O.J. Simpson - Tonight Show - 1979

‪@24tv48‬ December 19 1979

[@landonbecker9608]

“I’m sure that he’s going to continue to be in the public eye”

[@jtstevenson81]

"I'm sure that he's going to continue to be on the cutting edge of fame and celebrity."

[@brianfreeman9554]

Boy was Johnny right about O J being in the public eye!

[@kerrykeith4740]

I was worried that when he kissed that lady’s cheek when he walked in, he might try and cut her head off.

[@hassanabdur-rahman1559]

@Alex F my question to you is, why didn't he ever beat and abuse his first wife, Margarete? Especially considering that he was a young man before his knee problems and he was much more stronger then. There was not one police called against OJ when he was married to his first wife.

[@kellygoines7448]

Oh yeah he's still a celebrity.

[@nazur72]

OJ was always good in interviews, as you can see here, he killed it.

[@ianmeadows8719]

He really took at a stab at it

[@MJBYouTubeNetwork]

OJ didn't do it in 1979 though.

[@FredLord-sp4ym]

At least OJ did not blame Conan.

[@KleWdSide]

It's so crazy how much of a pariah he is now. The dude's life is one big Shakespearean tragedy.

[@frankbarbiera6725]

That's exactly what Kato said lol

[@KleWdSide]

@rxp56 Maybe you should read books on tragedies & maybe your pea brain will understand the context.

[@MrJm323]

@@KleWdSide ...Oh, what context? Please explain that. It's really crazy that a man who murdered his wife is a pariah, was the original comment. There's a context to explain why that's crazy?

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

@@MrJm323 your opinion doesn't dictate what is and isn't crazy

[@MrJm323]

@@doctorfeinstone6524 ....I didn't say it did, stupid.

[@AtomMoon]

His chiseled face and intelligence is what made him magnetic to the screen

[@meditationspace7966]

@sd lm I don't think calling somebody a person with sharp brain is a European notion.

[@FredLord-sp4ym]

OJ was a great athlete, broadcaster, commercial spokesperson, and actor. Then, something happened.

[@edwinmalachy]

He was hilarious

[@THEBANDIT7979]

People don’t understand how much white america , black America all of America loved this dude. He had the looks the talent and the charisma. Well spoken , movie star good looks. The man was straight out of central casting of what you want a black athlete to look like.

[@anthonygaertner2396]

smh its not white or black america its just america u fkn idiot

[@AA-qb7ni]

The Made in America doc captured that so well!! The race part of it was fascinating.

[@campingjoe9189]

In 1978 I was 18. I saw O.J. and his young son buying gas for their humble motor boat at the Lake Arrowhead marina in So Cal. I didn't speak to him as I was too shy. I watched football with my father and I sure knew who O.J. was. I watched him play for USC. Like millions of others, I just hate how he made such a mess of his life...:)

[@esmooth300]

The mafia did it DUDE , NicHOO was fucking a member of the mob and getting lots of cocaine from him, she also had info on their business dealings. You people believe anything, just like the moon landing, but of course it's America, the black man is the boogeyman.

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

@@esmooth300 "you people believe anything". Oh the irony of your comment...

[@healthyone100]

he was destined to fuck up his life narsassit self centered thug!

[@robs5688]

You mean his son, Jason? Did you know there's a lot of evidence that indicates Jason was the actually killer of Nicole and Goldman? Here's a documentary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKLCnHyBiMqSjq8

[@kerrykeith4740]

Esmooth The God so the mafia got the same pair of gloves and very rare shoes to perform the murder. And then OJ, a completely innocent man goes on TV and gives a “hypothetical” of what happened??

[@MrRwk314]

Say what you will, OJ really slayed in this interview

[@kerrykeith4740]

I didn’t watch all of it, but I’ll take a stab in the dark and say you’re probably right

[@lexusrc3507]

Ryan ??? Thnx

[@jesses5465]

I bet he wakes up every day and at least once wished he had his old life back. Just dreaming of everyone loving him again.

