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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3x01 Show #0440
04 September, 1995 8:00 am
Dave grills his new announcer, making him do voiceovers throughout the show (including #1 on the top ten list).
3x02 Show #0441
05 September, 1995 8:00 am
Tom Snyder wants everybody to know that he does not hold a grudge with Dave. Meanwhile, Alan Kalter continues to get used to his new surroundings.
3x03 Show #0442
06 September, 1995 8:00 am
Charlton Heston plays "Dave's Boss" and bullies him mercilessly. Later, Kevin Pollak promotes "The Usual Suspects."
3x04 Show #0443
07 September, 1995 8:00 am
Amongst the "Items Included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:" Stuff found in ZZ Top's beards, a guitar made of David Crosby's old liver, and Marv Albert's Rock & Roll Bloopers, with Hootie (as in Hootie and the Blowfish) getting hit on the head by a basketball. Meanwhile, in order to prepare for an Olympic diver that will be appearing later, Dave recruits Alan and an audience member to get in a tank.
3x05 Show #0444
08 September, 1995 8:00 am
Wesley Snipes promotes "Money Train," then strips to a dress.
3x06 Show #0445
11 September, 1995 8:00 am
A day after the Emmy Awards, Dave tosses donuts into the audience with the new Donut-A-Pult. Quote Dave: "Now it's really hard to believe we didn't win an Emmy." Meanwhile, Biff Henderson recites a passage from the Packwood Diaries.
3x07 Show #0446
12 September, 1995 8:00 am
The Donutapult returns, while Dave brings in a cabbie to write a Top Ten list.
3x08 Show #0447
13 September, 1995 8:00 am
While promoting the movie "Showgirls," star Elizabeth Berkeley gives Dave a lap dance.
3x09 Show #0448
14 September, 1995 8:00 am
Gerard, Rupert, and others discuss what they like about Autumn, while Rush Limbaugh introduces a mini-Donutapult.
3x10 Show #0449
15 September, 1995 8:00 am
During CBS Mailbag, Cyndi Lauper sings "Lactose Intolerant." Later, the Donutapult makes one last appearance.
3x11 Show #0450
18 September, 1995 8:00 am
Throughout the show, winners of obscure beauty pageants (including "Miss Peanut" and "Miss South Carolina Tobacco") walk across the stage and escort tonight's guests.
3x12 Show #0451
19 September, 1995 8:00 am
Dick Assman is still popular in Canada; Newt Gingrich presents the Top Ten list; Thomas Haden Church promotes "Ned & Stacey"; Dave juggles peaches.
3x13 Show #0452
20 September, 1995 8:00 am
Rudy Guiliani give Dave a key to the city, then takes it back.
3x14 Show #0453
21 September, 1995 8:00 am
Dave gives a three pound ham to an audience member, while "Friends" star Courtney Cox launches the "Donutapult 2000."
3x15 Show #0454
22 September, 1995 8:00 am
Eddie Jamison (the guy who said "I Love You, Man!" in those beer commercials) interrupts the monologue; Doc Severinsen sits in with the band; Mary Tyler Moore accuses Dave of being a brown-noser.
3x16 Show #0455
25 September, 1995 8:00 am
Doc Severinsen is still sitting in; The Delaria Sisters, a group of women who hang by their hair on a pole, demonstrate their skills; Dave chats with a grade-schooler who ran off a burgler.
3x17 Show #0456
26 September, 1995 8:00 am
Dave invites his neighbor Steve over for coffee; Ellen Cleghorne promotes her new sitcom.
3x18 Show #0457
27 September, 1995 8:00 am
13 NYC cab drivers are invited to serve on a mock jury to determine the fate of OJ Simpson. Instead, they're serenaded by Mel Torme.
3x19 Show #0458
28 September, 1995 8:00 am
1995: Uma Thurman joins Geraldo Rivera as the mock jury of cab drivers continues to deliberate, led by foreman Parminder Singh. Dave notes, "Uma, Parminder; Parminder, Uma."
3x20 Show #0459
29 September, 1995 8:00 am
Dave introduces "The Donutapult 2000+," which is so big it has to sit out on 53rd Street. Later in the show, it is converted into "The Melonapult 2000+."
3x21 Show #0460
02 October, 1995 8:00 am
Amongst the latest "Back-to-School Items:" Oreo Cookies with Clearasil Pad Filling, Larry King Ex-Wife Trading Cards, and a Kate Moss Lunchbox. Later, Andy Dick promotes "Newsradio."
3x22 Julianne Moore
03 October, 1995 8:00 am
The cast and crew explains why they're glad the O. J. Simpson trial is over; Julianne Moore promotes "Safe."
