20 Most Confrontational Moments in Television
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These interviews went off the rails in a hurry! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 20 most confrontational moments in television. Our countdown of the most confrontational moments in television includes Aziz Ansari Calls Out CBS, Madonna vs. Letterman, Jon Stewart on “Crossfire”, Alex Jones Get Heated on “Piers Morgan”, and more! Did we miss any hostile TV interactions? Let us know in the comments!
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@King.Binge67
2 ай бұрын
First ☝️
@dianagarcia0
2 ай бұрын
Barbara Walters vs Elisabeth Hasselbeck argument during a 2006 episode of the View. where Elisabeth had a backstage meltdown caught on audio
@Reaperguy67
2 ай бұрын
@@King.Binge67 a pinned comment doesn't count
@charleshullett8830
2 ай бұрын
I can’t believe you forgot about Andy Kaufman on Letterman. I remember seeing that live.
@Elorrah
2 ай бұрын
I seem to remember Crispin Glover throwing a kick at Letterman's head. They cut to commercial immediately and came back without Glover.
Hearing Billy Bob compare himself to Tom Petty is hilarious.
@leoalcaraz6153
2 ай бұрын
The only reason people care about Billy bob’s music is because he’s a famous actor; his music sux
@Pittmail88
2 ай бұрын
@@leoalcaraz6153 who are the psychopaths that care about his music?
@Gazowen-qz5xy
2 ай бұрын
At least he wouldn't back down
@robertmcnearny9222
2 ай бұрын
@@leoalcaraz6153I didn't even know he had a band until this video
@prisonmike4971
Ай бұрын
Right?
You ever noticed how creepy David letterman is; not just with Madonna but Linsey Lohan and a slew of other female guest
@Laurielism
2 ай бұрын
I can't stand watching him. So creepy he makes my skin crawl. The Jennifer Aniston interview is another one.
@mikeh.8155
Ай бұрын
@@Laurielismthat WAS a super creepy moment
@gingerspain423
Ай бұрын
Ya, I never liked him . I've never put my finger on it. He's just creepy. LOL
@mahtorquatto
Ай бұрын
I love how Madonna gave him a hard time
@WanderinGamer
Ай бұрын
I never understood the appeal and praise given to that moron. Can’t digest him, never did
Dude Jon on Crossfire is one of the most savage moments in television history. So much so this rivalry between Stewart and Carlson is more infamous than Batman and the Joker LMAO
@JsHutton10
Ай бұрын
HaHahaha! Yah hahahaahaha! Lmao
When is Vince McMahon not confrontational with others?
@AkaManah45
2 ай бұрын
Exactly
@misswinter3361
2 ай бұрын
Isn't that what he does?
@Am0ment0fB
2 ай бұрын
When he's 💩 on them? Ha.
@thunderb4stard80
2 ай бұрын
God, he is at his happiest when he is humiliating and confronting others
@JonnySuite13
2 ай бұрын
Dude was on defense, 24/7!!! 😄😄
That Dakota Johnson/Ellen appearance is seriously the best thing that ever happened to WatchMojo.
@MALAKYT
2 ай бұрын
they definitely insist on bringing it up every single chance they get whenever it’s relevant to whatever list they’re making that day!
@kjbroo838
2 ай бұрын
I think I've seen it 100 times just on MOJO. I don't think it was that cringey.
@specialkay4329
2 ай бұрын
I haven't seen it!!!
@MinecraftMartin
2 ай бұрын
Top 10 greatest Ninja Turtles episodes of all time. #6 - Dakota Johnson confronts Ellen for not coming to her birthday party.
@andchi2000
Ай бұрын
Dakota Johnson is so genuine. She doesn't care about what people expect from her. She's in terrible movies but she seems like a great person to be around.
Arsenio Hall doesn't make the list for having a shouting debate with gay protestors in his audience? but you include Wendy Williams simply telling an audience member to get out for their cell phone?
@MALAKYT
2 ай бұрын
that Arsenio Hall episode definitely deserves a spot in this list! it’s right up there with the time Arsenio had Eddie Murphy in his show and they got into a debate about voting because Eddie said he wasn’t a voter. after that interview, they stopped talking to each other for years!
@Damaged7
2 ай бұрын
Make your own list. THey made theirs, this is what they chose. Thats how lists work. You choose what you want on them
@whitedevil2
2 ай бұрын
@@Damaged7 what a extremely helpful comment.
