David Letterman Funniest Top 10 Ever - California Names

The funniest Letterman Top 10 ever - actual California names by the actual Californians. This show was taped in San Fransisco on May 7, 1996,

[@palstikup]

don't forget to turn the volume down after this video

[@snowtheman8292]

Cheeses Fries lol

[@databang]

Jesus Chrysler

[@A.Green55]

Especially if it's porn.

[@richinoable]

You r so subversive 👏

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

Thank you so much.

[@MegaSkills9]

My left ear really enjoyed this.

[@bettereverydayz6873]

It was not recorded for ridiculously good ambi-listeners

[@disgruntledgoatiam]

So did mine

[@quota77]

ha!

[@kyloren3693]

Hey, bad audio or not it's pretty entertaining to see someone documented these shows. Interesting to see the quality of talk shows back then, as compared to now. 🤦‍♂️

[@BennyDABEATA]

My right. Have I been wearing my headphones wrong forever?

[@crystalbishop3897]

Please protect David letterman he's all I have left he was my childhood

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

c'mon, crystal. i feel that way too sometimes but you must be misremembering how bad things were.

[@allendracabal0819]

If I ever encounter someone shooting at him, I will try to stand in the line of fire.

[@7ees]

Harry Dong was my favorite!! hehe This really IS the funniest top 10! Thnx for uploading bpeaden!!

[@TheJwood45154]

There was a girl, not kidding at all, at my school named Fonda Dick.

[@joonant1]

Did she share it?

[@easterlake]

She played basketball at Moravia High school in Iowa in the early 70's

[@IsaacAllison]

She was Fond of Dick

[@franceskimler1119]

In college ( Missouri State University) we had a professor named Harold Dyck . { pronounced. ‘ Harry Dick ‘ } . True story.

[@jetnut89]

That old lady in the crowd was the icing on the cake.

[@NormAppleton]

She was laughing her ass off.

[@asteverino8569]

Thanks. I missed this one. Born, San Francisco, California

[@rufust.firefly4890]

I had an 8th grade world history teacher named Betty Canary. I whistled and made tweets right then . (This was 1967) She said: "I've heard all the jokes fellas.: Also knew a priest called Calvin Coolidge.

[@roberttemple2521]

I grew up with a family whose last name was Beech. the kids were named Rocky, Sandy [female], Wade and Clay.

[@marcochimio]

When I lived in California, a friend of mine told me about her school classmate, Crystal Lear, which sounds fine until she mentioned her middle name was Chanda.

[@ckatheman]

I saw this the night it was broadcast, never forgot number one :)

[@QemeH]

If #5 where to marry #3: "I used to me Justa Duck, but now I'm Justa Bear." xD

[@CalHankerman]

Dave was always finding ways around the FCC. lol

[@Pkmnster]

luv how harry storms up and lets his name fly XDXD

[@davidbaise5137]

Nice job band, playing “The Name Game”.

[@ront769]

I didn't notice. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@Elmaestrodemusica]

May we once again be able to laugh at ourselves ....

[@erniebuchinski3614]

That's a tall order in this snowflake-infested world, but yeah, that would be really nice, wouldn't it?

[@LehmannDaHero]

LOL I saw the asian guy walk out and i was like "This is gonna be good!"

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

There's something kind of poetic about this comment being 11 years old.

[@roypiltdown5083]

went to air force basic training with a guy named James T Kirk - he was built a lot like Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons, and got thrown out on the first day for back-talking the drill sergeant.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@roypiltdown5083 how did a recruit built like Comic Book Guy pass the PT test before basic?

[@ront769]

He probably went where no man had gone before!

[@donibrooklynsportswagerpro3967]

When Late nite was actually worth staying up for.

[@geraldduncan5646]

You are so absolutely right! I just replay old Johnny Carson shows or David Letterman segments. Because none of people who are doing late night shows, are worth watching.🤷‍♂️

[@OlafProt]

Parents: there is simply NO way you didn't know what you were doing when you named these people. Especially no.1. Cruel, cruel, cruel.

