Rosie O' Donnell Show Transcript

[Background Info:]  Andre is a kid Mariah has helped and was
first introduced to the public via Entertainment tonight.  He was the
announcer at the beginning stating who would be on the show.  After that
Rosie talked to him and he said this: 

Rosie: Hi Andre

Andre: Hi

Rosie How are you?

Andre: Good

Rosie:Andre Can I just say on thing about your announcing abilities

Andre: Yes.

Rosie: YOU ROCKED!!

Andre: Ha ha !! Laughs with appreciation.

Rosie:  Now look,  I see what you got there on your shirt tell everyone what
Camp mariah is.

Andre: Camp Mariah is a career awareness camp with the Fresh Air Fund In
Fiskill, New York which helps you realize your oppurtunities in different
careers and goals.

Rosie: And who founded, and financially supplements that camp.

Andre: Mariah Carey.

Rosie: MARIAH CAREY (CROWD GOES WILD), You know she's here today.  I made
her come cause there's a big Fresh Air Fund benefit tonight. I made her
come and she's like "I can't, I can't get up  I can't sing that early" and
I'm like don't worry you won't have to sing I'll sing.(Crowd laughs)

Rosie begins to sing Vision of Love off key and beat: I Had a vision of
love and that was all that you've given to me. Crowd goes wild.
(Blah blah does intro and thanks Andre)

During intro:

Rosie: Guess who's here today. Mariah Carey.  She's not singing.  (Crowd
goes sighs awe!!)  She couldn't sing.  She doesn't have a new CD, she
didn't want to sing cause its early.  I told her come anyways.  She does so
much good work for the Fresh Air Fund.  She gives so much of her time and
money away. And there's a big thing tonight to raise money so I said come
we'll talk about it.  It'll be fun.  

(Rosie has a machine that plays Cd's and sound effects she pushes a button
and begins to sing 5 secs of Emotions, Then sings part of Dreamlover)  
"We don't need her to sing look what I have" 
(Plays vision of love, then sings Vision of love and
makes a really bad yet funny imitation of the last part of the song when
Mariah breaks the word "all" into 100 separate notes) "All that you turned to
be.  Mariah Carey is here, Phil Hartman and Courtney Cox right after this"

Start of Mariah interview:

Rosie: She has one of the most beautiful voices in the world and we're
delighted that she could stop by today.  Please welcome MY Buddy Mariah
Carey. ( Goes over and hugs Mariah and they sit down)

Rosie: How are you?   

Mariah: I'm Fine.

Rosie: Good to see you.

Mariah:  Its good to see you.   

Rosie: Did you see Andre do the opening?

Mariah: Yes I did.  He was fabulous. Hi Andre (waves to him)

Rosie: Yeah wasn't he

Mariah: Yes he was.  I told you that he wants to be a talk show host.

Rosie: And he probably will one day.

Mariah: Now he's got an audition tape too so..

Rosie: See there thats all he needed. Now we met at the Fresh Air Fund
Benefit. 

Mariah: Yes we did.

Rosie: Although you did come to see me in Grease. (Grease is a broadway
show Rosie was in)

Mariah: Yes I did come to see you in Grease and you were fabulous.

Rosie:Oh Mariah stop

Mariah: You were. I love that song. Your song is like one of the best
songs.  There are worse things I can do.(Its a song that Rosie sings in
grease)

Rosie:Yeah well if you sing it it would be a little bit better than my
rendition.  I got that Ethel Murman thing going (Rosie sings this line "There
are worse things that I can do"

Mariah: No. You sounded good.

Rosie: I had a good time but you were a fan of Grease when you were a kid
right?

Mariah: Yes I was.  I saw it like 8 times while I was growing up.

Rosie: You ever meet Olivia Newton John?

Mariah:  I did meet Olivia Newton John in Germany on this talk show.  They
have a road show thats doing Grease and she was helping them kick it off.
She's really really nice.

Rosie:Did you tell her you use to watch her so much when you were little?

Mariah: Yes I did.

Rosie: Was she thrilled or was she annoyed?

Mariah:No she was so nice.  She's really really cool.  Actually I met her
before that at the American Music Awards when I first came out.  She came
up to me and she was like " I love your voice".  And I was so, you know, I
mean, it was really exciting cause I never met any famous people it was
like the first thing I ever did, a talk show.  I was like Olivia Newton
John!! I didn't say anything and I felt bad that I didn't say I love you
too and watched you growing up and you're amazing.  Anyways she knows it
now.

