Jesse Ventura | Interview | Tonight Show (08-12-1987)

Jesse Ventura | Interview | Tonight Show (08-12-1987)
Jay Leo guest hosts.

[@ontargetthomunclesam3926]

I actually met him as governor of Minnesota and in three minutes of talking to him I realized that he wasn't a politician but a man who actually cared about the people of his state and the well-being of his state I also realized that he was a lot more intelligent then people some give him credit for

[@HamanKarn567]

He is. If I'm not mistaken the NFL asked him to provide tax money to build a stadium for the Vikings and he said absolutely not that he wouldn't waste tax money on something they should build themselves. That made me respect him a lot more.

[@R0xXx78]

ON TARGET THOM uncle sam: Awesome to hear that :)

[@robertrichardson9953]

ON TARGET THOM uncle sam there's a Minnesota governors debate video from 1998 and he said he wouldn't do it

[@1sportsfan]

then "some people" give him credit for. Dyslexcis untie!

[@charlesreichow7178]

ON TARGET THOM uncle sam . .

[@user-ye9ph5iq5z]

One of the greatest talkers of all time

[@AbrasionUK]

best color commentator the WWE ever had

[@garnunce786]

Bobby The Brain.

[@Dizzy1980]

That's WWF.

[@DXOWNSNWO]

By far and him with Gorilla Monsoon is the greatest tandem in commentary history

[@YARROWS9]

Nailed him with it.

[@toucansam3]

Loved The Brain, but Jesse was easily the best.

[@sudacagamer]

Ventura is so great that he made us like a video with Leno in it.

[@garymcaleer6112]

Jesse's an open book. You always know where you stand.

[@pleasuretokill]

Running Man is one of my favorite movies of all time. That girl to Jesse's left in that movie is probably what kickstarted puberty for me.

[@leogetz3570]

Jesse's left would be Jay Leno. Maria was on Jesse's right

[@THECDG999]

Maria Conchita Alonso

[@chadcrokie9039]

Jessie was alpha as *uck back in the day.

[@JohnDoe-id1es]

Chad Crokie ya, and still is. He's The Man. True American Patriot that doesn't give a Fuk

[@RadfordProductions]

Chad Crokie he was a god dam sexual tiranosauraus

[@f.osborn1579]

BACK? in the day? :-D

[@heresmytake2782]

especially sitting next to that little pencil neck Ron Reagan

[@troyseals8646]

@@JohnDoe-id1es Never set foot in Vietnam, was assigned to the Philippines

[@Mario-cv5el]

Jesse Ventura and Vince Mcmahon Saturday Nights Main Event 1980's wrestling THE BEST

[@DarthHater100]

Jesse: "I'm sick of your bias announcing McMahon! There's your real American hero, using a headband as a weapon. You said it was cheating before when Orndorf was choking out Hogan." McMahon: "He _was_ cheating" Jesse: "He wasn't cheating, he was being smart. The point of the match is to win, isn't it??"

[@Itelkner]

Jesse was insanely entertaining on the mic.

[@drumzRfun1]

I never laughed so hard as when Jesse stood and saluted during Nikolai Volkoff's singing the Soviet National anthem.

[@Kgio-2112]

Mm yup. Great duo. Jesse is very witty and always had me laughing when commentating with Vince.

[@michaelolin2219]

Remember the hillbilly wedding? It's on here

[@KingKenzo215]

This man has lived 4 different lives

[@Cj2o]

10 different lives.

[@osvaldoluna2020]

Jesse was always a good talker. Glad I watched when he was around with Vince ; )

[@paraguaymike5159]

He was also good in the Running Man.

[@paraguaymike5159]

Granite Statesman I aint got time to bleed!

[@davidpierce9949]

Sons a bitches are dug in like an Alabama tic.

