actor, comedian -- >> thank you, i love spiraling in. nothing nice to make you come and go, fire in the hole. >> reporter: one of a kind. >> i'm going to throw up on your shoes now. >> reporter: robin williams, straight ahead on a second look. good evening and welcome to a second look. i'm julie haener. tonight we remember a man who made his home in the bay area.

and is lend -- legend in the world of entertainment. in august williams committed suicide in his

he said the one in the seat behind you called up his wife and kept badgering you to talk to her on the phone. >> just say hi. tell her i'm okay. and that i didn't really just throw up on the stewardess. there's one man who put me in a choke hold in new york wanted me to kiss his wife. go on kiss her. i can't do it. the one star walk of fame. hey,. >> the dedication ceremony is

all greater -- all glitz and glamour. >> what do you think is happening on your star right now? >> probably a guy saying, no more. >> i'm surprised you have no entourage or nothing. >> i have no bodyguards, bodyguard for a comedian. please stay back from mr. williams. please, stay back from mr. williams. give him room. i have entourage. >> an entourage of little people. >> yeah i would always love to have an entourage of little people. >> i'm robin williams bodyguards. stand back, stand back. >> [ laughter ] being on drugs

is always pretty amazing. you always have to go. somebody wants to be seen. you tell these stories about, for him it's difficult because if you do movies like rambo somebody is going to go up to you and say, you ain't that tough. what are they going to do to me come up to me and say you're not that funny. >> then there are times when the interview stops completely to bid farewell to costars like barney hunt. >> come on we're friends. >> okay honey, i'll see you okay. >> bye. see you b. bye. >> she remembered my name. what an honor. >> it's written our your back. >> my name is bob. turn me around and let's talk. >> hello call me bob. >> reporter: there's one sure thing about a robin williams

interview. at some point before it's over he'll have something new to say about his hometown of san francisco. >> you find people in san francisco are cooler about meeting celebrities than people in other cities. >> yeah i see them get excited. for years it's like, oh it's the furry boy please. when i was walking down in castro and i used to live near kessler and 19th i was walking down the neighborhood, they saw me walk by and say, there goes the neighborhood. depends on who it is. for me no. they've seen me for too long. but when other friends come they're like, oh. they're not going to go up. they'll be san francisco cool like. i've enjoyed your movie. some of them. a lot of them. but you know inside they're like, oh it's joe mouser.

when you walk next to a transvestite none you think, i'm okay. no one is going to believe this. >> still to come on a second look. robin williams talks about his movie career and why he chose to work in the bay area. and later. williams sits down with bob shaw to discuss almost anything but his movie career.

robin williams long acting career included an award for his role in good will hunting. but he was casted.

>> he was a stand up comic two strikes against him and popeye was a bomb. >> you said, you would only marry a real rabbi. >> i did, and i do. >> i do too. >> the public did not appreciate robin's role stretch. he coauthored the oscar. by that point all he needed that infused his comedy. good morning vietnam earned williams a nomination for best actor. two years later, williams

starred in dead poet's society. only his second nomination. but the next year when he turned to a serious role in awakenings, the oscars ignored him. >> let's start a letter campaign now. please help, write the academy of motion picture arts and science. i'm robin williams, if you're really upset that i didn't get nominated. please write a letter to the flashing number. i guess it's too late for that now. you have to go on. not that you can expect it. too many people said last year. you. you. then that morning came and it was, not you. >> and you feel worse. if they had said that in the beginning. >> you say well, mayb -- maybe, maybe not. but i got excited and now it's like no, it doesn't affect me that the academy doesn't

domination me. i get very upset. >> do you think that's the best piece of acting. >> better than home movies that i've done. which are really interesting. >> was that more challenging than saying good morning vietnam that you were nominated. >> it's a way of nomination that i don't know how it works. >> how do you think the fisher king is going to do. >> i think it's an awfully good movie. >> williams received another nomination for the only type of role that the academy seems to accept from him. the academy is supposed to accept pigeon holes. >> and williams sat down to talk to us about what some believed to be the biggest

movie of the season. here's bob shaw's backstage look at the makings of one of williams' biggest comedy hits. robin williams stars as a producer who is denied house visits with his kids. he devices a plan. >> can you make me a woman? >> no. >> i said why not do something in full foam. i thought you know what i'm missing. something with big hands. so we decided to, we saw the children's book. and it was interesting because it was about this guy that has to pass himself off as a housekeeper to see his kids. it had comedy potential and a story talking about divorce. it had potential. it was amazing.