[@zaymoney252]

It’s a shame that OJ Simpson accomplishments are overshadowed in most people eyes by the fact that he never won a ring..

[@papdooh]

This is why the whole OJ trial/murder became such a big deal.. He truly was a very respectable and liked celebrity as you can see by this show. So it was a shock to see a highly respected celebrity like OJ fall to the bottom within a week. The nation was witnessing the fall of a legend.....

[@Splitscreen83]

I don't think he deserves any recognition whatsoever, regardless of what he did in the past as a sportsman, after savagely murdering two people. Disgusting monster.

[@iiiMUNiiiQUE]

Pacman 83 can’t change his accomplishments regardless. But it’s hard to acknowledge them knowing what he allegedly did.

[@hassanabdur-rahman1559]

@@Splitscreen83 what you think is irrelevant.

[@maryanng6841]

@@hassanabdur-rahman1559 - Are you for real?

[@hassanabdur-rahman1559]

@@maryanng6841 I didn't stutter. You are damn right, I am for real. Just like you have a right to think what you want. Others also have the same right to think what they want. I will not allow you to force your thoughts on me. I don't give a damn about what you think.

[@SN2903]

It's really sad how far he fell.

[@MrTeatreeoil]

It was Glenn Rodgers oj is innocent

[@rompa6047]

MrTeatreeoil fuck off dick head

[@viralbuthow000]

You mean six feet under? Oh. You're talking about OJ.

[@maryanng6841]

@@MrTeatreeoil - WRONG!

[@CameronsCars]

It’s his own fault though

[@tonemerc2]

OJ has charisma. Charisma goes a long way in this world.

[@mcjones853]

If you think about it. He has experienced the ghetto , the truly rich lifestyle , the gutter in jail. Knows what it feels like to kill. Been through a huge court trial. Traveled the world. Made movies. He has literally experienced all that life has for all who walk in different shoes...... why he did it all of it. He has created and changed culture and society. Truly amazing. He is unbelievable.

[@aasimaslam]

and also a kinda of a murdered i think you missed that crucial point

[@brett8532]

Don’t forget armed robbery and kidnapping. What a renaissance man

[@daviddavis3389]

The case where he was taking back his own stuff that was stolen from him! It's complicated!...I think that he was framed.😢​@@brett8532

[@hunterhanson1949]

O.J. sure killed it on the tonight show

[@hatcher2262]

Man...Johnny Carson was pretty good, no wonder he made as much money as he did in his career.

[@coachm86]

Agreed they don't make talk show host like him anymore

[@Ralphueyyy0510]

@@coachm86 Late night show host was overdramatic sometimes y'know sugarcoating shit

[@spryfolII]

That was the fastest clip of all time. People don't understand how LARGE O.J. Simpaon was. Here its 1979/80 and his namecwas resonating everywhere. He was humble, and very well spoken. Everyone knew and lived O.J. But that Hollywierd life finally got to him. :( Give me this Simpson and you can hace the Hollywood loser O.J.

[@kennethrussell1158]

Great Points and Observations. In my opinion one of the best comments on KZbin or on any social media

[@roxannemoser]

He should've never left his first wife. She kept him grounded. I guess he hated that.

[@ocrun6765]

Impossible for him to realize at the time how much his acting experience would come to help him get out of the biggest disaster of his life.

[@theeagle7054]

What do you mean??? They didn't put his on the stand, you know that right???

[@manuelgallego8544]

Thanks Juice. Because of what you did,you kept us glued to the TV screen.

[@marcshan3378]

He was charming and likable. They all fell for it, not just Carson. Bob Hope, Arnold Palmer, all the actors and sportscasters he worked with, etc., all loved him! The public was fooled as well, but you just never what some people are like behind closed doors......

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Marc Shan Speaking of fooling people, Bob Hope was a scumbag and *nothing* like his public image.

