# Letterman's Mailbag **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433 "2001-11-20T17:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/1 "2001-11-20T17:29:13Z")
I was wondering, is there any particular night of the week when Letterman goes to the mailbag? I don’t watch religiously, but I’m hoping he might use comething funny I found for him. Is one weeknight better than the rest? - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/2 "2001-11-20T17:40:27Z")
They used to do it exclusively on fridays. I believe that is still the case but I have no independant confirmation of this. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/3 "2001-11-20T17:59:25Z")
Yup, still every Friday. Now, what he needs to do is “Dave Talks to Kids” and “Stupid Pet Tricks” regularly. I love those episodes, so very much. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/4 "2001-11-21T16:56:37Z")
Yeah, when Letterman was just becoming a household name…wasn’t this a nightly feature? Not sure about “Talking with kids”. Must be a new feature (borrowed from Art Linkletter). - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![ignatzmouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b2d939/32.png) [@ignatzmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ignatzmouse)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/5 "2001-11-21T17:07:24Z")
Better yet, bring back fifteen second theater. I never did get to see how “Suicide Squad” ended. ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Earthworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/6 "2001-11-22T05:05:53Z")
Fifteen Second Theater? Must have been before my time. Once Letterman is over (in about a half hour or so), I’m switching to Conan on NBC. Can’t stand Kilborn. Too bad Andy Richter quit. I miss his staring contests with Conan. -Syko ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/7 "2001-11-25T16:03:57Z")
[list][list][list][list][list] **Did Carson quit?** [list]:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Vic\_Ferrari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dbc845/32.png) [@Vic\_Ferrari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vic_Ferrari)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/8 "2001-11-26T20:56:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Beadalin \* > \*\*Yup, still every Friday. > > Now, what he needs to do is “Dave Talks to Kids” and “Stupid Pet Tricks” regularly. I love those episodes, so very much. \*\* Letterman is at his best when he’s talking to ordinary folks, either from the audience or brought in as guests. I really wish they did that stuff more often. Especially “Kid Scientists” or whatever it’s called, that’s always a riot. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lettermans-mailbag/94433/9 "2001-11-28T03:09:10Z")
Back when Dave was on NBC with _Late Night with David Letterman,_ letters were on Thursday nights (and there was no Friday show). I know a guy, Lon Wolf, who had a letter read on the air not once but twice! I don’t think anyone else ever managed that. I only remember one of them. Lon wrote in to Dave something like: > [@](#): > > Dear Dave, I want to dance on “Dance Party USA.” Any suggestions? Dave’s reply was “Long term therapy!”