He was great in Mr. Holland's Opus.

The re-enactment is priceless!! RIP Jay

Still love seeing my grandfather(Pickle Moore) on Letterman.

Jay was pretty fast

Is there a funnier man alive than Jay Thomas-not anymore Rest in Peace Jay - we loved you.

Wendy is an idiot.

I wish this show would come out on DVD.

Thank you Jay, thank you Dave. So cool.

I came to Sirius for howard, and stay cause of Jay. RIP Jay thanks for the laughs, you'll be missed.

I'm deep into every one of Jay's LN visits. It's great! Found out yesterday that he just passed away. Thats just not fair.

1st time someone called Dave a Prick on the show! Or was it Cher?

Love it when he does it with the mask.

Ohh Man!! Now that's a story!

RIP Jay Thomas

I remember when I first heard this story on Letterman: "... and the Lone Ranger gets out of the back of my car ..." Funniest thing I had ever heard.

I came here thinking there is no way this story can be that funny. I was wrong.

Grew up waking up to him when I was getting ready for school in the 80's and then watching him on TV. Was sorrowed by the news of his passing. He was a kind of talent that you don't see often these days. Rest in peace Jay.

It's a little harder to hit a meatball with a tennis ball than a football, I guess.

Love it

Linda Scalia - did he mean Clay Moore the REAL "Lone Ranger?" Am curious - I loved the Lone Ranger and the music at the end of the show - I can still hear the music.

Great story, perfect legacy for Jay Thomas. I love his smile.

A true holiday tradition at my house.

OMG... That's great.

This my favorite rendition of the story. Big pay off. RIP Mr. Thomas

one of my favorite Christmas traditions every year was the episode with Jay Thomas and Darlene love. one of the funnies stories ever told. a little different every year, RIP Dave

May you sleep in peace and wake in joy, Jay

RIP Jay, stupid funny story.

I can't believe I never saw this story until hearing about Jay's passing today... It really IS. Or at least high enough up there not to matter. Maybe not as High as Jay was when giving the Lone Ranger a ride...

RIP Jay Thomas this is my favorite story!

Jay Thomas: Requiescat in pacem

RIP Jay

RIP, Jay, I loved your work on Cheers.

RIP Jay Thomas

RIP

RIP, Jay. RIP.

He did a good job of telling Jay Thomas' story!

Listening to each year's version now in honor of Jay - RIP Aug 24, 2017

What a great story!

McEnroe hits an ace.

RIP Jay

Rest in Peace Jay Thomas

Best Story Ever! ..... RIP Jay ....

RIP Jay Thomas.

RIP Jay Thomas

OMG! Hilarious!!! Rest In Peace, Jay. Thank you for sharing the Greatest Talk Show Story Of All Time with us.

Ha! I just finished watching a marathon of this story from all the DL Xmas shows. Hilarious. Thanks Jay, Rest in Peace. 💖

Such a cutiepie. Thanks for the laughs Jay. 💗Rest In Peace. 💖

TV Talk Show Gold. Hence the annual re-telling. Dave hated alot of tropes and resisted all execs telling him he needed more traditional comedy and familiar bits for middle America. But he loved this format and loved a good storyteller. So much so that he had Jay Thomas do it every year and it killed every year. I looked forward to it. Many people did. Outside of all his tv character roles he was just a funny guy and could spin a yarn. Way too young to lose him. Rest In Peace. Poster you should retitle this the FIRST Lone Ranger Story appearance. I swear it got better, longer, and more dramatic every year. But seeing the first one is amazing. The whole interview is both comics at their peak.

Ha. Classic.

Looks like you had a BLAST!