1989 Oscars Opening: Allan Carr's Masterpiece! Rob Lowe and Snow White

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[@OnTheHighWatch]

I met Allan the weekend after he got fired for this epic telecast. He was sitting at the bar at Daddy Warebucks drunk as a skunk. Too drunk to drive I poured him into the passenger seat of my old work truck and took him to his apartment in Old Las Palmas and slept on his couch. We woke up the next morning and he was in a panic, he was late for a meeting with a real estate agent at a house he wanted to buy. We pulled up the driveway and still hungover he wrote a check for his new Palm Springs house. We hung out for weeks buying furniture and decorating it. A memory I will never forget. 660 Palisades Drive next to the Frey House. We were great friends until the day he died. Rest in Peace Buddy.

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

I adore this.

[@CindySeifen]

That's so cool.

[@janetphillips2875]

Why was he fired?? But if your good, Hollyweird didnt want you. Critics couldnt stand Clint Eastwood at first because of his now infamous teeth clenching! Dumb b##tards!

[@LannieLord]

@@CindySeifen That "Grease" money was still rolling over in 1989 ? He took some hard hits to the purse with "Grease 2" and "Can't Stop the Music" I guess . Wikipedia says HE started the rumor that Cass Elliot choked on a ham sandwich because that "sounded better" than died from DRUGS (is this TRUE ? Not the ham sandwich part . LOL) This silly into to the Oscars is not as bad as some other numbers I have seen . The gal playing Snow White was perfect but in 1989 did anyone care about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (other than the Roast Beef restaurants- which had the MOST DELICIOUS HAMBURGERS on earth in the 1980s . They also had that "Fixin's Bar" to dress your hamburger up !). Now Scott has to find the Daddy Warebucks match book.

[@houdini1972]

No one was slapped in the making of this...

[@badmariamedia]

But maybe should have been for the making of it?

[@lookup17]

HaaaaHaaaa!!!😂Lmao great comment houdini1972!!!

[@unclesham5507]

Not on camera.

[@rikjones5924]

Wow,so many not with us anymore.

[@kimglass4851]

Jack Nicholson , Debbie Reynolds, Farrah, Robin Williams and soooooo many more in the audience! Loved seeing this! Thanks Scott!

[@kenpalmer985]

Back when they were worth watching

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

YES

[@heru-deshet359]

"More than a billion and a half people just watched that." Now less than a million do.

[@janmarchand7294]

Omg you are so right. It used to be such a big thing when I grew up in the 60's. My mom would buy everyone's favorite snacks and we would kick back and relax. Nice memories, except it always irritated me that they didn't announce best actor till the very end when we were all snacked out and ready for bed.

[@jillgross6232]

The days and nights of families watching a multitude of weekly tv programs is a shadow of the past. How utterly sad! I grew up watching weekly programs with my siblings and parents. On special occasions like the Oscars and Grammy's, we'd eat an early supper. We'd have our baths get into pajamas and Dad would pop popcorn. We'd make a whole night of it. Even raising my 7 kids, I followed the traditions that my parents gave me. My kids appreciated it! Even though as they got older, they'd complain! 😂 However, if you ask my kids as adults, they all say they loved it. Yes, a huge piece of Americana is gone! 😢😢😢

[@herbertdaugherty636]

Hard to believe this was 35 years ago. Such huge stars at the time. I haven’t watched any awards shows in years, although I do watch the In Memoriam segments on KZbin.

[@lookup17]

Awww, how the mighty have fallen. Used to be a family thing, popcorn popped and our drinks filled up, ready for the Oscars. Can’t stomach it and waste of my precious time

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

I don't know a single movie anymore, so they are lost on me too.

[@judithrees6919]

I remember seeing this when it ran live. Strange to say the least. Glad Rob Lowe survived this 😮 Really nice to see all the stars of yesteryear. Thanks for your post!

[@toddadale]

Up there with the Brady Bunch Hour

[@trishrobinson5828]

I loved watching this. The good/ bad old days! Thank you for this video, Scott and Troy.

[@trishrobinson5828]

@@donnakelley138 Indeed.

