Behind the Table: Debbie Matenopoulos & Joy Behar

The View

ABC News

Tv & Film

4.3 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Debbie Matenopoulos and Joy Behar were both original co-hosts and helped launch “The View” with Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, and Star Jones in 1997. This week on “Behind the Table,” Debbie shares about getting the job at 22 years old and they look back on how it all started when they auditioned together for the show. Debbie also discusses what it was like when “Saturday Night Live” started doing parodies of her and she tells Joy how she really felt when she was let go after one season. "The View: Behind the Table" is also available as a standalone podcast series. Just search for "The View: Behind the Table" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen. For more: https://abcaudio.com/podcasts/the-view-behind-the-table Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Woopy. As the view celebrates its 25th season, we're continuing our special podcast series.
0:10.0	Today, Joy talks to Debbie Martin Amplus.
0:13.0	Here's Joy.
0:14.0	Debbie and I are both original co-hosts and we both helped launch this show with Barbara
0:18.7	Walters, Meredith D'Era and Star Jones in 1997.
0:23.0	Today, we talk about how Debbie got the job at just 22 years old, what it was like when
0:28.3	Saturday Night Live started doing parodies of us and how Debbie really felt when she
0:33.0	was let go after one season.
0:35.3	Here's our conversation.
0:37.3	Hi, bitch.
0:38.3	Hi.
0:39.3	I missed you, Joy Behar.
0:41.1	So do you remember the audition that we did at the Essex House?
0:44.7	It was you, Meredith and Star.
0:48.1	And Barbara.
0:49.1	And Barbara.
0:50.1	Well, Barbara never really...
0:51.1	We were the OGs.
0:52.1	She was really watching.
0:53.1	She was not really in it.
0:54.9	Oh, wait a second.
0:56.3	No, that first group that sat down.
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