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♪ tonight, the biggest tv and vie reunions of 2019. >> 20 years later, still at it. >> from our exclusives with the cast o"amerin pie" -- >> we'reuncovering set secrets here, huh? >> this is like an exclusive. >> to "troop beverly hills." ♪ beverly hills, what a thrill plus, thcome classics ready for tv ceback. >> it's like time warp. >> "e.t.'s" reunions wi the "drew carey" and "cheers" stars. >> man she's [ bleep ] lost it. >> kirstie alley reveals set secrets that will shock you. >> we were horble. you can't evenmagine the stuff we did. stories you've never hea.
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>> m contractas up. i wanted to become a director. how did that work out? >> hello, and welcom everybody. the endf the year is e perfect time to reunite with old friends, but we've been doing that allearing on. >> we absolutely have. we got some ofour favori casts back together, and let's start with a comedy classic celebrating its 20th anniversary, "american pie." >> what doe it feel like being back together again 20 years late >> kind of crazy. >> prettygreat. kind of feels like -- honestly, whenever i see this group it just really takes you back and feels like no time has passed. >> d you have any idea when makinghis movie it will still stand up 20 years later? >> personally ielt likee were part of something special. it was really interesting cause the internet was kind of haening, but not obviously the way it is today.
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>> [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> i'm at a with moms and dads and they're like, youot old. i'm like yeah, 20 years ago. >> let's talk about the pie. there's pies everywhere. that scene -- >> yeah, it was. >> jim? it's not what it looks like. >> it's funny, when i rd to script and do go to that scene, i lghed outoud -- this is before eugene was evencast, so i didn't really fully know the degree to which it was going to be hirious. >> we'll just tell your motr that we ate it all. >> when you guysere on set, what was it like onset? camaderie like?e, the it was like this. >> that's actuall true. all the dynamics that are happening now.
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>> yeah. i was thinking about scott. i don't know if you wan t get phon call, that you called me once -- >> a what? >> a zany phone call. you kind of knowhere i'm going th this. >> i'm still very flattered by the phone call. sean, dyou remember what happened? >> i mean, yeah -- >> oh! here, huh?ncovering set secrets going on a little something i don't know that anything happened p se, but -- >> do tell. >> this is so cute. look at him. >> none of us knew this! >> new news. >> did you huntim down? >> all i remember is that how sweet is it thate were young enough but we recall all really -- >> why didn't you -- i kn.
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he's still really cute. >> is tre anyone who had a moment together? when had a hookup or dating? >> a missed moment. >> yeah. >> i h a crush on chris. on eddie. s had a bit o a crush >> i had a crush on alyson. for me. was a missed opportunity >> i was a little fresh on alyson. >> you did? >> aww. >> if i could go back i would tray to hook up with edd and shawn, and fee like that's one of my regrets. >> i'm rig here. crush on me.aught up you had a >> what do you remember about that premier? because there wer a lot of fausfolks. >> so beautiful. sorry. how are you? >> ben affleck. >> sry. what are you going to do? >>hat's when it hit me.
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wow. >>his is big. >> yeah. >> scary thing, they all look exacy the same as 20 years ago. >> you look great. well, yoreally can't say that about our next cast, because most of them were little kids when the movie came out years ago. all my wilderness girls dreams came true the day i got the stars of "troop beverly hills" together again. >> look atll these beautiful girl>> i doant to start out givg we got you a little gift. is there a ment that stands out shooting this for you all 30 years later? >> cookie time. >> o my god. ♪ these friends of mine ♪ we're wildneress girls and its cookieime ♪ ♪ we work hard and we play fair ♪ ♪ so buy a box and do your share ♪ >> she wasn't lip-syncing. >> no, i was notip-syncing, you guys. no.
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>> so how many people co up to you and ask you to sing that though? >> everybody. >> a get it.ill get it? i get that, and i get, excuse me, officer, don't younow who this man is? >> he's the best. he's the greatest. 's my dad, james "the jackhammer" shakar. >> phyllis nefler, troopeverly hills. >> i do want to gush about shelley long for one second here, because for meth role -- ani really believe it was underappreciated in so many for a comedic actress. >> i may be a beginner at some things, but i got a bck belt in shopping. the physical comedy was so fantastic. >> i love the smell of cookies in the morning. betty thomas played the red feathers' villainous leader, velda. >> rht, mom? >> nix on the mom buness. >> i would call you mom, but you alwa said nix on the mom business. >> yeah, right. >> if i'm at the airport and i
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art saying, hey, hand me that thing. there's a blue light special. >> attention kmart shoppers. >> i have a favor to ask, please anthk you, if we could end with a little "beverly hills, what a thrill" can we do it? >> s y ready? are we ready? five, six, seven eight. >> all: we're the girls from berly hills. five, six, seven, eight. shopping is our greatest skill. beverly hills wt a thrill. beverly hills what ahrill. >> you may have noticed that me of the original cast members were missing, but they did send messages, including this one from actress carla gugino. >> happy 30th anniversary to "troop bevey hills." i n't even believe that. i don't think ve been alive long enough for that, have you? i'm sending lots of love from new york city. chica barnfeld, over and out. >> we misyou miss you, carla. so sweet, right?
