1985 - Johnny Carson

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  • @DaneOrschlovsky
    @DaneOrschlovsky ปีที่แล้ว +142

    You can tell from the look on Dave's face when he introduced Johnny just how much it meant to have his hero on the show. What a couple of legends.

    • @mikeg6666
      @mikeg6666 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is when Dave was hilarious , before he got all political towards the end. Also Johnny would've never went on Leno's show after he took over the tonight show , he was also writing joke's for Letterman's monologue's occasionally after he retired....

    • @rickyb8636
      @rickyb8636 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mikeg6666 totally agree.

    • @gastondeveaux3783
      @gastondeveaux3783 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      These two legends were so good, they made it look so easy. It just oozes out of them.

    • @lillynietz17
      @lillynietz17 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mikeg6666 uhhhh.....Political??? OR?

    • @mikeg6666
      @mikeg6666 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lillynietz17 Or what???

  • @jbfonfrias9133
    @jbfonfrias9133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    When I was 10 yrs old (1962), through the Boy's Club, I was selected to appear on Johnny's TV show "Who Do You Trust" as the bubblegum bubble blowing champion. 3 things happened I will never forget - I blew a humongous bubble that burst in my face, Johnny gave me the answe(off camera) to his quiz question & I received a check for $75. about a week later. Now at 67, it's still a heartwarming & treasured chapter in my life. Johnny was one of the special ones !

    • @catherinegrace2366
      @catherinegrace2366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      That’s hilarious and a great moment ❤️

    • @Paranormal_Gaming_
      @Paranormal_Gaming_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Wow

    • @davidcosdesign6785
      @davidcosdesign6785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Thanks for sharing this great personal story-- it keeps his memory alive!

    • @M7MD-80
      @M7MD-80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      $75 WOW! that was a big amount of money back then. specially for a kid.

    • @H0MY911
      @H0MY911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@M7MD-80 like 600$

  • @MustangMike012
    @MustangMike012 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Carson was a legend. There will never b another Talk Show host like him.

  • @Stogie2112
    @Stogie2112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    Carson had his personal flaws, like we all do, but he was the best talk show host ever. He was a great listener, a great conversationalist, and a great comic.

    • @nhrabandit
      @nhrabandit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Amen!

    • @johndundis3271
      @johndundis3271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well said

    • @karengillespie4455
      @karengillespie4455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Simply the best!

    • @gigisasz4580
      @gigisasz4580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’ve never seen a “flaw” but yes he was definitely THE BEST!

    • @Stogie2112
      @Stogie2112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Personal flaws: Infidelity, four marriages.
      Quote: "My giving advice on marriage is like the captain of the Titanic giving lessons on navigation." 😆

  • @mibeatleman6767
    @mibeatleman6767 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    One of the last things Johnny ever said on David Letterman's show via the phone from his Malibu home was when California was having forest fires, (paraphrasing) "The weather is really nice out here today, the mud slides are putting out the forest fires." With that David put the phone down and laughed like crazy. Johnny hadn't been on the air for nearly two years but hadn't missed a beat in his comedic timing.
    Rest In Peace, Johnny, and thanks for all those laughs.
    😄 🕯

  • @Hemifan4266
    @Hemifan4266 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Absolutely priceless. Man, I miss Johnny Carson......the best host ever.

  • @andrewhawkins8349
    @andrewhawkins8349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    And very quietly Eddie Van Halen is sitting in with the band...but we don't know that because of Johnny frickin' Carson....Legend!!

    • @markwebb7626
      @markwebb7626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      But imagine the story the guy in the zucchini suit tell's

    • @cindyinnew
      @cindyinnew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@markwebb7626 😂😂😂

    • @andybaldman
      @andybaldman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All these men are dead now.

    • @markwebb7626
      @markwebb7626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@andybaldman letterman isn't.
      I don't about the guy in the zucchini suit.

    • @learnhowtosingintune8608
      @learnhowtosingintune8608 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yeah I saw eddie van halen there playing guitar and was like "wait.. what!?"

