Episode 433: Waiting For A Paar to Fall Pt 1 of Winter Series 2024 "Late Nite With Dave Bledsoe"

Episode 433: “Waiting for a Paar to Fall”  Part 1 of  Winter Series 2024: “Late Night With Dave Bledsoe” This week Host Dave Bledsoe drunkenly stumbles out of the studio bathroom shouting “Heeeeere's Davey!” with his pants around his ankles as a joke. (Again) On the show this week we kick off our Winter Series for 2024 with the B.C. era of late night TV talk. (Before Carson) Along the way we are forced to listen to an old man wax nostalgic about TV sign-offs from his childhood. (Honestly, we are looking for a home for Dave, a cheap one.) Then we dive right into the history of television talk shows.  We hear about Joe Franklin, the “Ur” Late Night Host who essentially created the format before moving on to NBC’s first incarnation of an iconic show with an iconic host. (Well, TWO iconic hosts actually) and how they created a television show that has been on the air over half a century.  (Before being utterly ruined by Jay Leno.). Our Sponsor this week is Panelist R Us, in a bind because your guest canceled at the last minute?  Grab a D Lister from Panelist R Us.  We open with the very first broadcast of the Tonight show and close with Hindley Street Social Club waiting for the star to fall and hit Dave for his dumb ass pun. Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ Our Website: www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music:https://youtu.be/2YIVQn-bGfM?si=YgtorD5a1ot31Hq7 We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed: II. History: U.S. Talk Shows from Radio to Television and the Internet https://ellenhume.com/talk-show-culture/ii-history-u-s-talk-shows-from-radio-to-television-and-the-internet/ JOE FRANKLIN https://www.bronxwalkoffame.com/inductees/joe-franklin The Peculiar Truth about Joe Franklin, the Eccentric Talk Show Host https://medium.com/the-peculiar-truth/the-peculiar-truth-about-joe-franklin-the-eccentric-talk-show-host-6169875aec11 That Old Feeling: Paar Excellence Richard Corliss remembers Jack Paar, the emotional, inimitable host of “The Tonight Show” https://web.archive.org/web/20040217114614/http://www.time.com/time/columnist/corliss/article/0,9565,585397,00.html Wikipedia: Transition from Paar to Carson (1962) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tonight_Show#Transition_from_Paar_to_Carson_(1962) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices