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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Rena Smaha's monkeys turn the tables on Dave's tea party.
    (From "Late Night," air date: 8/26/87)
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Комментарии • 125

  • @dongiller
    @dongiller Год назад +65

    Fun Fact: Rena and her monkeys were originally scheduled to perform on one of Late Night’s Las Vegas shows the previous May but was bumped. Then rescheduled to come to NY in August.
    Also one of the very few times Paul’s “shit” got past the censors for air.

    • @kstepko
      @kstepko Год назад +5

      It got past me! I didn’t notice it until you brought it up!

    • @corruptduboiscountyindiana5058
      @corruptduboiscountyindiana5058 6 месяцев назад +1

      and what was the name of the monkey that killed her

  • @kinsmed
    @kinsmed Год назад +14

    EXACTLY how my tea parties go.

  • @johnseroff7434
    @johnseroff7434 Год назад +4

    Legendary!

  • @GingerCC-he8be
    @GingerCC-he8be Месяц назад

    Sandy wasn't attacking she was begining David to save her from the nightmare!

  • @marmichaux7520
    @marmichaux7520 8 месяцев назад +1

    He was probably wearing too much Brut 33. It makes me react that way since my big brother abused it in our house.

  • @Drew_D
    @Drew_D Год назад +2

    I think Dave would have been better off if it was just Max. 😁

  • @musicalmagpie741
    @musicalmagpie741 Год назад +10

    I hate to be that person but I have to. I hope those animals weren’t “punished” after the show by that woman for embarrassing her on television. Still, I laughed and will always remember it as a golden moment on Letterman.

    • @trekkiejunk
      @trekkiejunk Год назад +1

      "Punishing them" 10 minutes later would not be part of any training logic, even if they were using negative reinforcement. That would just be someone taking out their anger. That said, Sandy's "freakouts" were all part of the act. The same monkey act was done on Carson a few years earlier with almost the exact same results.

    • @bedeliadumaurier444
      @bedeliadumaurier444 Год назад +8

      Yeah, she can barely contain her annoyance. I don’t really care for how she treats these animals. 😟

    • @kstepko
      @kstepko Год назад +4

      She nearly whacked Sandy in the head with the table. Who knows what would have happened if she had?

    • @bedeliadumaurier444
      @bedeliadumaurier444 Год назад +5

      @@kstepko yeah….and Sandy seemed kinda used to it. 😖

  • @UncleBernhard
    @UncleBernhard Год назад +1

    Please invite monkeys again to your videos!

  • @BigTunaTim76
    @BigTunaTim76 Год назад +11

    I feel bad for those monkeys. That woman isn't in tune with them at all.

    • @FUGP72
      @FUGP72 Месяц назад +1

      She was perfectly in tune with them and aside from the male not eating the banana candle at the right time, this is EXACTLY how se wanted it to go. Did you really think she almost hit the female monkey with the table? Obviously not. That was a well choreographed bit.

  • @mcdarwin
    @mcdarwin Год назад +31

    I love her comment at the end of the bit, "I don't believe this ." Still funny over 36 years later.

    • @painin2teeth
      @painin2teeth 8 месяцев назад

      I kind of feel bad for her

    • @FUGP72
      @FUGP72 Месяц назад +1

      @@painin2teeth Why? It was exactly what she wanted. She was doing a bit. Unbeknownst to Dave and the producers. Pretty obviously too. Everything was pretty well choreographed. Or did you think she REALLY almost hit the one monkey with the table wen she carelessly swung it toward her and the monkey just ducked on its own? That was all pat of the training. The only real botched part of this was the male monkey not eating the banana candle at the right time and some other minor stuff.

  • @_Tanasis_
    @_Tanasis_ Год назад +49

    Dave is genuinely utterly scared and it is wonderful

    • @jgarofalo8813
      @jgarofalo8813 Год назад +12

      I feel bad for the monkeys.

    • @leonardstilwell1894
      @leonardstilwell1894 Год назад +3

      This comment made my day

    • @Piggy-Oink-Oink
      @Piggy-Oink-Oink Год назад +2

      Dave was right to be scared as one of these monkey's ripped the face off her owner in CT. That little monkey hated him lol

    • @johnb1150
      @johnb1150 Год назад

      Dave was scared of all the animals though if it wasn't just a dog he'd shift away.

