That was a nice little time capsule for popular shows of that moment.

@navinrjohnson33

Жыл бұрын

My thought as well. It was like a geological cross-section of 90s TV. I watched most of those shows back then. Different times.

@joemedley195

Жыл бұрын

There’s so much I’d need to explain to people who don’t remember, it wouldn’t be worth the trouble.

@seeharvester

Жыл бұрын

A time capsule of "must watch" TV.

@hensonlaura

Жыл бұрын

Before 'Woke' pollution.

@chasbodaniels1744

Жыл бұрын

@Random Female I guess the RWNJ Maggat squad finally got to you, eh? They use simple slogans to make you despise anything that might improve socioeconomic system and hurt the Uber wealthy.

Jerry's 'Bye Larry' is hilarious.

@themilstead

Жыл бұрын

Yep, easy to miss but was brilliant bit of quick wit. Love it.

@sawtanang

Жыл бұрын

I heard it, but dont get it...

@zumokik

Жыл бұрын

Larry David?

@stefanwilkinson1536

Жыл бұрын

@@sawtanang he calls him "Larry" as a reference to 'The Larry Sanders Show' (which Paul also ran through a few moments earlier in the bit). It's a funny slight to Dave: Jerry didn't recognize him correctly.

@rmk2336

Жыл бұрын

​@@stefanwilkinson1536 When David walks through the door Jerry says "Oh no it's my weird cousin Larry"

What an era ! The 90’s for film & television was something else.

@Genious.

Жыл бұрын

And music. I know every generation seems to think that whatever decade it was in their 20s was the best but for us, the 90s was it: Letterman, Seinfeld, Tarantino, Nirvana, Faith No More... The 90s were IT!

@bobxyzp

Жыл бұрын

90s movies were friggin awesome but most 90s tv sucked. Not all, but most. Now days it’s the opposite, worse movies and better tv shows

@INSIDEVIEWOFYOURMOTHER77

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, now look at us...smh.

@rickpaul2531

Жыл бұрын

This was great, but the '80s were really when Dave was at his best. Plus you couldn't beat Carson and Letterman back to back every night.

@jamesbrice6619

Жыл бұрын

@Daniel Drader speaking as someone born in 1959, I'd pick mid to late 60s as the best Era overall, but 90s rock is awesome. 80s? Meh...had some good pop but the heavy rock sucked. 70s was also very good. A lot of the bands that popped up in the late 60s really came into their own in the 70s.

Really amazing a CBS talk show visiting the sets of sitcoms representing not only CBS, but also ABC and NBC. It's one thing to have one of their stars on your show, it's another to do this. Really meta stuff.

@breckrichardson390

Жыл бұрын

More impressive, Letterman did his show in New York while these other shows were filmed in Los Angeles. Or was Letterman temporarily taping in Los Angeles/Burbank at that time?

@ArchivalPictures

Жыл бұрын

Hosts were not even allowed to mention another network by name, so this is surprising.

@Ishai1

Жыл бұрын

While these TV shows were on different networks, they were all shot at CBS Studio Center so when Dave took his show to LA for a week, he was on the same studio lot and that was a fun easy bit to do. It was also some of his standup friends, which I'm sure made it easier to get them onboard

@dacoolestdadever

Жыл бұрын

Quit watching TV

@dacoolestdadever

Жыл бұрын

“They” own all the networks and all work together don’t be fooled

Visiting the sets of forgotten shows like Grace Under Fire was nostalgic.

@TheSankyu99

Жыл бұрын

Such a good show! All the characters were so well written/performed.

@Rob_Kates

Жыл бұрын

Larry Sanders too.

@bjb7587

Жыл бұрын

Can't forget Seinfeld. It's always playing in reruns somewhere.

@DJMS1986

Жыл бұрын

And the great Larry Sanders Show - Hey Now!

@johnnyballenatl

Жыл бұрын

They were all at the CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City where iconic shows like Gunsmoke, Mary Tyler Moore, Gilligan’s Island, and even American Gladiators were filmed there (Dave’s L.A. shows were at Television City).

"hey, Kramer!" 🤣 Dave's wit is unparalleled

So many greats in that skit. Seeing Garry Shandling hit me in the feels a bit.

@maryclaremayo6157

Жыл бұрын

Loved Garry's show. Funniest thing ever. I really miss him.

@mdteletom1288

Жыл бұрын

​@@maryclaremayo6157 That's because they rehearsed it.

@maryclaremayo6157

Жыл бұрын

@@mdteletom1288 LOL

@kalidilerious

Жыл бұрын

I liked that sienfeild show

@Oneness100

Жыл бұрын

@@maryclaremayo6157 Hey now!