[@landonwallin9342]

Captain Freedom report for Duty

[@mellapelass4311]

Sexual tyrannosaurus

[@JuniorRodriguez-nk6rq]

Strap this on your sore ass

[@heartattackjack9349]

7 Days to Die reference. Thumbs up!

[@craigmerguson7151]

Jesse Ventura is fucking Awesome great human being

[@eldipinninho]

...JUST LIKE ME

[@davidhutchinson7888]

Predator and Running Man are the only movies starring two future governors

[@davidmreyes77]

1987 was the last year of the rock and wrestling connection and the big media peak interest in wrestlers. There’s video of Piper hosting MTV from 1987 too. 88 and 89 were great too. But right before and after Wrestlemania 3 WWF was still super hot.

[@paperchaser4176]

He always kept it 100

[@lonewolftrucker99ky90]

Jesse knew how to get heat.

[@thegoldentroll]

Love Jesse and I haven't seen this appearance since it was recorded. I was fortunate to have been invited to the show by Jesse personally because we were in the SEALS together. I hung out in the green room and told stories to the NBC executives.

[@highlifebeatz4488]

Wrestling Historian that's dope thanks for your service !

[@idonotundrestandmath224]

Don Shipley’s ear just perked up

[@djwhitesox]

Jesse was actually great in Predator and Running Man.

[@DocPegLegRed]

He is a great and real man

[@eldipinninho]

a REAL BADASS GUY

[@squadgeman3247]

Jay is very quick witted. I love Jesse! The people of Minnesota would have benefited from him having had a second term.

[@bryancostello4362]

Anyone else notice Jay Leno predicted Jesse's future troubles with the TSA ? Stay vigilant

[@slangyung]

Thanks for uploading this.

[@milburn69]

The set up of the show reminds me of a simpler time lol

[@rustykuntz94]

As a kid back then I couldn’t separate the heel commentator Ventura was from an actual person who was playing a role. So it was unique seeing him in Predator and talking here like a person although the macho vibe of s still going strong here. And I guess Johnny was on vacation that week? Because Leno didn’t take over the Tonight Show gig till 1992.

[@pukulu]

He's always thinking.

[@scottcassulis6062]

Big Jesse fan

[@NightWarriorAlive]

Nice time capsule! Years later, Jesse would be back as Governor and Leno would be the regular host of the show.

[@CheapJabroni]

NightWarriorAlive Jesse is an interesting man. He is cheap, but hey, who isn’t? Ya know?

[@jonathanc4166]

I like him better at this age.

[@TowGunner]

He’s a tad more coherent

[@al112v4]

@@SN2903 Before he didn't fit your own personal agenda? Pitty. Always liked him, still today.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

@@al112v4 mental instability loves company eh?

[@longfootbuddy]

jesse and jay sporting the late 80s shoulder pads

[@leogetz3570]

lol...yep!!

[@hateislove3947]

"I've been wrestler, I've meen Navy seal, I've been governor"

[@xmouloud1]

This is America !

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

@@xmouloud1 : I'm sure it wasn't your fault ;-)

[@CIF-pm7tk]

A Mongrol motorcycle 🏍 club

[@clinteastwood6875]

And Mayor

[@buddyholland796]

Ventura even said he was retired at that point and in 87 he was still very active in wrestling and several years after

[@thomasgeorge-gilmore950]

I think he meant that he retired from the ring, but went on to commentary. Went on to be the first heel commentator.

[@SteveSega]

Jesse Ventura starred in the first Predator, and sitting next to him was *Maria Alonso who was in Predator 2* *They were also both in The Running Man coincidence?*

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Small world

[@TobeyStarburst]

Great interview.

[@SB-qm5wg]

I never noticed the Fargo mid-West accent till now.

[@Gath8mm]

Hard core Jesse.

[@DARK24-7]

One real tough guy-not a tv/movie wanna be.

[@TuckFinn831]

It still puzzles me on how Jay Leno was the best pick for that job.

[@CIF-pm7tk]

he wasnt, he sucked his way on!

[@ViperRob]

such a great heel

[@keithkammerhofer80]

At 35 years of age here??...what a stud

[@leogetz3570]

probably 36 at the time of this interview. 35 when he filmed Predator the year before

[@BossChronicles]

Legend

[@steveshattuck8128]

Cool video nice to meet you 😁👍

[@mclal]

I remember that snake skin jacket from Wrestlemania 3 :)

[@Bboykidcombo]

I got a silo of tortillas in Cambodia"-jessie venture voice 👑 🦁👌💨💨

[@imjusthereeatingpopcorn5234]

"He came in to get the body" Anybody else ever noticed Dutch make a Jesse Ventura reference in the movie after the boar set off the tripwires

[@stewartmcminn7773]

Omg true!!