[@diehardrvdfan22]

They prefer he go by "Richard", or "Rich" even.

[@thewiz2004]

You can't help but give these people credit for being such good sports about this; coming on TV and admitting to being who they are. I guess that last guy could say, "I'm a Dick Head and proud of it!" LOL

[@gor0473]

They were each paid a couple hundred bucks

[@crawford586]

If #5 married #7 and decided to hyphenate she'd be Justa Duck Dong.

[@dmontes133]

Dick’s middle name is Peter! 🤣🤣🤣

[@instereovideos]

Dick Hurts shoulda been number one.

[@erniebuchinski3614]

Question: Who's/Whose) Dick Hertz/Hurts? Answer: Not mine! 😄

[@tripjet999]

...when it's a hearing test for your left ear.

[@toeg1]

It's too bad they didn't ask my former boss to be there. He would have come in #1. His name is Richard Edick.

[@davemagick6739]

Harry Dong for the win with his speed, precision and pride.

[@Frank-Lee-Speeking]

Years ago, when I was working in a call center, I took a call from a man whose name was Astle. (I forget his first name.) Every time I said "Mr. Astle", I had to really focus to pronounce it correctly or risk insulting the man or even getting fired. :-)

[@kellytuttle3311]

An announcement heard in my ex-company's lab " call for testicle support " needless to say we lab techs were in hysterics having heared it over the company loud speaker. 😂

[@skittlecar1]

Happy 94th Birthday Harry Dong. RIP.

[@brodiemillers5211]

He died? When?

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@@brodiemillers5211apparently 4 years ago🤷

[@CreativeWarrior-]

My buddy and I heard a page at the airport for "Mr. Dick Beninia". We laughed about it for days!

[@patrickclemons6122]

That izzzzzz funnneee..

[@blackbird5634]

Top Ten Tips for Out-of-towners #1: DON'T lend your Chapstick to anyone you meet at the bus station.🤣

[@antonymscalia3924]

"Justa"? Good thing her folks' last name wasn't "Ho."

[@yankeedoodledoctor8256]

My left ear enjoyed this

[@sumatran]

Harry Dong should have been # 1 on delivery alone.

[@degeneral1]

best band in the world. i miss them.

[@kcjazzcat7822]

My first wife had a student in her class. Harry Pitts.

[@Qermaq]

A guy applied to my work, his name was Long Dong, and under "skills" he wrote "hand work".

[@Juan321C]

Harry Bush, meet Harry Dong!

[@thewiz2004]

Did anyone notice that Dick Weed's middle name happened to be Peter? LOL

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

I read it as Peker at first

[@joeconcepts5552]

Here in Massachusetts we have a nearby town called Holden. So the enhanced version of the joke is "Dick Hertz from Holden."

[@squeekieballs]

Think Harry dong is the best imo

[@mwillblade]

The weirdest name I ever heard was from a girl in the Navy. It was Birdie Brokenrope. She was from a reservation in Nevada.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@mwillblade was she Navajo?

[@mwillblade]

@@ObamaFromKenya I don't remember, she was such a sweet person.

[@ElCrab]

@@ObamaFromKenya if from Nevada probably Washoe, Paiute, Ute, or Shoshone.

[@ronfowlermusic]

I knew a Roger Everybodytalksabout

[@mwillblade]

@@ronfowlermusic Boooooo!!

[@Sakja]

I used to work with a lady named Evelyn Hoar. I had to page her quite frequently.

[@ruprect1]

I used to work with a guy named Mike Hawke

[@AccordionManiac]

#1 was really #1. Finally a funny Top 10!

[@greasemonkey2985]

I had a friend called Andrew Peacock, but everyone called him Drew. Drew Peacock.