3x23 Show #0462
04 October, 1995 8:00 am
Pete Fatovich, "Creepy Dave," and Gerard comment on the OJ verdict, while Chazz Palminteri gives an audience member his coat.
3x24 Show #0463
05 October, 1995 8:00 am
Dave's "younger brother Carl" sits in on violin; Dave thinks he's on a caffeine buzz.
3x25 Show #0464
06 October, 1995 8:00 am
3x26 Show #0465
16 October, 1995 8:00 am
Dave, Cybill Shepherd, and sports legend Joe Montana throw footballs into cabs on 53rd Street. After repeated attempts, all three find their target at once. Also, Dave announces that tonight's show is in "actual size."
3x27 Show #0466
17 October, 1995 8:00 am
Via live remote, Dave asks a customer at a nearby laundromat to take a pair of pants out of the dryer and bring them into the theater for guest Richard Simmons to wear.
3x28 Show #0467
18 October, 1995 8:00 am
Marilyn Horne of the Metropolitan Opera presents the Top Ten; the Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses current events and mentions his son's run for Congress.
3x29 Show #0468
19 October, 1995 8:00 am
During CBS Mailbag, Dave goes sailing with Paul, the models and Bob Denver. Later, William Shatner is beamed out of his seat.
3x30 Show #0469
20 October, 1995 8:00 am
Dave goes to New Jersey to find a date for mailroom employee/superstar extrordinaire Bob Borden. Meanwhile, Paul is missing, so Dave leaves the theater and finds him chatting at a party with Woody Allen.
3x31 Show #0470
23 October, 1995 7:00 am
Dave starts reading the Miranda Rights before realizing he has the wrong index card. He leaves the studio to search for the correct card and finds "NYPD Blue" stars Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz reading the Top Ten List to a captured thug.
3x32 Show #0471
24 October, 1995 7:00 am
Throughout the show, The "Jimmy Letterman Singers" sing "Jimmy." Later in the show, Dave concedes: "It sucks, it stinks, it blows; it ain't working."
3x33 Show #0472
25 October, 1995 7:00 am
Throughout this year's World Series, kid reporter Sparky Mortimer has been making reports from the stadiums in Cleveland and Atlanta. Tonight, he lands a quick interview with Braves owner Ted Turner.
3x34 Show #0473
26 October, 1995 7:00 am
During CBS Mailbag, Paul does a Johnny Carson impression. Later, Dave and Michael Rappaport lather up in order to use the CBS spa.
3x35 Show #0474
27 October, 1995 7:00 am
Dave and Paul recruit a guy named Moe from a delicatessen, and the CBS Orchestra puts together a music video about him. Later, Sparky Mortimer runs the bases at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.
3x36 Show #0475
30 October, 1995 8:00 am
Upon returning to NYC, Dave gives Sparky a pat on the back for a job well done; Casey Kasem introduces Wayne Hazeltine and the Pants Across America Tour; Carol Burnett takes off her skirt.
3x37 Show #0476
31 October, 1995 8:00 am
A pumpkin launcher is demonstrated on 53rd Street, while The Pants Across America tour stops at St. Louis.
3x38 Show #0477
01 November, 1995 8:00 am
Casey Kasem and the Pants Across America tour reports from Mount Rushmore, while up and coming actress Claire Danes introduces one of her favorite bands, UB40.
3x39 Show #0478
02 November, 1995 8:00 am
Carol Channing harasses Dave during CBS Mailbag; the tour hits the Grand Canyon.
3x40 Show #0479
03 November, 1995 8:00 am
Tonight on the "Pants Across America" tour, Casey Kasem is in Las Vegas, listening to an Elvis impersonator perform "Burning Love."
3x41 Show #0480
06 November, 1995 8:00 am
3x42 Show #0481
07 November, 1995 8:00 am
Television City Studios, Day 2: Danny DeVito and Dave get into the stage pool and have a water fight. Meanwhile, Tony Mendez continues his cameo appearances on TV shows; tonight he's seen in clips from "Friends" and "Grace Under Fire."
3x43 Show #0482
08 November, 1995 8:00 am
From Los Angeles: Alka Seltzer® is inserted into the backdrop pool; Demi Moore presents "The Top Ten Least Popular Stripper Names;" Green Day performs "86."
3x45 Show #0484
10 November, 1995 8:00 am
3x46 Show #0485
13 November, 1995 8:00 am
Biff interrupts Dave's opening remarks and asks for water. Out runs NYC marathon winner German Silva with his drink. Later, Bill Murray cooks toast, and Silver runs by again to pick it up.
