BONNIE LOVE THE SHOW!!!!!! You are so great. I watch you everyday ,since you have been on! Todays show was great! When I was young child we always had a manger, like the one you had today. It also had a glued down figures.HA HA It surely wasn't going anywhere. My Mom and all of my siblings would decorate the tree and my mom would put music on and the very last thing to make it complete was the manger. One year, my little brother took it and ran outside. My Mom yelled and #@#@#@ at him until he brought it back in. She looked at us and said that's why baby Jesus is glued down and put it back under the tree. Today ,I laughed out loud at the glued Baby Jesus. As you calling Tony A Rat bastard. So what, that's what I would of said. Your so real!!! Keep it up Bonnie! Thank you for all the joy and laughter you bring me. Also, I tried to get the coffee give away and it said one left so I tried to purchase it and E-bay took me out to register. When I went back it was gone? It is really hard to get in this give & get items. Jeannette

I'm another Bonnie from Chicago...love you and the show!!!!

I just love the show. I am a new viewer. I saw you on Ellen and that was the first that I heard that you had a show. I have always enjoyed you in anything you do. But I love the way you interview the guests. Today's show was especially good because I just LOVE Tony Danza. I did notice that you didnt say you would put the shirt (large enough or not) on Bonnie's Basement though. Good for you. I would have kept it as well. Keep up the good work. Love Love Love the show. - Phyllis New viewer in New York.

I thought today's show was really great. I really enjoy watching your show. I usually watch the show while I am sitting in the hospital getting a daily I.V. of antibiotic for a bone infection. Today I was hoping the I.V. beeper didn't go off until the show was done. If so I guess that I would just sit there and finish watching. I then went home and told my husband all about the show. Now I will have him watching also, I'm sure.
gloria from Pana, IL.

Hi Bonnie, Wanted to let you know my sister and I love your show. Don and you have me laughing so hard. It makes my day. The interview with Tony today was soo funny, and the baby Jesus scene I never laught sooo hard. I can't believe someone glued it ha!ha!.. Thanks for the raising money for the Cancer Unit..my mom passed away 20 yrs ago from Brain Cancer and my step-nephew past away 6 yrs ago, (I use to work on a Oncology Ward) Keep up the good work, I just love watching your Mom also.

Hi Bonnie,

I wanted to tell you how much I like your new show! I tape it everyday so I can watch it when I get home. The best part is your mom!!! I love her! I've always liked you but now I know why.. your mom! I'm also very touched that you had baby Jesus on your desk and talked about him! God Bless you and keep it up we love it!!

Tina

Hi Bonnie I just wanted to let you know that I love your show!! I watch everyday and if I do miss it I also have it on permanent record. You are just fantastic!!! Dont feel bad about the give and get, you shouldnt have to offer something for people to donate money to such a great cause. It's a nice benefit to get a great gift for $10.00 but this time of year should be about giving not getting. Merry Christmas !!!!!

Your show was sooooo funny today! When you called Tony a Rat Bastard, I never laughed so hard! As for the gal that says she will pray for you, she must be a "blast" to live with, she better pray for herself to loosen up, and get a sense of humor! I am a 70 year old Christian woman, therefore I don't judge people, and take what people say the way its intended and with a sense of humor.You cannot look at this world of ours and not know God has a sense of humor.

Hello Bonnie,

I have watched your show just recently and laughed the first time I saw it. I enjoy the talk about the past and can relate to some of the feelings you put over on your show. You seem to be a nice person and your show is enjoyable. However, I tuned in on this passed Monday. It was the show with all the upcoming Holiday toys for kids. I did see that you gave your studio audience a new Foreman fryer which was a nice giveaway. But then after all the toys were done, you announced that all the audience would get the KOTA dinosaur.

At that moment, I felt really disgusted. I guess it just bothered me to see ALL these people get such a lavish toy. I just think there is so much :"over indulgence" in our society and I don't think we need ANOTHER talk show that has to give away gifts to keep an audience coming. The audience is going to love being there because of the CHARM of the host.

I just feel with all the financial sufferings of so many people these days that we don't need to see people receive gifts that are unnecessary. You know how many children would enjoy a gift like that this coming holiday? I for one have a 5 year old girl and a 1 year old girl. But, with having to be "careful" this holiday, I don't even think of getting a gift like that. And please don't think I don't want others to enjoy a great gift like that. I just think lining up all those Kota toys and giving to those who do not need it, was unnecessary.

How many people in the audience really needed that lavish dinosaur? I can see if your show wants to give a gift to a handful of audience members. Maybe have a number drawn or something? But how many of those audience members THAT day received a gift they did NOT need. Did they even have a child? OR are they going to PROFIT with the toy and put it on Ebay?

I am just so disappointed with society these days....we are a greedy society and are very over indulged.

What are we teaching our kids? I know my comments may sound like they are going way out there.

I will watch your show again as I enjoyed your charm. I hope it gives more of a "down to earth" feel rather than all the phoniness we are used to seeing on other shows.

Thank you.

