Kids Say The Darndest Things Art Linkletter 1959

[dinobebe]

0:26 seconds= bruno mars

[scottya1000]

Yes I met Art back in 1992--we did an in terview with him and Roy Rogers was awesome meeting both of them at the same time

[SquirtleKIKsASS]

More wine=better wedding.

[MultiBudboy]

This doesnt seem like its 1959. Not just the color of the film, but it seems more ethnically-varieted than any tv was in that year!

[Xxhelen98xX]

LOL

[doublepepper123]

Holy cow this is old

[blackened138]

LOL

[chocolatebunnygirl8]

I literally lol'd when that little black girl was like "and we learned from this that aaaall Adam and Eve had.was a whole mess of babies"

[richard64498]

Lol

[RawrrrItsMoi]

There are shows in todays day that are somewhat like this exept they dont tell the kids what to say ...i guess they figurd out its not so cute to tell em what to say

[TheRealAZTech]

4:36 HE WANTS TO BE PEDO BEAR LOL HAHAHAHA XD

[Madizzle90]

What's with the beeping? I feel like I'm being taken over my aliens.

[THEhaleysummerfield]

AHHHHHHHHH THE STRANGE BEEPING

[TheTubePortal]

These are incredibly cute, and although some of the answers seem genuine, it's very obvious that many of the answers were scripted.

[elizabethnmeilson]

I love the "buttoning my pants" one

[chocotareryu]

That was so funny ~ I cried laughing

ヽ(；▽；)ノ

[chinchillawrangler]

seems really scripted

[TRapsGoldenchild]

Was this show scripted? always wondered lol there is no way these kids are that hilarious hahaha

[carla5038]

What does the black guy reply to the questions about if the plane engines failed? i played it like 10 times and still couldn't understand!! 

[sarahkteam]

@carla5038 our father who at in heaven..

[TheTubePortal]

@carla5038 It's the "Lord's Prayer". He said it without skipping a beat so it was obviously scripted and he was told to give that answer.

[hollylikesyourface12]

aww. <3

[bookercreator]

Your a diplomat are you?

No i'm a catholic baptist

!!!!!!!!!!! best one ever!

[hiphoprinroxtopfan]

"It grows straight out!" "And then?" "I look like an idiot." I loved this show. -3

[FusionStream]

what's with the nyquist noise?

[MrJayflay]

the white kids want to be actors and the black kid wants to be a bus driver, ahhahaha

[Thatguywhoexists]

The aliens are contacting me...

[raddaluigi]

These are probably rehearsed, right?

[diamond51503]

yeah u can tell its rehearsed, -_-

[tmagical1]

That movie star girl was EPIC!

[TVCoolStuff]

Its rehearsed

[LittleMissCyber666]

this is sooo funny i bet my cousin (7) would be sooo great at this!

[pirategirlfan301]

"how'd he punish eve? he made her what?"

"a housewife" LOLOL!

[pirategirlfan301]

"the more wine we get, the better the wedding is" LOL

[kurtb8474]

@xLemonxCupcakex "Our Father, which art in Heaven..."

[Tyeshalank]

@ lemon cupcake..... He started saying the begging of the lords prayer "Our father which art in heaven.... Then ever one laughed

[DreamLandWorks]

"Nope, I'm a Catholic-Baptist."

[AventuraLuver]

Does anyone hear some stange beeping?

[ChilnGun]

@AventuraLuver yeah, its like a series of robotic bleeps

[TheUnique3]

I'm old enough to remember The show, to this day still watch these clips and still as funny now as it was back then.

Many thanks to all of you for posting these clips.

[Gnillob802]

Will someone please give Mr. Cosby a pillow. Can't you see his leg fell asleep.

[heidirh]

Were some of these kids' "sayings" scripted? For example: "I'm a Catholic Baptist"... @ 2:22

[MrTukangojek]

1:55 what did the black kid say? please? anyone?

[mngilbert11]

@MrTukangojek He started saying the Lord's Prayer :)

[AllyHaert]

@MrTukangojek

He started saying The Lord's Prayer.

[longfootbuddy]

i also found it hard to keep my pants buttoned in school

[shadowsofdream]

all staged interviews...

[GovCreatesAccounts]

Hey look at Bill Cosby before he went insane.

[steadyhandsunny]

What do you think will make a perfect husband Karen? Well a man that provides a lot of money, loves horses, and will let you have 22 kids and doesn't put up a fight.

