What's my line? Mickey Rooney

[Onlymusical]

Rooney's an explosion of talent, easily one of the greatest actors who ever lived (watch him in Frankenheimer's "The Comedian" on live television!), and he mentored Sammy Davis, Jr., the only performer who could do as many different things on stage as Rooney. 

[lowkeygoddess]

mickey rules always

[cheeriosinabowl]

It's too bad that Mickey ended up being a bitter old man, always complaining.

[rosabaca21]

I wanna talk like Mickey!!! :D

[TRYER25]

Holy shit, what a great show. Beats the hell out of everything game showthey had, in the the last 20 years. Ima keep watching=]

[2014moorea]

I LOVE MICKEY ROONEY! I'm only 15.

[therleyt]

Still a STAR from the inside out!

[tryithere]

I wonder if he got the $25.

[lorrainewands]

@tryithere and if he did, did he care? ;)

[VMDICKS]

Did anyone see him recently appearing before a Congressional panel on adult abuse. Sad indeed...abused, bilked of his monies, degraded. What is wrong with this world.

[wntoply6]

@VMDICKS what's wrong with this world...it's filled with the bachmanns, palins, santorums & perrys who thrive on the ignorance, intolerance, bigotry, fear mongering and hate of other people! lol, just kidding...no really!

[flaggerify]

This is one of the best.

Cerf reminds me of Elmer Fudd, btw.

[countrygirl0028]

OH my GOSH! i love him! Im so glad he's still around :)

[JordanLillie11]

i LOVE how he uses his real name! lol

[themegatron14]

the best film of Mickey Rooney that's my favorite is "boystown". I'm such a fan of his movies.

[binaway]

Dad saw him in England just after WW2 had ended. He was at a village pub near his airbase having a drink, playing the piano, singing and just having fun.

[peteo100]

Did anyone else notice that Bennett Cerf and Martin Gabel did not stand all the way up when they shook hands with Mickey, maybe it was as not to point out his short stature. 

[jvarela965]

He will always be Andy Hardy. The Andy Hardy movies remain the best thing MGM ever made.

[Starfighterking]

lol, mickey rooney is cool :-)

[LosAngeleno1959]

I can't stand Rooney. If I had been there that night I would have gotten him by both hands and spinned him around fast and threw him into the audience. I'll bet Bennet Serf would have liked that.

[JakeMabe1]

@LosAngeleno1959 Learn some manners, pal. And learn how to spell while you're at it.

[res57]

Arlene Francis was a babe!

[MattTheSaiyan]

I think it's cool he's still alive and acting.

[stitchgrl777]

Miss Golightly, I OBJECT!!!

[grabit1]

This is all you need to know about the brilliance of Mickey Rooney. Of course, he signs in as Joe Yule, Jr. I would have expected no less.

[MsProfiler]

I love this!

[xuimod]

Mickey Rooney's not dead yet? Hmmm, I'm disappointed.

[Darkmanfl]

It's was made last year...

[passadonut]

what year was this made?

[FriendofRamblinJack]

Thanks, Mickey, for still being with us. Fantastic. Thanks for posting these wonderful gems. They lift my spirits tremendously.

[9TheMajor]

He was born the same year as my Dad; 1922.

[WWAHP]

Really? I thought he was born in 1920. He also have the same birthday as I,September 23.

[9TheMajor]

I stand corrected. Thanks

[xoxogiina]

know i know why ava gardner fell in love with him.

[MandyLovesVintage]

Love him!

[Catracks3]

He would have been funny on Hollywood Squares. That used to be SO funny. I don't even bother to watch TV anymore. That's why I'm sitting here watching Mickey Rooney clips. Atta boy Mickey!!!

[nagatoFILMS]

Lol "Moving picture star"

[eheaven3]

I went to party in his honor three years ago. He performed. Along with his young wife. He was sweet and humble. Wrote a damn good autobiography. Married some of the most gorgeous gals in the world including Rita Hayworth and Ava Gardner. Was a star in the silent days. The studio's biggest box office draw in the 30s and 40s. He could act, sing, dance and light up a room. Hooray for the great Mickey Rooney!!!

