You never forget the one person that is the love of your life. The one who is your soul mate. So it is with Sonny & Cher. Yeah its Sonny first in that marquee name. Sonny was the heart and yes talent, brains, pizazz behind their tremendous success, and yes endearing relationship. When Cher was honored at the Kennedy Center, the last song of hers was I got you Babe. Everyone in the audience was singing it, and Cher wasn't crying(she would never display that to the public except once), but her eyes were filled and shining. Some of us were kids when their show aired in the 70s, some of us weren't even born, yet everyone has heard of Sonny & Cher, and of course Cher solely. They were endearing to us, their love was so strong and real that we felt it watching them on a TV screen. It never died. Even after both had divorced and remarried, their They were (and guess what Chasity was backstage) on the Letterman show. Hokding hands, singing I got you Babe, and again I felt that love that never died between them. Yes they lived separate completely different lives after they divorced, but those two were what we all want in our relationships...soul mates, lovers, friends. I saw them live. The magic wasn't in the writing of their lines, Cher impeccable costumes and yes unique beauty, her singing voice, Sonny obviousness in the beginning and end of all their performances, it was the two of them. They together were for a moment in history the best in entertainment and in love.

It's funny how Cher was shy and needed Sonny to be out there with her. Boy did she come out of her shell years later. She's got no problem commanding the audience and isn't afraid to sing, let alone walk around half naked in front of millions of people. They invented the look of the 60's together, and she invented the shocking diva image, long before people like Madonna or Lady Gaga.

@tjj5337

5 жыл бұрын

Boy did she change. She is not shy anymore

@molopez6553

5 жыл бұрын

Sunny it was a control freak. Listen to the interview he tried to control how she cut her hair what she said everything she finally broke free from him that’s why Douglas ask if there was a lot of arguments. The devil is in the details

@saltychips5795

3 жыл бұрын

MO Lopez Hi name was Sonny, it was even in the title of the video.

@TheBrownIsland

2 жыл бұрын

*She only needed that in the very beginning* like anyone else, who is still young _(23yrs old here),_ *then Sonny took over and was Controlling with a Temper.* She *left him because he kept shoving her back in that shell* like she was still *the same 16yr old aspiring Artist he met.* It was his way or no way. When the sound of the times changed and she wanted to do Music of the Day he wouldn't allow it so by this time they weren't successful with putting out Albums anymore. *_He tried to control what she discussed, would speak for_*_ and _*_about her like she's not in the room._* By the way *Cher was never afraid to Sing* and *was walking around half Naked* on occasion in front of a Studio audience and Millions of TV Viewers while *on the Sonny & Cher show.* Don't you see the Outfits she wore?

@TheBrownIsland

2 жыл бұрын

@@tjj5337 ​ @TJ J She started out at 16yrs old & was Normal _(shy)_ for a kid. At the time of this show she was 23yrs old and strongly Controlled by Sonny who had a Temper. Cher *left him 6yrs later because he kept shoving her back in that shell* like she was still *the same 16yr old aspiring Artist he met.* It was his way or no way. When the sound of the times changed and she wanted to do Music of the Day he wouldn't allow it so by this time they weren't successful with putting out Albums anymore. *_He tried to control what she discussed, would speak for_*_ and _*_about her like she's not in the room._* When she broke Free of him and started her show she was dressing like the Cher we know in the styles of those days. Even on the Sunny & Cher show she had her provocative but Still modest outfits (due to slim figure) that showed skin. This was in the 70's.

Love Mike Douglas...miss him...his show was great watched every day he had everyone on...that was the place to be...

She's extremely pretty

I so love cher's face.... gorgeous

So much better than the garage on television today which consists of trash talk shows, fake court shows and endless hours of news. I need a time machine to go back to good television. Thanks so much for posting this

@PAULLONDEN

4 жыл бұрын

Yèh......I too loathe to watch the "garage" on television😉......Loathe even more the garbage which is part and parcel of today's TV ....."garbage" which is a synonym for "Kardeshian" ...... Thankfully we have KZread so we're not longer dependent on regular television......

I always watched this classic show with my Nana Josie !! ....I am now 56 and understand the JOY of entertainment even more the older I get !! Mike was very genuine ! Excellent singer too !

