Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Larry King Live' on CNN

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This week's TV Movies

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END OF AN ERA: Larry King, left, with Vice President Al Gore and Ross Perot in 1993, ends his run on CNN at 6 and 9 p.m.?

SERIES

The Big Bang Theory: The guys find a use for Penny's (Kaley Cuoco) hot new boyfriend, Zack (Brian Thomas Smith), when they enter a costume contest as the Justice League in the new episode. Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons also star (8 p.m. CBS).?

Burn Notice: This action thriller ends its season with two new episodes (9 and 10 p.m. USA).?

L.A. Gang Wars: The Peacemaker: This new series documents criminal gang activity in Southern California (10 and 10:30 p.m. A&E).?

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Camille invites a few special guests to join the housewives at a glamorous dinner party at her Malibu home, where an explosive showdown ensues as Camille and Kyle's issues are reignited in this new episode (10 p.m. Bravo).?

SPECIALS

Inside the Body of Henry VIII: In this special, modern medical experts join forces with historians to investigate the nature of ailments suffered by the monarch, their possible causes and the effects they may have had on his mental state (7 and 10 p.m. National Geographic).?

Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2010: Isaiah Mustafa (a.k.a. the guy from those Old Spice ads) hosts the special, which includes guest appearances by Jonathan Goldsmith (a.k.a. the “Most Interesting Man in the World” from those Dos Equis beer commercials) and David Hasselhoff (10 p.m. TBS).?

MOVIES

Gift of the Magi: In this new contemporary retelling of O. Henry's classic short story, Marla Sokoloff and Scott Webber star as cash-strapped newlyweds (8 and 10 p.m. Hallmark).?

SPORTS

Hockey: The Ducks visit the New York Islanders (4 p.m. FS Prime); the Kings visit the St. Louis Blues (5 p.m. FSN).?

Pro basketball: The Atlanta Hawks visit the Boston Celtics (5 p.m. TNT); the San Antonio Spurs visit the Denver Nuggets (7:30 p.m. TNT).

Photo: George Bennett / Associated Press

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As CNN says goodbye, Larry King's greatest gaffes, goofs and bloopers

With Larry King set on Thursday night to leave CNN's "Larry King Live" after 25 years behind the microphone, we can't help reminiscing about the interviewer's moments of greatness. Or at least moments of great confusion. What follows is a sampling of the host's memorable goofs and gaffes:?

1. Marlon Brando: "You can't see my feet, can you?"

During this classic 1994 encounter, King gets punked by one of the world's great actors, as Brando needles King about sweating too much ("Give this guy a Kleenex") and his wardrobe ("I wore some red suspenders in your honor").? As King attempts to ask him if he regretted taking any roles, Brando suddenly interrupts: "You can't see my feet, can you? I forgot to put my shoes on." Their memorable interaction was subsequently spoofed in a "Saturday Night Live" skit that had King applying massage oil to Brando's feet. WEIRDNESS FACTOR: 10 out of 10

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2. Paul McCartney: "George? This is Ringo!"

In 2007, King sat down with the surviving Beatles and asked them about their reactions to the deaths of their two bandmates. After McCartney described where he was when he heard the news that John Lennon had been shot, King turned to the world's most famous drummer, seated to McCartney's left, and said: "George, where were you?" "George?" a surprised McCartney said, as Ringo Starr broke into an embarrassed smile. "This is Ringo!" When King attempted to recover, McCartney persisted: "He got your name wrong; we're on national television!" Former Beatle George Harrison died in 2001. WEIRDNESS FACTOR: 4 out of 10

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3. Jerry Seinfeld: "Do you know who I am?"

Another classic from 2007, as King tries to nail down, as no one had previously suggested, that "Seinfeld" — one of the biggest comedy hits in TV history — may have been axed by the bosses at NBC. "You're not aware of this?" an astonished Jerry Seinfeld says. "No, I'm asking," King replies. "You think I got canceled?" Seinfeld asks. "Are you under the impression I got canceled?" An exasperated Seinfeld finally barks: "Do you know who I am?" King, mystifying to the end, says: "Jewish guy, Brooklyn?" WEIRDNESS FACTOR: 8 out of 10?

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4.Jake Brown: "The board's one of the main things."

At the 2007 X Games, skateboarder Jake Brown careered up a ramp, flipped off the board and then, legs kicking, fell 40 feet to a horrifying crash — and walked away. Almost as impressive was his recovery when King queried him about the sport and wondered: "How important is the board?" Brown: "The board's one of the main things." Maybe not the main thing, mind you, but right up there. If you're not interested in King showing off his extensive research on the subject of competitive skateboarding, just skip to about 3:55 in the video. WEIRDNESS FACTOR: 5 out of 10

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— Scott Collins (Twitter: @scottcollinsLAT)

Photo: Larry King leaves his CNN talk show Thursday. Credit: Rose M. Prouser/Associated Press.

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"The Larry Sanders full": history Garry, Jeffrey Tambor and Judd Apatow memory

30 October 2010 |? 4: 23 pm

On the occasion of "The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series" (shout Factory) - exit all 89-episode run of the influential backstage - on the comedy scene is made available for the first time on home video - I interview co-creator and star, Jeffrey Tambor and writer-producer Judd Apatow poster history.

The series aired on HBO from 1992 to 1998, bowing just before "The Sopranos" blown was first source network, this prestige as a producer of original content and something new to television – an exceptionally appointing comedy in the real, shot, like a documentary but not disguised as a documentary with challenging characters, whose hard work, mainly self-inflcited, never seemed less real and authentic.He played on the lines between public and private, creating and reality - in what is now a commonplace of comedy, celebrities play themselves against type.Mais where many modern humor is happy just go for the jugular, "Sanders" was a sort of workshop in the sad hilarity of the human condition, his characters and the actors who played their tant.Comme the history says here, they were not simply make a show but conduct laboratory to find the courage just experience.

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Photo: Jeffrey Tambor RIP torn history, in "The Larry Sanders Show" Garry / credit: Sony Pictures Television / scream Factory

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