Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writer is Matt Roberts and the announcer is Alan Kalter. Of the major U.S. late-night programs, Late Show ranks second in cumulative average viewers over time and third in number of episodes over time. The show leads other late night shows in ad revenue with $271 million in 2009.
In most U.S. markets the show airs at 11:35 p.m. Eastern/Pacific time, but is recorded Monday through Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m and 6:00 p.m. The second Thursday episode usually airs on Friday of that week.
In 2002, Late Show with David Letterman was ranked No. 7 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. CBS has a contract with World
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2x01 Show #0220
29 August, 1994 8:00 am
2x02 Show #0221
30 August, 1994 8:00 am
2x03 Show #0222
31 August, 1994 8:00 am
2x04 Show #0223
01 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x05 Show #0224
02 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x06 Show #0225
05 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x07 Show #0226
06 September, 1994 8:00 am
Throughout the night, an audience woman from Brooklyn kicks footballs.
2x08 Show #0227
07 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x09 Show #0228
08 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x10 Show #0229
09 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x11 Show #0230
12 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x12 Show #0231
13 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x13 Show #0232
14 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x14 Show #0233
15 September, 1994 8:00 am
"Dropping Stuff Off the 8th Floor Window" includes: champagne bottles, confetti, a TV monitor, presidential plates, fluorescent tubes, and bowling balls into a bathtub of pudding. The first two miss their mark; the third makes it but destroys the tub.
2x15 Show #0234
16 September, 1994 8:00 am
Dave comments on Robbie Kondor; a car alarm goes off outside the theater, so Dave goes outside and bombs the offending car; Chuck Berry sings "Johnny B. Goode"; Zsa Zsa Gabor laments and spews profanities after discovering her car has been destroyed.
2x16 Show #0235
19 September, 1994 8:00 am
Hal Gurnee harasses taxi drivers by posting their images on the Times Square jumbotron.
2x17 Show #0236
20 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x18 Show #0237
21 September, 1994 8:00 am
An audience member gives Dave a tiny pair of pants; Gavin MacLeod pops in several times, interrupting the monologue and presenting the Top Ten.
2x19 Show #0238
22 September, 1994 8:00 am
John Popper sits in with the band; Bill Murray tours Broadway; Macaulay Culkin promotes "Richie Rich."
2x20 Show #0239
23 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x21 Show #0240
26 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x22 Show #0241
27 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x23 Show #0242
28 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x24 Show #0243
29 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x25 Show #0244
30 September, 1994 8:00 am
2x26 Show #0245
03 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x27 Show #0246
04 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x28 Show #0247
05 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x29 Show #0248
06 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x30 Show #0249
07 October, 1994 8:00 am
Tim Allen promotes his bestselling book, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man.
2x31 Show #0250
10 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x32 Show #0251
11 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x33 Show #0252
12 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x34 Show #0253
13 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x35 Show #0254
14 October, 1994 8:00 am
2x36 Show #0255
24 October, 1994 7:00 am
2x37 Show #0256
25 October, 1994 7:00 am
2x38 Show #0257
26 October, 1994 7:00 am
Two standby audience folks named Jenya and Gary are sent to take food to Dan Rather, courtesy of Rupert. Later, Mike Judge discusses his hit MTV show "Beavis & Butt-head."
2x39 Show #0258
27 October, 1994 7:00 am
2x40 Show #0259
28 October, 1994 7:00 am
2x41 Show #0260
31 October, 1994 8:00 am
Calvert goes trick-or-treating in Nutley, New Jersey (Martha Stewart's hometown); Lauren Bacall plugs "Pret-a-Porter" (Ready to Wear).
2x42 Show #0261
01 November, 1994 8:00 am
John Popper sits in; throughout the night, Mujibur and Sirajul appear as correspondents on Court TV; Elijah Wood plugs North.
2x43 Show #0262
02 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x44 Show #0263
03 November, 1994 8:00 am
Dave gets freshened up by a street sweeper; Rupert serves "Bill Clinton Soup."