[@sheilabock466]

Oh that was fun. Always wanted Vincent Price to be my dad lol. Thanks for sharing sir❤

[@Tania008]

Wow they don’t do it like they used to. What a treat to relive some Oscar memories thank you for sharing! Btw is it just me or has Rob Lowe got a picture in an attic somewhere he has aged incredibly well!😀

[@ckotcher1]

I know right? Dude never ages

[@cherylstevens9665]

This was fun to see, but not sure why they thought it was a good idea to have Rob Lowe “sing.”

[@jillgross6232]

Scott, truly a blast from the past! Thanks for the lovely memories! ❤❤❤

[@ragdoll9786]

Thanks for that one, Scott

[@jenjeepers]

I see dead people 😮

[@judyholland7236]

🤣

[@christinahogue4259]

😂

[@debbiejones3911]

LOL

[@jillgross6232]

So true. It was truly amazing, and the talent was so rich in history. ❤

[@suzannemuliolis6066]

Lol...yep

[@leesashriber5097]

Mom and I always dressed up in our best flannel pajamas and watched the Oscars. It's sad seeing people in the audience that are no longer with us.🙏❤️🕊️

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Merv Griffin was having fun. He was a billionaire at this time.

[@catmom7447]

That was so interesting that was a time of how much work went into making a great show. Seeing all those talents they were all dressed to perfection. It was great.

[@rachelpitt-u4o]

They could have slowed it down a little with the Hollywood royalty. They tossed them around as fast as they could spit out their names. It's a miracle they didn't put out a hip.

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

They got a final bow. I am forever grateful for this

[@rachelpitt-u4o]

@DearlyDepartedTours it was lovely to see them. But Cyd was the only one I wouldn't have to worry about having hip and knee issues after that.

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

And probably every one of those dancers have plastic knees and hips now

[@shsharding44]

I saw this when it aired. Wow-just wow

[@daneen2fabulous]

Really wasn't expecting Lily Tomlin to be behind that door! What a riot.

[@hcombs0104]

I never actually watched this part when it originally aired…it was playing in the background while I was busy washing dishes. The only reason I watched the Oscars that night was to get a glimpse of Lucille Ball, who I read was a presenter that night and had been sick the year before. Of course not realizing this was her final appearance anywhere.

[@hcombs0104]

Now having watched this, I think Scott should tell us about the aftermath of this broadcast, and what happened to Allan Carr (it ain’t pretty).

[@janetphillips2875]

Lucille Ball, just before she became famous, actually located Japanese spies in Cold Water Canyon....with her teeth! True story!

[@ckotcher1]

@@hcombs0104yes!

[@mskrisclark684]

OMG Scott, after 35 years it lives.🤣🤣

[@ckotcher1]

7:47 Robert Downey Jr. high as a kite “i’m glad they didn’t ask ME to do this!” He would have been WAY better then Rob. At least RDJ could sing!

[@shannonsmith297]

Back when Hollywood still had a little class left.

[@joane5777]

What a great nugget from the past Scott!! 😊😊😊 Hope you and Troy had a great Memorial Day weekend~ 🇺🇸 Joan

[@SamBroadway]

Aww Roy Rogers and Dale Evans❤

[@MellissaBoomeroftheNight]

Wow! My memory was of some cracks about Lowe. I'm so glad I revisited this. Cyd Charisse! Roy Rogers and Dale Evans!

[@janetpassey296]

Wow! This was fabulous!

[@katndon]

The industry has really changed. Incorporating all the past in this great production was epic. I miss this kind of entertainment.

[@RosemarieVillarreal-wh5kz]

I love this. Golden Hollywood stars

[@karenleemallonee684]

Scott, this was such a treat for me, I loved it! Of course I was watching that night, but don't remember anything about it! My favorite part of seeing it now is the Golden Generation Stars, how fantastic seeing them and seeing them being honored this way...WOW CYD!!! 🫶 I always have wanted to have a collection of DVDs with all the Academy Awards, The Emmys & Grammys of the past...1935 - 1979. It would have the best of everything!!! Thanks again, Scott!!! 👍👍

[@donculver153]

Thanks Scott. I would love to watch the whole show with you and Troy in the Tiki bar.

[@waynenorth3791]

The 80s was an especially glitzy era.

[@AL-ks9bu]

Hi Scott! I LOVE your videos! They are so fascinating! I’m from a little village in Canada in the province of Quebec. I always dreamed to go to USA visiting what you have shown on your channel. May be one day… Bravo again for your work!

[@janetpassey296]

Wish they were like this again!!

