Top 20 Betty White Moments

you just never know when your whole past is going to be brought out around here welcome to ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 betty white moments i would like to sing i'm not doing it for myself you understand but for those ladies out there who need me for this list we're looking at this golden girl's best moments throughout her long and incredible career across television movies and popular culture what's your favorite betty white moment share it with us in the comments number 20 her deadpool review you might recall the hilarious funny or die sketch that exposed the supposed feud between betty white and ryan reynolds betty i don't i mean i play an assistant in the movie and i'm an actor in real life you should you should know when betty white says she wants a cup of coffee you get her a cup of coffee well it seems that they must have buried the hatchet afterwards as white took to social media to share her thoughts on his movie deadpool ryan reynolds looks so [ __ ] handsome in his red leather suit i give it four golden girls she gives a rather colorful critique of the movie filled with expletives once in a generation a movie comes along that your whole family will love if your family is a load up group of kissing inbreds if you're still not sure if she really enjoyed it the four golden girls she awards should help you figure it out not to mention her deadpool throne number 19 her breakout role life with elizabeth life with elizabeth was a breakout sketch from hollywood on television and white's breakthrough in the sitcom world he harms me i'm beginning to feel like a baskerville that's funny hounds of the baskerville isn't that the short skits focused on newlyweds maneuvering within married life why are you honey come back here i'm causing a ceiling i cancel even if it's free i canceled [Applause] the pair would often find themselves at odds resulting in alvin walking off in frustration each episode was broken up into three incidents and usually ended with a voiceover asking elizabeth if she's ashamed of upsetting her husband elizabeth wouldn't it have been easier to just ask him if you could go stubborn as a mule huh she would sheepishly nod before cheekily shaking her head it was popular with audiences but still ended up getting canceled after 65 episodes still this was the role that got white her first ever emmy win number 18 i'm still hot the lifeline program this commercial for a life insurance company masqueraded as a music video starring british rap artist luciana and betty white he's smoking a box you think you're so hot the duo revamped luchi on a song i'm still hot and of course white steals the show with her killer dance moves and golden girls [Music] throwbacks the video even won awards for best branding social media video and best viral video campaign it also peaked at number one on the billboard dance club songs chart in 2011. [Music] while a rap battle can only have one winner when you're sitting in the back of a limo eating cheesecake with betty white you've pretty much won as well number 17 being an ally larry king now the golden girls was often celebrated for its relatively progressive support of the lgbtq plus community the gay bars would stop the music and at nine o'clock the show would come on they'd all watch the show and then at 9 30 they'd turn it off and then start the dancing and the actresses who starred in it proved that they were allies behind the scenes too on one such occasion in 2014 while appearing on larry king now betty white was presented with a fan question about a relationship with the queer community and what she would say to its haters and what do you have to say to those against gay advances like gay marriage and the like she responded that she can't understand why people get so caught up in details about someone else's private life and that all that matters is what kind of person someone is i don't understand it's it's such a personal private business and none of mine you're so right number 16 all three betty white shows the betty white show imagine being so iconic you get three separate shows all with your name in the title you just never know when your whole past is going to be brought out around here in 1954 the betty white show was a variety talk show where she would speak to guests answer fan mail and sing with the orchestra it's a good day for singing a song and it's a we're good day it's a good day how can anything go wrong it's a good day from morning till night in its next life it was a comedy variety show that lasted just 14 episodes finally in 1977 it became a sitcom about an actress in a fictional cop show that's being directed by her ex-husband needless to say neither is particularly happy about having the other back in their life and boy do they make sure they know it oh uh will we see you at the wedding you bet i'll be the one with bells on good i'll just tell everybody to look for the ding-a-lang number 15 live with it the betty white show speaking of the betty white show there's a reason its first iteration was so short-lived one of the show's recurring guests was black singer and tap dancer arthur [Music] duncan in his early 20s at the time he was experiencing his big career breakthrough the first tv show i'd ever been on and that's i credit betty white for really getting me started in show business in television however in response to his appearances stations in southern states angrily threatened to boycott the show betty white's response was simple so i said i'm sorry but you know he stays and we live with it instead of getting rid of duncan she actually gave him more time on the show amid the backlash the show was soon canceled but as we know it was far from the final word honestly you just would think these fellas would know wouldn't you think so number 14 becoming an author somehow between all her appearances on screen white also managed to become an accomplished author she has been a animal advocate all her life and just released a new book called betty and friends her love for the zoo throughout her thriving career she wrote multiple memoirs fiction for adults and kids and books advocating for animal welfare a cause close to her heart i've been a zoo lover and an animal of animals of all kinds have always fascinated me she actually won a grammy for the audiobook of her memoir if you ask me and of course you won't in 2012. betty's life and long and varied career certainly make for fascinating reads with so many accomplishments her attitude towards sleep is not surprising sleeping is sort of dull a lot of other good stuff that you can do without without just lying down and closing your eyes number 13 playing elka ostrovsky hot in cleveland