I was a troubled teen in 1991, and watching this now, it aaaaallllll makes sense.

@johnnynbk

2 ай бұрын

Ok

I’ve only watched the first two, but I love how he’s just a second or two late coming out after being introduced. Nice subtle touch.

The troubled teen was such a 90s thing..Sally Jesse Raphael loved them

I miss old Letterman shows so much! Thank God for this uploader!

I watch this over and over, thanks Don.

"I hate all of you"! So spot on I was almost waiting for it. 😅

Don Giller -- Thank you, thank you, thank you! You deserve a Mark Twain Prize yourself for putting all of these together! 🏆

Wow he so nailed the attitude of every teenager.

Just like those hypocrites at Dairy Queen... still use that line today... Thanks Don

Man....i miss the Letteman "era".... Life had an entirely different vibe then

Dwight is played by the fine actor Chris Albers aka Junior aka Ace aka Paul Shaffer’s assistant. Thanks Don!

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

Shaffer; Paul Shaffer.

Resembles a cross between Willie Aames and Larry Wilcox.

@scottspy

3 жыл бұрын

Those are very specific and accurate references!

@mulemule

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottspy Thanks! (I have a particular set of skills ... when it comes to Pop Culture. 😉) Also, I forgot to throw in Al Corley for good measure as well.

@juancaminante8078

3 жыл бұрын

Whoa that’s a deep dive into arcane 70s/80s thespians. Spot on though. Almost surgical precision.

@AnotherOak

3 жыл бұрын

I dont know who your talking about. Why dont you old farts go sit on it. Im gonna Get outta this stinking youtube!

@scottspy

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnotherOak I appreciate your kind words, however I'm going to have to decline your generous offer of sitting on 'it', whatever that may be.

These are heart-wrenching :(

Just finished these. I think I saw the last one as a kid. Real jems, thanks a lot ! 👍

30 years later his children call him Dwight the Troubled Parent.

@michealcooney3116

3 жыл бұрын

They should have kept the bit going withfirst circus then prison mail from Dwight.

I needed a laugh this morning, thanks Dave, miss you so much... Please come back...

@bilbobaggins4710

2 жыл бұрын

The good old days 😭

"I wish you'd talk to him, Paul."

dwight will fit right in jacksonville

Ready to feel old? It’s 2020 and Dwight the Troubled Teen is now 34 years of age

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

Recheck that. :)

@michealcooney3116

3 жыл бұрын

Try 43.

@michealcooney3116

3 жыл бұрын

He's 14 in 1991, so in 2020 he's 43, no?

@mikethomas2458

Жыл бұрын

Or if he was 28 like he looked in 1991 he’d now be 59 in 2022 !!!

Damn I remember Dwight. Good stuff

Speaking of troubled teens, it would be fun to have a Father Biff collection some time.

The "damn it!" at 10:17 is perfect

“Yeah, he’s 14 years old..”😂

Those Dairy Queen hypocrites are the worst. Poor kid...

Can’t believe he got away with calling David Letterman a “squirrel head”.

@gerrydooley951

3 ай бұрын

they did stuff like that all the time. Dave had a very troubled relationship with himself.

Those hypocrites down the Dairy Queen are the worst.

I'd forgotten all about poor Dwight.

My favorite was Kyle, the intern. A bitter, sarcastic smart-ass. An "intern" for 15 years and resented Dave so much!

@gerrydooley951

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Kyle was funny

@uroktim

2 жыл бұрын

Lyle the intern.

@BenScott

2 жыл бұрын

@@uroktim Jimmi Simpson

Dwight played by a very young, very talented, Bobby Moynihan

@dongiller

4 жыл бұрын

Nope. Read the description.

This bit is AWESOME lmao. I didnt begin watching Letterman until about 93'...94' so, I missed this bit. Lol.

I wonder if Dwight was ever able to turn his life around and snap out of that attitude? "Where are they now?"

@fmills1583

4 жыл бұрын

Just once give him a Snickers.

@tishamac529

3 жыл бұрын

Dunder Mifflin-Sabre

@pattysherwood7091

3 жыл бұрын

Dwight the troubled teen is now a member of Antifa

@gerrydooley951

3 ай бұрын

He and Dave should do something now where he is still living at home and Dave and Paul are trying to turn his life around

I m a huge fan. Thanks for the video.

A new running character that comes out and gives Letterman shit. XD

Albers was a really nice writer at Conan! I thought that this was him.

