Rewind: Rob Reiner remembers being screamed at by Desi Arnaz

Here's my 1994 interview with actor/filmmaker Rob Reiner. We talked about his early, pre-"All In the Family" TV roles which led to his story about being yelled at by Desi Arnaz. (As a college student, I was pushed by an angry Arnaz at a 1980 TV telethon after his scheduled appearance was cut. Reiner understood my shock.)

[@phillipsmom6252]

Desi and Lucy had top notch writers. That’s why he mentioned paying ten grand a script. Desi wanted what he paid for. Read the script. 👍

[@michaelplunkett8059]

He was fighting a tight budget at the time. At renewal, the network said yes for same money, no increase. Desi asked the talent to agree to save show, 3/4 did. Roger Corman refused, insisted on a jump, got recast and we lost a funny show. Screwing the other 3 leads.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@@michaelplunkett8059 I didn’t remember corman from their show

[@JamboVidz]

@michaelplunkett8059 -- It was Roger C. Carmel, not Roger Corman.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@@JamboVidz thanks

[@finddeniro]

Award Winning Writers.. Seriously..

[@lucyboheme540]

Desi pretty much invented modern television. If he got upset with improvising, I would have listened. Lucy was the same way. No improvising allowed and she would tell you exactly how she felt. When you are a guest on a show, you do as they ask. It’s their show, their project. Their art. Desi always gets a bad rep, but he was an amazing man who gave us modern TV.

[@gargantuaism]

And he could sing The Straw Hat song better than anybody else on TV.

[@Crystalblue58]

I agree, Desi was paying for what he wanted-I would have gotten upset too.

[@barbarafischbach8480]

Desi was THE MAN! Major respect 🏆

[@747heavyboeing3]

Did more for tv than meathead.

[@gabrielalopetegui]

@@barbarafischbach8480 indeed! Even Lucy gives him lots of credit when in interviews the host tell her that SHE was the secret to their success.

[@gabrielalopetegui]

Desi was the boss. If an actor is told to stick to the script, you stick to the script. Especially if a super talented person like Desi tells you to.

[@johnnybmean74]

Even though I can't stand Rob Reiner as a person, Desi was out of line for getting physical. Trust me, he wouldn't have tried that if he was super fortunate enough to have Marlon Brando improvising on one of his shows (of course Brando wouldn't have done t.v.). He got away with doing this becsuse Rob Reiner was a young wimpy hippie.

[@lewstone5430]

Nay! Improve or nothing!

[@kleeamd8274]

​@@johnnybmean74that's 🐃💩. Sorry but an actor doesn't just get to do whatever they want because they're talented or have star power 🙄 First of all, let's get something straight from the start.......Rob Reiner is certainly NO Marlon Brando. He was beyond mediocre & frankly the only reason he made it anywhere in Hollywood was because of his daddy's influence & connections. Rob Reiner should have been considerate of the others on the set instead of only caring about indulging his own whims. A good deal of movies/shows let actors improvise - and many others prefer the actors stick to the script. Rod Serling was one who was known to demand that actors stick to exactly what was written in the script. As was Lucille Ball. And legendary actresses like Joan Crawford & Elizabeth Taylor who guest starred on Lucy's shows went onto say how strict Lucy was about it Yes, as an actor it's nice to have the freedom to play around & experiment with your part & adlib etc But you have to respect others too- like the producers/directors who want it a certain way or fellow actors who don't appreciate changes. Not to mention that Rob Reiner was literally just starting out at the time. So it makes it even worse that he was that arrogant.

[@johnnybmean74]

@@kleeamd8274 Who compared him to Brando? Not me. My point was that if he was Brando, Desi would not have gotten physical with him. Marlon would've beaten Desi's ass to the ground. As far as actors like Brando having great power to wield, it is well-documented how much power he had on movie sets. 100 Years from now Brando's talents will still be recognized & respected, while people like Crawford, Ball & Taylor will be long forgotten.

[@canalesworks1247]

@@johnnybmean74 I hate to say this but you DID compare Reiner to Brando. Crawford wasn't that good an actress, nor was Elizabeth Taylor. Lucy however has proven the test of time. As for Reiner himself I wouldn't call him "less than mediocre" but if you are going to say that Crawford and Taylor won't be rememebred then surely Reiner won't be either. Desi and Lucy are though as the comedic duo they have been since I Love Lucy wrapped.

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

Should a just told him "sorry boss won't happen again" Not "this is the way i work" smh

[@Gforu81]

Right?! I mean not excusing Desi behavior but if I was working for one of the creators of television I would shut my mouth and read the script but clearly no respect.

[@jakevendrotti1496]

Rob Reiner is clearly a spoiled brat...even aged 65 or whatever he was here. He practically started salivating when he realized he got to tell a story where he gets to play the victim. What a snot. Desi Arnaz was 100% correct in expecting his expensively paid for script to be followed. Who does Rob think he is anyway? What arrogance.

[@RB2331]

I agree I would’ve said I apologize. I won’t happen again. I just thought Doing a little improv would be OK I just left the car to go a little bit. It won’t happen again but if I didn’t need the money, I would’ve said get somebody else.

[@hhhggg4687]

Sound like Rob was spoiled being Carl Reiners son. But Desi put him in his place. May be he should not have been too hard, but he did apologize. And yes, Lucy was the exact same way

[@747heavyboeing3]

Exactly and he's easily ofeeeeeended. He wasn't acting when he played meathead on All In The Family. He played himself

[@gregwatson8219]

Rob didnt have work hard as young actor. Good for Desi

[@donbailey6600]

@@747heavyboeing3 I've always thought that too

[@painin2teeth]

If I'm paying 10k for someone to do a script I will be angry for some crazy hippi to just ignore the 10k script. It comes off as unprofessional

[@HenPapirman]

Yup, saw an interview with Keith Thibodeaux who played Little Ricky, they sure didn't like to improvise, you had to know the script by heart. Desi literally read a script once and remembered it. Lucy too, they both worked really hard and built an empire. Great people, loved each other till the day they died.

[@ruthrose2555]

Yup, it makes sense he wouldn't accept an apology and left. That's the far left for you. His dad was beyond left, and I'm so glad Dick Van Dyke got the job as Rob Petrie. His dad got a smaller part as one of his bosses.

[@treeman2660]

​@@ruthrose2555I can tell you where to stick you far right as well 😮. Far ANYBODY has no place in America and its our countries downfall.

[@EastSide-qc5oy]

@@ruthrose2555 Nonsense. There are stubborn, arrogant a-holes from all walks of life and all political stripes.

[@canalesworks1247]

@@treeman2660 In general I agree but Rob Reiner is pretty obnoxious, having nothing to do with his political views.

[@tray4666]

@@canalesworks1247His political views are just a side effect of being a gigantic POS.

[@wilberduran9410]

Desi was right. Follow the script. He was the one paying the money to the writers.

[@jimjam51075]

He probably backed off because he promised Reiner's dad he'd give his son a job.

[@CoopyKat]

@wilberduran9410 LOLLL there's always someone like you making these kind of comments. Desi wasn't right for pushing someone, apparently he had a habit of doing that. I can't stand fans of celebrities who defend even the worst kind of behavior.

[@ellenw391]

@@CoopyKat As I JUST posted, he wasn't right for pushing him. BUT it was totally his right, as his boss (both Producer and Head of the Studio) to say he wanted the script followed. I may be a fan, but I don't blindly like any bad behavior. And he was man enough to apologize & extend an olive branch, but Reiner didn't take it. Some of us grew up in an era pre HR, and when if you were grabbed, (either sexually or like this), yelled at, or treated in any of the ways where you would be sent to some seminar today.....we simply had to learn to cope with it. Find ways to put people in their place, while still working them. It wasn't easy. It wasn't right. But it was life back then. And this was farther back than my experiences!!!

[@retroguy9494]

I LOVED The Mothers In Law. Eve Arden and Kay Ballard! And that ol' queen Roger C Carmel. I would have shoved Reiner too. Saying to the producer and owner of the studio "this is the way I work!" Its a well known fact that Desi was a perfectionist and always demanded that people stick to the script! So was Lucy.