  • @jordanbrower2598
    @jordanbrower2598 Год назад +24

    This episode was a month after Crispin Glover’s freak out, which made this one even more entertaining at the time. If I recall, Dave went on a vacation after this.

    • @Piggy-Oink-Oink
      @Piggy-Oink-Oink Год назад +1

      After Crispun Glover, CHer, and these monkeys one has to wonder Was it Dave or was the rest of the world just nuts lol

  • @tomfeister
    @tomfeister Год назад +15

    I was watching the first night this aired. It was riveting. You just knew bloody chaos was a split second away. Funniest thing I've ver seen.

  • @sagatuppercut2960
    @sagatuppercut2960 Год назад +19

    Rena just takes over the show like it's nothing.

  • @_PrimetimePranks
    @_PrimetimePranks Год назад +25

    5:47 Paul cursing 😂

    • @trekkiejunk
      @trekkiejunk Год назад +4

      Wow, you're right. I had to replay that to catch it. I guess the censors missed that one in the edit. They edited out the monkey woman swearing at the end, too.

  • @UberNeuman
    @UberNeuman Год назад +8

    lol. It's crazy the way Sandy took an instant dislike to Dave. It reminds me a few first dates I've had.

  • @KungEMuller
    @KungEMuller Год назад +18

    Wow! This was truly a late night classic. Way to go, Dave!

  • @elizabethlarson9655
    @elizabethlarson9655 Год назад +15

    I don't think I ever realized how fed up Rena was by the end, which really makes it funnier.

    • @keefriff99
      @keefriff99 Год назад +1

      Lol, she swore on live TV. That was priceless...total trainwreck.

    • @Driven2Beers
      @Driven2Beers 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@keefriff99 All of shows were videotaped before airing.

    • @FUGP72
      @FUGP72 Месяц назад

      It was an act. She was doing a bit without telling Dave or the producers.

  • @privatepenguin3137
    @privatepenguin3137 Год назад +12

    CLASSIC moment for the show. I remember for the anniversary show from this year (I think it was the 6th anniversary special)...they double-edited in the facial expression here at 5:50 when she knocked the glass away (so it was in the segment twice)....but it was oh so entertaining! 🤣🐒

  • @infowarriorone
    @infowarriorone Год назад +10

    I just laughed as hard as I did when this first aired on TV.

  • @auntpamwa
    @auntpamwa Год назад +9

    If you listen carefully, at time 8.22 you can hear Paul say "shit" and it did not get bleeped off the air. I remember when this aired in 1987 and I laughed my head off. Unfortunately, I did not record it on my VCR and I could not replay it as many times as I would like, like I can now:)

    • @JeyJJeyJ
      @JeyJJeyJ 10 месяцев назад

      What are you talking about, at 8:22? It's silent, end of video. You're hearing the voices in your head.

    • @ubwcolt
      @ubwcolt 4 месяца назад +1

      @@JeyJJeyJ It's right after 5:46

  • @_PrimetimePranks
    @_PrimetimePranks Год назад +31

    Saw this the night it originally aired. One of the greatest comedic moments ever in late night television!

  • @thatoneguy2813
    @thatoneguy2813 Год назад +20

    She was trying so hard to make this bit work but David’s reactions made it work better.

  • @joycejohnson7164
    @joycejohnson7164 Год назад +14

    Hope they're treated well...

    • @yuenr1
      @yuenr1 Год назад +1

      That’s your comment? 4:28 Cmon, they have tea parties. That’s a better life than most humans.

  • @75midge
    @75midge Год назад +8

    this clip has stayed with me for almost 36 years...Dave's never looked happier

  • @Checkmate1954
    @Checkmate1954 Год назад +6

    This has to be one of the funnest things on TV ever❗️

  • @WEPDRabbitEarsTV
    @WEPDRabbitEarsTV Год назад +8

    This is my favorite thing I've seen on the show!

  • @mehome-ty4yi
    @mehome-ty4yi 8 месяцев назад +3

    The current crop of late show hosts should just quit.

  • @Pidxr
    @Pidxr Год назад +5

    Dave is certainly the Letter, as in letting it all happen.

