TVSquad

I've never been much a joiner. I wasn't on any sports teams in high school and I don't belong to many clubs or organizations. But I would join The Nancy Grace Fan Club and proudly wear their pin on my lapel before I ever "woo-hooed." (I think I've done it a couple of times in print, but only in a comical way.)

The woo-hoo. It's everywhere. It's not enough that Al Roker is standing in front of a crowd outside of The Today Show, the crowd actually has to do that long "wooooooooo-hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" every time the camera is even remotely pointed in their direction. The same with the daytime and late night shows. Whether it's The Tonight Show or The View or (especially) Oprah, the crowd goes crazy when the star comes out or a guest comes on. I mean, they even do it on Emeril Live, whenever he throws in garlic or hot stuff. And they applaud on Emeril's show and he has a band, which I think is bizarre too, but that's a whole other rant.

I can't even understand how people do it physically. I can't imagine any situation where I would be puckering my mouth and making this loud "woo-hoo" noise with a bunch of other people, or alone. I would think that a real, deserved "woo-hoo" is a rare thing, and should be used in very few circumstances.

• Charlie Rose: economist Milton Friedman (repeat) 
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Howard Stern and Pharrell Williams (repeat)
• Jay Leno: Pamela Anderson and The Brian Setzer Orchestra (repeat)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Howie Mandel, Death Cab For Cutie, and La Dainian Tomlinson (repeat)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Jeff Goldblum, Marc Maron, and the North Mississippi All Stars (repeat)
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Teri Garr and Dwight Yoakam (repeat)
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Adam Carolla, Amos Lee, and Max & The Attack (repeat)