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𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝐭𝐡, 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲.
Mary Carr The first edition of The Oprah Winfrey Show aired nationally.
Mary Carr After losing 30kg thanks to a liquid diet of Optifast, Winfrey brought the magnitude of her weight loss to life by wheeling out a wagon loaded with exactly that much fat.
Mary Carr Oprah Winfrey's largest television audience came when she interviewed Michael Jackson at the height of his fame.
Mary Carr Tom Cruise's infamous couch jump has become a memorable moment on the show. The jump originated from the moment when Oprah asked him about his relationship with actress Katie Holmes. Tom got up and jumped on the couch. "I'm gone. I don't care."
Mary Carr The season kick off featured a flash mob of 21,000 dancing to the Black Eyed Peas.
Mary Carr Oprah's final show aired in 2011, after 25 wonderful years of bringing smiles to people's faces.
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Join Memories𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝐭𝐡, 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲.