Jay Leno on Out of State Drivers - 1983

Jay Leno skit on what to do with out of state drivers from 'The First Boston Driver's Test' played on local TV in 1983.

[@dustinchristiansen3381]

its good to know Jay leno was rocking his all denim outfit all the way back in 1983

[@mikes-wv3em]

canadian tuxedo

[@Drebin211]

Don't mess with success.

[@wheel1775]

How else can he afford 250 cars and a staff to maintain them? 😂😂

[@jbratt]

My exact thought 🤣

[@cjr3559]

He’s such an icon I had to watch this twice to understand what it was about 😅

[@cindyscott54]

I saw the show when I was stationed at Newport in '83... it was hilarious. If you could post the whole program, that'd be wonderful!!

[@BaseballPlayer0]

Was this a 1 time only show, or a series

[@amfm889]

Well, this is a find. The ramp-to-nowhere was to be for the Inner Belt, literally an inner beltway around downtown Boston that would have plowed through parts of Somerville (where Jay is standing), Cambridge, Brookline, and the Fenway and Roxbury neighborhoods in Boston. Never built during the highway revolts of the 1960s and '70s. It was finally used as a connector to the Big Dig in the 2000s.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it’s actually still Charlestown there, the city line is several hundred feet to two blocks away there

[@davidlarson9125]

Turn signal? Just remember to 'Use your blinka". ;-)

[@badeugenecops4741]

Wickid smaaaat

[@user-tc8en4nl3n]

It's called, The Canadian Tuxedo. Denim jeans, denim shirt, denim jacket and cowboy boots.

[@kkania]

I feel super insecure with him just casually hanging out so close to the edge.

[@j.p.1214]

spoiler alert: he lived

[@leemartin1417]

Hes an ideal Bostonian with the accent, infectious sense of humor!

[@bostonrailfan2427]

the accent is added on top of his natural accent, he’s a suburbanite who spent a lot of time in hollywood by then

[@themartdog]

1983 Jay Leno looks like Jay Leno with a wig

[@pandabear8747]

Downtown Seattle had a similar "unfinished exit" for many years, unfortunately they did finish it so now one can do the "roll ahead, stop, sit and wait" traffic move to get to Centurylink Field!😄

[@amytant]

Even then he already had the Crazy Elvis hair.

[@markwentworth3651]

He's on the lower deck of I93 (southbound). This section of road is still there. The Big Dig/ Central Artery project starts south at Boston Sand and Gravel.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it actually just south of Sullivan Square station and on a connector that was integrated into the project

[@longshotkdb]

lol, jay _still_ wearing double denim to this day ...

[@Hag591]

People think I'm living in the past which is nice to replay it, especially on KZbin 'cause you can Instead of in your head so nobody else can say especially a new generation. The people who forgot can see so that.

[@fargo931]

It's surreal to see him so young

[@steelionx9255]

Nowhere near surreal. There have been photos and videos of people way before they were stars for many years on the net. I'm giving your pispoor comment thumbs down! Screw those who gave it thumbs up!

[@fargo931]

@@steelionx9255 all I was saying is after years of Leno's garage it's amazing to see what he looked like 40 years in the past I don't know why you have to get so personal

[@bostonrailfan2427]

he was on an episode of Good Times even younger, it was tough to not think it’s someone else

[@mattcintosh2]

There is a doritos commercial from around that time

[@mattcintosh2]

1984 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ2QhHWtfpWaf8U

[@bbb462cid]

I think I bought a "used" car stereo from this guy in a parking lot in Saugus MA about 1981.

[@RC02216]

Jay Leno and cars 🚗 👌 😎

[@richardtodd4435]

I am thinking Doritos! Lol😂

[@nlpnt]

I wonder if this was running through his head a year or so later when he first moved to LA.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

he was already out there

[@KingDavidinPhoenix]

Should have done this in Phoenix a long time ago

[@relaxationstation7374]

🤣The dope pushers in LA wouldn't be very happy about that Phoenix, you know that our kiss is on their list!🤣

[@jorge.figueroa1]

They didn't even have freeways in Phoenix a long time ago.

[@tatata1543]

He went full denim, you never go full denim.

[@jemimallah2591]

did you hear about this folks

[@leemartin1417]

People compare his looks to young Fred Savage. Thought they were related at first

[@LaChicaconSuerte-1111]

Can´t believe how slim he is here.