Rosie:Right, she just heard it right here on The Rosie O'Donell show.
Speakin of your voice. (Pushes button and starts playing emotions,crowd
goes wild)How do you get those AHHH OOOHHH (Rosie screams)What is that?Its
like that Minnie Ripperton WOOOOO? How do you get that high?

Mariah: I love Minnie Ripperton when I was growing up.

Rosie: Wasn't she great?

Mariah:She was amazing and her records are still incredible.  I don't know
just practice and its just a weird thing I have in my voice.

Rosie: Its great.  Its like 27 Octaves you got in there.

Mariah: Chuckles and laughs.

Rosie: Now, you grew up on Long Island like I did.

Mariah: Yes I did.

Rosie: What exit? ( Means highway exit.  Highway exits are numbered in US)

Mariah: I lived on many exits.  I moved around so many times like 10 times all
over Long Island.

Rosie: And we use to go to the same dance club.  I'm a lot older than you.
But we use to go to the same dance clubs like Sunshines.

Mariah:Well I couldn't, my friends use to go their and I use to try and
get in but you know sometimes...

Rosie: You couldn't get in?

Mariah; Well I couldn't get in until they changed owners and then you
know..

Rosie: Did you have the fake I.D.?

Mariah: Well I had older friends and they always like snuck me in.

Rosie: Yeah.  I had the fake I.D. Doreen Nordin.

Mariah: Yeah? (Laughing at Rosie)

Rosie:I used that I.D. And as I was sneaking in.  And as you walk in
you're friends would be goin 'HEY RO wanna get a beer?'..
They said "DO! DO thats my name  Doreen"  That was a tough thing to
do.

Mariah: (is hysterically laughing when hearing this story.)

Rosie: Now,  tonight there's a big Frush Air Fund Benefit.  Tell everyone
what this about which is why you're here. 

Mariah: Ok, well  The Fresh Air Fund is an organization thats been around
for 100 years and every year they send 10 000 kids to camp from the inner
cities. Most of which have never been outside the city or immediate area
where they grow up.  So its incredible.  I know people who have been
through the program and they are grown up now and they say its changed
their lives.  So its really important that we keep it going.  And today is
the kickoff of their fundraising.  They are trying to recruit people to be
host families.  What that is, is people who live in the country or in suburbs 
take kids from the inner cities and they bring them up and they take them.
Some people take them year after year after year.  So its important.

Rosie: It is a wonderful program.  It really is.

Mariah: We need people to keep volunteering and you have the 800 number.

Rosie:Yes the 800 number is 367-0003.  It will be on our screen while we're
doing this. Now, Mariah.  How's your husband Tommy?

Mariah: He's fine.

Rosie: Tommy's doing good?
Mariah:Yes he is.

Rosie: You guys. Do you get sick of reading all the stuff about you in the
paper?  Everytime you open the paper, there's an article, there's this. 
They are usually full of crud.  

Mariah: Oh yes.  They are most often full of crud.  But, you have to deal
with it as you know.  And its difficult cause the media has become so out of
control and I guess you're in this position and you just have to grin and
bare it and realize that hopefully, people with any sort of
intelligence out there reading things that are just out of this world, or
crazy realize that its not true.
Rosie: right
(Audience applauses Mariah's point.)

Rosie: I know there was somebody at the was it the American Music awards?

Mariah: No the Grammies.

Rosie: Oh it was the grammies.  I knew somebody who was at the party. They
said you were dancing and I read in the paper that you were moping.

Mariah: Yeah they said in the paper. That was really annoying.  They said
that I was sitting and I had the TV monitors shut off and I was sitting
there moping in a corner by myself.  I'm like (A) why would I go to the party
if I could mope at home quite easily. and (B) I was hanging out with
Brandy and Wanya from Boyz II Men the whole night I practically closed the
party down.  And we had a great time.  So when you read things that are so
out of left field, you're like, whatever.

Rosie: Right.  Its like the night before you were like woo woo and you
read in the paper that "You were moping" and you're like no I was the
person wooo wooo.

Mariah: laughing. exactly.  Then they said that I got into a huge fight at
a hotel I wasn't even at.  So its like anybody can say anything if they'll
take someone's word for it but whatever.

Rosie:  Its one of those things you have to pay..

Mariah: true true true.

Rosie: when you get to be as famous as you.  And you're pretty famous cause
I don't know if you've uhh.. (Pushes button and plays I'll be there
followed by Vision Of love)

Mariah: starts laughing..