after their plane is forced to make an emergency landing in cleveland three ladies on board decide they might just stick around they rent a home from a sassy caretaker named elka played by white does anyone else smell pot what are you a cop no then what's up to you elka is hilariously direct and opinionated always ready with a biting remark especially when it comes to joy i get to stay in america that's another reason to go to canada she's certainly a colorful character with a fascinating life and more dating game than all the other ladies put together oh no worries if you can escape from the nazis you can handle anything you escaped from the nazis escaping from the nazis was the least of my worries elka was only supposed to appear in the pilot episode but after rave reviews the producers just knew they had to make her a regular number 12 the first lady of game shows betty white made frequent appearances in the game show circuit earning her the title first lady of game shows she could often be seen alongside other hollywood legends in the game password the show was hosted by alan ludden who white would later go on to marry she was also a regular panelist on match game oh you made a propeller yes it worked that's how the leonardo da vinci started that's right then in 1983 she made history as the first woman to win a daytime emmy award for outstanding game show host ironically she won this award for hosting a game show called just men answers on the subject of handyman somebody threw a wrench in the worst number 11 playing grandma annie the proposal after turning 86 white showed no signs of slowing down as she signed on to play the lovable grandma annie in the 2009 rom-com the proposal mom what are you faking the heart attack all right come on come on what was the only way i could get you to shut up and get us to the airport grammy is sweet yet sassy but at heart all she wants is to see her family happy even if that means swallowing her feelings about her grandson's new fiance now do you prefer being called margaret or satan's mistress we've heard it both ways white said she was drawn to the script as it's very rare to find great roles for people her age she also said that once she learned she'd be working alongside ryan reynolds and sandra bullock there was simply no way she was going to pass it up let's see if we can find your boobs they're in there somewhere they are this is like an easter egg huh number 10 a celebration for betty white the 70th primetime emmy awards after her introduction as the greatest of all time at the 70th primetime emmy awards white was met with a long and well-deserved standing ovation from the audience thank you i'm just gonna quit while i'm ahead her speech was the perfect blend of funny and sentimental as she reflected on her title as the first lady of television and i took it as a as a big compliment and then i heard her talking to her daughter a little later and she said well i know firstly yes she's that old she was the first one way way back it blows our mind how after so many years in the industry and countless accolades she was able to remain so humble everyone might have been there to honor her sensational career but she made us all somehow feel like she was the one honoring us it's incredible that i'm still in this business that i'm still and you are still putting up with me no i believe me no i'm i'm thanking you and that only makes us love her more number nine drinking with letterman late show with david letterman betty white has been a great source of entertainment whether she's playing a character or just being herself and and will be doing uh saturday night live again not that i know of no no do you have representation no no do you have any ideas no i think uh i think you you do a thing once and then you run like a thief while celebrating her 89th birthday she stopped by late show to talk about her life and career with david letterman when he asks her about her favorite pastimes her response had the audience cracking up with laughter oh i like it i like to do most anything play with animals mostly and vodka's kind of a hobby but clearly the host came prepared pulling out a bottle and two glasses and pouring her a very generous size drink of course once the booze starts flowing things get even funnier but nothing is more wholesome or hilarious than betty's reaction number eight the family the carol burnett show this sketch began its life on the carol burnett show it follows a mother and daughter who constantly butt heads white made guest appearances as ellen eunice's older sister a snobby elitist who wants nothing to do with the family unless it benefits her in some way none for me mom all that refined sugar that just takes every bit of vitamin b right out of your system a lot of it over the years makes person have crazy but you all go right ahead and enjoy it she's their mother's favorite and has a seemingly perfect life which is often a source of irritation for eunice lord can i go to some ritzy parties in this though i'm so glad one of my girls married someone with some get up and go the sketch was so popular it spawned a spin-off called mama's family after its second season white's appearances became less frequent since she and her co-star rue mcclanahan had moved on to another show oh well who needs you a organ grinder makes better music than you do that's because he has a better monkey than i do number seven hosting snl saturday night live although lauren michaels tried to get betty to host the show numerous times the stars didn't align until 2010 my first live sitcom which was life of elizabeth and of course back then we didn't want to do it live we just didn't know how to tape things so i don't know what this show's excuse is well that and a rather interesting campaign we'll come back to later still in season 35 she became the oldest person to host the show and it was certainly a memorable occasion the night was full of highlights from the scared straight sketch to census taker versus old lady uh are there any people living in this residence part time oh goodness yes there's fluffy princess tigger socks and these are people we're talking about and not cats right there's really no way of knowing naturally betty was invited back for the show's 40th anniversary where she featured in the hilarious sketch the californians hey you never said whatever happened to that balloon operator oh yes he took good care of me if you know what i mean his name was his name was greg okay she gave a performance no one would ever forget least of all bradley cooper number six performing for morgan freeman the 39th afi awards is there really any greater prize than having betty white perform in your honor if morgan freeman's reaction