Meg Parsont Collection on Letterman, Part 3 of 3: 1992-93

Meg Parsont worked in the Publicity Department at Pocket Books in the Simon & Schuster building across the street from 30 Rock. Dave chatted with her on the phone 32 times on the bird network and then once on his CBS show. Here are all of her appearances, in three parts.
Part 3: 1992-93
1992:
25. February 18. Mariachi band.
26. April 7. Hawk.
26.1 April 8. Hawk followup.
27. May 19. MEG.
28. August 11. Miles Ludvigsen.
29. September 22. What Are We Cooking?
30. December 15. Santa.
1993:
31. March 30. Flower petals.
32. May 4. Beach balls.
32.1. May 4. Private video courtesy of Doug Thornton.
Late Show:
33. October 4, 1993. Sketch artist, Tony.
Part 1 (1990) is here: • Meg Parsont Collection...
Part 2 (1991) is here: • Meg Parsont Collection...

[@mickm5097]

Man, I really miss Letterman of this era. He was such an unusual host, quick mind, offbeat, it says something that this is still entertaining without feeling dated 3 decades later.

[@weeeeee-bh4hg]

😊

[@jwf3148]

These little gifts to Meg - couldn't have been given to a nicer person...so many years later, these episodes give me such great cheer...Meg - wishing you all happiness, it has been such a pleasure sharing these little snapshots of your Dave Letterman experiences...

[@ShibaMomma143]

I agree with you, James. She looks like she could be my sister! We are 100% hair twins, except I don't have bangs. I, too, love this series on "Dave". TV isn't the same anymore, which is why I don't watch it. Thank you, Don Giller for this outstanding collection! ❤ Love it! ~Alaine

[@QuantumBraced]

I just realized I started binge watching these 2 days before Meg's 60th birthday. What are the odds! Happy Birthday!

[@user-bn7bk5mw4s]

She's not old yet youngsters I was 20 23 back then and I'm ready to get a box of Depends after you😅

[@gardensofthegods]

How nice of Regis Philbin to show up dressed as Santa and to meet her in her office at 1:17:34 . He didn't have to do that but that shows you how cool he is ... and he always was a gentleman .

[@brianschocke9642]

Thank you so much for posting this. It is no wonder he was so smitten with her. I can't believe I spent six hours watching this over Memorial Day weekend yet couldn't stop and felt a hint of sadness there was no more. Then to finally see Tony at the end and the man looked as if he would rather be anywhere but there. So in honor of Dave and Meg here are 10 places Tony was thinking he would rather be. 10. The landfill 9. Turkish prison 8. Unemployment line 7. Having multiple wisdom teeth pulled 6. The Arctic circle without a coat 5. Replacing urinal cakes at Lollapalooza 4. Walking barefoot across the grill at Steak and Shake 3. Getting lazer eyelid removal. 2. Pushing a broom in Chernobyl 1. Sitting with his doctor discussing his ED

[@dcool2u2]

Good post !!

[@voicetube]

If Meg was truly his girlfriend, I would say the only falsity on your list would be #1 :-)

[@Dave-sw2dm]

@@voicetube , definitely a non-committed boyfriend. Guess they never got married either.

[@LoveSaintBernards]

Funny sh!t.

[@DCGuy1997]

I'm watching during the quarantine. Much better than Tiger King!

[@craigfazekas3923]

Meg Parsont's segments were typical of the flavor of Dave's show back then. And also my favorite iteration of Paul's band. The best elements of the show were firmly in place by this era & a joy to revisit again !! 🚬😎

[@tome9368]

I miss Dave. He was the best talk show host ever. Meg was fun to watch. I'm happy her co-workers put up with his stuff. So funny.

[@leighmackay7486]

We binge watched all three parts loving every minute as huge fans of Dave from those years. Well done, Don.

[@ChristopherHemsworthCreative]

Same here. I just couldn't stop watching!

[@randalljoe3402]

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[@milokenneth6303]

@Randall Joe Instablaster ;)

[@randalljoe3402]

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[@randalljoe3402]

@Milo Kenneth it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thank you so much you saved my account :D

[@brianallen2358]

I think the funniest part of all this is how often guests get bumped for it.

