errand that was a couple of years and richard pryor told me this is you. you have hit your stride. it's where you're supposed to be. when the master tells you that i feel comfortable saying that's what i thought. >> 19 88 was a good year for charlie and arsenio. they look good. that's charlie interviewing arsenio hall back in 1988. arsenio hall became one of the few late-night hosts to give johnny carson a run for his money. it was a big hit in the early 1990s but after five seasons he gave it all up. next week nearly 20 years later, arsenio returns to tv. recapturing what he had won't be easy as he told cbs correspondent lee cowan. ♪ >> reporter: as pop culture goes, bill clinton blowing the sax is an oldie but a goody. while, it's oh so nice.