Jerry Dunphy visits The Carpenters 21/2/1972

California news reporter Jerry Dunphy gets a rare glimpse into the lives of Karen & Richard Carpenter at the zeinth of their careers. He visits them at their home on Newville Avenue where they are interviewed and joined by their parents, Harold & Agnes. There is a brief tour of their home as well as a trip to the studio where they can be seen putting the finishing touches on their current single at the time "Hurting Each Other".
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[@austinskaggs4184]

I’m a huge Carpenters fan and I’ve never seen this. I’m just glad it exists. Karen was gorgeous before the illness took over her life.

[@bruschmidt9943]

Yes & horrible what Anorexia did to her that she failed to see. When you look in the mirror & see an 80 lb lady, how is that considered a success & an inspiration to continue the dieting?

[@richardea4223]

​@@bruschmidt9943That is not the case.

[@mpa417]

They seemed like two genuinely down to earth people and Karen's humility and class makes you think that she'd be exactly the kind of girl you'd have been happy to have married.

[@roydidlock1867]

It is interesting that the same sentiments were echoed in a radio interview here in Australia in mid-2018 between a veteran(60 years) Australian broadcaster called Philip Brady and the star of an Australian Karen Carpenter tribute show. Philip, then a TV quiz host, met Richard and Karen when presenting a gold record during their 1972 Australian tour and spent some time with them. He described Karen and Richard as" like normal everyday people, I mean ,they really WERE superstars but never acted that way." There was an interesting moment as well when the young tribute star described Karen and Richards parents as "controlling", Philip replied, "but I can remember meeting their parents, THEY WERE LOVELY PEOPLE!!".

[@zechariahjunior9736]

Instablaster...

[@lucardillo70]

How sweet is Karen when she answers about her relantionship with fans!!😍😍😍 It is a sade world without her!!

[@ernestconnell8087]

This production is so early 70s. Gotta love it.

[@impalaman9707]

I have a real fascination for the difference in a pop star between when you hear them SING and when you hear them TALK. It's like they're a different person. The best example of this is Elton John, but also Karen Carpenter. If you only ever heard Karen sing, you would get the idea that she is this wise, mature woman whose lived a little---and then when you hear her in an interview, she becomes this innocent, playful little girl that she really was in real life since she was just barely out of her teens at this time.

[@ckrtom2]

Very well said! It always fascinates me too.

[@jdub2591]

Karen is a sweetheart 💕 A talent who left us too soon.

[@gvalley07]

When Jack Daugherty takes the coat off Karen at 10:20, she is absolutely beautiful! I enjoyed the whole recording studio segment. Thanks for the post.

[@Osmone_Everony]

Gladly I know how beautiful she was because I couldn't tell by the bad quality of this video.

[@cimarronhopper4605]

And then Jack stabbed them im the back tried to take credit for producing wich he clearly didnt

[@barbiepatterson9374]

I grew up.loving to listen to the music of the Carpenters Richard and Karen Carpenter.

[@auerstadt06]

Karen would have been a great host on SNL

[@impalaman9707]

I can just see her in comedy skits with Gilda Radner!

[@dorothyallspice1862]

She totally would have!

[@jimmalloy7279]

Karen was a natural. An actress who sang. Every song was like it was out of a musical.

[@idontmindifisaid]

This is such a treat! Thanks for sharing. It is so exiting to look at them being so humble and talented!

[@mikepieruccini8583]

Never again you will see this special talent .

[@walterdefreitas8817]

Wow, very good interview, Fascinating ...

[@Branner]

Notice how the mother refers to Richard as "Richard" but Karen as "her, she." It's telling.

[@Tiffany.1970]

Very well observed I never liked Agnes or her dad they stuck around as Karen was wealthy

[@Slot-e4q]

My heat breaks because Karen had a lot to live for but it seems the mom and dad didn’t know how to help her I know Richard loved her

[@Slot-e4q]

Their music is great

[@Tiffany.1970]

I've been listening to the Carpenter songs from the early beginning one song that just is beautiful is song for you this song really compliments Karen's voice I recommend this song to all the Carpenter fans and folk who love Karen's sweet voice ...let me know your thoughts on the song I have mentioned 👍🎶😍

[@richardea4223]

​@@Tiffany.1970Seriously! What gives you the right to pass judgment on people you have never met. Karen loved her parents. You don't know their arrangement. You don't know the whole situation. To call them money grabbers, especially Mr. Harold Carpenter, is out of bounds. Mr. Carpenter loved his daughter and it literally killed him after what happened. So before opening your trap and speaking like a fool who got stuck in a hornet nest, you might want to re-engage your brain-that is if you have one. It's none of our business to assume something we don't know 😎

[@Sameoldfitup]

“I don't know what's worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you've always wanted to be, and feel alone.

[@MarcusStaAnaBurSelF]

That's deep.

[@denywilliam5257]

Greatest singer!

[@dougmatheis108]

Karen was so pretty

[@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484]

She really was .just all American girl pretty

[@dianac2498]

When an album was 4 bucks and a candy bar was a quarter. When you put a”aluminum foil on your tv antennas and went outside to play because tv was limited to just a few shows. When people could record based on talent rather than a fat wallet. Miss those days.

[@jimmalloy7279]

In 1972, a candy bar was a dime. It was a nickel in 1969.

[@captainfantastic9158]

@7.30: Two gentlemen treating a lady exactly how a lady should be treated. Lord, Karen was such a down-to-earth angel. 🥁🎤🤍

[@RitaSora]

10-15-22 Happy 76th Birthday Richard! Thank You for all of the music.Love You!

[@janeporter818]

This is really cool to get a rare glimpse into the life of superstars Karen and Richard Carpenter back in their prime! Also loved seeing them in the recording studio too! Karen was so beautiful and healthy here before her mental illness took over three years later and she died of a heart-attack on February 4, 1983 at the age of 32. Richard is gorgeous here.

[@jsavage7241]

Richard Carpenter was born and raised in Downey on a street called fiddler. The cross streets was Clark and Foster Road in Downey I know I went to school with Karen back in Downey Senior high school back in 1967 and 66. I was in the band with her. They are what they are apple pie and everything else which is very true and I was very honored to have them as my friends.😂

[@steverakes6182]

Thanks for that story.

[@richardea4223]

Born and raised in Downey? I am just wondering. Where does East Haven play a part in this?

[@Tiffany.1970]

Wrong Richard was not born and raised in Downey California...... Don't know where you find that incorrect info .... Here's the correct info on Richard where he was born and raised.....Richard was born on October 15, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States. As of 2023, he is 77 years old.

[@Tiffany.1970]

Karen's success and Richard brought alot of wealth n nice things to Agnes and her mum n dad

[@Tiffany.1970]

Had Karen took a different path of career maybe just playing as a drummer which Karen truly loved playing Karen's life would be some what different than the life she had as the lead singer

[@AlisonGuo]

Thanks for sharing!

[@chrismorgan8200]

Poor Karen, Mama don't like the baby angel, but we love her

[@JLSV1970]

Heart-wrenching! Little did this Mother know that her Baby Angel would be one of the greatest singers of all time! Hello from Brazil!

[@cabreraalliahmisha1013]

Yea the domineering mom showed favourtism on richard but did not showed love on karen. But we do show love to karen & richard equally

[@gabrielainda3536]

I will love Karen Carpenter for ever

[@raymondhetes9783]

The pressure of that industry and HELLYWOOD GOT TO HER ,WORN HER OUT

[@jaquayvius]

The Carpenters and their Music have had a Great Impact on My Life Growing Up. I'm so Proud to have Grown Up Listening to their Good Stuff. It's also Awesome how Karen was a Pisces as I Am.

[@norberthofmann8391]

She was so lovely, wonderful human.❤❤❤

[@maggiethecat1538]

Poor Karen. Never got support from her parents. Especially her mom. That's why she never felt good enough. Her mom would never tell her she loved her or give her hugs. Sad.

[@emsparamedic5183]

Karen got love and support from her Dad. It was her mom who seemed to loathe her own daughter, perhaps was even jealous of her.

[@maggiethecat1538]

@@emsparamedic5183 her Mom always praised Richard, not Karen, made Richard the golden child. Her mother seemed like a toxic narcissist.

