"How's the Weather" Collection on Letterman, 1990-91 + '92 Extras

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Dave riffled and Barbara Gaines pointed in a recurring unscripted segment that frequently struck gold. Plus lots of Dave stories.
1. July 24, 1990.
2. August 7, 1990.
3. September 4, 1990.
4. September 18, 1990.
5. October 23, 1990.
6. November 13, 1990.
7. December 12, 1990.
8. December 26, 1990. The Sophie Gaines call. (previously uploaded)
9. May 21, 1991. The Helen Spellman call.
10. June 4, 1991.
11. June 18, 1991.
12. November 20, 1991. Plus Dave asks for a Coke.
"How's the Weather" concluded on November 20, 1991, but not the premise:
13. February 11, 1992. New Hampshire Primary Poll.
14. July 21, 1992. What's the Deal with Ross Perot?
15. November 24, 1992. Guess My Weight. With Krystin West as Barbara Gaines
Recurring Paul Shaffer music: The Rascals' "How Can I Be Sure" and the Turtles' "Happy Together." For the last clip ("Guess My Weight"): The Beatles' "Carry That Weight."

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@PhilNY15 2 года назад

Don, you are the King of Letterman. I thank you for all these amazing collections and all the shows in general. This was truly an amazing show and none today even come close. I may not always agree with Letterman politically but he never let that show when he was on air. ALL executives are weasels, simple. On the same note, I am now not getting anything done because I am watching all these clips, for that, also, I thank you!

@dongiller 2 года назад

My work is done here, then. :) Thanks!!

@WhoCares-j6b 7 месяцев назад

That's really the most compelling thing I have seen on television in the last 15 years now!

@MaxFleye 2 года назад

I swear Barbara Gaines is the most delightful Human on the planet 🙂

@nancyhowell4505 2 года назад

Considering the awful things her mom said about her on the telephone call, overheard by millions, Barbara has to be a saint to be so sweet! I hope she is happy, healthy, wealthy, and well loved nowadays! Thanks and blessings Barbara for making "How's the Weather" so much fun during the difficult days in 2021 and 2022. 🙏👏👍👍♥️

@giantsean 4 года назад

There are certain pivotal moments in time that help map Letterman's transition from goofy cool young Dave to cynical grizzled old Dave. The moment he stopped saying "Gaines" and started calling her "Barbara" was one such moment. Miss you, goofy cool young Dave!

@plasticpotato3784 4 года назад

Nami sah i was just about to say the same thing

@pac401 5 лет назад

To think how far Barbara Gaines had come working on this show. From production coordinator to producer of the show by the end.

@dirkdarwin2571 3 года назад

Boy, she really Gained a lot of experience.

@pac401 3 года назад

@Brandon S I'm not saying it was uncommon. I'm just saying she did well moving up the ladder.

@XKloosyvv 3 года назад

@@pac401 especially as an openly gay woman working in show business pre-2000. She earned her "Trailblazer Award"

@iateyourass 5 лет назад

...and to think that Dave calling people on the phone and not getting through is still better than most things on TV today....

@HS22181 5 лет назад

MorbidManMusic I disagree. There is always hope for the future. Hugh is just reporting the current condition.

@xunder3 5 лет назад

@MorbidManMusic And with comments like yours, who could blame him?

@kiddalingur 4 года назад

notice how she jumped and then few sec later in 1:48:11 . you can see him grab ass

@wuffalo 3 года назад

@@kiddalingur what a creep

@captainscentsible1811 2 года назад

@@kiddalingur didn't he put his hands down sandra bernhards pants and her face said it all.

@dpf2122 3 года назад

Gives new meaning to the old saying, "I'd listen to him read out of the phone book"

@RIUUI007 2 года назад

Dave said "man alive" *a lot* in the 80s and 90s. A lot. After watching countless hours and videos from Don's archive I've meant to comment on it and I guess now finally I did :) From how much he used this expression I don't think he used it much in 00s. I wonder where the cut off was and he stopped using it.

@spuzzlightyeartoo 5 лет назад

One of my biggest thrills was discovering Barbara Gaines was on Twitter, she was travelling in Europe somewhere, and I excitedly asked her "HOWS THE WEATHER?" she did reply! I'm not 100% she might have understood the context of the question lol

@ZEZERBING 5 лет назад

do you know her back story? in her early years she tried to commit suicide.