3x47 Show #0486
14 November, 1995 8:00 am
Dave uses the speaker phone to get someone to bring him pizza. Later, thirty folks show up with boxes, and slices are handed out to the audience. Also, the United States is in the middle of a government shutdown, so Dave calls the Pentagon, misdials, finally gets an answering machine, and hangs up. A stagehand gives him an ax, cuts the phone cord, and hands the phone to an audience member.
3x48 Show #0487
15 November, 1995 8:00 am
Elton John promotes and sings two songs from his latest album, "Made In England."
3x49 Show #0488
16 November, 1995 8:00 am
An audience guy holds cue cards in place of Tony (he's sick), while Sean Penn promotes "Dead Man Walking."
3x50 Show #0489
17 November, 1995 8:00 am
The Presidents of the United States of America perform their breakthrough hit, "Toad."
3x51 Show #0490
20 November, 1995 8:00 am
Dave sends mailroom dude/budding diva Bob Borden to Washington as a White House correspondent.
3x52 Show #0491
21 November, 1995 8:00 am
Dave asks folks on the street (including a poorly disguised Michael J. Fox) what they think of the federal budget crisis; Bob Borden makes his first report from DC.
3x53 Jason Priestley, Lisa Loeb
22 November, 1995 8:00 am
3x54 Show #0493
23 November, 1995 8:00 am
Dave gives a turkey to a lady in the audience, then takes a turkey to the balcony with the help of a ladder; throughout the night, celebrities mention what they're thankful for; trapeze artists Helen Turkett and Luke Martin perform.
3x55 Show #0494
24 November, 1995 8:00 am
"Soup Nazi" Ali "Al" Yeganeh passes out turkey chili to the audience.
3x56 Show #0495
27 November, 1995 8:00 am
In a sign of future legal trouble, Microsoft owner and multibillionaire Bill Gates tries to fix the Late Show Quiz Machine after it gets stuck displaying the answer "Windows '95" in all three boxes. Also, Bob Borden tries with little success to deliver a turkey to President Clinton.
3x57 Show #0496
28 November, 1995 8:00 am
Dave has Paul sit down on the guest chair because it's his birthday. Soon afterwards, the outside cam reveals Dave buying Paul a birthday present from a girl on the street.
3x58 Show #0497
29 November, 1995 8:00 am
Cold Opening: Dave and Creepy Dave go mano a mano in the green room. Also, Dave demonstrates one of the "Top Ten Changes Westinghouse is Planning for CBS Tonight" -- he doodles the CBS logo on blank coffee mugs for tonight's guests.
3x59 Show #0498
30 November, 1995 8:00 am
Steve Martin shows up a day early, and Dave can't get him offstage.
3x60 Show #0499
01 December, 1995 8:00 am
After showing a clip from his new movie Father of the Bride, Part 2 on a 16mm film projector, Steve Martin and Dave appear in "The Making of Steve Martin's Appearance Documentary."
3x61 Show #0500
11 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x62 Show #0501
12 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x63 Show #0502
13 December, 1995 8:00 am
As a tribute to such beloved recurring segments such as "The Man Under the Seats" and "The Fugitive Guy," Chris Elliott stars in a short-lived skit "Cable Pulling Guy;" Martin Short helps "baking madwoman" Bev Tanner make a cake.
3x64 Show #0503
14 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x65 Show #0504
15 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x66 Show #0505
18 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x67 Show #0506
19 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x68 Show #0507
20 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x69 Show #0508
21 December, 1995 8:00 am
After a video montage of the annual eggnog drinking from increasingly larger bowls, Dave and a model hop into a gigantic bowl of the liquid, later joined by Biff and the Goo Goo Dolls.
3x70 Show #0509
22 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x71 Show #0510
26 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x72 Show #0511
27 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x73 Show #0512
28 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x74 Show #0513
29 December, 1995 8:00 am
3x75 Show #0514
02 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x76 Show #0515
03 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x77 Show #0516
04 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x78 Show #0517
05 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x79 Show #0518
08 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x80 Show #0519
09 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x81 Show #0520
10 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x82 Show #0521
11 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x83 Show #0522
12 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x84 Show #0523
22 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x85 Show #0524
23 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x86 Show #0525
24 January, 1996 8:00 am
CBS President Les Moonves (bogus) takes a moment to comment on Clinton's State of the Union address by singing "Holding Out for a Hero." Also, pre-teen sports reporter Sparky Mortimer returns to the show and is given a new assignment- to cover Super Bowl XXX.
3x87 Show #0526
25 January, 1996 8:00 am
Sparky Mortimer makes another amusing -- albeit clumsy -- Super Bowl report; Dave chats with basketball star Reggie Miller.