JT

Bonnie, I love your show! You are hilarious. I just have one question regarding the Give and Get. I thought it was only 1 per person, and when I looked on ebay's list of winners,there were several people who bought more than one (more like 3 or 5)and I am hoping that this will be fixed. Oh and how long does it take to hear back whether or not you can go to one of your tapings after putting in the info online?
Look forward to tomorrows show, I know it will be great!

Regarding Lin's comment.

Rat bastard is so not offensive to me. I am a Christian and frankly get off your religious high horse.

I used to love your show, but not now!! When Tony Danza gave you a t-shirt and almost said it was too small for you, what came out of your mouth on the air was not professional at all. You called him a rat blank. I was shocked that a beautiful and sophisticated woman such as you are would let those kind of words come out of your mouth. I am a christian and have been watching you every morning for months now, because you had a clean show not like all the other shows. I feel so bad, because, like I said, I really like you, but will not listen to that kind of trash anymore. I will pray for you.

We tried to purchase the Krups coffee maker all day. We kept checking your website and followed the link to the ebay store and it was never there for us to purchase. Then we checked one more time this evening and it was sold out. I know there's a limited amount and I understand that but we were never even given the opportunity to buy it because it was never available to purchase. I don't know if something was wrong with your site. I will try again tomorrow.

BONNIE YOUR THE BEST!!!!!!!!!! Your talk show is a refreshing new show to watch . I love your personality. You seem to be a very nice and caring person. My best friend moved to Indiana and we would always go shopping. And have a blast. Employees would stop to tell us they wish they could hang with us. That we looked like we had so much fun. Sorry this is so long. i just wanted to tell you that I think you would be a great addition to our shopping trips if she was still here. You seem like a down to earth fun person. Keep up the good job and best wishes to you. Have a WONDERFUL Christmas.

So refreshing to watch a show such as yours each aft. My biggest laugh in a long time was Charlie with the stuffed dog. Tried to tell a friend, and hope soon I'll be able to pull it up on your website. I am a 77 yr. old grandma, living in my hometown of Peoria, and enjoy your talks about Chicago. Love that city also!!
I remember your visits with Tom Snyder years ago and you had such good vibes with him. So funny!!
Yes, you are (as the kids say) the REAL THING!!!
Joyce Cassidy, Peoria, IL

BONNIE,BONNIE, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WIN ONE OF THE 10.00 GIFT. I MADE IT CLEAR TO PAYPAL AND WHEN I WENT TO PAY IT WAS SOLD OUT. MAYBE TOMOROW. IF I DON'T WIN ONE I'LL HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW. OH BY THE WAY I LOVE YOUR SHOW. MOM AND I WATCH IT EVERYDAY.

Bonnie, I LOVE your show, watch it every chance I get. I do not understand your caving in on YOUR family traditions, to please your viewers, however. We always had Baby Jesus in the manger under the tree, it was the final touch under our tree, the nativity set that is a great deal older than my mid fifties and still sits under my Mom's Christmas tree every year. He did not have to wait until Christmas morning to spend time with us, nor did we to wait to enjoy the true meaning of Christmas. Please be true to your history and your heritage, and if some of your viewers do not think the Baby Jesus belongs under their tree, they do not have to place him there until they choose. Kind of reminds me of the people who think they can only talk to God in church on Sundays, never any other time.

Remember, you can please all people some of the time, some people all of the time, but you can never please all people all of the time.

Love you Bonnie!!

I also logged on to get the $10 give and get gift but the link from your page when it sent me to eBay would not let me buy the today's item unless I registered for eBay. By the time I finished registering the coffee maker was gone and I was very disappointed, plus the link from your page does not always bring you to the give and get item you have to do a search. Maybe I'll have better luck next time.

Gina from New York...

P.S. Glad to hear you're feeling a little better and remember Mother Knows Best!

Hi Bonnie -- you are a pure delight! I tape your show and watch it every evening with my Mother. I believe we are from the same generation... it is fund to go down memory lane with you growing up in the midwest during the 60s and 70s.

Thank you sooooooooooo much for bringing us joy and laughter every day. I have NEVER seen any show with a nativity scene. My mother started collecting her pieces when she was 16 and made a big production of setting it up with a black backdrop, stars and angels above.

I am also single with no children so I guess I relate on many levels. So MERRY CHRISTMAS and the happiest of new year's to you and your Mom.

Dear Bonnie,
I, like so many others, LOVE your show! I've recruited many watchers for you, too. I'm wondering what happened to Holly and the dating scene. It was so fun to be a voyeur when she was checking out the guys on the dating website. Then, poof, it's over with. Any input? I also want to say that you are blessed to have such awesome friends who have stuck by you in show biz. Such a hard career. The fame must be grueling--just kidding. I think Don is just the cutest thing! I've always enjoyed his performances in the many shows he's been in. I LOVED "Life with Bonnie" and was a avid watcher...before TIVO! So awesome that y'all have been able to carry that over to a 'real' talk show. If you are ever scratching your heads re: who to invite on the show, I hope you will think about Bonnie Raitt and/or Keb Mo;both wonderful musicians. I'm trying to get my friends to take a roadtrip to see your show. Maybe some day my dream will come true. Thanks for all the laughs!