David Letterman Talks About The Time Johnny Stole His Car on Carson Tonight Show

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David Letterman Talks About The Time Johnny Stole His Car on Carson Tonight Show - 08/31/1989
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@35diamondgirl 3 жыл бұрын

For my generation, Carson-Letterman was back-to-back comedy gold on late night television, and whenever I knew Letterman was visiting The Tonight Show (20 plus times), I made a point to stay awake instead of just setting the VCR. I was lucky enough to catch Carson's appearances on Letterman's shows too. It was a different era of late-night TV.

@johnsjohnson448 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The Next Phase came when it was Dave and T.S. on CBS. The two BEST hours of Late Night Television in the Mid-90's.

@jonathanbrown8115 Жыл бұрын

A friend and I worked at different gas stations of the same company. We'd get off at the same time and meet at Country Sweet Chicken and Ribs. We'd take our orders back to my house and watch Letterman. Best times to remember.

@BonnChnd 2 жыл бұрын

Johnny admired Dave because of how quick-witted Dave is and how they could easily play off each other. Their minds worked together like that.

@GeneBurnett 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the warmth and friendship these two men shared. All of their appearances together are just great. The whole car thing, Johnny's appearances on Dave's show after he retired...all great.

@RyanConnell5150 11 ай бұрын

I liked that Dave revealed after one of his monologues shortly after Johnny passed that the monologue had consisted only of jokes written by Johnny.

@GeneBurnett 11 ай бұрын

@@RyanConnell5150 Yes, that was very cool!

@goinsouth051 3 жыл бұрын

Johnny Carson was the father of talk show hosts. He would just sit there and let funny things happen. I miss this kind of comedy 🙂❤️

@andreabiagi7833 3 жыл бұрын

He was the best. Other hosts aren't good enough to tie John's shoes. It was such a treat when I was able to stay up to watch. Miss him.

@karlacleverly9812 3 жыл бұрын

@@andreabiagi7833 I think a lot of us almost felt like we knew Johnny personally. Watching him appear on stage was like seeing an old friend. I still feel that way when I watch these videos.

@carlosiswhoiis9971 Ай бұрын

Steve Allen was the Father of late night talk show

@mattmillah428 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch this forever. Perhaps I will.

@stewartsnape1231 3 жыл бұрын

Dave and Johnny, two great talk shows. Always interesting and funny

@siggylloyd3566 2 жыл бұрын

I did not know that. That is some wild, wild stuff.

@GeneBurnett 3 жыл бұрын

Johnny and Dave were both great at rescuing jokes that didn't go over well. They made bombing fun or at least it seemed that way.

@GeneBurnett 3 жыл бұрын

@ShadowKnight8 Cool! As Johnny would say, "I did not know that."

@Redmenace96 3 жыл бұрын

Had to! When you were on every night and put out so much product? It wasn't all pure gold.

@eatonuter7113 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't watch Carson, but tuned into David Letterman starting in 2011 and watched his show on and off until around 2014. Late night shows are all political and it gets boring after a while. Letterman was my Johnny Carson you could say. This interview between Dave and Johnny is purely funny and cool.

@code-52 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could go back to this simpler time. I knew Johnny was a good talk show host but I really didn't know how good until he was gone.

@jamessmithe5490 3 жыл бұрын

Dave was really on fire this night.

@r3b3lvegan89 Жыл бұрын

This aired 2 months before I was born. I missed a helluva good time

@garymiller3264 Жыл бұрын

Back when late night was worth staying up for.

@perceive8159 3 жыл бұрын

Those were the days😎

@loralee4848 3 жыл бұрын

Such fun. I miss Johnny Carson and those days. 😶🦋♥️🦋

@cindydufala7646 3 жыл бұрын

Two greats in Late Night hosts. 2020 sucks for Late Night AND Day time.

@oldanddisgusted5998 3 жыл бұрын

2020 just sucks. All of it.

@joyceleeper9421 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah what's on late night now I don't even watch. It's no fun and it's not entertaining.

@420WEED69 Жыл бұрын

@@joyceleeper9421 LATE NIGHT POLITICAL THEATER NOTHING to do with FUNNY at all

@mdhotstuff 3 жыл бұрын

God I wish we had hosts nowadays like Carson and Letterman.....many of the hosts nowadays, they just aren't as funny, smooth or professional - alot of times, they seem like they are just rapd firing for laughs. These pros are such a joy to watch. I also enjoyed Arsenio and Charlie Rose

@suedenim 3 жыл бұрын

I think Conan O'Brien is the last of the great broadcast hosts.

