Jimmy Fallon and Oprah Winfrey strolleddown melodramatic memory lane on The Tonight Show Monday night, presenting several rare clips from their little-known, short-lived and pitch-shifted Eighties soap opera, Midnight Meadows.
While both had fond memories of their time on set, they each remembered the directors peculiar flair for soaking their dialogue in vocal effects. In one episode, Fallon confronts a possibly unfaithful Winfrey, and a high-pitched fight ensues:His harangue about being a man who knows when hes not being treated like a man, and Winfreyscackling response, plays out like a conversation between Alvin and the Chipmunks and ends in a vicious slap to the face.
ThoughWinfrey and Fallon had to get out of costume and rush back to the desk after each clip, they gamely continued the breathless bitwith a scene from the couples conscious uncoupling. Recalling their fondest memories of each other in the dulcet tones of Darth Vader, Fallon tells Winfreyhell always remember her laugh, eliciting a hearty bellow and another spine-tingling slap from his former paramour.
And while Fallon had to convince a fatiguedWinfrey that there was actually a third episode of Midnight Meadows, it was worth it to hear the couplereconciletheir relationship in auto-tune. The heartwarming scene takes a sour turn when Fallonfinds a strange set of car keys, but Winfreyquickly assuages his fears singing, Those keys belong to you! Because those are the keys to your Brand! New! Car!Check it out above.