I'm glad this got officially uploaded. I'm glad to see it in good quality.

He's doesn't recognize Paul outside of the show. That's brilliant!

@bjb7587

Жыл бұрын

Kramer!

@fullervisiondotnet

Жыл бұрын

But Dan Conner does... even though he doesn't get cable.

“Brett, have you seen Dave?” “Not since I broke into his house.” Brett Butler was great on Grace Under Fire

@Genious.

Жыл бұрын

It might be a reference that a lot of people completely forgot about and her delivery of 'just let it go Paul' was great. Cybil Shepherd... not so much

@JayDeeIsMyName

Жыл бұрын

@@Genious. Cybil was just being Cybil. It's not like she wrecked Moonlighting because of her own diva behaviour-oh wait.

@detroitdiezel7856

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a shame what happened to her career. She hasn't done much since that show. For awhile she was cast in a very low role as a bartender for a handful of episodes on "Two and a Half Men", and the last thing I saw her on was one of the later seasons of the "Walking Dead", where she had a small role as a wife of the town's cobbler, another secondary character for a few episodes.

@kingofmadprops

Жыл бұрын

@@detroitdiezel7856 Wasn’t she a bartender on Anger Management?

@detroitdiezel7856

Жыл бұрын

@@kingofmadprops You are correct! I got my Charlie Sheen sitcoms confused.

The funniest part of this whole sketch is when Paul slams into Sajak's car! The look on his face, with his glasses slid down is priceless!!

@johnnyballenatl

Жыл бұрын

When they re-showed this on one of their primetime specials, it was replaced with Paul crashing into Regis Philbin’s car while going cross-country from New York to L.A.

@MrStkrdknmibalz9799

5 ай бұрын

This sketch was joke after joke if you were living in those times, so well written.

@smorgass7875

17 күн бұрын

Can someone explain this joke for me??

@deanronson6331

6 күн бұрын

@@smorgass7875 Look up Pat Sajak and be advised that he's been well-known as a right-winger all his life.

“Oh no, it’s my weird cousin Larry…” 😂

Paul always going the extra mile to keep the show on track.

@robclarkson5356

Жыл бұрын

Paul probably had some piano bits to rehearse but he put the show before his own pride

@johnjeffreys6440

Жыл бұрын

What'd Jerry mean, "see you later Larry?" 3:33

@StevieDisopolis

Жыл бұрын

@@johnjeffreys6440 He was calling Paul Schaefer "Larry" because he looks like Larry David.

@simondan3828

Жыл бұрын

Always going the extra ''Miles and More" 😉

@wolverineiscool7161

Жыл бұрын

This was before Paul became annoying!

"Is a hotdog a sandwich?" Would have made a great side plot in an episode.

@scorpiusbalthazar4327

Жыл бұрын

I'd say no, it's not a sandwich. A sandwich is 2 slices of bread with meat and other stuff in the middle, being sandwiched between the slices. A hot dog bun is usually a single piece, just with flaps. It's more of a bread stuffing then a sandwich.

@DrClawizdead

Жыл бұрын

@@scorpiusbalthazar4327 What if I tear the hotdog bun apart?

@bubufubu

Жыл бұрын

@@DrClawizdead I'd say that'd disqualify it from being a sandwich due to the amount of manipulation.

@cvn6555

Жыл бұрын

That's a time-honored topic for discussion. Right up there with whether "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie or not. The correct answers are, "No" and "No".

@Mr.JoeMontanya

Жыл бұрын

​@@scorpiusbalthazar4327 wienerschnitzel

It was like a time capsule of 90s Prime-time TV.

I love that Paul went to The Larry Sanders Show. Seeing Garry Shandling, Rip Torn, and Jeffrey Tambor rehearsing made me laugh

@erikcchansen3280

Жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Tambor? I thought that was Dr. Phil!

@jacobdehaan4114

Жыл бұрын

@@erikcchansen3280 Hank kind of looks like him, doesn't he? 😂

@miket7745

Жыл бұрын

That wasn't Dr Phil?.

@jacobdehaan4114

Жыл бұрын

@@miket7745 no. It's Hank, Jeffrey Tambor's character on The Larry Sanders Show

@crede9427

Жыл бұрын

The first reality show

Gary Shandling was so underrated. "You guys ever thought about rehearsing?"

The way Dave delivers the line: “Ohhh man don’t get me started on sandwiches!” Is priceless 😂😂 3:02

I was impressed by Dave's nonchalant demeanor in that little Seinfeld skit. He could actually act.

