. >> larry: but you played easy on "mary tyler moore." >> oh, well she was just the sight of hookerville. >> larry: people -- by the way, sarah palin, you stirred up a little fuss a while back, when you called her on a late-night tv interview a crazy bitch. >> that was written, it was craig ferguson. and we all -- >> larry: he wrote that for you? >> yeah, they wrote a lot of stuff for me. >> larry: i thought that was an impromptu interview? i've done craig. they don't -- >> well, we do little sketches, i play different characters coming in. i was john mccain's speechwriter. and so he -- craig said, well, i understand. he doesn't use a computer. then what -- oh, no. he commutes by -- i mean he communicates by carrier pigeon. the only trouble is, sarah palin keeps shooting them down. that crazy bitch. >> larry: good delivery. we had this question tweeted to kingsthings. we get tweeted, we get facebooked. if asked, would you do "dancing with the stars"? >> i have been asked and i thanked them very profusely and i said, no thank you. i think cloris leachman took care of that whole department

"mary tyler moore," "golden girls," and what was the other one?"mama's family." >> larry: you've had an extraordinarily successful career in a business that can be tough to be successful in. >> when they say, when you reach a certain age, women can't get a job, i hope they don't discover -- you have an anniversary coming up soon? >> larry: june 1st, 25 years. it's the longest running show starting at the same time on the same network, hosted by the same person. >> oh, congratulations, larry, that's wonderful. >> larry: if you tell me i'm going to be 88 i'll take it. >> okay. >> larry: did you ever think you'd be 88? >> i think i learned at my mother's knee, we never thought age. everybody else is so age conscious, but you go for a long time not wanting anybody to know how old you are, and then you pass a breaking point where then you brag about it. but i just don't think -- it's my health and my energy that i'm so blessed with, and so grateful for that i'm busy being grateful for that, rather than being worried about how old i am? >> what do you d

"mary tyler moore," "golden girls," and what was the other one? >> "mama's family." still goes along. how lucky can you get to have that? >> larry: you've had an extraordinarily successful career in a business that can be tough to be successful in. >> they say when you reach a certain age women can't get a job. i'm hoping they don't discover that in my department. you're celebrating an anniversary coming up. >> larry: june 1st, 25 years, this show in this slot right here. >> and that's -- it's the only show -- >> larry: it's the longest-running show -- what is it? the longest-running show starting at the same time on the same network hosted by the same person. >> oh, congratulations, larry, that's wonderful. >> larry: now, if you let me -- if you tell me i'm going to be 88, i'll take it. >> okay. >> larry: did you ever think you'd be 88? or you don't think about it? >> i think i learned at my mother's knee, we never thought age. everybody else is so age conscious, but you go for a long time not wanting anybody to know how old you are, and then you pass a breaking poi