What do you think you'll be when you grow up?

A nun.

[lollypolooza]

how did God punish eve? he made her a house wife.

[custom91911]

0:12 beastiality with mr mclarty are confused

[g0dbel0w]

kidisms.com :)

[80sfreak1983]

Art:What do U think would make a perfect husben Karen?

Karen:Well a man that provids a lot of money loves horses,and..lets U have 22 kids & won't put up a fight

Art:What do U think you 'll B when U grow up?

Karen:A nun

[80sfreak1983]

Art:What do U think would make the perfect husband Karen?

Karen:Well a man that provids a lot of money,loves horses,and...let U have 22 kids & won't put up a fight.

Art: What do U think you'll B when U grow up?

Karen:A nun.

[agoddessindisguise89]

This made my day!

[Tibiagmman123]

4:25 O.O

[wolfmyth007]

Art: "Say Art Linkletter like you're mad"

Little Boy: "Say Art Linkletter like you're mad"

Love it!

[13evertomorrow]

"Ah, you're a diplomatic, aren't you?" "No I'm a Catholic Baptist" :D

[ResidentLeon7]

guess black girls have always been loud mouthed

[SabrinaYasminxx]

Press F13

Like if you looked!

[LovePeaceLennon22]

@ThisUsernameSucks009 thanks i couldnt understand what he was saying i already know the Lords prayer though im catholic but you didnt know that thanks again

[avatarcollides2day]

Do they tell the children what to say?

[LovePeaceLennon22]

what does the little boy say after he is asked what he would do if all engins on his plane stoped working

[ThisUsernameSucks009]

@LovePeaceLennon22 he starting reciting the Lord's Prayer. Its in Matthew chapter 6:9-13 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen

[saraGreek]

AHAHAHA!!!!

[57mritalian]

6:44...all we learned was Adam and Eve had a whole mess of babies haha love it

[CameraGirl4AGdolls]

It would have been more funnier if after the one girl said that she would go to bed with another movie star if the boy said "A movie star!" I don't know why I said that but yea. I'm stupid.

[13evertomorrow]

@CameraGirl4AGdolls OH my gosh, that's hilarious!!!

[CameraGirl4AGdolls]

@13evertomorrow THX!! I try my best. I get most of my humor from my father. Except he says more adult things!!! LOL!! But again THX!!!

[SabrinaYasminxx]

Lmao...

'One time there was god, and god made Adam out of dust, and then he put adam to sleep and made Eve out of a rare rib.'

hahahahahahahhahahhahahaha:')

[MileProwersFan]

POKEMON!?

[quintopia]

your speakers are fine. this video has garbage in the right channel.

[iheartadrianalima]

LMFAO

[potatoelover95]

HAHA HA HA! OH NO HE DI-INT

[GetMeThere1]

If somebody told me the little girl at 6 minutes was Oprah I'd have to believe it!

[awsumbuwsum2]

ArtLinkletter:Who is the most important person to you?

Kid:George Washington

ArtLinkletter:Do you know who his wife is?

Kid:Yes Sir,Miss.America

XD

[wawaH20]

Is it just me or does this seem really scripted?

[VallieRojas]

Great stuff,wonderful memories,laughter is the best medicine!

[mildmaid803]

I love art linkletter talking to these kids! art wrote a book called kids say the darndest things and it is hilarious. he also goes on to explain that these ARE unscripted and he actually likes to bring out parents who might have tried to coach their kids by asking them what mom or dad told them to/not to say. one little girl replied she was not to comment on her mother's condition. when asked "what condition" she replied "I don't know but she keeps getting fatter and fatter!" Classic! RIP Art!

[Marbles471]

@mildmaid803

I'm in the middle of that book right now. It's a riot. =)

[MermaidsHouse]

was 9 when I was on this show. They picked is up in a limo and took us to the CBS studio where we were interviewed in a group of a few kids by a lovely woman who took notes. When we were done we were told that when Mr Linkketter asked us the same question to just answer the sane way. I don't remember being coached. We were in front of a live audience.I remember being asked who the presidents was (Mamie Eisenhauer)and I said Martha...funny. We were given a private tour of the studio and we got t

[MermaidsHouse]

was 9 when I was on this show. They picked is up in a limo and took us to the CBS studio where we were interviewed in a group of a few kids by a lovely woman who took notes. When we were done we were told that when Mr Linkketter asked us the same question to just answer the sane way. I don't remember being coached. We were in front of a live audience.I remember being asked who the presidents was (Mamie Eisenhauer)and I said Martha...funny. We were given a private tour of the studio and we got t

[Jynxedgrl]

ART: What do you think would make a perfect husband?

