Jimmy Fallon and Oprah imagine starring in a long-lost soap opera

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Jimmy Fallon and Oprah imagine starring in a long-lost soap opera
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Midnight Meadows may be the best worst TV show that never existed. In the nighttime soap, Jimmy Fallon and Oprah Winfrey played husband and wife Broderick and Valentina Kensington. And their director had a thing for, well, audio effects. You can watch the long-lost clip from Monday night's Tonight Show below. --Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.