[@voicetube]

I didn't think about that until I read your comment. It does seem to be true. And I can't say I blame Dave for making the decision :-)

[@brianallen2358]

@@voicetube Agreed, I could watch these segments over and over.

[@Fantasyremix]

haha! worth it

[@johnnybicksatsixrichards505]

Some famous people too! Meg was probably better each and every time.

[@marlon1171]

Her voice is as sweet as beautiful as she is.....

[@xunder3]

Jesus, dude... No NEED to be an asshole when you're having fun, right? She was fine, but it's not as if the show didn't move on gracefully without her...

[@chiefcuster]

Best 6-ish hours of my life.

[@realad44]

Wow, that's some life!

[@angrysumoxxx]

Gotta say, your channel is one of the best on KZbin.

[@dongiller]

Not sure that’s true, but thanks!

[@BethFlower7889]

Agree 😻

[@RobiYorkMusic]

Idk why that personal footage made me emotional. Makes you realize how simple that moment was for that office, but was huge on tv. Thanks Don!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

The chalk drawing was just a perfect thing to do.

[@JCO2002]

I just finished watching the last of the three parts. Don, you're a champion. Thanks for all the work you put into this. And thanks to Meg. I hope she's doing well and is still with Tony.

[@dongiller]

Turns out she’s not. Others either in this Part or the earlier Parts name her husband.

[@filippopepitoni4356]

@@dongiller where is meg now?

[@dongiller]

Filippo Pepitoni Check our her LinkedIn page.

[@GeneralZod99]

@@filippopepitoni4356 Dave couldn't steal her away from Tony, but apparently the lovely Meg ended up with a man named Danny Katz and she owns her own publishing firm.

[@gardensofthegods]

​@@GeneralZod99wow I hope her publishing company turned out really well ... do you know the name of it ?

[@bobdylan3013]

2021 and i'm just finding this. Spent the last 3 mornings watching and i feel it was silly,good time spent. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. God Bless you Meg! You were the best! ✌

[@tubby6339]

Thank you for putting the effort in for us fans. You never realize how much you didn't get to see. Happy 60th Meg!

[@katiezee2]

I like how Dave always fishes around for info of problems between Meg and her boyfriend Tony, ready to swoop in, but never gets anywhere with that.

[@jamesflynn4741]

Don, thank you. I grew up in 80s-90s but missed most of Dave’s shows- until now! You made my life that much happier. Thanks

[@TimHollingworth]

Really enjoyed this three part collection from the Tonight Show, over here in the UK 30 years later. If Meg ever sees this post I would like to say to her, "You are a lovely person and I wish you well, in all that you do. Thanks for being such a sport, we miss you..."

[@dongiller]

Thanks; this was Late Night, not The Tonight Show.

[@zolarczakl3880]

You know, I bet Meg is such a down-to-earth gal that she doesn't even brag about having been on Letterman countless times and probably gets a little embarrassed whenever anybody brings it up. Meg Parsont for President 2020!!

[@ParkvilleLuminary]

These have been so enjoyable to watch. So many people had a crush on Meg. She was truly lovely (sure she still is).

[@stevej3483]

The best part is that you have included all of the time fillers as well as the show highlight

[@dongiller]

All for the context.

[@dturner1160]

I miss this show. Dave was so entertaining.

[@hagiospneuma23]

Thank you for putting these together!!! This is AWESOME!! Brings back memories!!

[@johnnybicksatsixrichards505]

Thanks Don! Especially for the foresight to record and expertly compile. Nothing like this to watch these days.

[@asfd74]

I used to work at the same company as Meg when she was at a different employer. So nice to see the videos on KZbin, I was kind of shocked when KZbin suggested them to me. I do recall I brought my toddler in to work one day and he was quite entranced by her and remembered her long after. Worked with her at least a year before someone told me that she was the girl across the street on Letterman.

[@lightninseed]

This was such a blast from the past for me. I've loved watching these. Now someone tell me they found that hawk!