GIRL: well a man who provides alot of money, loves horses, and , uh, will let you have 22 kids and doesn't put up a fight.

ART: What do you think you'll be when you grow up?

GIRL: A nun.

So funny :)

[kikiaraki313]

More wine, better wedding.

[jwalker627]

Is this making fun of how weird kids are?

[TheSnarkyApologist]

These are priceless! Thanks for the memories!

[GiannaMichelleBieber]

Little girl:The reason why is so short is when it toughes my ears it grows straight out.

ArtLinkletter:And then?

Little girl:i look like an idiot

Lmao priceless (:

[wolfmyth007]

@GiannaMichelleBieber That's the same reason I keep my hair short

[gummybears3245]

Oh my god this is hilarious!! I peed in my pantz!!

[pjlorimer]

pity about the loss of soundtrack, can somebody fix it?

[Audinos]

I think that these interviews were done in a closed studio, not in front of a live audience, which would have been cruel. Most young kids today are not nearly as educated and articulate as their grandparents shown here. What happened?

[MissRuberToe]

the black kid looks like gary coleman!

[JyginsGreenBird]

@kingdomofdalriada And you grew up to be a racist cracker. Why don't you take one of your many guns and shoot yourself in the mouth.

[kingdomofdalriada]

@JyginsGreenBird Say that after your gang raped by blacks.

[JustAFocus]

As a kid, I used to think this was funny, but now that I watch it again and realize that it was so obviously scripted, and that the kids are simply reciting lines that some show writers wrote, it definitely loses a huge amount of appeal for me. That said, I sure wish clean comedy and genuine "variety shows" would make a return to network television.

[MrZebraGamer]

Alot different from kids like today.

[angelsweetie84]

So coerced.

[7466309change]

The one who wants a horse and is going to be a nun.I swounder what she really did.A person after my own heart.

[haansgruber]

AJWATVS

peace :)

[foopetsisawsome]

omg

[TheSuperk25]

0:28- "God sent them to hell and transfer them to Los Angeles."

[incadanman18]

@TheSuperk25 its not at 28 seconds

[kaseyreneebarbie]

Lol

[pirategirlfan301]

"a nun"

ROFLOL

[Huddie400]

I just loved this guy. I remember him well. I always enjoyed watching this, and I was just a kid myself. I always got the impression that he was a very, very good person. Just my intuition....

[mamamia786]

it looks staged

[BaseballPie]

@mamamia786 yeah. it does. still funny though.

[BaseballPie]

@mamamia786 yeah, half the kids didnt even understand what they were saying. still funny though.

[Samiesmiles9]

"And then?" "I look like an idiot."

[asuronkun95]

lmao. rip art

[crkengr]

LMAO



[Sunsetmills]

Oh my gosh! Thank you for posting this ! I used to laugh so hard listening to this on our local radio station .Such along time ago..:-(

[Sunsetmills]

Oh my. Memories! I used to love listening to this on the radio. Thanks for the wonderful laughs!

[angelgerl92063]

A flash from the past...but you don't have to be "50ish" to appreciate it!!

Very funny!

Kids really do say the darndest things!

[xXSoraPlusKairiXx]

1:03-1:07 couldn't stop laughing!!!

[SimplePalindromes]

I'm gonna be a nun.

[BoriingJessii]

hahaha wow :P

[slosho99]

RIP

[slosho99]

@lin2log u r a MORON WHO IS A GEEK THAT LIVES WITH HIS MOM I love this

[lin2log]

As "cute" as it all is, I hope everyone realizes that the whole thing WAS REHEARSED AND NEAR *NOTHING* WAS ACTUALLY FROM THE KIDS. Just a bunch of scripted one-liners. Anyone who can't see that, especially e.g. how Art lead the girl at 5:20 from word to word to the punchline, is a delusional moron. (aside from being admitted to from people from the show)

[nightmareBragger]

kids are the tresure ! a helluva big chest of priceless truth :P

[kemperss]

we learn that Adam and Eve had a whole mess a babies.

[876543210kay]

wat did the kid at 1:47 say? u cant even hear him

[jamjam0151]

@876543210kay

he started to pray.. 'our father who art in heaven...'