3x88 Show #0527
26 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x89 Show #0528
29 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x90 Show #0529
30 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x91 Show #0530
31 January, 1996 8:00 am
3x92 Show #0531
01 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x93 Show #0532
02 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x94 Show #0533
05 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x95 Show #0534
06 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x96 Show #0535
07 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x97 Show #0536
08 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x98 Show #0537
09 February, 1996 8:00 am
Dave offers Liz Taylor a riding mower if she'll come on the show; clips from the HBO movie The Late Shift, which Dave calls "satire;" The Ramones perform "She Talks to Rainbows."
3x99 Show #0538
12 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x100 Show #0539
13 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x101 Show #0540
14 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x102 Show #0541
15 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x103 Show #0542
16 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x104 Show #0543
19 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x105 Show #0544
20 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x106 Show #0545
21 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x107 Show #0546
22 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x108 Show #0547
23 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x109 Show #0548
26 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x110 Show #0549
27 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x111 Show #0550
28 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x112 Show #0551
29 February, 1996 8:00 am
3x113 Show #0552
01 March, 1996 8:00 am
3x114 Show #0553
04 March, 1996 8:00 am
In mock tribute to HBO's "The Late Shift," Dave throws baseballs at an archery target.
3x115 Show #0554
05 March, 1996 8:00 am
3x116 Show #0555
06 March, 1996 8:00 am
3x117 Show #0556
07 March, 1996 8:00 am
3x118 Show #0557
08 March, 1996 8:00 am
3x119 Show #0558
18 March, 1996 8:00 am
Dave mentions that in between show tapings, an audience guy named Anthony sang "My Way" from the balcony. During the taping of this episode, however, Dave invites him to sing it onstage. Also, Dave goes over to Black Rock Bar & Grill to swipe a beverage from Dan Rather.
3x120 Show #0559
19 March, 1996 8:00 am
Dave stoically mentions that this will be the last night for the current set, and that it will be remodeled during the NCAA Tournament coverage. To commemorate this, at the end of the show, a couple dozen audience members file by the desk to touch Dave.
3x121 Show #0560
20 March, 1996 8:00 am
As the Ed Sullivan Theater is being renovated, Dave hosts his show from the lobby with only 60 folding chairs set up for the audience. Fire Commissioner Howard Safir oversees the proceedings, while guests Barbara Walters and Halle Berry make their entrances through the theater debris. Dave tells Ray Charles, "I don't know how to break it to you, but you're in the lobby." Also, a man-on-the-street segment finds that most New Yorkers are apathetic towards the new set.
3x122 Show #0561
26 March, 1996 8:00 am
After a week of construction, the show's new "Bridge" set is unveiled. Dave quickly mentions that he ordered it from a catalog. Martha Stewart honors the occasion by hammering in the last nail. Later, she's seen sanding backstage and, still later, operating a blowtorch.
3x123 Show #0562
27 March, 1996 8:00 am
Dave has an extra joke in the monologue, so he and Tony take it over to Conan O'Brien at NBC. Meanwhile, George Foreman breaks a pinata at Hello Deli, in celebration of the unveiling of Rupert's new "set."
3x124 Show #0563
28 March, 1996 8:00 am
Mailbag: Dave goes over to Yankee Stadium and steals home plate. Also, Dave chats with "Cliff Sussman" (Jay Johnson), the president of the New Set Fan Club, and No Doubt performs "Spiderwebs."
3x125 Show #0564
29 March, 1996 8:00 am
Dana Carvey drops by and receives a piece of the set; The Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey presents the Top Ten live via satellite; Alan Kalter stars in the new midseason replacement sitcom "Weird Guy in an Elevator."
3x126 Show #0565
01 April, 1996 9:00 am
Dave tricks young Oscar® winner Anna Paquin into getting in a magician's box, claiming he was going to show her a trick. Once he had her locked in, he took off her shoes and tickled her feet!Also, Dave challenges Millionaire Basketball Winner Tom Gates: if he makes his shot onstage, Dave will give him $10,000; if he doesn't, he has to host the show. He misses. So does a very un-athletic Mary Tyler Moore. But Paquin hits, and Dave gives her the $10,000 cash.
3x127 Show #0566
02 April, 1996 9:00 am
After Dave promises that the Quiz Machine will never be seen on the show again, he brings out the "Flagstar 3000," a cheap cardboard facade.
3x128 Show #0567
03 April, 1996 9:00 am
Anna Paquin returns to the show two days after the basketball challenge and donates her cash prize to charity. Also, Dave temporarily moves his show to public access, and Laurie Diamond persuades him to return to CBS.
