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  • Опубликовано: 31 янв 2022
  • Dave spends the day working the drive-thru. (Air date: 11/26/1993)
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Комментарии • 698

  • @heckensteiner4713
    @heckensteiner4713 2 года назад +739

    The guy who got the onions is a hero.

  • @newtoncass3713
    @newtoncass3713 2 года назад +185

    “None of your business, circle the lot.” Classic.😂😂😂😂

  • @gummybeardeli
    @gummybeardeli 5 месяцев назад +9

    “The Happy Meal is.. a.. Veal shake, German potato salad, and a side of lime jello” 😂😂

  • @jackoscar11
    @jackoscar11 2 года назад +635

    dave was the internet before the internet

    • @winkmurder
      @winkmurder 2 года назад +11

      So true! 😂

    • @keefriff99
      @keefriff99 2 года назад +11

      Lol, the consummate troll.

    • @AT-cy7im
      @AT-cy7im 2 года назад +10

      Yep Dave was a regular troll, God Bless him, I sure loved his show.

    • @leechurchill1965
      @leechurchill1965 2 года назад +7

      he coined the term "interwebs"

    • @symptomoftheuniverse3862
      @symptomoftheuniverse3862 2 года назад +4

      Dave was, is and always be, funnier.

  • @eevee_p
    @eevee_p 2 года назад +301

    "The food will ALWAYS be ready. Are YOU ready?" - I want that on a chintzy motivational Facebook post.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 2 года назад +5

      I want it on a t-shirt!

    • @johna8973
      @johna8973 Год назад +1

      I want it on my Grave 🪦 stone

    • @carlsaganlives5112
      @carlsaganlives5112 Год назад +1

      @@johna8973 Interesting level of spontaneous commitment.

  • @johansmallberries9874
    @johansmallberries9874 2 года назад +588

    The guy that went on an onion run should be a faith in humanity moment.

    • @sharontrujillo7793
      @sharontrujillo7793 2 года назад +9

      🎉 AHMEN!!! 🏆

    • @tangibleandroid285
      @tangibleandroid285 2 года назад +19

      I know, it was wonderful.

    • @bdsbckjdskl
      @bdsbckjdskl 2 года назад +35

      This was 1993 , the millennials wasn’t adults yet so.. *there was hope* ! 🎤 drop !

    • @joerivandeweyer3056
      @joerivandeweyer3056 2 года назад +13

      It's like a side mission. A bad of onions? This guy wants a... *shrugs shoulders *accepts mission

    • @scubardiveshop1389
      @scubardiveshop1389 2 года назад

      Hahaha

  • @winkmurder
    @winkmurder 2 года назад +32

    "Who is this?"
    "None of your business, just circle around..." 🤣🤣🤣

  • @syedhamid8916
    @syedhamid8916 Год назад +41

    He got the onions. I wanna go back to that world.

  • @mikeconklin1567
    @mikeconklin1567 2 года назад +86

    A free pack of cigarettes with that Happy Meal.

    • @joemckim1183
      @joemckim1183 2 года назад +4

      Hey its better than the crappy toys they usually give you.

    • @terminallygray
      @terminallygray 6 месяцев назад

      Back in those days (before I quit smoking) I would have gone for that deal.

  • @b.jr.7816
    @b.jr.7816 2 года назад +60

    I got your 10 pound bag of onions 💀

  • @markwyman6753
    @markwyman6753 2 года назад +115

    That poor girl working with him, trying not to fall over laughing, hearing all the things she wish she could say :)

  • @robertjohns1675
    @robertjohns1675 Год назад +37

    Dave to customer " the cbs deal fell thru I'm working here now" the best

  • @heatherthompson8837
    @heatherthompson8837 2 года назад +141

    "Do you have a clergyman you can talk to?" Frigging classic. 😂

    • @imAdolff
      @imAdolff 2 года назад +1

      @@mipassionanime zelle me 8 bucks for lunch. I'll pay you back

    • @meatfest1974
      @meatfest1974 2 года назад +3

      Had this segment on VHS back in the day. Classic.
      They edited out a bit where Dave says to his colleague, "I heard that Ronald MacDonald was gay." Sure, it was un-PC back when, but hey, could be true.

    • @DanielleCyr1
      @DanielleCyr1 2 года назад +1

      @@meatfest1974 You just reminded me that I have some VHS tapes of Letterman somewhere in the house I grew up in. Need to find them....

  • @ontologicallysteve7765
    @ontologicallysteve7765 2 года назад +149

    The guy that said he was 30 is almost 60 now. I know it's cliche to say, but time really does fly. I hope he has achieved all of his aspirations in life.