Never thought I’d say things like this but I’m 44 now and man, I miss the 90s. Things were so simple and fun back then.

"Hey Kramer!"

THIS is the Dave I love and miss!

Seeing Dave and Paul on the Seinfeld set with Jerry and George was like seeing Larry Bird in a Lakers uniform.

@arvindhmani06

Жыл бұрын

Letterman has made a small appearance on Seinfeld (The Checks - season 8) so it wasn't all that unbelievable.

@dalechristensen3640

Жыл бұрын

The actual episode was season 8 "The Abstinence." He's canceling Jerry's appearance in the closing credits.

@arvindhmani06

Жыл бұрын

@@dalechristensen3640 Oh you're right, my bad. It was the Abstinence episode indeed.

@nick_john

Жыл бұрын

I loved the look on George’s face. “WTF, another short bald guy?”

One of Dave’s best skits. And he’s had a million.

Seinfeld: "Oh no. It's my weird cousin Larry."

Jerry calling Paul "Larry" is hilarious

Seeing bits like this from a show like Letterman makes me realize how bad tv has become.

@frogger1952

Жыл бұрын

I used to love late night TV, especially Letterman. Once they became Democrat cheerleaders I avoid them all like the plague.

@stereolababy

Жыл бұрын

get over it

@kurikuraconkuritas

Жыл бұрын

@@frogger1952 chill

@richardporter6201

Жыл бұрын

Oh come on! Just have a bit of fun without politics being forefront. Guess what Dave’s politics are, I know but who cares.

Remember when late night TV's main focus was to entertain you? Boy....those were the days.

@marctronixx

Жыл бұрын

ooooh archie... :)

@MrStkrdknmibalz9799

5 ай бұрын

What? You're not entertained by the divisive late night political activism these days?

@Tonabillity

Ай бұрын

@@MrStkrdknmibalz9799I certainly am!! 😃

@keithhyttinen8275

5 күн бұрын

Oh boy, let's go to the Trump Rally!

i love john goodmans' "Tv's Paul Schaffer"

Man Letterman was my generations Johnny Carson. I use to record his show every night on my vcr lol.

@robwebnoid5763

Жыл бұрын

Johnny, Dave & Conan are my top 3 late night talk shows. Phil, Oprah & Ellen were my top daytime shows, even if Ellen had issues late in her show career.

@davidsharp3110

Жыл бұрын

Mark Hamill from Star Wars fame also recorded every David Letterman show on NBC and CBS. He was a Letterman freak!!!

@jlobiafra

Жыл бұрын

@@davidsharp3110 I'm glad I have something in common with my boyhood idol Luke 👍

More stunt driving from Paul, please!

@revolution1one

Жыл бұрын

I cringed when he crashed the Celica. )-:

@marctronixx

Жыл бұрын

@@revolution1one me too!

Hilarious! Dave was the king, especially on NBC. I LOL'd at the SAJAK license plate.

0:18 That guy making sure Dave doesn't trip on the cord is amazing!

"Sandwich? Don't get me started. Is there sand in it? No. Is it made by a witch?" Dave rules.

@stagna1959

Жыл бұрын

It is so Seinfeld . "Hey kids. What's the deal with homework? you're not working on your home! "

@mdteletom1288

Жыл бұрын

Straight out of Count Von Count in Sesame Street.

@Historian212

Жыл бұрын

Totally a takeoff on Jerry’s standup.

Thank god for letterman clips!

@c.r.harris

Жыл бұрын

😇🙏🏽”Attitude of Gratitude” !!!🙏🏽😇

This reminded of me when Conan hopped across different TV shows when he hosted the Emmys. Dave did it first! That was amazing.

@Kelnx

Жыл бұрын

You know, I think it was actually Carson who did a bit like this first when he crossed sets to barge in on Don Ricke's show (CPO Sharkey) while they were actually filming to heckle him in response to Rickle's breaking his cigarette box.

@mrgraff

Жыл бұрын

@@Kelnxyeah, and I’d argue that Carson was the only one that actually “crashed” a show. This clip looks scripted if not also partly pre-recorded.

This 4 minutes is better than the combined efforts of every late night host in the last 10 years.

@mrblaoblao6981

Жыл бұрын

Except Conan, you mean, because that's the only one that was good. Now we only have mediocre (Kimmel) or directly terrible (all others)

That was awesome! if shows could do more of that.