3x129 Show #0568
04 April, 1996 9:00 am
CBS Mailbag: the Quiz Machine is destroyed (at last!) by a cab, while Tony Randall hides under Dave's desk to protect himself from the government.
3x130 Show #0569
05 April, 1996 9:00 am
Dave shows a clip of Marshall Sylver's infomercial, and throughout the night Dave attempts to hypnotize members of the staff. After Dave accidentally puts Biff in a daze, he calls up Sylver to figure out what to do with his entranced stage manager.
3x131 Show #0570
08 April, 1996 8:00 am
After miraculously surviving its attempted demise the previous week, the Quiz Machine is finally destroyed once and for all. Also, ten ballerinas present the Top Ten.
3x132 Show #0571
09 April, 1996 8:00 am
Dave begins a new contest: The town that sends the most valuable gifts will be the new Top Ten Home Office. Two huge glass tanks are displayed onstage, each for the two towns in competition. Tonight, Wahoo, Nebraska (the challenger) sends enchiladas, while Grand Rapids (the incumbent) sends a fax from the Governor of Michigan. Not a good start for Grand Rapids. Also, the outside cam visits Sullivan's Bar & Grill next door, and their bartender comes in the theater to pose for a Polaroid picture.
3x133 Show #0572
10 April, 1996 8:00 am
3x134 Show #0573
11 April, 1996 8:00 am
The Home Office Competition continues: Added to Wahoo's tank is a pizza, a T-shirt, and a birdhouse, while Grand Rapids adds a garment bag; Dave shows another episode of Alan Kalter's mini-sitcom "Weird Guy in an Elevator"; Luciano Pavarotti and Michael Bolton sing "Nessun Dorma."
3x135 Show #0574
12 April, 1996 8:00 am
Dave appears on the Times Square Jumbotron demanding presents; Dave and Fred Nigro go to Jersey to help with taxes, during which Dave recruits a citizen to stand in for him during an audit; Dave plugs his mother's recently-published cookbook.
3x136 Show #0575
22 April, 1996 8:00 am
An audience member assists in the debut of the Slatstar 2000, while Brett Butler presents the Top Ten.
3x137 Show #0576
23 April, 1996 8:00 am
Mia Farrow reveals that she's addicted to the internet. Carly Simon drops by in mid-interview, and later, both sit in with the CBS Orchestra, with Mia on tambourine and Carly on cowbell.
3x138 Show #0577
24 April, 1996 8:00 am
Dave holds an impromptu auction, while Marshall Sylver hypnotizes more Late Show staffers.
3x139 Show #0578
25 April, 1996 8:00 am
Wahoo vs. Grand Rapids, Day 9: Wahoo sends two kids, Jeff and Josh Price, to sit in their glass tank. Grand Rapids loses further ground by sending several non-living items. Also, Alan does various random things throughout the night, including reading his turkey pot pie recipe, speaking in a bad French accent, ripping his shirt open, and holding his breath through a commercial break.
3x140 Show #0579
26 April, 1996 8:00 am
In honor of the recent Sotheby's Auction that featured items once owned by John F. Kennedy, Biff comes stage on Jackie O's (alleged) riding lawnmower; in a pre-taped segment, Dave interviews CBS job applicants, during which he pressures college sophomore Todd Stevens to sing; Nathan Lane appears to show Todd how it's done; Dave leaves the show to have some coffee with a guy named Kenny.
3x141 Show #0580
29 April, 1996 8:00 am
Dorothy drops by to promote the cookbook that Dave's been plugging for the last two weeks, and she cooks him his favorite sandwich.
3x142 Show #0581
30 April, 1996 8:00 am
At the end of the monologue, a guy dressed up as an Olympic runner bolts across the stage, and later he paces around the backdrop. Also, comedian Anthony Clark promotes his new sitcom Boston Common.
3x143 Show #0582
01 May, 1996 8:00 am
Tonight's "What's On Other Channels" segment includes "Condom Testing," "The Mexican Navy's New Battleship," and "Tommy Lee-Pamela Anderson Video."
3x144 Show #0583
02 May, 1996 8:00 am
Pat Farmer interrupts the monologue by walking in front of the camera; Marv Albert provides color commentary on tonight's CBS Mailbag; two guys spray each other with fuel at a gas station in Queens.
3x145 Show #0584
03 May, 1996 8:00 am
The Home Office Contest is over: Wahoo is now the official home office of the Top Ten List, decimating Grand Rapids from the get-go. Also, Everclear performs "Heartspark Dollarsign."
