Dave Plays "Let's Look For Swedes" | Letterman

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(From "Late Night," air date: 8/25/92)
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[@sergeanthetfield3001]

We play this all the time in Sweden.

[@aq_nacka]

I thought we were playing a neverending "let's avoid other Swedes"? =)

[@stemid85]

Flabben Jimmie😂

[@aq_nacka]

@@stemid85 Hehe, tror du missförstod mig! Syftade på hur obekväma vi kan vara socialt.

[@borkovitch5227]

Malmö är hardcore mode

[@Ztormie]

@@borkovitch5227din mamma är hardcore mode

[@oBusk]

As a swede this is funny, but confusing! Did New yorkers feel there was a disproportionate amount of swedes in New York back then?

[@unknownuser0006]

Dave's looking for swedes, sees a pretty italian and changes the game name, so Dave :D

[@ronflatter1235]

I was on the next version of Let’s Look for Swedes. If only The Donz could direct the forces that be to post it from Oct. 6, 1992.

[@dbp192000]

Dave is such a horndog. She is gorgeous though

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

I loved this time, late ‘80s/early ‘90s. Peak of my life & I didn’t even know it. Being a kid then was the best.

[@seanpenn6994]

i used to enjoy watching David Letterman in the 90s even at 12 pm in the night

[@StephanieLenz71]

If anyone's curious, the guest is Letitia Baldrige. Among other things, she was an advisor to Clare Booth Luce, ambassador to Italy. Fascinating woman.

[@chenzenzo]

I'm just about 100% sure Dave Carter is Swedish.

[@rhuephus]

Letitia Baldrige was also private secretary for Jackie Kennedy.

[@kstepko]

How fortunate that Dave encountered an Italian ‘in the wild’ on a night when his guest happened to be fluent in Italian!

[@flyflh]

And she wrote a book on etiquette.

[@henkbangma3015]

Hi @StephanieLenz71 Yes! I was curious about that! 🙂

[@leifgunnarlindberg3879]

He never found me. I was hiding in the north of Sweden all along. Darn it was cold.

[@STAYHUMBLE302]

I would love to know what’s up with the beautiful Italian girl today if she ever came back to nyc

[@kstepko]

“Let’s Look for Swedes” was originally a talk show bit from the 1930s, but they found that it didn’t play as well over the radio … and the outcome was far less comical once the Swede was located.

[@missoula2213]

She could have been from New York, and he would have still brought her up

[@rocketreindeer]

I remember watching this. Still funny. The genuine smiles plus silliness do more good for humanity than the world knows. I hope all the interviewees are all doing well with life.

[@TowManDave00]

I miss this show!... It was the best!

[@LetsBeHonestImAPrat]

We all know why Dave picked Daniella lol

[@Arnuuld]

We have that game over here in Sweden too. 🤣

[@AmaliaGranath]

😮😂

[@kricku]

Oh, you just go by coordinates

[@gangstaboy9387]

I see only Swedes here where I live and in the 10-ish places I've lived at since 2006 when I was 16, which most of them are in different cities from Skåne to Västerbotten. I'm starting to think that most people who think otherwise are not outside as much as you should.

[@apod-gaming]

😅

[@-RXB-]

​@@gangstaboy9387 I'm guessing you got the "everyone in Sweden is Swedish" card hidden up your sleeve? That's what the people that argue that Swedes can't become a minority use. You discuss with them and show them statistics etc, and their final comeback is "well, having immigrated doesn't make you any less Swedish!".

[@MrsZidde]

The Swedish church was actually 1 1/2 block the other way. So many au pairs used to "fika" there. How could they not find any swedes??

[@cgimovieman]

This is the type of stuff I miss that Dave used to do. Today someone would probably accuse a show of being racist, homophobic, or sexist for doing bits like this. They’re funny! Almost any humor is going to offend SOMEone. That’s why it’s funny! It’s irreverent and unexpected.

[@kenlavicka]

Oh stop

[@blessingsoutlaw]

Beefaroni!!! Perfecto prize 🏆 for the Italian tourist who has no idea what is going on.

[@daleproctor3723]

Reminds me of the time I rode up a hotel elevator once that was full of a batch of beautiful, blonde, Swedish stewardesses.

[@DoktorStrangelove]

I saw this the night it aired; I spent junior high and high school in Omaha and thought, “Yep, those girls are definitely from Omaha.”

