Dave's Calls to Mom Collection on LNwDL, 1990-93

Of all the compilation videos I've put together in here, this has been the most endearing. The informed and patient innocence of Dorothy, the exasperated son, and an audience that loved every second.

The phone calls don't begin until mid-1990, but I included three clips that serve as sort of a prologue, where Dave just talks about his mom and then calls Phoebe Cates for some Mom advice. Throughout the collection I also include some pre-call chatter because there'd frequently be callbacks to that chatter and, I thought, they're pretty entertaining on their own.

1987 June 26: Dave gets a postcard from Mom who is vacationing in Alaska.

1989 July 28: Dave talks about Mom's blueberry collection.

1989 August 1: Dave calls Phoebe Cates for advice on calling mom for a belated birthday greeting. But he never gets around to asking her.

The calls begin.

1990 June 5: Dave asks Mom to recite the Top 10 things found in her refrigerator.

1990 June 26: Mom is vacationing at a Comfort Inn in Vancouver and gives her vacation review.

1990 July 10: Mom reviews "Dick Tracy."

1990 July 31: Dave dials the wrong number and gets Sid Tuchman instead; he finally reaches Mom, who reviews "Quick Change."

1990 September 25: Mom is back from Cape May, "Amish Country," and Dave asks her to critique the new fall TV series "Cop Rock."

1990 October 2: Mom gives her impression of "Cop Rock."

1990 November 6: Mom instructs Dave how to make a Fried Bologna sandwich.

1990 November 22: Dave asks Mom about her Thanksgiving dinner.

1991 February 19: Dave calls mom, hoping she'll say "crocuses."

1991 November 28: Dave asks The Amazing Kreskin to guess the weight of Mom's turkey. then calls Mom for the answer. With an early appearance by Andrea Sande.

1992 August 18: Dave conducts an experiment on Mom's behavior toward bluejays.

1993 February 18: Mom tells us about her lunch.