Joy Behar & Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s ‘The View’ Reunion Comes With an Awkward Comment
Tuesday’s (March 3) new episode of The View was Elisabeth Hasselbeck‘s second day as guest host in Alyssa Farah Griffin‘s maternity leave absence, but it was the first day she was reunited face to face with Joy Behar.
Hasselbeck and Behar have a long and storied history. Behar, who was part of the original cast, left The View temporarily in 2013, which was the same year Hasselbeck ended her 10-year tenure on the show. Behar ultimately returned just two years later, but Hasselbeck did not, and she has had some marked comments for her former cohost in the past, including saying Behar knew the show was a “ship [that] is sinking.”
So all eyes were on the duo on Tuesday morning, and, perhaps expectably, it was a remarkable reunion indeed.
Things got awkward right away when moderator Whoopi Goldberg began the show with an introduction meant for Hasselbeck, but Behar jokingly claimed it.
After greeting the live audience and viewers at home, Goldberg said, “Joining us all week at the table is…” But before she could finish, Behar interrupted to say, “Thank you, I’m back.”
After a beat of laughter from the crowd and cohosts, Hasselbeck said, “I missed you yesterday!”
“I missed you, too,” Behar said.
After Goldberg finished her introduction of Hasselbeck, Behar then said, “It’s like the old days with me and Elisabeth. How long were we here together?”
“Too long!” Hasselbeck replied. “Just kidding. I love … it had to be 10 years together. Joy and I are like family. Whoopi and I are like family, and now I have new sisters.”
Behar then took a quick trip down memory lane to say, “I always tell this story, but I’ll tell it again. I said to Barbara Walters, ‘We’re going to get old on this show.’ She said, ‘You’re going to get old anyway!'”
“You saw all of our kids born here on the program,” Hasselbeck agreed. “Whoopi, you’ve gotten to know our children… They’re all grown now. They watched yesterday… Yeah, they had comments, and they loved you all.”
Sunny Hostin then chimed in and shared a somewhat backhanded compliment Behar had for Hasselbeck before they took the stage.
“You know you’re close to Joy when she starts making fun of the clothes that you’re wearing. She said outside that she looked like a Wedgewood China pattern,” she explained, referring to Hasselbeck’s knit blue dress.
“Thank you. And I appreciate that,” Hasselbeck said.
“You could eat like a whole meal on it,” Behar added in jest.
“That’s when you know Joy Behar loves you,” Hostin clarified.
“Hey, we’re back baby!” Hasselbeck said, taking Behar’s hand.
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She still is annoying. She’s only there to sell her book. I won’t buy !!!!!
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Why so mean! I love the dress 👗
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Because they are mean girls, should change the name to reflect that, instead of The View.
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I you think she should keep opinion to herself then Joy should her mouth to! It’s not all about Joy like she thinks it is!! I stop watching the show along time because of her. And, by the way, the way she treats guest, like Jelly Roll and Mark Warburg is disrespectful!!! Screw your Joy!!!!
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The "reports" of issues with Jelly Roll are fake and AI generated since you dont watch the show. They can ALL speak their opinions. I mean it is a talk show🤣🤣🤣🤣
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I think that a little Elizabethshould keep her her opinion to herself on how she loves Trump, she think Trump has done no wrong. That’s not for the show. Keep her opinions to herself on that part.
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I don't agree with her opinions but she is there to give her "View" hence the name of the show 😉
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It's interesting that ABC keeps shows like The View and Jimmy Kimmel Live on the air, and I'd certainly imagine ABC to be losing millions of dollars on keeping The View and Kimmel's shows on the air, knowing they're not turning profits or breaking even. It was nice to see CBS fire Colbert and the CBS Late Show wrapping up production in May due to CBS losing millions on that late night show, and CBS bosses was smart to cut their losses on a talent and TV franchise that was no longer profitable and generating revenue.
The View and Kimmel have become so unwatchable and are not interesting that it's not even funny, and The View co-host and Kimmel seem to have their TDS rhetoric and toxic obsession over their favorite political boogeyman on constant display almost daily, and even more interesting is we don't see Bob Iger and any of the other ABC bosses telling their talents and producers to "knock it off," for one of two reasons... (1) Iger is afraid of The View co-hosts and Kimmel and their handlers, and so he allows them to run the asylum... or (2) Iger, dare I say, he kind of likes it, and may be exploiting Disney and ABC talents in that way, and has a case of TDS as well. SMH in disbelief.
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