This Beagleโ€™s dramatic 'play dead' on command is the funniest thing Iโ€™ve seen today

February 18, 2026 - 18:17 UTC

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I remember this! So funny.
Lettermanโ€™s genuinely tickled which is super cute too.
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It is a Brittany spaniel, I think. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany_Spaniel
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It's a beagle.
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Letterman had so many clever, funny ideas for his show. Do you remember the velcro suit where he jumped from a mini-tramp and stuck to the wall?
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I was just remembering that! I loved that show.
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Yes my faves were when he would man the drive through at various establishments.
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I remember seeing it at its original date and time.
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That made my day!
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If you think Stupid Pet tricks was amazing.. wait until you see their Human competition.

youtu.be/lhic-tiJgV4?si=684eY-CIK9g3raIl
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Brilliant
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GREAT timeline cleanse!
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Loved stupid pet tricks and letterman. Genius!
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Anything for a treat!
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Ping @smallholdingh.bsky.social
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I love how Bailey comes back to life to make sure the treat is coming. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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I saw this when it aired. Dave cracked up too.
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Oscar worthy.
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Trump is a pedophile.
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Beagles are such smart and beautiful dogs. Because they are so sweet natured, they are exploited and used in animal testing labs. What they endure is horrifically cruel and ghastly. Please support ending all animal testing. We donโ€™t need it anymore !!
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Needed that today
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Not my idea of entertainment.

In south of France they drug cats and rabbits to sit obediently on the shoulders of beggars for tourists who think theyโ€™re obedient and cute. On trains beggars have drugged babies in arms.

Not saying this dog drugged but why? Just why? Performing animals so medieval.
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I know, I know, bring on the hateโ€ฆ sigh. I just like animals to be their natural selves. Rolling in mud or chasing imaginary squirrels not made to perform to order for another species.
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Awesome ๐Ÿคฉ
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Hahaha that is adorable ๐Ÿฅฐ
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In these troubled times, we need more Stupid Pet Tricks.
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They should renew the Sarah Silverman reboot for a season 2, damnit!
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We do! ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
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Stupid Pet Tricks!!!! I miss these still โค๏ธ
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Give Bailey an Oscar for best death scene!
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Great dog!
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"I'm dead. Completely dead. Dead as a door nail. Is it time for a treat? No? Back to dead. Dead dead dead."
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I have a family member who used to have a chihuahua. If you did a โ€œfinger pewpewโ€ she would either collapse and play dead or sheโ€™d be wounded dog and drag her back legs around behind her. It was hilarious ๐Ÿคฃ
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I LOVED Stupid Pet Tricks. I miss Dave, too. I can still hear "Hello doggy", in Dave's voice! That show was great.
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That is hilarious๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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Would love to know how to teach this
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A great gift for the Noem family..
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I miss the humour and funny stuff that the old late-night shows had. We need more laughter.
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This was so cute and adorable โ˜บ๏ธ
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Beagles are used in tens
Of thousands of cruel
Painful experiments.
And people praised
Dr. Fauci..
They still are in use today. And America
Never stops it.
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@juliedivah.bsky.social
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eu amo Bailey com todo meu coraรงรฃo
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I had one of those! Charlie was the best boy.
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๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚Lordy I needed that!
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I miss stupid pet tricks and stupid human tricks
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I remember that one. So funny!
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๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃโค๏ธ love when Bailey raises up just checking if it's time yet and drops back down ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ needed this thank you!
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My granddaughters do this every day when I ask them to rinse their plates.....and it is equally adorable
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Thank you @merrillmarkoe.bsky.social !! ๐Ÿฅฐ
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We need more of this kind of humor!
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I don't think anything will top stupid pet tricks, but stupid human tricks comes in at a close second. Thanks for posting!
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Wundabar!๐Ÿ˜„
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๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ thanks, I needed that today ๐Ÿคฃ
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This beagle would have been so helpful to Kristi Noem's dog.
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Hilarious!๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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i love when dave shook bailey's foot
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I miss stupid pet tricks so much
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Like Toby in Used Cars
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Ruby playing dead
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Bailey! ๐Ÿฅฐ One of my all-time favorites!
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Iโ€™ve sent this to a bunch of people for a lift.
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@maybecindeedidit.bsky.social Beagles are such characters
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Sooo dramatic! ๐Ÿ˜†
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I remember Dave dropping a watermelon from the nbc building and also giving away canned hams
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"Bailey, play dead."
* flop *
* cranes head up, looking for treat; no treat yet *
* flop *

Dude! You're supposed to be dead!

(That is so funny!)
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I always loved Stupid Pet Tricks, the greatest talk show bit ever conceived.
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Let's all say a big thank you to Merrill Markoe! ๐Ÿฅฐ
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It's a Letterman classic
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Bravo!
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not sure what's better, the beagle or Dave laughing at the beagle

thanks for the post... needed the laugh
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Awesome
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I always loved the stupid pet tricks segments. Letterman was awesome.
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Oh david david david.
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Letterman's "Stupid Pet Tricks" - I miss that simpler time when we could laugh at the fruits of wholesome pet parents with too much time on their hands!
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And all those poor pets who were too overwhelmed by the studio experience to even do their trick ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ
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When I was little, I wanted a beagle cuz I loved Snoopy. ๐Ÿ˜
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I adopted 2 sibling beagles from our local shelter named Snoopy and Lucy and they were SO sweet. Snoopy was scared of laundry baskets and balloons, and Lucy LOVED McDonalds fries. They had been owned by an elderly man that moved to assisted living, and I'm grateful they got to 'retire' to my fam.
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Good girl!
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Our dearly departed Kool Louie was named after this Louie, video was fondly remembered from our childhood. Enjoy

youtu.be/jH5JvkoEzXM
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I remember watching this live and rewinding (yes) and screaming laughing
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Stupid Pet Tricks was a great segment, and I liked how Letterman added Stupid Human Tricks too.
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My favorite from stupid pet tricks!
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Hilarious. I remember that. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฏ
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