  • @georgealbertmartinez3678
    @georgealbertmartinez3678 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The chemistry between Johnny Carson and David Letterman is a Midwest connection friendship

  • @sdaztecs
    @sdaztecs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I watched Lettermam for years. One of the few times he was truly nervous.

    • @gigisasz4580
      @gigisasz4580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes and he should be.. the King was there.

    • @contour157
      @contour157 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same for Johnny when Sinatra or Bob Hope came on..

  • @Kommandant7
    @Kommandant7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +885

    you can tell Carson genuinely likes Letterman; great chemistry between them.

    • @m.e.d.7997
      @m.e.d.7997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Johnny used to give jokes to David Letterman.

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Yip yap yeah I keep hearing about this giant community off in another country or something called "afterlife", anyone who relocates there they wind up just completely ignoring and never again talking to any of their friends, anybody they ever knew. It's just like a very passive aggressive, rude thing to do.

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Yip yap what's more, Johnny was trying to pull a sort of double whammy on Dave. There was $50 that Johnny owed him from a wager he'd lost about 4 years previously. Dave was trying to sue Carson's estate for restitution for awhile, I think they finally just wound up settling out of court.

    • @kevinw712
      @kevinw712 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Yip yap Dude, wikipedia. look. it. up.
      and you know it's illegal to lie on there.

    • @jqyhlmnp
      @jqyhlmnp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kommandant7 he’s still going, but old people don’t have Netflix

  • @midnighttornado22
    @midnighttornado22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Johnny Carson and Edward Van Halen within 50 feet of each other, doing their thing. Amazing that the cameras didn't melt. Two absolute legends of their fields.

    • @gigisasz4580
      @gigisasz4580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seriously.. Eddy Van Halen compared to the King of Late Night?

    • @andybaldman
      @andybaldman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eddie was bigger to the music world than Johnny was to late night.

    • @tdvandy2
      @tdvandy2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andybaldman Maybe, but not so sure. Johnny was number 1 and so huge that by the eighties, other networks gave up even trying to compete. They didn't bother until Johnny retired. Only then did a whole bunch show up for a time. Some good, some not. Arsenio Hall was good. Pat Sajak not so much. There were others as well. Most did not last long. Nobody since Johnny did what he did...#1 for more than twenty straight years.

    • @rma6070
      @rma6070 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@andybaldman no they were equal Legends in each of their fields

    • @johnjones1534
      @johnjones1534 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That Dave dude was pretty solid too

  • @jennifer86010
    @jennifer86010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Carson walks out, and as soon as he starts speaking, his voice took us back to the Tonight Show. He wasn't only the King of late night TV, but his voice was the "sound" of late night TV. After 30 plus years as the Tonight Show host, he left an indelible image and sound for everyone who grew up watching him over the decades.

    • @ModernGoddess81
      @ModernGoddess81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just the sound of these two voices takes me back to being a kid in the 80’s…takes me back to a simpler time💕

    • @jennifer86010
      @jennifer86010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ModernGoddess81 As a way of revisiting that "simpler" and perhaps innocent and happy time in your life, a good way to instantly return to those days is to either buy or record many of your favorite TV shows and movies of that time. You might be amazed at what you see, hear
      and know at this current time in your life, as you watch your favorite old shows and films so many years later. I watched the movie "Jaws" when it first came out in 1975 and I bought it on VHS video cassette. I became addicted to it, not for the horror and suspense, but for the story about the three men who set sail in order to find and kill the monster shark and save their town.
      Eventually, I tired of the movie, but I would play it every couple of years. Immediately, I saw things, people, and elements in the movie that I didn't even recognize in 1975.
      I continued to watch it every few years, and each time I would recognize and understand even more new things about the movie that I had no awareness of in the past viewings. Elements of directing, lighting, sound, the story line, the relationship between characters, emotions, and other subtle things, that as a much younger person, I had no interest in because I had no awareness of them in my youth or past decades.
      Watching recordings of your favorite old TV shows and movies of your youth, or of past years will not only allow you to linger in the memory of that simpler time, but it will also enlighten you about who you are now, and what you know now, that you didn't know in younger days.
      It's a wonderful way of revisiting your youth, while becoming acquainted with yourself in present day. Truly a kind of mirror into the past as well as the present. Believe me, you will really enjoy this, and as years go on, you can continue to revisit your past through the decades and realize who you are now, through watching these recordings.

