i’m 20 years old, and i love Betty so much! this is my first time watching Mary Tyler Moore all by myself since the reruns back when i was 12 with my mom- i’m on S5
38 here too! From AUS. Way more ppl need to know about the hilarity that sitcoms like MTM & Golden Girls were. I'm so happy to bump into these clips, gotta buy the DVD, (if they still sell those things)
Fun bit of trivia; when they were casting for this role, the producers kept saying "We need to get a Betty White type". Mary Tyler Moore asked "Why don't you just get Betty White?" The producers scoffed at the idea, not believing that Betty White would consider it; but they wound up asking her to audition, anyway. To their great surprise, she agreed to audition for the part!
One of my favorite Sue Ann Nivens moments is when she's taping her show and she's all smiles and she realizes on live TV that her cake isn't done because somebody on the crew forgot to turn on the oven . . . she continues to smile and be cheerful and says, "Well that just goes to show you that anyone can make a mistake in the kitchen, even your happy homemaker. We'll be right back after this commercial message" as she laughs and smiles with her dimples showing, continuing to be cheerful. Then the director yells cut and she turns into a instant bitch in a second, "Okay, who the hell is responsible for this?"
@@LuvTadnDixie LMAO...Oh my gosh yes! You have it down verbatim...I remember that scene and it is one of my most fave and hilarious moments with Sue Ann too! :D
RIPBetty The world has lost a true legend, icon, animal activist & delightfully wonderful, engaging human being. The end of 2021 sucks even more than when it began.
Betty's passing means there is just one more person to look forward to meeting in the next life, God willing. (Edited for grammar as i was laughing too hard.)
Jason Platt Is it because she has a sweet voice that can say mean things? I remember James L. Brooks describing the Sue Ann character as "...a nice lady with claws." I think that pretty much summed it up. Personally, I can't imagine Sue Ann being homophobic, though. She seemed pretty sexually liberated. I think the only problem she'd have with a man being gay is that he would be unavailable to her - but that wouldn't stop her from trying!
Macleod and Asner are standing back there laughing to themselves and it's impossible to tell if it's by script or if it's because that is the moment they realize that White is going to fetch an Emmy for the show. Her character telling "I know what I'm doing. Just cue me in and stick a sock in it" is also impossible to tell if that's Betty White or Sue Ann Nivens delivering that line.
I didn't pay much attention to that at first, but I think it was not in the script. Ed looks to be covering his mouth in an attempt not to laugh. Then, as he looks at Gavin laughing, he loses it. Gavin's laughter looks genuine.
@@IVant2BAlone In interviews about the show Asner and/or McLeod ( I forgot which,) said the creators decided that if others got mad at Sue Ann Nivens, the viewers would also. Hence she was always laughed at or smiled at
missyvohnne What’s amazing is that Ted was smart enough to see how weird Sue Ann’s report really was. This is probably my favorite scene from the entire series.
@@rhsharp yeah I never thought of it that way. Of ALL people, Ted Baxter, realizes (based on his facial expression) how weird Sue Ann's report was. Yeah, Ted Baxter! Lol. I haven't seen MTM Show in a few years, I think I'm due 'cause these clips has awoken the want for more
We’ll never see this kind of innocent comedic brilliance again, I’m afraid. All we have now is raunchy, cheap humor. I long for these days back. RIP, Queen Betty.
Another "I long for the days" comment. Life was so perfect in 1974 with all the apple cheeked housewives wearing pumps and skirts dancing around their kitchens, preparing meals for their masters -- I mean husbands. And everyone had dimples.
In my mind, Betty's work on MTM surpassed that on the Golden Girls. Razor sharp. Most fans may not know Golden Girls producers originally offered her the role of Blanche, but Betty felt that character was a rehash of Sue Ann, so she played Rose instead. One or two generations missed out on Sue Ann cuz the 70's just way too early for most. Thank goodness for the magic of CZcams.
Somehow I don't think Norah O'Donnell or Christiane Amanpour would credit Sue Ann Nivens for having broken the glass ceiling for future generations of women newscasters. Betty White did this brilliantly by having Sue Ann being simultaneously brilliant about what she believed were 'the real issues' yet clueless about why this natural disaster was a tragedy for this village- and hilarious the whole time! RIP, Miss White!
Loved Sue Ann! Could hardly see her as Rose at first because her character was such an opposite of Sue Ann and she did such a great job as Sue Ann. But she did both great. She was that good. RIP Betty.