    • @Sam-pn2kc
      @Sam-pn2kc 2 года назад +12

      Yeah look how good 1993 looks no phones just talking. I was born in 1988 and now am 33 years old. As kids we just did not appreciate time now i want to go back and watch my self

    • @monolithgeometry3221
      @monolithgeometry3221 Год назад +5

      That guy still frequents the local drive thru's, on occasion but is probably more low key about it...he'll never get Dave again ...just that hollow voice promising instant gratification but delivering a sub par alternative .. most times

    • @TheOrangeRoad
      @TheOrangeRoad Год назад +1

      @@Sam-pn2kc Ayy fellow 88er

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ Год назад +2

      Ok boomer

    • @jont2576
      @jont2576 Год назад +2

      He looks insanely young,I thought he was a 17 year old or something who just got his license

  • @tamikat4745
    @tamikat4745 Год назад +18

    "The food's ready. The food will always be ready. Are you ready?"
    Thank you Dave!

  • @henghengwwj
    @henghengwwj 2 года назад +59

    I'm just here for the guy who actually bought the onions.

  • @Xcorgi
    @Xcorgi 2 года назад +49

    I’ll have an ice cream 🍦 without a cone. Dave: Do you want cheese 🧀 on that? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @gj8683
    @gj8683 2 года назад +128

    What a sterling chap. He actually bought the onions.

    • @chiefscheider
      @chiefscheider 2 года назад +5

      He knew it was Dave workin the drive thru, mate

    • @wtfsamusidk7574
      @wtfsamusidk7574 2 года назад

      Still

    • @eganc1976
      @eganc1976 2 года назад +8

      Snopes looked into this, and the Production Assistant actually had the onions ready, and put them in the car while the guy was in the drive through. I was bummed when I read that.

    • @gj8683
      @gj8683 2 года назад +5

      @@eganc1976 Well, I guess it's time to recalibrate the old "suspension of disbelief" meter.

    • @eganc1976
      @eganc1976 2 года назад +1

      @@gj8683 All good...I'm pretty sure we can all agree that an onion is an onion is an onion. We can delve into certain aspects of certain realities, but an onion will still be a f*^%$# onion....allegory of the onion is my magnum opus... give me 30 years to work on the first soliloquy then holler atcher boi...yewwww 🤙

  • @elizabethlarson9655
    @elizabethlarson9655 2 года назад +74

    "The regular kid had to take a day off. He swallowed a straw."

    • @darylhayes5961
      @darylhayes5961 2 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ogriot313
      @ogriot313 Год назад

      So we gave him a sicc day

    • @CreachterZ
      @CreachterZ 25 дней назад

      This is back when kids worked at McDonald’s instead of adults with no ambition and then complain that a job meant for a teenager doesn’t pay enough to support your family. 😢

  • @firebrand36
    @firebrand36 2 года назад +87

    Finally! The Worldwide Pants archive sees oxygen!! I am ON. BOARD.

    • @shirleyvitela3272
      @shirleyvitela3272 2 года назад +3

      Oh hell yeah!

    • @chiefscheider
      @chiefscheider 2 года назад +3

      @voiceimpression Don's channel is great, but you can't beat the quality of the official channel. And based on the number of vids uploaded recently, it'll soon surpass it in quantity too

    • @datura_boof
      @datura_boof 2 года назад

      Huh?

    • @jbetnar
      @jbetnar 2 года назад

      @@chiefscheider Don has an amazing archive for a home viewer.

  • @Thatguy-zh1ln
    @Thatguy-zh1ln 27 дней назад +2

    Dave Letterman was the best to ever do it.

  • @timotheus2003
    @timotheus2003 2 года назад +31

    McDonald's German potato salad is the bees knees.

  • @MichaelC_22
    @MichaelC_22 Год назад +19

    "Instead of two number 3s, I'm just gonna give you a number 6." Perfect

  • @Qrayon
    @Qrayon Год назад +10

    I didn't know that CBS fired David Letterman. I'm glad he was able to get a job at McDonald's so he could still make a living.

  • @danstone8783
    @danstone8783 7 месяцев назад +5

    30 years later this skit ends in gunfire.

  • @NoUploadJustComment
    @NoUploadJustComment 2 года назад +401

    Its amazing how well this holds up almost 40 years later. Excellent stuff.

    • @redimade
      @redimade 2 года назад +82

      its less than 30 years

    • @_kornick
      @_kornick 2 года назад +31

      @@redimade Well, ya know it's almost 50 years as well!!!

    • @gkniffen
      @gkniffen 2 года назад +37

      1857... boy, how time flies.

