John Waters on Letterman, Part 2 of 3: 1983-86

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1. September 19, 1983: John is writing the scripts for "Flamingos Forever" and "The Hairhoppers," which years later would develop into "Hairspray."
2. June 19, 1985: John promotes "An Evening with John Waters."
3. October 16, 1986: John promotes his new book Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters.
Part 1 (1982) here: • John Waters (& Divine)...
Part 3 (1987-92) here: • John Waters on Letterm...

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@v.a.993 5 жыл бұрын

I love John Waters. He is an American treasure.

@mytzlplk5929 3 жыл бұрын

“Life is nothing if you’re not obsessed” Just wonderful.

@chartaiwan 2 жыл бұрын

Global not just American

@DungeonStudio 5 жыл бұрын

I like John because he just revels in life. The good, the bad, and the ugly. And he's just fearless with his anecdotes.

@Obiter3 3 жыл бұрын

In the 80s these Letterman/Waters interviews were must watch. Mr. Waters was so functional in mainstreaming this fascinating community on Letterman throughout the years. My folks were always MIA and I learned "tolerance," as stupid a term as that is, through interviews like this.

@angelas.9717 3 жыл бұрын

By this episode, Letterman had totally relaxed into the whole John Waters zeitgeist experience. It was good to see then, and now. Would love to see Letterman interview Waters on his Netflix series "My Next Guest..."

@ThreadBomb 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@MichelleUS66 6 жыл бұрын

John Waters is such an engaging guest! You can tell Dave really enjoys interviewing him. (Can't wait for part three!)

@jayham____fromgeorgia 6 жыл бұрын

Dave seems to be really intrigued with a lot of counter-culture people through the years. This show was great because Dave is kinda wacky anyway. These appearances are brilliant.

@OmnipotentDog 4 жыл бұрын

Up until the point where John took the candy out.

@karlreinke9653 3 жыл бұрын

I was at this show in 82’ and saw John waters and Quinton crisp plus a musician that I don’t remember. I was in the green room as there were no seats left in th audience. My collage roommate got me in as he worked for NBC. It was very cool!

@dongiller 3 жыл бұрын

Not a musician but a stand-up comic - Mark Schiff. August 24, 1982.

@MattieCooper10000 6 жыл бұрын

14:25 It's practically palpable how the audience is opening up to Waters as a collective consciousness, compared to the previous Letterman appearances.

@jesseaguilar9315 5 жыл бұрын

MattieCooper In the first clip Dave couldn’t “get” to John since John has a self depreciating demeanor anyway and as you watch part 2 & 3 you can tell Dave warms up to him throughput the years.

@manuelkong10 4 жыл бұрын

also, John gets sharper with these interviews

@mytzlplk5929 3 жыл бұрын

And Letterman too, this trilogy is simply fascinating so far.

@ThreadBomb 3 жыл бұрын

@@manuelkong10 Yeah, I think his public speaking engagements turned him into a better chat show guest. No one is born with that level of affability.

@Vincent1808 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I wish Flamingos Forever could have been realized

@AtyPical1313 3 жыл бұрын

Hair hoppers = 1988 movie "Hairspray" One of my most favorite movies ever!

@egglady 6 жыл бұрын

These are fabulous! Thank you! I love that even as early as 1983, John Waters predicted that Pia Zadora would appear in Hairspray.

@tomatopastekevin8552 4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Flamingos Forever. Never seen, always remembered.

@giuseppelogiurato5718 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that J. Waters' films are still revellant.

@mickiakalovi996 5 жыл бұрын

Baltimoreans would feel right at home in Texas. The higher the hair, the closer to God.

@AntoinettexKitten 8 ай бұрын

The bigger the intolerance

@sardonicus76 3 жыл бұрын

That “Rosenbergs” line was pure Waters. 10/10

@arielgerardo 9 ай бұрын

Letterman´s face LMAO

@mgpm17 9 ай бұрын

Love John Waters! Baltimore loves it's favorite son!

@jameslawson6245 Жыл бұрын

Really Loving John Waters!

@BaccarWozat 2 жыл бұрын

Holy frag, suddenly I remember having candy bullets when I was a kid. The shell was plastic and continued to smell of the candy for a couple weeks afterward. What a thing to be reminded of! Thanks Mr. Waters!