[@GeneralZod99]

From what I understand that hawk is still evading capture to this day. It has made its home in Central Park and is still snatching babies by the hundreds yearly.

[@Dave-sw2dm]

I was finishing up college during this period so I didn't watch any television. Meg is a special lady and this compilation is very entertaining.

[@rwdplz1]

I binged all 3 parts today, bravo sir!

[@theoriginaltylerdurden]

Thank you so much for this. Made my week.

[@hatpeach1]

Thanks for this, Don. I really enjoyed all three parts... so fun to remember how much I loved this show.

[@Kakashi_OG_Dcuo-mi3vh]

Great job on the compilation .. Meg was so sweet and i remember her on the show. Awesome to see the birthday where dave shutdown the street.

[@Remi20252]

Yes and the immense traffic jam 😀😀😀 #LoveMeg

[@bwuh]

Friend, you did the Lord's work archiving these. Thank you.

[@GoogleModerator]

Let me be the first to say ♡☆🎁🎀🎈 Happy Birthday Meg Alice Parsont !!! 🍾🍰🎂☆♡ May 2020

[@hashmash12]

well after watching all the parts, I have to say thank you, man. I was born in 2000 so I didn't grow up with Letterman but my god I see why people like Conan and Norm Macdonald look up to him, and i think i found my type of girl, i love meg!

[@TS-ef2gv]

His daytime talk show in 1980 (The Letterman Show, prior to "Late Night") was even more goofy in the same way with running gags, recurring themes, peripheral characters, etc. It didn't work well as a daytime show so NBC offered him a nighttime slot ('82 - '93). As he got older he got grumpier (don't we all?) and less energetic and adventuresome on his show.

[@vanekirk]

Most of us wish we had a Meg.

[@jacktripper8598]

This was simply wonderful. Kudos to you, sir. You have done great work. Also, I love Meg.

[@jrpipik]

Took me one month to the day to watch the whole series. Terrific stuff. Thanks.

[@monty65556]

Watch all 3 parts! Thanks so much! I used to have dozens of video tapes of old Letterman shows, now I'm on a search for all the great hours and hours of prime TV!!!

[@paulc14]

Thank you so much for putting this great collection together of Meg Parsont and Dave videos. I am almost done watching the last of this third video and it was great watching them. I also watched all five of the Teri Garr and Dave collection videos, twice. I really enjoyed those too, and several others. Thanks again!

[@Remi20252]

ok. I began watching Letterman somewhere around 1995. It was on Dutch tv from then. It's why I had never heard of Meg. What a super sympathic and down to earth lady she is! This is an AMAZING compilation, I watched all 3 episodes. You must have put so much work in this, Don. Greetz from the Netherlands !!

[@dongiller]

Thanks!! Welcome to the rabbit hole.

[@zolarczakl3880]

Gosh. It appears that Dave is a little smitten with Meg. And I can't say I blame him.

[@xunder3]

"Can't blame him", really? - she seems nice enough, but she's more than a little awkward. Honestly, Tony is the real deal here: clearly captivates her for years, and during a time when a high-profile, well-paid, and "nice" media personality is pressing her. Not mad at Dave, but Tony is the untold story here (...maybe should put out a (Simon&Shuster pocket book?).

[@1962dude]

She didn't marry Tony

[@MrGpschmidt]

@@xunder3 Dave was nothing but awkward his entire life/career - so there you have it.

[@julieru8953]

So awesome! In love with Dave & Meg ♡♡

[@leonardodic3po607]

Wow, someone who could be consistently nice (in New York City, no less) for 4 straight years! I can see why Dave kept calling back!

[@hagiospneuma23]

@Carolina1 I find people to be nice in NYC --- just more in a rush than most places.

[@cowmix]

Finally watched pt3. The private footage at the end and then the one clip from the Late Show, great touch!

[@bikescarsandeverythinginbe7309]

The Meg Parsont show ran longer than a lot of tv shows.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

FAR greater quality, too.

[@THECLARENCES]

After watching 7 hours of Meg, it was cool watching the private videos!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@elmocotton3078]

I love how she dressed the window up with flowers . She has made alot of changes in the past 3 years ..