I can’t even begin to describe how great this was! So many nice memories. I see why so many are fans of Dave Letterman. Creative and funny 😂

That’s a bunch of edit work there. Color pallets, frame rates. Late night running at 30 fps video tape, then Sinfield 24 fps filmed in 35 mm. Not sure about the other sets but each had its own feel

@peterddb1593

Жыл бұрын

It’s not a shocker that each segment was shot differently since they probably used each show’s set up instead of the Late Show’s crew and equipment. What is a shocker is the audience stayed in the theater while Paul went all over looking for Dave. Now that’s patience!

Great segment. Nostalgia overload accomplished.

Paul should have exited in a Kramer style😂

@shawnm4189

Жыл бұрын

And said "giddyup"!

Now this was the David Letterman I liked, with the type of bits he used to do on Late Night With David Letterman.

@Historian212

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

The secret to Dave’s comedy was always articulating sarcasm at what was obvious

So iconic. My gawd Dave and Paul. You were the best. This flooded me with so many good vibes of days gone by.

Dave was the only dude that made a 90's suit look good.

Anybody catch Roseanne’s joke “that’s ok that’s not my belly button” The first part goes “That’s not my finger”🤣🤣🤣

@deadbeatdynamo

28 күн бұрын

Yep. She and John working "blue."

😅😂😂🤣🤣 It’s also Paul ‘s running in hard-bottomed, leather, 👞 👞shoes

The Opposite of must see TV!

And then Johnny Carson walks in with his Cigarette Box looking for Don Rickles again 🤣😂🤣😂

Jerry: “What's the opposite must see TV?” (points to David Letterman who just left his apartment)

Loved every minute of it after seeing it after all these years

@shaunbarnett2972

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

The best 3, well technically 4, comedy shows of the 90’s in 1 clip. Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, LN/LS w David Letterman. Epic.

@Genious.

Жыл бұрын

I've watched The Larry Sanders show more times than I can count, but just seeing that clip makes me want to watch it all over again.

I've seen this clip more than 20 years ago, glad I found it again!

“Hey, Kramer!”

It's the "Bye Larry!" that got me

This has got to be one of the most creative skits that I've seen on television (at least I assume). I could call it a crossover between the other shows featured, but this video speaks for itself.

Absolutely classic among so many other classic bits!!!

One of Dave's best bits! 😁😆🤣😂As someone from El Ay who actually saw Pat Sajak stand up in a movie theatre (lights were on, btw) before the movie began; and turn and face the audience so that everyone could get a good look at him---rear-ending a car wearing his personalized license plate, says it all! 😂😂

I just went back in time and I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK!!!! LOVED THIS! THANK YOU❤ P.S. I WATCHED IT TWICE(teehee)😁😜😝

this is the kind of thing you can only do when you're number 1. even seinfeld felt a little bit intimidated when he saw Dave

@SaboSays

Жыл бұрын

I may be mistaken but, it kind of looks like a green screen on the Seinfeld part.

@juanaltredo2974

Жыл бұрын

@@SaboSays actually could be, silly me

@SaboSays

Жыл бұрын

@@juanaltredo2974 I wouldn't say you're silly at all. I think some of the other ones are real but the sienfeld one looked kinda sus. Like it was filmed at the set but at two different times and put together. Either way, what a funny bit from classic Dave.

@bobxyzp

Жыл бұрын

There was even a plot line in a Seinfeld episode where George tried to get his girlfriend interested in Letterman but Letterman was never on screen. It felt like Seinfeld (the show) was still beneath the late show at the time

@untexan

Жыл бұрын

@@bobxyzp Back then the networks were all *very* uptight about doing anything that might seem like a promo for a show on another network. I’m surprised CBS let them do this

Missed this! Great to see it here, like forever now.

Beauty! This made my day.

Even did a freeze frame at the end of the Seinfeld bit. For a moment I thought we'd see credits.

This is the greatest clip I have ever seen in my life. 😂❤

Another bit of trivia on the Seinfeld part of the sketch: They used the entire Seinfeld production team, including Director Andy Ackerman. You can tell the difference in the film stock. Love that little nugget. Dave and Jerry were always close friends, so, this was a no-brainer. Also really great of Jason to be a part of the fun. The Rosanne portion looks to also have been a similar situation. Definitely that Roseanne filter on screen

@jasonszabo9203

Жыл бұрын

I love how Jason is trying so hard not to laugh when Dave says "hey Kramer!"

@mitchiam

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonszabo9203 I loved that line.

One of my favorite moments of the show was when Paul dressed as The Flash for a bit. Great stuff.

Did anyone notice how when they were leaving Jerry Seinfeld referred to Paul Shaffer as Larry as in Larry David

One of the most goofiest, fun things I have ever seen!!!💛💛💛

I loved it when Dave did this! XD

Oh, dont get me started on sandwiches.....that's gold, Dave. Gold!!!