    • @redimade
      @redimade 2 года назад +1

      @@_kornick i dont get it

    • @CJDiecast
      @CJDiecast 2 года назад +23

      This was originally from 1993. So on the verge of 30.

  • @michaelv3340
    @michaelv3340 2 года назад +133

    One of my favorite skits Dave ever did.

  • @MrPhotodoc
    @MrPhotodoc Год назад +31

    Not only did this make Dave's day, but it also made the day for the poor girl there with him and millions of other people. Thanks Dave Letterman!

  • @Christbepraised
    @Christbepraised 2 года назад +21

    That guy really went and got a bag of onions. What a cool thing to do. I hope they gave him some money for that

  • @Sclumsy
    @Sclumsy Год назад +6

    “Instead of two number 3’s, I’m just gonna give you a number 6. Is that okay?”
    “That’s fine.”
    That was an iconic response 😂

  • @jokerswildio
    @jokerswildio 2 года назад +47

    This makes me miss my 80s childhood. Even though it's 93, it has more the feel of 87 or 88 with the cars, hairstyles etc.

  • @citrine65
    @citrine65 2 года назад +25

    Dave at his peak

  • @BaconTomatoCheese
    @BaconTomatoCheese 2 года назад +182

    Man, I love these. Was always a highlight on the late show. Dave was so quick - interacting with the customers - trying to push their buttons. Hilarious! And I can’t believe that guy actually went and got a bag of onions…

  • @theman1412
    @theman1412 2 года назад +9

    2:06, "I forgot to get to the market" 😄 (shout out to the guy who bought them onions)

  • @trevorwill
    @trevorwill 2 года назад +176

    Glad to have a high quality version of this clip out there.

    • @michaelstein7850
      @michaelstein7850 2 года назад +15

      1 high quality version.... how about some coleslaw?

    • @nedim_guitar
      @nedim_guitar 2 года назад +1

      @@michaelstein7850 🤣🤣

    • @EatDrinkBeMerry
      @EatDrinkBeMerry 2 года назад +1

      All they had was potatoes

    • @EatDrinkBeMerry
      @EatDrinkBeMerry 2 года назад

      Has anyone in the video watched this upload?

  • @lancefromohio
    @lancefromohio 2 года назад +58

    Just as RUclips is over Dave shows up and makes it fun again.

  • @Jezza819
    @Jezza819 2 года назад +74

    This and the Taco Bell drive thru bit are some of my best memories of Dave. I remember just laughing so hard when this came out and I'm still laughing at it today.

    • @ObamaFromKenya
      @ObamaFromKenya 2 года назад +7

      @Jezza819 she’s gone already Chief

    • @dm95422
      @dm95422 Год назад +4

      I highly doubt Dave could do this in 2023. People are too uptight & offended these days.

    • @the406seadonkey6
      @the406seadonkey6 Месяц назад

      It's not even close really...

  • @elisacarr6625
    @elisacarr6625 2 года назад +18

    Lmao he asked if everything was okay with his family 🤣😂

  • @jasonuerkvitz7611
    @jasonuerkvitz7611 2 года назад +12

    The food is always ready are you ready lol

  • @PrankZabba
    @PrankZabba 2 года назад +29

    I love it when Dave did this sort of thing to mess with people.

  • @FomorViceroy
    @FomorViceroy Год назад +18

    "Two cheeseburger meals?"
    "NO!"
    "What do you get with those?"
    "Yeah."
    "You get a free pack of cigarettes."
    🤣🤣🤣

  • @nickf8989
    @nickf8989 2 года назад +15

    I lost it with the veal shank, German potato salad and lime jello Happy Meal.

  • @j.ochsenreiter
    @j.ochsenreiter 2 года назад +7

    Lol that guy actually bought a bag of onions 🌰 😂 🤣

  • @luckycharm1
    @luckycharm1 Год назад +6

    Good old days before cell phones and internet. Love it!

  • @donnal.carlkuchinski1394
    @donnal.carlkuchinski1394 2 года назад +41

    Dave, you're the BEST! So glad I met you in 1994 on 53rd Street...you were so kind to me!

  • @shecklesmack9563
    @shecklesmack9563 Год назад +5

    McDonald’s customers in 1993: “I’ll have half a cheeseburger and eleven small fries and three Sprites”

    • @Morgil27
      @Morgil27 29 дней назад

      McDonald's customers in 2024: "I'll have 20 McChickens, 20 cheeseburgers, 10 small fries, and can I get everything made fresh. Oh, and I'm in a hurry, so please take too long" as there's a line of 10 cars both in front of and behind him.