@xunder3 5 лет назад

@MorbidManMusic thud

@nicholaspesch5086 5 лет назад

I admire her overwhelmingly positive attitude in these clips

@clancykobane9102 4 года назад

@@ZEZERBING thanks alot captain bringdown!

@remixandkaraoke 2 года назад

@@ZEZERBING Stop spreading rumors.

@NetCerpher 3 года назад

Sadly I am here to announce the passing of one of the phonebook people. Merle Humphrey of Vidalia Georgia died in June, 2006 at the age of 96. She never made it to New York to visit Dave. Rip

@dongiller 3 года назад

That’s sad to hear. Thanks for letting us know.

@noniesummers3993 3 года назад

Bless Her Heart ❤️ She Was Sweet

@JCSAXON 4 года назад

Never again; brilliant. I miss this so much

@kandiehill4693 4 года назад

Only David Letterman could make dialing a phone and not talking to anyone hilarious! Him and Barbara together Amazing!

@7beers 5 лет назад

1:12:39 the rapport between David and Barbara is nothing short of awesome.

@nimbydimby 21 день назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x_IasKgqxuo.htmlsi=dRIuuzkCPemTGo-9&t=3054 Not sure if he had to grab her ass though

@torbulax731 3 года назад

That's Paul's best quip ever "Hey Paul - Melvin Woodrow Bossheart"... "That used to be my name!".

@mackdaddyg321 5 лет назад

I don't want to sound like one of those "tv will never be this great again!" guys, but these clips do mark the end of an era. Steve Allen did this kind of stuff way back in the day, and Letterman handled these like a pro as well. I don't know if anybody could - or would try to - pull this kind of thing off these days. Plus, I forgot how adorable Barbara Gaines was on this show. She seems like a delightful lady. As always, Don, thanks.

@jacksonjack7838 2 года назад

I dont think you legally could do this now days.

@Flammenhagel 2 года назад

i mean, in all honesty, this is why nobody watches tv anymore, but similarly good content can still be found online nonetheless

@virgilmountjoy3734 3 года назад

What happened to the good old days, I watched letterman every night 🌙

@lisagill5141 4 года назад

I luv David Letterman he's adorable & just plain funny without being disgusting😊

@stevedrake604 4 года назад

"And anytime you're in New York just .... keep on moving." lol

@FlockOfHawks 4 года назад

good to know though

@leonardstilwell1894 5 лет назад

Barbara is absolutely precious!

@Bitshitter 4 года назад

@Brandon S Because she's not you??

@clancykobane9102 4 года назад

he had some cute lesbians on his staff

@peopleskarmasquad1042 4 года назад

Bitshitter And what are you inferring?

@CasperLCat 8 месяцев назад

Dave was prophetic, over 30 years ago now, about the insanity of driving while talking on the phone; now that’s the LEAST of drivers’ distractions.

@martinsorenson1055 4 года назад

Okay, I won't lie. I am sitting here alone and I actually applauded when the Rockettes line reached Dave in the studio.

@peopleskarmasquad1042 4 года назад

That is one big ass phone that Dave is using.

@debschaefer7820 2 года назад

I can't believe they called Minot again and picked the Grog Shop. I recognized the liquor store as soon as they said the name. Thanks for indulging me just can't believe they called Minot twice. Did they call anyone else's hometown who happened to watch this? I'm done not even done with the video, they may call again. 😂

@maryrnbsn5114 Год назад

Funny how she screams from the back

@lawrenceeverett9661 2 года назад

Barbara Gaines is so cute.

@XKloosyvv 3 года назад

It's sort of crazy to think that these phone numbers were basically put on air for anyone to copy lol. Each number has a specific tone, so reverse engineering the numbers would be pretty simple if the program was recorded. The whole country basically had access to a person's name, area, home phone number, and whatever else Dave got out of them.

@sheismymom 3 года назад

yes

@YesLikeTheMermaid 4 года назад

Wow. Barbara’s mom is quite the peach, huh? 🙄🙄🙄

@MrSteelermania 3 месяца назад

Stereotypical old jewish mother in Florida

@yohei72 4 года назад

51:35 - As one of the world's biggest Twin Peaks fans, I enjoyed Dave's little riff here.