[@sharonnorthern1525]

Especially because Rob was a cocky kid. On one hand, it took balls to stand up to Desi but he was working for him. Desi was paying the bills.

[@gregwatson8219]

Rob once pinched Mary Tyler Moore ass. Both Reiner men abit aloof i think.

[@retroguy9494]

@@gregwatson8219 I never heard THAT one!

[@gregwatson8219]

@@retroguy9494 True story by MTM herself

[@retroguy9494]

@@gregwatson8219 Oh, I BELIEVE you dude. It's just that I never heard it before!

[@JSB1882]

Desi Arnaz was a genius in television - I'd be proud if he pushed me around!

[@rileyowen7731]

Lol Same

[@valeweathers]

Ditto

[@canalesworks1247]

I love Desi. I got to meet Desi Arnaz junior at a film festival in Boulder City Nevada and we traded stories about our dads, mine being from Mexico.

[@finddeniro]

I wished Desi Junior would Done a Larger Range of acting..I remember a Police serie..

[@RepriseFan]

Desi was a frickin genius so if he wanted to push me I would have said more. He was so underrated as a producer and comedic actor.

[@nadinedaoud2538]

Totally agree 💯 percent !!! Desi = Artistic Genius ❤️

[@hushmahmouth8857]

I saw Kirk Douglas and Sonny Bono jogging together on a beach in Acapulco when I was 15. They were so kind and friendly to me. My dad refused to believe me saying a man like Kirk Douglas would never be seen with someone like Sonny Bono.

[@ralphabreu5022]

I have always had respect for Desi Arnaz

[@LuckyBastardProd]

I was screamed at by Rob Reiner. I was a courier at the time and went to the Sony lot to pick up sheet music for a film that he was making. I went and his assistant came over and apologized that it wont be ready for another 20 mins and asked if I’d mind waiting (thats code for please don’t charge me wait time). It was 8 in the morning and they had a huge spread of food on the table so I said “sure, no problem.. do you mind if I have a bagel?” She smiled and said “Oh please, I’ll make one for you.” Reiner stands up screaming “HOLD IT!!” The conductor stops everybody freezes and turns to him. He says, “YOU, THE DAY YOU SIT IN THIS CHAIR THEN YOU CAN ASK FOR A BAGEL. DON’T GIVE HIM ANYTHING!!” I turned to his assistant and said I need to call my dispatch to let them know I’ll be late so they can start the clock.” Btw I’m Latino and most likely he has issues with us as the other drivers had similar stories about him. Most of Hollywood has issues with us.

[@imonislandtime]

wtffff???

[@Markham12thcentury]

Yeah, everybody's a great, big racist. Wow. That one just never gets old, does it?

[@Brandon-lw1wx]

Reiner is a leftist who loves to play the race card against people he disagrees with. He’s worse than his annoying meathead character (who at least had a legitimate argument living with an outspoken bigot),

@@Markham12thcentury all liberals are. Where have you been

[@WiseGuy02]

A lot of people say Rob is a asshole.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

He got the "Cuban" arm after the "blow UP" Amigo! Desi was charming as well. While considered brilliant, Jackie Gleason didn't rehearse because he didn't want to go "stale" but, often forgot his lines & had a temper as well.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Dean Martin also did not like to rehearse.

[@JJJBRICE]

Surprising since the DVD show , of which his father was one of the owners , was in a close professional association with Desilu .

[@donbailey6600]

There would be no "Star Trek" If not for Lucy/Desi....

[@joangravitz3280]

Or mission: impossible

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Lucy was running Desilu at the time and she green lit Mission Impossible and Star Trek.

[@jubalcalif9100]

@@LJ-ht4zs I was going to mention that but you beat me to it. Yes, Lucy had bought Desi out after their divorce for a couple of million dollars. She became the sole head of Desilu.

[@fonso1030]

Reiner has always been overbearing and annoying, I’m glad someone put him in his place, at least for a few minutes.