@tg995nation6 3 жыл бұрын

That " yeah" from the band is awesome.

@rsf3119 6 жыл бұрын

thanks again for sharing some amazing cult history

@annawreckshit866 4 жыл бұрын

john talking bout the MOVE bombing is rad. love this man

@katiezee2 2 жыл бұрын

He did a funny little cameo in the 90s on Homicide Life on the Street, which was filmed in Baltimore. It had Mike Logan from Law & Order delivering him as an extradited prisoner who wanted to do his time in Balto rather than NYC

@DanielleStarry Жыл бұрын

“If Barbie’s gettin on your nerves, FRY HER!”

@shantebarze1068 4 ай бұрын

😂😂

@jeffclement2979 4 жыл бұрын

Disappointed with that last novelty from his bag...I thought it would be way worse! He's an American treasure

@eleni1968 3 жыл бұрын

"They called me the Fellini if the Gutters"; How terrific and is that?

@fromthemoonraccoon 4 жыл бұрын

September 19, 1983 0:41 June 19, 1985 9:19 October 16, 1986 17:39

@cyclo1224 2 жыл бұрын

My grandpa always called them "kunk bungles" instead of dingleberries. lol

@jeffdawson2786 3 жыл бұрын

John at his best. “Barbie’s getting on your nerves, fry her.”

@SaintMartins 3 жыл бұрын

14:56 Letterman: "How about the Von Bulow trial ?" Waters: "Oh... that's too P.B.S. for me."

@beatlemaniac909 4 жыл бұрын

24:02 okay I love this man

@bilbobolsonaro1316 5 жыл бұрын

The karen carpenter story lol

@karlreinke9653 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction. Now I remember , I think Paul McCartney was on the earlier in the month and tickets became impossible to get. It was a comedian That was on.

@dongiller 3 жыл бұрын

Impossible re McCartney. Maybe you’re thinking of Pete Best, who appeared on July 14, 1982.

@mongrelhalfbreedobern Жыл бұрын

Disco era walking tourists bounced between The Mission, Salvation Army and the Vineyard which had a large collection of used paisley polyester shirts... bottom 2 buttons for timeless style

@donmajestic5258 5 жыл бұрын

The Karen Carpenter Story starring Divine LOOLLLLOL He SHOULD HAVE!!

@TheKitchenerLeslie 3 жыл бұрын

Todd Haynes actually made that movie using Barbie dolls. He whittled the doll away to portray her anorexia and bulimia. He also directed Velvet Goldmine with Christian Bale.

@ThreadBomb 3 жыл бұрын

"I'm down to 20 stone! I'm wasting away!"

@michaelmcgee8543 9 ай бұрын

Fun!

@ThreadBomb 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe Letterman thought a candy called Dingle Berries was worse than a working electric chair for Barbie dolls.

@karlreinke9653 3 жыл бұрын

Well I guess I’m wrong. There was a lot of buzz about it. For whatever reason McCartney was in town? Don’t know.also on that visit with my friend , He got me into a taping of Tony Randells show Here’s Sidney. Helen Hayes was on as a guest star. Tony Randell was very pleasant.

@itsiwhatitsi 4 жыл бұрын

What a Genius

@michaelmcgee8543 9 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if those two films ever materialized.

@khunopie9159 6 жыл бұрын

It's The Jonz!

@FlockOfHawks 6 жыл бұрын

20:45-21:15 and that's exactly why this european *loves* the USA

@kinianina9956 4 жыл бұрын

wait what, europans loves USA? XDDD No we don't, we never did XD

@FlockOfHawks 4 жыл бұрын

Hi@@kinianina9956 , maybe not _all_ europeans , but this one definitely does ! Usa is Anarchy and Energy , which both appeal to this old punk :o)

@clericduran 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what John thinks about “The Room” labeled as the greatest worst movie

@urzathehappy72 3 жыл бұрын

He probly dropped a ton of acid and saw it in the theater laughing his plastic tits off

@timothyarchibald7479 3 жыл бұрын

Is Hair Hoppers.... Hairspray (1988)? Also, that READ!!! omg... the karen carpenter story lmaooooo... the dingleberries.. lmaoooo

@kelliwhite9794 5 жыл бұрын

It's so funny how square Letterman is, John Waters obviously annoys him with the Dingleberries candy.