@thegrimyeaper 3 года назад

I think a lot of people agreed with him on that second season.

@blueasblueis 4 года назад

"It's windy." 1:53:30 Ha! They never played "How's the weather?" again.

@NevadaBoss 5 лет назад

Sounds trite, but this type of stuff was the true genius of Letterman. Name me another late night guy (short of Johnny) who could make a great segment out of just dialing numbers in random phone books? Go ahead. I'll wait. ..............................(hours passing....)......... ....still waiting. Can't do it can ya? Didn't think so. #WorldwidePantsRules

@pac401 5 лет назад

Steve Allen. But that's ok, Dave was in good company.

@leonardstilwell1894 5 лет назад

Worldwide Pants DOES rule!

@ApartmentKing66 4 года назад

Glad you're so enamored with Letterman, and I'm a fan too (or was before he got uber political), but a lot of his playbook comes straight from Steve Allen. Think he's a genius if you want, but his "genius" was in resurrecting bits that Steve Allen originated.

@shawnpa 2 года назад

14:54 That explains a lot Won't get that on the evening news.

@harrodsongs 2 года назад

Poor Bette, she was nervous and excited, she just wanted to make sure she played her keys right, she didn't prepare for how to properly pretend to listen to Letterman telling stories about the timbers in his house in CT.

@donhailer4994 2 месяца назад

That was a weird switch in the final piece - pretending the model was Barbara Gaines. I was expecting some sort of “reveal” or punch line at the end, but the bit carried all the way through to the end of the segment. Was this another sort of running gag? Never saw this switch before. Seems weird that no real joke came of it.

@DragonMasterSubo 4 года назад

Helen was having none of that!

@mackdaddyg321 5 лет назад

I have to add...that Rockettes thing was pure brilliance. Whoever thought of that deserves an Emmy solely for that bit.

@dongiller 5 лет назад

They were the third in a series 1. November 21, 1990: Boy Scouts 2. September 11, 1991: Carl Lewis 3. November 20, 1991: Racio City Rockettes 4. January 7, 1992: Andy Grayson (biker) 5. August 27, 1992: Mensa geniuses

@wecontrolthevideo 5 лет назад

Would have been great to have Dave hand the change to the Rockettes in the studio, then watch it go all the way upstairs, then have the Coke come all the way back down.

@dongiller 5 лет назад

Realistically, it would have taken far too much time.

@FlockOfHawks 4 года назад

1:54:15 - Oh yeah i wasn't expecting _that_ ! Brilliant indeed

@DS40764 2 года назад

Something tells me he had a preteen in his own family the time he made these skits! That was when crank calls were harmless

@dongiller 2 года назад

Dave’s first and only child was born in 2003.

@DS40764 2 года назад

@@dongiller LOL

@factsoverfiction7826 2 месяца назад

Dave IS the pre-teen here. Part of his charm.

@Archerjr1 Год назад

Mel in Pierre wins the grand prize!

@KMyer 5 месяцев назад

17:06 Wonder if this is one that he got into trouble with lol

@aaronwestendorp7352 5 лет назад

Krystin West did a nice job as Barbara!

@quixote5844 4 месяца назад

What’s a phone book?

@randall-king Год назад

@Don Giller, is there any chance we can get the rest of the footage from June 18, 1991, where they bought the woman some new shoes?

@dongiller Год назад

I announced a year ago that I’m no longer able to upload additional Dave-owned or -licensed content.

@randall-king Год назад

@@dongiller Oh, sorry. I will keep that in mind. Thank you, sir.

@patsstudio 2 года назад

1:03:25 Bullseye

@captainscentsible1811 2 года назад

Cool to see him dial mi, it looked like he dialed 313 for saginaw mi, i know nowadays its changed to a new area code. Btw what mother says on air " hows my barbara doing, put her on a diet" whoa ! That is just horrible tough 💘

@dongiller 2 года назад

I asked Barbara if she were ok with me including this. She told me it was ok.

@LeeKav Год назад

Her mum does sound like a piece of work. Its very thoughtful of you to have checked with her before including that.

@johnconnolly6011 5 месяцев назад

I doubt if Dave lost 25 lbs in 2 weeks. He would have to be on his death bed.

