Barbara Walters' Biggest Bloopers
Nov. 17, 2006 — -- Barbara Walters is celebrating three decades of primetime interviews with a lighthearted, poignant -- and often hysterical -- two-part program, "The Barbara Walters Special: 30 Mistakes in 30 Years."
Walters shares her interviews with world leaders, athletes, musicians and Hollywood icons, chronicling her mistakes … and theirs.
The special includes classic candid moments with stars including Al Pacino, Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, Lucille Ball, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx, George Clooney, Teri Hatcher, Brad Pitt, Halle Berry, Jerry Seinfeld, President Reagan, and countless others.
Here, Walters highlights the Top 15 lowlights:
Mistake #15: If you are not good at something, don't do that something in front of the camera.
Over the years, Walters has done a lot more than just ask the questions in her interviews. She's tried her hand at some of her guests' favorite activities, from shooting hoops with Shaq to lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
#14: Dancing is fine; stripping is out of the question.
Walters has taken a turn on the dance floor with stars like Al Pacino and Patrick Swayze, but Demi Moore went one step further. She had a new movie called "Striptease" out in 1996, and offered to teach Walters how to dance like a stripper. The lesson? It was not a good idea to teach Walters how to dance like a stripper.
#13: Never ask me to sing, because I will.
Many of Walters' guests have broken into song for the cameras, but a few, like Billy Crystal and Dolly Parton, have made the mistake of asking her to sing along.
#12: Never compete with a cartoon character.
What's even trickier than interviewing a big star? Interviewing a big star who isn't real. Walters has taken on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Shrek, only to discover that some things are better left for Saturday morning cartoons.
#11: Don't pretend to be hot when you're not.When talking to hot, young stars like Paris Hilton, Will Smith, Beyonce and Kanye West, Walters tries to show that she, too, is hot, jiggy with it, and all-around bootylicious.
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