@amonrodriguez3518
Ай бұрын
They missed on this list
@rickleblanc8900
26 күн бұрын
@@whitedevil2 Wow ! You actually understood. Golly gee 😅😅😅
Letterman vs Madonna was a big deal in my household. My mom was yelling at my dad to change the channel cause i was in the room…and my dad didn’t want to miss it. -Boom- core memory
@cheefussmith9380
2 ай бұрын
Funny how those things get cemented in your brain isn’t it?
@MALAKYT
2 ай бұрын
just out of curiosity, do you think your mom was upset because you were a young kid at the time, or because she didn’t like the way the interview was going in general?
@amonrodriguez3518
Ай бұрын
Ya super messed up. At least they were there tho! I was raised by the tv and watching bs like this
When I was a little kid, I curiously asked my mom what her least favorite tv show was, and she instantly answered with a sour look, "The View." 7yo me asked why but she just sighed and said that I'll understand once I'm older. I'm 24 now and I fully understand why my mom hates the show so much, lol
@mash2481
Ай бұрын
Hope she doesn’t like Bill O’Reilly.
@stephenbausemer4028
Ай бұрын
Who watches that nonsense. A bunch of rich old ladies complaining about anything that doesn’t fit their rich elite agenda, great show. Garbage
@infernocanuck
Ай бұрын
@@mash2481 Yeah, that's how people operate. We only like or hate 2 things: The View Or Bill O'Reilly.
@JaxonSmithers
Ай бұрын
If I ever needed to puke for any reason I’d watch an episode of the view. Worst show in television history
Alex Jones is so unhinged he makes Piers Morgan look sympathetic.
@deborahking5610
Ай бұрын
And that's a hard ass thing to do, right?
Stewart on Crossfire was the solidification of Tucker Carlsons villain arc
@daniellemullen5035
2 ай бұрын
Yes. You realize just how different they are from each other
@user-nu8tl1xd9u
2 ай бұрын
I like Tucker but that's hilarious lol
@rcchristian2
28 күн бұрын
@@user-nu8tl1xd9u you like tucker because you don't know when you're being grifted
@user-nu8tl1xd9u
27 күн бұрын
@@rcchristian2 I do not mind Tucker, he is one of many talking heads.
@rcchristian2
27 күн бұрын
@@user-nu8tl1xd9u When I read Tuckers private texts that came out in the Dominion law suit... that changed my whole opinion of him. He lied on Fox for years and admitted it in court.
David Letterman was a creep towards so many women guests on his show.
Burt really planted him with that pie....60ish and he could've clearly still knocked him on his ass if he wanted to.
You forgot about the entirety of Jerry Springer
@uhdudewhy7980
2 ай бұрын
Not to mention Wally George and Morton Downey Jr.
@oofbih6397
2 ай бұрын
This woulda been a top 20 jerry springer moments
@eerieeric834
2 ай бұрын
@@oofbih6397 they should do that video regardless
@TheMesterJakob
2 ай бұрын
my fellow kkk member
@iHeartsNostalgiaPit
2 ай бұрын
well unless he got caught in a crossfire like how Geraldo was
How could you not include William F Buckley and Gore Vidal on ABC. But that was before any of you were born.
When in Rome, don’t do what Jim Rome did. Don’t refer to Jim Everett as Chris.
@maestroclassico5801
2 ай бұрын
I remember that when he played, how really big and cut he was. Rome , I think, called him Chris because he didn't want to take a hit but you're QB isn't supposed to take a hit, you don't want him injured. But yeah, he could've actually stomped him.
@Revelian1982
12 күн бұрын
@maestroclassico5801 Search for "The Phantom Sack".
Forgot the Gore Vidal vs William Buckley debate, where Buckley called him a slur and threatened to punch him..
@scottwhittaker4959
Ай бұрын
Vidal called him a fascist.
@michaelclark831
Ай бұрын
That was epic! I bet it was shocking at that time
The Jerry Springer Show was known for its many confrontations between guests. But if there's one confrontation that should be mentioned, it's the 1997 episode "Klanfrontation" in which members of the KKK and the Jewish Defense League engaged in an all-out brawl.
@MALAKYT
2 ай бұрын
now that was a good episode. we all know 90% of his shows were fake or at the very least, heavily scripted, but that one was definitely real!
@AldershotDave
Ай бұрын
That was back when the JS Show was a decent chat show instead of the two-bit bear-baiting offering that mocks its participants!!
I don’t blame Madonna for providing the responses she did. She owes no one in front of a TV camera an explanation on the most intimate details of her life
@whitedevil2
2 ай бұрын
people forget, or don't realize what a prick David was to a lot of his guests. THAT should be a top 10 list itself.