>> mrs. doubtfire is the first film from blue wolf productions, williams newly started production company. the movie was filmed all over the the bay area. and for one week in april various scenes were filmed in and around channel 2. >> your character works for a tv station and it's ktvu. were we the cheapest bid? >> i think you bid low. come we have donuts. you also have the best location. it was nice. i think they liked the location. it still looked like you're by the bay even though you're near the bay and it's a nice studio and the building looks good.

have i blown enough smoke. >> yes, well thank you. >> you were cheaper, let's get real. >> actually one of our anchors were so excited because they got to be in a crowd to see you. >> you're on tv all the time. but you're going to be in the crowd. >> is shot is not in the film. >> oh, that's when people get very upset. >> how come i'm not on your movie? >> she didn't screw up the shot or anything. it wasn't because of that. >> will you tell the anchor woman to stop doing this. no, i am in a movie. you're in the background. i know it's okay. >> congratulations on the film. and thank you for talking to us. >> it's good to shoot at home. >> oakland is still home. >> it's the bay area. >> across the bay. >> hands across the bay. when we come back, did

robin williams say things to bob shaw things he won't say to other interviewers from across the country. and williams goes overseas to entertain the troops.

a lot of comedians make jokes about things most people don't talk about in polite company. robin williams did it faster and funnier than most. and he always did it when he and bob shaw sat to talk about anything but his new film. >> reporter: today's nonfilm related topics, the wayward whales. >> they were playing whale songs for them. they don't know what they are. they could be, you're fat. you're such an immature kid. save yourself, get out. >> even in san francisco, the whales know. >> it's the bay area. where are you going? i hear you're a sperm whale.

take a chance. hump back, hump back. yeah i can't quit you. i can't quit you skinner. just get under me. you had me at [] i would swim any where with you. you trying to go up to the belt now. is this where you and tim did it? uh-uh. >> it was great talking to you. >> i love the fact they made now antidepressants for dogs and for cats. i'm thinking why mellow a cat. first of all catnip is its marijuana. it's like catnip, catnip. who loves kitty?

who loves kitty. and they're shoving their as in your face. i'm going to throw up in your shoes now. who loves kitty. >> and you love cats. >> yeah. >> mind if i go over to the sand box. clean that up. clean that up over there. and the dogs are saying, you don't put his face in it. i'm a cat. i'm lovable in my own way. i'll be sitting in the window farting. thank you kitty. >> you made a movie. >> yeah. yeah that's why we're here. this doesn't look like we're on the game show. we've been here for 48 hours. people will sleep if they give the right answer. insomnia. >> they had the seven dwarfs

and they were backstage and this poor little guy was inside. and i hear this little guy, oh geez i'm going to faint. and the woman says, don't take their head off. i said lady, i'm 37 years old, i know there's a guy in there. take that head off. >> you know disney is being sued because their child saw one of the seven dwarfs without their head on and it scared them for life. >> oh, high ho, high ho, hey ho, bring it back now. i saw snow white with.

you know they should have, i love goofy. what can i do with mickey three fingers and not a bowling ball. here's another one that can't get on the air. >> but we're trying, you can't blame us for pushing the envelope. >> where else but in san francisco. >> yeah. well you can see snow white. come on it's me snow white. we're going to the dwarf bar later. little people. i'm 5'2". but little people have a surprise. that was my favorite. little people have a surprise. come on. we'll see you later. good night everybody. >> what's the worse piece of advise somebody has given you. >> my best piece of advise was given to me by betty davis. she said learn to say no.

which is probably the best thing that comes. the worse piece of advice that i said a couple of movies that i said this is a hit. that's always the most dangerous thing. there's no such thing as a hit. you can make a movie and some will be a hit and it's more by chance than planning. this is grand, this is huge. that's the way it tends to be the most dangerous thing to say about a movie. >> when we come back on a second look. >> good morning baghdad. >> entertaining the troops in iraq and kuwait. >> what's coming from that.

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president obama issued a statement about robin williams earlier this year saying quote he gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most. from troops to the marginalized

on our streets. he entertained and mingled with troop members and other low locations in the war zone. john caleb was there. >> reporter: this is one guy who really has them at hello. >> good morning. in robin williams quest for laughs he found a target environment. many here are soldiers who spend a lot of time in aircrafts. >> thank you, i love spiraling in. nothing like that to make your golden go, fire in the hole. >> troops were thrilled williams displayed small gathering around the air base. >> the way he comes out, comes out real strong. all the boys gave him one hell of an audience. >> he has never struggled with

a microphone. >> you can't play the tenth hole because it's still mined. >> it was a rare chance to have some carefree time to openly laugh. snap some pictures, and for a few moments forget how much they miss their families. but remember these are red blooded troops, many of the jokes are red, white and blue with the emphasis on blue. with those getting by with -- and williams was in the middle of the joke when suddenly the trumpet started playing retreat as the flag was lowered.

everyone in the audience stood up and gave their back to williams which he responded with his quick wit. >> i'm never going to forget that. i never had the whole audience turn their back. what's coming from that way? >> robin williams is unlikely to be forgotten. here in the bay area where he went out of his way to help those down on their luck. and where he was often spotted at local events. local tributes to williams were organized by glide memorial church, by the giants, at the current theater in san francisco and near his home at a theater in millvalely. he leaves behind three children, a wife, a legacy of comic inspiration and a wealth of dramatic performances. we will miss robin williams who always made us smile. i'm julie haener, thank you for joining us.

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