Late Night with David Letterman - Full Show September 16, 1985

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@winonafrog 9 ай бұрын

Blown away at each old episode I watch-not the specials but the weekly episodes, they blow me away. So packed with jokes, bits, musical wonders, Paul quips, &c! Plus, two celebs of the day. Prop jokes, writer duets, staff jokes…

@winonafrog 8 ай бұрын

It always feels like a best of. Well also thanks for the upload & timestamps!

@danjbab 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!@@winonafrog

@BlackRoomProductions 7 ай бұрын

Old Letterman episodes are still fresh

@RDRussell2 Жыл бұрын

Wow, wow, wow. I became a huge fan of David Letterman during this year. He definitely represented a new wave in late night television. A sonics professor? Asking the audience to provide a "brush with stupidity?" Irreverence toward the hallowed Ms. American pageant? And yet David Letterman could link to an old school vibe of having Sammy David Jr on the show, and Sammy seemed to eat it up, I could have listened to the two of them for the whole hour. David Letterman always left you wanting more. I miss this show and the New York of this era. As Bill says in the intro: "When civilization comes to an end, remember we (NYC) were way ahead of you!"

@jaymo8206 Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of when I was in my 20s studying TV broadcasting in Manhatten in 1985/86. Soon afterwards, I met Dave when I applied as a P.A. Didnt get the job but they still let me stay in the control room while that LNWDL show was taped. Will never forget that experience.

@peainapodtube 9 ай бұрын

MANHATTAN! TAN! NOT MANHATTEN

@joeschmo2693 10 ай бұрын

I was in Germany this whole year, plus a little of 84 & 86, so I missed a lot of Late Night. Glad I can finally catch up.

@deputay Жыл бұрын

The original NBC "In Studio" logo will forever be a thing of beauty

@chapterblaq Жыл бұрын

definitely a remnant of the era. i remember as a kid seeing the "in stereo" logo on everything cause the technology was still new and everyone was used to Mono.

@missoula2213 Жыл бұрын

I was 2 weeks old when this came out. There was a freak blizzard in Montana.

@luxagonal 3 ай бұрын

The quality of this upload is superb; clear video and even commercials as well.

@danjbab 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Upscaling the the low resolution VHS original recording was a challenge!

@jsngallery Жыл бұрын

i forgot that part about the show...when dave always asked "how much time we have?" his response was always similar as well...something like "1 minute!!"

@jedijones 11 ай бұрын

That "how we doing on time" line has been burned into my brain since the '80s. He said that about as often as he threw pencils through the window.

@djphillyb 7 ай бұрын

I had this episode on audio tape. I listen this episode over and over and over again love it.

@PatrickMarquez-c2y 11 ай бұрын

It takes a certain kind of comedian to interact with the audience so damn smoothly....

@jerryaldini4535 8 ай бұрын

Sammy was really happy here. I’m so glad to see him so happy.😊

@richardwatson5835 Жыл бұрын

I think Debbie Gibson was in a commercial after the Sammy Davis Jr segment. For something called Mandee's

@gelatinskeleton8745 Жыл бұрын

I was 11 when this aired. The world of TV was soooooooooooo different back then.

@donniegoettel1034 Жыл бұрын

Love the commercials!

@jedijones 11 ай бұрын

That Hunter episode with the porno killer sounded pretty advanced for 1985, LOL. The beer ad with the 3D movies was actually extremely well-made. Wonder if that was done by a famous director?

@GingerCC-he8be Ай бұрын

The commercials are as fun to watch as the show! Not one pharmaceutical ad, I think they were illegal then, no longer in 2024!!

@glen1ster 4 ай бұрын

Sammy Davis, Jr., Angela Tower, Dr. Richard Brandt

@GGsDLo 10 ай бұрын

No one can understand it if you didn't live those years, in the 80's, but for me, those were the best times of NYC, when it was grimy and got its true origin as the "tough city" that never sleeps. Idk, nowadays with the cleaned up, organized, bicycle lanes and "trying to be" safer city, it's become "un-fun". I live right across from the city and don't even like to go there or even look at the skyline anymore really. I def took those times in the 80's for granted, for sure!

@winonafrog 8 ай бұрын

And every corner of Manhattan is either a corporate ATM or a CVS

@nomadcowatbk 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Giuliani

@HHH-ye1ro 2 ай бұрын

28:17 that is certainly Debbie Gibson in the blue outfit in this commercial. That’s awesome.

@chapterblaq Жыл бұрын

25:57 the fact that the phrase "let him cook" is kinda popular with gen z or whatever on the Internet. 😂

@jedijones Жыл бұрын

In Back to the Future, the band leader says, "Let's do something that really cooks."

@winonafrog 8 ай бұрын

Go ahead cook, yea that was cool

@spudwas Жыл бұрын

Sammy had less than 5 years left to live.

@jedijones 11 ай бұрын

Not a good ending. Cancer in his 60s from heavy smoking and left his widow millions of dollars in debt.

@lorddalek 7 ай бұрын

I was 1 week and 1 day old when this aired.

@stephenclickard9428 Ай бұрын

Sammy had the swagger of some cat who’d been in the “biz” for ever when he was only 7………..

@AllenFreemanMediaGuru Жыл бұрын

I bet Dave asked her for her phone number.

@Walrus563 9 ай бұрын

Man what are they playing at 26:25 that's some groovy shit

@winonafrog 8 ай бұрын

Yes! How insane is the synth tone! Dreamy af

@BlackRoomProductions 7 ай бұрын

I know the song but can't place it. Kinda sounds like Billy Preston or Bootsy Collins walking bass but couldn't confirm anything with a search. If I don't figure it out I'll take it to my people and get an answer.

@BlackRoomProductions 7 ай бұрын

Sounds like Nothing from Nothing but not quite it

@DavidJones-sd2mo 2 ай бұрын

I think it’s “If You Want Me To Stay” by Sly & the Family Stone kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYupkpWFqqtnhtUsi=x45ZeQk_Zw5GiorP

@KBH27 9 ай бұрын

The science guy is wrong cause Ella Fitzgerald broke glass with her voice alone. No mics or tech

@brickrodgers 6 ай бұрын

Okay, so the the bit at 36:03 I'm guessing would NOT go over so well today.......🤔

@BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr 2 ай бұрын

Yeah man.

@chapterblaq Жыл бұрын

3:35 i get so annoyed when I tryna find out about something and it doesn't have a Wikipedia article. OceanQuest being one of these things. I'm trying to find out if it was a documentary or a drama and i don't care enough to search for more deeply...

@melltenfys Жыл бұрын

It was like a pseudo documentary with Miss Universe exploring the oceans, they say "for purposes of dramatic clarity, some scenes have been re-created and the order of events have been rearranged."

@chapterblaq Жыл бұрын

@@melltenfys thanks 🙏🏾 I appreciate the insight. did you actually catch the show back then? was it worthy of Dave's derision?

@jsngallery Жыл бұрын

it has an 8.6 rating on imdb so who knows. i didn't catch it either at the time. however... it seems the company that sponsored the program went out of business soon after the airing.

@winonafrog 8 ай бұрын

Seems youve got enough info to start the wiki entry 😅

@BlackRoomProductions 7 ай бұрын

They didn't do documentaries back then on the big network channels, those were on PBS if anywhere. OceanQuest would have been just as bad as it sounds.