Excellent. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. RAQUEL: Place your feet six inches apart. I don’t know which kind of problem you have. Tony Sanchez remembers that trip. Over the next decade, Bikram and Rajashree started a family in the house that Raquel Welch built. Bonnie says she developed the entire concept. TONY SANCHEZ: I got fired on my birthday and so I had to take whatever I — belonged to me and left the studio. And this will become Rajashree’s dilemma, and it will become the dilemma of anyone who gets close to Bikram. Instead, he turned back to his guru, Bishnu Ghosh — who fixed his knee, in just six months, with yoga. And they continued the process of expanding the Bikram yoga empire around the country. The Merv Griffin Show and Jeopardy. One whole end of it was mirrored and I would say the room was perhaps, 25 by 40 not much bigger than that. His story could have ended there, and it would have been an impressive tale of self-creation. The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show starring Merv Griffin.The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, May 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986. is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin.The show features a quiz competition in which contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in the form of questions. For Rajashree, a young and gifted yogi from Calcutta, Bikram and his life in America offered nothing but promise. JIMMY BARKAN: And all the sudden, it just was a tipping point and it went nuts. I will go through bone to the skin, hair to the toes, top to bottom, inside out, clockwise, anti-clockwise, 360 degree angle, each and every internal organs. I’m the most spiritual man you ever met in your life. JIMMY BARKAN: His passion and his joy for life was infectious, and that’s what made him famous. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Bikram says he cured President Richard Nixon of his phlebitis. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: That yoga was… soothing. I will tell you, “You are 20 pound overweight on your face, and you have to lose it. Photographs by Guy Webster. BONNIE JONES REYNOLDS: Um, I get 1 percent of Bikram’s take. The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show starring Merv Griffin. It’s supposed to offer enlightenment. Luckily, the suspension of disbelief comes quite easily in this final season: The cast go all out, without getting into a frenzy. Hey, chicken, you do the same thing, turn your toes more toes the ankle. Bikram Choudhury was in his 20s when he arrived in California in the early 1970s. But Bikram broke away from that. And then at the end of each chapter there’s a little section on the benefits what this will do for you. But as his fame grew, he became bolder. Bikram Choudhury begins his journey to fame, wealth, and scandal in 1970s Los Angeles. JUSTINE BATEMAN: And Bikram would … He’d sit on his little cushion. View production, box office, & company info. And ah, he never stops talking.’]. How Merv Griffin Came Up With That Weird Question/Answer Format for Jeopardy! DAVID KUKOFF: Los Angeles, really in the ’70s was very much the Wild West…, JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: David Kukoff was born and raised in LA, and wrote the book “Los Angeles in the 1970s.”. They were legitimately friends at one point. When he hits a squirrel she insists that he take it to the vet and then care for it at home. TONY SANCHEZ: Bikram went to India and was introduced to Rajashree. Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Your California Privacy Rights, Children’s Online Privacy Policy and Interest-Based Ads are applicable to you. Griffin also created the game show Shopper's Bazaar, which changed its name to Wheel of Fortune on January 6, 1975 after Jeopardy! A decade later, that number had more than tripled. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: It wasn’t long before Rajashree got a taste of this new life she had signed up for. And you would get picked to come give him a little shoulder massage while everybody was getting settled in, so that always felt like a, I don’t know, a nice thing to get picked. Do Not Sell My Info. Add the first question. BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘Your fat ass going to be smaller, your life will be better, that’s all.’]. Bikram was just 26 years old when he arrived in Tokyo in 1970. Though not Shirley MacLaine. BONNIE JONES REYNOLDS: He was so completely dedicated. For a few years, I managed a Bikram studio in New York City. As Bikram’s story goes, he quickly became Ghosh’s star student — and a total yoga prodigy. I’ll go around the world and I am to fix bad knees and bad legs.”’]. You can see who you are.’], JIMMY BARKAN: He always told people the truth, and he used to say that. Was this review helpful to you? Yoga is supposed to be about balance, and karma. He was very much into disco dancing. JUSTINE BATEMAN: I think he even had a Rolls Royce. In Japan and India they have only one good wife. [BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘Everybody said I have to cut my leg off.’]. And his eye is extremely adept at detail … particularly physical, but also mental. And Keir and Justine and all of Bikram’s famous students are in there, photographed doing Bikram’s poses. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: After they married, Bikram brought Rajashree back to Los Angeles, and back to his apartment. You, too.’]. I give you new life.” I said You promise? She was standing up and doing poses for us. [BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘So, I told my guru, “The rest of my life. garykmcd. © 2020 ESPN Internet Ventures. Give me a break. The men doesn’t.’]. After Kramer rescues the set of the old Merv Griffin show from a dumpster, he sets it up in his apartment where he interviews anyone who happened to drop by. Exactly straight position, arms in front of you, parallel with the floor. She said this is much too lighthearted and fun. CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA. If you need anything, anything at all, please call me.” And then I left. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Shirley helped translate the Indian yogi into terms that would make more sense to American ears. And for those masochists who wanted to down at the end of the room there were a whole bunch of electric heaters and they could stand in front of those electric heaters and do their yoga. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: He was forced out of the competition circuit for being too good. Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects. And so grateful you get to lie down on the floor. Good morning Raquel.]. It gained traction in 1991 when he was targeted in … JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Justine would finish her massage and go back to her place on the carpet next to someone like the the music producer Quincy Jones, or the actor Raquel Welch. He was just the mo- one of the most beautiful people who ever lived on this earth. They want to amputate his leg, as a president! So much opportunity for someone like Bikram Choudhury. ABC Nightline for use of audio from their reporting on Bikram by David Wright and Ben Newman. BONNIE JONES REYNOLDS: At that point, I had just had a bestseller “The Truth About Unicorns.” So, yeah I mean,  he knew that I was able to write. [THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW, MERV GRIFFIN: ‘’The man who shaped up more celebrity bodies than any exercise instructor. BONNIE JONES REYNOLDS: Each one of the 26 poses is like a small chapter. The first one being Sanford Meisner or known as Sandy Meisner, who’s a very very well known acting teacher or was and Bikram in his area was equally brilliant. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Jimmy Barkan was an actor straight out of college trying to make it in Hollywood when he first stepped into Bikram’s studio. But that was part of his philosophy. Would you welcome Bikram Choudhury?’, BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘Half a billion people has been benefited directly, indirectly from Bikram Yoga around the globe.’]. MERV GRIFFIN: ‘Did he talk through the whole honeymoon?’, RAJASHREE CHOUDHURY: ‘Yes, he did. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Bikram did have an American girlfriend. who dat hiding behind Shirley. A book read by pretty much anyone with any interest in yoga or eastern religion in the 70s. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: On Tony’s birthday, Bikram drove up to San Francisco in his Rolls Royce with his accountant and his new wife, Rajashree. It was extraordinary. He takes Beverly Hills by storm, using his Hollywood connections and rags-to-riches origin story to build a devoted following and lay the foundation for a yoga empire. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Bikram was cut. George's new girlfriend gives him a hard time after he strikes a pigeon with his car. When he hits a squirrel she insists that he take it to the vet and then care for it at home. He was very big on wooden elephants, alabaster urns and grandfather clocks. MERV GRIFFIN: ‘’The man who shaped up more celebrity bodies than any exercise instructor. The Merv Griffin Show The Merv Griffin Show is widely considered one of the premier talk shows in the history of television. She’s 20 when she walks on that stage. THE LAST MERV GRIFFIN SHOW After twenty five years, and countless talk shows from New York, Hollywood, Paris, Rome, Venice, Israel, Monaco, and 15 years in Las Vegas, this photo was just after the last show. This was my life. JIMMY BARKAN: Back then he had every celebrity you can imagine. We grew up like this all my life and we do some exercise, but not like every women go do the dance class or gymnastics, we don’t have all these things. BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘She’s one of the best in the world.’, MERV GRIFFIN: Ah! JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Bishnu Ghosh, besides being a legend in his own right, was the younger brother of Paramahansa Yogananda. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Shirley MacLaine saw something in Bikram, and she opened her life and her rolodex to him. Bikram Yoga is suffering. So by hooking up with Ghosh, Bikram already had a calling card for instant authenticity — he was connected to yoga royalty. 30 for 30 Podcasts theme music composed by Hrishikesh Hirway, host of the Song Exploder podcast. Which feels like it will be a relief. His master taught one student at a time. I did it, I practiced this yoga every day for years… contorting myself into poses like standing head to knee and balancing stick, sweat dripping off my nose, into my hair, my body aching. MERV GRIFFIN: ‘Indians, are they into exercise?’, BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘Men we do like, we play soccer in the sidewalk. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Bikram took a trip to Calcutta. He’s small, he’s only about 5’ 6”, but he was very muscular. Close more. Make it happen. Search for "The Merv Griffin Show" on Amazon.com, Title: But you still have another 45 minutes of work left to do. And most important for Bikram, the Academy Award winning actress Shirley MacLaine. George's new girlfriend gives him a hard time after he strikes a pigeon with his car. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Tony really was the apple of Bikram’s eye. Oh! But, it was more complicated than that — it had ties to India as well. 1, 2…’]. Keir Dullear — am I saying that name right? BONNIE JONES REYNOLDS: “Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class” by Bikram Choudhury with Bonnie Jones Reynolds. my birthday is on this date and i was wondering if any celeberties shared this birthdate. And he bragged about her constantly. Jerry's girlfriend has a vintage toy collection she won't let him touch. Acknowledged as one of the premier talk shows in the history of television, The Merv Griffin Show ran daily for some 25 years — from October 1962 to September 1986. And it worked. BIKRAM CHOUDHURY:‘One good wife is much better than ten bad girlfriends. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Rajashree, who looks like a child, comes out in a tasteful white leotard. [BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘I don’t know your name. Merv Griffin. Around the world. But a giant yoga wave was cresting, about to sweep across the country. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Probably the first thing you’d notice, was how hot it was. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Another thing you’d probably notice — the smell. And Bikram secured himself an iron-clad claim to authenticity. Hosted by the charming and intelligent Merv Griffin, this ground-breaking show was known for in-depth interviews with celebrities and newsmakers, innovative stand … Bikram would be like a puppy dog when it came to Shirley MacLaine. KEIR DULLEA: He was an extra — extraordinary teacher. And yet, despite or maybe because of that suffering, millions of people have been drawn to Bikram yoga. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: L.A. was perfect for Bikram. There was really nothing to fill the void. ‘Oh Tony over there?’, BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘No my Tony, San Francisco Tony. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in film and on Broadway.From 1965 to 1986, Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show.He also created the internationally popular game shows Jeopardy! Here she is. [BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘I started thinking is, “What a waste of time.” In one day I teach five people. And he did it in the most American of ways–with a lawsuit. [BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘Fourth year, when I went to compete, the whole country complained, if Bikram compete, nobody ever win. This is so public. Use the HTML below. There was, aerobics had kind if waned. BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘Your legs is too far out, Joe. Look that junk body.” He said, “You.” He said, “What’s the matter with you?” And I told him about my neck. The car had a toilet inside. But Bikram didn’t want to stay put in Japan. According to Yoga historian Stefanie Syman, their timing couldn’t have been any better. DINAH SHORE: ‘This is what’s happening in Beverly Hills today, it’s quite a topic of conversation, there’s a Yoga College of India and a man who runs it, ah, we’re going to bring him out here now, yogi Bikram.’. Report This. It was Tony who Bikram trusted to run his studio in San Francisco. He said “I promise.” And he did. Bikram comes along and he has a lot more forceful approach. DAVID KUKOFF: Anybody with a fresh idea, who said they could answer the questions that were troubling you could attract a following. And, yes, in pretty much every culture women may have to deal with a lot of shit from their husbands, but they do so in private. KEIR DULLEA: You just lay on your back in a complete relaxed fashion and he would sing to us in the most beautiful voice. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Bikram followed Tony out of the studio, put his hand on his shoulder and said: TONY SANCHEZ: “No hard feelings. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: In 1974, Bonnie Jones Reynolds was married to Gene Reynolds, the producer of the television show M*A*S*H. BONNIE JONES REYNOLDS: Loretta Swit, Hot Lips Houlihan came to dinner, and ah, Loretta was so excited she had been to a class with Bikram and she was just absolutely bubbling over with enthusiasm. Photographs show talk show host Merv Griffin, actors Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ralph Bellamy and others on a television show. The The Merv Griffin Show episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: But then, there was an accident. TONY SANCHEZ: Bikram was very much into fast foods. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: And then he took it one step further. 6 million Americans were practicing yoga in 1994. But it also loved his story — a rags to riches fable about a poor boy from India who epitomized the Hollywood dream. And Rajashree will find herself smiling and laughing and not saying anything through so much worse. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Bikram’s students also came for a style of yoga that was the complete opposite of the kinds of yoga being taught in America back then. And it was revolutionary. I want fame. It’s supposed to offer enlightenment. But in 1984 she put out Raquel Welch’s Total Fitness. Merv Griffin , Anna Quale , Henry Morgan Merv Griffin's guests are Anna Quale and Henry Morgan. And he spent most of his time in a little black speedo. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: People came to Bikram for lots of reasons. Edit. But even at the end as we all laid there relaxing at the end of the class he would sing us an Indian lullaby. BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: First day I came here she put me Johnny Carson show. BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘That’s right, Tony I was just going to tell you and you push the knee back right away. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was there, John McEnroe…. I think what people mean when they say that is he was handsome, in a clean cut kind of way. JUSTINE BATEMAN: There were other actors in there, too, like Keir Dullear. I was in my 40s and I was in better shape than I was at the age of 22 from doing yoga. [BIKRAM CHOUDHURY: ‘1959. We know his game from the Brahman BS that pours out of Bikram Choudhoury’s pie-hole. AKA Mervyn Edward Griffin Jr. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: That’s the story Bikram was telling about himself when he arrived in California. She said yoga is a very serious business and I don’t approve of of all this fun that you’re putting in — (LAUGHS). JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: In. JULIA LOWRIE HENDERSON: Just like that, India’s number one weightlifter. TONY SANCHEZ: He managed to buy the last limousine that Howard Hughes had.

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