Dear God, I remember how "plucked gagging from the slime" floored me when I first heard it back in the 70s, and, wonderfully, it had the same effect on me today!
Haha, I wanna get into the Mary Tyler Moore show if only to watch Betty White in this. She's hilarious! She brings that form of comedy as Rose Nylund in the Golden Girls.
Just like music from the Beatles, this clip remains as funny today as when it first aired. Perhaps funnier given all the years since that first airing. Hilarious stuff.
I think I meant to write “timeless” rather than “funny.” You might be the only person on earth who believes The Beatles music to be horrible. Sorry you feel this way.
Nobody delivers a ZINGER or Insult like Sue Ann with a smile tongue in cheek. She'll pull the rug from under you without even realizing it. A comic genius !
This scene brilliantly illustrates the split personalities of the Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann Nivens, became a showcase for White’s wicked wit, and brilliant comic timing. This ain’t your Rose, from the Golden Girls (the first airhead she ever played). Between Sue Anne and Rose Nyland, this was by far the juicer role. Long before the Golden Girls, this was Betty White at her most savage, wickedly funny. Long before Martha Stewart, there was Sue Ann Nivens, a strong female character, a ruthless, man eating business woman, dishing out venom (and helpful household tips) with cheer as The Happy Homemaker. czcams.com/video/yUFmxLYGIpo/video.html
Betty White will forever be a legend. It's crazy that out of all the eight cast members, she was the eldest AND the last one to pass away. RIP Betty White (1922 - 2021)
I love this! Great editing job. MTM and her Co-Stars are Iconic. The show was a must-watch on Saturday nights before "Bob Newhart" and "The Carol Burnett Show." Thanks for sharing.
There's a new challenge sweeping the internet. The “Betty White Challenge” is a virtual event that will be held on Jan. 17 (which would have been the actress’ 100th birthday). The event asks fans to donate $5 to animal rescues or shelters in her name.
This episode is a blast. She wanted to do hard news but she told Mary she can’t stop smiling. She tries to stop smiling forcing her fingers to make her face frown but her lips bounce back to a smile. czcams.com/video/yUFmxLYGIpo/video.html
As someone who grew up in the 90s and 00s, watching this later on, Betty's performance here was litle a mix of Rose Nylund and Bree van de Kamp from Desperate Housewives (and I know Bree came later; if she wasn't PARTIALLY inspired by Sue Ann, I'll be very surprised), and I loved it.
Many people know her as Rose from The Golden Girls but she was certainly at her best at her Peak when she was the wisecracking oversexed happy Homemaker on the Mary Tyler Moore Show
It's odd how Sue Ann didn't have a big part in one of the best episodes of all time, "Chuckles Bites the Dust". That said, Betty was consistently brilliant in a great role.
“Let’s all hope that survivors remember that stubborn grime can be removed with a blend of warm water and cornstarch.”
I am going to try that tomorrow!
Betty is like a sarcastic version of Rose Nyland in this scene. She was truly magic
LOL "Victims were plucked gagging from the slime" LOL
You know you're bad when even Ted Baxter is "WTF?!?"
Betty’s two Emmys as Sue Ann were SO well-deserved!👏🏻👏🏻
I thought Marcia Wallace as Carol in the Bob Newhart show was pretty good.
I totally agree!
She was very good at what she did for almost 100 years. She cracked me up but the cherry on the cake was Ted's reaction.
I think Betty White's performance here is at least one notch above brilliant.
That's because she polished her performance with a toothbrush dipped in warm water and cornstarch.
@@Muttonchop_USA LOL! :-)
@@Muttonchop_USA lol
WOW! If she memorized or read from teleprompter, she did it without a missed word.
P•R•O•F•E•S•S•I•O•N•A•L!
Ted's face afterwards....
I hope everyone under 40 sees the brilliance that is Betty White as the unparalleled Sue Ann Nivens!!
i’m 20 years old, and i love Betty so much! this is my first time watching Mary Tyler Moore all by myself since the reruns back when i was 12 with my mom- i’m on S5
I think Sue Ann was her best character.
38 here and so glad I’ve discovered her! So many great lines!
38 here too! From AUS. Way more ppl need to know about the hilarity that sitcoms like MTM & Golden Girls were.
I'm so happy to bump into these clips, gotta buy the DVD, (if they still sell those things)
I’m just about under 40 lol and I love Betty and all the other Girls. Wonderful women.
