Joan Rivers with Bo Derek on the Tonight Show (1984); Part 1

Joan Rivers interviews Bo Derek in a 1984 interview; Part One.

[@LL-vj5yp]

Even in 2021 she is still amazingly beautiful.

[@alinecalves]

people commenting on the quality of the vid, this is a 1984 recording!!! im extremelly thankful that you took the time to upload it and share a very rare intvw with us!!

[@rosewc1678]

She'd all natural. A true natural beauty

[@kunverdi]

Bo Derek is so articulate, polite, and intelligent. Her manners and voice are even more stunningly beautiful than her appearance. Wow.

[@mariedewitt5033]

BD is evasive and contradictory in her andwers.

[@user-xk4wj6ge5b]

@@mariedewitt5033 obviously

[@Cerph]

@@mariedewitt5033 I'll bet she knows how to spell "answers". ;o)

[@bogieboog]

Bo was really very charming.

[@suzannehedemann4388]

I don’t know what to really think about the whole love story thing, but I will say this. She is such a well spoken beautiful woman. I love everything she said and the way she said it. So lovely.

[@kathipapaleo3230]

Bo Derek seems like a nice person!

[@edoedo8686]

Well, one thing for sure, Bo is one smart lady. She gracefully handled ignorant questions. Her reaction to an absurd comment at 5:16 is priceless. Man, what a business. She said it, it's all an illusion. Made me think of an Andy Griffith comment, "Mayberry never existed." Well, this lady survived it all...

[@andrewjerome6573]

When Bo says “I don’t wet on the floor in the hallway”, she’s referring to a joke that Joan made that claimed that her and Bo were walking through the NBC Studios together, Bo saw a sign that said “wet floor”, so she did

[@brockreynolds870]

Holy crap!! That dress Joan is wearing was certainly very popular!! Dixie Carter wore it in an episode of Designing Women, and Anita Pointer wears it in the video for "Back In My Arms"

[@jeffdawson2786]

John Derek had a specific look he liked, and you can see the similarities in Ursula Andress, Linda Evans, and Bo. Paty Behrs didn’t have the same look, though.

[@user-xk4wj6ge5b]

but Patti bore two kids to the jerk.

[@user-xk4wj6ge5b]

paty bore john two children

[@potsiiscool]

Don't know what clip you watched but everything was going smoothly until the end. A person that defends a joke about them with "I don't wet the floors like you said" isn't someone with a great sense of humor. She still seems a lot more down to earth than the current socialites

[@SuperMagnum83]

A bit awkward since Joan had previously called her dumb.

[@samuelroach9809]

Cause they are just jokes to make people laugh. If Bo was that upset with Joan, she would have told her to stop the jokes because Joan respected others if they wanted her to stop, she asked Elizabeth Taylor if the fat jokes bothered her and Elizabeth responded: "Tell Joan, it doesn't bother me where I live." Joan was a comedian and you've got to remember that she was 100x more harsh on herself than anyone else.

[@SaxonC]

Bo could be Linda Evans' sister

[@SingleTax]

I'm sure that fact was not lost on her much older husband -- who, of course, was once married to Linda Evans. I'm sorry, but there's something creepy about a man who marries a woman thirty years younger than him.

[@angelajoseph6709]

SingleTax They look nothing alike with Linda being statuesque and Bo being very small/petite. They both wore their hair blonde though.

[@antonkider7360]

John Dereck's three wife's looked very much alike

[@chaoticneutral8040]

E W Yeah nothing creepy about pedophilia at aaaallll...

[@chaoticneutral8040]

E W Is it worms? Is that what you have?

[@supachaloopa3611]

In the interviews with Johnny Carson- 1979 and 1981, Bo explained that she wanted to get into movies and John didn't want her to. She's right- the movie "10" happened without having anything to do with John. He did tell her she had no discipline and then taught her discipline and she went on to other movies. Once "10" was a hit, he then guided her career. People have to realize, John is from old Hollywood. He knew what could happen to someone like her if he wasn't involved to protect her. I don't see anything wrong with that. They both benefited from each other.

[@jgator6694]

Yuk. I don’t have respect for a man of that age who pursued a 16-17 year old. There is a word for that.

[@barb6868]

@@jgator6694 The word is pedophile.

[@lisabadger603]

He also was an old horny man

[@jamesspalten5977]

She's not that smart, either. Some good, normal guy could have found her and she wouldn't have gone through all of that. We would have never known her which is ok!!

[@jillmartin232]

He met her by hiring her at age 16 for his very own movie. Took her to Greece and they fell in love... she was 16. They had to stay in Europe until she was 18 so he would not be charged with statutory rape. Ummm, no he was not a 'good' guy.

[@ilovetheseventies6461]

my God is that Bo Derek stunning or what

[@raelimperialak9361]

Kudos to Bo for taking on Joan and pointing out that Joan can be funny without making cruel jokes about people. I have new respect for Bo and wish her well. Joan was Joan and got what she got.

[@samuelroach9809]

Its not cruel jokes, they are just jokes. Joan's intention like most funny people is to make people laugh, not upset. If Bo told Joan to stop, she would have as Joan respected that. And you've got to remember, Joan was 100x more harsh on herself than other people. She was the best.

[@armadillo1231]

Really Sammy? She was not a cruel, insecure, jealous person? Really Sammy?

[@dianam9028]

@@samuelroach9809 no Joan was cruel. She had said Prince looked like he fell in a vat of pubic hair, which to me is on the racist side and when you make a joke about someone being held captive and raped...not just cruel but very sick

[@karenhilker8074]

God bless Doc Severson...he wasn't afraid to dress through his personality

[@bluedragon4]

She's 16 and he's almost 50. CREEPY! With social media now, he would be in jail.

[@themiserykid]

Watch other interviews. On Johnny Carson she said that her husband and her would have "bad days" if she didn't look good enough to him. And that he insisted on keeping her weight under 100. It matters because older men who prey on younger women tend to have poor character, as John did.

[@amandajstar]

Yeah, strange: most normal teenage girls think men in their 20s are a 'bit old'. I remember!

[@msr1116]

They had to leave the USA and go to Germany where there were no issues about her age vs. his. My mother would have killed him. Older men love young girls because they can exert control over them so it is not intended to be a partnership by any stretch. I so hope John Corbett treats her better.

[@gardensofthegods]

Although a lot of the young women who are snagging rich old celebrities nowadays might not be 16 years old it's still kind of weird when the guy is 30 or more years older than the girlfriend... for example Mel Gibson but there are a number of them .

[@msr1116]

gardensofthegods....Are you the same commentor I replied to who had a run in with that Merciless Ming crackpot from about a year ago?

[@hardsixteenyeah1]

@MrTVlegend Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@sheemakarp6424]

Extraordinary exchange! Underneath the banter & charm these 2 remarkable women talked about comedy & image. No antagonism: ave atque vale 🙇🏽‍♀️

[@Cerph]

For those who don't know- "ave atque vale" means, hail and fairwell.

[@travisjames3517]

JR said that BD was so dumb that, when asked how she liked her coffee, BD replied, "In a cup."

[@Gorokapng1]

Travis James Actually quite a sharp answer

[@jorchs83]

B-Cup? C-CUP? D-CUP? What?

[@bernieweber4663]

Not funny at all.

[@bernieweber4663]

I like my coffee when flying on a plane. I can't stand ground coffee.

[@samuelroach9809]

@@bernieweber4663 It's hilarious.

[@tessaanne1205]

Joan is literally the greatest

[@joeyconvery2055]

Joan joked about Bo Derek being dumb...It was a joke and most people would never think Bo was dumb. She was iconic in the late 70's and early 80's.