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Angela Joseph Seeing as she met OJ when she just 17 and had 2 (very young) children with him, it’s no surprise that she was so conflicted and dependent on OJ.

[@MrJm323]

@@angelajoseph6709 : ..."He's a great DAD." Yeah, I guess murdering your child' mother isn't so bad, is it? ....I forgot, why did he murder his wife and mother of his children? (The other guy he murdered was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The mother of his children, though; what was his motive?)

[@marcshan3378]

@markmac You make me feel old because I also remember him being a great running back.

[@brycewilson1909]

thanks for the upload!

[@shellsbignumber2]

O J was such a great actor, comes over as a really nice guy.

[@msbrando]

This guy really had the style of a star,.a celebrity at that time and easy of words.

[@ciadella1971]

Does anyone know if OJ was ever asked back to The Tonight Show after his comment about Carsons height?

[@bladesofgrass5]

His rise to grace and fall from that is astronomical. Its almost sad..

[@rettat2183]

I think I saw Jonny give him the finger😳🤣😳

[@JAWrightonline]

No, way!! Cochran never gave O.J. the finger. 😏

[@starguy2718]

OJ killed it, on Carson.

[@strnglhld]

And on Bundy Drive!

[@whitneywilliams317]

Did anyone catch when O.J was talking about Johnny's height he did a slick move with that middle finger lol

[@JAWrightonline]

Whitney Williams Johnny or O.J. ? That's Johnny as in Carson, not Cochran.

[@anthonywilliams3822]

Yes. I caught it too. Decided to scroll the comment section to see if anyone else did.

[@chesscomsupport8689]

What's with all the hate comments? Dude seems like a nice guy.

[@51beak39]

Chesscom Support 😂

[@tastefullys]

Nice at killing

[@limsniff]

Here he seems so decent and nice and not a narcissistic sociopath.. O.J what the hell happened to you

[@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226]

limsniff nothing happened. That was always what he was. A narcissistic sociopath.

[@cptndedpool5956]

limsniff a woman happened

[@itsRabbitSeasonYo]

Cptn DedpoOl yeah blame the victim. Jerk

[@cptndedpool5956]

AZ Wildcat why so serious?

[@Mylo12321]

limsniff he probably was then. They always said “ don’t fall under his spell”.

[@mr.sherlockholmes6130]

He could have been one of the greats and had a good life if he had not thrown it all the way over jealousy. He now is a shell of a man. Prayers to the families who lost their children.

[@belowme8660]

He still has a great life. He's got money nice house and he is not in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

[@strnglhld]

@@belowme8660 But he never went to prison for the crime he did commit. Pretty sweet life

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

He seems like a very intelligent guy ...probably would have made a great coach, in N.F.L.

[@FoxyMelissa]

Old Hollywood was the life to live!!!

[@bratton79]

"O.J. Simpson doesn't need much of an introduction. In fifteen years he will kill his ex wife and some waiter in a fit of jealous rage. Hi-Yo"

[@skyatollah2skyharder276]

"HA HA, YOU ARE CORRECT SIR."

[@Weedmonzo]

We had no idea.

[@toddschneck80]

He is still in the public eye for all the wrong reasons now!

[@johnp82]

Why what did he do?

[@JesusOnlyWay-d8e]

GO OJ!! we all love you!!

[@theunknown4570]

killer interview

[@kennethrussell1158]

Neil😀😃😃😆

[@MJBYouTubeNetwork]

15 years after this...man.

[@wakeupamericaandresist2413]

Wow he should have listened to my mom ✌️😂 her old saying was be yourself and don’t get to big for britches 😘😘 love you mom

[@genejordan6248]

it was 1977 that he met nicole.

[@unknown-lf6zx]

It's sad what happened. He isn't himself, became narcissistic and even worse. I loved him as a little kid. It's sad ad off to watch this now knowing what he became.

