Bob Dylan on Dharma & Greg | A Surprising TV Cameo

Some Dylan moments are historic. Some are mysterious. And some are simply wonderfully unexpected. This clip comes from Bob Dylan’s surprising cameo appearance on Dharma & Greg, in the Season 3 episode Play Lady Play. What begins as a sitcom storyline about Dharma learning to play drums ends with one of the strangest and most charming TV moments in Dylan’s later career. The scene works because it feels so unlikely. Dylan appears not as a polished guest star, but as himself — relaxed, amused, and part of an improvised jam put together by T Bone Burnett. Jenna Elfman, who had been taking drum lessons, plays with the band, while Dylan joins in on guitar. There is no big speech, no dramatic entrance, no attempt to explain the joke too much. Just Dylan in a sitcom, somehow making the whole thing feel both absurd and completely natural. This upload is part of the Bob Dylan * Only Vocals archive: listening closely to Dylan’s voice, timing, presence and the unexpected places his career sometimes took him. Subscribe for more videos like this:    / @dylan-only-vocals