  • @bitesized-therapy7188
    @bitesized-therapy7188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The love Johnny gives David through all the jokes and gimmicks is so endearing. Johnny really wanted David to know he liked him very much

    • @Mike-fo7jo
      @Mike-fo7jo ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Absolutely !!! That era in Late Night TV, is Paramount !!! The King of Late Night, TV..... Johnny Carson, and Late Night with David Letterman...... the friendship and admiration between Johnny Carson and David Letterman !!!..........RIP , Johnny Carson.... and when David Letterman, retired , some year's ago........the last of that era !!!

    • @rolling1863
      @rolling1863 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Johnny wanted Dave to get the Tonight Show instead of Jay Leno

  • @HK-qj4im
    @HK-qj4im 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    100x better than today's TV.
    Even the music is better.👍

  • @lily9756
    @lily9756 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Its sweet to see how Letterman looks at Johnny. So much respect and he clearly idolizes him.

  • @christianlarson2933
    @christianlarson2933 5 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    "Another 20 years, you'll have this desk."

    • @2016709889
      @2016709889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Christian Larson exactly what I thought, when I seen this. A big HA! 👌

    • @missydelcoglin4087
      @missydelcoglin4087 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I caught that as well. He should have had the desk. I would take him over Jay Leno, Conan, or Jimmy Fallon.

    • @andreo.7633
      @andreo.7633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Greg Pap how is that amazing?

    • @braksnuts9904
      @braksnuts9904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Andre O. i think he means that it’s crazy how johnny practically predicted when his death was

    • @kmlgraph
      @kmlgraph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@missydelcoglin4087 Especially Jimmy Fallon.

  • @robbevington1754
    @robbevington1754 5 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Johnny was the man back in the day

  • @jimmymeetsworld464
    @jimmymeetsworld464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Johnny Carson, David Letterman and Eddie all wrapped into one show. 1985 was a great year!

  • @HardRockMiner
    @HardRockMiner ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They were the best of times for anyone who remembers them.

  • @andrewcampagnuolo2732
    @andrewcampagnuolo2732 5 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Great chemistry. These guys were what late night TV was all about.

  • @hectormendez3572
    @hectormendez3572 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Johnny shall forever be the king of late night.

  • @bacarlson991
    @bacarlson991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    I really, really miss that man. What a legend. There will never be another as great as Carson. It is truly amazing the power he had in Hollywood, at one point The Tonight Show made 11% of the profits at NBC.

    • @thyslop1737
      @thyslop1737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Someone else said Johnny was responsible for 17% of the profits. Nobody was bigger than Johnny.

    • @alanshadastrokeanddiedinho2897
      @alanshadastrokeanddiedinho2897 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The mafia made sure that Carson got his take.

    • @Yonder27
      @Yonder27 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I miss him and my Country.

  • @ernestconnell8087
    @ernestconnell8087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    My three favorites from late night, in order: Carson 1, Letterman 2, Craig Ferguson 3.

    • @keenmate9719
      @keenmate9719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Craig was great, especially with some of guests, for example Alice Eve

    • @insuranceman78
      @insuranceman78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same but Conan #3

    • @raczinger20
      @raczinger20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      1. Carson
      2. Letterman
      3. Conan
      Carson is the greatest, but my favorite is Conan.

    • @LisaMarieMJ
      @LisaMarieMJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine too, Earnest! 👍🏼

    • @hookahb8299
      @hookahb8299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh yeah Craig was friggin hillarious too

  • @jorgeherrera1075
    @jorgeherrera1075 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I couldn't waitt to learn English so I can understand Johnny so I did in short 9 months. What a great privilege to enjoy johny as my second adopted language. Thanks to Johnny for all those laughter years.

  • @johnking5174
    @johnking5174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    6:18 - You can see the exact moment here when David is relieved to know this was NOT his mother on the phone, as he knew by the voice. You see how he relaxed much better knowing this was a skit by Johnny.

    • @hutch1197
      @hutch1197 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He knew the whole time. They were doing a bit. This stuff is meticulously pre-planned.