[@cameramanzoomit]

Although I watched every night, it never seemed like Meg was on this often. Great compilation(s), Don!

[@waynechapman9823]

I was wondering if Dave ever got in touch with Meg after her last appearance on the show. You'd think that he'd want to check in with her now and then to see how she was doing. I really enjoyed revisiting these entertaining and oddly touching moments from the show. Watching them all back-to-back was truly a blast from the past!

[@maxmerton]

He wasn’t interested in how she was doing. This is all just a white privileged man indulging a voyeuristic perversion and throwing money around, all enabled by the whooping approval of a white audience. It’s sordid.

[@david203]

@@maxmerton That is true. It is also true that it is a funny bit.

[@maxmerton]

@@david203 40 years ago it might have *appeared* to pass for entertainment, but the fact that it wasn’t acceptable is more obvious now than ever.

[@david203]

@@maxmerton Acceptability, at least in this case, is based on opinion and preference. In my opinion, Letterman was fascinated by Parsont's incredible intelligence and autonomy. I can't see any other reason why he spent three years giving her a special place in his program. Focusing on the fact of his being white or being privileged is in this case not the core of what is happening. It is valuable to see how an intelligent and self-possessed woman is being respected and given a public audience so that old prejudices have a chance to wither in the face of excellent example.

[@maxmerton]

@@david203 respected?! Don’t me make laugh. He didn’t care about her at all. As for *not* being about privilege, it’s amazing how often that claim is made by those in a position of privilege. But how generous of you to describe a woman as intelligent and self-possessed. She has a job. Millions of women have jobs, FFS. Do you think she requested or wanted a public audience? He wasn’t making her dream of fame come true; he was being a perverted show-off.

[@DavidMortaz]

It was amazing that all these years they could NOT get him a phone with a Redial Button!!!?

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

That's what I kept thinking especially when he was upgraded to the larger phone.

[@maxmerton]

Well yes. Any sensible stalker has their victim’s number on speed dial 🤦‍♂️

[@vanekirk]

The man was without doubt unable to tackle the simplest of tasks. He should be very thankful for his talent because he would have starved to death if he had to get a traditional job. 😆

[@realtimegirl]

Wow totally enjoying Meg & Dave!!!!

[@warrior64]

Best late night show ever

[@gameya100]

Great work on putting all 3 parts together, had a fukn blast watching, thanks for the laughs..

[@jacobaccurso]

This was absolutely wonderful. It’s kind of sad that this couldn’t have gone on.

[@atomcraft4067]

That was a great wee journey. Thanks for that.

[@gordonnilsen82]

David was so fortunate to reach this wonderful and beautiful woman. She exudes common sense, level headedness, peace and calm in hilarious and nonsensical situations. I have binge watched these Meg segments twice and it is truly sad that it all ended in 1993 with bf Tony holding up the police sketch artist's drawing of his face and looking like he would rather be set on fire.

[@bigbrad5382]

Happy Birthday, Meg! From 2019!

[@GeneralZod99]

Look at the big brain on Brad!

[@macjolly6748]

It's been an absolute joy watching "the Meg Years". Dave always had an electric chemistry with certain females (Connie Chung, Terri Garr) . It's really a shame the current crop of late night hosts can't come within a mile of something this entertaining and endearing.

[@christopherramon-reid2000]

Especially Sandra Bernhardt

[@xunder3]

Because no individual - woman or otherwise - is likely worth staking a career on the gamble at that level. Unwanted flirtation is seen as "unwanted" before it's seen as "flirtation" at this point, and talk shows are both "work" FIRST for the one targeted as well as the one initiating. Furthermore, there's often no definitive way to tell if you're getting on someone's nerves until (usually) "she" is pointedly annoyed, and by then it's "too late". Don't blame the hosts.lol

[@gvonglis]

James X WTH are you on about ?

[@michelletate7750]

Dave and Julia Roberts!! Pure magic!

[@ek7675]

Lying on my couch at night watching this compilation. I happen to look up and out my window and I lock eyes with a guy in another apartment in the building next to mine.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

How does your husband feel about that?