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anher sweet reunion we saw happ, the castf the origin "bevey hills, 90210" together again. >> i love when we're all together. >>ennie and i wanted twork we've been best friends ever nce the show, so we' been st friends for 30 years. we raised our kids together. >> out of control, girl. >> we're like, 90210? hmm, i don't know. no one will ever do that if we do it a different way? what if it wasn't a straight reboot? ♪ >> we were first on the t of this not-so-straight reboot that had the cast playingeightened versions of themselves. the scripted drama blended details of their real lives with their chacters. >> to me it's exciting to watch the show and for yourself figure out wh's real, what's not. >> yo, mr. and mrs. silver, grab a booth. >> thanks, m. is a lotigger and a lot nicer an the original peach pit was. >> this so iconic, right?
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this is like -- this the soul. >> didn't your daughter put on a "90210" t shirt? she looked like kelly taylor. >> they had a '90s themed dance. put on a "90210" t shirt. went a kelly taylor. cutest thing i've seen. ey were projecting '90s images on the walls. there re pictures of me. i was like, i got to go. it was also good to see a mini "eers" reunion go down on "the gdbergs" set, but for back some terrifying memories. >> i was freaking out last night. it's really horrible when you're on somebody else's show and you screw up. and you see the people in the background like [ bleep ] she's lo it, she has dementia. i never remember my lines. lines were written 678 i
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always used to carry a cigar box with me. >> "cheers" ran for 11 seasons before ending 1993, after 275 isodes and 28 emmy wins. now kirstie's opping set seets fromhe show where everybody knows your name. >> we never id attenti. we were always in trouble. we never showed up on time. we didn't want to work. we had to work. if "me t" had been around when we did "cheers," wwould all be inrison. really. i'm not even kidding. other.d take nudies of each we'd kick op the bathroom doors and take -- we were horrible. you can't even imagine the stuff we did. that was really good. set ofthe gobergs" where rent on ratzenberg and george wendt reunited for the special episode. should they bring back "cheer"? should you get one more crack to go to the bar? >> it doesn't make any sense not to, because we're old people and old people sit at bars. >> that's right. >> they should do it becse it would be grt.
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meanwhile, it was just le old mes for the starof "the drew carey sw" and it's all thanks to an americahousewife. >> like putting on an old shoe or something >> could this reunion lead to a reboot? then- our exclusive with the "happy days" cast. >> i know everything about them. >> everything? picked to be potsie.tar first >> i saved his career by getting it. >> and will they reboot the tv classic? >> who would youant to play yourharacter? ♪ ♪ d
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"e.t." from the london west hollywood rolls on. >> welcome back to our look at the st cast reunions o2019. the gang from "the drew carey show" got bactogether 15 years after their last episode. it was all for a special episode of "american hsewife," and only "t." was inved tthe >> hello, boys. well, ou've done quite a gd job here with your little posters. >> diedrich. >> yeah, it wadeidrich's idea. we're so grateful you're here. we tried everything. wot budge. >> i said, yeah, sure. that sounds like fun. >> it's like a time warp for a of us to be back togher. ♪ let's do the time warp again >> for me it's like a time warp, like we dropped right back into it. don't know how you feel. >> i've footten how much drew overacts.
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>> yeah. ♪ btherhood of man >"the drew careyhow" was one of the '90s' most innovative sitcoms. ♪eels like things are en why, like really high. theyad a coach and the coach id to me,an't you hear that you're flat. and i was like, no, i can't. if i could i wouldn't be flat. >> through nn ars the show was fearless -- producing live episodes, improv, anbreaking into outraous songnd dance. and ose drew/ mimi insults? >> isure is looking scary out there. not looking much better in here. >> like putting on an old shoe or something, right? >> keesayi like riding a bicycle ca back. came back how to be mean to him just like that. >> i'm the bicycle. >> this could get ugly.