  • @RudieObias
    @RudieObias Год назад +18

    I remembered when this aired when I was 13 and it's surprising that I still remember every bit of this nearly 30 years later. I'm old! 🤣

  • @More-Cowbell-SlideGuitar-Harp
    @More-Cowbell-SlideGuitar-Harp 2 года назад +6

    3:30 that guy sounded like he was ordering his last meal and
    Dave talked him out of suicide

  • @dallastrujillo7540
    @dallastrujillo7540 3 месяца назад +2

    I always bet that last guy regretted not seeing who was at the drive thru window. He musta heard about it. Well never know.
    I remember these drive thru episodes very well. THANK YOU DAVE!

    • @sarahm.5356
      @sarahm.5356 Месяц назад

      I don't think many people could have heard about it without cell phones.

  • @gumshoe7237
    @gumshoe7237 Год назад +5

    when was the last time you had a salad ? ... lol dying laughing over here . .

  • @rodentcafeteria
    @rodentcafeteria 2 года назад +20

    "Don't make me come out there!"

  • @bkbj8282
    @bkbj8282 2 года назад +20

    The fact that this 30 year old guy is now 60. Oh god.

    • @Mike-kv5pl
      @Mike-kv5pl 2 года назад +4

      Dave is 45 here. Will be 75 in April.

    • @DLWells
      @DLWells 2 года назад +2

      @@Mike-kv5pl OP was probably talking about the guy at 03:08 who identified as being 30 years old... but I don't know for sure.

    • @mranderson2215
      @mranderson2215 Год назад

      I was just thinking that now too

    • @loufournier5397
      @loufournier5397 Год назад

      I’m as old now as Dave was then.

  • @dannyclub09
    @dannyclub09 2 года назад +9

    I'm in my early twenties, there's no reason I should even know this exists but it's fucking hilarious.

  • @goreegirl
    @goreegirl 2 года назад +21

    The regular kid had to take a day off he swallowed a straw--oh man this is great.

  • @tomace4898
    @tomace4898 Год назад +4

    Bet McDonald's wouldn't give you a sick day if you swallowed a straw.

  • @ChristopherHemsworthCreative
    @ChristopherHemsworthCreative 2 года назад +15

    I could literally watch this all day.

  • @stephensanders2104
    @stephensanders2104 2 месяца назад +1

    THE FOOD IS ALWAYS READY ARE YOU READY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @beths4934
    @beths4934 Год назад +6

    Don't make me come out there!😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @dentonfender6492
    @dentonfender6492 Год назад +13

    I missed most of Dave Letterman's shows back in the day. Good thing his material is so funny. I can watch it today, and laugh my head off---- its timeless comedy.

  • @CarrieBiggerstaff
    @CarrieBiggerstaff 2 года назад +5

    You get a free pack of cigarettes 🤣

  • @aanddone4747
    @aanddone4747 2 года назад +8

    To get a happy meal you have to prove that you're happy lol I remember that line back then.

  • @saintxofalltime584
    @saintxofalltime584 Год назад +4

    No one’s talking about the adorable, sweet employee who’s working along side him. I hope she’s doing so well today.

  • @darinjames3313
    @darinjames3313 2 года назад +5

    DAVE....he had some awsome writers....and who doesn't know his voice??......DAVE gave Us smiles.....Millions of em....Long live DAVE and Family

  • @PASSWORD323
    @PASSWORD323 8 месяцев назад +5

    If I was work and my employee said “imma 30 mins late David letterman asked me to buy him onions”, I would understand

  • @gkniffen
    @gkniffen 2 года назад +7

    “What’s in your Happy Meal?”
    Despair... 😒

  • @loriwest4777
    @loriwest4777 2 года назад +3

    "Who is this?"
    "None of your business"😂😂😂😂

  • @derekwischmann6123
    @derekwischmann6123 Год назад +8

    Gold. Absolute comedy gold.

  • @JonSmith152
    @JonSmith152 Год назад +10

    "You want cheese on that?" OH man I laughed so hard

  • @sandybiltz2476
    @sandybiltz2476 Год назад +15

    I've always adored David Letterman, his sense of humor is absolutely fabulous! He has a genuine way of encorporating the general populous in to his fun & antics!

  • @aanddone4747
    @aanddone4747 2 года назад +3

    "Are you for real?" lol I forgot about that

  • @anthonymatrone7970
    @anthonymatrone7970 4 месяца назад +1

    This has to be one of the funniest things on tv of all time.

  • @Silverlining1111
    @Silverlining1111 2 года назад +4

    💕The smiling face of the girl behind is super sweet.💕

  • @andywarstar
    @andywarstar 2 года назад +3

    "How much do you weigh?" lol

  • @alfonzo9389
    @alfonzo9389 2 года назад +4

    "You have to prove to me that you're happy"

  • @jkocher6973
    @jkocher6973 2 года назад +14

    This one, and working the drive-thru at Taco Bell are just classic.