[GEVMM]

I love your comment, but he did not marry Rita Hayworth :)

[Juliaflo]

How sweet, he signs with his real name.

[phreak]

God... I miss the humor of these shows. They were at least funny, compared to the idiocy of today's programs. *sigh*

But hey, nothing's cool over the old school. :)

[fjdmusicman]

this has so much to do with the education programs in our American schools. The dumbing down of American children has many avenues, even the 'pop' music has no melody, also I think we as kids had to watch TV programed for a mainly adult crowd, no TV is for HS kids and the under 30 generation....

[youngfreak32]

Still as comically funny as he was decades before.

[MannyManFresh7]

This is really funny, They sure don't make shows like this anymore! LOL

[musicalqueen101]

Oh Mickey what have you done to your hair?

[chucknyc123]

The poor MGM child stars. He's adorable here but what he's done with his golden years are pretty pitiful. But hey, he and Elizabeth are still alive to reminisce together. I thought John Charles was going to kiss him!

[pockypurse]

I wish I could've been on this panel.

Or at least, I wish they'd re-do this show.

[irvingklaw57]

@pockypurse It wouldn't be the same. Celebrities (especially well respected ones i.e. Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks) would never go on a tv game show.

[slayerrules114]

@pockypurse so we could guess who the next straight hair, snot nose punk is?

would the questions be "what brand of straightener do you use?" or "when was the last time you did drugs" give me a break.

[chilvari]

@pockypurse As much as I would like to have this show back on TV, it wouldn't be the same because it's not about movies anymore. it's about pop culture now. And if it is about movies, all you hear about is teen stuff. And everyone is so trashy nowadays, I'd rather not have something classy and funny like this be ruined with the stars of today

[nagaslrac]

Fantastic series of posts NorbertR33.

Thanks.

[anniedannan]

Mickey could act,dance,sing,play numerous instruments and also do impressions! who,from modern times,can do the same?

[Juliaflo]

My sentiments EXACTLY.

Some of today's actors have about as much charisma as an out-of-order pay toilet.

[juxie]

@anniedannan Steve Martin

[Blackjesus3]

@anniedannan sammy davis could :D

[DnvnQuinn]

@anniedannan Well, sans instruments Robin Williams.

[shaldana]

@anniedannan

Jim Carrey.

[Etnalleb]

@shaldana Never heard Jim Carrey sing in any musical and never have seen Carrey play an instrument . Carrey is not even close to the talent Mickey Rooney had.

[youngfreak32]

@Etnalleb : You might hear Carrey sing soon, he's allegedly going to be in a remake of the musical Damn Yankees. But you're right, Rooney beats Carrey any day!

[huelink300]

@anniedannan me

[captaincrevis]

@anniedannan Chuck Norris.

[DCmetrogreen]

@anniedannan

Wayne Brady?

[Kingofcorrect]

@anniedannan

Hank Azaria

[ecalap31]

@anniedannan Sacha Baren Cohen

[ETericET]

@anniedannan Justin Bieber can act dead really well ... he can sing and dance. He plays a couple of instruments .. and he does a really good impersonation of a little girl.

[rem2267]

@anniedannan There is NOTHING Mickey can't do. I just saw him in "It's a Mad Mad Mad mad World." He was absolutely hilarious. Funny flick if you haven't seen it. It is here on You Tube. Part 1 = 2 hrs , and Part 2 = 41 minutes.

His best dramatic performance, IMO, was in 1943's "The Human Comedy." That movie breaks my heart every time.

But I love him in the younger, Andy Hardy/Babes... films just as much. Oh, and special mention to National Velvet. I could be here ALL DAY.

<3 Mickey !

[cubanbach]

@anniedannan and he can STILL do those things!

