Finale of 'Oprah Winfrey' airs after 25-year run (Gag me with a spoon!)

Seattle Times ^ | 05/25/11 | Seattle Times

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Oprah Winfrey ended her famous talk show Wednesday by telling her viewers of 25 years that they weren't saying goodbye. "I won't say goodbye, I'll just say until we meet again," Winfrey said. She hugged and kissed her longtime partner Stedman Graham and shook hands with audience members before walking through the halls of Harpo Studios in Chicago, hugging and crying with her staff. Winfrey shouted "We did it!" The last shot of the finale showed Winfrey walking away with her cocker spaniel, Sadie.

[TheOldLady]

Never saw a single show. I did see a parody of the “manic Tom Cruise” show, but that’s it.

I love Sam Rockwell.

[from occupied ga]

(Gag me with a spoon! turd)

There fixed it.

[UCANSEE2]

I’m glad to see the last of the Harpo Brothers retire. They all had a long and happy career.

[a fool in paradise]

Now what kind of new crap are they going to replace her with? Please, no more talk shows with a bunch of women sitting around yapping.

Barney Frank's Celebrity Hot Tub Party.

[ColdOne]

I can proudly say i have never seen a Oprah show!!!! Buh Bye!

[nina0113]

And I never watched a single episode.

[canuck_conservative]

The last shot of the finale showed Winfrey walking away with her cocker spaniel, Sadie.

Notice she didn't walk off with her beard - er, "partner", Stedman.

[troy McClure]

FAT DYKE Alert.

[Huntress]

I tend to agree. I never had any interest in Oprah’s show or her opinions, but I admire her business acumen and her tenacity.

[apillar]

You know, I can honestly say I have never watched Oprah. I'm sure I've caught bits and pieces in a waiting room at the Dr's office or seen segments replayed on other shows. But in 25 years I have never actually sat down, turned the TV on, and watched Oprah.

[Churchillspirit]

Once I accidentally saw part of an Oprah show. She was pulling a cart onto the stage stacked with 50 lbs. of lard....something about her losing weight.

I'm more careful in my channel surfing now!

[xp38]

[4yearlurker]

Won’t change my life one iota.

[nascarnation]

I’ve taken some flak on FR for saying it, but I think the “Blowprah Effect” was the #1 reason for Baraq getting elected. She redirected the soccer mom vote from Hillary to Baraq. Gave this far left unknown massive credibility.

[nascarnation]

Wasn’t it at least two years ago that she made her initial announcement about leaving

She's only leaving the current syndicated show on network and switching to her own network on cable.

[martin_fierro]

24 years too late.

[txroadkill]

I drove Limo's in Dallas while I was in College. During the lead up to the Law Suite the Cattlemen filed against her she was coming here to some place that did mock trials. She traveled under a false name and wore these long dreadlock wigs so the media wouldn't know she was here and tip off the opposing attorneys that they were running mock trials. 

One night I was driving her in a town car from the Four Seasons to Love Field where her plane was and it was storming bad. It was like driving through a fire hose. At the 183 and Mockingbird exit a pick-up hydroplaned through the intersection and got smashed by a dump truck.  She tapped me on the shoulder and asked me my name. I told her and she asked me if I knew who she was. I told her I did and she said , "good, if we end up standing in line in front of the Golden Gates I want to make sure I know somebody!"

I told her that I would get her to her plane safely and not to worry.

Six months later I met her again at her plane at Love Field, she got off the plane, hugged me, greeted me by name and treated me like an old friend.

I had clients that I drove weekly for a year that never learned my name. That told me everything I need to know about that woman and I wish her best of luck in all her endeavors.

[bitt]

Anyone who has been working for the last 25 years says “who?” “whaa?” “oh, that fat slob?” I put her in the Roseann category.

[bitt]

Well!

Maybe I won’t hate on her so much.

If she dumped the Husseins I’d even say I liked her.

[LibsRJerks]

I’ve always found it difficult to catch her show.

In college I was too busy working, hanging out, running around.

As a younger woman, I was at work.

As a somewhat older woman, I was too busy running around w/ kids.

As a middle aged woman, I am WAY too busy working and still running around with kids.

I have NEVER had an entire hour at 3 or 4 p.m. to just sit and watch her. I have tried, but always was interrupted.

Probably for the best — and definitely have been turned off by her politics. I don’t know exactly WHO has been so faithful to her, or has had the time to watch her everyday.