[@dianejohnson5216]

Yes me to, he thinks he knows it all😂

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Reiner's hit movies rely on improvisation, proving he knew what he was doing. But there was a "generation gap," with both men used to working a certain way. And Desi always had money worries. He guest-starred on "The Mothers-in-Law" so he could pay himself!

[@Karly-lf2mu]

He's still an asshole know-it-all.

[@chickey333]

"overbearing and annoying" And don't forget whinny or is that classified as annoying. Either way...

[@fonso1030]

@@chickey333all of that, plus a sense of entitlement. A part of me admires his self confidence, bc it’s not a lot to work with. But no humility at all. It must be strange living in that self praising bubble. A guaranteed lifelong meathead for sure.

[@gonavy5607]

Cuban tempers are like Italian tempers-it’s cultural and it means something different from a Waspy type truly toxic temper. It’s just passion. Desi Arnaz had one of the best reputations, professionally, in Hollywood. Everyone who worked for him was loyal, he let people do their jobs, and was the best boss ever. He knew what he wanted. After he divorced Lucy, she had to turn into the hard producer, running everything, and sadly, it kind of ruined her great child like talent. Before the divorce, she came to the set to play and rehearse and create. After the divorce it was work work work, and she really missed having her producer/protector. Well actually, he continued to produce the great Lucy Show for the first few seasons, then stopped due to his alcoholism disease. Lucille Ball 1951-1966 was the greatest comedian on TV, who ever lived. After 1966, she just turned hard. Some good moments, but the classic Lucy was gone. Anyway… Oh how I loved Desi Arnaz and everything he represented about the classic immigrant/America/Hard work/ joi de vivre… He was just beloved. So don’t let this make you feel differently about him. Carl Reiner (Rob’s father) worshipped Desi. All Hollywood knew how great he was. He built the sitcom industrial complex in Hollywood. Just an Amazing American story.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Actually, I keep hearing that Desi's womanizing was part of the Latin culture - he was an addict: sex, booze, and gambling. All his life and the more he drank the worse he got, in terms of making bad decisions and letting his temper really rip. Got arrested a few times for such behavior after his divorce. This is not being Cuban or Latin, his "stuff" was addictions.

[@fsdf3755]

Being The Ricardos brought me here. Great story and his Desi accent was hilarious.

[@videovoidtv]

im cuban and that impression is pretty spot on lol

[@peaceandlove544]

Bad movie but good accent

[@kleeamd8274]

@@videovoidtv that's spot on?? it sounded more like an impression of a middle easterner. Get a hearing aid

[@gabrielalopetegui]

@@kleeamd8274 LOL!

[@giovanna722]

​@@kleeamd8274 Sounds like eastern Europe, maybe? Certainly not Cuban.😅

[@ellenw391]

I remember Lucy saying that EVERYTHING on I Love Lucy was scripted. And while he shouldn't have pushed, he was the BOSS, both the producer & studio head. He had every right to wanted it done the way he believed was best. Desi extended an olive branch. Kinda sad Reiner didn't take it. PS if Desi was crazy, he was crazy like a fox!!!

[@georgeforall]

When all else fails, stick to the script.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Indeed. That's what an actor is getting paid to do. Read the line written in the script.

[@moorlock2003]

Desi was old school. His era was the 1950s. Time had moved on but he hadn’t.

[@barbarafischbach8480]

Desi was right! Archie was also right!

[@lewstone5430]

Archie sucked.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

Funny, l remember Rob Reiner mentioning Desi Arnaz's name on ALL in THE FAMILY as he was arguing with "Archie".

[@deadpan80]

2:20 something tells me it went more like Rob saying “I’m gonna call me daddy”!

[@whatareyoulookingat24]

You're probably right. I can easily picture him as Francis from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

I would say Desi is correct. Rob should have asked if it was okay to Improv.

[@Justin-tu4fk]

Rob Reiner is relaxed, here, and enjoyable too watch. What happened to him? So blessed, is he. With Pops, yu get to do a lot of things, others could only dream, about! Yet he is, so very talented!