[@lindahill9980]

Thanks Scott

[@mariaday712]

The way TV used to be. I miss it. Thanks for sharing this.

[@LeeTheVet]

Thank you, Scott, for this one. Lots not with us any longer. Ryan sitting next to Farrah 1:25.

[@ckotcher1]

I miss Ryan already. He had a big mouth and no filter and he didn’t give a $hit. You don’t see people like that anymore. He also attracted ALL the ladies. He was like his era’s Errol Flynn. he really looked like a movie star. ❤

[@cathpeterson1944]

I never missed the Academy Awards growing up it was a big thing to follow then; I don’t watch them as much anymore, hardly know what movies are on big screen these days, just a few every now and then; I mostly watch good classics golden oldies, 60s to 90s decades; it was great to see this clip from 89’

[@lovebuzz1979]

🤩 so many incredible legends true nostalgia thanks.

[@frumaatholoid]

Sigourney Weaver very much wanted to tell Snow White to efff off

[@ken_tiki5241]

You know what she was thinking - “get away from me you b….”

[@frumaatholoid]

@@ken_tiki5241 hahahaha!

[@DogMom432]

I remember this oh so well. Too bad the show is not the same anymore. I enjoy nostalgia so much. Thank you!!

[@BTSblkkatt]

Wow..I love how goofy and simple it was. The pressure and stress now is absolutely ridiculous. 💜

[@kplante7881]

Fun stuff…. Thanks for sharing!

[@debbiejones3911]

This was fun to watch.

[@capemay03]

Love this... When people still had CLASS. .

[@kenpalmer985]

Great production

[@deborahmeyer7109]

I loved Merv Griffin and still miss him. And all of these great old stars! Such a classless mess now.😒

[@shsharding44]

I suddenly was struck by an odd memory. Was there more than o=One Night of One Hundred Stars? Wasn't Rob on Merv Griffin or Mike Douglas, when he said something along the lines 'She's no virgin'(Melissa Gilbert) His cheeks were the usual pink. He seemed very pleased with himself. Something like that. I once had a run-in with Rob. I accidently followed him to the bathroom. Then, he stood behind me. I stood terrified at an Alfred Hitchcock movie at the bar until he went away.

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

Just think, Dustin Hoffman, that could've been YOU singing with Snow White.

[@rominava7835]

Fabulous Hollywood.... when they still made Hit Movies...🤩

[@pannamal5182]

When entertainment was entertainment!

[@TomBonanti]

What can one say to this? Speechless here😮

[@blazefairchild465]

I was overseas when this one was shown ,never saw it.

[@mexicanspec]

Until now. Thanks Scott.

[@laurp627]

Oh my 🤣 where did you find this?? Classic - REAL entertainment!! Thanks for the awesome memory!! 😊😊

[@robertdelisi9473]

The Oscars has its own channel. Go to playlists and you can watch any year.

[@jamesrsfo]

So campy and fun. Love it. ❤

[@BCZF]

Seeing Rah-Blow singing, is weird, and somehow I can't look away.

[@bastianena]

I remember that opening getting lambasted for being so corny. That aside, it was great seeing all the stars so young.

[@wisdomgate3351]

The 80's were the best in so many ways id give my left arm to go back .TV movies cartoons etc etc.. were so much better and the people too.God bless America 💯🇺🇸🙏🏼💪🕊️

[@kittykaleidoscope434]

I thought that guy was going to drop Cyd Charisse. The camera was on the Snow White way too long ,when they should have been showing more of the others! My mom was the actress that we had to watch this every year faithfully! Then discuss it for a week. My mom's friends calling 'Did you see so and so?'😆

[@danafrelack4250]

Yep.Scott,we are all in this production,eh?That was great! Thanks so much & now for the ending.Thank god for Hollywood 😎🇺🇲👌

[@dnw9181]

💯👍😄❤️ it, God Rob, was so pretty!!😍

[@dawnfeltner5879]

Very cool, thank you. This is when I enjoyed the Oscar's or any awards show. They are not as good anymore.

[@hopeborski6268]

That was in two words, absolutely horrendous 😮

[@jeansalutz8422]

And Lily!

[@tsivard1]

8:52 Glorious!