[97DisneyFan]

haha, funny xD

[mwu008]

the funniest whats my line clip!! mickey has such nice handwriting too!!!

[Marckymarc71]

2:17 "It's been dimmed, sort of, several times"

LOL I love it when stars are so self-effacing.

[somabindicogno]

will always love mickey rooney

[OldTimerGoGetter]

I think he was a handsome young man when he was doing musicals at MGM with Busby Berkley shooting and Judy Garland...like Babes in Arms

[burrfscott]

I couldnt disagree for a moment what Klickenpod wrote.I was Mickeys paper boy back in the early,

early 60s,a great guy.

[derfla1977]

I love how Mickey signed in with his birth name Joe Yule Jr!

[historychic]

Mickey has spoken a few times at the university I graduated from, and he still has just as much energy and is just as much of a character!

[DouglasUrantia]

I read Mickey's autobio book last week. Well worth reading and full of tons of Hollywood gossip. The bonus is that you get an inside vivid look at Rooney's huge libido. He's 5'3" and every inch is loaded with talent! Nice guy and a very spiritual person. Doug....Los Angeles

[klickenpod]

libido doesn't translate to talent, hahaha

[evfich]

um, i think that may be not entirely true. someone who has a great deal of sex is generally happy...this is not in dispute. and the happier you are the better you are at your job, whatever that job may be. just a thought.

[klickenpod]

I beg to differ. Some of the worlds greatest actors (ie: Daniel Day-Lewis, Johnny Depp, Dustin Hoffman) are method actors who abandon their personal emotions to become their character. From depression, also, stems a great deal of literature and poetry :) Sure, I guess if you're "happy" you can function in the world, but if it makes your work better is another thing.

[evfich]

like i said. not ENTIRELY true. sometimes it is. sometimes it is not. hey i did a john daly. :)

[klickenpod]

haha, touche ;)

[missgibbdreamer]

@evfich Well, a great amount of sex COULD mean your are addicted. Addicts are not truely happy people.. The worse you are addicted the more unhappy the person.

[26mae1987]

legend ...one thing i cant believe is that he cheated on ava gardner??? both legends xx

[NonStopRocker]

what I canT believe is they were married....talk about an odd couple!

[26mae1987]

u said it

[leela145]

I like the looks he gives to the camera when they ask odd questions!

[kimmymarie24]

I'm not old enough to remember, but one thing that i noticed is that the man behind the newspaper in the Reception Room of Matthews and Casey in Broadway Melody of 1940 who turned out to be Fred Astaire's character Johnny's old friend Dan (who watched with Fred as Trixie Firschke did her amazing tricks) was played by a man named Joe Yule! I never knew that that Joe Yule and this Mickey Rooney were father and son!!!

[cheyenne86]

he is so funny

[HowardOfOz]

I think the best mystery guest segments are the ones where the guest obviously had fun....and Mickey was having a blast..

[CK1223]

a comic giant

[kes1963]

i will never forget how good he was in the tv movie "bill"

[soulierinvestments]

Mickey Rooney's talent worth its weight in platnum times two. His is one of the funniest vocal disguises in WML -- Wallace Wimple eat your heart out.

Wonderful to see Martin Gabel. Mr. Urbanity. Real class.

Gil Fates reported in his book that when he made "WML at 25" Mickey Rooney wanted $1000 for reuse of his clip. Rooney did, if memory serves me, appear in WML-25, so one wonders if Fates caved into the demand.

I am not as tall as other fellows. LOL. Tall in talent, though.

[VonCringe]

Good to see you back posting these WML videos, Norbert. Between you and Crepehanger, we may end up with most of them someday.

Excellent episode here, Mickey is quite amusing. Strange to see him in middle age, I always think of him either as a teen, or as an old guy.

[JordannMCx]

Ive waited so long for someone to finally upload this video with Mickey Rooney!!

Thank you so so much, you have no idea how unbelievably grateful i am!

Thank you :)