  • @pigeonhed13
    @pigeonhed13 Год назад +6

    This segment is etched into my memory for life!!

  • @makenzieedwards9725
    @makenzieedwards9725 Год назад +4

    i just wanna hug them oh my goodnesssss

  • @justayoutuber1906
    @justayoutuber1906 Год назад +3

    I will forever remember "Maybe you'll get some, maybe you wont!" OH GEEZE!!!

  • @Roy-G-Biv
    @Roy-G-Biv Год назад +5

    i watched this live and it creeped me out sooooo much at a young age.

    • @trekkiejunk
      @trekkiejunk Год назад +2

      Live? Did you attend the taping in NY? That's really cool. I wish i had gone to see him back in the 90's.

    • @Roy-G-Biv
      @Roy-G-Biv Год назад +4

      @@trekkiejunk I meant when it aired on tv that night….

  • @NLBTUBE
    @NLBTUBE 8 месяцев назад +2

    I watched this the night it first aired and it's been a favourite moment ever since. I certainly didn't know that I'd be able to watch it whenever I wanted to on a computer back then. I use the famous line about ripping a vein out of my neck whenever I see a spider, as an arachnophobiac.

  • @matawhite2287
    @matawhite2287 Год назад +3

    I swear - Sandy was doing it on purpose 😂😂😂 I still can’t stop laughing 🤩

  • @2_thumbs_up_baby
    @2_thumbs_up_baby 3 месяца назад +1

    That monkey was scary...freaked me out 😮. Knew letterman was trouble

  • @bettymarchesi2800
    @bettymarchesi2800 5 месяцев назад +1

    Johnny Carson would have handled this much better than Letterman I think, because he seemed to have a real love for animals.

  • @mibeatleman6767
    @mibeatleman6767 Год назад +3

    One of David's funniest moments from his "Late Night" Era.

  • @Nunya_Bidness_53
    @Nunya_Bidness_53 Год назад +3

    I thought I'd seen every Letterman bit but even I've never seen this! Perfectly insane! 🙉🙈🙊

  • @willneubauer21
    @willneubauer21 Год назад +2

    Cable is out in my hotel, who cares with this?!

  • @rocketRobScott
    @rocketRobScott Год назад +3

    Did I hear Paul say “oh shit”?

  • @hinthegroove9740
    @hinthegroove9740 Год назад +4

    Freaking hilarious 😂

  • @iMacDSL
    @iMacDSL Год назад +3

    Sandy took full advantage of that nervous energy. 🤣

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko Год назад +2

    I just realized that Sandy’s dress kept on getting caught on her chair! Crisis narrowly averted!

  • @redskins5926
    @redskins5926 Год назад +4

    Yes, this got posted! Definitely among my top 5 Letterman moments

  • @blindriv3r
    @blindriv3r Год назад +3

    Too bad Norm wasn't there to say something like "Man, that Sandy really does not care for you, Dave"

    • @CMUBrent
      @CMUBrent Год назад +1

      "And who's responsible for that monkey not caring for Dave? You guessed it, Frank Stallone."

    • @Driven2Beers
      @Driven2Beers 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, Sandy and Putin... they're kinda jerks.

  • @cambennet8843
    @cambennet8843 Год назад +1

    I’m at home sick today. Letterman reruns are a 1000 times better than The Price is Right.

  • @jenniferrueger1694
    @jenniferrueger1694 Год назад +2

    Miss ya David Letterman!

  • @MichelleUS66
    @MichelleUS66 Год назад +2

    The title of this clip wins the internet for the day! 😂

  • @ForbinColossus
    @ForbinColossus Год назад +2

    Dave's been scaring monkeys his entire career

  • @michaelderenne9838
    @michaelderenne9838 8 месяцев назад +2

    Maybe youll get some maybe you wont lol

  • @lizzyrumpler3128
    @lizzyrumpler3128 4 месяца назад +1

    This is my absolutely favorite David Letterman episode.

  • @EdKazO-Vision
    @EdKazO-Vision Год назад +9

    This is THE funniest Letterman bit EVER.

  • @greggseager4632
    @greggseager4632 Год назад +2

    Paul with the "....oh Shit!" Listen for it.