@Ru-gv2if

3 жыл бұрын

Mike also seemed gentle and very real, down to earth.

Mike could sing! I am now 54 and I would watch this now classic TV afternoon show with my Nana, she loved Mike! He also had some classic guest! I am guessing from 1967-1981? Great days!

@patty-cf7jj

7 жыл бұрын

Nicky Depaola I watched every afternoon after school also. My sisters and I had the album soundtrack of Disney's Cinderella and he was the voice of Prince Charming.

I forgot what a beautiful singing voice Mike Douglas had.

@Jay-vr9ir

4 жыл бұрын

????????????????

@trusso11783

2 жыл бұрын

I never knew he could sing.

It's so weird to see Cher kinda regretting on saying she cut her hair because Sonny didn't allow her to. I think he admitted it on 13:20

@taylahcarvolthvideos01

9 ай бұрын

yes his did i had the same thing happen to me and mine ex i was allow to cut my hair but not dye is i really wanted to dye is but my ex wont allow is and the cutting part i mean i was only allow to get my hair trim and but yet his would go get his haircut. cause i use to be like cher still kinda im i couldnt speak my mind or talk to strangers so shy and my ex would do all the talking. so one day i had enough and i spoke out and ask him why i cant cut or dye my hair and his say cause is will make me look ugly and no one would love me we were together for six years like i was sad when his told me that. his was also controlling not as bad as sonny but like excuse my language here i am a virgin and his keep wanted to have sex with me and try and force me too and i keep saying no cause im the type of person who is waiting for the one no sex before marriage type thing and his hated that i refused is that to the stage where his wanted more a open relationship i say no and his started cheating on me with boys at the time his was bisexual is wasnt just onces is was twice and possibly more idk his only told me about too. his live with me and my parents his though we were all stupid and that we dont know about him cheating but we know cause his forget that his give me the password to his facebook so i saw all the messages and another thing his never spend time with me anymore like yes his was a big gamer and stuff but like even when his was gaming his would still spend time with me so i know something fishy was going on when his left for work and come back home late or his would tell me going out with a friend which i dont care but come back home acting all guilty. so i keep it to my self hoping that the guilt would eat away at him which is did and one time we were hanging out in my room and his started tearing up and random blurt out that his was cheating on me and started crying saying im sorry is wont happy again plzz dont leave me i will kill my self so i calm him down told him i already know and so do the parents and i stayed with him cause i was scared of what his would do to his self. but only a month i realise that his was manipulating me to stay with him as his started talking about marrying me and having kids with me like his pick the names of the kids and everythng which i was fine with but anyways only a month i was done i started losing feels for him and his told me his is gay so we broke up and we our separtion ways still friends to this day but our relationship was abit toxic but than again his was my first real boyfriend from year 12 to 2021 so they say u never forget your first love i hAVENT

I like how Sonny makes it sound like they were playing nightclubs by choice. When in fact they were broke, and owed the IRS over $200,000, after their movie flopped and weren't very popular anymore. They were basically doing what they had to do to survive. However, it was while they were playing nightclubs when a producer saw their comedy act they did on stage between songs and offered them a variety show. Funny how things work out.

@tpajay

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe playing the nightclubs was part of his plan to be back on top. Both of said that Sonny told Cher to give him 3 years (that' the number he uses in his autobiography) & he'll have them back on top. On CBS's "Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers", Cher said 2 years. Actually, according to an interview by CBS's Fred Silverman,he saw them appearing on Merv Griffin, promoting an engagement in NYC & he thought they were "really cute" & had CBS producers go to the hotel they were performing. At the time Fred Silverman was head of CBS Entertainment. He gave them a summer replacement show & it was so successful, he couldn't wait to get them back on the air. Mr. Silverman said The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour was his favorite show on the entire network. His interview is on YT.

@jamesfreeman2258

2 жыл бұрын

That was the facade of Sonny. He was honest, but never frank about their lows in show biz in front of us the public. He was a smart savvy entrepreneur and entertainer.

@January.

Жыл бұрын

@@tpajay *Both of them

@January.