@searchingforlostatoms7191 4 жыл бұрын

@Mastema He's not a phony, and in media that's an asset. He doesn't get Waters but is intrigued by him

@searchingforlostatoms7191 4 жыл бұрын

He looks square talking to Waters, I never noticed it before. You're right. I'm from Baltimore and Waters IS Baltimore

@flwrfan1752 4 жыл бұрын

David invited John on his show a few years before Hairspray,not that square.

@TheKitchenerLeslie 3 жыл бұрын

No, he loved strange guests. You have to understand he was on network tv, so he had to be the "moral center" to make certain things palatable to the audience back then through humor.

@stevenroby1667 6 жыл бұрын

how come waters never made those two films? although at one time I had a book called trash trio that did have the script for flamingos forever

@dongiller 6 жыл бұрын

As I posted in the description, the latter was, most likely, an early version of "Hairspray."

@MothraBlues 6 жыл бұрын

'Hairhoppers' was what John originally called 'Hairspray', I believe. Yr welcum! :-)

@mangoshadow2026 5 жыл бұрын

Divine passed away same year Hairspray was released; no Pink Flamingos sequel without Divine.

@mournblade1066 3 жыл бұрын

@1:54 Well, Pia Zidora (sp?) DID, in fact, end up being in that film.

@arricammarques1955 6 жыл бұрын

''Caged Heat'', be his next film?

@williamshaw9047 3 жыл бұрын

"We'll be right back with Dennis Haskins..." Belding was on Letterman?

@dongiller 3 жыл бұрын

At the time, he was an extra. In this appearance, clips from “Cutter to Houston” and “Trauma Center.”

@judydoyle1124 9 ай бұрын

John is 1 year older than Dave

@lettherebemorelight 5 жыл бұрын

My love dont give me presents

@giuseppelogiurato5718 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that too... "She's a Woman"

@AntoinettexKitten 8 ай бұрын

I had candy lipstick that looked like those bullets

@Pravindaswani74 3 жыл бұрын

What a CONTRAST..Letterman & Waters omg

@JacobLomax 3 жыл бұрын

The Hair Hoppers aka Hairspray

@rualert1602 11 ай бұрын

Dingle berries, I think there could be a market for that. Look, Honey - - -

@RobotWillie 3 жыл бұрын

Iceberg lettuce is one of the only kinds of lettuce I like lol, although with Butter. I don't even like romaine. Aside from that tiny difference in opinion I really enjoy this guy.

@ThreadBomb 3 жыл бұрын

It's definitely good shredded on Mexican food. You can't do that with rocket or spinach leaves.

@badabingbadaboom6333 9 ай бұрын

10:26 Can anyone please explain this comment Waters made and why everyone gasped?

@sara-bx9rw 9 ай бұрын

Karen Carpenter was anorexic

@thetotallynon-suspicioussh4126 7 ай бұрын

Apparently Karen Carpenter is a singer who lost her life due to anorexia. John waters says since Divine lost some weight perhaps they would make a movie about Karen Carpenter, starring divine. They probably gasped because of the offensive nature of the joke.

@michaelmcgee8543 9 ай бұрын

Oh yes hair spray.

@girliboi 6 жыл бұрын

wait, who are the "moo people"?

@davidadams2395 6 жыл бұрын

fr3@kb!+¢h sorry, the MOVE people.

@GodEmperorSuperStar 5 жыл бұрын

Look for the documentary Let the Fire Burn kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbB_oqpq2pvYf58.html

@dianekimball6812 4 жыл бұрын

MOVE was in Philadelphia. Google it.

@AntoinettexKitten 8 ай бұрын

I hope he left those dingle berries with Divine

@bubblybubbles4326 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@dannyguillory8941 7 ай бұрын

You know, the fact that he said, "This just shows how great America is" tells me about how our present state is so sad. Back in the day, when Mel Brooks released 'Blazing Saddles' : he said that this movie couldn't be made in America today. He was so right. This country of ours has fallen under a dark cloud. And this is a dangerous time. Characters, like Donald Trump (a wannabe dictator) don't care about this country, don't care about democracy, or put their own needs (pathological narcissistic need) before the good of this country, we are in trouble.