@RodricBeauregard 11 месяцев назад

Can someone please dial the phone for dave???❤😊

@brewer921 5 лет назад

Steve Vai.

@darrentocchet288 4 года назад

Too much man. Too much.

@derektalasek795 2 года назад

Mel from South Dakota! 1:00:01

@ObamaFromKenya Год назад

@derektalasek795 he’s a classic

@johndong3110 5 лет назад

i fired the little bastard 0:45

@snoodydoody2685 2 года назад

Back when you had to throw a pen at a camera and make it, in a reasonable amount of takes. Unlike these lil tik tok instagram 100 take bit*hes with their gat dang ping pong balls and dominos.

@motogriso1 3 года назад

50:00 Dave: How much rain did you get last night? Meryl: I don’t know. I didn’t make it. 😂 Measure

@kaizoku4385 4 года назад

10:59 thats hot

@benjaminperth337 4 года назад

Letterman... a human machine gun.

@bornagainbuddhist1969 Год назад

Dave Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Craig Ferguson were the kings of late night talk shows, every late night talk show today is nothing but a very poor copy and let's be honest it's all propaganda....

@Paul71H 5 месяцев назад

This is one of the things that I loved about Letterman -- the way that he made his staff and crew part of the show, whether they liked it or not. Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Hal Gurnee, Pat Farmer, Kenny Sheehan, etc. -- these folks may not have initially expected to be featured on-camera, but their appearances were an important part of what made the show great.

@chrismccarthy1455 2 года назад

As with most comments, of all the characters working with Dave, the one I'd love to meet and chat with is Barbara Gaines. She seems to be, to this day, one of Dave's best friends.

@scottlarson1548 4 года назад

Even the most mundane phone calls always ended up going wrong in some hilarious way. "Hello, Helen. My name's David Letterman. I do a little TV show here in New York City and we're actually on the air right now and I was wondering if I could put your voice on the program. Would that be alright, Helen? W-whaddya mean 'No'?"

@scottlarson1548 2 года назад

@captain scentsible39 Most famously, President Lydon Johnson called a woman who he was considering to hire as his White House secretary. Since he recorded all phone calls, we got to hear her say nothing and immediately hang up on him. When he called back, she apologized saying it sounded like a prank. He thought this was hilarious.

@angelahodgkins 5 лет назад

Hey Don do you have the episode from 10/04/1990? I was on briefly and my copy was destroyed

@DavidWonn 4 года назад

Considering Dave used to be a weather guy, this was a natural hit segment.

@spuzzlightyeartoo 5 лет назад

Note, Dave DID dial 1 first. lol #rewind

@cejannuzi 24 дня назад

No, that first part he wasn't dialing correctly for sure.

@JCSAXON 4 года назад

There’s just something so precious about Barbara’s readiness via call and response. Too cute

@aaronz7056 7 месяцев назад

Today, of course, Dave is a frequent guest on BARBARA's show.

@marcusroele 4 года назад

Seems like a lot people were named Melvin.

@WEPDRabbitEarsTV 2 года назад

Leave me alone damn it, I'm watching how's the weather.

@CptCrash21 2 года назад

I loved when Barbara got some air time. She's was as adorable when the show ended as she was when she first appeared and she had a great rapport with Dave.

@Shadowx011 Год назад

Is she the one David called a “Husky Idler”? Lol Yes I think she was adorable too and David was very apologetic to her as it made her cry.

@CptCrash21 Год назад

@@Shadowx011 No, that wasn't her. The lady from the "husky idler" was a woman named madeline smithburg or something like that (who actually wasn't even husky at all).

@Shadowx011 Год назад

@@CptCrash21 no I didn’t think she was husky but she was pretty tall…she was also adorable and I felt sorry for her. This Woman in this video I thought resembled her until I went and checked out the Madeline video.

4 года назад

This is what they did when they couldn’t get Norm MacDonald on to burn through a half hour of air time telling jokes from 1920

@lacrisma007 5 лет назад

"Nice laugh sir"

@stacynels4 2 года назад

Did Dave send Helen and Ray a copy of the show to prove it was him for real???

@davewestner 7 месяцев назад

Great collection. Funny to hear Paul talk about the opening of the original House of Blues....worked there for a few years myself. Hadn't thought about that joint in a while.

@wecontrolthevideo 5 лет назад

Paul Shaffer came up with “At Pierrot’s Door” for dialing music on “What’s the deal with Ross Perot?” I hadn’t heard that since we played that in elementary school band!

@FlockOfHawks 4 года назад

ah , now i zee vat you meen : Au Clair de la Lune ( mon ami Pierrot )

@WTFG78 5 лет назад

"Where's New York City?"

@factsoverfiction7826 2 месяца назад

That was wry plains humor from Mel Cunningham. Loved it! A retired guy would have grown up on radio & early tv which originated in NYC. Soldiers in WW2 shipped out to Europe from NYC. Yep, Dave met his Midwest match in Mel. Agree with poster who said Dave should've flown him out. Would've been a fun interview.

@Crystalpoodleblack 3 года назад

A lot of old people went to bed early so they probably didn’t know what the David Letterman show was. My grandma when to bed following the news.

@93Jubilee 7 месяцев назад

I got into that kind of idiocy on the autobahn once, but I was in a pokey car.

@mikefolknation2851 Месяц назад

Even though Paul had a smaller band on Late Night......his music going into commercials was amazing.

@jacksonjack7838 2 года назад

30:40 Baby, Now That I found you I cant let you go. I build My World Around you, I need you so, even though you dont need me. See, I know somethings... 1:03:25 He Throws the Card through the center of the reef without looking... or knowing. 1:09:20 Mel was pretty cool lol 2:05:45 Its not an intro or outro but while they are looking up a number Paul is playing a little Jingle of 'Hooked on a Feeling', and I just noticed what it was and I thought id note it. Pretty proud of recognizing that one. - And Then I think at the very ending it turns into Feels Just Like Starting Over by John Lennon.

@ScottClark-z2r 6 дней назад

Barbara is the prettiest woman ever. Simply gorgeous

@misterjazzman98 4 года назад

New York, New York. The town so nice they named it twice xD

@simon.jacobs.0709 3 года назад

OMG, that is great ...... "I fired the little bastard, he's out" ....You'd never hear anybody saying that these days......I laughed so hard, my stomach ached!

@brianconnors470 5 лет назад

Compared to what's called late night television. This is so much better.

@wayne909 4 года назад

You don't need to compare, it's just good Brian

@casa0123 2 года назад

Yes it's not a new idea ,but it is the person and the chance of being slightly on the edge

@jrpipik 5 лет назад

I lost track of this one halfway through and just got back to it. Brilliant stuff -- I love how Dave just kept calling the model Barbara, as if it was just another random call bit. I wonder why Paul didn't play the chorus for "Carry That Weight" instead of the "You Never Give Me Your Money" interlude.

@TravelBlogVids 2 года назад

1:03:24 epic toss

@AUTOPSY666 2 года назад

"He shoots... He scores!"

@DavidZetino 2 года назад

55:20 The new guy, Steve Vai, I got a feeling this boy has good future 👌 😆

@rainfallenonmyshoes8471 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Don. this is great

@Fnortner01 2 года назад

Steve Vai's riffling music was great

@dennis2966 3 года назад

Wow, so disappointed that we didn't get to see what shoes that shoeless girl ended up with.

@seanshafer2253 2 месяца назад

No difference on time zones

@michellelyons6092 4 года назад

He didn’t let her have a drink of the coke.

@craigcampbell1843 3 года назад

I was hoping they’d fly Mel out to be on the show.

@annabrewer8054 5 лет назад

Thanks Don!

@icopaseticMHF 3 года назад

Barbara Gaines reminds me of everyone's favorite aunt

@catherinemaddux241 2 года назад

Omg laughing my head off! Thank you for this compilation!!

@moccalou Год назад

Aha, hope Helen Nice caught the show! Was Dave not allowed to say the name of the program?

@wiedep 5 лет назад

More people heard Dave saying that the Goodwill Games ended than actually saw any of the TBS coverage. Those of us who were part of the Turner Hostage Crisis in Seattle, aka - the Make-good Games - were glad it was over too. BTW - this is the production crew gag reel - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-crylcrjQCxw.html

@rainfallenonmyshoes8471 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Don.. this is great

@debschaefer7820 2 года назад

In the second segment they called Minot, North Dakota, which is where I'm from. He said the number was out of order but it sounded like somebody answered. I listened to it a few times.