[@LinGin91]

She was partly being funny about the horses and dogs and children topic, and people just totally missed it. Not even a we're-with-you chuckle, folks?

[@marylem9277]

JR is hilarious, she's naturally funny. Laughter is the best medicine.

[@alexanderkleinerr3637]

Das ist und bleibt die schönste Frau der Welt

[@patrice19791]

if he didn't want her in the business they why did he put her in playboy and cast and direct her in an x rated movie? I guess what he meant was he didn't want her in show biz unless it was a film where he got to personally oversee her sexual exploitation. Lovely man. 'My image is dumb' .... she can thank John Derek for that. He took a naive 16 year old girl and manufactured that image of her to fill his pockets, and feed his ego. Really sad. JD was a narcissist creep

[@jamie49868]

Sure, she has led a horrible life because of it. Much better to go see Harv. Say what you want, yet they were married 22yrs until his death, and that speaks louder than anything. FYI, he was wealthy and married to a Linda Evans, so he was doing pretty damn well before she was born. I'd say she doesn't regret a thing.

[@user-xk4wj6ge5b]

she was loyal to him tho

[@granny58]

​@@jamie49868Linda paid his child support. He was broke

[@janotosinnumeros]

too bad for the quality of the video, but thanks for uploading!

[@nuffzed2001]

"you go, girl" ^ "You must remember this" brought me here

[@williamwallace6046]

Just gorgeous

[@brian7843]

So many comments here depreciating Joan... WRONG. Joan is first and foremost a comedian. She jokes about people who she thinks (and can) take it. She explained herself perfectly when she said she wouldn't make a joke about a down-and-out person. And from all I've seen, she never has. It seemed to me from this interview that both women were alright with each other, neither was trying to put the other down, yet people read to much into it and want to play sides because they like drama. I don't know much about Bo Derrick but she seemed semi-intelligent during this interview. Joan explained why she jokes about Bo in an intelligent (and as I see it, justified,) way. What the fuck is the problem and why are so many people attacking one or the other? They seem to get along just fine.

[@massapower]

Buon Compleanno BO..... 60 and still Ravishing :) Totally #SociallynotDisturbed

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Joan Alexandra Molinsky (Nueva York, 8 de junio de 1933-ibídem, 4 de septiembre de 2014), conocida profesionalmente como Joan Rivers, fue una comediante, actriz, presentadora de televisión, guionista y autora estadounidense.

[@tfosgard]

Wow, Joan Rivers had to work her a** off to get anything out of Bo. It was a bit painful to watch.

[@tjwash5118]

Tom Fosgard the way Joan was working the questions was pretty aggressive, she was likely put off by it and hesitant

[@christopherramon-reid9841]

Good for Bo

[@cubematrixstudio7605]

Because bo derek is a stupid bimbo...

[@msr1116]

Bo got lucky with the movie 10 but every film thereafter was a bomb. She's no actress bec Hollywood is filled with super attractive young women who can't act to save their lives. I'm hoping John Corbett is treating her well and that Bo is happy with her horses and ranching activities.

[@eezee5744]

I don't see it that way at all. People have their preconceptions, I think, based on how people look. She doesn't seem like a bimbo to me at all but an honest person who has empathy and enjoys living with nature and animals.

[@perrsnickety]

This is why i love Joan Rivers! She seems crazy on the outside, but she is so damn smart!!

[@ManuelGuzman067]

she was stunning when she was young loved her in 1994 woman of desire bo Derek is sexy and hott

[@rfn944]

John Derek is 30 years older? Bo is right, and it's even more true today, everything is an illusion.

[@youngimages2000]

It ended at the best part :-/

[@lisabadger603]

She doesn't even know what happened.....she didn't but he sure as he'll did...he knew exactly what he was doing. A freaking predator!

[@Bunbunfunfun]

Get a life . Life is hard get a helmet .