is anything to go by the answer is no as always she manages to find a way to balance the more touching moments with comedy and no one seems more delighted than the actor himself what can i say i only did it so i could work with morgan and of course for the cash you know the best moment is when she fulfills an old dream with her hello dolly performance [Music] [Applause] as humorous as this moment is you can still see freeman getting a tad emotional if this isn't a sign of true friendship we don't know what is number five rapping for queen latifah vh1 hip-hop honors all hail the queens in 2016 betty white was asked to pay tribute to queen latifah who was being honored for her reigning force in the hip-hop world [Music] to celebrate this momentous moment betty put her own spin on the 1993 grammy award-winning rap unity who you calling a [ __ ] i walked past these dudes when they passed me one of them felt my booty he was nasty there is nothing more joyous than hearing white do a dramatic reading of the wrap since he was with his boys he tried to break fly i punched him dead in his eye they don't write them like that anymore white took to twitter as well to send an additional congratulatory message to her friend surely we can't be the only ones who would have liked to see the two collaborate after this performance number four the snickers ad super bowl 44. remember when we said white stint on snl was linked to a campaign i have so many people to thank for being here but i really have to thank facebook well during the 2010 super bowl white appeared in the now famous you're not you when you're hungry snickers commercial viewers adored seeing a hangry betty white and it instantly became a pop culture phenomenon as well as one of the most recognizable slogans to this day mike what is your deal man come on man you've been riding me all day you're playing like betty white out there that's not what your girlfriend says according to a poll on usa today it was even voted the number one super bowl commercial that year it also spawned a facebook campaign to get white on saturday night live which was signed by hundreds of thousands of fans number three playing suanne nivens the mary tyler moore show although the part wasn't written for white they were looking for a quote icky sweet betty white type and who could fit the bill better than well betty white i'm not doing it for myself you understand but for those ladies out there who need me suen comes across as a cheerful and perfect homemaker on the outside but when the cameras stop rolling the claws come out i don't think a nice person wouldn't point out the dubious ethics of an associate producer auditioning for her own show a really nice person wouldn't use phrases like undue influence or conflict of interest or a two-bit double-crossing thing she first appeared in the show's fourth season in what should have been a one-time only guest appearance however since she was a huge hit the series creator told her quote don't make too many plans i want a job where i don't have to smile i don't like smiling all the time it's against my nature suanne you're smiling i am right now she would go on to win two emmy awards for best supporting actress in a comedy series number two receiving her lifetime achievement award the 16th screen actors guild awards iradian optimism and caring and kindness are legendary in our business and to those who doubt that god has a sense of humor there's irrefutable evidence to the contrary he gave us an actor named betty white betty white's reaction to being honored with the lifetime achievement award was proof of her national treasure status even after six decades in the industry she was modest and showed grace and gratitude to everyone who'd supported her since the beginning i should be presenting an award to you for the privilege of working in this wonderful business all this time and you still can't get rid of me it is humbling to watch someone acknowledge their privilege in the way that she did we love how she had us welling up one moment and then howling with laughter the next how lucky can i be to have two such passions show business and animals actually i may have more than two passions but that's none of your business it was no surprise that she was met with such a long standing ovation as she deserved every single second before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions betty meets people who have tattoos of her face jimmy kimmel live now that's what we call devoted fans how does this make you feel betty oh it makes me feel wonderful and and so glad that i'm not them playing herself ugly betty wilhemina is no match for betty white have you lost your mind old woman did i not mention that regis and kelly called and the view they want me they all want me oh i'm sorry honey this feud is huge and i'm gonna milk it till it's dry a late night regular the tonight show starring johnny carson she often appeared in sketches alongside her buddy johnny tarzan all all men then how come when you take a shower under the waterfall the hyenas all stand around and laugh at you hyenas always laugh yes but they don't usually point guest hosting wwe raw kicking butt as usual now betty um what are we gonna do tonight i'm gonna kick some ass accepting her people's choice award the 41st people's choice awards the people have spoken i cannot cannot possibly say thank you or can you imagine the people's choice at 93 before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one playing rose nyland the golden girls how could we not choose st olaf's finest for our top spot you might be interested to know that betty white was actually originally cast as blanche but due to the similarities with suanne nivens she switched with rue mcclanahan who was in the same position with her role listen if he walks by just pretend we're having a conversation and casually mention my unparalleled ability to satisfy a man rose is sweet good-natured and wide-eyed though she could surprise anyone who took her naivete for granted the ceiling in your room leaking too no dorothy i just finished milking the cow i keep in my closet gee with only three hours sleep i can be as [ __ ] as you we loved a good old saint olaf story and of course learning new vocabulary uh so one might say you brought keflar connection into the 80s yes but i'm not one to blow my own vertebra she won an emmy for the role in 1986 and continued to get nominated in the outstanding lead actress in a comedy series category for every season of the show's run do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from msmojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos you

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Published: Fri Dec 31 2021