Angela Bassett interview
Hall interviews Bassett on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about her trip to Washington DC for the March on Washington, her son’s meet with the president and First Lady.
My son, I’m talking to him before we get there, hopefully so they will be cool in the White House, just trying to put a little bit in, little bit in…and everyone applauds when our president steps up to the microphone and we’re on the side and my son just says, ‘Barack Obama!’
Mark Harmon interview
Hall interviews Harmon on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about the evolving of CIS, his wife’s desire to be on the show and football season.
This shows had a lot of changes we’ve managed to get better with the changes both in front of the camera and behind the camera. We have another change this year with Cody leaving and it’s up to this group, highly professional group to use this as a springboard to get better and to try to improve and to stay number one.
Life is Good performance
Nas performs Life is good on the first debut of the return of The Arsenio Hall Show.
Magic Johnson interview
Hall interviews Johnson. They talk about the Lakers season, how Kobe Bryant’s health is and questioning the coaching style of Dan Tony. Johnson also talks about the importance of defense.
Defense wins championships. So all I’m saying is make sure that we get better on defense.
Maxim Interview
Hall talks about his return as a late night television and how he’s coming back to an entirely different era:
There were no cell phones when I started. I’m coming back to a whole other era. I broke Billy Ray Cyrus and Achy Breaky Heart, and now Miley Cyrus is out there smoking weed! The guys younger than me, that’s their world. The guys older than me, like Jay Leno, might not see concrete evidence of online popularity translating to hard numbers, so they’re not so into it.
Spoken word performance
Powell performs his spoken word performance The Arsenio Hall Show. This is the first spoken word performance on Hall’s show. He talks about the system, being a single parent and dysfunctional people.
I am the system, programmed to initiate commands. You Negro, error, you people are programmed not to ask. You are nothing more than empty vessels who have sold their souls a long time ago.
Judge Mathis interview
Mathis is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about getting kids off the streets, how to get out of gangs and his origins as a gang member who got out by going to college.
You can’t have idle time otherwise you’re on the corner and you’re gonna be part of something that’s doing wrong.
Sommore performance
Sommore performs stand-up comedy on The Arsenio Hall show. She talks about gangster Christmas shopping and the idea of combining the holidays.
All you need is a smile and a receipt that’s all you need. I don’t even get embarrassed no more, I sure don’t, I just walk right up there I say m’aam, I’m sorry I was just all caught up. I don’t even need three baby carriages, I don’t even have kids.
Ice Cube interview
Hall interviews Ice Cube on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about protests, police brutality and government involvement. Cube also talks about how he was inspired to work with Hall and his meeting with John Singleton.
I was mad because you wouldn’t have me on your show not knowing that paramount, the man, had they thumb on your neck.
Shai interview
Shai Darnell Van Rensalier, Garfield A. Bright, Carl Martin, Marc Gay is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about how they create their music at Howard University, keeping music unique and how to get airplay. performs an accapella version of Lord I’ve Come.
Martin comments:
I was in the car for about twenty four hours straight and I just turned the radio off. I got tired of listening to music that was on the radio, thought I’d create some for us.
Anna-Nicole Smith interview
Anna-Nicole Smith is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about what she likes about Leslie Nielson, the rumors that her breasts are fake and the opening of The Naked Gun.
(My Breasts) They’re the ones God gave me. If they weren’t you know what I think I would do is…I think I would have a lift that way I wouldn’t have to wear these dresses that have to pull me up all the time.
Nancy Wilson interview
Wilson is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about how long she has been singing, syndication of her television show and spending time with family.
I started in television thirty seven years ago in Ohio when I was fifteen years old and then I had another show that was just prior to Samantha’s birth here in Los Angeles that was very lucky to win Emmys for it and all that called The Nancy Wilson Show.
Luther Vandross interview
Vandross is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about congratulating him on being skinny and Vandross expresses how sad he is to see Hall’s show leave the network.
People love this man so unconditionally, he’s been apart of our lives and done so much for us…you know I’m sad, but I know you and you know me and I’m happy for you at the same time. I’m sad to see you go because America is gonna have a big chunk missing out of this.
Whoopi Goldberg interview
Goldberg in interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about Hall’s success, and the network’s expectation of her when she initiated a show.
When I did my show they expected something completely different and of course couldn’t give it to ’em. But that’s not what you did you didn’t promise anything you didn’t deliver.
Wesley Snipes interview
Wesley Snipes is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about critics opinion on his role in Passenger 57 and the stunt moves he needed to do.
You try to get the best script that you can get. Sometimes you fall short. Under these circumstances I think the film is pretty good. I’m happy to be knocking people upside the head and kicking people out planes and stuff.
Get On Up performance
James Brown performs Get On Up on The Arsenio Hall Show in Los Angeles, California.
James Brown interview
Brown is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about the success of his 79th hit album. Brown comments on his collaboration with Hall:
James Brown west coast office seem to work so good with your people.
Babyface interview
Babyface is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about the rumor that he broke up with his partner, the movie Boomerang and how he met the Jackson 5.
We’re enjoying a successful soundtrack album. It’s platinum, we got a platinum album on our own label.
Patti Labelle interview
Labelle is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about how she was the Richard Pryor show, her wardrobe for each show and laughing at Hall’s fur coat.
For the Richard Pryor I wore eight inch heels and a dress that was a little too low. He (Hall) sat with me for an hour and didn’t say Patti go take off those pumps.
James Garner interview
Garner is interviewed by Hall on The Arsenio Hall Show. They talk about the clip from the film The Thrill of It All, how many takes the scene took and believing in stuntmen.
It’s a convertible you’re gonna float up. I had to reach under that wheel and hold myself underneath the water and still act.