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesfreeman2258 *showbiz

omg cher was/is beautiful

Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this interview! I absolutely love Sonny and Cher and I love seeing new videos of them! I especially like seeing older videos of them like this one. They were such a cute couple, I love seeing them together. And Cher looks so gorgeous in this interview! Her beauty was at its finest here. Her hair is incredibly beautiful; long, shiney; I'd give anything to have hair like hers!

Cher was very pretty... much prettier before the surgeries... she did not need it.

@tjj5337

5 жыл бұрын

The doctors tell them they are going to make them look good and the celebrities buy it. Plastic surgery should be banned

@keithwoods7724

5 жыл бұрын

Her teeth are cute.

@PC4USE1

2 жыл бұрын

At this point she had already had rhinoplasty. If she had stopped there,all would be fine.

@Che-tm4of

Жыл бұрын

@@PC4USE1I doubt that only because of how broke they were. Her nose was still quite big here

@anthonyhurley2868

5 ай бұрын

Well regardless she wouldn’t look like this today soooo I mean, I’d say she looks amazing for her age!

I always do a double-take when I see these videos where Cher has her original nose... lol

@thomasfleig1184

5 жыл бұрын

And teeth. I actually liked her this way better.

😁 microphones have come a long way, baby !! 😉 loved Sonny & Cher 💙 Love CHER always !! 🦋☮ (2022)

I can see why Joey Bishop was scared of Cher. 16:04 The Cher Stare would freak anybody out.

@freespirit21newyork

5 жыл бұрын

Yep hahaha 😆

@jamesfreeman2258

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

This might be THE funniest S & C thing EVER!!!

This show was taped in 1969. It is now 2022. It’s been 53 years. Cher is still beautiful and performing today . I can’t help but notice the tailor cut on Sonny’s suit . Sonny was much shorter than Cher and the use of platform shoes was in full swing ( Elton John , Tony Orlando etc..) When you see Sonny in his entirety you can’t help but notice the length of his pants over the shoes not to mention I don’t think Cher’s wearing heels . Regardless of their individual heights they were both genuine and wonderful performers. Miss you Mr Bono .. RIP.

Bet she doesn’t use head and shoulders today lol!!! And omg Breck. I remember that stuff. Too funny!

Great quality video

Wow 1969 I was 4 then, my goodness, the technology back in 69 was heavy duty , I noticed how Sonny was bent over towards Cher, she was so cool, and free being herself ♊ love you Cher xoxo

Cracks me up that Sonny says he’s like her to be the headline act and produce. Uh oh. And she’s not allowed to cut her hair!

@donnalombardo1135

3 жыл бұрын

She didn't care she loved him they were better together that's all I know she was better then she didn't act the way she does now

@jamesfreeman2258

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's true when it comes to Sonny wanting Cher to go it alone in singing. In concerts and shows. That the public wanted both of them together performing is a testimonial to the endearing love they both displayed for each other and the public was attracted to them for that reason.

This is great! Do you have any other episodes of Sonny and Cher cohosting with Mike Douglas that same week?

I always thought Ringo and Sonny could be brothers!...

@martadoso9

7 жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS THOUGHT RINGO AND CHER COULD BE BROTHER AND SISTER!...

@thomasfleig1184

5 жыл бұрын

@@martadoso9..... That's funny because she's not Italian

Красивая пара!! 💖💖💖💖Серый цвет одежды очень к лицу им!!👌👌😍😍💖💖💖

I assumed Sonny and Cher's career was still at a low point in '69, but they could still get a gig like this.

AND, JAMES was spot- on. Great Entertainers& magic just magic. CHER, was good solo; great voice; but. NO magic without Sonny....

In NYC, this episode would have aired on WCBS-TV (Channel 2), which had aired the show since March 1968; he was the lead-in to that station's "Six O'Clock Report" anchored by Jim Jensen (and vied for the top spot with WABC-TV's "4:30 Movie," and both of which usually left WNBC-TV's "Movie 4" in the dust ratings-wise). As to the picture quality - around the 8:00 mark, the answer slips as to which camera was being used: the RCA TK-42/43 class. And the halo around the lights before the bumper cinches it.