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

I knew a California lady named Rosie Flowers

[@ProfessorBidoof]

Good thing the audio is fine. Didn't have to adjust my volume at all.

[@KOHF34]

I have a friend whose boss is named Jack Goff.

[@bobdavis4848]

I trust his middle name doesn't start with a U or you'd have mentioned it.

[@ront769]

@@bobdavis4848 Good insert!

[@ronfowlermusic]

Did his boss tell him "l need to lay you or Jack Goff"?

[@BikiniGord1]

I once knew of two race horses named York Hunt & Mike Hunt. Can you imagine the race caller describing the stretch drive? Ladies and gentlemen, we have a real battle between York Hunt and Mike Hunt as they're nose to nose, toe to toe and stride for stride. It's York Hunt and Mike Hunt baring down and digging in and at the wire, it's to close to call between York Hunt and Mike Hunt. Please hold all tickets as we have a photo finish between York Hunt and Mike Hunt.

[@patron40silver]

Mike Hunt and Mike Hawk

[@MusicOverMyHead]

I had a teacher named Dick (Richard) Stillhard in high school.

[@chr970]

Come on…really?! Lol I’d change my name…..last name too!

[@Grymmorgan]

Phil McCracken...best ever! x^D

[@ront769]

Always good to hear his name amongst these. It's almost automatic.

[@jeatig]

From the music, this sounds like it could be a segment from "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"!!

[@JimManeri]

Paul is always tongue in cheek. I love this

[@JimManeri]

Also noticed they change kids up by half step each time. That was definitely an East Coast ShowBusiness staple in variety shows and vaudeville from two generations before Paul. Brilliant

[@madbrowniac7871]

@jeatig: Arte Johnson was a great double entendre when you think about it.😂😉🎤📺B.W.

[@drchemy1]

My urologist here in Austin used to be Richard Chopp.

[@vegasrobbie]

A well known (by her name, of course) high school basketball player in Iowa in the early '80s was named Fonda Dix.

[@StevenBanks123]

You know, when you sound out those names, they sound like something else entirely!

[@brookita05]

BEST TOP TEN EVERRRRRRRRRR

[@Sethrod8]

I was waiting for Long Duck Dong to come out

[@Engineer131994]

rotflmfao!!! hahahahhaahahahaha what an awesome freakin video! lmao Dick Hertz is one of my nicknames, which I am proud to have! hahahaha!

[@1pt21jigawatt]

Pump up the volume dude!

[@efisgpr]

Best ever: Phuc Dat Ho

[@ront769]

I think her sister is Phat.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Don't forget his friend: Sum Dum Phuc!😂❤

[@kristbg]

Love the music!

[@pleasantmr]

Anita Legg was my favorite 😂🤣

[@richardbeckenbaugh1805]

Richard Powell Beckenbaugh here, when I was little I was Dickie P.

[@ritemolawbks8012]

Tell the censor they made a mistake because I can still hear some of the audio.

[@paliaha706]

Hilarious!! 🍉🍊🍌🥬🍍🍆

[@MP-tf7cc]

That was a good list.

[@kristen1881]

I can't believe they didn't blur out the sponsor's SSN on Justa Duck's military ID

[@sedawk]

Is there a video on KZbin that has a lower volume?

[@awblackstar3421]

I love how they left the info in the DLs

[@deanronson6331]

One asks himself what kind of a sick joke the parents of these people were pulling on their kids when they gave them their first names, knowing how cruel their school and playmates could be. When I was in grade school, one of the girls had the last name of Witch. By the time I caught back up with her in her freshman year of college, she had changed it to a garden variety name. Smart girl.

[@richreed9927]

I refrain from making fun of people saddled with Mom and Dad's bad decision. Those parents, though, are fair game.

[@deanronson6331]

@@richreed9927 On re-watching the video, it occurred to me that some parents are just not smart enough to anticipate the toxicly humorous effect caused by the shortened version of the full name they give to their kids. E.g., his parents probably named the Nr. 1 guy Richard without realizing it would become "Dick Head".