2x45 Show #0264
04 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x46 Show #0265
07 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x47 Show #0266
09 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x48 Show #0267
10 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x49 Show #0268
11 November, 1994 8:00 am
Live via telephone, Jerry Lewis pronounces the new governor's name "Puh-tack-ee;" "Picket Fences" star Fyvush Finkel sings "If I Were a Rich Man;" The Cranberries perform "Zombie."
2x50 Show #0269
14 November, 1994 8:00 am
Dave selects a woman from outside named Laurie Byrd to be his co-host tonight; Biff and George Clarke recreate a scene from the hit CBS miniseries "Scarlett."
2x51 Show #0270
15 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x52 Show #0271
16 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x53 Show #0272
17 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x54 Show #0273
18 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x55 Show #0274
21 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x56 Show #0275
22 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x57 Show #0276
23 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x58 Show #0277
24 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x59 Show #0278
25 November, 1994 8:00 am
2x60 Show #0279
28 November, 1994 8:00 am
The outside cam reveals that Dave's picture in the window of Joe G's Pizza. Dave calls and distracts Joe while Paul steals the unflattering portrait; Jon Lovitz plugs North.
2x61 Show #0280
29 November, 1994 8:00 am
Roseanne makes a rare political statement; Dave's accountant Fred Nigro takes a bow.
2x62 Show #0281
30 November, 1994 8:00 am
Mujibur, Sirajul and Tony Randall take a photo together; tonight's celebrities in the audience: Mia Farrow, Eddie Murphy and Sharon Stone.
2x63 Show #0282
01 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x64 Show #0283
02 December, 1994 8:00 am
One of tonight's cue cards goes to a garbage truck outside; in the latest edition of "Rupert and Me," Dave radios strange comments to Rupert, which are then repeated out loud to annoyed passers-by; Nicholas Turturro sings "My Way;" Michael Keaton gets arrested for shoplifting at Hello Deli.
2x65 Show #0284
12 December, 1994 8:00 am
Cold Opening: Jim Carrey and an unshaven Dave goof around. Later in the show, Mickey, the barber at the Wellington Hotel, shaves off Dave's beard.
2x66 Show #0285
13 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x67 Show #0286
14 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x68 Show #0287
15 December, 1994 8:00 am
Siskel and Ebert throw snowballs; Michael J. Fox walks onstage with a cow.
2x69 Show #0288
16 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x70 Show #0289
19 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x71 Show #0290
20 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x72 Show #0291
21 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x73 Show #0292
22 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x74 Show #0293
23 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x76 Show #0295
27 December, 1994 8:00 am
2x77 Show #0296
28 December, 1994 8:00 am
During "Charts and Graphs," Dave sends an audience member down the street for copies of a chart. Also, Dave calls the mother of a different audience member, but he ends up leaving a message on her machine.
2x78 Show #0297
29 December, 1994 8:00 am
A customer at Hello Deli shows Dave her holiday photos. Later, Dave checks his temperature (99.5 F).
2x79 Show #0298
30 December, 1994 8:00 am
Dave ends the show early yet again, and Paul finds him sobbing on the Ricki Lake show; Biff has champagne coming out of his ears; Dick Clark presents the Top Ten; Dave and Richard Simmons go harassing people door-to-door in New Jersey.
2x80 Show #0299
02 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x81 Show #0300
03 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x82 Show #0301
04 January, 1995 8:00 am
Michael Buffer announces Phil Hartman's entry onstage; a comely postal carrier distracts Dave.
2x83 Show #0302
05 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x84 Show #0303
06 January, 1995 8:00 am
Dave autographs a ham; Calvert (dressed as Newt Gingrich's mother) presents the Top Ten.
2x85 Show #0304
09 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x86 Show #0305
10 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x87 Show #0306
11 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x88 Show #0307
12 January, 1995 8:00 am
An audience member hangs out in the band section; Mujibur and Sirajul become the latest witnesses to testify for O.J. Simpson.
2x90 Show #0309
16 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x91 Show #0310
17 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x92 Show #0311
18 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x93 Show #0312
19 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x94 Show #0313
20 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x95 Show #0314
30 January, 1995 8:00 am
2x96 Show #0315
31 January, 1995 8:00 am
Dave shows a (bogus) Super Bowl ad starring himself; Gerard presents "Top Ten Signs You're Not the Sexiest Man Alive."
