October 24, 1980…Letterman Daytime Show Finale & Studio Tour
October 24, 1980…Letterman Daytime Show Finale & Studio Tour
Classic, Classy Letterman! Last day of his NBC morning show.
Although it only ran from June 23, until October 24, 1980, a lot of what would come later, in the late night years started here, including Stupid Pet Tricks.
From NBC Studio 6A, here is the last 15 minutes of the show, but the first 6 are spent touring the studio and meeting producer Barry Sand, announcer Bill Wendell, director Hal Gurnee, and more, and at the end, a full credit roll with names that are still familiar, like John Pinto, Bill Bonner and Jack Young. The cameras are RCA TK44s.
By the way, near the end, watch for the showgirls in the huge peacock head dresses….if you remember, those were used at the start of the “Late Night With David Letterman” debut show.
Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z7YGgn-x-0
October 24, 1980. Final Letterman Morning Show excerpts(pt 2 of 2) Live. w.”(Theme from)Las Vegas Gambit Show”( to Theme of David Letterman Show)
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You could walk the length of the NBC Videotape Room in 30 Rock and this show was on every monitor that wasn’t being used for actual work. I’m sure it was the same throughout the building. We loved it.
Great to see again. I loved that show and the subversiveness of it being on so obviously wrong in the morning. Friends in Indianapolis who knew Dave said he came home for an extended time after that, depressed and feeling that maybe that was it, his career was over. The hardest part about watching it is I was almost over missing him.
Thank you once again Mr Ellerbee… Always entertaining and such good memories!