[@cabreraalliahmisha1013]

When i watched karen carpenter dies 2.4 1983 her dad harold was devastated when he lost his only daughter at such a young age his eyes were in tears i can see the pain of her dad and richard in their eyes but her mother was the only one who didnt cry when her daughter died early.

[@maggiethecat1538]

@@cabreraalliahmisha1013 her mother was the reason Karen never felt good enough. Her mother was a malignant narcissist

[@cabreraalliahmisha1013]

@@maggiethecat1538 yeah i know right

[@emsparamedic5183]

Karen's Dad clearly was proud of BOTH of his kids. Their mom clearly had a fascination and eyes only for Richard, very strange. So many parents would have loved and adored children such as Richard and Karen. Mrs. Carpenter knew what a fool she looked like to the world after Karen died and how she treated Karen leaked out. My opinion of their mom will never change. I don't refer to her as a mother, because that implies someone who actually is a loving being.

[@stevenburger7158]

FREAKY FACT: KAREN CARPENTER (CARPENTERS) 40th ANNIVERSARY OF HER PASSING AWAY FEB. 4, 1983 > WAS JUST '4 DAYS' FROM BURT BACHARACH PASSING FEB. 8, 2023! REMEMBER > IT WAS BURT'S SONG "CLOSE TO YOU" THAT *LAUNCHED* THE 'CARPENTERS' METEORIC CAREER (1st Song/Mega Hit) & MANY MORE FOLLOWED JUST LIKE THAT > 1 SONG RELEASES = ANOTHER HIT!!

[@IanPunter]

Investing in socal real estate in 72 was a brilliant idea. The stock market was dead for another ten years beginning the long bull run in fall 1982.

[@chrismorgan8200]

Mama Carpenter running thangs

[@shawnb3101]

I forgot just how Beautiful Karen was...

[@cimarronhopper4605]

Shawn B omg she was gorgeous olivia was way too hot for my tastes but i loved karen

[@conceicaoferraz1785]

lindos pra sempre no meu coracao

[@alicinhasilverstone]

Beualtiful Richard, karen😍

[@raymondhetes9783]

They were the kids next door

[@magg9113]

No idea how she could see that she was anywhere near being overweight. Such is the mystery of that disorder

[@monilaninetynine3811]

People kept telling her that she was fat and she was chubby as a little girl. The eating disorder wasn't just about not being fat. It also seems to be tied to the heavy touring schedule that they adopted. Sometimes people have difficulty adapting to schedules, different circadian rhythms, jetlag, etc. and integrating a decent diet into that lifestyle. So, I think that also played a HUGE role in the development of the disturbing patterns that formed. Very complex situations.

[@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484]

Because tv always made you look heavier ..lots of stars wanted to be thinner.and yes in this video she was pretty thin.

[@gabrielofficial7859]

💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@georgebur]

First class!

[@alexguitarandcover1476]

Karen is cute hahaha

[@jackietrujillo9612]

Karen looked great there. Her mom seems cold dozen look at her its sad to treat ur daughter like that. l think when Karen started her eating disorder it was destroying her inside of her mom love. and wanted sone from her.

[@monilaninetynine3811]

So many mothers don't like their sons but adore their daughters

[@DavidGlover-s7x]

Just ordinary people with extraordinary ability.

[@754759119]

How come Richard owned shopping centers in 1972, and has a net worth of only 12 millions in 2020?

[@monilaninetynine3811]

Maybe he spent up his money. 🤷

[@bruschmidt9943]

For one thing, the Family Mausoleum, grounds & landscaping cost about the same as a yacht & he paid for that.

[@emsparamedic5183]

The performing arts center he and his wife donated to USC wasn't cheap, he has a vast car collection, 5 kids, and charities he donated to. So, Richard has done a lot of good with his money and enjoyed some things himself. Good for him.

[@ritaamezcua598]

Good on him . And Karen

[@norberthofmann8391]

Now i am realizing, what' s gone wrong there...Karen was cooked smaller flame, not much respected....later not got producing her own LP. But I like to tell the world. ..that i ever loved her as free woman, respecting what she liked do...❤❤❤❤I am stil loving her

[@MarcusStaAnaBurSelF]

I'm gonna find a girl like Karen, go out with her, and marry her.