Ted Baxter staring at her with the look on his face like "Why the hell is she smiling about a serious news tragedy?"
Fun bit of trivia; when they were casting for this role, the producers kept saying "We need to get a Betty White type".
Mary Tyler Moore asked "Why don't you just get Betty White?" The producers scoffed at the idea, not believing that Betty White would consider it; but they wound up asking her to audition, anyway. To their great surprise, she agreed to audition for the part!
Not only that . . . it was just supposed to be for one episode, but she was so funny, they made her a regular character on the show.
@@LuvTadnDixie ...and the rest as they say, is history! :D
One of my favorite Sue Ann Nivens moments is when she's taping her show and she's all smiles and she realizes on live TV that her cake isn't done because somebody on the crew forgot to turn on the oven . . . she continues to smile and be cheerful and says, "Well that just goes to show you that anyone can make a mistake in the kitchen, even your happy homemaker. We'll be right back after this commercial message" as she laughs and smiles with her dimples showing, continuing to be cheerful. Then the director yells cut and she turns into a instant bitch in a second, "Okay, who the hell is responsible for this?"
@@LuvTadnDixie LMAO...Oh my gosh yes! You have it down verbatim...I remember that scene and it is one of my most fave and hilarious moments with Sue Ann too! :D
@@LuvTadnDixie Right. Her debut was the show when she had an affair with Phyllis' husband, Lars.
RIPBetty The world has lost a true legend, icon, animal activist & delightfully wonderful, engaging human being. The end of 2021 sucks even more than when it began.
Yes, I agree...Betty was the epitome of class, wit and grace❤
Betty's passing means there is just one more person to look forward to meeting in the next life, God willing. (Edited for grammar as i was laughing too hard.)
We have already lost quite a few people this year 2022.. Sidney Poitier was one legend.
The original Martha Stewart-from-hell. lol
italoman9 Martha's prototype?!?!
And we still got her. Yay!
It says something that by the end of Sue Ann's segment, even _Ted_ is looking at her like she's bonkers.
My favorite sitcom of all time. The combined talent and writing was off the map.
My favorite TV show ever.
Sooooo *HILARIOUS!* ....The look on Ted's face at the end, is priceless...and that from an anchor person who most often bumbled things up...LOL :D
There's bad, and then there's Ted-Baxter-looking-at-you-incredulously bad!
And then the shocked double-take she gives him after seeing his expression.
God she was SOOOOOO good.
The world without Betty White just isn't right. Hopefully she is with AL Lunden now. RIP ❤❤❤
Betty White was so magnificent in this role. Thank you so much for posting this great excerpt!
You're welcome. I much preferred Sue Ann to Rose.
Jason Platt Is it because she has a sweet voice that can say mean things? I remember James L. Brooks describing the Sue Ann character as "...a nice lady with claws." I think that pretty much summed it up. Personally, I can't imagine Sue Ann being homophobic, though. She seemed pretty sexually liberated. I think the only problem she'd have with a man being gay is that he would be unavailable to her - but that wouldn't stop her from trying!
Sue Ann was definitely the sort who would view it as a challenge.
I've always remembered "...plucked gagging from the slime" even 50 years later.
Macleod and Asner are standing back there laughing to themselves and it's impossible to tell if it's by script or if it's because that is the moment they realize that White is going to fetch an Emmy for the show. Her character telling "I know what I'm doing. Just cue me in and stick a sock in it" is also impossible to tell if that's Betty White or Sue Ann Nivens delivering that line.
I didn't pay much attention to that at first, but I think it was not in the script. Ed looks to be covering his mouth in an attempt not to laugh. Then, as he looks at Gavin laughing, he loses it.
Gavin's laughter looks genuine.
@@IVant2BAlone In interviews about the show Asner and/or McLeod ( I forgot which,) said the creators decided that if others got mad at Sue Ann Nivens, the viewers would also. Hence she was always laughed at or smiled at
@@jaysonbiggs8979 I did not know that. Thanks.
Ted's expression at the end is everything !
missyvohnne What’s amazing is that Ted was smart enough to see how weird Sue Ann’s report really was. This is probably my favorite scene from the entire series.
@@rhsharp yeah I never thought of it that way. Of ALL people, Ted Baxter, realizes (based on his facial expression) how weird Sue Ann's report was. Yeah, Ted Baxter! Lol. I haven't seen MTM Show in a few years, I think I'm due 'cause these clips has awoken the want for more
@@rhsharp, Ted was not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he even he could see that Sue Ann was a bit . . . out there.
