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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4x01 Show #0650
02 September, 1996 8:00 am
Dave gives a ham to an audience member named Bud Perchinski, who later assumes control of one of the cameras. Later, Flea (from Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Jewel Kilcher perform a duet.
4x02 Show #0651
03 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x03 Show #0652
04 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x04 Show #0653
05 September, 1996 8:00 am
Adam Sandler promotes Happy Gilmore; Yankees pitcher David Cone demonstrates ball-handling techniques.
4x05 Show #0654
06 September, 1996 8:00 am
It's the unofficial Three-Year Anniversary. (The count is 90 morning shows, 1810 Late Nights, and 654 Late Shows.) Dave shows some of his favorite clips, then goes door-to-door in New Jersey with Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert and Richard Simmons.
4x06 Show #0655
09 September, 1996 8:00 am
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10 September, 1996 8:00 am
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11 September, 1996 8:00 am
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12 September, 1996 8:00 am
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13 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x11 Show #0660
16 September, 1996 8:00 am
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17 September, 1996 8:00 am
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18 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x14 Show #0663
19 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x15 Show #0664
20 September, 1996 8:00 am
Dave scrambles to find something to fill the extra 16 minutes of his commerical-free show.
4x16 Show #0665
23 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x17 Show #0666
24 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x18 Show #0667
25 September, 1996 8:00 am
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26 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x20 Show #0669
27 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x21 Show #0670
30 September, 1996 8:00 am
4x22 Show #0671
01 October, 1996 8:00 am
Sanborn's still sitting in; Paul appears in a Bob Dole campaign ad; Tom Hanks promotes "That Thing You Do!"
4x23 Show #0672
02 October, 1996 8:00 am
It's Biff's 50th birthday, so Dave promotes his new PBS political roundtable chatfest, "The Henderson Group." Tonight's panelists: Biff, Dave, Paul, and "outspoken liberal" Pat Farmer.
4x24 Show #0673
03 October, 1996 8:00 am
Calvert plays Bob Dole's go-between; The Dave Matthews Band performs "Crash Into Me."
4x25 Show #0674
04 October, 1996 8:00 am
Referring to a current TV Guide that pays tribute to Dave's Suit of Alka Seltzer from his NBC days, Rupert Jee stands in a bowl of clam chowder.
4x26 Show #0675
07 October, 1996 8:00 am
1996: Dave shows a tape of Bob Dole blinking in the first presidential debate; Michael J. Fox gets a car for high school graduation (he didn't officially graduate until that Spring); the Kinks' Ray Davies performs "To the Bone."
4x27 Show #0676
08 October, 1996 8:00 am
Clint Black sits in; the roof cam reveals campaign workers scuffling outside.
4x28 Show #0677
09 October, 1996 8:00 am
Dave searches for a new anchor for CBS-2 New York, and decides on a girl named Donna Hill. She makes several (bogus) news reports throughout the night.
4x29 Show #0678
10 October, 1996 8:00 am
1996: Three audience girls are given hams; Dave shows a (supposed) clip from tonight's Vice Presidential debate; Dave and Marv Albert point out another audience member who happens to be wearing a neckbrace.
4x30 Show #0679
11 October, 1996 8:00 am
During CBS Mailbag, Calvert appears as "Derek the Cantankerous Wallaby"; guest George Foreman pulls a truck.
4x31 Show #0680
21 October, 1996 8:00 am
Cindy Crawford walks onstage with heavy eye makeup, and Dave asks where she got her black eyes.
4x32 Show #0681
22 October, 1996 8:00 am
4x33 Show #0682
23 October, 1996 8:00 am
Dave shows a poster that proves that Bob Dole's presidential campaign is doomed: "For The Love of God, Don't Vote for Tubby." Also, Calvert reports from the Game 1 of the Braves-Yankees World Series, during which he hugs the mayor of Atlanta.