This is funny...and revealing. Sonny and Cher's relationship as a married couple on full display. Fun loving and real, for sure-but you can see and hear Sonny's control over their whole life, with Cher's independence creeping out, and beginning to emerge.... Watching this clip is like opening a time capsule.

@wmbrown6

9 жыл бұрын

+Alvin4NY - And the beginnings of Sonny's moustache.

@southernlady8809

2 жыл бұрын

Since they met when she dropped out of school @16yrs & he was 27yrs, it makes sense. She often said their relationship was complicated ... He was her father, brother, mentor & later her boyfriend, then husband. He gave her a job cleaning his place, then got her a background singing position & guided her career.

@January.

Жыл бұрын

*Fun-loving

We appeared on his show in 1978

Buddy of mine just turned 2 when this episode of: (Mike Douglas)was televised... (That's definitely something else) Just getting out from behind(Crib)bars... "Some Good Humor"

Wow this guy mike can sing did he sing in Broadway in the 50s or 60s or in the 70s good singer

The Wop!, LOL, love IT! And she looks the same today! Incredible!

@benjaminboy2476

5 ай бұрын

What does that mean?

@slick1ru2

4 ай бұрын

@@benjaminboy2476 14:08 it's a derogatory term for Italian.

@slick1ru2

4 ай бұрын

Make that 13:55

Do you happen to have any interview segment of Sonny, Cher and Chastity on David Frost show in June of 1970? If you do please post it?

There's nothing wrong with Cher's original nose. In fact, it's better than her store-bought one. It suits her, matches her exotic type of beauty.

Cher is stunning & I'm a black women saying this!

@Igboman87

5 жыл бұрын

What does race have to do with that??

Ese hombre le toco la loteria , con ella.

Sonny treating her like a kid... telling her she's not allowed to cut her hair, that it's always in her eyes, etc... I can see why she outgrew him and I'm glad she did.

@donnalombardo1135

3 жыл бұрын

She never outgrew him she never stop loving him ever see her concert the way she looks when she sings I Got You Babe and when she spoke at his eulogy it's obvious her own mother said she never stopped loving him besides without Sonny there would be no cher

@jamesfreeman2258

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnalombardo1135 ditto, well said.

@coryhawley738

Жыл бұрын

@@donnalombardo1135 she did outgrow him that doesn't mean she stopped loving him as she said years ago hes like a demanding farther that never wanted her to evolve and grow up, Cher wanted real happiness not her pretending to be happy for his sake.

Lip Sync but thats how it was. Still excellent performers Love these 2 dearly 💖💖

Cher looks hot. Sonny looks like a creepy stepfather. "I don't let her cut it".

@thomasfleig1184

5 жыл бұрын

That's the business man in him. Cher was known for her long hair, like Crystal Gail. Plus many men like long hair on their wives.

@leumamk5259

4 жыл бұрын

@@thomasfleig1184 But he hadn't any right to prohibited her from cutting it.

@terrasmith5413

4 жыл бұрын

Chesapeake Bay I think that was Sonny just being controlling because I don’t think her hair became a “thing” until the 70’s with the Sonny and Cher show.

@Ru-gv2if

3 жыл бұрын

Cher's her's hair was her signature and calling card. Her hair was exquisite long part of her celebrity packaging.

@donnalombardo1135

2 жыл бұрын

She was better with him

..soo cute together!!

Do you happen to have any footage of Sonny and Cher with Chastity as baby being interviewed by David Frost in 1970?

Really miss just being entertained. That is sadly not being done in today's shows.

The public wanted SONNY. He had such a great smile and wanted to see him.

Unfortunately part of this show seems to be missing. I can't find all the parts with Jan Peerce which is such a shame. He was the best talent on this episode.

@TomElvisSmith

7 жыл бұрын

I agree, I've been looking all over for the missing Jan Peerce segments as well, but can't find them. I wish there was more footage of him available.

❤❤❤

I mean. People saying about surgery etc. This was what, nearly 60 years ago!? She would not still look like this today if she hadn't done anything.. and she would unlikely be performing and entertaining us the way she does now if she hadn't taken care of herself.😊

"WITH OUT PAPERS" WOP!

Nice Adams apple 🍏 Cher 😂

@JayQuellin1

Жыл бұрын

Get a new line, troll. 🤡

Great, no PC, just let people talk. Wish could see whole show.