[@DA90027]

Bo was and is a sweet really nice woman

[@thomascampr]

She's on twitter and is all about her horses.

[@tjwash5118]

I like Joan, but these questions were very pointed, invasive and negative.

[@greyLeicester]

Bo keeps fidgeting with that tape. Was she nervous or intimidated by Miss Rivers?

[@roseannepryor1542]

Oh! 😆. It’s tape lol!

[@secondstring]

Joan Rivers calling somebody ugly?

[@MisterObjectivity]

Bo Derek is not humourless. She's just not over-the-top abrasive with her humour, which is more than I can say for Joan Rivers. And seemingly nobody got why Bo Derek had a roll of tape, even after she alluded to it, which proves either 1) you didn't watch the whole interview, or 2) you're the dummy, not Bo, and the only humour you "get" is of the Rivers bully-girl variety.

[@bo2720]

Should I watch this with 3D glasses?

[@Steve-wm1ol]

A genuinely beautiful woman. Too bad the photography isn't better.

[@MisterObjectivity]

"The first picture that people saw was "10", and he (John Derek) had nothing to do with that." Not true: again, Bo Derek denies the existence of "Orca" (1977), which came WAY before "10". And regardless of whether it was released, the first film that Bo Derek made was "Fantasies", directed by John Derek. So yes, John Derek put Little Bo Peep into the movies. It matters not if the film wasn't released for several years. It was the first film in which Bo Derek appeared. It wasn't through lack of trying to get it released that the film sat on the shelf for several years. Only the success of "10" got "Fantasies" subsequently released.

[@johnkaras6384]

John Derek was a lucky man married three stunning beautiful women Ursula Andrews. Linda Evans. Bo Collins Derek..

[@angelajoseph6709]

MisterObjectivity She was also in that whale movie ORCA.

[@tiger.6509]

10

[@m.e.d.7997]

I the tape holding from nerves?

[@seahunt6055]

So weird but John Derek always seemed to be attracted to the same women. Look alikes.

[@CliffBronson1212]

I'll always side with comedians like Joan ...need a lot of variety in flower bed of freedom 😅

[@aubreycaraballo8761]

awkward interview,

[@Angel-ts8rc]

Baffles me them giggling and acting so nonchalantly about a teenage girl being preyed on by a narcissistic old man and having parents who let it happen.

[@granny58]

She was in.another country that had different laws. So she basically ran.away from hom e

[@Bunbunfunfun]

Life is hard get a helmet.

[@ltljulian]

Why is Bo wearing a bathrobe?

[@ceecee8757]

That was the 80s. EVERYTHING looked like a bathrobe with shoulder pads.

[@angelajoseph6709]

That's FUNNY. Actually the outfit is nice and modest. GOOD! Wow Joan is really into dynamics of Bo and John's relationship😅

[@brettedgar6733]

TURN THAT ANTENNA.

[@paulna85]

it's heidi!

[@eric_in_florida]

I thought she was fidgeting with a can of tuna fish or something. Was making me crazy.

[@4seasons546]

It seems to be medical tape

[@tenga3tango]

Bo, you go girl, Joan got hammered flat with that sticky tape, I never knew Bo can be hilarious

[@candycoatedcyanide3267]

Wow yuck meet an old man at 16 ewwww

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Bo Derek (nacida Mary Cathleen Collins; Long Beach, California, 20 de noviembre de 1956) es una actriz de cine y exmodelo estadounidense. Su actividad en el cine ha tenido desigual fortuna: fue nominada a un Globo de Oro en 1979 por 10, la mujer perfecta, pero por otros filmes más fallidos ha sido «premiada» como mala actriz con tres premios Golden Raspberry (los anti-Óscar, también llamados Razzies).

[@cheryldevine42]

I would really like to hear Bo's true story about her marriage. Did she grow to dislike his contolling narrasstic nature? I don't know what she saw in him? She seemed no more than a sex slave to him. I wish she would write a book. I bet it would be fascinating!