These bits were the best. This was my favorite Dave era.

"HEYYY KRAMER!" lol

"What's the opposite of 'Must See TV'" -- Ooh, BURN!

Hilarious and pure Dave and Jerry. I don't think I ever saw that episode!!

3:18 Hey Kramer!

Paul went all over the TV multiverse looking for David. That whole segment was surreal.

Give Dave a few more minutes and he would have ended up on the set of Star Trek Voyager

Ok wow this is absolute gold. Never seen it before. It blew my mind

Thanks for chosing this one!

Wow. Like opening up a time capsule.

What a great bit! I rewatched the first 1:30 three times before the rest twice.

missed this one as well as everything else during this period, deployed on CV62 to the Persian Gulf. Thanks for posting.

👍😂‼️ "WORLDS ARE COLLIDING!"- George Costanza

Those days were the best!! No social media, no divided country!!!! Make American 1990s again!!

Seinfeld is my favorite show!

@rhuephus

Жыл бұрын

"was" ...

@Novastar6

Жыл бұрын

@@rhuephus ... Still is by far the greatest sit-com of all-time

"Bye Larry" LOL

@shaunbarnett2972

Жыл бұрын

btw a hotdog is definitely not a sandwich. Sandwiches must be square shaped - at least approximately - and relatively flat. A hot dog simply isn't the right shape. It says all this in the sandwich rule book.

This is EVERYTHING!!

Oh. My. Goodness. This is absolutely LEGENDARY!!!! Just seeing this now for the first time and WOW just wow....the monumental logistics it must've taken to make this all happen....just WOW!!!! Does anyoe know WHAT on earth special event was this? Like was this segment done to celebrate a debut episode of the season? Or sweeps? Or The Emmys? Or....what?!?!?!

@eurofritz4617

Ай бұрын

The show was taping in CA that week, at the same studio lot as the other shows

David Letterman was even better than Carson. Best of all time. 3:35- I love how Jerry says "Bye Larry" because Paul looks like Larry David so he thought it must've been him.

@jontheroadagain

Жыл бұрын

It's because Jerry calls Dave his "weird cousin Larry" when he first walks in

@galejandro2003

Жыл бұрын

funny thing is, Paul was considered to play George since he's based on Larry David

I was just thinking that this is a pretty similar premise to the bit that Conan did at the 2006 emmys when he ended up interacting with characters from multiple other shows on their sets. I'm wondering if they got some inspiration from this or if something similar had been done prior to this(with more than one crossover).

For possibly the only time in the show we catch a glimpse of Paul's eyes at 1:16 lol

...and that's the closest Dave ever got to hosting the Tonight Show🤣

that was amazing...

Who knew Paul Schaefer was a stunt driver?!?!?

@jaminova_1969

Жыл бұрын

Well, he is one of the original Blue's Brothers band members!

Was this the first time the question of a hot dog being a sandwich raised?

@chrisburrelljr9270

Ай бұрын

We didn't have internet or social media back then so you couldn't rant online about that debate but I'm pretty sure that topic has been debated for long time since it was invented

Wow, I never saw this. But this is exactly the kind of Letterman bit I love. The early CBS years were fantastic.

Very enjoyable. I'd never seen this before.

Simpler times back then....way better than the craziness of today (march 2023)

@the406seadonkey6

Жыл бұрын

Things were crazy back then too. We just didn't have social media and a 24-hour news cycle to exacerbate it. You should know better, unless you had your head up your ass back then.

@user-dy2qq5wh4b

Жыл бұрын

@@the406seadonkey6 I should know better? um ok sea donkey. I dont think nuclear war was on the table or war with both China and russia at the same time, as well as woke everything upside down clown world with men who think theyre women and competing in their sports and massive global pandemics and economic catastrophe on the cusp of happening. Yea simpler back then. so yea sounds lie you have your head up your ass.

@the406seadonkey6

Жыл бұрын

@@user-dy2qq5wh4b I feel sorry for your righty ass. Take a seat at the kids table.

@user-dy2qq5wh4b

Жыл бұрын

@@the406seadonkey6 Well, Since you wrote that comment...which in actuality is you writing it to yourself, and has nothing to do with me...I will re-phase it to reflect who you are; "I feel sorry for myself, I need to take a seat at the kids table and get a life" good luck with all of this projection to yourself sea dorky. Get a life beyond these completely unnecessary comments on KZread. The end.

This is EPIC! Instant classic!