[@JM-zk9ou]

I thoroughly enjoy the movies he directed - ones that the whole family can watch.

[@peaceandlove544]

A young hippie improvising without authorization

[@Filmstarindamaking]

When you are producing a show you are not just paying for the expensive script but the talent, the production crew, etc…There is just so much invested that you need it done the way you envision it, and that’s the way it should be done. You can improvise all you want when you are paying or at the very least after the required take is in the can.

[@jondoes7836]

Well done Dezi: The Meathead had it coming..

[@frenchmarky]

Something tells me Norman Lear wouldn't let him improv with his even more expensive scripts. Reiner was a greenie then and should just admit Desi was right.

[@juanmonge7418]

Rob was a member of “ The committee “, which was an improv group. It was the predecessor of the more famous “Groundlings “. Many actors who started in live theatre might have liked to ad lib or try a different take. Desi was a musician first.

[@minouche5702]

Love love ur channel

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Hardly surprising as Desi was a small guy and Reiner was not. He had the power so Reiner was wise to walk.

[@Tusc9969]

I can vouch for this. This reminded me of the time I worked for an old school Cuban who must've been in his 60s in Jersey back in the day when I was a teenager and boy did he have a temper...his bark was worse than his bite though. Deep inside he was a decent, humble, sociable nice man when he was in a good mood...just don't piss him off lol

[@lewstone5430]

I’ve met maybe 3 Cubans (all men) and they were all really loud and aggressive. One was just about 5 days ago.

[@johnnytheg]

He left out that he was also in the Odd Couple.

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Rob Reiner was married to Penny Marshall, who played Myrna on The Odd Couple and Laverne on Laverne & Shirley.

[@misterb6416]

This guy, YT gets mad when I post mean things about people on the left even though they're true so I just won't post anything about this guy.

[@chrissimpson1183]

Dezi had a quick temper...

[@peaceandlove544]

A tv mogul does not get there while being Mr polite

[@barbarafischbach8480]

It’s Desi, a TV genius.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Bottom line Desi was an addict: women, booze and gambling, before he met Lucy, during the marriage and after wards. His 2nd wife almost divorced him for the same reasons. I do not agree that his extreme womanizing and raging temper was being Latin - he was an addict and even people who cared for him said that he was like Jekyll and Hyde when drinking hard. From warm, loving, personable he could turn into a raging nut job. When he was in his 40's he looked like 60, bloated and very lined due to his alcoholism.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@barbarafischbach8480 The pessimist would say Desi's name was misspelled half the time. But the optimist would say Desi's name was correctly spelled half the time.

[@dfangirl72]

Rob Rob Rob he was the boss you are supposed to do as the boss asks you to do it not as you want unless they say do it however you want and talk about doing a stereotype voice 😡

[@tectorgorch8698]

Amazing how much Desi Arnaz sounded like Mel Brooks -- who knew?

[@gailreese4102]

Rob also memorably guest-appeared in "Where's Poppa" (w/Ruth Gordon, George Segal & Bernard Hughes).

[@ScottALanter]

As an avid Andy Griffith Show watcher, Rob Reiner's contribution to the 2 seconds of screen time he got on the show meant absolutely nothing then, and means even less now.

[@ELl_e..3]

I’d love to see the Johnny Carson interview with Audrey Hepburn. Haven’t found it anywhere. It’s the only celebrity that Carson said made him sweat, jumble over his words and not know how to act.

[@frackstonwilson685]

Sadly most likely if that interview occurred during the first 10 years of the Tonight Show the video tape was erased by NBC. Less than 35 episodes are all that exist from Carson's first 10 years.

[@ELl_e..3]

@@frackstonwilson685 I didn’t know that! I bet someone has it recorded off tv on a vhs somewhere

[@frackstonwilson685]

@@ELl_e..3 Sadly no on that since the first 10 years of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson started in October of 1962 and home video recording did not take of until after 1975.