Thanks Don!! Been waiting for this. :)

I can picture Billy Eichner doing this character

I remember he took that character over to "Friday Night Videos" (later "Friday Night").

He's troubled because he looks 28, and everyone's after him to buy beer.

Tony Dow grown up.

That guy looks a lot like a young Ryan O'Neal.

@sunshine3914

3 жыл бұрын

When I saw the clip roll by, I thought Will Ferrell.

I always thought this occurred much earlier in the series - like 87-88...

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

Nope; Chris entered Late Night’s orbit in post-strike ‘88.

Chris Elliott was the go to "Running Character Guy", and Larry "Bud" Melman for longevity, but the one that stuck with me was Gus, The Gruff but Lovable forklift driver. He drove the Library Lady in and out.

@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy

3 жыл бұрын

Lyle the Intern was always awkward, cringe-inducing fun.

@ronr7905

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy Today I look on KZread. top row, Bookmobile lady and Gruff but Lovable Gus! LOL!!

I think his last appearance was his best! The character still had legs.

"I hate you! I hate all of you!"

Sure hope Dwight didn't get killed during a prison riot anywhere.

Dwight later moved on to become the very first Florida Man. Fun fact

Today's troubled teens were not like the great troubled teens of 1991.

At least he wears a Letterman jacket.

@michealcooney3116

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the big letter "T" that was on the jacket?

"Just like all those hypocrites down at the Dairy Queen." 🙄

So.......Michael Zegan from Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel claims that his big break was playing Dwight the Troubled Teen on Letterman. It is a totally different dude. The guy in the sketch is easily over 20. Zegen would have been 12 in 1991 when the sketch started. Not sure what Zegen is talking about.

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

May have been referring to a different Dwight on Late Show rather than this Dwight (Chris Albers) on Late Night.

@shawnuel

6 жыл бұрын

Don Giller Thanks Don. I knew if anyone could solve this, it would be you.

@rseiler

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, according to this new interview, it would have been circa 2003 (when he was 23). It apparently lasted a couple years. It would be interesting to see a collection of those. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5qBldhyk5Wql9I.html

God, I miss Dave.

lol I remember this!

Dwight was one of those ridiculous experiments that wasn’t funny to me at the time. It was more like something they would’ve done well on Fernwood 2-Night. But now I think it’s hilarious, and Paul’s melodramatic organ intros and exits are too appropriate. 🤪

“If Daniel LaBelle appeared in a Letterman sketch from 1991”

Does anyone know what song Paul starts to play at 1:08 when Dave asks for a dial tone?

Thanks, Don. Awesome as always. Keeping with the topic of troubled people, do you have ‘Dale, the Psychotic NBC Page'? Just curious.

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

Of course.

@arobsz

6 жыл бұрын

I promised myself I was never going to be one of those "can you please put this one up" guys, but if you ever had the time for that, it would be tremendous. If not, that's fine too. I really just enjoy following you along with all the things you are generous to share. It is so great to be able to see "LATE NIGHT" again, the best show that was ever on TV. -- Zach Robertson

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

Just put it up -- kzread.info/dash/bejne/hXmA09yCmMe2ZrA.html

@arobsz

6 жыл бұрын

Amazing stuff, Don - Thanks so much! Zach

So there’s this actor named Michael Zegan. He’s played some TV parts in Boardwalk Empire, Walking Dead, etc. Anyway, his IMDB page states he made over 50 appearances on Letterman as Dwight the Troubled Teen, but it’s not this guy in this video. I wonder why?

@dongiller

5 күн бұрын

There were two Dwights. One at Late Night, here, with Paul’s Music Assistant Chris Albers, and one at Late Show, portrayed by Michael Zegan. I have a rough, unconfirmed count of 38 LS appearances of Dwight, not “over 50.”

@serchizm

5 күн бұрын

@@dongiller so do you have any videos of the other guy? I loved him in boardwalk Empire. I’d like to see some of his earlier work.

@dongiller

5 күн бұрын

I have every show, but I’m no longer able to share additional Dave-owned or -licensed content.

@serchizm

4 күн бұрын

@@dongiller wow that’s a bummer

I hate those hypocrites at the Dairy Queen.

Yes !!!!

“This is gonna be a running thing on the show now?

The only question is, "Whose relative is his on the show?" Unless this was community service.