@oofoot 2 жыл бұрын

I'll never unsee the double sided eraser pencils now that I know lol

@mr.b8372 3 жыл бұрын

Miss these days

@philwright2480 3 жыл бұрын

The two best

@kevinfan726 3 жыл бұрын

it's funny. Paul Newman ended up being what Dave called "a friend of the show" when he moved to CBS. Regis was another one and also Tony Randall. Paul would just "be in the audience" or some silly thing. Good memories. Dave also ended up with the Bobby Rahal as co owner of a racing team. Rahal Letterman Ranigan aka BMW Team RLL, as it is now known. yes, I'm a Letterman fan...

@Long2556 2 жыл бұрын

Min 4:00 onwards: Dave lost his (relative modest, compared to Johnny's) Malibu home in his divorce to his first wife. Johnny had many divorces with such settlements. This was the greatest example of these two titans knowingly amusing themselves equally as they're amusing the public. Testament to their special relationships and greatness.

@bramiwami 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@rustymertz 3 жыл бұрын

Two masterful joke/story tellers.

@nancyseidel1132 3 жыл бұрын

I love Dave andJohnny

@paulyd2406 3 жыл бұрын

Love the show & always 🤣 when Letterman is on!!

@karlpedersen9943 3 жыл бұрын

1989 was a cool year!!!

@carlosiswhoiis9971 Ай бұрын

Not if you were in the 1989 quake in the Bay Area as I was. But then again, other than the death and destruction, it was a very interesting experience.

@danieldials7660 3 жыл бұрын

Precious moments, I miss these guys, 😂 funny !

@ProfessorCockrum 2 жыл бұрын

The 2 greatest of ALL time...

@MagicAl5F4781 3 жыл бұрын

4:00 referring to breakup with Merrill Markoe, original head writer of Dave's NBC shows.

@timedwards8944 Жыл бұрын

These two guy's should have been together more often love them both 👍👍👍

@catmom49 Жыл бұрын

Guys (2 men); guy's (guy is). These two guy is should have been.......

@paulthepainter2366 Жыл бұрын

@@catmom49now I can sleep at night

@emansnas 3 жыл бұрын

So Dave was kind of a clown while Johnny ran the circus and this is why they got the big bucks. Perfect.

@lionelraoul 3 жыл бұрын

Carson is still the king. Even now. Letterman should have been his replacement but would have never filled his shoes.

@35diamondgirl 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Seinfeld said in the American Masters/PBS Carson documentary that when Carson left, he took The Tonight Show with him. Seinfeld has a point, and in retrospect it's why I'm glad Letterman defected to CBS (NBC had wanted to keep Letterman at 12:30 after naming Leno as host of The Tonight Show). Letterman's Late Night on NBC had already established him as a groundbreaking comic, but the 11:30 time slot on CBS allowed him to go just a bit broader and get out from under the shadow of The Tonight Show (where a bland Leno did not break any new comedic ground, as opposed to Carson, who had built on different Tonight Show templates created by Steve Allen and Jack Paar and loosely melded them together).

@bigd-1-channel514 3 жыл бұрын

@@35diamondgirl If you have not seen it, search for "The Late Shift " its on the tube-its all about how Letterman got the NBC shaft.

@lionelraoul 3 жыл бұрын

@@35diamondgirl I'm definitely glad he defected.

@35diamondgirl 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigd-1-channel514 The book is better. :)

@benambler1393 Жыл бұрын

Letterman would have been the first person to agree with you, but still better than Leno.

@last808 Жыл бұрын

That was great! I especially loved the meta commentary about running a talk show.

@Long2556 2 жыл бұрын

At the end, after Dave's Paul Newman story bombed, you can tell Johnny had real care for his protege. 🤗😜🤷

@robertphelps8494 2 жыл бұрын

2 GREATS!!!!

@bettycogswell9851 Жыл бұрын

Two Legends right here..❤❤

@Redmenace96 3 жыл бұрын

Who remembers the blue, double breasted jacket on Letterman?

@bigd-1-channel514 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, Johnny's suit was really flaring. This was great, Carson shows his quick mind and keen sense of comedy.

@marywestwood1637 3 жыл бұрын

Better than today’s lot x

@ivant.2683 Жыл бұрын

Great show. Pretty funny. ;)

@tsherman393 2 жыл бұрын

Great times:)

@GordonW203 Жыл бұрын

You can tell that Johnny and David really liked each other. I heard that Johnny really wanted David to replace him on the Tonight Show instead of Jay Leno. I always thought that David was much better than Leno.