[@Cassxowary]

And if I remember right, it’s one of the states where the scandinavians immigrated, like MN, WI, NE, and the rest around there, and they still look Nordic (and Germanic, not just because of the hair but the faces too) despite probably being descendants thereof sooo 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@DoktorStrangelove]

@@Cassxowary All true. About a quarter of the girls in my high school looked like those two.

[@robinblackmoor8732]

This would still be a good late night comedy show bit today.

[@TheGoodfella2012]

"That's alright, we're playing 'Let's Look for Italian's" LOL

[@dontrockwobble]

I remember watching this, my heart raced when that German chick said her name

[@Simon-is2xd]

This could NOT be done today

[@goatonaboat2053]

If only Jordan was there for the Italian girl 😅

[@Lovethemusic385]

That's conan! But I hear you.

[@dianewinters8628]

Another fun segment. Love you Dave💋

[@tjteknik1]

Yeah... we do this in Sweden as well. Go out looking for other Swedes, but usually settle for an Italian girl (or who ever shows up) instead 😁

[@rhuephus]

god .. I miss dave ...

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

Dave sure knows how to pick winners 😂

[@yasserdefranca2935]

"Her shots are up to date?"😂

[@kaspinet]

I bet that was a bus full of Swedes!

[@olenilsen4660]

I also want an Italian Swede!

[@kerryrobinson9947]

IKEA furniture is the best. You always end up with extra wooden dowels.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

I actually had multiple damaged ones once so I was short one or two. Luckily, I managed to find some in my relative's basement.

[@bjornolsson2696]

They keep looking about a block away from the Swedish Church, shouldn’t be that hard.

[@stdinkov]

Just look at how all the people on the street were curious each time they saw the camera and wanted to see what was happening or to show themselves on TV. Now it's not like that anymore.

[@Rehnqvist76]

A lot of the people that emigrated from Sweden to America ended up in North Dakota and Minnesota so the sisters and the first guy may well be descendents. They sure looked Swedish. 😊

[@funnypantshd150]

what is the context of this. I thought americans didnt know anything or didnt care about sweden at all

[@Dr.mandril]

Sweden has good relationship with US and tons of Swedes emigrated to US in the 1800. Minnesota consist today of 7% Swedes.

[@tomasolsson6493]

He would surely pass right by me because I have dark hair and eyes but still 100% Swedish 😂

[@MaN2Mega]

The US is full of Swedes, how couldn't they find a single one 😂

[@thesubhumancomedy]

La Guardia, incoming Minnesota flights. But, Swedes are known for being reclusive, or at least non-inclusive?

[@sgrafx]

Great bit. Looking for Swedes/Italians/Beautiful ladies.

[@TheCJUN]

This makes me sad. Sweden has changed. The world has changed. Not for the better.

[@000001willy]

That was one very good looking Italian lady.

[@jocen3]

Next let's play "Let's look for iraqis" and see how the media feels about that

[@rhuephus]

not all Swedes have blonde hair and blue eyes -- but you can find some in northern Italy

[@Angel-nb2fn]

Right, that's something Europeans don't understand or know..l had a friend he was blonde from north Italy looked like any Scandinavian. There're many blonde in middle east and Kurdistan as well. For example kurds have blonde, blue and green eyes but mixed in few hundred years with Arabs, turkish..when they attacked and moved to those places.. Anyway not only Europeans or Scandinavians are totally blonde, but many of them are because they don't mixed that much with another nationalities! Some Swedish have dark blonde hair and brown eyes! Scandinavian are more racist than Germany nowadays.. They have white power kind of movement and they demonstrating without shame on the street with police protection!! I just want to ad something on your comment, personally I'm spiritual l don't care what nationality, race... Because we all are one, no matter if you believe in that or not!!

[@Cassxowary]

@@Angel-nb2fnthey’re not racist even if you found some that are And yes we are all one, human and nonhuman animals, and all, are earthlings, and even elsewhere we still have similarities

[@ralphturner3798]

You should have looked Swedish men.

[@dinkeydink9376]

2:40. Dave Carter could have been a Swede. He just happend to live NC!

[@m1t2a1]

That's like trying to find an Italian in Montreal. It used to have the highest population of Italians in any city that isn't Rome.

[@dinosaursr]

Except Montreal Italians (as opposed to Romans) don’t know how to build roads.

[@m1t2a1]

@@dinosaursr Every time I've been to Montréal has been during some sort of Pothole Festival. Actually as soon as I cross the river.

[@dinosaursr]

@@m1t2a1 yes, and they repair the potholes by turning them into bumps.