3x146 Show #0585
06 May, 1996 8:00 am
The Late Show begins a week in San Francisco as Mayor Willie Brown interrupts the show throughout the hour by offering Dave the key to the city, a loaf of sourdough bread, and a stick he found in his yard. Also, Paul composes a music video for cable car operator Luis "Guido" Montano, with cameos by Los Lobos, Carly Simon, Hootie & the Blowfish and Celine Dion.
3x147 Show #0586
07 May, 1996 8:00 am
Frisco, Day 2: Dave gives a bouquet to a 95-year-old lady in the audience; Dave and football great Joe Montana tour the city, where they end up getting "friendly" in Alcatraz; Dave checks on the theater in NYC, and finds Clint Eastwood imitating Dave at his desk.
3x148 Show #0587
08 May, 1996 8:00 am
Frisco, Day 3: Sheila E. and Pete Escovido sit in; Dave shows off the 49ers shower curtain he has in the dressing room; Dave orders Rupert to harass people on the street; Dave invites a shaggy-looking guy in the audience (a professor at Stanford, no less) to take a shower during the show.
3x149 Show #0588
09 May, 1996 8:00 am
From San Francisco: Three audience members receive free hams and souvenir cue cards; Joe Satriani sits in; Dave tells the seals at Fisherman's Wharf to shut up; the San Francisco Giants present the Top Ten; basketballs and melons are rolled down Fillburn Street, the steepest in the city.
3x150 Show #0589
10 May, 1996 8:00 am
Frisco, Day 5: The Alcatraz mock-up in the backdrop is subject to a jailbreak; Dave hangs out with a local hippie, thus introducing the world (not to mention fleeting fame) to one Manny Papp; Dave loses a blue card, and then finds it inside a crab at Fisherman's Wharf; Manny meets his hero, John Popper of Blues Traveler.
3x151 Show #0590
13 May, 1996 8:00 am
Dave quizzes the audience on his week in San Francisco, during which Gene Siskel runs onstage looking for Roger Ebert. Later in the show, he gives up on his search, then relaunches his film review program as "Siskel and DeForest." Also, Natalie Merchant sings "Jealousy."
3x152 Show #0591
14 May, 1996 8:00 am
Manny the Hippie gives his first live remote from San Francisco, as Dave asks him to give periodic reviews on current movies. Tonight, he reviews Twister, which he personally didn't care for.
3x153 Show #0592
15 May, 1996 8:00 am
Junior Brown sits in, and Dave tries on his very unique hat. Also, a guy dressed up as Ronald McDonald gives Dave the Top Ten, and later he is found lying dead in the street.
3x154 Show #0593
16 May, 1996 8:00 am
During Mailbag, Tony sits in for Dave while Dave sits in for Alan saying "letter number two," which leads into a question about lawn care; comedian Harry Hill tells jokes about Cher, The A-Team, and his grandmother's funeral; Spin Doctors perform "She Used to Be Mine."
3x155 Show #0594
17 May, 1996 8:00 am
For no apparent reason, Dave orders Tony to take a taxi; Manny the Hippie presents the Top Ten; a dentist checks out a weird whistling noise coming out of Dave's mouth when he speaks.
3x156 Show #0595
20 May, 1996 8:00 am
Two audience guys go outside to monitor the temperature, and given their meteorological expertise, are ordered to stand next to a giant thermometer.
3x157 Show #0596
21 May, 1996 8:00 am
It's time for a new game called "May We Turn Your Pants into Shorts?" Dave is the first to mutilate his slacks, and is followed by Paul, Biff, John Goodman, and Norm MacDonald, who was already wearing shorts.
3x158 Show #0597
22 May, 1996 8:00 am
Dave shows a clip of his favorite moment from last night's show: Biff doing a quadruple take upon seeing Dave's slacks getting cut at the knee; Dave's contact lens fall out, so he wears his glasses for half the show; Brett Butler performs a Stupid Human Trick.
3x159 Show #0598
23 May, 1996 8:00 am
Dave's jacket is stain by coffee, so he throws it into the balcony; an "unknown guest" crashes the show; Leslie Nielsen promotes Spy Hard.
3x160 Show #0599
24 May, 1996 8:00 am
Dave and Conan O'Brien get "Bob Dole Is Old" jokes from the joke storeroom in the basement of the Ed Sullivan Theater. Also, Dave invites several staffers (including then-intern Stephanie Birkett) to discuss their dreams at a local steakhouse.
3x161 Show #0600
03 June, 1996 8:00 am
Live via satellite in San Francisco, Manny the Hippie reviews the film "Spy Hard": "It's schwiggity schwag!" Also, "She Loves Me" week begins with Martin Short, who performs this song, hanging on to the last note while leaving the theater, grabbing a soda at the Hello Deli, getting a massage, and returning to the theater wearing a terrycloth robe.