Sue Ann Nivens is one of my favorite characters on any show! Betty White did an amazing job, as did the writers...
We’ll never see this kind of innocent comedic brilliance again, I’m afraid. All we have now is raunchy, cheap humor. I long for these days back. RIP, Queen Betty.
Wow, she was beautiful!
Another "I long for the days" comment. Life was so perfect in 1974 with all the apple cheeked housewives wearing pumps and skirts dancing around their kitchens, preparing meals for their masters -- I mean husbands. And everyone had dimples.
This scene is my favorite Betty White scene. Ted was the icing on the cake.
All read with a smiling face, Brilliant. Unfortunately in 2022 it is now R.I.P. Betty White.
Such a great piece of comic writing-flawless delivery.
In my mind, Betty's work on MTM surpassed that on the Golden Girls. Razor sharp.
Most fans may not know Golden Girls producers originally offered her the role of Blanche, but Betty felt that character was a rehash of Sue Ann, so she played Rose instead.
One or two generations missed out on Sue Ann cuz the 70's just way too early for most.
Thank goodness for the magic of CZcams.
I couldn't agree more!
Let's not forget her role as the viper Ellen on the Carol Burnett "Family" skits!
@@bilahn1198 Betty's better at playing the baddie.
That news report quickly turned into a St. Olaf story 😂🤣
I wonder if the village of Nornsk is twinned with St. Olaf? 😄
Somehow I don't think Norah O'Donnell or Christiane Amanpour would credit Sue Ann Nivens for having broken the glass ceiling for future generations of women newscasters. Betty White did this brilliantly by having Sue Ann being simultaneously brilliant about what she believed were 'the real issues' yet clueless about why this natural disaster was a tragedy for this village- and hilarious the whole time! RIP, Miss White!
It doesn’t get better than that folks.
God speed Betty. And thank you for making this life all the more richer.
😘
In just one take, Sue Ann Nivens just made Ted Baxter look like Ed Murrow.
Loved Sue Ann! Could hardly see her as Rose at first because her character was such an opposite of Sue Ann and she did such a great job as Sue Ann. But she did both great. She was that good. RIP Betty.
Dear God, I remember how "plucked gagging from the slime" floored me when I first heard it back in the 70s, and, wonderfully, it had the same effect on me today!
“Hot soup, always nourishing basic…”
Rest In Peace to the extraordinarily talented Betty White ❤️
There has never been a better ensemble cast on a sit-com than MTM. Cheers comes close.
May she rest in eternal peace with her beloved husband. Ms Betty White will forever be our golden girl, 1922-2021
RIP Betty. This clip exemplifies her talent and the way she played off Ted in the MTM show is classic.
Just cue me and put a sock in it!
I think Betty White has always been a most accomplished comedian. From the Betty White show to the present.
Many many years ago,in the early days of tv, Betty White starred in a black and white sitcom called Life With Elizabeth. She was adorable, as always!
One of the best sitcoms to air on television, right up there with the caliber of Frasier. All performers in a league of their own.
RIP Betty. Thanks for so many laughs over the years.
The looks on Lou's, Murray's, & even Ted's faces were priceless.
Haha, I wanna get into the Mary Tyler Moore show if only to watch Betty White in this. She's hilarious! She brings that form of comedy as Rose Nylund in the Golden Girls.
Betty White started playing Sue Ann in season 4. 73-74 tv season. The premiere episode S04E01 "The Lars Affair" was her first appearance.
Someone this funny doesn't need canned laughter - it only detracts.
The laughter is not "canned". It was a live audience.
Watching the Mary Tyler Moore show on TV is one of my favorite 70's memories. It was brillant humor.
RIP dear Betty...🙏🏻❤️
Just like music from the Beatles, this clip remains as funny today as when it first aired. Perhaps funnier given all the years since that first airing. Hilarious stuff.
I never thought of Beatles music as funny. Horrible, yes-- funny, no.
I think I meant to write “timeless” rather than “funny.” You might be the only person on earth who believes The Beatles music to be horrible. Sorry you feel this way.
What a Beautiful woman Betty was here. Lovely happy face and sparkly eyes.
Sue Ann's backward knee kick (in The Lars Affair episode) to the oven door is my all-time favorite Sue Ann scene. 😆
Mine too.
