Those glasses are the best birth control device known to man.

For anyone wondering: "Swale" (April 21, 1981 - June 17, 1984) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for winning the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1984. He died eight days after his win in the latter race.

Howard was so ahead of his time, no one talked like that on late night tv. Love or hate him he was real af and did his thing. Radio would just be top 40 countdowns if it wasn’t for him.

I've never seen Howard Stern look like this lmao. Very surreal.

Howard and Dave, along with Conan, are three entertainment icons that NBC horribly mistreated.

I'm so old I remember when everyone's dad looked like how Howard looks like in this interview.

David helping Howard lambast NBC execs is prophetic.

The only man on earth who somehow looks weirder in 2022 than he did in 1984 lmao

I love that this is early enough in his career on that Howard doesn't know yet that talk show guests are supposed to stay seated into the commercial.

Stern looking like weird al Yankovics Wario.

It’s like watching Private Parts

Howard looked like a mid-70’s soft rock singer with that look. Super cool.

Bruh he looks like Napoleon Dynamite 😂 He makes modern Howard Stern look like Slash from GNR

Watching these two interact at that time, when they were making their bones on their way up the mountain, is fascinating. It’s amazing to see this knowing the at times cantankerous background between the two titans of broadcasting. They just put the pedal down and go for it, despite what may have been going on behind the scenes.

This is the same year that I started listening to Howard. Both Letterman and Stern have given me a million laughs. Love them both!

Doesn’t even look like Howard! Like a cross between Weird Al & Steve Jobs

Watching this, it’s interesting to hear how Howard’s voice/accent has changed over the years

It's wild to hear Howard's voice without compression and everything.

At the time this aired, there were four different competing AM-stereo systems in use. WNBC used the Kahn-Hazeltine AM-stereo system at that time. That was the system in which one could take two manually tuned radios and tune each one off center to the left or right to produce a stereo image. A bit of a gimmick which introduces distortion and can produce a poor stereo image. On a proper AM-stereo receiver, results are far better. In addition, every factory car stereo featuring AM-stereo at that time (and into the future) decoded only the Motorola C-QUAM system of AM-stereo. So, even though you bought a new car that is advertised as having an AM-stereo/FM-stereo receiver, and WNBC (as well as other non-C-QUAM stations) are airing promos and liners mentioning "AM-stereo"...you're not going to be hearing them in stereo. Confusing for many who didn't know or care to pay attention that there were different AM-stereo systems in use. Of course, Howard Stern is just being Howard Stern here...

Today Howard tells people to listen to the establishment and do as there told.

Swale won the Belmont Stakes & later died.😳🏇🏻

The good old days when Howard was entertaining.

Amazing Howard looking in a mirror and saying, "Yeah, this is the look I'm going for. Who could resist this look?"😂😂😂

The whole aesthetic is still 70s but 2 years later they do this interview again and it's totally 80s. Howard clean shaven with a new wardrobe. The set of letterman changes too lol

Howard’s always had unrivaled confidence everywhere he goes

How priceless is the look on Dave's face when Howard said he talked about his circumcision. I loved Dave's expressions when guests would say something shocking.

This guy died 20 years ago. It was a slow death, but he certainly doesn’t exist anymore.

Having flashbacks of Pig Vomit teaching Stern “W-EEEEENNN-B-C”

Stern looks like Weird Al’s brother

He's still hilarious. I used to work at a crappy job and the highlight of my day was listening to Stern on the way to work.

Howard took off like twenty years when he shaved off the stache.

Howard Stern looked like a serial killer from the early 80s.

I loved Casey's countdown. That's prime resource material for mixed tapes 🎉

He looks like Ned Flanders

Such a man of style 😂

Really glad Howard has now educated me about the great Swale the horse! Died way too early around the age of three.

I forgot how dorky Howard looked back then.

Along time ago, I would drive past Howard on my way to work. He used to broadcast his show from a trailer which was parked next to the Belle Isle bridge in Detroit.

