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Willard Scott started as an NBC page in 1950. Now, after a remarkable 65 years at the network, 35 of them at TODAY, he is heading off into retirement. But before he does, the TODAY anchors gather to look back at highlights of his long career, and former first lady Barbara Bush and former TODAY film critic Gene Shalit pay him special personal tributes. Al Roker is with Willard in Virginia as Matt Lauer reveals that Rockefeller Plaza has been officially renamed Willard Scott Way for the day. Then the anchors raise a glass and sing “Happy Trails.”
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Willard Scott: Looking Back On His Fun-Filled Career | TODAY

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@dgray9020 3 года назад

Rest In Peace Mr Willard Scott.

@ValHeartNDHeartSuqquNoHeartPat 3 года назад

RIP Willard Scott 😔 🌧

@rayisland23 3 года назад

God Bless ,R.I.P. HAPPY TRAILES..

@johnstudio55 7 лет назад

I used to clean Willard Scott's pool lol

@hideonlineplayersteam165 4 года назад

The Willard Scott Way also happened on Bryant Gumbel

@danbarker4857 8 лет назад

NO, Willard's only 82.

@buckeyewill2166 3 года назад

Another David Garroway

@larryingle6707 8 лет назад

Thanks to Willard Scott, I was able to cure my life long affliction with Stage Fright ! Weekly I was required to speak before crowds as large as 800 here in Orlando and it was terrifying as I was practically immobilized with the fear that I would make mistakes. I had always been a major fan of Willard. I loved how he could mess up, miss pronounce or otherwise stick his foot in his mouth and laugh about it and go on, So, I went out before my audience one morning pretending I was Willard Scott, who was there to have fun and didn't particularly give a damn if he screwed up. I accepted that I, personally was a nervous wreck, but Willard wasn't afraid of nothing. He would screw up, then laugh at himself and people loved him. This worked well for me,, and I cannot Thank Willard for being Willard enough. We all miss You, Mr. Scott, you bought much needed Sunshine into our lives and represent the very best of the best in everything You did ! Thank You for making the world a Happier, Brighter place !

@Riley99 3 года назад

Happy trails, Willard! You did what you were sent here to do. Spread love and make people smile.

@kascnef 3 года назад

rip

@Ann6312 8 лет назад

My childhood is officially over.....Love you, Willard!!!!!!!!!

@RyanArmstrongWinterHawk 8 лет назад

Long live Willard Scott, with your next venture(s) in your life. Thanks for the Smucker's Birthday honors. May you have a happy retirement. You deserve it.

@JT8D200C 3 года назад

Who’s here after his passing

@mr2del 5 лет назад

END OF AN ERA! Willard was and still is an all-time original! Thanks Willard for watching the weather, amusing audiences and making things happen on TODAY!

@robertdubs9466 8 лет назад

I was disappointed but somehow not surprised that Bryant Gumbel didn't return to say goodbye.

@blachubear 4 года назад

They didn't get along. Bryant didn't like him. So why come back and fake it?

@timothywilson6866 3 года назад

Such a great, warm hearted guy. Everyone misses you, Willard!

@wyo20 3 года назад

Rip Willard. I grew up watching the today show

@JL0ndon 8 лет назад

He's 90?! He looks great and is just as witty as he has ever! I wanna grow up to be like him :)

@rockvilleraven 3 года назад

Before Today, he did the weather for Channel 4 news in Washington, DC, he was funny there too. We traded weather forecasters with Today and got Bob Ryan who a weather geek, he said "Well get involved with the community, but not baking cakes", he got the local residents to be "Weather watchers" and help him with the weather.

@Janice-uu2hc 3 года назад

Happy Trails to you, Willard Scott, rip.

@ademardapaz6444 4 года назад

A great man!!! Missing him with the One Hundred years old people!!

@FragglevisionReturns 8 лет назад

also I just noticed... every single one of the anchors is wearing a flower. Willard always wore a flower on his jacket when he was doing the weather.

@jessyleppert2 8 лет назад

He hosted The Pillsbury Bake-Off on CBS (while under contract with NBC) from 1990 to 1992.

@duffencory3893 8 лет назад

Willard you made waking up a delight each morning may you be blessed in your retirement and we hope to see you in a special segment in the future - you can't keep a good man down. Best of health to you Willard and thank you for all the memories. duffen in chicago

@matteowatteo1296 3 года назад

RIP Willard Scott. You were one goofy son of a gun. Made the weather fun.

@adamadam-tp6hh 3 года назад

Took me thru high school and college, lots of memories..........my mom watched him all the time.....may they both RIP🙏🙏

@aftacomics5865 5 лет назад

"Are you going to buy me dinner?" I laughed out loud on that one! Just the best!

@rhyancoleman6462 6 лет назад

RIP Barbara Bush

@brandongaming1049 3 года назад

RIP Willard Scott

@marchoffman6878 3 года назад

he died today september 4th 2021 but he was born on march 7th in 1934.

@hotknight1335 3 года назад

You'll be missed.. But always remembered. Rest in peace.

