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Join us after that last show. first of all, tom, your review of dave's final show? >> very entertaining, which is what he would want it to be. and as you said not emotional, particularly. there wasn't -- i'm not sure both the eyes in my house were dry. i got a little emotional. because, you know he impacted the culture, to use that dull academic language. he really -- that show even though it wasn't number one and contrary to all that stuff, the top ten lists and the expressions, and the whole attitude he represented, the idea of sound comedy and all that using real people instead of scripting...

Over the years. there's something about him that is just -- he's your older brother, he's your mentor. he's a protection against the network. he's a smart and funny guy. and you feel like you're on the same team with him and you feel like you really respect this guy that you're working for, which is not always the case. >> yeah. and tom shales, remember, you're hearing that from writers who, as you know, with any writer necessary copy, most of the stuff they've offered dave he's rejected and they still are in awe of him. >> and he probably rejects a lot of what he does himself because, you kno...

Mcdonald last week. >> i know that mr. letterman is not for the mockish and he has -- he has no truck for the sentimental, but if something is true it is not sentimental and i say, i love you. >> oh, wow. oh my god. >> the subject of last night's star-studded top ten list was things i've always wanted to say to dave. >> your expensive plastic surgery was a necessity. and a mistake. >> i'm just glad your show is being given to another white guy. >> thanks for finally proving men can be funny. >> dave did 11 minutes of thank

We'll take care of it. vo: we put members first... join the nation. thank you. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ people say to me dave when did you know it was time to retire? i said well, there were signs. there was always signs along the way. i think one of the signs was todd the cue card kid came up to me and said for the love of god, dave i can't write the words any bigger. remember that? all right, fine. all right.

Another "star wars" or "jaws" or movies as popular as that. i may be wrong and maybe i'm overstating the case. but i felt very sad as i was watching the final david letterman show the past couple of weeks. it's very sad about what we were losing. >> well, yeah. what is statistically true is that a hit on television today requires many many fewers viewers than a hit on television just ten years ago required. we're going to go to a break, but before we do i just want to show something from last night's show which was dave with kids. and this is actually stuff that i had forgotten. it was all new...