3x162 Show #0601
04 June, 1996 8:00 am
Dave invites customers from the Roy Rogers restaurant across the street into the theater to be checked for ticks; Dr. Sam Merrick declares them tick-free. Also, Day 2 of "She Loves Me," tonight performed by Nathan Lane. Like Martin Short the previous night, Nate holds the last note, goes out to Hello Deli for a soda, then to a massage, and back inside the theater with a robe.
3x163 Show #0602
05 June, 1996 8:00 am
Diana Ross performs a variation of the song "She Loves Me" called "He Loves Me," and while holding the final note, buys a soda at Hello Deli, gets a massage at a nearby spa, and walks back inside the theater wearing a white robe.
3x164 Show #0603
06 June, 1996 8:00 am
Dave tells a mean fat joke about Roger Ebert, and shortly afterwards the film critic calls Dave a bastard; four singers present the First Annual Late Show Salute to the Word "Ass"; on Day 4 of "She Loves Me" week, Matthew Broderick performs a certain 1950's pop standard, holds the last note, runs through the theater, grabs a soda at the Hello Deli, gets a handbill for a free massage, receives the massage, and returns to the theater wearing a robe, still holding the note.
3x165 Show #0604
07 June, 1996 8:00 am
The final day of celebrity "She Loves Me" performances takes place when Rosie O'Donnell sings, holds the last note, runs through the theater, grabs a soda at Hello Deli, gets a handbill for a free massage, receives the massage, and returns to the theater wearing a robe, still holding the same note. Dave follows this flawless presentation with a week-long retrospective.
3x166 Show #0605
10 June, 1996 8:00 am
Biff attempts to learn how to fly; actor/soccer fanatic Andrew Shue introduces footage of him, Elizabeth Shue, and John Shue playing a pick-up game of his sport of choice.
3x167 Show #0606
11 June, 1996 8:00 am
In a piece of videotape footage that "will disturb and shock you," Dave introduces clips of Bill Clinton singing "Mustang Sally" and Boris Yeltsin dancing.
3x168 Liv Tyler
12 June, 1996 8:00 am
Dave fools around with a hot glue gun, while up-and-coming actress Liv Tyler (daughter of Bebe Buell and Steven Tyler) promotes Stealing Beauty.
3x169 Show #0608
13 June, 1996 8:00 am
Kenny Wayne Shepherd sits in; Dave points out that one of tonight's "CBS Mailbag" letter-writers is in the audience; during Mailbag, "Ronald McDonald" (Leonard) verbally abuses Dave.
3x170 Show #0609
14 June, 1996 8:00 am
Dave bids farewell to one of his longtime staffers; Kelsey Grammer promotes "Down Periscope"; Manny reviews The Cable Guy: "Dank."
3x171 Show #0610
17 June, 1996 8:00 am
Remote: Dave works the drive-thru at a Taco Bell in Jersey. Later, he chats with Lucille Treganowan, 66-year-old grandmother/hot rod guru. (correct synopsis)
3x172 Show #0611
18 June, 1996 8:00 am
Some guy carrying the Olympic torch comes through to interrupt the monologue. Also, Dave recalls a fake Father's Day memory when his son "Jimmy" gave him an ashtray. Paul doubts the story, forcing Dave to recall his "real" video memory: "Jimmy" arriving with pizza. (correct synopsis)
3x173 Show #0612
19 June, 1996 8:00 am
Biff recruits an audience member to get splashed in the face by a speeding taxi going over a puddle. Also, CBS head honcho "Les Moonves" discusses the CBS fall lineup, then sings Harry Chapin's "Cat in the Cradle."
3x174 Show #0613
20 June, 1996 8:00 am
In response to a CBS Mailbag letter that noticed a likeness between Inky Mendez and Steven Speilberg, Martin Scorsese is seen impersonating Anton Fig.
3x175 Show #0614
21 June, 1996 8:00 am
Dave shows off a tick that has embedded itself into his suit, then shows more footage of him at Taco Bell. (correct synopsis)
3x176 Show #0615
24 June, 1996 8:00 am
3x177 Show #0616
25 June, 1996 8:00 am
3x178 Show #0617
26 June, 1996 8:00 am
Jerry Van Dyke rides onstage on a mule; Luke Perry gives Dave his sideburns; The Fugees perform "Fu-Gee-La."
3x180 Show #0619
28 June, 1996 8:00 am
Manny the Hippie reviews Striptease: "Schwag." Also, Creepy Dave drops by to ask Michael Keaton about human cloning.