[@bethnolastname]

Thanks for taking the time to create these videos! I watched all three and greatly enjoyed doing so!

[@sabio28]

I watched all 3 parts. Was fun. Thanks.

[@bridawg24]

Where can I find a woman this sweet? Do they even exist these days?

[@adams.1404]

You know literally nothing about her.

[@kevinlajoie2966]

I binge watched the entire series today, and I love Meg more than Dave does. I hope she is well. What a lovely, lovely woman.

[@youtoobfarmer]

My new favourite channel

[@floydburney6060]

..........................................Love the way Dave messes with Meg...Absolutely Priceless!!

[@torbenrolfsen604]

I've spent a little time around Harris hawks - they are supercool birds.

[@timmcleaners1987]

It was nice for Timmy Jerry to finally be able to make an appearance.

[@t1m0thy0ne1]

Kool. Thank you Don

[@ronaldcross]

Great finale!

[@martinimpossible]

thank you for this upload

[@austntexan]

Do women like this still exist? Meg is so charming.

[@flanigan_a-go-go]

Yeah. They all work in libraries and art museum's😉👌🏽

[@larsanderson3072]

Yes, I married one.

[@vanekirk]

Nope. Extinct.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@vanekirk Right about 2005 when texting started up.

[@excaliburjohndeere7657]

I enjoyed all of it. Big fan of Meg. Just because you are rich and famous does not mean you’re not a nice guy.

[@culwin]

Thanks Don!

[@intersanctum]

Tony never married her. What an idiot. Thanks for the 6 hours of pure joy.

[@martyreking1048]

For you fans of Meg I have done a little google digging ( almost makes me feel like a internet stalker ) and as 2016 ( or 2017 not sure kinda forgot ) she is still a book publicist and married for the last 13 years so there , you can find more by googling her name and Thank you Don for those 3 parts...that was fun .

[@timprescott4634]

martyre king But not to Timmy...🤣

[@theoriginaltylerdurden]

@@timprescott4634 Or Jerry

[@GeneralZod99]

@@theoriginaltylerdurden but to Danny!

[@fromthemoonraccoon]

25. 0:00 February 18th, Mariachi band. 26. 11:32 April 7th, Hawk. 26.1 27:17 April 8th, Hawk followup. 27. 32:33 May 19th, MEG. 28. 42:29 August 11th, Miles Ludvigsen the sidewalk portraitist. 29. 56:51 September 22nd, What Are We Cooking? 30. 1:09:40 December 15th, Santa. 31. 1:23:58 March 30th, Flower petals. 32. 1:35:40 May 4th, Beach balls. 32.1. 1:49:07 May 4th, Beach ball addendum 1: Office, Private video courtesy of Doug Thornton. 32.2. 1:51:59 May 4th, Beach ball addendum 2: Street, Private video courtesy of same. 33. (from the CBS Studio) 1:54:07 October 4th, 1993. Sketch artist, Tony. And it's over :(

[@TheWonderboysmusic]

It's hard to believe that the guy who Meg ended up marrying was Steve Mancusi: Police Sketch Artist.

[@trainstories2503]

I was around 15 when I saw Meg on Letterman. 30 years later, as I was surfing KZbin and saw “Meg on Letterman,” I was immediately taken back. I didn’t realize Meg had made that deep of an impression on me. Well, where ever she is, hope she had and is have a good one. The romantic in me hopes she and Tony ties the knot too.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Ah, Meg ... always pleased, sometimes befuzzled, ever amused, and never fazed.

[@QuantumBraced]

It's nice that her coworkers seemed to be happy about the whole thing and playing along. I mean it's good exposure for the company and the books, but to see one of your coworkers basically win the lottery and then be treated biweekly to incredible gifts and experiences and having all kinds of silly things happen in the office, I can see how some might have gotten annoyed. But it definitely beats boring office life, so maybe they were all excited for her.

[@chuckcornelius194]

they were lucky to find her - so sweet and humble, never tried to be a star and let it go to her head. Rupert Jee was the same thing years later.

[@TS-ef2gv]

Dave-Meg trivia - they both ended up working for the same company. Letterman's show moved to CBS in 1993, and Meg's company, Simon and Schuster, was bought by CBS (Viacom) in 1994.

