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Foundation Interviews: Jimmie Walker

Jerry Foley, the former 'Late Show with David Letterman' director who helmed close to 4,000 hours of late-night TV and was nominated for 24 Emmys, is died at 68

That opening night set both the tone and promise of what was to come for the next 22 years.

Revisit Letterman's Late Night in celebration of the series' 40th anniversary with this 1988 interview with director Hal Gurnee.

When you buy a buffalo, what do you get at the first of the month? Decades before Letterman was lowered into a huge water vat wearing an Alka-Seltzer suit, Allen was covered with tea bags and submerged into warm water. The Story Of Late Night – which repeats 10 p.m. this Saturday, May 8 – airs a clip of Allen showing the proper technique for smashing a cream pie into a mannequins face. A stage hand then volunteers to do it, but instead slammed the pie into Allens face. So Allen chased him ...

>> sometimes we had a bigger audience than the tonight show. >> and then he started a routine with you where he would talk to you during the show. >> hal? hal? >> hilarious innovative. everyone was along for the ride. there was guest cam and monkey cam. >> they had a 360 degree show where the show slowly over the course of the hour rotated. >> we have a16 -- achieved 180 degrees. >> i felt like the heavens had opened up. >> and fan boy. >> there was a cake that you

House. nobody owns an original house out here. formerly owned by doriss cousin. >> i think squeeky frome lived in my old house. >> they can really banter. he became a pro ta shay, which was hard to do with johnny. >> i have a feeling after a shot on this show tonight, youre going to be working a lot outside of the comedy store. >> and after a few appearances he went from a guest -- to guest host and became a network favorite. >> its "the david letterman show" live. >> and nbc execs were so submi...

>> i watched johnny carson, and you are no johnny carson. >> sometimes we had a bigger audience than the tonight show. >> and then he started a routine with you where he would talk to you during the show. >> hal? hal? >> hilarious and innovative. everyone was along for the ride. there was guest cam and monkey cam. >> they had a 360 degree show once where the show slowly, over the course of the hour, rotated. that was ridiculous. >> we have achieved 180 degrees. >> they did the show on a plane. a...