Shark Bytes

Another sad case of celebrity hubris(i.e. "I'm a great basketball player, therefore I can be a great talk show host."). The episode where Howard Stern and Robin Quivers were the guests was the only one I sat all the way through. It was the first time I was laughing at the show for being funny instead of pathetic.

It was a way to capitalize on his name and fame. Just like him coaching. Didn't need to happen.

I must have been 15 during the season of this show, and I didn't realize that it was called The Magic Hour! I watched it just as something to do, but it was very lame. Just like Keenan's show and VIBE.

All the female guests were freaked out that he had the AIDS.

Magic Johnson was a great basketball player. Period. He is not, never was, and never will be Johnny Carson. This was an ego the size of Montana who would rather attempt to do a talk show than gracefully fade from the public eye. His penchant for bringing L.A. Lakers ("tomorrow, my guest will be Pat Riley"....oh, great) on the show was annoying. He couldn't speak clearly, and looked ridiculously uncomfortable. I worked 3rd shift in the days of this show, and took the time to watch it on occasion just for a laugh. Note to athletes: when it comes time to retire, just go, ok? I don't want to see the Roger Clemens Show or the Barry Bonds Goodtime Hour.

I personally don't know what's more frightening - the fact that someone greenlighted this show, or the fact that someone greenlighted a show for Tony Danza.

And as much as we harp on TV for this trash, let's not forget the depths to which radio can sink - Joey Buttafucco either had, or has his own radio show. Sick.

that episode with howard taking over the show as a guest and insulting magic to his face - i've seen anything like that before or since. That was riveting and hilarious. Sheila E IS an excellent percussionist. What a crap show. he literally couldn't speak. Who in the WORLD greenlighted this show.

When Magic would always try to hug up on the honey's that he was trying to interview and you could tell they--the women--were personally a bit freaked because he had HIV. But, basically they were professionally just pissed at their agents for making them go on this extremely lame show, that made Chevy Chase look like a Dan Rather of late night. That was when the show jumped the shark. However, the shark ate it up when the side kick guy left the show and went on a comedic stand up tour (I actually saw it) and the vast majority of his material was just ripping Magic and his show.

When basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson was diagnosed with HIV, the world was shocked, and millions of people gave him their support, love, and respect...all of which he squandered by hosting this miserable talk show! "The Magic Hour"...the only thing "magical" about it was how quickly it disappeared (ba-boom, tiss)!

Oh, how horrible this show was. I don't know where to begin. The night he had Gillian Anderson on was a real low point. Magic said that when he traveled to other countries he could watch "Baywatch" and tell what was going on in the other language. But, when he watched "The X-Files" in another language he had no idea what was happening. I seriously doubt he could follow the show watching it in English. Gillian just stared at him for a couple of seconds.

Poor Magic. He couldn't do a segue to save his life...'Speaking of violence in the Mideast, I hear you have a new movie out.' When magician The Amazing Johnathan had magic throw him a basketball during a trick, Jonathan jokingly accused him of throwing like a girl. Magic's response? 'You throw like a girl.' I remember when they had two drawings during an episode and the same guy won them both. Tragically funny.

Magic was a decent ball player. I preferred Isiah Thomas & Larry Bird personally. He was a HORRIBLE talk show host. The funniest thing about his show was the way Howard Stern bagged on it in the morning. It took balls for Howard to go on his show and goof on him in person. Sheila E. as your head musician? Hmmm...No. She was a piece of ass to look at in the 80's when Prince was banging her, but times have changed. Nothing else about this show made sense, so why do I bother? Magic & Chevy Chase should get together and make a promise to the world that they will never do anything as dumb as becoming talk show hosts AGAIN!!!

I can't believe that anyone would have the guts to even pitch this show!! Did the network actually think that Magic Johnson would be a good host for such a show?!?! Instead of "The Magic hour" it was more like "The TRAGIC Hour"!!!!! The only half way decent episodes were the ones that Howard Stern was on {I think Howard did two episodes} but Howard and his goons are the only reason those were good shows. {it's pretty bad when you gotta play re-runs of the only good episode for sweeps!!}

This show never jumped the shark. The Magic Hour (or whatever it was called?) was awesome! So what if Magic wasn't a great host. Who cares if he can't give a good interview. That show was meant to be funny and it was. He and Tommy Davidson were funny together. Wish they could have made it longer.

I don't know if this was the actual name of the show, but what I can say is that this was one of Fox's failed attempts at establishing a late-night audience. No wonder, considering all I remember from the show was this skit in which Magic meets this fat, gap-toothed woman in a hallway, who immediately starts flirting with him, suggesting that he hump her right there, shaking her posterior up and down. Pretty tasteless and sickening, considering Magic's health situation. That and news after it was finally canceled that it was considered THE worst show ever made. Luke warm premise, absolutely horrible execution.