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   Foreword, this was a white apologist shit show and long overdue to be stricken   
   from the airwaves.   
      
   “I just wanted to know why everyone is being so nice today.”   
      
   That’s how host Jerry O’Connell kicked off the final episode Friday of The   
   Talk, which is signing off at 2,993 episodes and 15 seasons on CBS. After   
   receiving raucous applause from the studio audience — a handful of whom have   
   been attending the    
   Studio City, CA. taping of the daytime talk show since day one — host Amanda   
   Kloots choked up as she reflected on how important it’s been to listen to   
   one other and “really appreciate each other opinions.”   
      
   “That’s what we got to do everyday,” Kloots said through tears.   
   “It’s about talking, not fighting, and being apart of each other’s   
   family.”   
      
   For host Sheryl Underwood, her 14 seasons on the show has been about   
   “fashion evolution.” “You’ve seen things happening for me,” said   
   Underwood, who later admitted off-camera that she never really learned to walk   
   in heels. “I really want to    
   thank the world for taking this fashion journey with me.”   
      
   The episode continued with a video retrospective of Underwood, starting with   
   the moment former host Julie Chen Moonves first welcomed her to the stage to   
   clips of her crazy costumes, her wig and weight loss journey and how she once   
   locked lips with John    
   Stamos. Afterwards, Underwood shared a few fun tidbits from her early days,   
   like how former host Sharon Osbourne vomited on her during their first meeting   
   at the Beverly Hills Hotel. (Retrospectives for her co-hosts Kloots,   
   Underwood, Akbar Gbajabiamila    
   and Natalie Morales were done earlier in the week.)   
      
   Underwood told the crowd that she vowed never to share the story unless   
   Osbourne did first — and the latter host did, though she changed it by   
   saying how she vomited all over her car after leaving Underwood.   
      
   As Executive Producer Rob Crabbe promised Thursday, former Talk hosts like   
   Chen Moonves, Osbourne, Carrie Ann Inaba, Sara Gilbert, Aisha Tyler, Eve and   
   Marie Osmond were honored in a video package that flashed back to the good   
   times, like when the hosts    
   went makeup free and the day Gilbert announced she was pregnant.   
      
   An interstitial featured a goodbye from CBS mainstay Shemar Moore, who said   
   he’s appeared on The Talk 26 times.   
      
   Howie Mandel also showed up to host “The Talkies, the only award show on TV   
   to honor the very specific work” of the show’s five hosts. Underwood, for   
   example, was celebrated for her use of 1-800 jokes over the yers. While   
   accepting her prize, she    
   paid tribute to a producer who once told her to close her legs on camera.   
      
   O’Connell was then recognized for always flashing his naked chest.   
      
   The audience was mostly made up of repeat visitors, alongside CBS honchos   
   George Cheeks, Amy Reisenbach and David Stapf. Warmup guy Bill Sindelar,   
   who’s been there since episode 2, announced he was quitting before the final   
   segment.   
      
   The show ended with the crew sharing a champagne toast with the hosts. “We   
   thank you for watching,” said Morales. “We are going to miss you all so   
   much. Raise your glasses To The Talk!”   
      
   https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-talk-final-episode-15-seasons-cbs-1236239512/   
      
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