[@LoganCharlesII]

He was a nice looking guy back then

[@Chrisman77]

Crazy to think how far he fell

[@SethMacLeod95]

Chrisman77 yup rage and anger that he couldn’t control destroyed him. As the Bible says, Satan comes to steal kill and destroy.

[@rdwrdw3672]

It's weird watching this old Inter views

[@hazeleyes611]

Chrisman77 PRIDE. ...Before destruction!

[@3ddiagnosis654]

The juice is loose. Free like OJ all day.

[@GG1-h2i]

you cant stop me.

[@5150Rockstar]

Who did a number on this guy growing up? His father?

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

setmedic His father was not a good role model; he was actually gay and died of AIDS if I remember correctly. He couldn’t have been a very happy person, being gay and trying to hide it, especially in that era.

[@JAWrightonline]

@@EYE_GOTCHA Why'd he have to hide it? By the time O.J. was born, the Simpson family was living in San Francisco.

[@janesmith7676]

@@JAWrightonline Guessing that's a joke? San Francisco, or not, we're talking about a black man in the what - 1940s or 50s, being comfortably open about his homosexuality? Err, that's probably not happening.

[@lightningbrigade4722]

Even the devil can be so charming.😈

[@smokedsmoked]

oj talks about the clansman he played tough he played part so well lol ha i love find that movie .

[@melvinbogard8864]

What a gentlemen

[@davidfigueroa6351]

Ah the good 'ol days when OJ was still white.

[@anthonygaertner2396]

he's always been black.

[@davidfigueroa6351]

@@anthonygaertner2396 No way! Really?!

[@SIKE01]

this was O.J's last appearance on the TONIGHT SHOW.

[@HHH-ye1ro]

Shocking. I would have thought he was an easy guest to fill a spot. Likable. Lived in LA.

[@F_And]

No, he was on Letterman

[@wtxrailfan]

O-Day was quite the cut-up, even in '79.

[@onelifedontwasteit8568]

Who?

[@andrewskratt9552]

oj was my idle growing up

[@alexscott730]

Idol you meat head...A car idles.

[@d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268]

@@alexscott730 if you are continuing or adding to the same thought you need a semicolon instead of three periods.

[@goldecinematics]

I think this clip aged well

[@chrisgreulich]

Growing up I loved OJ. Even if he did not do it, he us not really the nice guy we thought he was. It still hurts when idols of mine do not live up to the expectations.

[@A2121-h3b]

That's why idolatry is wrong.

[@harryw6154]

How sad he didn't live up to YOUR expectations🤔 I'm sure Ron and Nicole would be sad to hear that, if he hadn't butchered them.

[@leonita.berisha7743]

OJ simpson is hilarious and very charismatic!

[@nubopgritty634]

Given Juice’s rapier-like wit there’s never a dull moment. I doubt there’s any topic he wouldn’t take a stab at.

[@antliver.ccreamteam9106]

Nice

[@edgarestradajr8192]

He was very young back then

[@onefoot7]

????, everyone was young,, when they were young>>>lol

[@nath8282]

OJ actually does good short videos on Twitter. He has also in these videos given some sound advice.

[@EYE_GOTCHA]

Seminole Nation Oh yes, that makes sense, as O.J. has always been a level-headed font of wisdom and paragon of virtue!

[@leonita.berisha7743]

Seminole Nation True

[@opencurtin]

The naked gun movies is when I first saw him I never knew who he was as I don't know anything about USA sport . Then he murdered his ex wife and suddenly he became infamous...

[@mooncrab]

OJ really killed in this segment

[@rogerrambo4172]

OJ played a boxer? How did they find boxing gloves that fit him?

[@thomasrendall2237]

Should have let his wife go and moved on. He was on top of the World. Got his autograph at the Chicago Auto Show after graduating U.S.C.

[@PaulGreen11]

The man was " The Juice!"