[@OM-xw6su]

She saw money and fame She is an opportunist

[@carolnacarato4448]

She did write a book

[@frankgonzalezofficial3010]

What's with the roll of tape she's holding?

[@ceecee8757]

To tape Joan's mouth.

[@andyl4822]

Whoa. That audience was not having her joke about not wanting kids because she had pets and pets are easier than kids. Like no reaction.

[@roseannepryor1542]

Bo nervous! What was she fiddling with?

[@philipjameskalavritinos2470]

ALLEGEDLY: "YES, I LIKE, TO: "CLIMB; PRESS", INTO FINE RESOURCES......ADORING THE TRUTH IS JUST"

[@jasonjones3159]

Here is a sort clip of Bo Derek on Phil Donahue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4vcZZ-gm7qlb68

[@jtking2504]

I agree, Bo makes mincemeat out of Rivers. Bo is a class act compared with Rivers air headed comments. Who is she to decide who she thinks deserves to be picked on? Many who appear to have a perfect life are suffering or have suffered greatly and may be more affected by this bullying behaviour than anyone, who is she to be supreme judge?

[@mp5249]

jtking2504 she was a teenage ho screwing a married man. Who are you kidding?

[@taylorwilkins248]

ARE YOU KIDDING? bo was pretty.....as in back then.....but looking back she is very much nothing special. fooling with a thing of tape like she just did a line? your on the carson show! come on! .

[@donnamahan3760]

What the heck is Bo messing with in he hands during this interview 😱 ( very distracting )

[@mediascribble]

"John would tell me when I didn't look good on a certain day, and we usually didn't have a very good day those days.." What did he do, lock her in the cellar?

[@Kim-ek7xy]

What the heck is she fooling with in her hands? Nervous wreck.

[@ceecee8757]

It was tape to put over Joan Rivers' big, fat mouth.

[@THXx1138]

Medical tape? Strange.

[@shtetlcholoycd]

it's very big of both of them to have this sit down. imagine if Trump, our insult comic in chief, invited Jose Antonio Vargas for a public chat at the White House.

[@sheltondk43]

Right, you can be funny without being mean. This really is the reason I stopped enjoying Joan Rivers. She couldn't be funny without being mean. I appreciate Bo's bearing, here.

[@christopherramon-reid9841]

sheltondk43 👍👍👍

[@mediascribble]

Bo was scared of John on some level. No babies. She also got a little too much sun.

[@orkycathcart6397]

MAN SHE'S HOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@erikacomstock9995]

What is she playing with.

[@toehead20007]

Joan you are the best. Bo putting on airs. She deserves Golddigger jokes made about her

[@1pt21jigawatt]

Bo, you think Joan is mean? Have you never watched Don Rickles? Loosen up buttercup. BTW, she doesn’t come off as very bright.

[@MrLC1965]

The best looking actress of all time. She eclipses legends like Farrah Fawcett, Ursula Andress, Jacklyn Smith, Kim Basinger, Kelly Le Brock, Brigitte Bardot and many others. She is in a class of her own She

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

Observations and comments: Bo has a fidget spinner Bo was the butt end of Joan's jokes for years prior to this show Bo is about as clever as a bag of hammers

[@ADAPTATION7]

SpikeFlea.. Yup... That's pretty much how it sums up things. And her fidget spinner is a roll of surgical tape???? o_O

[@davidsnyder2000]

Understand this, this relationship was mutual. And they’re still together. They didn’t just meet in this lifetime, they knew each other prior to coming here. When we leave Father and Heaven, we come here to learn things and then die and go back home for eternity…..our true home. Everyone will see things more clearly when we get there❤️🙏

[@granny58]

He's been dea d a long time

[@greyLeicester]

Joan had deeply rooted self-confidence issues. She probably grew up being reminded about her looks and used humour, wit and sarcasm as a defense mechanism. You can really perceive how jealous and threatened she feels when she is with a gorgeous woman and always tends to put them down or make them feel uncomfortable. Im sure she was a very bitter person

[@samuelroach9809]

She wasn't, she was lovely and people misunderstood her.

