Jimmy Kimmel's Favorite Letterman Moments
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2024
- Self-proclaimed superfan Jimmy Kimmel recalls some of his favorite bits including Alan Alda's love of Chinese food, Larry "Bud" Melman at Port Authority and more.
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I met Calvert De forest ie Larry Bud Melman at least 2-3 times a year working for Amtrak as he came from NY to visit his close friend regularly. He was a sweet, sweet gentleman. He was a train "buff" so I would take him around the equipment and much more. I miss him and he really didn't seem to get why I was such an enthusiast for his work.
So happy to hear that Don Giller is working as a consultant for this channel. He deserves it.
If only he were a nicer guy. I asked him about enabling comments on a Letterman video w Billy Idol (they would be fascinating I'm sure) and got "I'll see. Maybe, maybe not. I have other things on my plate." I reminded him that it takes roughly 10 seconds to enable comments and then got "I can't please the world." Good uploader but a bit snarky if you get my drift...
@@chiefscheider - You should ask for your money back, Karen.
I hear ya, brother 👍
@@chiefscheider Not sure if you hear yourself 🤔
Think about it, No. In the time it took him to reply "I'll see. Maybe, maybe not" he could've been cool and just done it. Then his first reply could've been "Done, Chief. Thanks for watching my videos, btw." And I could've replied "Thanks to you too." Get where I'm going?
I hope the peeps who run this channel have a lot more of these planned - I'm absolutely loving this series of videos.
Oh, don't worry. Top notch team of Dave scholars are working around the clock. Not even kidding.
Thx Don
yeah we got the Donz on the case... we are set!!!
Well, they have 33 years of material. Don Giller does a great job on his channel too.
Dave is personally uploading each video himself.
Dave working the drive-thru windows are still some of the best segments ever.
Dave was the best because he had experience as a broadcaster and a stand up comic. So when he’d do these remotes, he’d play them straight like a reporter would. That’s what made the absurdity of it all so funny 😆
Exactly, well put. Sad thing is, there are people who take most everything literally and miss the humor in Letterman; they don't get the facetious, absurd nature of much of that comedy. And some people are just stick in the mud types who didn't care for it. They're also known as Jay Leno fans.
I agree. But I need to add I never quite liked it when people were made fun of who were just trying to be respectful and polite. I just hope people are not laughing at the accents.
That one with the psycho monkey still cracks me up. I don't blame David for getting scared around that creature. 😅🤣😂
Yeah that cracked me up to. She didn't seem to like Dave.
@Mbeatleman One of the Funniest Moments on Late Night TV hands Down! 😂 😂 😂
His show stands up… wether he’s messing around with his neighbors or wearing a Velcro suit… he’s terrific.
The Alan Alda bit is classic NBC Letterman. Hilarious stuff.
Is that Alan in the middle?
I am living for this and I find the old NBC show to be even funnier than when I first saw it. I thought that 1988-1993 on Late Night was the best television I've ever seen. Dave was on fire, he didn't care what he said, he just said it. If you didn't see it in real time you just don't understand. You can never have another character like Larry Bud because he was truly unaffected and clueless. He was genuine, you don't see it any more. It's like he was a hostage and was being made to do these things.
Loved him! And toast on a stick! 🤣
These are awesome! My favorite time was when Dave had this little woman from the midwest who had won a cooking contest for her beef brisket, and so she made it on the show. She was ultra-conservative in appearance, I think she was wearing a Christmas sweater and her hair was perfect and sprayed stiff. Anyway, she makes the dish and asks Dave if he would like to try it, and he says yes, and out of nowhere she says something like, "Well, I wasn't sure if you were one of those yuppies who don't eat meat or not". It was so shocking coming from her and he busted a gut laughing! Everyone howled and it was like she didn't understand what was so funny. I will never forget that! Lol And I love the nightly top lists that he did about current events and just about whatever was going on in the world at the time. I love the celebrity ones too but I love his the most. Just the nightly stuff. Thanks for sharing these, I enjoyed them so much.
I laughed so hard watching the monkey scene that I actually woke my kids up at 2am
Couldn't agree more about how most things you remember from childhood don't hold up but these Letterman clips bring me right back. It also reminds me of late nights when I should've been in bed for school in the morning, watching it on a tiny tube TV in the dark and trying not to wake up my parents. Fun times :)
I remember all of the bits Jimmy K loved. “she’s gonna grab my neck, reach in for a vein and KILL me!”
Totally relatable. I bet everyone has that one thing somewhere in their heads, whatever it may be
Me too. I'd wait for my parents to fall asleep (they worked like hell, so they were out solid once they were asleep), then go downstairs and watch Dave.
"Just Bulbs and "Just Shades" were two bits my sister and I kept laughing about. The simplicity of it, the mundane-ity of it, the silliness of it, was just comedic gold to me!
I think I remember that store, just bulbs. Near 23rd Street maybe? Awesome bit! Circle your tv guide for this one! Lol
the Alan Alda investigation is pure gold
40 years later believe it or not, both Just Bulbs and Just Shades are still in business to this very day (and have since moved to the same block on Manhattan's Upper East Side).
Being a night owl from childhood on, "Late Night/Late Show" was a nightly must-watch! (Followed by Tom Snyder, Bob Costas, News Overnight, World News Now, etc) I've loved Dave for decades now, and still make sure to catch any current appearances knowing that for those brief moments, I'll be smiling, laughing, or marveling at some poignant moment, just like back in the day. He truly is a national treasure! 🧡
So glad I found this channel-I, too, stayed up late and was chronically late for high school.
This is awesome. I was in college when Late Nite started and watched religiously from then on. And now, it's fun to see how good Kimmel has gotten - love his show!
I love when Jimmy plays pranks on his aunt.
The best of Dave in 2 words: Mujibur and Sirajul.
I grew up in Indianapolis. Dave was our weather man, and he also had a midnight movie show when I was about 12, which is where I really came to appreciate his humor. Thrill of my life was when he read my letter on the air. It’s kinda fun to have those memories of his pre-national treasure years.
(Wonder what ever happened to our news anchor, Jane Pauley?)
I am in tears of hysterics at Alan Alda Chinese restaurants. Comedy gold
4:15 Easily the best of Melman. Dave is just about helpless with laughter.
Just Bulbs and Just Shades are both still in existence.
8:11 "Does he ever order too much & have to take some home?".
Pure comedy gold.
I remember every one of these! I was that teenager too. I LOVE THIS!!!
This show killed my high school sleep as well. There was really nothing like it on tv at the time, and it seemed crazy that it was on so late.
These clips of Dave are classic. He cracks me up! Love you Dave!
I loved when Dave did a show from home bc he was waiting to get cable installed. The cable guy that showed was wearing a CBS Sports hat. Dave said if he knew CBS Sports was sending out a guy, he would’ve requested Brent Musberger hahahaha
I used to record the show in those days and bring the tape to my gf's the next day. I kept the episode w the monkey segment for months. One of the funniest things I've ever seen, and not just on Dave's show.
How long after that did your girlfriend break up with you?
That legit made me lol 👍
"Alan Alda Chinese restaurant trading cards" LOL
Holy cow, I remember *all* of this, particularly Dr. Mosivais and his invention.
Lol, never knew about the cigar-smoking XD damn, he was more obsessed than even I could know. You know Kimmel is going to curate the best stuff.
These videos are so great. Thanks to all involved with this channel. Excited for more.
We need clips about Regis top moments on the show
Letterman was essential to life back then!! When I was in college I had a part time job for a while as a hospital phone operator from 3pm -11pm. Coming home late on the subway...yum!! But the great thing was getting home just in time for late nite at 12.30am. TOTALLY WORTH IT. I always wanted to get the late nite sponge, but I never made it happen. Thanks Dave for getting me through some of those college papers and all-nighters. Definitely great memories. Also the opening " From New York City, the greatest city in the world". Not everyone was saying that in the 1980s. Thanks Dave, truly. And thanks to Kimmel too!
That's why you watched Dave, not for his guests, but for him. You never knew what he was gonna do or say or ask. Love the sarcasm!
These recent compilations are THE BEST. So happy that I found this channel -- could not be happier.
Dave’s a fundamental human on this planet. Thank you !
These are just bringing me back to the first time I saw them,and now I have been rewatching for hours!Thanks Dave!!
I too love Dave growing up. He connected with me on a level all its own. So Awesome!!!
I remember that Alan Alda bit. That might be my favorite bit in the history of late night. I've now watched it several times and it continues to get funnier.
his picks were fantastic. love all those moments and know them well
I couldn’t have said it better myself. I love these.
I remember watching the "Just Bulb" segment. I've shopped at that store. It is just bulbs. :D
Thank you! That was hilarious!
Jimmy’s appreciation for Letterman and Howard is incredible. The guy’s taste in broadcasting is top notch.
OMG I became addicted to David Letterman and I loved his sense of humor. My god he made me laugh and shaped a lot of my sense of humor. Amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂🤣❤️
It's crazy I so resonate with this--there I was, up late every night before on demand, watching Dave, excited when the music came on... And I agree with Jimmy--the show holds up even after so many years--mostly because of Dave 🙂
One day I awoke in a Hotel in Houston in 1982. I watched late night TV and was absolutely blown away by David Letterman's show and all the incredible guests. My life was changed. 6months before I was in Tanzania with NO TV! All these years later it certainly is great to see those actual episodes again on this TH-cam Channel. Many thanks to you all. Yes some of us know who David Letterman is in Australia!
Thanks for opening this up to a younger audience! This is truly golden TV-history.
Great segment! There's nothing like the NBC Letterman show. It was lightning in a bottle, such a magical combination of host, director, writers, band and of course the backdrop of 1980s NYC.
Merrill Markoe also talks about the Just Bulbs/Just Shades bit in her ‘favorites’ video on this channel.
She said the NYC yellow pages were her guide to a lot this material.
The edit to Just Shades is one of the best cuts in TV history.
Thanks for posting
Great videos.
Just subscribed. Please keep them coming!
Always checking in on the DL videos, so much Gold!!
I was born in 1985. I'm a massive Conan fan. I actually remember watching (and recording) his first episode when I was 8, and it kinda changed my life. I never missed an episode. Conan was to me what Dave was to Jimmy Kimmel.
I've only recently gone back to watch Dave's Late Night run, and my mind has been blown. Conan was really doing an extension of what Dave had already established. That spirit of, "Nobody is watching this late, so we are just going to do whatever we want," combined with the legitimacy of being on a network is just such a special, magical thing.
Nothing against Seth Meyers, but it sort of feels like a waste that he just turned that block of time into Weekend Update the Series.
I sort of want my Late Night hosts to feel like they are getting away with making fun of their "corporate daddies," and David Letterman was king of that in the 80's.
I'll never forget when Dave put the student driver and his dad in the front seat of an exotic car and two models in the back seat, then had the kid parallel park between two other exotic cars. We all could relate to the kid, and had our fingers crossed. We cheered when he didn't hit anything and managed to park only about 18" from the curb. Someone should find that kid to see if he ever recovered.😂
I laughed so hard, I cried!!!! 🤣😂
Loving the reboot of this channel
I was living in my first apartment when Late Night first premiered. I had a little black and white portable TV with a 4" screen that had a FM radio and a cassette plyer built into it. It was my entire entertainment center.
Would stay up late getting high and watching Letterman. The 80s was an awesome decade to be young in America.
just like Jimmy I was obsessed with Late Night. I became a fan solely on the fact that Paul Shaffer and I come from the same home town. after watching the show, I became a devout Letterman fan. 9 years old 😅
Thunder Bay! (I'm from Minnesota, just down the shore of Lake Superior!)
@@ftm84 we used to shop in the twin cities. Some real beautiful towns in northern Minnesota
Love this channel
Thank You
Love this. I think one of the best remotes was when he works the Taco Bell drive through. 🤣. Pure gold!
I lived on the West Coast and Letterman started, as Jimmy says, at 12:30 Mon-Fri and I stayed up and watched the first 30 minutes almost every single night while I was in High School as well. I have quite literally, never met or heard of another kid who is roughly my age who ever did that like I did...til today. Wow, that's rather shocking - and at least I now know why I like Jimmy so much regardless of whether I agree with all his jokes...I still like him. I miss Larry "Bud" Mellman, the way Dave would interrupt taping of other shows, whether it was being taped next door or the Today Show out on the street, it was genius, and I couldn't get enough. I never had a friend growing up who appreciated Dave like I did. Most of them didn't really get to know him til he moved to CBS. At one point or another saw every one of the clips you show here! Great list Jimmy, and continued success on your show as well!
We had a vcr and my mom would tape it. I watched every morning.Chris Elliott was another great character.
“Does this happen a lot?” at the inventors convention. I have such a clear memory of watching that one. Dave is the best! Love this channel.
True Letterman fan
"That's Alan in the middle?" hahahaha
It's a Christmas tradition at our house to watch Dave's Christmas show(s) every year. Jay Thomas's Lone Ranger story cracks me up every time. Then Darlene Love's "Christmas" tops it off. Miss him.
Awesome to see a crossover! Funny stuff. Respect.
Larry Bud with the microphone is my all time favourite also.
This is such a great segment. Jimmy’s show is the closest thing that we currently have to the iconic Late Night/Late Show with David Letterman classics.
Awwwwwwwesome
Ha ha this is pure genius! Letterman and the Jimmys should do something together!
I remember when Dave was on daytime television. I fell I love!!
I guess I was this kid before Jimmy. When Dave announced that his morning show was being canceled, I played hooky from high school to stay home and watch a couple of the last episodes. My favorite TH-cam channel as well. Would love to see some more segments from Dave's NBC morning show.
That is too funny, I was talking about the Just Bulbs remote location bit just a couple of days ago...
hilarious.
I love how Dave just kept trying with the monkey. I mean, it lunged at him like 5 times. That man is dedicated
The giant doorknob. For some reason I still remember that.
Thanks Jimmy and Letterman.
I have a 'Late Night with Dave Letterman' shirt for you Jimmy.
PS. Loved the switch with Fallon last Friday night. 👌
By the way, the musical theme INTRO & OUTRO
for Late Night is the hippest most musical one of them all.
The beauty of these are, even if you watched them live (except if you taped them), and you missed a word or scene during a bathroom moment, they were gone forever. This is better than watching TV. I'd bet even Dave and guests have probably not seen all these back when they were live.
My favorite is still (search for this on TH-cam) "Dave Works The Taco Bell Drive-Thru | Letterman"
"Ok, ok - wait a minute, wait a minute - I'm not exactly a computer - slow down.... let's take it from the beginning..."
I still say that a lot just to mess with people.
Oh wow...serious...I was the kid who was the one who watched David Letterman in school...I went on a High School trip to NYC with my drama class and I remember walking by NBC and having a photo of me making a "Dave" face...
I used to watch the show live while my friend Sean was on the phone with me and we used to laugh and laugh...one of the biggest laugh's was picking out the 2nd Mr. Humidity and he had to hold a huge pack of pork rinds while (unbeknownst to Angel, Mr. Humidity II) being blown by a huge fan and he lost the pork rinds...I can't say why this was so funny to me...but wow, you Jimmy picked many of my favorite moments...
FAN REQUEST - Please find and post the entire Mr. Humidity II scenes from finding him to the fan and Paul saying "Turn this Microphone on..."
God this Alan Alda remote is incredible.
Dave is brilliant big fan!
I miss Dave so much 💕😭
Sandy making the "O" face at Dave.
Dave's the best! I was obsessed too lol. I guess I still am.
I remember that inventors episode I believe he also asked the guy that made the ““ endless cassette tape about what happens when it runs out of tape, and the inventor had no other option other than to say it ends lol
Very good.
The "Golden Age" of David Letterman was in the 1980s. I was in Grad school at the time, and watching David Letterman was essential TV viewing (and I wasn't really into TV at the time.)
whoever runs this channel (please PLease let it be Dave's son Harry)...
THANK YOU! Been missing this legend ever since he announced he was retiring.
The world needs some Dave more than ever, to remind us that laughing at Stupid Pet Tricks together is better than what we we are doing to each other now. Nobody else has come close.
Thanks Harry.
Yoooo this had me ded!!!! Homeboy dying 3 times??!! 🤦🏿♀️🤣🤣🤣🤣 Classic TV. David is a legend💐💐👏🏿👏🏿
I'm crying laughing watching these, especially reliving the monkey segment😂
I have to admit I’ve never liked Kimmel but I have no choice but to appreciate the respect for the greatest that he has. Jimmy knows his place.
As soon as we got a VCR, I religiously taped and kept every episode, watching each one over and over. At one point, I had a few hundred videotapes filling a wall of shelves. I knew these treasures would never be seen again and I HAD to save them! If I only knew the future held TH-cam, I'd have instead saved a lot of time and money. "Mr. Larry's Toast on a Stick...You won't hate the taste, cause it's flavor free!"
"Maybe you'll get some, maybe you won't."
😆
13:56 HYSTERICAL! Cry out loud funny. Hilarious. Thanks for sharing.
Letterman was my first talk show host. I had seen a bit of Carson here and there, like at my grandparents' house and all, but he was the one I first stayed up most weeknights to watch in high school back in the early 90s.
I love the remotes and the only person who's come close to his remotes is Conan, who coincidentally enough is my second talk show host. ;D
Loving any and all content from both of them in their semi-retirements now.
I love this TH-cam channel, too!!!