[@lookup17]

Hey Scott, thank you for all you do. I have a request, it’s about Max Wright, the father from the tv series Alf, back in the late ‘80s-early ‘90s. Forgive me if you have done a bio, but I didn’t see one. His ending was interesting and very tabloid-ish. Much respects dude!!

[@alanjakobsen7147]

that was an experience

[@callalily8888]

Just a taste of how it used to be❤

[@nickieellison190]

I was just watching older videos

[@Gail_P]

Allan was hated for this spectacle 🤣

[@Ben-nh9xw]

I will never recover from this

[@janmarchand7294]

Hi Scott! I remember the show that year and feeling so much second hand embarrassment for everyone. Alan must have been on acid when he decided to take the show in that direction.

[@thelittlestar3251]

I think this inspired the dream sequence in The Big Lebowski 😊

[@alisonclose344]

I love it!!

[@imhere653]

Rob Lowe: "I LIKE snow!" At the time, he sure did.

[@dwaynecollins4974]

Oh that was just awful 😔 the fellow must have been okay afterwards though if he had a house in Palm springs for the rest of his life 😁

[@timmy841212]

They really grilled Allan’s ass for this but it was ahead of its time in its campiness! 😂

[@groovynik21]

Honey, we don't touch the actors lol

[@mexicanspec]

A lot of people practiced for this show, not as much as they should have, but what are you going to do. Now Scott, your channel is about Hollywood deaths. This didn't really kill Rob Lowes career, it was just one more nail.

[@MyEnime]

there were designers, rehearsals , and costume fittings.. there were people making tables with holes in them so people could stick their heads out and dance.... they knew it was happening.

[@kccollins62]

I remember this...I had almost forgotten it. sigh, does anyone see how shell shocked the audience looks?

[@ckotcher1]

Scott can you do a longer video about this with narration? I want to know what happened to Alan Carr.

[@jeanhansel5805]

Kitschy! ♥♥♥♥♥

[@nosajdabeno]

That was really fun, and I don’t usually like these type of things. Really great seeing all the legends all together like that, and it really was just a fun opening! Forgive my ignorance but, who played Snow White? I was expecting way more cringe from her, but I was pleasantly surprised at how good she was.

[@kimglass4851]

I was looking for that exact answer here in the comments lol

[@kimglass4851]

Just looked her up..... a 22-year-old aspiring actress named Eileen Bowman

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

Eileen Bowman! She's a pal and she actually won the role over Lucie Arnaz

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

Even better story: when Eileen and friends took the tour, I made her sit through that entire production on my bus hahah. She was great.

[@nosajdabeno]

@@DearlyDepartedTours that’s awesome! I bet that was a blast. For you at least! Thanks for the info. and video. I appreciate it!

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

4:58 Cheerleader Sex Tape starring Rob Lowe that was very rough for his career. Oh well 🤷🏻

[@brendamichel7486]

That was...truly awful! Nice seeing some of the old stars that aren't around anymore, tho..

[@Allenstergess]

Those poor women in those star costumes, I gotta wear what?? So cheesy and amazing, If Lilly did not come out and say what she did, it just would not have worked.

[@shirleydesrochers3319]

Wow! Everyone looked so young! Although I couldn't handle Snows voice. She hurt my ears lol.

[@Amyco3167]

Oh my freakin' Hollywood stars! I loved the eighties and Rob Lowe but this is ridiculous. Love the look on Robert Downey Jrs face when camera pans on audience. 😂

[@vmc7773]

❤❤❤

[@vmc7773]

I wanna see the rest!!

[@kimh1036]

This is so much more entertaining than the crap they have now!

[@Kelsbell]

And this is the second time around after being desensitized this clip

[@risingsun49]

This was soectacular the Oscars are nowere near as great today. Its dark now.

[@LannieLord]

When Merv Griffen sings ; My dog runs outside and eats GRASS. Happens every single time ! God Bless Denny Terrio ; Merv was his Harvey Weinstein #metooMerv, dammit !

[@mikaellams6797]

Damn cyd charisse still looked good!

[@lynnann6334]

I used to enjoy watching these shows…sad to say I don’t watch anymore.

[@katesage3221]

It was highly criticized at the time as being way too long.

[@mexicanspec]

And horrible.

[@Vassil00]

I remember watching this as it aird. It was sooooo uncomfortable. It was not entertaining. It was like watching a train wreck and waiting for the explosion to kill everything.