuality, well then you connected with him. As far as performing, he was in the national tour of ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY and got great reviews. He would still be a star today.

  • @rexlex1736
    @rexlex1736 2 роки тому

    Awful! Rock Hudson was NOT a singer!

  • @kimberlywiederhold627
    @kimberlywiederhold627 4 роки тому +2

    What a waste of man.

  • @gianettie5015
    @gianettie5015 3 роки тому +6

    She passed from Lung Cancer. 🫁 I had no idea.

    • @stumack9755
      @stumack9755 2 роки тому

      heavy chain smoker. Hence the deep voice.

  • @BalletBabyBoy
    @BalletBabyBoy 9 років тому +7

    Who was the choreographer? This is great

    • @lamontrussell1524
      @lamontrussell1524 5 років тому +5

      markie polo Kevin Carlisle was listed in the credits