Joan Rivers interviews Lily Tomlin as Ernestine

Joan Rivers guest host on the Tonight Show in 1984 with Lily Tomlin as Ernestine the Telephone Operator.

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Entertainment

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• Joan
• Rivers
• Lily
• Tomlin
• Ernestine
• Telephone
• Operator
• 1984
• Flashdance

[markmh835]

Joan Rivers should have been Johnny Carson's successor. She would have made history, kept us entertained, and would have saved us from the whole Jay Leno debacle.

[brtcmfn]

Lilly Rocks!- I forgot I remember seeing this when it was on- this is when network TV was worth watching

[Mascro1977]

WOW! Joan Rivers looks human here!

[davidsawyervlog]

Why is it that certain female characters bring out all the drag queens? : )

[rockgor]

@mikeysussex Those other Ernestines were guys?! Fooled me. (And I'm gay.)

Thanks for the fun post, MA.

[OZIAN1956]

As I mentioned in another Ernestine video, I am a huge Tomlin fan but somewhere along the way, Lily lost her Ernestine nassel voice that helped make Ernestine so funny. It sounds like Lily with Ernestine face

Watch Ernestine and Cher and you'll see what I mean. Still love our Lilly though!

[ScalecWolf]

I was totally expecting after Ernestine said "Strong women always leave their men behind," for her to look at Joan and say something along the lines of "You wouldn't know." :)

[Mspendragon72]

@markmh835 ...AGREED.

[kraftpr]

LOVE IT!!! We're so used to Joan "dissing" celebrities/guests, great to see Lily giving it to Joan. No mistaking who's got the floor during that interview. I'd love to hear Ernestine's take on everything today -- internet, cell phones, etc.

[fkd1963]

@clarkjkent1984 Disagree. She is brilliant and witty. It's the audience that got small.

[SkeeterNYC]

@markmh835

I don't find Mr. Leno funny at all. He always makes cheap sexist remarks to his female guests too.

[Mictrostar]

In a cat fight Ernestine would kick Joan's azz! She keeps Joan in her place and dominates this interview. So WHO should have replaced Carson? Lily!