Even icons have idols, and Oprah Winfrey’s idol was Mary Tyler Moore.
Moore was a legendary actress and talk show host, who many credit as having paved the way for women in television.
On an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997, Winfrey had a ball recreating the opening sequence of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
As the sequence ended, Oprah said, “Thank you Mary for being such an inspiration to us all, all of us women in television, thank you very much.”
Then the audience began to erupt in cheers.
When Winfrey turned to find out why, her jaw dropped.