3x181 Show #0620
01 July, 1996 8:00 am
3x182 Show #0621
02 July, 1996 8:00 am
3x183 Show #0622
03 July, 1996 8:00 am
Dave airs his first new July 3rd show since his morning show in 1980. During the "Rejected FDA Products" segment, Dave introduces "Sherwin-Williams Fettucine in Paint." Later, Jeff Goldblum promotes "Independence Day" as Rupert searches the sky for UFOs.
3x184 Show #0623
04 July, 1996 8:00 am
Mujibur and Sirajul stand on the roof, waiting for the fireworks in broad daylight; during Mailbag, "Neil Diamond" (Calvert) rouses the crowd with a smokin' rendition of "America;" two audience members take an American flag to the Empire State Building; The Brian Setzer Orchestra performs "Town Without Pity."
3x185 Show #0624
05 July, 1996 8:00 am
Dave switches places with an audience woman, and later she sits in with the band; Elaine Stritch storms onstage and chews out Dave; Randy Quaid promotes Independence Day.
3x186 Show #0625
08 July, 1996 8:00 am
3x187 Show #0626
09 July, 1996 8:00 am
Dave points out that Paul is the co-musical director for the Olympic closing ceremonies; Biff keeps interrupting Dave; Dave chats with Joanne Ussery, a woman who lives in a renovated Boeing 727.
3x188 Show #0627
10 July, 1996 8:00 am
Manny the Hippie talks about his trip to Roswell, New Mexico, while The Charlie Watts Quintet (featuring Bernard Fowler) performs "In a Sentimental Mood."
3x189 Show #0628
11 July, 1996 8:00 am
Dave shows a semi-embarrassing clip of Meg Ryan from her days on "As The World Turns," featuring a "young" Paul Shaffer and Will Lee.
3x190 Show #0629
12 July, 1996 8:00 am
Dave tries to find the owner of car whose license plates read "SO HAPPY," and later he shows footage of a Wheel of Fortune contestant screwing up the answer to a puzzle: "Paul Shatner!"
3x191 Show #0630
15 July, 1996 8:00 am
3x192 Show #0631
16 July, 1996 8:00 am
Dave continues to gloat over the Late Show's (alleged) title as Official Talk Show of the Summer Olympics, with abortive sports commentary by Anton; Laurence Fishburne promotes Fled.
3x193 Show #0632
17 July, 1996 8:00 am
Country legend Marty Stuart sits in, while a disgruntled alien (Gerard) comments on inaccuracies in the movie Independence Day.
3x194 Show #0633
18 July, 1996 8:00 am
Dave discusses in length the show's embarrassment of Emmy riches this year (four nominations); the "CBS Mailbag" presents Dave's 10,000th "Bob Dole is old" joke; Dave receives another discouraging visit from Fan Club president "Cliff Sussman" (Jay Johnson).
3x195 Show #0634
19 July, 1996 8:00 am
Leonard "The Ronald McDonald Guy" Tepper joins Rupert for another one of his hidden-mike remotes with Dave. Later, Jackie Joyner-Kersee promotes her new fitness book and upcoming appearance at the Atlanta Games.
3x196 Show #0635
05 August, 1996 8:00 am
Dave welcomes the Gold Medal-winning U.S. Olympic Girl's Gymnastics Team (minus the injured Kerri Strug); during a "New Products" segment, Pat Farmer models a t-shirt made from venetian blinds.
3x197 Show #0636
06 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x198 Show #0637
07 August, 1996 8:00 am
Dave announces that the Late Show has its own version of "The Real World," with Paul, Anton and Pat Farmer whining about their personal problems.
3x199 Show #0638
08 August, 1996 8:00 am
During "CBS Mailbag," Secret Service Agents dance the Macarena; Dennis Miller promotes his new HBO talk show; Butthole Surfers perform "Pepper."
3x200 Show #0639
09 August, 1996 8:00 am
Dave brings up three girls from the audience, confiscates their gum, and sends them out to goof off in a nearby fountain; the Sex Pistols perform "Pretty Vacant."
3x201 Show #0640
12 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x202 Show #0641
13 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x203 Show #0642
14 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x204 Show #0643
15 August, 1996 8:00 am
Dave chats with Yankees pitcher Dwight "Doc" Gooden, who threw a no-hitter the night before.
3x205 Show #0644
16 August, 1996 8:00 am
Dave gives a ham to a man in the audience who correctly guessed his weight (158 lbs).
3x206 Show #0645
19 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x207 Show #0646
20 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x208 Show #0647
21 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x209 Show #0648
22 August, 1996 8:00 am
3x210 Show #0649
23 August, 1996 8:00 am
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