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

Assuming it’s a serious question, Chris was at the time Paul’s first music assistant. He later wrote for Conan for a long while.

Dwight rules!!!

I think you said in an article that you're only missing a few Late Night/Late Show episodes. If you don't mind me asking, which ones are you still looking for?

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

February 25 and March 16, 1982. I have segments for each but not the complete shows. All other Late Nights and Late Shows are complete.

@jedblaugrund597

6 жыл бұрын

How have those two shows managed to elude you when you have everything else? I'm sure there must be a novella-worthy story of your quest for those two episodes. NBC doesn't have them in their library?

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

A long, boring story. Maybe someday I can explain.

@shatnershairpiece

6 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Letterman will access this channel at some point. Can you imagine? He probably forgot most of it.

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

He has trouble operating a telephone. :)

Do you have any quiz machine clips?

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

That's Late Show era. Maybe in time.

@jeffreystvarchive6367

6 жыл бұрын

Ahh gotchya. Yeah it was around 1995 or so I think. Bill Gates came in to fix it at one point.

Did he say "squirrel head"?

Who was playing bass that night, at 8:50?

@dongiller

5 жыл бұрын

Francesco Centeno.

So. Who played Dwight the troubled teen?

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

Description. To be read.

he's too cool for school

I don't remember this character. Before he came out, I'd have bet big money it was gonna be Larry "Bud" Melman.

Looks like the double dip guy in Seinfeld

You missed his appearance with Meg Parsont.

@dongiller

Жыл бұрын

Watch again.

@jim6070

Жыл бұрын

@@dongiller sorry, didn’t see it the first time. That’s teen was so troubled it distracted me I guess.

8:52, the guest bassist who makes Will Lee look quite sedate, who is he?

@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy

3 жыл бұрын

Larry Graham, I believe.

@divingduck1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy Thanks, but I don't think so.

@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy

3 жыл бұрын

@@divingduck1970 Mmmm, okay. 🤷‍♂️

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

That’s Francisco Centeno, a frequent sub for Will in the later years of Late Night.

@divingduck1970

3 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller Thanks! Actually had the chance to chat w/WL on another video's comment section, and your name came up somehow.

Jacksonville lol

Best character ever on letterman. Can't believe they didn't exploit this further.

@rickleblanc8900

2 жыл бұрын

No. The best character was Flunky the Late Night viewer mail clown !

@gerrydooley951

3 ай бұрын

did you see Larry Bud?@@rickleblanc8900

Dwight with Kalter please.

@dongiller

6 жыл бұрын

That's Late Show. Priority is Late Night, because it's more accessible at the moment.

Good stuff, But Lyle , the intern , is my dreamboat

his letter jacket says Zak on it

@runnininthe80s84

3 жыл бұрын

They are known as letterman jackets

@MM-rr1kp

3 жыл бұрын

@@runnininthe80s84 obvious the type of jacket. whats your point

Is that the same guy who yelled at Letterman followed by Bill Murray dragging him out?

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

No; the guy Bill dragged out was Joe Furey. This is Chris Albers.

@alexflenner3778

3 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller Thanks mate!

At least he can buy beer...looking 28 🤘🤘🤘

I think he looks like Will Ferrell a little bit.

Please refrain from mentioning your employer or specific brand names..

@andrewdressler6173

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

lolol - that has to be written by chris elliot

@dongiller

5 жыл бұрын

Chris had left the show the year before. This was Head Writer Steve O’Donnell’s brainchild.

@zxccxz164

5 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller thx! i can hear the words coming out of chris mouth : ) i wonder if steve wrote on get a life

@dongiller

5 жыл бұрын

He didn’t. That was Chris and Adam Resnick.

@chuckufarlie8215

4 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller True, but I do see his point. I could easily see this on "Get a life" or coming from Elliot. Also, man, this guy's look and voice/performance are PERFECT! He's right out of a late fifties/early sixties teen movie, for sure.

@jeffwolfe4058

4 жыл бұрын

@@chuckufarlie8215 I remember seeing this and cracking up when I was 16. I was myself a troubled teen but I laughed so hard!

Skits were always funny but I hate the way Dave announced them..

He seems troubled.

A very troubled young man. I hope he got turned around.

Never heard of him. Mandela effect?

looked this up reminiscing about the much less politically divisive late night comedy of the old days, more constructive, unifying, back then. Comedy should unify not divide ...?