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@hutch1197 Actually David didn't know according to Peter Lassally, associate producer on Carson's show and later worked for Dave at CBS. He said this bit was planned by Johnny and the Late Night production team, but they never told Dave.

  • @jackkramer9101
    @jackkramer9101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I f-ing LOVE Carson's fake desk. This made me laugh SO MUCH when I was a little kid. Thank you for posting this, I've been looking for it for years.

  • @35diamondgirl
    @35diamondgirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I feel lucky to be old enough to have grown up with Carson but young enough to appreciate Letterman--my college dorm mates would gather in the TV room to watch Letterman every night. Their relationship was unique too--Carson rarely appeared on other interview shows, but he did Letterman's show several times, even after he retired and Letterman left NBC for his own 11:30 show on CBS --the best thing that could've happened for Letterman, IMO. Now, looking back, it's hard to imagine that it mattered who took Johnny's spot bc the truth is, NOBODY could take Johnny's spot and David was smart enough and funny enough to create his own memorable space on late night television. Btw, love the little wink Johnny gives Dave just before he leaves.

  • @gergemall
    @gergemall ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I will always love Johnny Carson . So many great memories with my family growing up.

  • @freemarketjoe9869
    @freemarketjoe9869 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    No one was better than Carson. A one in a million very special guy. Bringing out his own desk! What a riot!

  • @sliceserve234
    @sliceserve234 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Wonderful segment, and how cute that they were both visibly nervous, and yet both funny as ever. I could not stop smiling while watching this clip.

  • @cameron93387
    @cameron93387 5 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    The best and second-best! No one else even comes close.

    • @bustdooms2638
      @bustdooms2638 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Conan O'Brien

    • @ourblueheavendesign
      @ourblueheavendesign 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The old David! He was better then!

    • @joshfortner576
      @joshfortner576 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@bustdooms2638 agree. Conan is up there. Idc wat anyone says

    • @Hoople57
      @Hoople57 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      There is no "best"; they were/are all great. We all have our favorites.

    • @kevinkline7242
      @kevinkline7242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is wild stuff. I did not know that. You are correct sir.

  • @davidbell2753
    @davidbell2753 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There will never be another Johnny, comic genius. His jokes are still funny from the first Tonight Show till his last apperance. Loved everything Johnny said and did. His mold was broken. RIP the greatest!!!

  • @EagleArrow
    @EagleArrow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    When people genuinely had fun with each other!😊 Johnny had a great laugh.

  • @Eggmanontheair
    @Eggmanontheair 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Carson's signature right-eye wink.

  • @gbeachy2010
    @gbeachy2010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    Just looked up some background. Johnny joined the Navy June 1943 and after training went into active duty right at the end of WWII. He had the sobering task of removing the remains of 20 men killed on his ship after a torpedo attack. Those kind of experiences can keep you humble.

    • @AFelix-bk4ib
      @AFelix-bk4ib 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      highlandsh He was so special.

    • @johnyringo6890
      @johnyringo6890 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You would never know or understand the sacrifices these brave men did, so don’t try to describe what they experienced, speak of it yes but not on their behalf when you have absolutely no clue.

    • @gbeachy2010
      @gbeachy2010 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      +Johny Ringo You seem troubled about something and took the time to make a crude comment about me, someone you know nothing about. Kind of hypocritical, not? I was careful in my original post to make no positive declaration about Carson himself but my own opinion about a possible outcome of such an experience. It appears that subtlety escaped you.

    • @carmstrong7000
      @carmstrong7000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Johny Ringo shut your mouth Johnny “cry baby “ ringo. Sounds like you are a little bitch. How about you shut the fuck up and stop telling people what to do?

    • @soulscanner66
      @soulscanner66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      how to start an argument on youtube comments: 1. say something 2. wait

  • @dc9702
    @dc9702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I wish I could go back in time….. pure magic!!!!

  • @ottomatic7997
    @ottomatic7997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    These are the two best hosts to have ever lived. Total father son dynamic

    • @gigisasz4580
      @gigisasz4580 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You meant son of a King. 😂

  • @Obiter3
    @Obiter3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    You know Carson is huge when nobody mentions Eddie Van Halen is jamming the break.

