This is awesome! Thanks Don! All of us Letterman-addicts are well versed in anything that happened on the show...but stuff like this (local NY television only) is pure gold!
I always thought the main inspiration for the top ten list was "The Book of Lists." Also, I feel like Steve O'Donnell could do a great impression of Dana Carvey doing Johnny Carson.
Cant find a link to send you a message - - I guess it was either late 80s or early 90s. There were a bit where Letterman was walking house to house interviewing folks. One of them was a little boy that made a weird coughing sound with this throat (obviously, but you hat to hear it). Letterman made his usual weird expressions, then he walked off. Later Letterman was walking and he could still hear the kid making the coughing sounds, and he turned around.. sure enough there was the little boy making coughing or throat breath sounds. It might also have been to the beat of a song. This was either an anniversary special, or a random man on the street interview. Can anybody remember this? I've asked some die hard fans who can't seem to recall. I've also combed through many Anniversaries on RU-vid. I know it was a bit, and I know it was Letterman.