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On the night of February 1, 1982, "Late Night With David Letterman" premiered on NBC.

📺DEBUT: ‘Late Night With David Letterman’ premiered 41 years ago, February 1, 1982, on NBC

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Thu Feb 2, 2023: On February 1, 1982, "Late Night With David Letterman" premiered on NBC.

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On the night of February 1, 1982, "Late Night With David Letterman" premiered on NBC. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Saturday OP

And Letterman's "The Morning Show" originally aired on NBC in 1980. sop Saturday #1

One of the first times I watched it he had a woman on who owned hundreds of applegrove Saturday #2

The best! IcyPeas Sunday #3

sop

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1. And Letterman's "The Morning Show" originally aired on NBC in 1980.

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Sat Feb 1, 2025, 09:23 AM

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2. One of the first times I watched it he had a woman on who owned hundreds of

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Sat Feb 1, 2025, 01:42 PM

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shoes. They had a conveyor belt and filmed them all going by. I laughed so hard.

IcyPeas

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3. The best!

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Sun Feb 2, 2025, 10:22 PM

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Weird thing I remember... First time I ever heard the term "intellectual property" was when he switched from NBC to CBS. He wasn't allowed to take some of his bits over to CBS because NBC "owned" them.

... his dispute with NBC over the doctrine of "intellectual property." You'll remember that when Letterman switched to CBS, NBC made threats, telling him he could not use well-known portions of his show such as "Stupid Pet Tricks" and "The Top Ten List."

... NBC also denied him the title, "Late Night with David Letterman," because the network owned it.

He also could not use "Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band," or "Larry Bud Melman," the name of a character played by Calvert DeForest.
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During his first CBS monologue, Letterman playfully asserted that CBS attorneys had assured him he could still call himself "Dave." ...

Even though this argument sounds pretty silly, Letterman has made some changes. He calls it "Late Show with David Letterman," The Top 10 List is now the "Late Show Top 10," Paul Shaffer's "World's Most Dangerous Band" is now "The CBS Orchestra" - and Calvert DeForest goes by his real name.

https://www.deseret.com/1993/11/4/19074670/at-least-we-can-still-call-letterman-dave/

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