Betty White was really so beautiful always
Happy Birthday Betty White! #Legend
Thanks for posting this! One of Betty White's funniest moments on the show!
I agree!
She is one of my favorites from the MTM show. I love that show so much.
I just love Betty White ❤️
So grateful for Betty White. May she Rest In Peace and love. 🌹🙏🏻❤️☮️
Nobody delivers a ZINGER or Insult like Sue Ann with a smile tongue in cheek.
She'll pull the rug from under you without even realizing it.
A comic genius !
Sue Ann: “And now, back to Ted.”
Ted: 0__0
Aww she was wearing the necklace Allen gave her.
Hahahahaaa! She is just smashingly perfect!
This scene brilliantly illustrates the split personalities of the Happy Homemaker.
Sue Ann Nivens, became a showcase for White’s wicked wit, and brilliant comic timing. This ain’t your Rose, from the Golden Girls (the first airhead she ever played). Between Sue Anne and Rose Nyland, this was by far the juicer role.
Long before the Golden Girls, this was Betty White at her most savage, wickedly funny.
Long before Martha Stewart, there was Sue Ann Nivens, a strong female character, a ruthless, man eating business woman, dishing out venom (and helpful household tips) with cheer as The Happy Homemaker.
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RIP Betty White.
She is still here. :)
She passed yesterday. I'm so glad she'll live on forever in clips like this...
Betty White will forever be a legend. It's crazy that out of all the eight cast members, she was the eldest AND the last one to pass away.
RIP Betty White (1922 - 2021)
This is just so subime, it will cause me to laugh out out loud forever!
Man, Sue-ann was snake venom in bubble wrap. Played to sweet smiling toxic perfection by the the irrepressible Betty White. SIP dear lady.
I love this! Great editing job. MTM and her Co-Stars are Iconic. The show was a must-watch on Saturday nights before "Bob Newhart" and "The Carol Burnett Show." Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like it.
Only Betty White can, Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii
Rip Betty White loved you as Sue Ann
I forgot how funny Betty White was as Sue Ann 🤣
"I know what I'm doing, Ted. Just cue me in and stick a sock in it."
BAHHAHHAH! 😆
l think I laughed at this as hard now as I did when I first saw it on CBS.
I think this is my favorite Sue Ann scene of all on MTM.
One of the funniest & most beautiful ladies who ever lived. She will be sorely missed :(
There's a new challenge sweeping the internet. The “Betty White
Challenge” is a virtual event that will be held on Jan. 17 (which would
have been the actress’ 100th birthday). The event asks fans to donate $5
to animal rescues or shelters in her name.
RIP Betty
Thanks for all the laughs Betty!
This episode is a blast. She wanted to do hard news but she told Mary she can’t stop smiling. She tries to stop smiling forcing her fingers to make her face frown but her lips bounce back to a smile.
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One and only !! BRILLIANT!!
rip mary tyler moore :(
The great MTM making me laugh in 2021 thanks Mar .
Absolutely brilliant!
LOL. Betty's delivery was always perfect. No matter which character she played. RIP Golden Girl
Lou and Murray are both aghast by Sue Ann's performance. And I love Ted's reaction at the end.
Fantastic !
As someone who grew up in the 90s and 00s, watching this later on, Betty's performance here was litle a mix of Rose Nylund and Bree van de Kamp from Desperate Housewives (and I know Bree came later; if she wasn't PARTIALLY inspired by Sue Ann, I'll be very surprised), and I loved it.
RIP Betty White, what an icon.
Thanks!!
Rest in Paradise, you beautiful legend.
Now that Ed Asner has died, she is the final surviving cast member of the MTM show not to mention The Golden Girls as well.
Beautiful Betty 😩😭
Many people know her as Rose from The Golden Girls but she was certainly at her best at her Peak when she was the wisecracking oversexed happy Homemaker on the Mary Tyler Moore Show
BRILLIANT!!
Betty White is so cute.
I just laughed so hard. We could use about another 100 more of these
This was the WKRP of the 70's
“…always a nourishing basic…” 😂
It's odd how Sue Ann didn't have a big part in one of the best episodes of all time, "Chuckles Bites the Dust".
That said, Betty was consistently brilliant in a great role.
This episode is called, "A Girl Like Mary."
When even Ted Baxter is too shocked to respond....
Legend 🤣 👏 R.I.P Betty!
crying!!!! omg