[@ralphy1989]

Huh?

[@stewartmcminn7773]

@@ralphy1989 Jesse's WWF character was called Jesse "the body" Ventura

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

Ha nice 1.

[@karlhungus5436]

@@johnconnor435 u

[@EPICAP1]

That outfit is on point. I would rock it

[@TheJohnnyCroat]

1 goes on to be governor,1 goes on to wrestle

[@derekacopeland]

1:46 Ventura served in the United States Navy from December 1, 1969, to September 10, 1975, during the Vietnam War, but did not see combat.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

His team was not allowed to discuss their service in Asia. He just gave tid bits, besides UDT doesn't go into conventional "combat" homer. They're UDT.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

@@signoresantinoburnett1169 he was stationed in the Philippines at Subic Bay. He himself admitted in 2002 he was never in combat.

[@JustforFun-ki6fk]

The freakin body! Hell yeah!

[@mikewarner5583]

Dont tell me you dont like Jessie, i was there!!!

[@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904]

1:49 Are some people so thick they thought he was serious about them being made from real dalmatians.... Jeez

[@widehotep9257]

I'd forgotten how much higher Jay's voice was in those days. If you close your eyes and listen, he sounds like a kid in middle school. Now I watch him on Jay Leno's Garage and his voice is much deeper.

[@sandyunderpants4376]

And he looks like Ellen Degeneres without the bleach job.

[@theejayzeeable]

Jay's voice in old age got deeper and became a normal man's voice.

[@mab4870]

Jesse is the man

[@depecheddurand]

When he was in his prime you don`t wanna fuk with this guy.

[@panzerlambert1194]

I dont care what anyone says Predator is the all time greatest action movie of all time.

[@leogetz3570]

Definitely the best in the franchise. I just popped in the old DVD and watched it again. The special effects from over 35 years ago still hold up today!!

[@salvagemonster3612]

And hasn’t for 30 years now ever mentioned UDT again. He just drops that SEAL bomb

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Funny enough he's not a SEAL

[@clinteastwood6875]

​@@Thunderchild-gz4gcYes he is. It's literally been explained over and over again. UDT was retroactively merged with SEAL.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

​@@clinteastwood6875he was a UDT frogman in the Philippines his whole tour. They didn't go through the additional 26 week training/probation period to enter the combat zone. Read the San Diego Reader article from 1999 by Bill Salisbury. It explains the differences between Seal and UDT.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

​@@paulgetty5405nope not a Vietnam veteran. He's a Vietnam Era veteran.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

@@paulgetty5405 medal of honor? Jeez total b.s. he never went on combat missions.

[@mawage666]

Ventura 2020!

[@Chukwillard]

@David Topchiev Do you spend much time Portland?

[@John6-40]

''Let me tell ya Jay, you're ON tonight" - nice little tweak back at Jay and his lame jokes.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Hard to believe he's only 36 years old here.

[@ricardoferreira2038]

Why??? Hes young here

[@richarda3514]

Wow

[@JayTheAdviceGuy]

THE BODY!

[@RuiLuz]

The Gov!!!!

[@shirowdestinys5775]

1987 when i was born

[@4EyedAnimation]

The chin

[@davidmdyer838]

Don't worry folks, dalmation pups don't have spots.

[@jimmymoss3240]

CRUELLA "THE BODY" DEVILLE.

[@patricksheeley7440]

Jesse Ventura rules man. He should be our President, he doesn't mince words and tells you like it is. No bullshit with him.

[@user-ju6ir1ot6l]

Two future US state governors in the same movie. Hollywood is a strange place.

[@leogetz3570]

Don't forget about the late Sonny Landham, although never winning, ran for office several times in Kentucky, once going up against Mitch McConnell

[@tinapatton7346]

Don’t mess wi’ the VENTURAtor!!

