It took me 10 minutes to find this guy again. I swore it was a waking dream at one point.

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TwistedMemories@reddit

When Letterman change to CBS, NBC wouldn't let them use, Larry "Bud" Melman. They claimed that the name was NBC property. He then switched to his real name, Calvert DeForest, playing the same character.

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Trolkarlen@reddit

That was quite petty of them. I'm sure they never used that name again.

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RezRising@reddit

Oh, my dude, 80s NBC management would sue you for the lolz.
The whole jump from NBC to CBS by Letterman is heavily documented in articles, books, and mini series. NBC acted atrociously.

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Authoritaye@reddit

Memory unlocked!

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DRL_tfn@reddit

You can watch Deforest on Tom Snyder’s show via YouTube.

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jennydangerously@reddit

I always knew him as Calvert 🤣

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Quasigriz_@reddit

Anyone remember Mujibur and Sirajul, or any of the other folks Dave would drop in on?

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Few_Onion9863@reddit

And Meg! She worked in publishing in a building across from NBC and they’d spy on her and call her extension. It was a riot!

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GrumpySnarf@reddit

Hello Deli

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some_one_234@reddit

Rupert Jee! I remember when Larry would try to conduct an interview and always screw up the mic position pulling it away when someone was trying to speak

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GrumpySnarf@reddit

YES! Rupert! He always looked so awkward and anxious but he went for it anyway.

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Maleficent_Thanks_51@reddit

I would like 20 quarter pounders to build my own 5 pounder

(Whispers Dave I don't have any money)

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Medium-Mission5072@reddit

I remember a bit when Letterman was still on NBC where he put various things on railroad tracks and had a locomotive smash into them (a stack of Florissant lightbulbs, a fish tank full of guacamole etc).

One of the things he put on the tracks was ol Bud laying on a stretcher preparing to take a nap. The locomotive comes, hits the stretcher with a very obvious dummy in it, then they cut to the aftermath with Bud trying to shake it off saying “it knocked the wind out of me” but unharmed lol.

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IDunnoNuthinMr@reddit

Fluorescent lightbulbs. Spell check didn't catch Florrisant because that's a suburb of St Louis.

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SmokeyFrank@reddit

His voice concludes, "Why Don't You Get a Job?" by The Offspring.

"Hey, that's something everyone can enjoy."

Caveat: The video omits this ending in place of the ...

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viskoviskovisko@reddit

He lived near me when I was a kid. I would see him in the mornings when I took the bus to junior high.

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ericrz@reddit

Saw Larry / Calvert as the king of a Mardi Gras float in 1994. Good times.

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TheFoulToad@reddit

Would you care for a hot towel?

Port Authority Interviews

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MargnWalkr@reddit

Sir or Madame, whichever the case may be

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The_Real_Fufishiswaz@reddit

That's something everyone can enjoy!

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Albus_Q@reddit

AKA the drawbridge operator in Heaven Help Us.

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wolfpanzer@reddit

French toast on a stick!

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dsmac085@reddit

Larry, Chris Elliot and Super Dave were always fun😄

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basec0m@reddit

Sometimes I cringed because it felt like Dave was torturing this poor man... The night before christmas one where he was given the poem in French is one I remember.

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DramaticCollege3520@reddit

“Did you have a snack on the way over?”

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Desperate_County_680@reddit

He was on Pee Wee's Playhouse, at least once.

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Worried_Coat1941@reddit

He was great!! RIP

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glowend@reddit

I remember seeing him make a cameo in King of Rock by Run DMC! https://youtu.be/Vft2vxU_IXQ?si=M426311Ljp0N1ZXw&t=11

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AliensRHereNErth@reddit

I too have a memory unlocked. I wrote Dave Letterman for an autograph. Got this guy instead. Still have it somewhere.

I used to collect autographs when I was younger. I got that from my Nana.

She had autographs from EVERYONE back in the day. Cary Grant. Frank Sinatra. Lucille Ball. Those are at the top of my head.

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VE3VNA@reddit

"Who gives a rats ass"

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toxicVanCleef@reddit

His voice was heard at the end of an Offspring album "I think you guys should try heavy metal..kiss my ass!"

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MsnKB@reddit

I thought it was "hey that's something everyone can enjoy"

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SweetsMurphy@reddit

“anyone could be In the public zeitgeist for no reason at all.”

Have you looked at the internet lately?

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Self-Comprehensive@reddit

Man staying up late on Friday nights with my mom to watch Letterman and then Friday night videos was awesome.

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Mike_Hagedorn@reddit

When Harvey Pekar and Captain Beefheart wouldn’t go along with Dave’s bits, Larry Bud came through. But it was great seeing those two on TV in the first place.

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Sam_Cobra_Forever@reddit

The Beatles!

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govnah06@reddit

Back when Letterman was still funny. I loved me some Larry “Bud” Melman!!

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LeveragedPittsburgh@reddit

Him in the NY bus terminal when he couldn’t hear Letterman was hilarious.

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claytionthecreation@reddit

I thought it was Harry Carey when I first saw this.

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chrash@reddit

He doesn't wear that uniform because he's a member of the United States Navy. He wears it because it makes him look good. Damn good.

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WendySteeplechase@reddit

Oh man, he was the perfect foil for Dave. Loved those early days of the show.

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TheFranticGibbon@reddit

“They pelted us with rocks and garbage!”

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Calm_Ad2983@reddit

Ladies and gentlemen, punch your balls off and please welcome Nine Inch Nails!

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CzarOfCT@reddit

The same could be said about these "reality tv stars"

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Quintipluar@reddit

Abe Vigoda

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Hifi-Cat@reddit

Not dead yet.

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thisisntmyotherone@reddit

Underrated comment!

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RockingFlower@reddit

Often confused with Harry Carey

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signuporloginagain@reddit

I want some Mr. Larry's Toast on a Stick.

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facemugg@reddit

Larry was the man

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edked@reddit

I was all thrilled a year or so back when I found some old NYC scene indie movie from the late 70s on Tubi with a pre-Dave Calvert Deforest in it. Turned out to be kind slow to sit through, maybe I'll finish it at some point.

(Quick search, it's "Apple Pie," 1976)

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LastoftheSummerWine@reddit

I can hear this picture laugh.

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GnorxA@reddit

Hey! This is a rock and roll museum.

You guys don't belong in here HA HA! HAHA!

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