2x97 Show #0316
01 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x98 Show #0317
02 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x99 Show #0318
03 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x100 Sally Field
06 February, 1995 8:00 am
Has Dave gone soft? Sally Field wants to help change his new reputation.
Rosanne Cash performs "I Count the Tears."
2x101 Show #0320
07 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x102 Show #0321
08 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x103 Show #0322
09 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x104 Show #0323
10 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x105 Show #0324
13 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x106 Show #0325
14 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x107 Show #0326
15 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x108 Show #0327
16 February, 1995 8:00 am
Dave introduces the brand new "Late Show Dancers," who prance around throughout the show. Also, 83-year-old Empire State Building employee Chico Chimone plays the piano.
2x109 Show #0328
17 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x110 Show #0329
20 February, 1995 8:00 am
Dave sends three members from the audience to go to a nearby movie theater to videotape some clips from Pulp Fiction. They return in time to show the footage during John Travolta's guest appearance to promote the film. Also, Mujibur and Sirajul report from yesterday's Daytona 500.
2x111 Show #0330
21 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x112 Show #0331
22 February, 1995 8:00 am
Cybill Shepherd promotes her new sitcom; Gary Sinise brags about the perks of being an Academy Award Nominee.
2x113 Show #0332
23 February, 1995 8:00 am
Wayne Newton (live via satellite) presents the Top Ten; Michael McKean comments on the recent troubles on the set of "Saturday Night Live;" David Byrne and the CBS Orchestra perform "You & Eye."
2x114 Show #0333
24 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x115 Show #0334
27 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x116 Show #0335
28 February, 1995 8:00 am
2x117 Show #0336
01 March, 1995 8:00 am
2x118 Show #0337
02 March, 1995 8:00 am
Bernie Worrell sits in; Al Roker does a weather forecast; Dave retrieves a blue card from "Forrest Gump" (Calvert); Jeff Goldblum tap dances.
2x119 Show #0338
03 March, 1995 8:00 am
2x120 Show #0339
06 March, 1995 8:00 am
Dave sends the standby audience to The Gap to purchase and wear matching outfits before they're allowed to return to the theater. By the end of the show, they are all wearing identical sweaters and khakis. (correct synopsis)
2x121 Show #0340
07 March, 1995 8:00 am
On the first Letterman show ever aired on this date, Bill Cosby, Tito Puente, and Dave climb a ladder up to the balcony, and Luke Perry does a science experiment in place of bumped guest Lee Marek.
2x122 Show #0341
08 March, 1995 8:00 am
2x123 Show #0342
09 March, 1995 8:00 am
2x124 Show #0343
10 March, 1995 8:00 am
Dave sends the standby audience to The Gap to purchase and wear matching outfits before they're allowed to return to the theater. By the end of the show, they are all wearing identical sweaters and khakis.
2x125 Show #0344
13 March, 1995 8:00 am
2x126 Show #0345
14 March, 1995 8:00 am
2x127 Show #0346
15 March, 1995 8:00 am
2x128 Show #0347
20 March, 1995 8:00 am
Dave gives a girl in the audience named Amy money to buy spring flowers, and later her boyfriend (also in the audience) sings karaoke with Will Smith.
2x129 Show #0348
21 March, 1995 8:00 am
A woman in the audience bakes cookies for everyone; Conan O'Brien appears in Dave's latest Oscar-related dream; Dave gets his toupee dry-cleaned.
2x130 Show #0349
22 March, 1995 8:00 am
Throughout the night, Dave practices giving out Oscars, awarding achievements by Tony Randall, Doc Severinson (who's sitting in), Tony Mendez, a hi-ho girl, and Sirajul Islam (Mujibur was sick). Also, Dave chats with a man whose dog ran away, then found his pet on the opposite side of the country.
2x131 Show #0350
03 April, 1995 8:00 am
John Mayall sits in; Dave comments on his much-scrutinized performance as host of last week's Academy Awards.