Howard Stern is literally scared of EVERYTHING these days lol !

My mom had a Cadillac Seville with AM stereo that did work. It was weird.

I always thought he was about as funny as a kick in the ass when he was in Detroit. Fairly recently I heard an interview on satellite with Billy Joel. What a great interview. I guess we can all grow up

i liked when howard doesnt look a like a slash cover

Has Anthony Jeselnik been doing a voice impression of Howard this whole time?

This guy is awesome!

Fantastic

It’s amazing how much just a certain style of hair, facial hair and glasses can age a person. Keep in mind, Howard is only 30 in this video and David is 37.

Amazing seeing the old version of Stern. I think Anthony Jeselnik channels Sterns energy. I wonder?

I have never seen howards face before because of his glasses and hair over his face hahaha. Did not expect that, so different when he was younger.

More Howard on Letterman clips, please.

Wow, if you didn't tell me that was Howard Stern I would have never known.

This outfit is better than anything that Ralph ever put him in.

we were all so young in 1984

I’ve never seen this. Thank you

Didn't recognize Howard at all. Looks like a segment where Dave brings out one of the Late Night stage hands.

Wow I never seen him like this he really knows how to evolve and stay youthfull

I remember watching this.

Had no idea he was he was that tall. Come to think of it I think this is my first time ever seeing his whole body in frame 😂

makes me miss the good old days

Never would have believed that it was him!

I don’t think I remember ever seeing this set with the clock before.

Damn he's been doing this literally my entire life

It is a good thing he shaved that mustache. He looks like a relative of Weird Al Yankovic!

Not an attractive man, but a fascinating guest. He knew (knows) how to capitalize his strengths as an entertainer

Howard definitely must have gotten a stylist

I still can't get over how dorky early Howard Stern looks. 😂

So… This puts Stern at 80?

Am Stereo was like putting two cordless phones to your ears…

But he’s deathly afraid of getting a cough.

Look at that set.

Howard Stern is a Legend

OMG. Its KIP DYNAMITE 🧨😂!

Hard to believe that's what Howard Stern used to look like, even though this was like 40 yrs ago.

AM Stereo!!! 🤣🤣🤣

I wouldn't be born for another two months when this episode came out. I love how dorky old Howard is.

Certainly a full plate tonight from Howard, wasn’t it?

I wonder what this Howard would say to old Howard that right now he’s a crazy cat lady and he hasn’t left his basement in 3 years

You're telling me this man was 30 here. Looked more like he was going on 48 LOL.

Wow, even back then I would have hated him 😂🤣😂

A rare appearance of stern outside his basement

Great time 👍

Straight outta Private Parts

Look at those glasses. He looks like an accountant.

Howard out here looking like weird Al Yankovic.

I almost wanna see the pilot Howard produced if there's a tape of it.

The Frank Zappa of radio. I mean that endearingly and sadly for this moment in our lives.

I really expect anyone, including Howard Stern, to stand up and say, "I'm afraid of being fired." because anyone who says that is cutting his/her own legs from under themselves.

Cant say ish about this man! He changed the game

THIS WEEK they were Ragging on Ronnie the Limo Drivers Glasses. Howards glasses are just as bad.

Motorola's C-QUAM AM Stereo is a proper stereo system unlike what WNBC used back them. "KAHN, KAAAAAAHHHNNN!!!"

They killed this Howard.

What happened to the pilot show?

Man can I relate

wow. actually realllllly crazy how unrecognizable stern is here. he really found his signature look later on

Now Howard is the most fearful person alive.

This didn’t age well. He turned into exactly what he railed against. Money corrupts.

The good old days

Man Stern looks like such a goof without the hair and sunglasses.

A man on man kiss was pretty risque back then even for late night TV. Nowadays Stewart practically frenches Colbert or Carell every time he sees them

The young Howard stern looks way older than the old now present howard stern.

It’s Weird Al!