@idawilliams7212 3 года назад

RIP

@GamingRapidVlogger 3 года назад

RIP

@wlouisharris 6 лет назад

I had to dig back and watch some happy moments on Today after watching the show on this past week. I grew up in the 70's and 80's and my mom and grandparents had the show on every morning. Then watching all the Thanksgiving Day parades with the Today host was a tradition. I mourned with Savannah and Hoda as they announced the news. Hopefully the show producers dig back in the archives and watch footage like this and really dig to find the kind of journalist that we know and love like family and make the show great again. What is great is how Willard keeps deflecting the attention away from himself each time they keep talking about how much he meant to the show. That in turn is what made Willard great.

@ekop1778 3 года назад

MY LATE GRANDMA HAD A FRIEND WHO WAS ON SMUCKERS TV THIS WAS 1985 TIME LOVE SMUCKERS GRAPE JELLY! STILL DO. I THINK THEY CHANGED THE FLAVOR OR SO!

@alanwilliams2013 3 года назад

R.i.p. to u Mr.Willard Scott!

@JasonNation72 3 года назад

I didn't know that Willard was the original Ronald McDonald in the early 60s. RIP Mr Scott.

@shaygirl7673 3 года назад

RIP Willard Scott.

@bobbydigital3407 3 года назад

Jan 2021 and Willard Scott is 86yrs old! We love him!

@christopheralvarez8197 7 лет назад

Hi Ronald

@queenfan2011 5 лет назад

“Who’s gonna announce when I get to be 100?” Little did she know, little did she know.

@paolocabling 3 года назад

In heaven, he will.

@garym444 7 лет назад

Where was he for the last decade?

@elizabethpagerogers2756 6 лет назад

Gary M RETIRED

@nineteen8t4 5 лет назад

Matt Lauer loves the hugging and the kissing.

@ekop1778 3 года назад

MATT LOVER WAS A DOUCE! TOM BROKAW WAS FAR BETTER

@phillipthompson7911 3 года назад

Rest in peace Willard

@marchoffman6878 3 года назад

willard scott

@CB-lt4zc 3 года назад

He made us laugh, cry ,wonder. He was a beautiful human being. May he Rest In Peace… We love you brother. thank you for being you….

@chesterlane3032 3 года назад

Willard Scott is an Angel in heaven and I never stopped thinking about him at all because he was loved so by many people who worked with him on TV and it's just plain sad that we lost him this past weekend

@alexmeyers2274 3 года назад

Rip will

@I_am_milan 3 года назад

RIP, Mr. Scott 🙏

@metropcs7560 3 года назад

Yes, I miss Smuckers and Willard Scott!!! God bless Smuckers!!!

@labrador-retriever 3 года назад

Thank You Uncle Willard I give you a hug and a kiss. Happy Trails!

@AZsportshut 4 года назад

Who doesn’t love Willard Scott

@willwindau2278 3 года назад

today is not same , another chapter of golden age of tv is gone, with passing of willard scott.. RIP willard

@FragglevisionReturns 8 лет назад

💚💚💚

@brandongaming1049 5 месяцев назад

5:23-5:55 is this Gene Shalit Final Appearance?

@oldskool1979 3 года назад

Why cant someone like Williard run for president ?

@willmeikle07 3 года назад

RIP Willard.

@Eye2Eye24 5 лет назад

This guy was amazing as a I was a child.

@oriolesfan129 3 года назад

RIP to the funniest weatherman I grew up with.

@philipc7599 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Willard. You were such a good person to everyone in America. We all miss you so much. Rest in peace. Farewell.

@reduxreacts 3 года назад

He justed died live free ronald mcdonald

@chrisscovitch7237 5 лет назад

AT ONE TIME HE WAS DRESSED UP AS THE CHARACTER "RONALD McDONALD THE CLOWN " ORIGINATOR OF THE SHTICK. I REMEMBER

@jhpvids 8 лет назад

Love you Willard

@marianavarro3111 3 года назад

To be loved is the greatest thing in the world! Willard you are loved by many 💖🥂

@leonardbrinkman4410 2 года назад

I didn't know that Willard Scott played Ronald McDonald the very first Ronald McDonald that I could remember. Because I can tell you this much right now not only was Willard Scott the first Ronald McDonald but back in 1950 when he first started with NBC at that time we didn't know who he was. I didn't know who he was until 1968. But here it is 2021 and will all remember Mr scott. He was always funny he was witty but he sure knew about the weather. That's why he is going to be sorely missed. That's why I used to watch him every Thanksgiving Day parade and I think sometimes I used to watch him on the today show. But you know without the day show being around there would never be a Willie Scott that's right there would never be a Willard scott. But thank God there was one for 65 wonderful years. Basically he was just 5 years short of a man named Don pardo who worked with NBC for 70 years until his death in 2014 at the age of 96. But all I can say for is Long live Willard Scott. Maybe they should be a street named after him. I mean in New York city. A really nice street named after Willard scott. I think that would be appropriate.

