Top Ten List presented by celebrity mothers-Letterman show

Gerard Mulligan has a funny cameo. May 7, 2004.

[@paulberthold932]

Like him or not, you gotta admit for the first 10 or so years his show did things no one else did. And I think the shows from the 90s still stand the test of time.

[@johngullo9420]

And it was all downhill after that. 😀

[@brookeking8559]

His shows were great when still at NBC, too. My favorite thing they did was borrow the miniature Sony camera - of which there were only three in the wild at the time, one at each of NBC, ABC, and CBS - from ABC for ridiculous stunts because NBC wouldn’t lend his show their camera. I liked how, during his first show at CBS, Tom Brokaw came on stage after the Top Ten and took the blue cards, saying they were the intellectual property of NBC. There were many great moments, especially with Letterman’s mom. I especially enjoyed James Earl Jones’s reading of the Top Ten list for Y2K. He and Dave both wore tuxedos.

[@paulberthold932]

@@brookeking8559 Yes, Daves mom at the Olympics was so funny. I always felt his reactions to people were genuine. I still watch Stupid pet tricks on KZbin and live the bits where he had professional bowlers on the show.

[@brookeking8559]

@@paulberthold932 all good, and Dave’s mom was always precious.

[@monerz1]

I always loved when he did Carnac.

[@chrisarseneault5617]

David's mom was so sweet and always was a good sport on his show. That's what mom's do.

[@ejflor1313]

She was not sweet in real life. Dave always referred to her as the least warm person in his life.

[@DavidTa2]

What good moms do. She was the sweetest

[@allendracabal0819]

@@ejflor1313 It wasn't least warm. It was least demonstrative. Totally different.

[@RetroHabit82]

Dave's Mom is the 🐐

[@Gamefreak8112]

Still the King of Late Night

[@wewper]

#10 has not aged well, but #4 is evergreen.

[@donaldcrabbe7404]

Gerard, always, was wonderful.

[@barrymorgan5104]

The "Stay away from that Donald Trump" could not have aged better.

[@blazertracer1]

Very true

[@davidcook7528]

Let's Go Brandon!

[@blazertracer1]

@@davidcook7528 pedophiles have been using the phrase "Let's Go Brandon" to identify themselves. Stay away from kids pedo

[@davidcook7528]

@@blazertracer1 you seem to be acutely interested in the subject.

[@landlinesandpercolators8822]

To which dave added "good luck with that!'

[@matteowatteo1296]

The Lance Armstrong bit did not age well. Tyra Banks bit aged like fine wine.

[@davidporter671]

So edgy

[@emsaun]

Here from Strike Force Five. So cute ❤❤

[@dana.j9062]

Daves Mom: Don't tell people you're my son lol

[@asteverino8569]

This was great! Lovely seeing the mom’s. 😘😘😘😘

[@juliemcarthur3004]

I loved the top ten lists

[@stone1andonly]

You think Tyra Banks' mom knew something the rest of us didn't??

[@sierra4766]

He had already been sued for rape at this point, but still good advice.

[@KevyNova]

No, everyone with a brain knew he was a creep decades ago.

[@andreabradley5837]

I knew he was a scumbag at age 12 in 1980.

[@davidporter671]

Damn you guys are edgy

[@TheMikester307]

So funny! So sweet! One of the reasons we wish the show could have gone on forever!

[@bored1ca]

Okay who else would have liked to have seen Martin Scorsese's mom there?

[@stitch890]

amen there.

[@mja91352]

Lance Armstrong's mother should have given better advice. Like, "Don't cheat." Or, "Don't lie." Or, "Don't be a morally deficient scumbag."

[@artdeco5464]

maybe the PEDs were her idea too

[@graburn]

Hard to make that funny.

[@bobbywoods684]

Amen.

[@litigioussociety4249]

Or, "if you're gonna cheat, don't get caught."

[@Mike-bp2hh]

If you're not cheating, you're not trying

[@cathjimin]

Omg I’ve heard that story before!!! Letterman’s mom didn’t get flowers because Jimmy’s mom got two!! ❤️

[@slc2466]

Jimmy's mom must have gotten an extra bunch for "Best Line Delivery."

[@gersonkphone]

Do you think Julia's mom just didn't think to share or decided it would be funnier not to?

[@targetseeker]

Linda's "advice" is just awkward now.

[@wildwinebert]

haha oh yeah but still funny lol

[@zindi1138]

RIP Dorothy

[@emmaduncan2991]

at 95, she had one hell of a good run!

[@kstepko]

RIP Gloria as well.

[@cokeman1963]

Tyra Bank's mother was a wise, wise woman!