    • @m42037
      @m42037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Now look at Eddie, all washed up and shaved his head! Sammy Hagar is older than him and still going strong!

    • @austino
      @austino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ken Sturm rip

    • @m42037
      @m42037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@austino To me VH died years ago after Dave left. 40+ years of smoking catches us most the time. We're gonna die even most Vegans die in their 80s if they don't get cancer

    • @lastzeen
      @lastzeen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@m42037 You're a cold one, Mister Sturm

    • @m42037
      @m42037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lastzeen I tell it like i see it. A musician has a image to uphold, fact. I happen to be one

  • @louisebutler5953
    @louisebutler5953 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I miss David Letterman.
    His personality was so classy and funny.
    He was as good as Johnny Carlson if not better. Class act!

  • @madambutterfly7513
    @madambutterfly7513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    I loved Johnny Carson, there will never be another one like him, King of the Late Night forever!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @mov1ngforward
      @mov1ngforward 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My momma used to send him love letters. ❣

    • @sugarjoe50
      @sugarjoe50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Madam you are so right. The late night hosts today pale in comparison.

    • @keenmate9719
      @keenmate9719 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like how smooth he is, compared to ever screaming Conan for example or even worse ever laughing his ass off Jimmi Felon (Funnel, or what is his name)

  • @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736
    @marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Two of the best late night talk show hosts, ever.

    • @charliebobandas6794
      @charliebobandas6794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep. Conan would be third.

    • @trevgreg2
      @trevgreg2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charliebobandas6794 Conan would be honored. These would be his top two, as well. Always held them as the standard.

  • @cindyinnew
    @cindyinnew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That man on the left is second to none. The King…he was and shall forever remain the legend that all others should aspire to. His appearance on Letterman says everything about the level of esteem that Carson had for Letterman . Two legends. The best and the one who should have gotten his time slot. And the other legend here is Edward Van Halen both he and Carson made it look so easy

  • @ni4nijustice855
    @ni4nijustice855 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Currently watching this near Johnny Carson Blvd in Norfolk,NE(his hometown).Had to roll the windows down and blast the volume in my semi for his town to hear his voice and laughter one more time.RIP Legend

  • @lightningbrigade257
    @lightningbrigade257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Oh, the good old days before cell phones.

    • @keenmate9719
      @keenmate9719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To me, mobile phones are the worst invention ever, after plastics. They made already pretty fast pace of our society even faster. Nowadays you must be permanently available for others otherwise they get mad at you or are scared to death because something terrible must have happened to you.

  • @matthewhudson7883
    @matthewhudson7883 5 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    When Dave and Johnny got together it was pure television magic.

    • @voicetube
      @voicetube 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I totally agree!… Of course, when Johnny got together with almost everyone, it was pure television magic :-)

  • @jillpeacock4540
    @jillpeacock4540 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    These shows were soooo good back then. Still good now. Man how I miss these good old days.

  • @johnpandolfino8663
    @johnpandolfino8663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What a class guy......he set the bar and no one has come close to his stature in late night television

  • @captaindj9790
    @captaindj9790 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I miss them both dearly. I’m glad I grew up in that day and age.

  • @timmyotoole7312
    @timmyotoole7312 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love the way Johnny seemed to just glide!

  • @itsmealvin5208
    @itsmealvin5208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Golden age of television history

  • @innnews6299
    @innnews6299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Two legends of television enjoying and respecting one another in a rare appearance together.

  • @baluja123
    @baluja123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You can't teach that quick wit... That spontaneity... That stream-of-consciousness type of banter that both those guys were capable of. You got to have it to go live. And both of them had a lot of it.

    • @administration8961
      @administration8961 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then Dave turned into an old-looking, old, mean-spirited liberal..

  • @najikhalilallah689
    @najikhalilallah689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Johnny giving the punch line on David's show was genius!
    And he gave his legendary "wink" before he left!
    Freakin Love Johnny Carson #RIP

    • @toddmccreary4579
      @toddmccreary4579 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you remember what the first part of the joke was?

