Dave Tries To Guess His Mom's Thanksgiving Pies, 1997 | Letterman

[@scottanguish2714]

Dave’s Mom was an absolute treasure. The way she would chide him with “David” always made me smile.

[@CorinneH-ug3mu]

Yes, I Love the way she says his name.

[@tubby6339]

Grew up loving these. "Oh, David."

[@privatepenguin3137]

R.I.P. Dorothy - you were the best!

[@lorip.1110]

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

[@deanronson6331]

You can imagine and commiserate with Dorothy having to deal with Dave's shenanigans as a kid.

[@dank3151]

Not many know this but the same actor that played Dave's mom also played Larry "Bud" Melman and also Richard Simmons.

[@Krillinish2]

Gary Oldman level. Master of their craft.

[@CherylAnderson-qs4iq]

This was Dave's real mom.

[@harrodsongs]

@@CherylAnderson-qs4iq I doubt Dave's real mom had this much media savvy.

[@CherylAnderson-qs4iq]

@@harrodsongsHuhhhh? I watched his show, live, back in the day. Take my word for it - that's really her. She was on numerous times, usually broadcast from her own kitchen. His crew would go to her home & set up their cameras, sound & lighting. Sure it's easier today to set up for a remote broadcast but Letterman's crew could manage. They did it all the time. The so called head made of stuffing with the goofy teeth was likely made in their prop dept. His mom didn't make it, obviously. It was likely made of Papier Mache. I don't know what you see as beyond the limited technology of the day.

[@sensimania]

​​@@harrodsongsShe really is his real mum. She made quite a few appearances on the show before she passed.

[@robinblackmoor8732]

The holidays are no good without pie guessing, The Lone Ranger story and of course Darlene love.

[@assmane999]

Laughed so hard with my dad every year hearing that Lone ranger story. And Darlene Love's performances were always memorable. Also loved the tradition of knocking the meatball off of the top of the tree.

[@charleybarley914]

Thank you Dave and Daves' mom for this Thanksgiving tradition

[@patriciamorgan6545]

It's really not Thanksgiving without Dorothy's pies. Happy Thanksgiving, all! 🦃

[@resplendentpeace]

I've never even heard of coconut butterscotch pecan pie but it's my new favorite.

[@markinnes4264]

I want some!!

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

... sounds very good 👍🏼

[@kstepko]

It was great to see some footage of their staff Thanksgiving dinner.

[@alexmapp5444]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@KungEMuller]

Wow! Dave and his mom are perfect when it comes to comedy and pies. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@DougPalumbo]

An American classic! There should be a Dorothy balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

Happy Thanksgiving Dave.

[@_Tanasis_]

Dorothy was an Angel.And still is

[@derekgiesbrecht-xp5yc]

how do you know?

[@edk2221]

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[@Ampersand00]

Dave's mother is delightful 😍

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Dave, your mom was a love to the audience ... and for YOUR hijinks, a really good sport!

[@judd442009]

Beautiful pies! Beautiful mom.

[@pianoman5961]

This was my absolute favorite sketch on Letterman!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[@daniramc]

always loved Dorothy, what a cool lady

[@MattJr4793]

this really was ALWAYS a great tradition on the program that I enjoyed 😇🙌🥧🤎

[@catherinegigliotti1368]

One of my favs every year...thanks David

[@3rdDimensionV4U]

Hi Dave’s Mom! You always stole the show. ❤

[@CSavageSr]

i love how dave elevated the normal.

[@wardyman70]

Dorothy was always one of the best part of Dave’s Thanksgiving shows. RIH … 💔

[@tasnimulsarwar9189]

RIH?

[@fasteddie9529]

This was one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions for many years.

[@k.m.slattery6263]

Great pie always makes things so much better 😅‼️😊❤️

[@lawrenceeverett9661]

DAVE’S MOM IS THE BEST!

[@juliusseizure2673]

Coconut Butterscotch Pecan. That sounds delicious.

[@mojo_guru4448]

Mum was a beautiful person

[@markjackson6431]

miss Dave’s Mom

[@jamesbarry5066]

Love moms.

[@BlaineStewart123]

"It's a stuffing head!" 😂

[@joycestepancevich6591]

So good!!

[@jeanetteschock4744]

I loved her at the Olympics

[@matthewfarmer2520]

Classic David Letterman were he guess his mom Thanksgiving 🦃 pies, there homemade.😋

[@SurLaMer_]

Stuffing head looks like Biff

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Biff eating that would be meta or Zen or something ...

[@mannybravo237]

Awesome, pilgrim!

[@hardcoreep]

King of late night

[@siblingcinema4953]

That coconut butterscotch pecan pie sounds yummy! ~P

[@EightPieceBox]

Dave isn't perfect, but Dorothy was ❤

[@brianmoore5498]

cherry pie is my favorite too

[@janeltranmer2284]

Man, this is the only woman who truly gets Dave. She made him. She is made of iron, this wonderful woman. "No, Dave". That's right, Dorothy. She gave you your steel, Dave. The irony would be if you felt bad about it. This is KZbin Psychoanalysis 101.

[@derekgiesbrecht-xp5yc]

dave didnt like her, according to robert mortons book

[@cisium1184]

@@derekgiesbrecht-xp5yc Robert Morton never wrote a book.

[@derekgiesbrecht-xp5yc]

@@cisium1184 my mistake, i thought he did

[@mhmrules]

❤

[@phildirt3]

Why doesn’t dave go home for thanksgiving ever?

[@gregmiell3037]

was this really his Mom?

[@RonGerstein-tf5tp]

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2:01

[@patriciamorgan6545]

Yes. These segments (and Dorothy) became so popular over the years that he also sent her to Lillehammer as a Late Show correspondent during the winter Olympics. I believe he was still on NBC at the time, and NBC was broadcasting the Olympics.

[@rsgabrys----]

---------------------------- hardboiled eggs n green pimento filled olives would of made infamous stuffing head completely.....pie eyed ....stick a lite Marlboro in his mouth at serving time .....thanks4sharing.....

[@kaspinet]

I can hear the kraft recipe guy from the 70's.

[@costcoshill7941]

According to Robert Morton, Dave had a very strained relationship with his mom, and would joke that he wouldn't have to call her because of her being in segments like this. Interesting that two of the greatest late night entertainers, Carson/Letterman, supposedly had difficult relationships with their mothers, not to mention them both hailing from the midwest.

[@derekgiesbrecht-xp5yc]

finally, some truth

[@cisium1184]

What a lot of nonsense.

[@robinsierra1029]

I wonder why he never talked about his father. Maybe the man she introduced as her husband was not David’s father

[@kstepko]

He was not. Dave’s father died in 1973, approximately a decade before Dave became the host of Late Night (in 1982) or Dorothy’s first appearance on Dave’s show (in 1986). She remarried in 1983; her second husband died in 2013.

[@garyv2196]

too small.

[@milfordcivic6755]

I miss Letterman. Colbert is just a parrothead for what Trump did all day.

[@AAYMF]

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