[@chiensyang]

Too bad the producer never contacted my friend Sung Mai Ding

[@madbrowniac7871]

@deanronson6331: NEVER mess with anyone named "Witch" just on general principle! Ah I lovingly remember when "General Principle" was merely "Major Principle." Such a long way since then.😂😉🎤🤷‍♂️B.W.

[@deanronson6331]

@@madbrowniac7871 Hmm, the notion of a lunatic troll has just been raised to a new level.

[@barryf5479]

We had an executive in our company named Dick Love.

[@1Alazar1]

I was watching that in my class room... I laughed... I was suspended

[@WreStlinGaddict1000]

I wonder how many Mr and Mrs Cox or Mr and Mrs Semen named a son Richard.

[@shoemanbundy]

Can anyone tell me where in SF these shows were filmed? Just curious since I iive pretty close :p

[@DarkRider69]

My grandmother grew up with a kid named Otto Gass.

[@JesusisJesus]

Thanks for all the drivers licence numbers. Printing up some fake ID's right now...

[@dickhitswater4836]

While posting it on one of the largest social media sight to ever exist. Even 10 years ago that would be a dumbshit move.

[@ChrisPierreBacon]

My Boss's name is doctor Weiner. His wife name is Anita.

[@christelheadington1136]

Urologist?

[@bronkoghma]

tnx :)

[@clayz1]

Are they projecting these clips under water?

[@aaronkitchens4151]

I can’t believe a lot of videos on KZbin have no sound

[@algeborusas1883]

A lot like Jimmy Kimmel's Mean Tweets. Very clever to have the actual people say their names.

[@dickhitswater4836]

Almost like Jimmy got his idea from somewhere………………………………………….

[@jackhandy4406]

I burst out loud when he said Dick Weed we used to call each other that all day

[@dickhitswater4836]

That’s a term I use daily for people, it was the only one that actually made me laugh

[@expatveteran7815]

I am still waiting for when Joe Montana took him on a tour of San Francisco

[@Grandhoohah]

Gosh, I was hoping they would let us see Hugh Jorgen!

[@j03y121]

I knew a guy named Harry Quatch from California. Also the 3 brothers named Foo Boo Lou Boo and Boo Boo. No joke.

[@charmingasalways]

Harry Bush? His parents had a grand sense of humor.

[@JonsDDVlog]

These guys were all really good sports about it.

[@mmurray1983]

OOOOOf the days of long long ago when you'd let somebody show your ID on national TV without worrying about ID theft

[@joelouis-arena4061]

So you are also named Harry Dong? Nice to meet you 🤨

[@mmurray1983]

@@joelouis-arena4061 No, thank God not anymore! I took my husband's name in the marriage. I am now "Harry Wiener."

[@hehjr47]

This is EPIC!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@darinruddock3394]

Guest…”Harry Bush” Letterman…”I thought you died in the 70’s”

[@patron40silver]

We had a science teacher named Harry Dyck.

[@ophiruchus]

I really enjoy the music before each person says their name... it's kinda like Mario Party

[@johntaylor9988]

It is the name game song. Fits the theme.

[@jetsamperes5762]

A good song would have been You Know My Name (Look up the Number) by The Beatles

[@davidn11]

MY GOD WAS THE SOUND VOLUME DESIGNED FOR WORLDS BIGGEST SPEAKERS?

[@va3css]

A former customer of mine: Harry Dick. (No kidding.)

[@Jiaal]

Justa Duck is number one. That should have been at the top of the list. XD

[@frenchfrey65]

for real? i'll bet the guys were going, i'll share anyday XD

[@MrJosh336]

cant help but think they were all accidents and their parents took out their frustrations by naming them.

[@poundbagcom]

David Letterman hardest to hear Top 10 Ever