[@koriko88]

I know he's still alive, but him standing there and looking at the camera while moving around a bit makes me nervous.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

you can see him looking at the edge to ensure that he had space, he lost a few seconds of dialogue due to that

[@fr3dr02]

When Jay was hungry 😮

[@elaw2414]

We just saw his standup and he's STILL wearing it!

[@bostonrailfan2427]

he was doing well then, it was when he broke out

[@matthewsherman1450]

The whole skit is the most difficult thing to find.

[@BoffoYuxDudes]

That whole show is an oddity. Done by a local TV station with Jay as a host , and a one off with the station picking up the bill. It played at 7 pm, and I remember they taking out a bunch of print and TV Guide ads for it at the time. Played only once, with a ton of local DJs co-hosting segments.

[@TheBillbaron]

BoffoYuxDudes any idea where I can find the whole show? I haven’t seen it since it originally aired

[@BoffoYuxDudes]

@@TheBillbaron Tried to put it up but YT blocked the upload for music copyrights. I don't think you'll find it on here.

[@erik_griswold]

@@BoffoYuxDudes Dave Maynard was more than just a “local DJ”.

[@BoffoYuxDudes]

I agree - Dave Maynard was great! I miss him.

[@funhumanusa]

WBZ radio fans Dave Maynard takes the next question. Funny.

[@thesmithersy]

Now we know where Jeremy Clarkson got his signature look from!

[@CooManTunes]

Weather Report music in this video! :)

[@DergEnterprises]

Wow he was skinny

[@aquariandawn4750]

Aging is hard

[@theone2be33]

I take that exit every day

[@LVL1Yo-YoGuy]

Wise men say only fools rush in.lol

[@JohnSmith-wj2wd]

He used to have black hair?

[@TheSaturnV]

His hair has been crazy, First it was black, then he developed a patch of grey right in the front middle, then the whole thing inverted LOL.

[@rocket2386]

Jay looks like a low budget Elvis impersonator.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

The man is truly loyal to the Canadian tuxedo. Someone send him a Kenora dinner jacket and a Carling toque to round out the ensemble.

[@Dazlidorne]

His chin doesn't look as big as it did on the Tonight Show. Is his chin like ears and keeps growing throughout life?

[@aquariandawn4750]

I think it's because his hair was bigger and thicker

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@aquariandawn4750nah, he put on weight…his body grew in mass making the chin stand out more

[@whitedevil2]

ah, the early days before mankind discovered denim.

[@6atlantis]

Still there.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

took them 20 more years but finally got connected!

[@HartsfieldSpotting]

0:45 lol that's like a 50 foot drop

[@207522]

Only in Boston lol.

[@gilson1982]

Remember when Jay Leno was funny? Neither do I.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Yeah the comic timing here was pretty bad and I could see the punchline coming a mile away

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Doug demuro

[@spartus]

I crashed my car into a bridge... I don't care...

[@knuckles1206]

Average Boston driver:

[@billolsen4360]

I haven't driven in Boston since 1978, but they had there the most reckless & rude drivers I'd ever encountered. Worse than Denver drivers.

[@johnathandaviddunster38]

😢😂😢😢

[@JP-vs1ys]

have you never been to connecticut?

[@bostonrailfan2427]

never drove in New York and LA, have you? 🤣

[@RangaTurk]

If you were a university student it is definitely not a good look to be walking on those tracks down there near the freeway pylons.

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Why's that?

[@themoviedealers]

That's the Central Artery he's standing on, now finally GONE. So, was it worth all that money, time and heartache to replace the Central Artery with the Big Dig? Hell yes it was! Look how damn ugly that thing was! Look how much space it took up! Bleah! Good riddance!

[@erik_griswold]

This part of Interstate 93 is very much still there.

[@sostdm617]

​@@erik_griswoldexactly lol

[@ohiopower]

@@erik_griswold Isn't that ghost ramp connected now?

[@erik_griswold]

@@ohiopower Yes I think so. It’s in the area of the Boston Engine Terminal (ex-B&M,now MBTA) and the Gravel company.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

nope, it’s the “upper deck” two miles up the road and it’s still there and integrated into the Central Artery replacement

[@Ht1976.]

unfunny way back then

[@warningsigns4526]

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