  • @plaws0
    @plaws0 Год назад +3

    5:46 made it past Standards & Practices.

    • @plaws0
      @plaws0 Год назад +3

      I think it's Paul ...

  • @Wishbone4evr
    @Wishbone4evr 9 месяцев назад +1

    He must've gotten monkey phobia or something LOL

  • @kstepko
    @kstepko Год назад +2

    Classic Letterman!

  • @ginaheller333
    @ginaheller333 Год назад +2

    Thank you for the belly laughs!

  • @maynardsmoreland
    @maynardsmoreland 4 месяца назад +1

    Man, 1987 may be the most memorable Letterman year ever.

  • @twlightzone2065
    @twlightzone2065 Год назад +1

    I remember watching this when this originally aired.

  • @christ5783
    @christ5783 Год назад +1

    My favourite bit is when you can hear Paul Shaffer say 'Holy shit!' in the background.

  • @johnschlaefflin2100
    @johnschlaefflin2100 Год назад +1

    Did everyone hear Paul say “oh shit” in the background?

  • @trevorschleusner1525
    @trevorschleusner1525 2 месяца назад

    I love how the coolest 'person' in the room is the baboon.

  • @dinallesi
    @dinallesi 6 месяцев назад

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @martin_mue
    @martin_mue Год назад +1

    Dave clearly prefers Dogs. 🙂

  • @FaRtBoMb42
    @FaRtBoMb42 Год назад +1

    There's no way she didn't go back and not hit those monkey's. There's no way.

    • @vxy357
      @vxy357 2 месяца назад

      She probably gave them extra treats.

  • @asymmetry9988
    @asymmetry9988 4 месяца назад

    Looks like Paul Schaefer

  • @sonnyceeplaylist6337
    @sonnyceeplaylist6337 Год назад +1

    💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @nibbin1963
    @nibbin1963 Год назад

    I am trying to let David Letterman know that a gentleman named Bill from Muncie Indiana would love to hear from him. He use to feed David many Pixie Burgers while he was at Ball State. Bill is now 106 and I would love to connect him to his friend from years ago.

  • @richardyoon4209
    @richardyoon4209 7 месяцев назад

    I've always saw clips of this whenever Dave did an anniversary special. Before today, I never saw the full segment. Thank you!

  • @dashobie
    @dashobie Год назад

    Is that Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert on the table or Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ?

  • @daisytheunicornTV
    @daisytheunicornTV Год назад

    Can you post Cotton Candy Toupee. Chris & Ken ?

  • @dashobie
    @dashobie Год назад

    David what's with the Beard it takes more then that to look like a Real Man.

  • @roberttemple2521
    @roberttemple2521 Год назад +7

    I can't watch this. I tried, but it is so sad. Animals who are made to perform live horrible lives. I am a former circus performer, I saw a lot and I can tell you it is animal abuse any way you slice it.

  • @zjdarrah
    @zjdarrah Год назад

    Finally I've been waiting for this one for a while! Lmao!

  • @go-godollie2335
    @go-godollie2335 Год назад

    Sandy flirts like I do

  • @kaspinet
    @kaspinet Год назад +8

    That was uncomfortable on soooooo many levels. Different times. Different times.

    • @vxy357
      @vxy357 2 месяца назад

      But it was still a hoot!

  • @Tesoro598
    @Tesoro598 4 месяца назад +1

    Anyone else find this disturbing? I couldn’t watch it till the end

    • @vxy357
      @vxy357 2 месяца назад

      Uh...NOPE!

  • @elbisnopserton9052
    @elbisnopserton9052 Год назад +2

    How does a lady end up with monkeys.
    Monkeys start at Cluster F. and it doesn’t get better.

  • @bambufan3636
    @bambufan3636 Год назад +10

    Those poor defanged animals must have led terrible lives.

    • @kstepko
      @kstepko Год назад +5

      @@patreekotime4578 Or Sandy’s! She is obviously not enjoying being dressed up and told to perform for and interact with strangers, and is defending herself.

  • @catherinegigliotti1368
    @catherinegigliotti1368 Год назад +1

    The shoes David, them shoes

  • @duermedespierto
    @duermedespierto Год назад +3

    I don't like the woman...I hope she didn't beat her monkeys