[@cathjimin]

2:10 Gloria Fallon ❤️

[@alzoraig]

Jimmy Fallon's Mother.. She Died Last Year

[@mulemule]

I loved her as Boss Nass in "The Phantom Menace."

[@povertyspec9651]

@@mulemule LMAO

[@DETROIT1948]

Kind And Good Is Motherhood.

[@shipofthesun]

1:44 Bebe looking good.

[@Lance-Stroll]

Should've been top 10 Dave's mistresses/employees

[@tonyyoung3985]

Liv Tyler's mom should have told her not to end up looking like your dad.

[@RBSmada]

That’s the only time I’ve ever seen Dave’s mom actually there. She did bits by satellite all the time though.

[@deanronson6331]

That guy in drag (one of Dave's writers) should've given the bouquet to Dave's mom when he realized she was the odd mother out.

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

Lance Armstrong's mother didn't give him advice to not take steroids!!!

[@johnwalck3133]

#4 words to live by

[@mleyberklee1]

3:00!

[@worstusername]

Gloria ❤️

[@ProfessorZo]

Dave is the GOAT. Yes. Better than them ALL.

[@elleryeggen9678]

Poor Mrs. Armstrong. Likely she would not have done this show had she known what he was really all about.

Sheesh! By the looks of that group, Girard's advice was by far the most poinient.

[@goodeyebrian3598]

Strike Force Five brought me here.

[@ruthecker399]

love dave

[@radsdad1]

His female employees originally wrote that joke "stay away from Dave".

[@dmontes133]

I taught Lance to cheat!

[@KevyNova]

2:48 That aged extremely well.

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

I wonder if Armstrong's mom also came up with the idea of injecting steroids.

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

That's my band leader Scoey. I won't say the rest because You Tube is too PC.

[@bluebear1985]

3:13 Betty Lou Roberts (Julia's mom) must not have been able to make it. I don't know why else Gerry is up there.😁

[@DippyHippie]

I miss my David!💔

[@joshgellis3292]

Usually, his show was a gigantic bag of shit.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tomscott4438]

I know this was a few years ago, but Lance Armstrong's mom is kind of hot. Hopefully the doing drugs, cheating to win, and almost bringing down the sport of cycling wasn't also her idea.

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

After reading his biography years ago when I was a wee lad circa 2010, I can safely say that I doubt it. At least I hope not.

[@johngullo9420]

First thing I thought too. About her being hot. Schwiinnggg!

[@audioa41]

Who else is here because of Strike Force Five?

[@jondavis2790]

Me

[@bobbywoods684]

Lance Armstrong's Mom would not come out from the 2013 Oprah interview on.

[@kali3665]

2:52 Wow, a Donald Trump joke! Wish ALL of us took that advice a decade later!

[@robfield-n7v]

Deute. 28, Joshua 1:7-8

[@trueknowledgeispower]

Somebody please correct me here, was that Lance's mother or his sister?

[@bradbiteme]

Slappy White!

[@TacomaPaul]

Bebe Neuwirth... Liv Tyler's mom. She thought that Todd Rundgren was the dad of Liv Tyler.... but nope. It was Steven Tyler. ;-)

[@luisclaudiofugolin6250]

She cloud have saved a lot of headaches if she had read Liv's birth certificate beforehand...

[@KevyNova]

You’re thinking of Bebe Buell. Bebe Neuwirth was Lilith on Cheers.

[@whoamellie5610]

#4... Stay Away From That Donald Trump! xD In my head, I'm cheering super loud for that one... You know.. fourteen years later! ;D Aaahhh :D

[@blueasblueis]

The United States did not listen to her sage advice.

[@shinybeast8946]

@@blueasblueis They did better, they stayed away from Hillary. LOL

[@johanoberg1157]

Last minute cancellation prompted Gerard here maybe?

[@misterwile]

this aged well!

[@julesyyz]

Judys got a real nice set of hogs

[@mahumike7531]

So who was the guy???

[@drewzuhosky6826]

Writer Gerard Mulligan.

[@mahumike7531]

@@drewzuhosky6826 Thank you, kind sir.

[@MrBowtie1982]

Would have thought Armstrong's mom would have given him advice on how to get away with cheating longer.

[@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

It's amazing, just how much Jimmy Fallon looks exactly like a talentless hack.

[@willer3399]

Number 10 didn’t age well.

[@andrewpowers7034]

Whenever nonprofessionals do comedy the result usually not funny.

[@aaronwalker2312]

Tina Knowles....Yum

[@ralphturner3798]

This video was about as funny as a cry for help.

[@tb4744]

Mothers day, what a waste of a holiday!!

[@freda1014]

The worst waste of a holiday was your birthday!

[@jefffriedmann1482]

No need to fret, it's not a real "holiday" anyways.

[@samwho1731]

You poor unloved f_k