[@THECLARENCES]

Dave is brilliant!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@THECLARENCES]

Made it to part 3!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@vanekirk]

I didn’t want it to end.

[@fedepaz11]

nice adventure watching this 3 parts.

[@StephenPace1]

Nice job on these, Don!

[@TeeDohJackson]

I just binge watched all of Meg 😂 Damn I miss Letterman and Craig Ferguson 😢 The late night shows on TV now are horrible 😞

[@EarthdogGFX]

After watching this i figured out who Meg sounds like Ione Skye from the movie Say Anything

[@MilesCobbett]

Meg needs her own show and a big raise in pay

[@squattingheads]

No wonder she never married Tony. All these years and he never proposed to this beautiful woman... smh

[@jaimhaas5170]

She did marry but at 40 to a different fellow.

[@donmoore7785]

@@jaimhaas5170 I figured that they went together for over 3 years and she was 30+ so it wouldn't happen. She was luscious.

[@dannyboyy8465]

Or maybe there was another side to her that was a turn off to Tony. We only know her from these segments. Yeah, she SEEMS nice. She's in publicity so she has to be nice on the phone and when Dave calls, she knew she was gonna be on camera, so she has to act nice for that too. We don't know her private side. Maybe she had totally different bitchy side to her. Most people have that side to them.

[@mistymeaner1753]

Nobody: Someone from Prescott: "It's called 'PRES-cut'"

[@halamander1112]

Ok, I know it was Dave's move to the Ed Sullivan Theater that ultimately doomed the running bit, but it's still amusing to me that Tony finally turning up in person also marked the last time we ever saw Meg. Also amusing to me is that years later, Tony would no longer be in the picture and Meg ended up marrying a guy named Dave.

[@halamander1112]

Whoops. My mistake. Her husband's name is Daniel.

[@erestube]

That's what I wanted to know!

[@ripping]

7 hours of Meg Parsont . A cure for any ailment.

[@jamesten]

I remember clearly that Meg was invited onto WNBC's "Live at Five" around this time. Sue Simmons was particularly vicious in reminding young Meg that she wasn't a big deal and was just a civilian who got lucky. She seemed to acknowledge her own meanness by segment end, but tears couldn't have been far off from her guest.. That alone would have been enough to end the innocence that informed this wonderful running bit. I remember the birthday marching band segment with particular fondness as I lived only blocks away. This was very much like 50's television with some hip revisions.

[@dongiller]

Wow. Had I known of her Live at Five appearance, I would have recorded and included it here.

[@jamesten]

@@dongiller Aw. I was hoping you might have it. I remember Sue, noting the wounds she had administered, saying something akin to "We in broadcasting can be mean...". Big help, Sue. It was actually a little shocking.

[@dongiller]

I’ll doublecheck my tape logs, but we’re talking 4 years of searches.

[@jamesten]

Maybe WNBC itself might be a resource. I think Sue was a little Jealous.

[@dongiller]

As the kids say, good luck with that.

[@warrendemontegue2912]

The first drawing should have turned out to be a caricature of Dave. That would have been funny.

[@thegrimyeaper]

You even got behind the scenes footage of balls. This is like digging up lost treasure.

[@dongiller]

Thank Doug Thornton for that. :)

[@thegrimyeaper]

Thank you, Doug Thornton.

[@Fordham1969]

The hawk wrangler Bill Robinson looks just like a young Leonard Bernstein here.

[@aaacomp1]

It's funny how after Tony showed up in the last bit Dave never continued the bit. I think the look on Tony's face at the end spoke volumes! I've never understood how you can be with a beautiful, smart woman and never propose marriage. That blows my mind! You screwed up, Tony!

[@gvonglis]

Jason Walsh She really spread out, didn’t she

[@squattingheads]

36:55 OMG today my nephew was born and it IS her birthday. How funny that I got this video recommended on time ^^

[@Justbrowsing4lunch]

Happy Birthday Meg 5/27/2020!

[@MilesCobbett]

Oh wow she's a Gemini :)