[@ZackZ-mg9uq]

Man I miss Leno. I am in the minority who actually preferred Leno over Conan. Jesse has always been cool af too.

[@blueeemom8338]

Who has a time machine??! 😂😍🔥

[@ghostfarmer358]

Jesse beat down crocodile Dundee and snatched his jacket

[@thebronxavenger2976]

I don’t have time to bleed 😎

[@mr.americathecommieslayer]

Thebronx Avenger bro you got a clean ass dog , he earned you a sub today 😂

[@robsabourin3357]

East West Connection for life.

[@randyvinson7928]

Rob Sabourin hey man I'm one of the few that no what your talking about

[@MrTeeye]

Jesse and Adrian Adonis in the AWA out of Mpls. Jesse gave "Mean" Gene Okurlund his name, those were the days.

[@carolinecorman1716]

I am freaking out about the boots

[@RisingRecluse]

Omg that dalmatian comment got some serious heat. 😆

[@leogetz3570]

He knew what he was doing!!!

[@jhonnypresley]

Jay never lost his hair

[@AC-LING666]

His chin for some reason looks a little shorter here also .

[@brainsareus]

they showed long film clips back then

[@tigerishq8able]

11/9 made in America

[@SumanTiwariNamaste]

Mike hovering above.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Jesse Ventura was perfect to play the American commando turned mercenary Blain.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

Yeah he's a great actor

[@Showtyme420]

What a life!!!! Wheres the movie????

[@brottarnacke]

Tonight show? Was Jay Leno hosting The Tonight Show in 1987?

[@John_..]

Guest host.

[@scottknode898]

Jay Leno was a guest host for Johnny Carson who had his show until 1992 when Jay Leno took over.

[@leogetz3570]

I wonder what film he did in New Orleans. At the end he says he's off to New Orleans to do a film. I didn't see anything on IMDB that would have been it. I remember when Predator came out, the weekly syndicated WWF shows were promoting the hell out of it because of Jesse

[@Demonizer5134]

That is one awesome fucking outfit.

[@bryonwatkins1432]

Jesse Ventura/Jo Jorgensen 2024!!!!

[@vincenta1074]

1987 America peaked as a society

[@Bugatti12563]

one things is for sure, he aint a nerd.

[@btnerual]

Watching young Jay Leno reminds me of Ellen Degenerus.

[@kitkuparshabong1855]

The date when I was one month old

[@clintonleonard5187]

3:35 boom mic in the shot, really?

[@waynegoddard9441]

Does Jessie shop on A MAZE ON?

[@Maschjo87]

This was 13 days before I was born, I'm 30 today just to save you from the math 😂

[@ChrisMisc1]

30 crew checking IN

[@tufaznail]

Jesse the Body Dundee

[@nameless76mozwhaz9]

gives the story away right of the bat lol!

[@airguntherapy8665]

Fucking 'Alien' I can not beleive he said that, hahahaha!

[@redcomic619]

Jesse adhering to the old earring rule. Left ear means you’re straight. Right ear means you’re gay. Jesse is 100% real man.

[@RichLuciano1]

Either that or an older rule if you've sailed around the world.

[@hbjshowslopper]

100% man can't be gay?

[@redcomic619]

Hillbilly Jim You know what I mean. Jesse is a man’s man. Not trying to offend anyone, that’s just how things were in those days.

[@hbjshowslopper]

@@redcomic619 I know how things were, I grew up in that era. Unfortunately looking back, the typical "man's man" isn't much of a man at all

[@sandyunderpants4376]

@@hbjshowslopper Like Rock Hudson.

[@blackswan8651]

And now we have Karen's and Mary Sue's.. and an entire Hollywood who believe they run the world.

[@marcillioficino4663]

Jesse might have made a very good president.

[@DefLeppardVanHalen]

Captain Freedom and Amber

[@sandyunderpants4376]

Ron Reagan Jr. and Maria Conchita whaterver got to be interviewed ahead of Jesse? Give me a break, Jay.

[@JGH1708]

This was just before he moved down Baja....

[@CaityisPog]

“SAXTON HALLEEEEE!!!!!!!!!”