    • @michellecoyazo1572
      @michellecoyazo1572 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wanted to know that also!

    • @toddmccreary4579
      @toddmccreary4579 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@michellecoyazo1572 I looked it up and basically this guy worked at a beer factory and there was an accident and the supervisor came to the wife and said Mrs OHara I have terrible news your husband drowned in a beer vat. And Mrs OHara said oh my poor husband he never had a chance. And the guy says I don't know about that. He got out three times to go to the bathroom.

    • @michellecoyazo1572
      @michellecoyazo1572 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Todd McCreary thank you! Mediocre joke, but excellent closure! Not knowing would've bugged me.

    • @toddmccreary4579
      @toddmccreary4579 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michellecoyazo1572 you're welcome

  • @Brad772006
    @Brad772006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Two late night greats on the same stage and one of the best guitarist in the world guest playing in the band. What a great show!

    • @gordongo7919
      @gordongo7919 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      best ever is entirely subjective

    • @michaelcuff5780
      @michaelcuff5780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lord Motorsports I thought that was Eddy!

    • @bffs4lifeliz
      @bffs4lifeliz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lord Motorsports I 6just

    • @m42037
      @m42037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Randy Rhoades was better and Hendrix

    • @fearsomename4517
      @fearsomename4517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      the late, great Eddie Van Halen.

  • @code-52
    @code-52 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Johnny, Ed and Doc could not and will not be replaced.

  • @jeffreyhubbard9740
    @jeffreyhubbard9740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    This is one of my all time favorite episodes of Letterman. I used to have this on a VHS tape way back in the 80's, with a couple of other favorites. I wish I could remember all the bits, but I definitely remember that Eddie sat in with the band. I just remember that it was a hysterical episode, top to bottom. Thanks, Don!

    • @d.aardent9382
      @d.aardent9382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was around 10th grade around this year and i had my first little 2nd hand tv where i could watch whatever i wanted and i discovered Letterman show and thought it was the most hilarious stuff. He always did absurd skits that no one else but the classic SNL crew did, and always had interesting things going on with "on the street" bits and dropping things off 10 story bldg. and the music guests were great and was just super funny program for years and i still have a lot of nostalgia for it as nothing Ive ever seen since has ever matched it in its prime as it just had so many aspects to it that were unexpected and unique.

  • @JimJamJ4
    @JimJamJ4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That phone call to daves mom is a niche joke but for me it seems so timeless, just a hilarious and you can see how much fun of a gag it was.

  • @peters6119
    @peters6119 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Dave was just starting out. He was so different from Carson but they were both always so likeable and funny in their own ways. Carson was hilarious on this appearance.

  • @paulwalker1443
    @paulwalker1443 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Two of the greats. Their chemistry here is beautiful. " I think he is saying say goodbye, he's doing one of these". (hand motion) A hand motion only Carson would know.

  • @carla.output
    @carla.output 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Watching this in 2019 and thinking omg I missed the best time of US TV 📺 .. great video

    • @rayherbst6655
      @rayherbst6655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Carla.Output you may very well have

    • @HEADBANGERSBALLER
      @HEADBANGERSBALLER 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But don’t be sad Carla, we are blessed with so much of old TV and music preserved and easily accessible on TH-cam and other platforms. And you can watch it over and over and over again. Enjoy!

    • @michaelgarwood2717
      @michaelgarwood2717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Johnny said he hadn't been a guest on any show in a long time. At 5am July 27 I see this 1st time..Awesome!.. & vaguely remember him stopping by the Dinah Shore show in ...1978? On 5 days a week late afternoons on old broadcast tv. Some1 find THAT! History Guy maybe?

    • @rebelbelle1039
      @rebelbelle1039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too everything is so political

    • @gigisasz4580
      @gigisasz4580 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rebelbelle1039 Johnny was occasionally political when it counted and he was always right on target 🎯

  • @maryjocorbett572
    @maryjocorbett572 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Johnny was David’s #1 fan. Great memories.

    • @georgemurphy2579
      @georgemurphy2579 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Learned from the best. Jack Parr was a great influence on the entire entourage....these are clasdics .... never to be seen again.

