Thanks much for the upload, Don! I'm disabled and watch these clips through the night because it's difficult to sleep with nerve damage. Your work is appreciated more than you know.
Loved these two together! Johnny Carson and David Letterman were the reason I watched late night television. Nothing worth watching anymore. Sheer comic genius!
Iconic moment. The master and his apprentice. People always credit Dave with the idea of deconstructing late night tv. But Carson actually started it. Dave *brilliantly* debuilt over it. Think of all the skits and routines that Carson did that just didn't work. That was on purpose. He was a true master and genius.
It is a therapy, a damn good therapy!!!! (Even for me who back then was taking my first steps into the English language but loved to watch them, particularly Johnny Carson). Unforgettable comedians!
These old clips are such a treasure trove of fun. Was only a teen when this aired, and didn't watch every night. But thanks to YT, it's a lot of fun to watch these clips today and google the people and events humorously covered. Great nostalgia. Thanks for the upload!
these days, they don't let guests stretch out segments like that. great appearance, awkward bits and all. thanks for the upload and for including the Lincoln sketch!
This was great! Carson was awesome as Lincoln, haha! This brought back some memories for me, staying up to watch both Carson and Letterman in Middle School The respect and friendship between these two was always on display when Dave & Johnny got together.
take my life please...this whole bit would still kill today and you can tell when Johnny asks if Dave would run a skit like that he was proud to still be hip.
I remember the Lincoln hat malfunction and Johnny's explanation. It was one of the few times they ever had to stop-down that show instead of running everything in real time.
David Letterman was sadly right about Johnny Carson when he kept repeating that there wouldn't be another such...and also sadly, there is no other David Letterman. Let alone the two together.
I never got to watch Carson but it's amazing how versatile he was. Characters, singing, dancing, magic... Letterman and Leno couldn't do much of those. Fallon is the closest. He can't do magic but he's a better mimic.
@@DeltaFRFX What a stupid response. Look at my original comment closely. I never said Fallon was better, I said he was closer to Carson in versatility.
Can someone tell me what Letterman means when he says "when I hosted"? Did he ever host the tonight show, even in a guest host capacity or is he talking about his own show?
When Johnny visited Late Night the day he announced his retirement, Dave did a version of the same joke. Johnny asked what happened to the house, Dave said “earthquake got it,” and Johnny said “I’ve been through three of those earthquakes.” So you can guess what happened to the house.
@Long Dave hadn’t bought the Malibu home when he and Michelle divorced. He lost it after he and Merrill broke up. There are videos of the house, with Dave living there, from 1979, 1981, 1986 (the truck) and early 1988 (Merrill’s Cinemax special, “Guide to Glamorous Living”).
It seemed like johnny loved letterman, so why exactly didn't he get the tonight show? It would appear to me that johnny got final say on who got it right? Am I wrong? I honestly don't know
