Tony Clifton (alter ego of Andy Kaufman) verbally harassed Dinah Shore throughout the show. He pressured her into singing a duet with him even though she had a sore throat. Finally, during a cooking segment with Charles Nelson Reilly, Clifton becoming extremely loud and abrasive and poured a pan of egg yolks over Shore's head. The show quickly cut to a commercial and Clifton/Kaufman was escorted out of the studio. The tape of the incident was destroyed.Kaufman later called Shore and apologized for the incident, which she accepted graciously.
According to 'Andy Kaufman''s writing partner Bob Zmuda, Kaufman got so drunk on his way to the taping that he forgot to wear his sunglasses to complete his Tony Clifton disguise.