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suityou're right.ing about your >> t "american housewife" reunion got us thinking could they launch a "drew carey show" reboot? >> i'm not going to say no to anything if the mones right. but, uh -- [ laughter >> who's got the deep pockets? because here's aidea -- maybe they can get together n next year to mark the 25th anversary of "the drew carey show." >> the cat phrases, how did appy you dream them up? >> ayy! >> never-before-told sto from the tv classic. >> there were 25,000 people. i just said to the crowd, you're going to part like the red sea. >> and ron howard's not-so-happy days behind the scenes. >> i said, well, i don't ink i want to be in that sw. plus, ron's daught bryce dallas howard on a classic "juraic'" character's big return to the frchise. >> yeah, it's happin it's the ultimate. closed captioning provided by --
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laura dern coming to "jurassic world " >> it's the ultimate. i've known forittle while, and it's been really hard. like, if you look back at interviews, you just see me beg like, yeah, it's happening! >> oh, it's happening all rit. we cannot wait to see the o.g. "jurassic park" cast reute for "jurassic world 3." by the way, i caught up with bryce dallas howard's dad, director ron howard, for a union to end all reunions. me on now, the cast of "happy days" together again. iteally was a epic "e.t." exclive. i can't believe it. i recognize all you >> this was a very rare and ve special reunion, the fz, richie, ralph malph, potsiand mrs. c. what ist like when i all get together i just watched youome in the room, and it's like family. >> we play together, we acted togeth. >> i know everything about them. [ laughter ] >> everying? >> whas everybody ing, takingoliday from being
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cool? >> theatchphrases -- how did you dream them up? >> okay, a right. "ayy" was written. >>yy. ayy. ayy. >> so for n years i went "ayy" and i added a word i got from my vorite sport at thtime -- whoa. which was horseback riding. >> whoa whoa, whoa, whoa. >> once u guys had a h show, what was it like? because i heard you guysent out on tour, and it was likeou were rock stars. >> and it was an amazing chae in your life. people wanted my socks whout taking off my shoes. >> they wanted more than that. >> it was i kind of like the boy band othe moment. it was that kind of pandemonium. a loof it was just focused on trying to get his socks. somebody grabbed my hat, and even back when i had hair i but they grabbed my hat. i actually went and got it. >> hey, you don't wanna go out me, do you? >> the four of us were together was in dlas. there are 25,000 people between
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the four of us and the limousin evybody was, how are we going too this? and i just said to the crowd, i said, i'll tell you something -- we're gonna part like the red sea, and you're not gonna touch us, and we're gonna wa to that and everody went, ohmy god. and they -- >> pple just got off the way? >> they got off the way,nd we got into that car. hey, what is this? >> back then there were three networks. i mean, we'd have 55 milon, million people a week watching the show. >> more and more we're starting introduced to the show, sot's like generation after generation. >> a few other things you didn't know? the original pilot failed, and anson sn't the first choice for potsie. >> you don't have to prove anything tus. we know you're cool. >> john avolta auditioned for potsie. and i said, i saved his career by getting it. [ laughter ] >> good luck with it, fonz. i gotta go. i'll see you lat. >> there was a point where you
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almost left the show, right? they wanted to change the name? >> they did comeo me and say, well, the network would kind of like to chge the name of the show to "fonzi's happy days." and i said, well, i n't think i wa to be in th show. the one oducer who wasn't there was garry marshall. and he in fact was standing outside, and he said, it not gonna happen then. and at was that. >> who walks out? >> nobody, fonz. nobody. >> the stars reuted at the jonaan club for the garry marshall theater's third annual founder's gala. garry created "happy days" and passed away in 2016 after a stroke. you are here tonight because of garry. i'm going play th for you. >> "happy days" to me was the show whe the ct had the best chemistry on and off the stage. >> that mes a lot. >> oh, my god. >> another secret -- ear in the series, the netwk wanted the fonz to wear a clothacket, not a leather one, because they thought it made henry ok too tough. but garry stepd in to change history. >> so he went to abc, he said, u know, he could be rt if he
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a motorcycle.th and he's riding and they sd, okay, when he's with his bike, he can wear leather. he went do to the payphone, he lled the writers room. he said, nev write another scene without his bike. >> garry organized thehow's famous softball team t travelled arnd the world. ron stilpled long after departing "happy days." >> a few yea before the show ended, my contract was up and i wanted to come airector an-- >> how did that work out? [ laughter ] >> still working on it >> you might make it. >> but i did literally -- did say to garry, do you think i could still be on the am? and he said absolutely, and so i went -- i contued to go to those trips. >> this cast still is still very tigh and props to mrs. c .who is still acting and looking fabulous at 91 years young. so, let's say hollywood gets crazy and they say we're going to redo "happy days."
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wee gonna do a reboot. who uld you want to play your character? >> there's nobody that can do it. [ laughter ] >> i agree 100%. >> she's right. she's always and forever the mr c. can we also celebrate tonight's "e.t." birthdays? >> which "game of thrones" star's real name is christopher? is it kit haringto richard dden, or peter dinklage? the answer is next.
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