Oprah's Favorite Things For Summer: The Over-The-Top Crowd Reaction (VIDEO)

Despite Oprah's best efforts, her producers forced her to air an "Oprah's Favorite Things for Summer" episode, where she gave away things like bathing suits and grills and makeup. The giveaways were decidedly more low-key than her traditional pre-holiday "Oprah's Favorite Things" episode, but the crowd reactions were not. Below watch the screams, the hugs, the tears, and the freak-outs:

From ABC, 5/16

For a reminder of what the crowd's reaction was like last winter, watch the video here.

Comments

[Retrofuturistic]

Can't she just call the show "Whoring for Free Stuff"?

[Eddy333]

And women wonder why they aren't taken seriously.­...?

I have loads of respect for the many many strong, intelligent, and highly accomplished women out there, but seriously, you guys are your own worst enemy sometimes. This is a million times more pathetic than a bunch of fat dumb guys yelling at a football game.

Seriously.

[hillaryj]

I find this so sad.......­........I guess it makes Oprah feel good to make herself into "Lady Bountiful"!

[NoSillyName]

Wow, just wow. I can't think of the appropriate words to describe this mass hysteria. Bizarro World.

TheBigO isn't "sharing", she wants to fill those seats every day with her materalistic, grasping cult members hoping to be gifted.

It might not be quite so bad if she didn't shout out the MSRP of each item.

Do they give the audience members amphetamines or something?

[gerontion72]

This is why I'm not getting married. Women are insane.

[SuzieG]

It's obscene really! These women obviously have completely forgotten that there's a war going on and that all these poor soldiers are out of sight out of mind. Oprah's disgusting - why doesn't she do a job about favorite things to sen to our brave soldiers? Our society is empty, it's embarassing - the reason for her success is the possibilities of give-aways= materialism is all that matter!

[Ariesjill]

I think it's less "obscene" if you can feel how uncommon no strings generosity is in this culture and how starved most people are increasingly for any for of it.....mor­e now, with every foundation crumbling in far too many lives than ever.

[Ariesjill]

U huh....now tell us about your reaaction to playoffs. Then, tell us if you've ever gambled or bought a lottery ticket.

[JasonQuiggleGivesaDamn]

Truly and utterly horrifying, I couldn't take my eyes off of it.

[DRaymond]

So what did they get?

!. A Turkey burger recepie
2. A gas grill
3. Swimsuit
4. Makeup
5. A tote bag
6 A GPS Navigation system
7 A $200 Gift cart for Mariott
8 A Cookbook
9 Oprah's latest book club pick

Plus of course....

10 a chance to be seen on national TV if you are the audience member looking the most ecstactic getting promotional swag.

[escapee]

11. A big tax bill.

[Eric8869]

Ok the reactions were over the top for most these items but Grills and GPS systems are expensive. However - wouldn't MEN be more excited for those items than women?

When was the last time you saw a woman get excited over a grill?

[ENK727]

This is what they got? With the way these bimbos were carrying on I figured they were possibly getting money, gold, diamonds, more cars? lol. All that hysteria for those items?

[unbozo]

Ummm. Best example of a mass fake orgasm I've ever seen

[ghostwriter5]

Remember her other favorite thing--Obama--got the same reaction

[Ariesjill]

My initial thought exactly. Also entirely positive. No, obscenely ecstatic. Of course we would put THAT in her favorite thigs for FALL. Just like mine......­..and that of more people you will be able to shake a neocon at. Get ready.

[Obama08Supporter]

And this is news

[Ariesjill]

Yes! Release the balloons! Self protective cynicism is so OVAH.

[Stagehnd1]

Disgusting, appalling,­...Wow....­It makes me( a woman) not care for woman much more then I already do not...

[observing]

I watched the show and it made me horrified by the audience reaction. How can anyone shriek about free stuff like that? Oprah too seemed bemused. Materailsm is getting this country in serious trouble (credit card debt, etc.) . But to not care about "woman" "women?" is going a bit too far...

[Ariesjill]

Absolutely­.....women are all alike. Also men. Also Democrats. Also Muslims. High marks.

[CitizenGeek]

Wow, that's crazy!

[damnadamson]

my ethiopian friends and i love this show ... we watch it while we eat lentils and rice and dream dream dream away the day. oh if only the world were as materialistic as oprah fans. all 6.4 billion people consuming like those of us in america. what a wonderful world it would be on this desert planet we call home.

[larryfishkorn]

I wasn't sure what was going on in this video. It was either women acting like children in toy commercials, or the holy rapture. Or both.

[Ariesjill]

By all means....a­cting lke children is pathological. But not AS, as those adults with little affect who spend small fortunes in theray who yearn to get the sleeping child out of some internal lockbox. Right?

[situationcritical]

Hey, it's all just stuff. You will always want more, and there'll always be more. Stop pretending that you've never been filled with glee over an unexpected gift.

[Ariesjill]

Ding, ding, ding.