2x132 Show #0351
04 April, 1995 8:00 am
Throughout the night, the legendary Ashton Family acrobats perform their greatest stunts outside on 53rd Street.
2x133 Show #0352
05 April, 1995 8:00 am
Dave spells Uma and Oprah with hot dog wieners, while Creepy Dave lurks in the backdrop during his interview with Bryant Gumbel.
2x134 Show #0353
06 April, 1995 8:00 am
At the end of tonight's "New Books" segment, Dave gives one of the phony manuscripts to a girl in the audience. Also, for no apparent reason, Gerard dances around onstage in a sun dress.
2x135 Show #0354
07 April, 1995 8:00 am
Two babes in the audience are observed with "Marry Us Dave" T-shirts; Dave, Calvert, and Biff sit around and do nothing for three minutes; Dave asks cab drivers what they thought of his performance at the Oscars.
2x136 Show #0355
10 April, 1995 8:00 am
Dave invites the stand-by audience to his office and watch the show from there. Later, they're joined by Faye Dunaway and chef Wolfgang Puck.
2x137 Show #0356
11 April, 1995 8:00 am
Throughout the night, various staffers walk onstage to give Dave "dramatic tension," while Robert Pastorelli explains his departure from the hit comedy Murphy Brown.
2x138 Show #0357
12 April, 1995 8:00 am
Mayor Guiliani and Dave agree to disagree on the new slogan for the New York Tourism Board; Drew Barrymore gives Dave a birthday surprise.
2x139 Show #0358
13 April, 1995 8:00 am
The New York Daily News, having headlined their paper with last night's Guiliani-chosen slogan, distributes miniature buttons to the audience reading "We Can Kick Your City's Ass" commemorating the headline. Also, Bela Fleck sits in with the band on banjo.
2x140 Show #0359
14 April, 1995 8:00 am
Two days after NYC's new slogan, "We Can Kick Your City's Ass," reaches beyond the Hudson, Dave hears from mayors of other cities; Slash of Guns n' Roses fame sits in; a skit involving jelly beans bursting out of Biff's ears is botched when the wiring doesn't work properly.
2x141 Leonardo DiCaprio
17 April, 1995 8:00 am
Live Remote: Dave annoys both an H&R Block tax accountant and his mortified customer, who prefers to hide her face.
Guest Leonardo DiCaprio tells about his experience working with Lassie, the famous dog.
2x142 Show #0361
18 April, 1995 8:00 am
Dave selects five guys from the audience to compete in a basketball match outside on 53rd Street with five (alleged) New York Knicks. By the end of the show, the final score is Audience 108, Knicks 107.
2x143 Show #0362
19 April, 1995 8:00 am
Dave complains that the cue-card Tony is holding is too small, so Inky replaces it with a giant banner; ten mayors of other cities present the Top Ten; a blue card is missing and soon found taped to Sandra Bullock's backside.
2x144 Show #0363
20 April, 1995 8:00 am
An audience talent show is interrupted by Helen Reddy, who pops up several times throughout the show; later, she teams up with Blues Traveler to perform "Hook."
2x145 Show #0364
21 April, 1995 8:00 am
Tony Randall drops by to announce who tomorrow's guests will be, and Dave squirts him with a fire extinguisher. Later, Biff Henderson and Pat Farmer carry Tony outside and into a taxi. Also, Dolly Parton presents the Top Ten.
2x146 Show #0365
24 April, 1995 8:00 am
After word spreads to the media that he's losing his ratings edge over Leno, Dave wants to find out if people are still watching the show, so he displays his desk phone number on the Times Square Jumbotron. The only people who call are CBS employees who have access to a live feed in their offices. Frustrated, Dave dips the receiver into his coffee.
2x147 Show #0366
25 April, 1995 8:00 am
In tonight's live remote, Dave annoys customers down the street at the Sam Ash music store and invites Marcia to sit in with the band on alto sax.
2x148 Show #0367
26 April, 1995 8:00 am
David Sanborn sits in yet again; various New York Yankees present the Top Ten; Dave loses a blue card, then finds it at McDonald's.