[@funkster007]

@@ELl_e..3 A couple years after your post, but it's on youtube now if you're still curious

[@cori1396]

Love rob, my dad loved him too 😍🥰

[@Serpico1152]

Back in the 70's I looked so much like him on All in the family that everyone was calling me "Meathead", and today I look nothing like him at all. 🤣😂🤣

[@deepachand9689]

During this time ,with Lucy having divorced him ,heavily in debt ,thanks to his gambling ,tha studio struggling to stay afloat ,he was a raging alcoholic, starting early in the day and carrying on from there.There can be no excuses for his uncouth behavior ,screaming and shoving an employee ,Rob Reinner in this case. But he was on a downward spiral while his wife 's career was on an upward trajectory ,so I can understand his frustration

[@frackstonwilson685]

Actually Lucy's career was slowly spiraling down at that point. Here's Lucy slowly sank out of the top 10. Her role in the movie Mame was a flop and the film was a box office disaster. Her career crumbled with the ill fated series Life With Lucy which recycled stale comedy with Gale Gordon. That disaster left her heart broken. But for many years Lucy had a very good run.

[@happydayz7857]

He caused all of his own problem. He was a brilliant businessman though.

[@kleeamd8274]

Oh please. Rob Reiner is still the same sensitive, arrogant little ❄️ he's always been😂😂 Glad Desi put that spoiled whipper snapper in his place! Rob Reiner would be a nobody without the benefits of nepotism😂😂😂😂

[@martyrobinson4474]

This occurred five years after he sold his share of Desilu to Lucy. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Yes, in the middle of the 1950's his drinking was really out of hand. Had a drink first thing in the am when he got up, and was drunk by the afternoon. And when drunk he had a raging temper. Actually police had been called on him. He had a friend, who played his manager on the show, he went into a rage about something - a minor prop that was not his fault - cursing and yelling in front of the cast and crew. The fellow left on the spot and never returned.

[@artie]

He forgot the Odd Couple!!! lol he was hilarious!!!

[@dennisfrazer8035]

Desi should have turned meathead into a meatball!

[@scotnick59]

Rob does a good Desi impersonation.

[@kleeamd8274]

No he doesn't. His impression sounds more like a middle easterner. People have such low standards for quality/talent these days

[@SonnyGTA]

Hahaahah

[@inkyguy]

You are right. At moments I thought I was hearing Desi speak.

[@kleeamd8274]

@@inkyguy then you have poor hearing. Desi doesn't sound likes from Pakistan

[@inkyguy]

@@kleeamd8274, or you do.

[@benschlechter]

I do know that Lucille Ball was not a fan of All in the family. I don't know about Desi.

[@finddeniro]

Desi was Very Insistence...many Stories...Read his book..

[@kevincostneritalianfanclub]

@take2MarkTV - do you have any interviews with Kevin Costner?

[@take2markTV]

I do, I'll try and post some in the week or so

[@kevincostneritalianfanclub]

@@take2markTV - thanks so much, Sir! Do you happen to have interviews for “Fandango”, “Revenge” and “The Bodyguard”?

[@take2markTV]

@@kevincostneritalianfanclub I interviewed him for "The Bodyguard" and I did ask him about "Fandango" during another interview for a different film

[@kevincostneritalianfanclub]

@@take2markTV - fantastic. I can’t wait for the uploads. Thank you so very much for answering me back and indulging me, Sir.

[@chimpooey9083]

My precious goo!

[@LetsGoChaseThatTrain]

Rockford Files was also a classic.

[@jubalcalif9100]

And don't forget "My Mother the Car", starring Jerry Van Dyke & the voice of Ann Sothern !

[@charliewilsonactor828]

Rob also appeared in an episode of Batman. He played a a room service guy for the Penguin in his hotel room.

[@Sean-wt7sz]

Wasn’t Dick Van Dyke made by Desi as well?

[@juanmonge8]

No. His Father Carl Reiner. Rob Petrie was named after Rob Reiner.

[@Sean-wt7sz]

@@juanmonge8 yeah but didn’t Desilu make it

[@juanmonge8]

@@Sean-wt7sz I think that Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas were involved. Don’t quote me on that.