@ObscureReference9
2 ай бұрын
in a vacuum this would be correct but madonna's goal in life is and was always to make as many people aware of her intimate life as she could find.
@MALAKYT
2 ай бұрын
@@ObscureReference9 you definitely make a valid point here; I guess the difference is that it’s one thing if she chooses to talk about her private life, but it’s another when someone keeps harping on it when she’s clearly uncomfortable and doesn’t want to talk about it at that time.
@Denis-89
2 ай бұрын
@@ObscureReference9the difference is that Madonna herself choose to speak about it rather than being forced to talk about it. It was none of Letterman's business
@costafinkel
2 ай бұрын
Madonna built her entire career with publicity stunts involving her sex life but then goes for "I don't know why you are so interested in my sex life"? That is bizarre in so many levels!! I think Letterman was completely justified. Madonna's own sex life was constantly the centerpiece of her career. And she made sure that it always was. Of course an interviewer is going to ask her about it. Are you kidding me? Its like inviting Eddie Van Halen to an interview and he gets mad at the interviewer for asking about guitar solos..
How can you not put "why are you gay" in this list
To this day, Tucker has never worn a bowtie again.
@rcchristian2
28 күн бұрын
That was the day, Tucker changed. He knew he had to grift, in order to be successful
@jefferyskeenan
28 күн бұрын
@@rcchristian2 Tucker grifted from the beginning.
@rcchristian2
28 күн бұрын
@@jefferyskeenan You think so? I felt he was honest on his way up - to a year before this confrontation. What I seen is that he wasn't making money telling the truth. And then by things like this confrontation it sorta turned him to go full grift mode...
@jefferyskeenan
23 күн бұрын
@@rcchristian2 I am Gen X. I grew up with these grifters. He has always been a grifter. Grifters are going to grift. He is literally be called out by John Stewart back then for .... grifting. C'mon do better.
@rcchristian2
23 күн бұрын
@@jefferyskeenan I'm gen x as well. What would you like me to do better at?
Oh, I would love a Bob Costas/Vince McMahon interview in 2024
@alfredortego225
2 ай бұрын
My mother and sister, narcissists, loved the view, Ellen and Oprah. Figures, like attracts like.
"God, I hope it's a white guy!" was a perfect line. Colbert handled all of that perfectly, and you can tell Aziz Ansari knew it too.
@mattm7798
Ай бұрын
Aziz has no clue what a late night host is supposed to be. It has literally nothing to do with race and everything to do with ratings...Conan(pale white) got outsted by Leno(also white) because Conan wasn't drawing ratings.
@SuperJNG18
Ай бұрын
@@mattm7798 this is true, although the point that it was/is a generally white and male-dominated field is valid. Not saying the Conan/Leno thing wasn’t what you’re saying, cuz that really wasn’t to do with race I don’t think.
@mattm7798
Ай бұрын
@@SuperJNG18 True, most late night hosts are white dudes. I guess my point was it had/has nothing to do with holding darker skinned people down. If Kevin Hart could pull in massive ratings for NBC, and would be willing to do the tonite show, Fallon would be gone so fast.
@NickyDiamond44
Ай бұрын
Lame white apologist humor at its finest.
60 mins Australia is the bomb of a show! They really put the interviewees feet to the fire. I LOVE watching that show
Dakota won the Ellen debate with ASK ANYONE (birthday) and FAVORITE COMEDIAN jab.
I'm glad WM is here to give me context and highlights of these events so that I don't have to sit through entire interviews just to see one confrontation. ❤ Also say what you want about Ellen, her set was beautiful on the Dakota Johnson episode.
You missed plenty of others that were some of the most important...Vidal vs Buckley, Vidal vs Mailer, Paul Newman a few times, Matt dillahunty, Bill Nye Vs Ken Ham.
@raptorfromthe6ix833
2 ай бұрын
and robert blake vs piers morgan
You missed the Andrew Dice Clay's interview.
Two women, both of whom claimed to be the lover of Richard Ramirez, fought. One of them claimed to not be in love with Ramirez, but was going to marry him anyway. When asked by Sally why she was going to marry him, the other girl said "so she can go on talk shows." They cut the fight, but you see the one who was slighted's hand going for the other girls face before the freeze frame.
@rainbowrotcod
2 ай бұрын
I would like to see that lol
You can't do a list like this without Ron Casey and Normie Rowe on The Midday Show
@jaimmerogers4383
2 ай бұрын
Actual punchup between two men who should know better.
make a top 10 list of the times David Letterman was a prick to his own guests.