[@robertsheffield4044]

1:35 O.J. to cameramen: "It's would be a little different if you weren't here." Oh the irony...

[@mattyust6127]

Is that a glove in his front pocket?

[@handsome-brute2666]

He was prophetic in this interview..Eric Dickerson broke it in 1984

[@lzv6990]

With 2 extra games.

[@onefoot7]

Free OJ Goddammit, free OJ Now!....oh, he's out, my bad, carry on....

[@maryanng6841]

We know now there are two OJ Simpsons.

[@edwardlopez5457]

At 3:20, Johnny said, "F you juice." Haha... Get em Johnny.

[@classicsurvivor]

Killer interview... literally...lol.

[@ABCABC-hn1xw]

Pre murder interview

[@nojayork7707]

Good appearance. .He should do Stern next

[@jeanjones1846]

OJ did it, Every time I hear his name or see his face... I see this monster sliting the throat of two innocent people. He slipped up in the dark, & like a hungry vicious animal, attacked. He's the lowest in the sewer, & will remain there till he takes his last breath. If he doesn't meet Karma while on earth, he will meet after death. The flames are waiting to fry this vicious monster's ass... & will NEVER burn out.

[@coreythomas1272]

He was on Stern in 1993, but wouldn't come in the studio so they had to do the interview from the hallway. Stern has numerously stated that O.J. is guilty and would never have him on his show again.

[@keelynellis8142]

3:21 Carson gives oj the finger

[@humbertoflores2545]

why the called him "The Juice"?, I am not American, so I want to learn what was that about..

[@pennyward112]

His name is Orenthal James...OJ initials...which is a nickname for orange juice 🙂

[@24tv48]

*It was because OJ did some "Tree Sweet" orange juice commercials..like here: **kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppeveIuDiNKelc0** they started calling him 'The Juice' after that..*

[@atig73]

So here's your correct. answer. They called him the juice because he have so much energy. And it seemed like even toward the end of the game or at the end of the game he had a limitless amount of energy and was able to run at the end of the game like he could at the beginning of the game. So they nicknamed him the juice which is a slang term for energy

[@Thomas-z9t5k]

That’s a killer outfit

[@davidpaulplanchard3104]

OJ was only 2 inches taller than Johnny

[@whataboutrob442]

Always hated the helmet he wore. But I never realized how big his head was.

[@davidbrandel1311]

When he appeared on Saturday Night Live the makeup department had a very hard time making him a cone head.

[@desmit4406]

All women wanted him...wives, GF's , celebrities, dignitaries, royalty, entertainers, of all races....must've been great to be him at that time.

[@strnglhld]

Bet they’re relieved they didn’t get him

[@1talldwarf2]

When asked about trying different movie roles . Oj said, "sure I'll take a stab at it"

[@MariaLima-vi8vg]

Who's watching this video after the news of o j

[@GoLongAmerica]

Me

[@dutchvanderlinde9853]

15 years before his career from a football star to an infamous killer ruined his career.

[@ramslife7295]

NOT GUILTY

[@richrepublican3493]

OJ at his best.

[@siasti]

Maybe he was found "not guilty" but how can he ever be forgiven for the If I Did It debacle, via which he attempted to profit from the murders of Nicole and Ron. It's the most disgusting piece of self-promotion ever written!

[@lexusrc3507]

Hi

[@funstuff9963]

0:30 Overheard "Put 'er there Killer"

[@FactLOCO]

Johnny Carson gave him the middle finger at 3:21, when OJ called him old/short :p

[@mikeizme20021]

OJ is a real cut up.

[@TheBoomhahaha]

King OJ 😍😍

[@guitarreilly]

this guy literally had everything and he completely fucked it. An American tragedy

[@EvaAnika]

I wonder if CTE made him sociopathic, or perhaps it was the trauma of his daughter drowning a few years after this interview. His sociopathology is clear; that's the only way someone can be such a great guy and an abuser at the same time. I just wonder if he always had it or if it was circumstantial.