[@rtususian]

It was produced at the Desilu studios, that's the connection you are making. Mary Tyler Moore has said that sometimes Lucy would be up on the catwalk and watch the cast rehearsing and they would hear her distinctive rough voice laughing.

[@Regreviews]

It was filmed at desilu studios

[@annademo]

Desi Arnaz was a genius and Rob Reiner is a hack.

[@catherinecatlover]

Rob Reiner wasn't an actor He was the spoiled talentless son of Carl Reiner

[@Sandylorenzi22]

Sure sure but he did go on to make some of my favorite movies. I love Misery, A Few Good Men, Stand by Me and my very favorite, The Princess Bride. So perhaps he has a bit of talent somewhere.

[@rustybear5125]

He's been a very successful director....what the hell have you done?

[@akrenwinkle]

@@rustybear5125 It's always cute when dissenting commenters compare the OP with the subject. "Oh, you don't like Hitler. Let's see YOU invade Poland!"

[@Prousto]

Rob does a really inspired and accurate Desi impression.

[@rhondabitler5474]

It really was. I was amazed.

[@kleeamd8274]

Are you serious?? His impression sounds more middle eastern than Cuban😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonyyero7231]

He did not Cuban, he sounded Jewish 😂

[@marcK599.]

I don’t agree

[@Patrick-hm4eg]

I've heard that during All in the Family Reiner and Carrol O'Connor were taping a scene. Àrchie says something stupid and Mike droops his head in exasperation. O'Connor improvised "what's wrong? Is my fly down?" Reiner somehow kept it together.

[@Brandon-lw1wx]

Ha ha I would have screamed at Meathead too.

[@peace__777]

I'd only yell at him to _get outta my chair!_ lol

[@apoliticallevi]

Lmfaooo

[@everyone_knows_itsbutterst7808]

Archie Bunker was right Rob Reiner will always be a Meathead.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Desi arnaz had a tv and real life temper

[@sveerdlov1917]

Just sa w you as a kid on Andy Griffith repeat yesterday!

[@larrywakeman4371]

He was in the Odd Couple, too! funny!

[@Gforu81]

Is it me or did the interviewer say he was shoved by Desi Arnez Jr.?

[@lewstone5430]

No.

[@pgh45rpms]

No mention of Desi Jr. Just Desi Sr.

[@it1988a]

The ultimate moonbat!

[@LynnEllingwood]

The Bobby Sherman Show!

[@andrewvasquez8541]

He was also a character on South Park!

[@jamesskinner7185]

Hey isn’t that Meathead😂😂😂😂

it was Desi who was the shooter on the grassy knoll

[@drbonesshow1]

How did Desi say Meathead?

[@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc]

Cabeza de carne means Meathead in Spanish.

[@drbonesshow1]

@@GeminiladyJackson-xq6hc Si.

[@user-vr6xm8lm1o]

At one time, Desi saved CBS a million dollars. I wish that million was given to Judy Garland when she started her TV show, whether the program was popular or not. When Jackie Gleason started on CBS, he was given 11 million right away; how did they know the Honeymooners would be popular or not ? 😮

[@ls-kk4pq]

Rob Reiner was the son of a famous Director actor writer. So he probably felt he could say that! He certainly wasn’t going to be out on the street like most actors if he lost the job.

[@lewstone5430]

Wow at least let the interviewer ask a question first! Sheesh!

[@pgh45rpms]

I noticed that too. Rob's way of "controlling" the interview.

[@garciadavid582]

BABALU ! 😂 👍👍

[@donnasreviewandrandomthoug6504]

Maybe that's why he directed This is Spinal Tap.

[@QueenCityStrangler]

Rob Reiner looks like a white Uncle Phil

[@kevinkhoy7171]

💲was Flying Out The Window! That's Why He went Nuts! The Mother's Inlaws only lasted 2 Seasons!

[@mikedonovan8501]

Why do most people here hate this person?

[@robertphillips93]

Well, whatever else Rob was at the time of his confrontation with Desi, he was no starving actor. "This is the way I work" . . . (and I can't work differently, at least for you, or for only this much compensation). I wonder, what is the average age at which people decide they are too old to learn something new?