@jasonmercer5779
2 ай бұрын
They'd have a hard time narrowing it down.😆
Roy Innis vs Al Sharpton on " Morton Downey Jr ".
Dakota Johnson calling out Ellen was GOLD 😂
When Hulk Hogan put Munch in a sleeper hold Ben Shapiro vs Piers Morgan Ben Shapiro vs the BBC When that atheist guy started grilling the singer from The Killers When Elizabeth cried on the View and ripped her notes up
@joshdavis3743
Ай бұрын
Did you really refer to Richard Dawkins as that atheist guy?
Haha I had no idea South Park didn’t create that joke themselves
This actually was a great list. You had Letterman on the list a few times already so adding when Crispin Glover came on there high as hell or when Joquin Phoenix came on and acted high and said he was quitting show business (a stunt), might be too much. If you wanted to go way back to Johnny Carson you could do when Shelly Winters dumped a cocktail on Oliver Reed's head.
I love it when someone with no medical degree tells everyone else what medicine they should be taking! but a science fiction writer told me! Bahahahahaha
@MAC0071234
Ай бұрын
This is a typical low IQ take from losers. You don't need a "medical diploma" to tell people not to do drugs. And I am fascinated that people still spew this nonsense after the medical industry had to do the biggest medical settlement in the history of US in regards to this very issue where they paid doctors to prescribe those kinds of drugs to people who did not need them.
I think Letterman evolved. He’d be the first to admit he had it coming from those gals. He’s humbled over time.
I’ve always liked the time that Oprah Winfrey brought James Frey back onto her show and questioned him about whether he embellished or flat out lied about parts of his memoir (this happened after she chose to endorse it and him as a selection for her Book Club, which increased his sales and gave him credibility). they didn’t get physical or bicker back and forth like most of these interviews, but she definitely made him feel two inches tall after she laid into him, and rightly so!
#15: That's my favorite one on the list. 🎉
Billy bob Thornton was an actor with a vanity project, to compare himself to Tom Petty is just disrespectful.
@dsxa918
2 ай бұрын
The point was that referring to music as a 'first love' was something BB asked not to have made, as a point of reference. Right or wrong, 'riders' are caveats people have with these appearances.
@jenniferdnoseworthy2348
2 ай бұрын
Jian Gilmeshi is in jail I think.
@straightrippnable706
2 ай бұрын
Tv's are electronics
@johnathonkelly5117
2 ай бұрын
@@jenniferdnoseworthy2348he was acquitted of all charges. He's just in public opinion jail
@deenine
2 ай бұрын
He wasn't comparing his music ability.
If those are the top two, then Geraldo wins. Yeah, it was direct on the host in the Jim Rome clip, but the scope of the fight makes Geraldo's the winner.
U remember the omarosa And Wendy Williams terrible confrontation
Ooh I like these messy videos 🤣
Ok I know it was a set-up (sort of) but where's Andy Kaufman/Jerry Lawler?
I was a 15 year old skin head when that Geraldo episode aired: in the years that followed I grew up mentally and realized that we all get played by the the assholes in Washington and Hollywood.💫
People mock jim rome but i give him props for saying it to everetts face. That took balls
@chriswalker3043
Ай бұрын
No it didn't. He knew there were people there to step in before he got seriously stomped. Which is what wouid have happened if it were a real confrontation. He also knew it would make his name and boost ratings. Jim Rome is a true punk
It would be better if you put up the year that the confrontation occurred rather than the years between which a particular programme ran.
Sorry I can't see why that Geraldo bit is so shocking. I mean look at all the Jerry Springer bits with the KKK on his show. Then this happened there almost every time
I saw the Geraldo segment live, and I thought it would be No. 1.
Jim Rome is the first thing I thought, and it's the first thing they show 🤣
I remember Madonna received a lot of flack for her appearance with Letterman but we need to talk about how he was being such a creep to her. He was gross and inappropriate. Madonna did a great job turning the table on him.
@MEME-gl4cu
2 ай бұрын
I have watched quite a few old interviews with women and he is a complete misogynist. I cannot stand that guy and hate the fact that he was allowed to go on for so long.
I know these list tend to be more focused on the recent, but you left out the most famous TV confrontation ever: William F. Buckley vs. Gore Vidal during coverage of the 1968 Democratic Presidential Convention.
Dakota Johnson needs to be a hostage negotiator after dealing talking down and dealing with Ellen, in front of a live audience no less. I do feel bad for Ellen though, cause she got dissed by the cool girl live on air! It was good entertainment.