[@m1t2a1]

@@dinosaursr But beer costs less there...

[@Cassxowary]

Little Italy! Well mostly? And LaSalle, and others probably

[@hobodivine5776]

Oh Dave... you big silly.

[@SSArt98]

I'm eating beefaroni right as I'm watching this! _Have a tooth ache and it was the easiest to eat right now._

[@roddygus]

May 32, 2023

[@jannelarsson9394]

Nowadays its hard to play that game in some Swedish cities.

[@user-yf1ml8jt3i]

life before the internet and cell phones. Much more mellow.

[@StaffanDeluxe]

How tf do people find this funny...

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

I love the fact that so many Swedes are in the comments.

[@tommiejonsson8952]

You didn't find any swedes, but a swede found you.

[@tommiejonsson8952]

And it took 31 years or 16 hours depending on how you look at it.

[@Cassxowary]

He most likely found descendants of them, the two sisters from Omaha, NE

[@tommiejonsson8952]

@@Cassxowary Possibly.

[@johnreinburg859]

Hilarious

[@privatehand]

Let's look for..... Blondes!

[@Joe_for_real]

My wife looked over and asked me why Letterman looks like he is on the Simpsons. So we pulled up a pic of him on the Simpsons and yeah, almost the same shade of yellow.

[@ssnabell]

Maybe he was still drinking at this point

[@motoboy6666]

Damn i loved Letterman 😢

[@gongqi67]

Great stuff.

[@AtyPical1313]

Dave is the best!

[@BackyardSpaceProgram]

03:45 Danny Devito?

[@LexLuthor1234]

of the two young girls interviewed about 3 mins in, the one the left looks a lot like a young teen version of Gwyneth Paltrow, doesnt she? (she's not swedish either though ,D )

[@SakuraTaka]

Feel like Letterman keeps shooting himself in the foot. And I like the guy...

[@harrypicken4327]

Beauty!

[@SmorgasLord]

Love how dancing queen is being swung around by Paul and the band the whole time

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

Viewer Request Let's Play "What's in the bag"?

[@nomaam9077]

It wasn't hard to find Italians in NY. That's kind of like looking for Catholics in the Vatican.

[@yesuare1756]

Im swedish but i have brown eyes and brown hair 😂

[@davidn.5803]

Bellissimo... Dave in Ft Collins, Colorado USA

[@danfarrik]

As a Swede I find this segment slightly offensive and exciting at the same time.

[@henhenhen19]

First Swede? Hejsan hejsan!

[@johanskold8890]

Är jag andra?

[@MariJu1ce]

wtf is this, is it supposed to be funny?

[@lassemaja8382]

In the beginning when he says "i dont think so" 😂 Today it is so.

[@NetCerpher]

Mr. Autry passed in 1998.

[@davidobrien4693]

God what a looker!

[@Guttural]

I'm a Swede I hate this 😡

[@bobswagger4346]

Beefaroni.

[@bugs_bunnie]

Damn she is fine

[@Experternas]

Funny that he asked, have you ever seen a green Datsun. that was our first car in the 70s. I thought it was the only one in the world

[@ronflatter1235]

I believe he said dachshund.

[@user-mv6he6gl8m]

So stupid.Who cares what this letterman does?

[@dohdoh2430]

This is like looking into another world. Young people here in Sweden are barely a majority. I like that old world so much better!

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

Hi Dave!

[@tHYRR3N]

How the frick did they do live streaming on the streets back in the 1990s?

[@patrikpatriksson]

This is pretty racist.

[@ee1pj]

how?

[@MagnusIratusLiberales]

from the time we weren't all arabs

[@MattTee1975]

I play this game in real life. Great way to pickup ladies.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

Do you also catch Italians?

[@jamesdaniels3699]

I'm a swede

[@babblingalong7689]

cool

[@falsemcnuggethope]

We know

[@onlyiforgive5083]

They don't look like that in Sweden anymore thanks to the eu policy of taking refugees that your country is not responsible for

[@johanskold8890]

Liar.

[@onlyiforgive5083]

@@gerardodwyer5908 take a trip there and see for yourself

[@rhuephus]

@@gerardodwyer5908 it appears yours failed .. they removed everything

[@DanielThureskog]

There's always that one guy in the comment section, who ruins all the fun. 😂

[@thewoodmoose]

Would "Let's look for Africans" be racist?🤔

[@falsemcnuggethope]

Not any more or less than this was.

[@LaylaSmith-d3x]

Well Africa is a diverse continent so yes it would