82, I remember this as my greatest summer ever. I was 16 and after so many adventures during those summer days I'd come home and watch Letterman at 11:30PM Central Time. Now, watching again I can see how it was such a popular late, late show. The set lighting is a little dim, the audience is small, the tempo of the show is pretty relaxed..Dave's a little raw here but that was part of the charm.

@animallover6193

3 жыл бұрын

Eric, you nailed it! Letterman was on the air from 1982 to 2015. And I have always said that his best years were his, what I call, "NBC years"....1982-1993----a you mentioned several reasons why I have felt that way. Dave wearing pullover shirts and khaki pants. Letterman wearing tennis shoes. Larry "Bud" Melman (toast on a stick). The Russian psychic guy was hilarious. A young comic named Jay Leno---who was actually funnier than Letterman. In fact, whenever Letterman announced: "Tomorrow night, Jay Leno will be here!"---I made it a point to be home to see it....I was a huge fan of Jay Leno back in those days (1982-1986)..... Then there was the NBC librarian lady.....who came out on stage by way of a forklift. And Chris Elliot's frequent appearances---like "conspiracy guy"----were very funny! Yeah, without a doubt, Letterman's best years were "the NBC years". And while Letterman remained funny after jumping to CBS...something got lost....or was lost....when he went to CBS. Maybe it was the larger/more spacious Ed Sullivan Theatre....I don't know.

@johnnymeyer4253

2 жыл бұрын

1982 was a great year. While I was only 9 or 10 depending on the month, it was a great year to be alive. Didn't get into Letterman till like 87 or so.

@frankrosemeck9898

Жыл бұрын

@@animallover6193 Remember Dave throwing random shit off the roof? I've been a fan of his since he had that local daytime show in the 70s.

@animallover6193

Жыл бұрын

@@frankrosemeck9898 I remember the daytime show....1980....yeah, absolutely! And that was so weird too! Why the heck did NBC have him on in the middle of the day---when nobody's watching?....cuz, you know, people work or go to school.....

My sister, brother and his wife were at this show. After the show we went to Momma Leoni's for dinner then went to the Mets game. My sister and I were on our way to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix.

Cant believe 40 years pass , i was just started highschiool ..ahhh good ole days & youth was..RIP buddy, still using ur Showtime Rotatories👍

Ron Popeil was always laughing...All the way to the damn bank! RIP Sir.

Ron was such a professional. Dave over there fumbling around with his innovations one after another. Ron accustomed to just owning the pitch and Dave ruining each one somehow. Stays cool as a cucumber.

@chronicawareness9986

Жыл бұрын

dude totally did cocaine before coming out

6:08 Ron Popeil: "We created a product that homogenizes the egg white and yolk together." ... Guy In Back Of Audience: "yaaay."

It's weird seeing him so soft spoken.

R.I.P RON POPEIL FROM 1982 ON DAVID LETTERMAN

“Set it and forget it”

@williamgrantham4481

2 жыл бұрын

Set In & Forget It.

If my father was here, id ask him, but there werent a lot of guys doing the direct to order, before Ron Popeil. Yes, some of his products were a lil shiaty, but he was a marketing genius, and a real trailblazer. God bless him. I didnt know he had passed.

@TheKitchenerLeslie

2 жыл бұрын

Sure they did.

@TheKitchenerLeslie

2 жыл бұрын

@@chocolatetownforever7537 Explain The Honeymooners: Chef of the Future

@chocolatetownforever7537

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKitchenerLeslie Thats a TV show. Hello?

@TheKitchenerLeslie

2 жыл бұрын

@@chocolatetownforever7537 Yep. They're time travelers?

@TheKitchenerLeslie

2 жыл бұрын

@@chocolatetownforever7537 whatever homosexual

I still have my Pocket Fisherman and Vegematic. The egg scrambler worked, but died

RIP "Mr. Ronco".

@chocolatetownforever7537

3 жыл бұрын

Damn, he died?

@tvtimetravel

3 жыл бұрын

@@chocolatetownforever7537 Yes he did.

Ron was more of a salesman than he was an inventor.

"Hey good looking I'll be back to pick you up later"...

@jeffreylung6165

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!

RIP Ron Popeil

Remember all his infomercials and had to play Weird Al's B52 style tribute "Mr Popeil"

He is all things crap I love Dave's contempt for a maker of crap !so funny

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

One of his products was like a giant air mattess the length of your car to protect from door dings.

Dave didn’t come right out and laugh, but you could tell he thought most of these things were ridiculous. Always being mindful of the sales potential, Ron didn’t let on how insulted he was

He reminds me of John Malkovich a little bit.

Imagine how much a vego matic would be worth today?

I think you have his last name misspelled...wasn't it "Popeil"?

@AndySalinger33

3 жыл бұрын

Right you are, Chris! Long Live Don Giller!

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

You’re right. Sloppiness on my part. Fixed. And thanks!

@AndySalinger33

3 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller wow, that was fast! Prolific AND attentive to comments! 👏👏👏👏

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndySalinger33 When I make a bonehead mistake like that…

@AndySalinger33

3 жыл бұрын

@@dongiller ha! Turns out you’re human!

I think he invented a table top miniature shashmortion machine

@ 4:14 what's with the fire backstage?

@dongiller

3 жыл бұрын

That was a flaming hoop prepared for Who Asked for It in Act 1 and later in the show.

I had a Pocket Fisherman. It was OK. I caught a large mouth Bass with it. The fish jammed one of it's fin spikes under my thumb nail and THAT hurt like Hell! Revenge: I ate him later that day for dinner!!

I mean...his good lucks had nothing to do with his success?? He looks like Marlon Brando!

Ahh .. to have his bank account.

Is Ron Popeil the 80s Elon Musk?

@cactaceous

3 жыл бұрын

No

@cobramcjingleballs959

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

He reminds me of Elon Musk.

pompous look to him. RIP