Linda Ronstadt and Robin Quivers on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 😅
Are there even 5 on here that most of us haven't seen at least 100 times? 🤦♀️
I never understood the Chris Everitt thing. The tennis player was Chris Evert so it wasn't;t even the same name.
Norm Macdonald talking about getting the murder out of the White House on the View should be in the top 3 let alone not being on here
Most of these segments would have went way left. Starting with me asking "Who tf are you talking to?"
So glad Bill O Reilly is irrelevant now
What do guns have to do with Keanu Reaves’ Columbine?
@YummyLADanish
2 ай бұрын
The Matrix came out a few weeks before Columbine happened.
How about _any_ woman vs Letterman?
You forgot just about ANY of Morton Downey Jr's shows.
WatchMojo will forever be the original and GOAT of Top 10/20/30 or whatever it maybe lists. Everyone else is simply a result of their success.
The only reason Billy Bob is there is because he's an actor. WTF is wrong with these egotists.
Stewart completely absolves himself of any responsibility, ‘I’m a comedian.’
@mauriciokrebs2913
Ай бұрын
you really think a comedian and a journalist should be hold to the same standard?
“Don’t call me Chris” was the best
“Tide goes in tide goes out”.
When I see Alex Jones I feel a sense of Dread...😳
@carlmarston1687
2 ай бұрын
Well you shouldn’t
@SPAnComCat
2 ай бұрын
@@carlmarston1687 Thankfully, he got Kicked in the Arse by the Court! But UnFortunately he Exploited a Loophole in the Bankruptcy Proceedings... HE IS STILL ON THE RUN!
@AngeliqueStP
2 ай бұрын
Quickly followed by a sense of nausea and an intense urge to find some bear spray.
The mike tyson interview
This is the “not been paying attention to a thing” list.
I remember watching the geraldo episode 🤣
There really is no way to interview people who's ego wouldn't fit in an airship hangar, they want fame and notoriety yet only want to talk about things that make them look good.
I remember a Michael Parkinson interview with rod hull and emu where emu attacked michael and one with grace Jones and I think Russell harty. On uk tv.
The fact that Artie Lange vs Joe Buck isn't on here is diabolical.
That won #1????
Funny thing is when Tom Selleck says we should not rush to change things after one mass shooting, they still saying it. Ridiculous.
Mike Tyson didn’t make the list? He has a notoriously aggressive interview. Slipping WatchMojo
Burt Reynolds didn't hold back with that pie lol. I don't blame him.
I would be terrified if I ever found myself alone in a lift with Wendy Williams.
No Kaufman/Lawler?
@deenine
2 ай бұрын
It was fake.
Wow... Alex Jones on Pierce Morgan. I wouldn't know who to punch first...
@n0namesowhatblerp362
2 ай бұрын
what's wrong with piers morgan? He is just an interviewer
@AngeliqueStP
2 ай бұрын
Seriously. They're both odious tw**s, but if pressed, I'd say Jones is the worst by a factor of 10.
@steveboston5948
Ай бұрын
@@n0namesowhatblerp362 He's got a reputation as an immoral dick in the UK. The newspaper he ran used to hack celeb's phones for stories. The worst was when they hacked the phone of a 13 year old murder victim. The UK absolutely hates Morgan. And Alex Jones..... he's a million times worse. There's free speech, and there's making up crap for your own livelihood. There's no punishment big enough for what he did to the Sandy Hook victims' families.
Letterman was always an asshole but he took it to a completely different level when he embarrassed Lindsay Lohan.
You missed one on a morning show or afternoon show here in aussie land with talk about service men and women. It got heated between two people with service records and went into a punch up. Should look it up.
Stewart absolutely owned that obsequious little worm Carlson.
Literally what Jim Everett is known for.
When David Schultz slapped John Stossel. When the director of Bum Fights went on Dr Phil
4:53 lmao
How was Andy Kaufman vs Jerry Lawler not only not #1 but not even on the list...?
Vince Mcmahon literally wrestled *GOD* in WWE. Nothing about him surprises me 😂
@donaldcornchowder9112
Ай бұрын
Great match too.
Extremely mild confrontations
uh, Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler on Letterman?
Andy Kaufman SNL
14# I wonder if Patti Labelle is now aware of the snake that Lisa Liliien is still married to?
Gd jim everett is uncoordinated
I think insulting a guest or co-guest or challenging them on some very personal issue is what ruins talk shows today.
Norm MacDonald and Gordo Ramsey on Late Night…. Whoever studied to be a cook? -Norm
Letterman should talk about that intern.
"Chris" never gets old.
Hello good afternoon 😮😮😮😮