Kim Fields on Sharing a Teen Kiss with Jason Bateman, Her Song for Michael Jackson & The Upshaws

next guest was not born on TV but pretty close she Stars alongside Wanda Sykes and Mike EPS on the Upshaw new episodes premiere on Netflix April 18th please welcome Kim [Applause] Fields how are you I'm great it's great to have here your dad works here he's worked here for like 20 years it was bring your daughter to workday didn't you know was there a lot of excitement in the in the F well I guess you guys don't live together probably anymore do you no we don't live together but uh we were together for Easter uh lots of uh enthusiasm when Dad got the usual Sunday night text of who was going to be on the show and it pops up Sunday night after Easter dinner and we're all just around the table and he goes oh Kimmy you're going to be on Kimel this week yes I know okay that's not how you found out was that's not how I found out no but uh but still it was great to hear him say it I um uh this this your third big hits sitcom right by the grace yes it is God Living Single and the upws and this one's a little different CU you get to say anything you want cuz it's on Netflix you can use foul language absolutely which your dad never uses by the way never never no IR as everyone knows and loves him here is just you know very very cool laidback Earth but being on Netflix is great and and being on the upshots is just amazing um but honestly being here with you is amazing because I well I don't know if it's better but it's it's wonderful because when I was here what is that on your desk oh you want to know what this is this is your album oh jeez we're going to get that what year did you make this album yeah yeah what year was this may I ask was you know what I'm glad you're showing this Mom this is what I was talking look at that walk is that a that is a walk why did my mother think a walk was so cool to put at the bottom of that thing oh walks are super cool what year they you talking about here very very mid 80s oh yeah walks were big yeah really big this is big in the art Department world the B side of this uh of this uh I guess it's like a big single right is dear Michael yeah that was the original and then the uh he loves me he loves me now it was the big dance hit yeah dear is about Michael Jackson yes I think we have a clip dear Michael please answer my [Music] letters all right yes that's it did Michael ever hear that he did you know it was actually a cover um a remake of a song that he recorded uh about a fan letter that he got and when um Thriller came out and and uh he was you know just major major major mtown and some of the executives who produced him when he was Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 they thought it'd be great to remake the song and I think I did it by default or I got it by default because I was the only black kid on TV at the time so uh so they asked me to speaking about being a kid on TV at the time yes you uh when we rebooted Facts of Life when we did that live on here on ABC you were part of the show and Jason baitman who was also a child actor yes was part of the show and you guys knew each other how I'm wondering how you knew each other are you wondering that because are you wondering that yes yes because I've inquired a little bit about this on the Jason side and I'm curious to hear uh the Kim side Kim side yes so you know Jason um was on a show called It's Your Move which was a spin-off from a show called Silver Spoons uh and Facts of Life we were all there filming these you know Wonderful 8s TV shows together oh there he is yeah that's the guy he's going to love you for that yeah uh and so uh we would all do these game shows and things together and so we did a show called body language and uh while we were filming and we knew each other you know before then but um I had an appearance actually to perform dear Michael and the other song at the Tropicana there was this um kind of you know chemistry this Vibe and and so I invited him to come and watch me perform and he did and before uh I went on stage um we were backstage and had this sweet teen kiss wow that is yeah that's yes and and did you guys discuss that no no and then it was like that happened and yeah then we just went on with our our lives and our careers and have the utmost respect for one another and and just uh yeah yeah I know your Dad's here I'll get the rest of the story um from Jason oh yeah um no uh what I wanted to actually I have a surprise I think this is kind of a surprise for both of us okay weirdly um I was asked to would I have to read this the envelope okay so I I there I'm supposed to read whatever is in this card okay all right it says here to explain more is our brightest and most physically attractive writer Deon field we have a Devon field oury everyone hi oh yeah know there right from the office wow how you doing thank you for those kind words Jimmy I can tell they came from the heart well they came from the envelope but yeah go ahead what is this uh oh you're going to love it okay buckle up cuz I'm about to blow your mind oh now your name is Kim Fields correct correct wait why what you got on me no don't worry but what if I told you that my father's name was Kim Field I mean would that just make your head explode okay well if you thought that was surprising wait until you see who flew here from Portland Oregon to be with us tonight here he is wow wow oh my god wow wow Kim Fields meet Kim field hi Kim hi it's like looking in a mirror [Applause] hey yeah so is that it what what do you mean is that I mean is this is there anything else is there like Kim Field met Kim Fields it was I mean I get that it's cute will you be honest with me is this something you concocted just so we would pay to fly your dad out here no uh-huh would now be a good time to give Jimmy my room service receipt no I told you not to bring me we got a room for him too yeah just just a small room okay well I think I'm nice to meet you Mr field I think we're done with this though Devon and we'll we'll talk after the program okay does that mean that Jimmy's not going to take us to Disneyland Jim's not going to take it you forgot your sunglasses welcome exciting pretty exciting huh yes did you ever you ever meet another toti not that that is your real name but yeah appreciate that acknowledgement um but uh no I've met a lot of people who have said that they either um roller skated around the house um but never another to but never another bring in the other toti there are no other toties you're the about to say come on dad you didn't warn me about that Kim Fields everybody not to be confused with Kim Fields her show the upws part five premier April 18th on Netflix will be back with the defiance

Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Length: 8min 12sec (492 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 03 2024