Behind the Scenes

After 7-year-old ballroom dancers Rickie Taylor and Erik Linder cut a rug on the show Oprah Presents the World's Smartest Kids, Oprah shares a laugh with the talented twosome.

An Oprah Show crew member gets Lilly Gaskin, a 26-month-old geography whiz, ready for her big moment!

Oprah shakes hands with Dr. Brian Weiss, a psychiatrist and author of Many Lives, Many Masters, before sitting down to tape Were You Here Before? Dr. Oz Explores Past-Life Regressions.

Special correspondent Lisa Ling and Oprah compare their similar fashion choices before sitting down to interview people who lived in polygamous communities on Forced to Marry at 14: Lisa Ling's Special Report on Polygamy Continues.

Between segments, Dean, the stage manager, and a show producer discuss the next topic with Lisa Ling and Elissa Wall, the woman who helped put polygamist leader Warren Jeffs behind bars.

Before the show The Best of America's Funniest Home Videos, Plus Hilarious Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, begins, Sally Lou, the senior audience supervisor, lets a lucky audience member test out Oprah's chair.

Oprah and Tom Bergeron, host of America's Funniest Home Videos, take a break after introducing some of the show's most popular laugh-out-loud clips.

After the show, Oprah poses for photos with Saturday Night Live's Amy Poehler and 30 Rock's Tina Fey—stars of the film Baby Mama and two of the funniest women on the planet!

Donald Trump applauds his tasty Mar-a-Lago Turkey Burger on Oprah's Top Picks for Summer. Oprah got her first taste of this summer must-have while visiting Donald's private Palm Beach club for Maya Angelou's 80th birthday.

Before giving the entire audience a weekender bag by Toss Designs, Oprah consults with a show producer and the stage manager.

Eight-time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige walks onto Oprah's stage to perform "Stay Down," a song off her latest album, Growing Pains.
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Published 05/30/2008