Everyone loves a good on-air flub — and that’s exactly what The View fans got during the Monday, February 26, episode when Whoopi Goldberg mixed up the show’s resident medical expert’s name.
During a transition to commercials, Goldberg, 70, was supposed to introduce special guest and medical expert Dr. Jennifer Ahston. Instead, she accidentally referred to the doctor by Jennifer Aniston’s name.
The flub happened when the panel was discussing the story of Punch the monkey, who captivated the world after being rejected by its mother when he was born in Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, only to take comfort in a stuffed orange orangutan, according to USA Today.
During the episode, host Ana Navarro asked why zoo staff couldn’t take Punch away and put him somewhere with friendlier monkeys, to which Goldberg chimed in.
“They have to let it play out the way it would play out in the wild, that’s just the way it is,” Goldberg explained. “But you know what, you know who I’m going to ask this question to? When we come back, Dr. Jennifer Aniston is going to be with us, and I’m going to ask her what she thinks.”
Navarro, 54, quickly corrected her, prompting Goldberg to sarcastically shoot back, “thanks Ana,” before cutting to commercial. When they returned, the Color Purple actress kept the bit going to double down on her mistake.
“I just want to point out that I called my friend, the great primate specialist Dr. Jen, Jennifer Aniston and Dr. Jennifer Aniston said to tell you all I was correct, it’s to not create a new situation in the monkey enclosure,” the host joked. “Now, because we have a lot of health topics that have people talking, we’re going to call in another pro: Dr. Jen Ashton.”
Tyler McCarthy
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