2x149 Show #0368
27 April, 1995 8:00 am
The Flying Rat is introduced on the show during a segment called "What's New for Spring"; in the same segment a small army of clowns attack Mujibur and Sirajul, then storm the Late Show stage; Dave chats with "Buddy, the Sleepy Lifeguard."
2x150 Show #0369
28 April, 1995 8:00 am
Dave and Paul leave the show early to go over to Madison Square Garden for the circus, where they run into an acrobat bearing a strong resemblance to Calvert; the flying rat attacks Dan Rather, and is later seen as a guest on Nightline; Dave and Felecia waltz.
2x151 Show #0370
01 May, 1995 8:00 am
All of tonight's guests (Marilu Henner, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Mario Van Peebles) are at Rupert's playing spin the bottle. Also, the flying rat demonstrates its supremacy of the New York skyline by swallowing a giant bird whole.
2x152 Show #0371
02 May, 1995 8:00 am
The Giant Flying Rat is introduced via lasers and special effects just after being interviewed by Tom Snyder.
2x153 Show #0372
03 May, 1995 8:00 am
(Supposed) Audience requests are fulfilled in tonight's "Who Asked For It?" while Harry Connick Jr. promotes his new album.
2x154 Show #0373
04 May, 1995 8:00 am
Pete Fatovich attempts to kiss Paul again; the giant flying rat delivers the Top Ten list; Jake Johanssen discusses a recent trip to the supermarket.
2x155 Show #0374
05 May, 1995 8:00 am
The giant flying rat dons a sombrero; Dave leaves the show early to marry Drew Barrymore; a man gets kicked in the face by a racehorse; Dave and Paul go supermarket shopping.
2x156 Show #0375
08 May, 1995 8:00 am
Dave sends audience members Nico and Ingrid Van Eenennaan to London (to promote the show's visit next week) with a camcorder, root beer, and the Giant Flying Rat. Neither are seen or heard from again.
2x157 Show #0376
09 May, 1995 8:00 am
Jimmy Smits, a guest the night before, is seen in his hotel room naked, doing push-ups and watching TV in bed. Also, Paul quits to become a professional boxer, but he gives up and comes back to the show.
2x158 Show #0377
10 May, 1995 8:00 am
The Dutch husband and wife from last night resurface for a brief moment; Paul wears a top hat and a tuxedo; Bruce Willis gets his head scrubbed.
2x159 Show #0378
11 May, 1995 8:00 am
Paul decides to have plastic surgery, then wakes up from the procedure with a conehead; Dave shows a clip of Pakistan's #1 sitcom, "Seinjibur"; Hugh Grant promotes Nine Months.
2x160 Show #0379
12 May, 1995 8:00 am
Calvert mimics the Giant Flying Rat; Dave comments on preparations for next week's trip to London; Julianna Marguiles promotes the much-hyped season finale of ER.
2x161 Show #0380
15 May, 1995 8:00 am
The Late Show starts its week broadcasting from London. Ten London Guards bring Dave out onstage; Dave and Paul wreck havoc in the city; Elton John reacts to William Shatner's videotaped rendition of "Rocket Man," then performs "Made in England."
2x162 Show #0381
16 May, 1995 8:00 am
London, Day 2: The new James Bond, Remington Steele star Pierce Brosnan, enters backstage with models and martinis; Little Richard and Chuck Berry sit in; Dave's mom reports from a pub. (correct synopsis)
2x163 Show #0382
17 May, 1995 8:00 am
London, Day 3: "London Souvenirs" include a Prince Charles Ketchup Dispenser, a Bobby Helmet Bra, and a Tea Cannon, brought out by fake London guards. Also, Peter O'Toole enters riding a camel, and Van Morrison barely remembers the words to his own song "Have I Told You Lately" in a performance with Sinead O'Connor and the Chieftains. (correct synopsis)
2x164 Show #0383
18 May, 1995 8:00 am
London, Day 4: Dave and Paul play soccer (or should I say football?) at Wembley Stadium; live via satellite from New York, Tony Randall trashes the theater; John Cleese presents the Top Ten. (correct synopsis)
2x165 Show #0384
19 May, 1995 8:00 am
London, Day 5: Dave repeats a monologue joke in a British accent; Salman Rushdie hands the Top Ten to Dave, and is presented by ten bobbies; Dorothy drops by to comment on her week of sightseeing.
