Dave Talks To Californians About Their Vanity License Plates | Letterman

Dave meets a few Californians with some unusual license plates.
(From "Late Night" in Los Angeles, air date: 5/13/85)

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[MichelleUS]

Rob’s ‘65 Mustang wins the segment! 😍😍😍 (And his Wally Cleaver hairdo was almost as cool as his car!)

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[IRgEEK]

wow! I find it so awesome when I watch these old clips I remember watching them when they aired live and all the details. 80s Letterman Show was so impactful during my HS/College years.

These days I can barely remember what I did yesterday, but with this clip I damn sure knew that Joe was going to demonstrate how "That's some of the coolness in me." and that 'Fat Guy' and 'Fat Boy' were going to come together for a wonderful moment.

What a great time for late night TV. Dave revolutionized it all and I thank him for such fond memories.

[protocoldroid]

I dunno, but been a fan since the '90s. but only Dave can still make me belly laugh

[thenostalgicpodblast]

"I'm Hip." I have this Califronia week on VHS.

[dominicg]

Stop making me cry with beautiful music 😭

[mitchyoung]

I gotta say, air quality has certainly improved in the LA Basin.

[homunculusSZN]

4:46 that dude is a David Crosby doppelgänger. RIP David Crosby

[MD-wkgj]

Joe was definitely the coolest of all.

[US_ARMY__INF._DIV.]

It is funny i watched this when it aired in 1985 when i was 20 yrs old in Honolulu when I was in the thought it was so funny and clever at the time....crazy the little things u sometimes remember...

[scottankers]

You threw a Halloween party and people came in costumes.

[EulalioMagana]

Joe from Chicago, living in LA while wearing a Las Vegas t-shirt

[newwavepop]

Now in my head i am picturing an absolutely heartwarming and beautiful true story film where the two Fat guys actually bonded and became best friends and their grandchildren still consider each other family after all of these years.

[vqkwzef]

I love seeing old LA smog. It's crazy to see how bad it was

[manofthehour]

Ah, the good old days when people has cleverly upbeat or literally personalized plates. Now, you can be entertained by reading the list of "rejected plates" that are published by various States. LOL, I vaguely remember watching this originally, and then a few years ago on YT. Only the end stuck with "We are the World" as the two owners meet was unforgettable. My God, it doesn't look all that long ago, but these people would now be anywhere from their 60s to dead! No fat here....everything is solidly funny. The 70s cars may not have been that interesting only ten years onwards, but there is a resurgence in the "malaise era" vehicles. This is the epitome of the 1980s: classic Letterman comedy....(and "acool65"'s Miami Vice get-up).

[A.J.]

Hurta's station wagon was cool. I want to find one and get the same plates. 😆

[SameAsAnyOtherStranger]

My eyes hurt just seeing the smog in the background. Thanks CRZY DAN.

[williamworrell]

Wow if Dave’s outfit is not a slice of the 80s. And the stiff, awkward humor he gets from the guests, I think that’s pretty darn special.

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