    • @joyceroberts6979
      @joyceroberts6979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mary Jo Corbett
      Johnny Carson knew Dave was top notch talent! Too bad his dumb bosses ignored his choice!

    • @yuppiecake9097
      @yuppiecake9097 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And vice versa

  • @richardburns4143
    @richardburns4143 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Dave was 38 and had his own talk show. When I was 38 I had a paper round.

    • @RonJohn63
      @RonJohn63 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is that you, Chris Peterson?

    • @karezaalonso7110
      @karezaalonso7110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *route

    • @hollygarnish1151
      @hollygarnish1151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think you sound like an ok Guy kind of cool. I bet you hide your action figures when the girls come OVER.

    • @cuda426hemi
      @cuda426hemi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Brains00007 not really foolish. the majority think "round" is wrong therefore Kareza was providing a Public Service kind of making you look foolish. 🎬

    • @cuda426hemi
      @cuda426hemi 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Brains00007 I was kidding - trying to poke fun at we Amuricans that think OUR pronunciations or in this case definitions are THE be-all on earth. If he said "bonnet" the guys would say "trunk". How about both? and many more? 🔚

  • @michaelhatem6085
    @michaelhatem6085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Johnny and Ed, magic. Love Dave. Takes balls to follow up on a legend

  • @waden9815
    @waden9815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you for the post.
    I've never seen this before.
    Thanks TH-cam!
    I've never seen Johnny give an interview before & Dave was only in his 3rd year, he was clearly uncomfortable & intimidated.
    It's really cool to see how much Johnny enjoyed to laugh & how well Dave carried himself, even when he felt intimidated.
    Understandable Dave, it's Johnny Carson.
    Thanks again!

  • @CardinalX
    @CardinalX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    2 of the greatest of my lifetime. Thank you to you both! RIP Mr Carson

    • @tawpgk
      @tawpgk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately to say this now, but RIP EVH. so sad.

  • @theUroshman
    @theUroshman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The happy 80's! Those were the days!

  • @richzito
    @richzito 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how much Johnny loves Dave.

  • @maxmoovin
    @maxmoovin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up watching you Johnny Carson. Amazing interview here David. Blessings to you and your family.

  • @josiahpike
    @josiahpike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The true heir to Johnny's legacy

  • @Mumblix
    @Mumblix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +658

    Dave was nervous as hell...sort of like having dinner with your boss.

    • @thegoodoldboys100
      @thegoodoldboys100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      More like dinner with your idol.

    • @RadioDon1
      @RadioDon1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Well, considering that Carson Productions was producing Late Night at the time..

    • @Alvan81
      @Alvan81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Johnny Winked at him at the very end. I don't think I've ever seen him do that for someone.

    • @hollygarnish1151
      @hollygarnish1151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Really, maybe a High Energy guy would be a better description. 😜

    • @easygrin1127
      @easygrin1127 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Chris C David is a world wide icon

  • @mystyguitarmusic
    @mystyguitarmusic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Johnny Carson on Letterman, and Eddie Van Halen jamming in the band!!! Awesome days. It touched me too when at the end, David says, "Thanks for everything, Johnny".

  • @phyllisirwin5660
    @phyllisirwin5660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Carson is shy & an introvert, so this is so special Thx. He prefers to be a host, thank a guest.

  • @lauriepierce4068
    @lauriepierce4068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Boy I miss Johnny. Classy and funny.

  • @Tupelo927
    @Tupelo927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Absolute legend. I _still_ miss Johnny.

  • @garymcaleer6112
    @garymcaleer6112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Johnny's cameos on Get Smart were my favorites.

  • @dodgeguyz
    @dodgeguyz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    “Oh yes he talks about it frequently”! Funny as hell.
    I don’t think Dave even knew what he was going to do.

  • @jvincc7297
    @jvincc7297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    13:36 I love Johnny's smirk reaction to that truthful admission by Dave.

  • @TimeGallon
    @TimeGallon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Wow Eddie Van HALEN was guest playing in the band?!!!

    • @dmp9135
      @dmp9135 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm not 100% sure, But I think this was the same show that his wife, Valerie Bertoneli, was also a guest.