2x166 Show #0385
22 May, 1995 8:00 am
Cold opening: Dave belatedly thanks Drew Barrymore for her birthday "gift" last month. Also, Dave pays Mujibur and Sirajul to pummel Paul.
2x167 Show #0386
23 May, 1995 8:00 am
It's the debut of "May We Turn Your Pants Into Shorts?" Dave cuts up his own slacks before shredding the pants of Paul and Mel Gibson.
2x168 Show #0387
24 May, 1995 8:00 am
2x169 Show #0388
25 May, 1995 8:00 am
Clint Black sits in; candy is thrown at the audience; the Top Ten Office is relocated to an audience member's hometown of Glenn's Falls, New York; in honor of Ringo Starr, Paul, Dave, and the audience try to recreate Beatlemania.
2x170 Show #0389
26 May, 1995 8:00 am
Dave takes a bunch of sailors to a local watering hole; Mujibur and Sirajul visit Dorothy in Indianapolis; Dave bids farewell to longtime director Hal Gurnee by placing a plaque on the control room door.
2x171 Show #0390
05 June, 1995 8:00 am
Cold Opening: Nicole Kidman asks Dave if he's drunk. Also, displayed by the window of an advertising agency across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater is a giant toothbrush and tooth; Dave invites the workers from that window to bring the items into the theater and then presents them with the Crest Pledge.
2x172 Show #0391
06 June, 1995 8:00 am
Indianapolis 500 champion Jacque Vileneuve races a NYC cab around the theater block in competition with NYC cabbie Buke Kadikiran; Dave shows (doctored) footage of Dan Rather replacing his CBS Evening News co-host Connie Chung with… Dan Rather.
2x173 Show #0392
07 June, 1995 8:00 am
Biff delivers Dave in a golf cart; Dave and an audience member named Hal help choose the network's new slogan; a pyrotechnic exhibition is held in the backdrop.
2x174 Show #0393
08 June, 1995 8:00 am
It's time for a studio audience talent show, with friends and relatives of the performers swamping the backdrop. Shortly after his interview, Mike Myers joins the crowd.
2x175 Show #0394
09 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave tells Rupert to bother people at a local bistro with his hidden mic; Dave chats with a woman that recently won $87,000,000 in the state lottery; head CBS executives "Les Moonves" and "Peter Lund" sing Bob Seger's "Like a Rock."
2x176 Show #0395
12 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave chooses a person off the street to tell their life story; the Top Ten Home Office moves to Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chris O'Donnell plugs Batman Forever.
2x177 Show #0396
13 June, 1995 8:00 am
Stephen Stills sits in; Dave "attends" a recent President Clinton press conference; basketball star/party animal Dennis Rodman comments on his recent antics.
2x178 Show #0397
14 June, 1995 8:00 am
Travis, a five-year-old golden retriever, has the "Dog Cam" attached to his head; John Turturro dresses up as Batman, then hands Dave the Top Ten list; Dan Rather talks about Connie Chung's departure from CBS, then promotes his workout video "Old Train Songs to Sweat By."
2x179 Show #0398
15 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave arrives at the theater in a police car; throughout the night, spelling bee winner Justin Carroll comes out to spell various ten-cent words; Dave chats with Robert Horry of the NBA Champion Houston Rockets.
2x180 Show #0399
16 June, 1995 8:00 am
Travis and the Dog Cam return; Englebert Humperdinck serenades Rupert; ten kindergarteners write and present the Top Ten.
2x181 Show #0400
19 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave announces that this is show number 4000, but later admits he's off by a zero; John Denver performs the theme song to "Supermarket Finds"; Alan King gloats over his grandkids.
2x182 Show #0401
20 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave invites both a cabbie and an audience member to jump into a rooftop swimming pool. They're later joined by two NYC cops and Bob Saget.
