Arsenio Hall Show

[hummingofevil]

I have become increasingly obsessed with The Arsenio Hall Show. Anyone wanna chat shit about it? My gateway was always the incredible end of final show Hip Hop Allstaps mega mix and worked backwards to all the live NWA et al live performances. But then I found this tonight and am hugely intrigrued.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6W5_CSk044

Gay icon or defensive as fuck at his "homophobic" routines.?

[C_Larence]

I have seen literally three clips of the Arsenio Hall show.

1. https://youtu.be/09yOZsZuxMY
Jason Voorhees silent appearance as a guest, promoting Friday The 13th VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.

2. https://youtu.be/l3jkBcWcQuU
Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Sugar Ray Leonard being interviewed together. I could never work out what Ali was pulling out his pocket when the other two make their entrance (around 10:13), I remember reading comments years ago that it was a gun but watching now I'm not so sure.

3. https://youtu.be/lu2B1gc7GSg
3rd Bass performing Gas Face, featuring a young and unmasked Daniel Dumile aka Zev Love X aka MF DOOM.

From these clips I can safely conclude that it was one of the greatest talk shows ever aired.

[hummingofevil]

I opened this up as didn't want to bomb you all with my takes.

But have this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo-vJFr0P-k

Final show. Utterly ace.


But this is the shit I think is cultural artifacts....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs2M5TvoG_M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZDSzOS6Tkw

[willbo]

he was great in Coming to America

[samadriel]

Yeah, he was; after Coming to America, I often wondered why he wasn't in more stuff.

Now let's see if you can defend yourself, you sweat from a baboon's balls.

[Dex Sawash]

You ask me did I like Arsenio
About as much as the Bicentennial

[Al Tha Funkee Homosapien]

As mentioned the final-show hip hop extravaganza is an amazing show case of early/mid-90s East coast rappers....and Mad Lion. Amazing beat as well.

[jobotic]

Brothas try to front, but everybody know
I get more props than the Arsenio Hall Show

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

I've liked the clips I've seen of early 90's wrestlers like Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage. Just full on dedication to playing a role. Arsenio Hall just sits there looking slightly in awe.

[willbo]

according to an advert I just saw, Coming to America 2 is either on or just about to be on Amazon Prime.

[Non Stop Dancer]

They asked me do I like Arsenio?

What you tell 'em?

Mother fucker no.

[Dex Sawash]

I watched most of Arsenio show because it came on earlier than the other late shows. 10:30 I think.

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

Arse Hall

Bet he got bullied at school for that. What were his parents thinking?

[hummingofevil]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C39MIzv-HjY

Perfect. It's all in the reaction.