Candid Camera Classic Video: Disorder in the Court!

A real court, a fake trial. Witnesses don't know why they were called, and Peter grills them. Shot in Denver in 1998.

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[Music] in a real courtroom in Denver in 1998 people thought they were testifying in a real trial but they weren't sure what the case was about are the spaces in that lot or parking facility described by painted lines yes and what color is the paint on those lines I think it's white you think it's white is it possible that those lines are yellow ma'am and you've been parking there how long three years and you cannot confirm for this court what color the lines are in that parking facility they're right there just beautiful well then do I understand your testimony to be that the lines in the parking facility are in fact white would you recount for the court what you recall eating for dinner last evening last evening spaghetti and meatballs oh I'm sorry I I I had tortilla my cousin fixed it for me and I think those pinto beans sir would you mind completing this phrase who put the BOP in the bop shoo bop shoo bop bop in the bop bop shoo bop that's right sir Wham blue miss gold we have you at any time provided this or any other court a garment perhaps a dress for DNA evaluation sure yeah okay I'd like to ask the bailiff to uh set up the easel so I could display a graphic please Your Honor this is DNA from the crime scene okay pardon okay okay well I I guess I really don't understand what crime scene I mean I don't know anything about what you're talking about Your Honor at this time I would like the witness to be categorised by the court as a hostile witness and I'd like do you recognize this man yes would you care to identify him for the court he's mayor Wellington Webb very good very good according to my informal tally that may be the first question you've gotten correct today mr. mayor do you have any further advice or information for the judge the court and in particular this witness well I think for this witness that I've always wanted to do this and tell her you should smile you're on candid camera miss Colorado in the course of your competition are you required to participate in a so-called Talent Competition yes sir and what might your particular talent be miss Colorado I'm a performer of classical ballet well then perhaps if mr. Romero would step down would you do that please sir and leave your belongings right there so uh mr. Romero if you'd take your place next to Miss Colorado here now perhaps the two of you then could demonstrate exactly what it is that Miss Colorado is telling the court go ahead ready plie well now that I have a better outlook on this I just like to tell you sir to smile big cuz you're on candid camera that's a candid camera right through that yellow are you saying this is the real Colorado and my name is Peter Funt from the candid camera show [Applause] [Music] you [Music]