Rosie: Thats my favorite.  I had a vision of love.

Mariah: Your rendition is classic.  (Speaking of Rosie's earlier try at it)

Rosie: Thankyou thankyou.  When we were at the Fresh Air Fund Benefit I
had to be the MC.  Remember this?

Mariah: Yes,you were fabulous.

Rosie: So Mariah was at this big table with all these mucky mucks. And I'm
up there and I have to announce the shawls..

Mariah: Right..

Rosie: Rich people in New York City were wearing shawls..

Mariah: They auction off shawls.  I don't know how this ritual got started
but it raises money.

Rosie:I don't know either. They said go ahead get up there and make it fun
for 20 minutes people in shawls.  So I started singing this song. (Rosie
singing broadway style:) At the shawl parade. Bid lots of money at the
shawl parade!

Mariah: But its like these women are parading around in these interesting
little shawls that they're auctioning off and Rosies like(Mariah also
starts singing this in Broadway style and audience is laughing:)AT The
shawl parade, its kind of silly at the shawl parade.  It was funny!

Rosie: And then at the break Mariah said I'm going to cover that and its
going to be the first single on my new LP.

Mariah:I'm workin on it now

Rosie: The shawl parade

Mariah: Can you come in and do the background vocals

Rosie: You know, I am available.  We'll check my schedule

Mariah: OK, we'll work it out.(audience laughing)

Rosie:I have a lot of Fresh Air Fund benefits to do

Mariah: Ok good.

Rosie: As you do to.

Mariah: Yes, tonight

Rosie: You're goin on tour. World tour?

Mariah:Yeah, well I'm working on my new album right now.  I'm in the studio  
and uhm.. I'm going to do my first world tour which I've never done
before.  So I'm really looking forward to that.

Rosie: And you will be wonderful. Christmas album. Its classic.  Mariah Carey
Merry Christmas, there it is. ( Rosie show the CD to camera)
We'll be right back.  More with Mariah after this break. Don't go anywhere.

Rosie: On tomorrows show Dean Cain, Thomas Calbro, and David Cassidy.
WOO!

Mariah: WOO!

Rosie:Mariah the Fresh Air Fund Number is up on your screen right now.
Call for information on the Fresh Air Fund.

Mariah: (Nodding)Mm Hm..

Rosie: This your dog Jack.

Mariah: This is Jack yes.

Rosie:And he does a trick

Mariah: Well its sort of a trick.  Its something that we discovered quite
by accident when we were trying to drink some Evian water. And we realized
that Jack likes Evian water or whatever this is Polen Springs. Ok can he
get it? (Mariah is holding the water bottle at shoulder level in front of
her and Jack is jumping like 5 ft in the air to get the bottle.) Get it
Jack. C'mon Jack. C'mon. Oh Oh. Alright we'll just give it to him. ( He
really jumps and gets it when she says that and audience goes wild laughing)

Rosie: and then he attacks it?

Mariah:And then he attacks it. get it.  (jack is attacking and trying to
open the bottle)C'mon Jack

Rosie: C'mon Jack. open the water bottle.

Mariah:Usually, well ( Mariah jokingly yelling) I told you guys he needs
the smaller water bottle!! What are you doing to me! ( Audience is still
laughing)

Rosie: Laughs

Mariah: Allright

Rosie: Oh look he'll drink it and then pee all over our set.  And thats
what we like!

Mariah: Ok give me the water bottle Jack. ( Jack runs away with it and
audience laughs again)Ok C'mon give me it Jack.

Rosie: C'mon puppy (While Mariah chases him around in a circle to retreive
bottle) C'mon puppy wuppy.
Mariah: AHH!(Shrieks as Jack won't give it up and almost bites her)Oh
Dear! Hope you didn't get that one on camera. Live TV we love it.

Rosie: Allright Thankyou Mariah.

Mariah: Allrighty there.  Sorry!

Rosie: Don't be sorry he'll do it before we're out.

Mariah:C'mon jack.

Rosie: Hope you had a good time.  We'll see you tomorrow.  Thankyou Mariah.
Fresh Air Fund Tonight!

Mariah: Jack you are never coming again.  

(She gets bottle from him and as
music plays cameras role and Jack is again trying to catch it by jumping
in the air. Jack catches it and starts to attack bottle again. Meanwhile
Rosie and Mariah continue to talk with the mics turned off as the band
plays them out)