The Beatrice Arthur Special

Overview

Featured songs and skits

• "If I Could Be with You "
• "Hey There, Good Times"
• Arthur, appearing beside herself with chroma key effects, illustrates network efforts to make her dress like Carol Burnett, Dolly Parton or Cher
• A comic dialogue between Beatrice Arthur and Madame, including the song "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
• The Harry Fenwick Funeral—Fenwick's widow Gloria meets two of his three mistresses, Marsha and Ruthie, who are all surprised to find he also had a gay lover
• Arthur goes over frequently asked questions, segueing into "How Long Has This Been Going On?"
• "Everybody Today is Turning On"
• A reporter visits Steve Martin's parents
• A medley from Ain't Misbehavin'
• *"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"
• *"Ain’t Misbehavin'"
• *"'T Ain't Nobody's Bizness"
• Edie and Judd's Second Honeymoon, a dramedy sketch in which a burnt-out couple celebrates their 30th anniversary
• "Old-Time Religion"/"Saved" – Arthur plays charismatic evangelist Sister Love, with Hudson and Moore as testimonials and Madame as the keyboardist
• Finale: "The Way I See It" – Beatrice Arthur