2x183 Show #0402
21 June, 1995 8:00 am
Shortly after a "What's New for Summer" segment, Dave hands hamsicles (or, if you will, cold ham on a stick) to the audience. Also, "Batman" (Calvert) hands Dave the Top Ten list, while Tony Bennett performs "My Love Went to London."
2x184 Show #0403
22 June, 1995 8:00 am
Cold Opening: "ER" star Anthony Edwards refuses to give Dave a physical. Also, Jonathan Katz does standup and promotes Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
2x185 Show #0404
23 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the debut of The David Letterman Show by showing clips of the first broadcast; Biff interrupts Dave so that Corey Pavin (winner of the 1995 U. S. Open) can drop by; various staffers take their moms to the Russian Tea Room.
2x186 Show #0405
26 June, 1995 8:00 am
Bernie Kopell storms out of the theater after "The Love Boat" is somehow mentioned twice in a Top Ten List about Hockey. Later, Dave chats with "Coach" star Jerry Van Dyke, while Warren Zevon performs "Mutineer," a song he would later perform in his last TV appearance in 2002.
2x187 Show #0406
27 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave invites a standby audience member to play "Will You Eat the Meatloaf?" Later in the show, Dave chats with Pete, the dishwasher at Hello Deli.
2x188 Show #0407
28 June, 1995 8:00 am
In an experimental comedy bit called "Letters to the Editor," Dave reads a (bogus) note from Al Gore telling The New Yorker that he loves their cartoons.
2x189 Show #0408
29 June, 1995 8:00 am
Dave shows the audience an old photo of Morty with an afro, and then later shows a doctored photo of himself with a head-bush. Also, Dave helps Tom Hanks shave a beard he grew on vacation.
2x190 Show #0409
30 June, 1995 8:00 am
In a remote, Dave asks apartment dwellers, "What's the Coolest Thing In Your Apartment?"
2x191 Show #0410
10 July, 1995 8:00 am
Jim Carrey, Andre Agassi, and Tom and Roseanne Arnold miraculously appear in the audience, Tom being both on stage and in the audience simultaneously. Also, Dave orders pancakes from the Fashion Cafe for Christy Turlington and a heavyset audience member.
2x192 Show #0411
11 July, 1995 8:00 am
Dave says hello to viewers in France and Italy in their respective native tongues; during "May We See Your Photos, Please?" Dave demands to see photos of meat or nudity; Penn and Teller perform one of their trademark dangerous stunts.
2x194 Show #0413
13 July, 1995 8:00 am
A small army of cyclists rush across the stage, while Dave and Pete Sampras play a pickup round of tennis out on 53rd Street.
2x195 Show #0414
14 July, 1995 8:00 am
After an admittedly lame remote on a "Day In The Life" of producer Robert Morton, he jumps into a giant bowl of pudding, followed by Dave. Later in the show, Paul, Laurie Diamond, and the members of White Zombie join in.
2x196 Matthew Perry, Alicia Silverstone
17 July, 1995 8:00 am
Dave flashes back to how he stayed cool over the weekend by stuffing popsicles in his pants; a woman who picks up one of the pay phones at the kiosk outside the theater is chosen as an honorary guest host; Matthew Perry from Friends makes his first appearance on the show; Alicia Silverstone promotes Clueless; Dave and Pam the phone lady switch jackets.
2x197 Show #0416
18 July, 1995 8:00 am
Dan Rather presents the Top Ten; Chevy Chase plugs Man of the House and talks tennis.
2x198 Show #0417
19 July, 1995 8:00 am
Ed Sullivan Theater Building Engineer George Clarke begins his "Quest for Corn" throughout the Midwest. He's off to Illinois.
2x199 Show #0418
20 July, 1995 8:00 am
Dave demonstrates a triple pencil flip; Rupert finds one of Dave's blue cards attached to Mary Tyler Moore's backside; Dave shows old footage of Andy Kaufman dancing with a giant snake.
2x200 Show #0419
21 July, 1995 8:00 am
Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band sits in; Dave offers an audience guy with an unruly beard $300 to shave it; Talent Assistant Zoe Friedham gets a tattoo; Dave gives the newly-shaven man $400.