@terrythekittieful 3 года назад

I didn't know he passed away. In the mid 80's the Today show had a big cult following in Australia,..yummy Jane and funny Willard. I sent off a letter to NBC and to Willard in particular saying how much we loved him and the show in Australia. He actually sent me back a signed photo with his best wishes. I didn't expect that. In Australia we would call someone like Willard 'a top bloke'. A life lived to the full. R.I.P. Willard Scott.

@ekop1778 3 года назад

OH MY GOSSSSSH! I CANT BELEIVE OL WILLARD. USED TO WATCH HIM BACK 1980S AND TODAY SHOW THAT SHOW IS SO DIFFERENT NOW! KINDA SUCKS NOW WEATHERMEN CANT PREDICT ANY WEATHER NOW! ALL THIS TECH KRAP AND STILL CANT PREDICT IT WILLARD DIDNT NEED ANY OF THAT HE KNEW WHEN IT WAS GONNA SNOW FLURRY OR STORM

@lindsayfilz1194 2 года назад

This was so beautiful!!

@scottbakanumba1heathen313 Год назад

The original Clown!

@Blueeyedsoul1986 3 года назад

Thank you willard

@KeshHarp 3 года назад

God rest ye gentle, Wil

@jeffreyrichardson 6 лет назад

Bizame

@brycebarnes3912 3 года назад

He just died.

@derrickrouse8565 3 года назад

Hi Dylan

@TVeres-3dRm 3 года назад

A National Treasure 🪙 Thanks for all the memories through the years. Kissing that baby pig was priceless! Willard Scott you will be missed. My Smuckers jar is turning for You! RIP🌺 🌞🌈

@pjriverdale8461 5 лет назад

Much of what he did in the later years were inserts from WRC TV in DC. Still fondly remembered in the DC area for his radio and tv work on WRC Channel 4 as Bozo, the 6 and 11 pm tv weatherman, the ORIGINAL Ronald Mc Donald, with the late Ed Walker as " The Joy Boys" on WRC radio as well as a stint as a mid day Top 40 DJ in the 1970s. Washington's Own..........

@masterpainter72 3 года назад

Willard once said that doing the Bozo show was his "proving grounds" in television.More characters followed: Ronald McDonald,Commander Retro and Uncle Willard...! RIP old friend! :(

@JB-js4xi 3 года назад

Such a delightful person. And so good at comedy that was never mean or contrived, Enjoyed him over 40 years....even as a kid I was glued to the screen when he was on. Bozo too!..will really miss you!

@bryanmeekins835 3 года назад

My favorite memory of Mr. Scott was seeing him at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra in 1974 as part of a PDQ Bach show. He played as a sportscaster giving a play by play analysis of them performing Beethoven's 5th Symphony. So funny!

@lionheartroar3104 3 года назад

Such a joyful man. Rest In Peace sir.

@meiraloraduncan8953 3 года назад

Willard you will be greatly missed. You blessed everyone who had the opportunity to ever watch him and especially if they were lucky enough to meet him in person. Growing up in Northern Virginia not far from Washington DC he was a staple in the lives of my siblings and I basically from birth. I wish that the various pictures had date stamps which would help with the timeline of his life and achievements. I don’t know if anyone has documented the stories of how he became Bozo the clown (Whoever took over as Bozo and the makeup kinda turned Bozo into a kinda creepy scary clown that looks very different to my memories of the friendly clown and I understand how little children would be a bit more scared of the clown in the later version.) Willard was a very happy and friendly clown. I hope that I can find out more about how Willard invented the Ronald McDonald character/clown.

@willieg7895 3 года назад

RIP Willard Scott. Used to watch him back in the day on the today show doing the weather and celebrating 100 year old people's birthdays before I left for school. He mentored al roker and we all will miss him. RIP 😔⚰

@Westsoid2009 4 года назад

At least Matt Lauer didn't have him thrown off the show...

@The_PaleHorseman 3 года назад

RIP Willard, this man was my childhood on the weekends with my dad. They're both gone now. A simpler time.

@disco0752 3 года назад

Well, having grown up with Willard Scott on tv, my favorite character was Ronald Mcdonald. I used to dream about eating that meal box off his head.

@JA-eq5um 3 года назад

He had more class than all those phonies

@davidrondon4800 3 года назад

RIP Willard Scott I will always remember watching you wish centenarians a happy birthday as a child! Made me laugh and interested in watching the news, something I never lost since then.

@adamyusuf1805 3 года назад

What a legend. Rest in Peace.

@PIXPromosMore 3 года назад

It's scary how much Gene Shallit looks like Mark Twain now

@ekop1778 3 года назад

I KNOW !!!!!!!!! WOW!

@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203 4 года назад

Burl Ives singing the Joy Boys Of Radio theme song brought me here. 10:58 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hwYcsMiB2UM.html

@rockvilleraven 3 года назад

They were originally on WRC AM, and when they changed formats, they guest hosted Johnny Holiday's morning show for a week on WWDC-AM and because of the response they got picked up by the station for a couple years in afternoon drive.