Stupid Pet Tricks on Letterman, March 29, 1984 

Crazy to think that today, in 2023, that turtle is the only one that may still be alive and still be living in a sink in the basement.

The Puking Weasels.. they were a great band. I have all their records.

ive been doing push ups wrong this whole time

I miss the old Letterman days with stupid pet tricks, so hilarious with Dave's commentary!

That turtle still lives unlike the other animals.

I love how absolutely unpredictable this segment is.

Great how courteous and grateful Dave is to the ‘contestants’ for their participation in his shenanigans.

That turtle flipping over on his/her back and the crowd's reaction cracked me up

At times, I wished Letterman did a special green room edition of pet tricks, especially for the animals that were obviously scared of set lights and live audience cheers. The dog "Lady" doing push-ups was a hoot for 1984 standards, this must be where Madonna got the move for her September 14, 1984 MTV Video Music Awards performance!!

She's got legs up to her ears! Always heard that expression and I finally get to see it!

We had a turtle for like 10 years when I was a kid... his name was Elvis and we found him in the woods in Mississippi... but then my dad let my brother take him and he lost him about a week later... but a few years ago, my mom was driving home from Mississippi back to Utah, and whilst crossing the river at Vicksburg, saw another turtle crossing the road about to get run over so she stopped and picked him up and brought him back to Utah I have been taking care of him ever since lol his name is Frank n I built him a little cage in my backyard for the summertime and he lives inside during winter

i dont think one of these pet segments ever made me feel as bad for the animals before as this one did. that poor cat just getting twisted and yanked all around, the ferret getting sick then no one cleaning it up as they are still up there wandering around, then that poor turtle confined to a god damn sink for decades.

I bet the segment producer must have some great stories.

One of the best - dog doing the pushups!

*fell in love with lady's owner* lol

this confirmed my image of long island

"The turtle is ah, obviously woozy" LOL....Man I loved Dave's remarks!!

Linda: "She's just a mixed breed." Dave: "Well, she looks nothing like my dog." That's a quick wit for you.

All d precious guests r soo smart and adorable....🥰🥰🥰🥰

the ferret guy is the reason this bit is called stupid pet tricks.. lol

Pretty funny to see the bewildered reaction to owning ferrets as pets in the 80s! Not that they've become ubiquitous but I feel that most people would at least be able to recognize the species nowadays.

Dave wasn't expecting a legitimate answer to what kind of cats are these

She petted his shell after he toppled over! He can’t feel that!

David Letterman is hilarious 🤣🤣

nice name for it push ups

I really liked the cat!!!! 🐱🐈

This was the best segment! I miss letterman

Linda Weber....have mercy!

Me watching this video: 1:00 Aw, that poor cat! 2:45, 3:15 Aw, that poor ferret! 5:22 ... 8:19 Aw, that poor turtle!

That is one docile cat, what is he on? Amazing reflexes by his owner at 1:22 though!

I lost it at the push up dog...so dumb lol

I miss these.

Linda, and Elian don't need to tell anyone there from Long Island after they speak.

Poor turtle! They found him, have kept him in a basement sink for 18 years, and she didn't even give him any meat to eat when he went to such lengths to get it 😢

Is that Phillies hat that the cat wore, one of those that you used to get DQ sundaes in? I've never seen a dog do pushups before. That was hilarious. That turtle wouldn't be able to self-right would he? I thought Dave was going to ask, does the turtle puke?

Poor Charlie....living in a basement sink! My Chasca lives outside wild, gets 3 balanced meals a week and goes to the vet 2x a year before hibernating and after...living the good life here in So. New Mexico...She's on my channel!!

The last great of talk show hosts

It's 2021 and that turtle is still the same size.

back when every middle aged guy dressed like bob ross.

6:08 LOL gooooood Boy.

Phillies fans booed the cat...

My first thought when she said about her turtle, "He stands on his hind legs," was, "like Gamera??"

His weasels can vomit AND pop balloons on command? Thats one hell of a trick!

"Thomasina will balance a tin can on her hat on" Tom: No.

Linda was adorable.

Poor turtle never got a meat treat for all that.

polecat guy seemed like he was the most disappointed about his trick out of everyone

Those types of animals should be in their own habitat!!!

This is awesome! Do you happen to have the first installment of Stupid Pet Tricks? This goes beyond the Late Night show, right? I mean, this happened on the daytime show, too, right?

Thought he was going to say that when the lady walked out he wanted to do some push ups aswell

Those were some seriously stupid pet tricks.

The turtle was fucking amazing.!! 😲🤯

That first cat looked abused 😢

For me it's the alow motion replay!

Poor cat scared to move 🤦

Proving once again that cats can do nothing.

Linda❤

That kind of push up is weird 😂

The cat is just lazy. Turtle delivered.

I'd rename the trick to rolling over...

inspiring

push-ups lol

gamera never looked so good.

Damn baby, why didn't you wear your tight jeans? 4:10

Becsuse weasels don't smell bad enough.

no "pop goes the weasel " comments?

People from LongIsland seem to talk really fast!!!

My cat can lay down and sleep. And I don’t think that dog was doing push-ups at all.

poor dave he about jumped out of his skin

LOLOLOL

Now I know why everybody in the world bugs me! Dave conditioned me to regard everyone as a stupid pet trick contestant. *exhasperated sigh* *eye roll to camera 2* *get him some Dramamine* Pretty sure I do that myself...

Thats BTK pre BTK

That lady’s legs are freaky.

What happened to you, Jim?

Charlie is the turtle's first name. I'd be willing to bet his last name is McConnell.

Lady’s owner was hot! ….years ago! Paulnot

You can tell that Jim is a ladies man.....

:57 and then the killing spree started

That Linda girl had freaky, skinny legs.

Linda's a babe