2x201 Show #0420
24 July, 1995 8:00 am
A "Dumb Ads" segment introduces Canadian filling station attendent Dick Assman. The entire North American audience immediately catches "Dick Assmania." Later, a monkey in the green room throws fruit, while The Quest for Corn hits Omaha, Nebraska.
2x202 Show #0421
25 July, 1995 8:00 am
Dave calls up Dick Assman; Ray Liotta arrives onstage riding a baby elephant, and later he makes a (bogus) appearance with Paul in the controversial new movie Kids.
2x203 Show #0422
26 July, 1995 8:00 am
Dave and Tony switch places for a few minutes; David Schwimmer is reunited with the monkey who played Marcel on Friends; Dave announces that "Dick Assmania" has officially swept the eastern seaboard.
2x204 Show #0423
27 July, 1995 8:00 am
During a segment called "Ask the Mayor," someone from the audience asks Rudy Guiliani, "Is that a real hair piece?" Also, a half-awake audience member opens himself to the feminine wiles of Sandra Bullock.
2x205 Show #0424
28 July, 1995 8:00 am
George Clarke's "Quest for Corn" finds him in Indianapolis with Dave's mom: 5 ears. Later, Nick Turturro and Dennis Franz stand in the green room with their pants down, while Paul and Bruce Hornsby play "Chopsticks" on the keyboard.
2x206 Show #0425
31 July, 1995 8:00 am
Dave gives $100 to an audience member after a monologue joke bombs; the show is interrupted for a "Dick Assman Update"; father and son audience members Jim and JJ McMichael wave from the top of the Empire State Building.
2x207 Show #0426
01 August, 1995 8:00 am
Dave announces that CBS has just been bought by Westinghouse, then spends the rest of the show joking about it.
2x208 Show #0427
02 August, 1995 8:00 am
Dave chats with Mary Ann Dennis, whose dog stopped a man that tried to mug her.
2x209 Show #0428
03 August, 1995 8:00 am
During "Stupid Pet Tricks," a small fish eats a worm whole. Meanwhile, Dave goes into a Westinghouse washer in spin cycle.
2x210 Show #0429
04 August, 1995 8:00 am
The final installment of "George Clarke's Quest for Corn" finds our hero at Hello Deli (five ears). Afterwards, George distributes an ear of corn to everyone in the audience.
2x211 Show #0430
07 August, 1995 8:00 am
Dave announces it's "Christmas in August," with Glen Campbell singing a medley of holiday standards at Hello Deli.
2x212 Show #0431
08 August, 1995 8:00 am
Junior Brown sits in with the band; baseball star John Kruk talks about his recent retirement; Dave hectors a man on the street in a game called "May I Taste Your Dinner, Please?"
2x213 Show #0432
09 August, 1995 8:00 am
The "Dick Assman Update" reveals that his popularity has hit fever pitch. Later, Christopher Walken promotes three new movies that are coming out within a month of each other.
2x214 Show #0433
10 August, 1995 8:00 am
Dave shows a "highlight" of last night's show: Dan Rather fondling Dave's butt.
2x215 Show #0434
11 August, 1995 8:00 am
In honor of an incident that resulted in a forfeit in the previous night's Dodgers-Cardinals game, audience members throw baseballs at Dave.
2x216 Show #0435
14 August, 1995 8:00 am
All night long, Rupert touches meat and is joined later by Kelsey Grammer, his then-fiancee, and a priest from the audience.
2x217 Show #0436
15 August, 1995 8:00 am
Dave claims that the chairman of Westinghouse has agreed to fight him. Later, Sonny Bono signs to Calvert's upstart record company.
2x218 Show #0437
16 August, 1995 8:00 am
During an interview with Isabella Rosselini, a guy on fire runs around the stage. Later, Bjork and the CBS Orchestra performs "It's Oh So Quiet."
2x219 Show #0438
17 August, 1995 8:00 am
Paul is introduced as "Johnny Lavaggi;" Dave shows a (doctored) clip of Monica Seles grunting; David Brenner does stand up.
2x220 Show #0439
18 August, 1995 8:00 am
Dave bids a fond farewell to his announcer, while Dick Assman also makes one last appearance.
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