[@isaialfaro8660]

Bullshit . You can't blame everything horrible people do on a personality disorder. You can have remorse , empathy , guilt , etc and still do vile and horrible things . It's not black and white when it comes to why people do things . Not every killer, rapist , or wife beater is a sociopath or someone with a defected brain. In fact , most are not.

[@janesmith7676]

Such a similar career and fame trajectory between OJ in the 70s/80s and The Rock more recently. I'm not saying that to make any rather dark predictions! But it's just that if you took away the way things ended in 1994, OJ could really be likened in his time to what The Rock is now. (Different sports, I know, although Rock played football early on too.) I wasn't around during OJ's football career but I remember the night of the murders/police chase quite well, and am thinking it must have been so ridiculously shocking for people who vividly remembered the OJ in this interview. Just stunning.

[@christiansoldier77]

Jane Smith OJ was a celebrity since high school the Rock just recently became a big star

[@hillaryshehova]

He will kill the woman he was dating 15 year after the production of this episode.

[@tytratar2114]

Yes I believe, they were dating st this time. Nicole was like 18 or 19. I think he was still married to his first wife, at this time too.

[@warrenbfeagins]

But he ran for 2,003 yards in only 14 games.

[@edscottable]

Warren Feagins that’s what I’m saying

[@kat3871]

Martin Frasier is pissed that Johnny stole his chair. 😂

[@kathyjohson1273]

Smh I know everybody believes he guilty, but for some reason, I can't

[@markanderson77]

He is so super guilty

[@kathyjohson1273]

@@markanderson77 idk

[@mrfrekinarchitect7369]

Mark A if the gloves don’t fit you must acquit !!

[@robs5688]

You're not alone. He simply doesn't have the demeanor, nowadays, of someone who supposedly did such a horrible thing. However, he does have the demeanor of someone who is covering for someone else. Here's a documentary that that outlines a lot of evidence that indeed implicates someone else - someone very close to OJ: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKLCnHyBiMqSjq8

[@isaialfaro8660]

@@robs5688 Comment is so naive ? Who's to say what the demeanor or a personality of a murderer is supposed to be ? Or background? Hollywood movies and TV Shows ? This isn't a movie where the bad guys are people with malice in there eyes and hard glares . you can spot out easily ....

[@nvg1544]

I can feel the murder in the room

[@garyjohnson7626]

This was when white folks liked OJ Simpson

[@51beak39]

Gary Johnson 😂

[@njpete987]

What ever happened to OJ. Did he continue in sports?

[@truthteller5521]

He did different things in his post-football playing career. He was a spokesman in commercials, acted in movies, he also moonlighted as a butcher.

[@JAWrightonline]

@@truthteller5521 He also modeled gloves. Only half joking here. He did Isotoner before Dan Marino. And...they did fit.

[@johnellizz]

He continued broadcasting the sport of football appearing on Monday Night Football and NBC. In acting, he appeared in the "Naked Gun" series. Then, OJ's time to perform in 'The Theater Of The Real' finally came...He was scripted to play a modern version of "Othello" in a hoaxed news event where he killed his wife. All news events are part of The Theater Of The Real. OJ played his part well.

[@strnglhld]

@@johnellizz “hoaxed” except for the reality part of it

[@0-Elias-0]

He is very personable. By the way, he met Nicole this very same year.

[@cedbigby1126]

MaxPro it was in 1977 when he met Nicole

[@loritan7829]

Yes, that's why he was likable and many people found it hard to believe his guilt. He had been dating Nicole 2½ years when this aired. In fact, she appears in the Detour to Terror film he mentioned.

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

......and then he killed Nicole

[@edscottable]

Kiero B after he fucked her

[@Mario-cv5el]

OJ what ever happened to your Heismen Trophy??

[@davidtangen8189]

Thats a creepy pic with that kid next to the house after what he did