@akaishuichi4320 3 жыл бұрын

I love the old American accent

@bettymessner3247 3 жыл бұрын

Accent? I’m American and honestly don’t hear anything. ❤️

@akaishuichi4320 3 жыл бұрын

@@bettymessner3247 ohh really?😅 I mean is little different

@kathywollam32 2 жыл бұрын

They were-from the Midwest ,which has an “ accent “ of its own !!!

@akaishuichi4320 2 жыл бұрын

@@kathywollam32 great:)

@mikeconklin1567 Жыл бұрын

Willard Scott with Clog Dancers. LOL

@tsherman393 2 жыл бұрын

God bless Oliver North. Semper Fi

@pho3nix- 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell Dave idolized him

@murdermatics Жыл бұрын

You know Johnny felt hip after Dave said he'd run the same skit on his show.

@seanwebb605 Ай бұрын

I was hoping that they would leave in the commercial so I could see if it was for Maxwell House Coffee.

@thunderbolt513 2 ай бұрын

David is a genius. Also were Johnny, Ed, Don and others. Those were the days. I mean, we have Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. They're great, but it's another ball game

@Redmenace96 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Alternate opinion, here. Letterman was a genius. Very complex dude. I'm not sure he has the same success if he lands on Tonight Show. In the end, Leno fit better on that show. More gentle. If Letterman gets that gig, the Tonight Show changes to fit him and his zaniness. Carson and Leno are not zany.

@SpottoBotto 5 ай бұрын

Still hilarious in 2024 🤣

@Jestroo 3 жыл бұрын

Boom mike lol

@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218 2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Carson 23/10/1925 23/01/2005 79 años

@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218 2 жыл бұрын

David Letterman 12/04/1947 74 años (75)

@donsurlylyte Жыл бұрын

Carson was the King of his time, and Letterman of his. NBC screwed him over.

@felixthelmocevallosmorales41 Жыл бұрын

DAVID MICHAEL LETTERMAN 12 DE ABRIL DE 1947 75 AÑOS (76)

@sherryhesner5940 3 жыл бұрын

😘

@jasonpate7900 2 жыл бұрын

Johnny Carson was known to be a total asshole off the set. Dave lands some nice jabs and basically treated Johnny like Johnny treated everyone else. I think they are both having a great time and get the impression they like and respect each other.

@gartwilliams3347 Жыл бұрын

You’re correct. A friend of mine worked security at Carson’s home in Malibu back in the early 90’s. It was understood by all working for Carson they were NOT to address or attempt to speak with him at anytime..

@LiPo5000 9 ай бұрын

FWIW, Ollie North was following his orders. Ollie North is not guilty. It's a shame they choose to chastise this man, and I greatly admire the man for the way he handled the entire situation. They need to move on and find the people who gave him the orders. Enough said. Ollie, we love you.

@LiPo5000 9 ай бұрын

And why they chose this program to bring this situation up in this thread is beyond me and many other people.

@modernretroradio993 3 ай бұрын

Gov't is a criminal system.

@jerzeyguy71 Жыл бұрын

Dave was desperately trying to apply for this job on this one! Not sure if the past changed and Leno was booted and Dave got the show after Johnny if it would be better or worse? but things did go alright!

@petesmitt 2 жыл бұрын

Dave thought he was so cool and edgy wearing a double breasted jacket with casual pants and shoes.

@mykingdomforak9 Жыл бұрын

He always looked mighty fine❣️ Definitely cooool. 💋

@user2144 3 жыл бұрын

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@user2144 3 жыл бұрын

Comedy Room I don’t remember 😃

@user2144 3 жыл бұрын

Comedy Room Hey, would you like to buy a monkey? _- David Letterman, Cabin Boy._

@ManishSingh-is8hj 3 жыл бұрын

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@OfUnknownOrigin 3 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@urwholefamilydied Жыл бұрын

Just watched a bunch of Letterman on Carson vids, and I noticed that Dave is always dressed pretty hip... or at least hip for whatever era it is... and Johnny always looks a good 10 years out of date. Maybe they had an older wardrobe lady who wasn't quite up on the smart outfits of the day. Anyway... that's my shower thought for the day.

@jamessmithe5490 3 жыл бұрын

Dave was really on fire this night.