[@Mimi-tu2ih]

Poor rob. Whaaaa.

[@spudwas]

I liked "Hey Landlord."

[@hungfao]

I've heard Lucy was the same way.

[@jjinnyc75]

lol That was a pretty good impression of him.

[@aminaahmed3160]

Hot cuban Temper

[@mikes2082]

Eve Arden and ???

[@pgh45rpms]

Kaye Ballard -- Eve and Kaye played neighbors. Their children (Eve's daughter, Kaye's son) eloped, so they became mothers in law.

[@mattbosley3531]

Desi was a hot-blooded Cuban. He definitely had a temper. It's part of what broke up him and Lucy in the end. Lucy had a temper too, and the two of them would clash. It's funny, people say that redheads tend to have a quick temper, and they aren't wrong, but Lucy wasn't a natural redhead.

[@gingermurray]

Desi may have been a hot blooded Cuban, but Desi was the consummate professional on the set of I Love Lucy. It was Lucy who made life miserable for not only Desi but cast and crew also. Lucy was a perfectionist who demanded perfection from everyone. It was Lucy not Desi causing constant chaos on the set and off. Who was left to clean up Lucy’s mess? Desi. HE had to go and make peace with the people Lucy offended. Desi left Lucy after 20 years of marriage because he couldn’t stand her bossiness no longer. The man worked his whole life, he wanted peace and calm now. You say they clashed? Yes, about Lucy’s behavior on the set. Desi was no angel either. He was a drinker and womanizer that’s what they argued about.

[@ricric9521]

Sounds unrealistic that he, a small-part actor, would tell Desi, "Hey that's how I work. Find someone else." But his dad was big time.

[@barbaraparker6996]

Rob Reiner probably came in thinking because of who his dad was he would impress Desi with how brilliant he was.

[@GeorgeKenmore]

And Sheldn on "The Odd Couple" -- not Sheldon, Sheldn.

[@Juliaflo]

I remember that appearance, AND the spelling of his character's name.

[@GeorgeKenmore]

@@Juliaflo 😆

[@godsowndrunk1118]

Desi was the first to coin the name Meathead for Reiner ....

[@user-zd3jj2zh5k]

Latin temper. Same with Italians

[@LynnEllingwood]

Why Lucy divorced.

[@HolgerRuneFan]

Wrong. Lucy's temper was way more volcanic than Desi's. Their divorce was due to many things, but Desi's rapacious womanizing was a huge factor. And his drinking.

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@HolgerRuneFan . Desi passed money away as well.

[@cliffordnewell2445]

Don't forget the Wallace and Lady Show.

[@jameshudson169]

makes you wonder if meathead is telling the whole story.

[@lindamerchant4431]

Desi was known to have a temper on off screen is why I think Lucy had enough of him and divorced the man

[@hollybigelow5337]

It's pretty well documented that she divorced him because his womanizing was out of control and so was his drinking. Most people say it wasn't just the fact that he was doing so much womanizing. She was also sick of constantly having to hush it up and was convinced the story would break any time. It was a constant source of private heartache, but she really couldn't take the disrespect she would feel if the whole world knew about it and also knew she hadn't done anything about it. Lucy also was known to have quite the temper, and in some ways while their mutual tempers made for a fairly tempestuous relationship, I'm convinced if it had been their tempers alone the relationship would have survived partly because since they both had tempers and artistic temperments and exacting standards they at least understood each other in ways that no one else did, so they were both less likely to hold any fights against each other. It wasn't individual fights that caused their primary problems, it was the two fights that kept happening over and over and over again. It probably was good for both of them to ultimately end up with calmer partners, but like I said I doubt that alone would have been enough to drive them clear to divorce. In spite of everything, they both adored each other till the day they died, and they both worked really hard to try to make things work, so if it had only been tempers I'm convinced based on how hard they were working to stay together they would have succeeded if that had been their only major problem.

[@ghostmost2614]

The Buffet at Golden Corral

[@littlerose6673]

Bottom line, Rob shows no respect. He may have talent, but it does not out weigh his big mouth..ugh.