. >> waney, waney, wackey. >> reporter: jonathan winters was a guest on mornings on 2 in 1998. he was the spokesman for california fresh eggs. he was interviewed by ktvu personality pitta. >> i've layed a lot of eggs have you. >> a couple. >> that's part of comedy, to lay a lot of eggs. >> you know how there's presidents of mount rushmore. picture a rushmore of comedians and jonathan's face would be right there. >> reporter: he would perform on the spot even when not on stage. >> he was a clown. >> reporter: price saw a different side of winters when he interviewed him. >> he had a very traumatic childhood. and it stayed with him. >> reporter: knockman says winters stood out from comedians. >> they loved him because he did something others didn't. he was a very traditional comedian. >> you want to roll down those windows, those new electrical windows. >> he did characters, he didn't do jokes. he didn't do one liners. he did characters. he was more of a performer. >> this is like the best present i ever got. or is it. >> reporter: robin williams worked with winters on mork and m