[@blitzkrieg6872]

Joan Rivers: "I DON'T pick on people"! Me: Shut up, Joan Rivers. Picking on people is ALL that you do and you know it!

[@MaleOrderBride]

Bo is actually a very smart lady. Joan is asking deliberately rude and provocative questions to Bo so Bo is purposely giving short, one-word answers to make Joan squirm and make Joan seem like a crap interviewer. and it worked! Joan got fired soon after!

[@erzug]

Probably just jealous.

[@fm3340]

She did the same thing on the Carson interview. There's a possibility that she's just dumb and can't articulate all that well. After all, she fell for John Derek's bullshit. Watch the Carson interview. He sounds like a complete asshole.

[@theeagle7054]

Joan wasn't wrong about Bo being a dummy 🤣🤣🤣

[@Gemini530]

I agree. Or maybe just young and naive at that time.

[@lisabadger603]

John Derek was a creeper!!!!!

[@paulsmith8510]

Joan "She said to her plastic surgeon 'make me like Bo Derek' and he gave her a lobotomy."

[@Nonduality]

If it wasn't for her great beauty and famous husband, Joan Rivers would've been nothing.

[@cunluzerne]

You both are fucking idiots

[@andyl4822]

LOL you mean Bo? Joan Rivers' "great beauty" carried her career?

[@patr70]

@@andyl4822 Yes!

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Joan 😅

[@douglasjames6697]

She seems very bizarre to me like she would join a cult in a second

[@hawkrider88]

Its interesting how often she looks to her right to where Doc is sitting. Polite, but not often seen.

[@JohnVKaravitis]

Father figure issues. THANK GOD!

[@Augalv]

Bo Dereck looks like 80 now

[@nuffzed2001]

its impossible to maintain the standards. yo! People age, deal with it! She's lived many lives

[@86am]

Bo Derek needs to grow a sense of humor

[@user-rk1dk1gr9c]

What a bunch of messed up people. Except Joan.

[@12gossip90]

I wonder if all that is her real hair. I know she had long hair before but here the back look like she has a clip on piece

[@patr70]

Back then I don't think they did clip-ons nearly as much as today.

[@12gossip90]

@@patr70 oh ok

[@jadepaulsen8456]

​@@patr70 it wasn't ancient history. Of course they had hair peices. Sheesh.

[@patr70]

@@jadepaulsen8456 Sheesh! Well.. Excuse Me! 🙄

[@jadepaulsen8456]

@@patr70 o.k. that's fair.

[@OM-xw6su]

Joan sounds so jealous..she made a fool out of herself

[@AGC828]

"Bo| was right.....Joan did used to pick-on guests....but "Bo" (Mary) didn't have to bring it up. The interview was going well. Joan was trying to remain professional ...justifying her appracoh. ..."style". Perhaps some interpret Joan's brand of humour as "picking on"...i did. Back in the day. Maybe i didn't understand her humour? Some interviewers however DO pick-on stars to get ratings. Was common in the 80's/90's...Matt Lerher's interview with Tom Cruise....A Toronto talk show host with Mike Tyson--(YIKES)...yes the host lived heh).. Bo seems too odd--she CAN sound intelligent sometimes then not. then fall off the edge...provoking Jooan here.... The stories of her background varies...most say she left for Germany at 16..which means they had to have met BEFORE she was 16. Other stories said her mother dd nothing to stop her...father never mentioned. I think then as it is now the "legal age is 16"....though i don't know the age where parents can no longer keep their kids from leaving the country...maybe it is 18? If her parents really wanted to stop her they could have...heh...John wa a predator. Bo was brainwashed....

[@brainsareus]

BD never did it for me.