 Letterman, David (qv) appears as the "Old Salt in the Fishing  Village", but the credits list him as "Earl Hofert". This is an  inside joke for Letterman fans, as he also referred to himself as  "Hofert" in some skits back at his old program  _"Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)_ (qv) on NBC. In real  life, Hofert is an uncle of Lettermans on his mothers side.