    • @benkim2016
      @benkim2016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes the guitar sounded like him.

    • @dmongosa
      @dmongosa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's a great video on TH-cam of all of Eddie Van Halen's appearances on Letterman.

  • @frankpitochelli6786
    @frankpitochelli6786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Back when Carson was king...Letterman became the king shortly afterward ..
    Miss those days.!!

  • @timc5574
    @timc5574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Note the wink at the end. DAMN, what a guy!

  • @rayherbst6655
    @rayherbst6655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Oh my goodness! What a priceless moment! I sure do miss these two!

  • @technologyandinnovation4586
    @technologyandinnovation4586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Miss Johnny, what a class act.

  • @marcsonnenberg623
    @marcsonnenberg623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When late night TV used to be good.

  • @hackiest
    @hackiest 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Johnny and Dave with Eddie on guitar. what a show

  • @YooTooobJeff
    @YooTooobJeff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    And EVH on guitar!

    • @staceymarie6895
      @staceymarie6895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hell yeah, saw that.

    • @gokartmozart9430
      @gokartmozart9430 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I could hear a different sounding guitar than Paul’s band would normally have, and then... is that Edie Van-fingers? Cool hidden gem in this video

    • @randythompson1957
      @randythompson1957 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just saw that after the telephone joke.
      Good times

    • @alexisp696
      @alexisp696 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unmistakable sound.

    • @juniorjohnson5961
      @juniorjohnson5961 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn't catch that I'll go back and look 🙏

  • @timothyhilton3408
    @timothyhilton3408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Master Johnny!!! HE will forever be missed.

  • @johncaris3371
    @johncaris3371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always great to see the Carson Letterman together.
    This is real TV and genuine. And of course Paul Schaffer and his band , Great Original Sound music. They will live in fond memories forever , I promise you !

  • @danfab4
    @danfab4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Johnny knew very well that David adored him!! fab!!

  • @gavigonz559
    @gavigonz559 5 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Johnny Carson greatest ever

  • @toniwilson1579
    @toniwilson1579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Johnny broke the record for the longest running talk show .. then David out did Johnny. 2 of the greatest, I sure miss the quality of late night shows. We don't have anything like them now a days.

    • @johnking5174
      @johnking5174 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Johnny did not hold the world's longest running talk show record, that was held by Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne, who hosted The Late Late Show on Irish television at RTE from July 1962 until May 1999, 37 years. Johnny only did 30 years on the Tonight Show. David Letterman only did 33 years, with Late Night 1982 - 1993 and Late Show 1993 - 2015.

  • @NoellaScott
    @NoellaScott ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Johnny throwing haymakers and making Dave nervous for an entire segment - gold

  • @pablocruise678
    @pablocruise678 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Johnny loved Dave.

    • @fletcher373
      @fletcher373 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Pablo Cruise And Dave loved and adored Johnny. Johnny "fathered" him.

    • @1rewd133
      @1rewd133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They were both 'versatile' ;)

  • @andrewwalsh531
    @andrewwalsh531 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I had never seen this footage before. Someone in the comments mentioned Letterman looked really nervous.....upon his entrance, I thought Johnny Carson appeared about as nervous & uncomfortable in this setting as I can ever remember. The bit where he called Letterman's "mother" was great. Johnny was (as far as I am concerned) the one & only when it came to late night television hosting. There really was no one superlative to describe him.

  • @knight0582
    @knight0582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    carson was amazing , such a legend , back in those days i bet he could do anything

  • @tozomona
    @tozomona 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I miss Johnny

  • @mrdubya5786
    @mrdubya5786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Carson and Letterman. The king and the grand duke of late night

  • @AFelix-bk4ib
    @AFelix-bk4ib 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Johnny is brilliant for that desk bit & for ever bit. I love this man & Letterman as well. 💙💙

  • @MargueriteFairProductions
    @MargueriteFairProductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    We still miss you Johnny!

  • @annaakachile5537
    @annaakachile5537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Carson is the king of late night. Love him...... RIP me carson.....

  • @michaelmarshall1713
    @michaelmarshall1713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Master and the Apprentice . Letterman idolised Carson.