@@nowadayswithandy marty missed this episode of letterman. but he managed to have it taped when he returned from 1955.

@@TheAdamfee yes, i'm you dad. wacky john loves you

He coulda went back and seen it live. _)

Well, yes, he was in charge of NBC, but Johnny Carson's production company controlled The Tonight Show and anything that comes afterwards. When NBC & Carson Productions gave David Letterman the "Late Night" show about a year after his daytime talk show was cancelled, Carson gave him a set of rules. He couldn't tell a monologue, he couldn't have a large band, he couldn't do Carson's sketches, he couldn't have a sidekick, and he couldn't have the same guests who were fixtures on Carson's show, either. So, he had to do a different kind of late night talk show. There will never be a late night talk show exactly like that ever again.

What Kung-E said, but also this: Johnny Carson's Tonight Show was the single most profitable hour on NBC's schedule at the time. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-johnny-carson-quit-tonight-644508

I did not know that! 😁

@@namelessjedi2242 Now, you do.

I was hoping someone knew! Thank you! Love letterman more thanks to the Donz…

Glad someone got it. :)

A Flunky compilation will definitely happen after I've finished digitizing them.

Another great band name...

I suspect it was "pussy burglar."

I believe he said turd burglar which was a slang term for gay used in the past.

@@dongiller no Canadian is going to say that 🤣

You youngsters. :)

Don Giller Oh yeah, Rock n Roll will never die Daddy O!

Eh? Speak closer to the hearing aid, he said shouting. :)

I had to look up Don Prudhomme.

ren hoek "Dirty Water" by the Standells. Big hit in 1966.

thanks so much!! you made my day!

ren hoek You bet. There's a full-length band version that I can upload.

Love that dirty water ... In fact, I lived in Boston at the time of this show ...

Due to an agreement with Carson Productions, which co-produced Late Night with NBC, they were referred to as "Opening Remarks."

+Don Giller I remember reading that Johnny didn't want Dave telling too many jokes at the beginning of the show. How small Johnny could be!

+norelco pc Dave was limited to three prepared jokes. And no sidekick, like Ed. But Dave and Paul managed to skirt that without calling Paul his "sidekick.." In fact, there was a brief period in the early years (I'd give you exact dates but I'm not near my database now) when, immediately after Dave's o.r., there was Paul at home base, for all purposes, a "sidekick." I suspect they were deliberately testing their contractual agreement with Carson Prod. It lasted only for a few shows.

Don Giller I attended a taping of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 1995 in Studio 6A. "Maya and Marty" is taping in there this summer.

Maybe I’m wrong but I always pictured Johnny as Fully supporting Dave … and Dave said as much. I always felt Johnny put those measures in place to separate the 2 show’s identities and any subsequent show that popped up later on NBC. Carson (if I’m correct) Only ever appeared on Dave’s show prior to and after retirement. It widely know Carson could be bitter if he fell out of favor with you but Dave never was one of those people.