[dumbestname]

@876543210kay He said "our Father which art in heaven....".

[ezbob625]

Why is there no sound?

[Xkjgmcr522X]

the adam and eve story told by these children were pure gold xD

[fopom1]

then he goes to bed with another movie star xD

[hollywoodowl]

i love the little black girl at 5:26... and her huge breath... you know she became a diva haha.. shes soo cute!

[cyndisoue]

sure miss these shows. Sooooo funny. Art was the best along with Bill Cosby!

[wiccanlove1]

You're the best, Mr. Linkletter.....they'll never be another.

[RadioFreeSpike]

"God sent them to Hell, then transferred them to Los Angeles." *Hah!*

[iamliltaz]

1:03 LOLZ

[underlinedbluetext]

lol you can tell they fed them some lines but still funny as hell

[Kayoss90]

not 1959 they were george bush

[anthonybc1811]

wht does the guy say at @15:6

[VikingRaider]

@anthonybc1811 "Our Father Which Art In Heaven..........." The start of a common prayer.

[anthonybc1811]

@VikingRaider ah thanks

[SuperDXFan619]

Qué bellos!!!!!!

[jntaelrfaa12]

hahahahaha!

[Shellshock012]

"a nun"

hahahaha

[HunterMann]

Cheers to this man and a great life lived. Truly a pioneer in television!

[nickey08vijay]

i ove ths gurl 6:45 and her smile too awww!

[nickey08vijay]

5:20 i love that gurl so cute!

[jbigger18]

A housewife lol!!!!

[letsif]

America. clap, clap, clap, crap.

[MONIQUEIJ]

oh little girl in red it was movie start lol

[mikegilland]

Wow...a truly funny and clean entertainer. Can you imagine trying to find such a man today, or a network that would even allow the comments from the Bible, or that many kids that would no anything about biblical stories? Sad that we've lost so much in America. God Bless Art Linkletter - I enjoyed him so much as a young man watching House Party.

[tootlems]

Mr. Linkletter, you are a true American hero. A real asset to humanity. Thanks for all the laughs. Your interaction with the children will be funny for eternity. RIP

[mcfrdmn]

Very interesting video clip

[gmdinformation]

You know, nothing against the show, but pretty much everything these kids said was obviously scripted, and I don't care what anybody says.

[Winsordawson]

@gmdinformation You shouldn't. All these children couldn't have ad-libbed such concise responses. Some are just waiting for the punch-line. Linkletter reminds a girl of her lines around 5:00.

[ov10bronco1]

@gmdinformation and what do you base this on? Not in that day. It was live. J

[gmdinformation]

@ov10bronco1 It's called coaching.

[rr7firefly]

Those Bertoia wire chairs are classics! They're still in big demand among those in the know.

[WSenator1]

Of course, "House Party" today would be canceled, or at least heavily edited, when Art and the kids started talking about God, the Bible, etc. I watched this show during the summers when I was in elementary and junior high school. I laughed a lot then, and I laughed a lot looking at this clip. Rest in Much Peace, Art Linkletter.

[debtansey89]

I grew up watching this show, great memories...Rest in peace Art Linkletter.

[YubaLover]

Oh, how I laughed...

[Solitaire427]

People use the expression laughing out loud for just about everything. Whether they are really lol or not. But this is truely what lol really means. So funny.

[cmumola]

God Bless Art Linkletter! RIP.

[pirategirlfan301]

Art's facial reactions are priceless!

[hero99a]

2:42 even back that americans didnt know how to read maps ><

[pcn2013]

LMFAO!

"a man that'll let you have 22 kids..."

"what do you wanna be when you grow up?"

"a nun"

XDD

[spagandtuna]

Don't miss the postings of folks who interviewed this most insightful man. They are all over youtube. We can still learn a lot from him!!

[altfactor]

The main portion of this clip was probably from 1969, since it was in color.

I think "House Party" started being broadcast in color in the Fall of 1965, the first CBS-TV daytime show to be in color.

[yogafan6500]

The TV world is sadden for the loss of one of the greats Art Linkletter. He'll be remembered for his TV work includes Kids say the Darndest Things. from 1952-1970. He was one of the best of the TV legends that we grew up watching for nearly 60 years. Good-bye Mr. Linkletter and Thanks for the great memories that you gave us. Art Linkletter 1912-2010 : ( ...