[@bruschmidt9943]

Karen will never be duplicated. She was a one-off. Being similar in ways is still not the same thing.

[@anyoutubeaccount]

4:37 I can see Madman Across The Water (Elton John), Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (James Taylor), A Young Rascals compilation, The Soft Parade (The Doors), and Bookends + Bridge Over Troubled Water + Sounds Of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel -- all on his record shelves

[@charleshouse6295]

So sad Karen thought she looked heavy when In today's world she would have been considered perfect for her size. Still do not quite understand how people close to her let this go on. She should have been hospitalized and forced fed or something equivalent to that for that time. Such a shame to lose her

[@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484]

Back then the twiggy look was really in...unlike this day and age where super porker thunder thighs are in.

[@zigman8550]

I wonder who's 1970 Mustang Mach 1 is sitting in the driveway at 1:09?

[@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484]

Don't doubt it was Richards he is an avid car collector even today

[@judywright6889]

I heard Richard say in another interview, that both he and Karen had Mustangs. 🤷‍♀️

[@lynnewilson1191]

Anyone know where or what that shopping center/s are now?

[@zigman8550]

Not sure if the shopping centers still exist but I know the two apartment buildings do.

[@pennyfleming3006]

A mother with this approach would be canceled now. She just would have been the extreme helicopter parent of her time. Always support the boy over the girl certainly wasn’t uncommon. But she’s clearly also got her own agenda. No qualms finishing other peoples sentences.

[@summerislander4672]

You wouldn't happen to to have the Redd Foxx interview with his wife Betty Jean would you?

[@ThePianoMan1953]

So, at 13:30 what did she say was in the middle of the bouquet of flowers??

[@virginiasummer2619]

Cake

[@ThePianoMan1953]

@@virginiasummer2619 Hi Virginia. Actually, I think I figured it out. I listened many times and I'm guessing that she said "tape." People trying to sell them their "next big hit" with a demo tape. $$ 😊

[@ckrtom2]

@@ThePianoMan1953Great catch. That makes sense. I thought she said cape or cake!

[@Jimmy_one67]

There’s something not right about the parents . Well the mother . I’ve read that the mother was pure unadulterated evil , is that true? I also wonder if Karen wore a hair piece or if that was all her own hair

[@monilaninetynine3811]

I think it's all her hair, but I'm not sure. The mother is very cold and all about Richard.

[@Jimmy_one67]

@@monilaninetynine3811 Thankyou for your reply. I think you’re lovely

[@CharlesBallard-f3t]

Definitely, she’s wearing a wig but it’s a well done wig.

[@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484]

In the 70s everyone wanted to look like I dream of Jeannie. You could buy a fake hair pony with a braid crown on it for 30 bucks at an Oriental wig store. Then if you wanted a nice real hair one it was about 100.00. I bought lots of those til I got the high dollar one. You put your short hair in a piny tail and you put the crown over it and hooked it in with the little comb inside it then you pinned the crap out of it and you could swing it around even . They were so cool. 8 would still have one today but my hair is down to my butt.font need it

[@jamese.morris2891]

The captions were cracking me up.... What the heck ? Making each other crap ?

[@Tiffany.1970]

Calling her ie karen was disrespectful not really surprised hogwash from her mum agnes if it wasnt for Karen's voice her mum would be on the road to ruins i never liked that mother ..... She had a shifty look about her .... Karen should have told her mum to butt out of Karen's life

[@paulschnyder938]

Dad seems stoned out of his head

[@robertbell1325]

He suffered a stroke years earlier.

[@MarcusStaAnaBurSelF]

0:43 I don't like that kind of artstyle too much.

[@richardea4223]

There is always a couch potato, Monday morning critic.😎

[@stephenrafter1980]

I don't think Karen knew who she was or what she wanted. A lost soul. Hee image her job her life. She was confused. It shows in the way she sings, it comes from the confusion and worry and anxiety inside her. She just didn't know. It's like she was on her own.