I think Sonny was very controlling, "I don't let her cut her hair". I didn't like that, she seemed a bit unhappy.

@freakgirl2175

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he was... there is interviews where She says that he litteraly use her... I don't like him...

@Friendofstfrank

2 жыл бұрын

@@freakgirl2175 if you actually looked at her history you would not like her at all. I just had the misfortune of doing that. She is a horrible person-treated her kids horribly. Still has 0 relationship with Elijah.

@jamesfreeman2258

2 жыл бұрын

@@Friendofstfrank be careful of gossip, what others write of celebrities or themselves.

@coryhawley738

Жыл бұрын

@@Friendofstfrank Elijah always had issues, Cher tried her best he was angry at his father for leaving him and angry at cher for everything even through that was never her fault, she tried her best let him visit sonny to try and get a male role model in his life and that never seemed to work, sure she did things wrong but she's no horrible mother she was desperate to keep Elijah away from drugs and alcohol because she was paranoid he would end up like his father

13:24 💇🏻‍♀️

will watching this interview now in 2023 that dont happen they both ended up staying as Sonny and Cher and making a show together and stuff like dont get me wrong is would of be cool to see what sonny produce and stuff but im happy that the fans dont let them split up cause they were so good together like yes if they do split up i have a feeling it would of helps they marriage they would still be together today him producing and her singing and acting

Wow. Sonny in a suit. They were so young here

Strange that there were no close ups of Sony and Cher. There were plenty of close ups of Mike but none of his guests. The camera in the background was wasted. Very poor direction.

@JP5466

9 жыл бұрын

Probably easier. They also may have been limited by the number of cameras they had that day.

@catholicpriest1

9 жыл бұрын

Ben Dover Good production doesn't take the easy way. I know something about television production. Also, they had a camera in the background that could have been used to pickup a closeup of Sonny and Cher.

Cher look pretty every time her age but now to be her Cher absolutelly stanning geaogeouse as look well your body modern conditions almost she look like Cher no com.

Hilarious how these 2 started out soo counter culture but stepped right in line when the money started rolling in. lol

They were adorable at this moment. The series was good but lost the charm some what. CHER had a different type of voice at this point also. She changed it to a lower key in her later years.

Too bad Mike didnt record that song, he sang it beautifully, that is the material he needed, not the chopped liver they had him sing most of the time.

Lip syncing. Even Sonny and Cher think their opening song is corny and square. Cher being ever cool is professional and makes the most of it.

It would be nice if Kelly's show was like Mike Douglas show

Two months after the Manson murders.

Before the “act” of the CBS Sonny and Cher

Sonny had those short man blues.

Pretty weird that Cher doesn't look 5 months pregnant in this.

And once Cher became more popular than Sonny, she dropped him like a hot potato. 😉😉

@donnalombardo1135

2 жыл бұрын

Right and she was better with him

This was after they had a make over. Lousy song. They looked great! We all wish that they had stayed together.

Good Lord, make it stop.

"They're happy married ,everything's beautyful"...... talented couple .......while Cher went for every stoned rockstar she could lay., Sonny who was the personification of Hollywood alternative living went for the party which had conservative "family virtues" high in its banner..... Cher bytheway seems to have a slight croak on the back of her voice...on this song 5:15 Example that charisma is even more important than a perfect voice......

@lorimiller4301

3 жыл бұрын

Sonny wouldn't stop cheating on Cher. The last straw was him stealing all their wages.

“Because, I’m not allowed to.” It’s like she was working with her father. So gross.

@user-ik2ys1bw2m

18 күн бұрын

Имидж

I think Whitney Cummings looks a lot like Cher in this period.

his singing ! LoL !! so bad !

@2Brian

9 жыл бұрын

He's badly lip syncing his own bad singing.

@donnalombardo1135

2 жыл бұрын

Not as bad as Bob Dylan

@donnalombardo1135

2 жыл бұрын

They sounded good together liked her better then

Sonny was holding share down for way too long. What a waste of talent

@donnalombardo1135

2 жыл бұрын

No way she was better with him no sonny no cher she even said it herself

Its all a front she is still fearful, and has had lots of therapy.