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RIP Joseph Wapner, judge in infamous 80s Carson v. Letterman (Original Post)
Adenoid_Hynkel
Feb 2017
OP
That was hilarious. But, could you imagine when it actually happened how thrilled
mucifer
Feb 2017
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elmac
(4,642 posts)1. Been watching reruns of the old Carson shows at night
man, they had some great entertainment back then, unlike the crap they have today.
Gothmog
(143,654 posts)2. May he rest in peace
Skittles
(152,918 posts)3. wasn't Rain Man obsessed with watching Judge Wapner?
yes indeed
SaveOurDemocracy
(4,395 posts)7. "10 minutes to Wapner."
MattP
(3,304 posts)4. There are some great comic tv shows Sam Bee is my favorite
But there are so many compared to the 80's does anybody remember Fridays it was a blast
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)6. Only in YT clips
Andy Kaufman's appearance has to be my favorite.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)5. Aw, Judge Wapner. RIP
KT2000
(20,535 posts)8. What a good sport!
Those were the good old days - Letterman and Carson together. Thanks for finding this.
Judge Wapner was always such a gentleman.
Rhiannon12866
(202,205 posts)9. This was terrific, a real classic! Thanks for posting!
I remember this, two of the greats, though I don't think I saw it first run...
mucifer
(23,325 posts)10. That was hilarious. But, could you imagine when it actually happened how thrilled
David Letterman must have felt when he realized Johnny Carson made a practical joke on him?
progressoid
(49,758 posts)11. I remember that!