  • @CallardAndBowser
    @CallardAndBowser Год назад +6

    Dave was always the best at yanking peoples chains.

  • @monty4336
    @monty4336 Год назад +4

    This is why I started watching Dave's show back in the summer of 1984. He was off the wall, unpretentious and unpredictable. No offense to Carson but whacky late night humor was new and appealed to us teens.

    • @clownnookie
      @clownnookie Год назад +2

      Everyone in the know went to school the next day sleep-deprived and strung out, but it's all we talked about!

  • @garydelcourt2791
    @garydelcourt2791 9 месяцев назад +3

    This is amazing especially if you ever worked the drive thru in fast food..

  • @kevins4222
    @kevins4222 Год назад +2

    “We’re out of hamburger” - welcome to 2022

  • @brianbird3756
    @brianbird3756 Год назад +4

    Dave has been trying to help with mental health since 1989

  • @sammydavis991
    @sammydavis991 Год назад +4

    The food will always be ready. That’s the best comedy ever.

  • @P1995.
    @P1995. Год назад +2

    The lady at 2:43 had me laughing 😂😂😂 what do you get with that two cheeseburgers meals

    • @Morgil27
      @Morgil27 29 дней назад

      I get stupid questions like that all the time, and I wish I could do some smart-ass response like Dave.

  • @stephensanders2104
    @stephensanders2104 2 месяца назад +1

    IS EVERTHING ALRIGHT AT WORK HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @stephenjeter1016
    @stephenjeter1016 2 года назад +25

    We love you, David Letterman!!!

    • @donnal.carlkuchinski1394
      @donnal.carlkuchinski1394 2 года назад +4

      we sure do...you brought us so much joy with all your shows! wishing you the best always!!

  • @peterquinn7878
    @peterquinn7878 Год назад +2

    "Yeah, the food's ready. The food will always be ready. Are you ready?"
    Champagne television. 😼

  • @joecahill1994
    @joecahill1994 5 месяцев назад +1

    “The food will always be ready. Are you ready?”

  • @lamrof
    @lamrof Год назад +1

    How did this pop up after sooooo many years. It has always been in my mind, always and now I found it here.

  • @pardus5045
    @pardus5045 Год назад +1

    Oh the 90s cars. They bring back the memories.

  • @butterflynerd0078
    @butterflynerd0078 Год назад +4

    Dave asking the guy about eeeverything in his life and the guy just anxiously saying
    "The #3 alright?? Will it be ready?"
    "The food will always be ready. Are you ready?"

  • @bigtommy9715
    @bigtommy9715 Месяц назад +1

    Man Dave was the funniest in his prime

  • @hotfudgecake
    @hotfudgecake Год назад +1

    That timing was hilarious lol "ah you're 30... You good? You happy with where you are in your life??? " .....
    .,.........
    ..
    "Just gimme the number 3 alright" 😅

  • @022171
    @022171 7 месяцев назад +1

    "Had to take a sick day. Swallowed a straw." Miss you, Dave.

  • @AndorranStairway
    @AndorranStairway Год назад +2

    “It’s a number 3 alright?” Hahaha

  • @TheSavageBountyHunter
    @TheSavageBountyHunter 2 года назад +5

    Him and Conan so good improvise

  • @GereralGrant
    @GereralGrant Год назад +3

    The part where he said we're out of hamburgers that actually happened to me in Thailand at a McDonald's I went into the McDonald's and they said when I ordered a hamburger ...I'm sorry we don't have hamburgers today... I'm not kidding that really happened

  • @bluehorseshoe444
    @bluehorseshoe444 Год назад +1

    Letterman in the 90s was gold!

  • @philjones8609
    @philjones8609 2 года назад +5

    This is one of the best all time skits on Letterman. I have never laughed so hard

    • @keefriff99
      @keefriff99 2 года назад +2

      I was dying watching this video this morning.

  • @sCulturefan
    @sCulturefan 11 месяцев назад +1

    1:38 - 1:49 Still remember the whole “Happy Meal” exchange today; 30 years after it originally aired!

  • @stephensanders2104
    @stephensanders2104 2 месяца назад +1

    A CAR WASH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  • @AndrewsOpinion15
    @AndrewsOpinion15 2 года назад +2

    WHAT 'S IN YOUR HAPPY MEAL ? YOU HAVE TO PROVE TO ME THAT YOU'RE HAPPY YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING ALL RIGHT LOL !!!