Viewer Mail for Other Shows on Letterman, December 22, 1983

It's the last new show of the year, so Viewer Mail is devoted to letters intended for other television shows. In the process, Paul and Hal exchange words after Paul misses his cue, Steve Jordan suggests a tongue kiss, and Dave brings a farm animal onto the set.

[@toddleopold2009]

We all know Reba never stopped watching Another World.

[@tvbarn]

The show would later reach a point of no return where bizarro concepts like these were no longer possible.

[@WTFG78]

The cow wants none of this nonsense. ;-) Mooooo

[@prmaninla]

Hey Don, any idea why the name of the woman from Castro Valley, CA get edited out? That's odd...

[@dongiller]

My guess is it was at her request, perhaps included elsewhere in the letter.

[@jamesogorman3287]

What did Hal and Paul say at the end of the Another World bit?

[@dongiller]

Hal: “Little faster next time, Paul.”
Paul: “Try giving the cue a little faster.”

[@douglasjohnson4382]

I like how the tradition of chin rubbing goes back to the earliest days.

[@lorddalek]

Dave successfully predicting 1998 with Letter #2.

[@tiki_trash]

This brings back memories of a simpler time when cows would actually write letters with pen and paper and send them to network executives. sigh

[@dhpbear2]

The audio sounds *overloaded* in this video :(

[@dongiller]

It's what I have. Perfection isn't an option.

[@unitoolzee]

Oh really? The audio in this video FROM 40 YEARS AGO isn’t perfect? I wonder why….surely it’s the fault of the guy that posted it.

[@briansmith9455]

That's FUCKIN A RIGHT! Why post something imperfect and funny when. all we want is perfect old VHS tapes. I expect nothing less. It really grinds my gears!! Find a better copy! I'm SURE one exists SOMEWHERE! (/s)

[@coldwinter5710]

This is not at all nice to do to this cow. Can you imagine how confused & scared it must have been? I know he meant well...but not a good showing. 😞

[@MrFtge]

She chilled out after a second

[@namelessjedi2242]

Looked pretty calm to me.