4x34 Show #0683
24 October, 1996 8:00 am
4x35 Show #0684
25 October, 1996 8:00 am
Dave says goodnight halfway through the show and then leaves. Paul goes to search for Dave but gets distracted playing basketball. Dave is finally found guiding planes on the runway at JFK Airport, so Biff calls him via a courtesy phone and tells him to return.
4x36 Show #0685
28 October, 1996 8:00 am
Dave salutes the 1996 World Champion New York Yankees and welcomes manager Joe Torre.
4x37 Show #0686
29 October, 1996 8:00 am
Dave chats with redeemed Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, while Rupert launches the "Deli of Terror."
4x38 Show #0687
30 October, 1996 8:00 am
Bill Murray serves as the show's roving reporter, asking pedestrians outside about the upcoming national election. Also, Dave shows off his new, thinner haircut.
4x39 Show #0688
31 October, 1996 8:00 am
In honor of Halloween, Dave presents "Biff the Headless Stage Manager"; the problem, though, is that Biff is dressed as a Thanksgiving pilgrim.
4x40 Show #0689
01 November, 1996 8:00 am
"Friday Night on the Road" begins in Beantown, as Michael Hirsch, aka "The Bar," makes his stunning transformation from dorm geek to BMOC.
4x41 Show #0690
04 November, 1996 8:00 am
NYC Marathon winner Giacomo Leone runs through the set, while Mel Gibson presents "Top Ten Lines You'll Never Hear Me, Mel Gibson, Say in a Movie."
4x42 Show #0691
06 November, 1996 8:00 am
It's the day after Election '96, so Dave tells his last "Bob Dole is old" joke. Also, Dave fidgets with his unusually long tie, while Calvert conducts exit polls.
4x43 Show #0692
07 November, 1996 8:00 am
During Mailbag, a viewer pleads for no more Dole jokes, so "Bob Dole" (Calvert) appears on stage and sings Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me," a pop ditty which includes the immortal lines, "I had a dream; I had an awesome dream."
4x44 Show #0693
08 November, 1996 8:00 am
Ten noteworthy anchormen appear in the top ten list while Dave chats with recently denied presidential candidate Bob Dole.
4x45 Show #0694
11 November, 1996 8:00 am
It's the official 3rd Anniversary special, with clips and highlights from the past three seasons.
4x46 Show #0695
12 November, 1996 8:00 am
Biff interrupts Dave’s monologue “just to be on TV;” Kristen Scott Thomas plugs “The English Patient.”
4x47 Show #0696
13 November, 1996 8:00 am
Saxaphonist Joshua Redman sits in; Gene Catron performs a trick involving dominoes and a pool ball; Dave gives out candy.
4x48 Show #0697
14 November, 1996 8:00 am
Dave's artificial tooth comes loose, while Ed McMahon imitates Leonard Tepper's impression of the former "Tonight Show" sidekick.
4x49 Show #0698
15 November, 1996 8:00 am
From Chicago: Paul meets his long-lost brother Matt Shaffer on "Jerry Springer" just as Dave was going to admit to being a transvestite. Also, Dave introduces ten citizens with distinct names for "Top Ten Our Favorite Illinois Names." His choice for #1, Springfield resident Minnie Cocke, has her mug displayed on the United Center jumbotron.
4x50 Show #0699
18 November, 1996 8:00 am
Throughout the night, audience members walk onstage to tell jokes.
4x51 Show #0700
19 November, 1996 8:00 am
Dave calls a desk jockey from across the street named Samantha Giafoni, asking for her opinion about Michael Jackson. After calling her, autumn leaves are dumped in her office.
4x52 Show #0701
20 November, 1996 8:00 am
Glenn Close promotes the live-action remake of "101 Dalmations."
4x53 Show #0702
21 November, 1996 8:00 am
When Dave gives a ham to an audience guy, he gives him five more when he says it's going to a senior citizens' group. Soon enough, Biff practically gives him the whole store.
4x54 Show #0703
22 November, 1996 8:00 am
Friday Night on the Road finishes in Miami, Florida. It's so hot in the Coconut Grove Playhouse that Dave strips off his suit and hosts the show in his khakis and t-shirt: "This is exactly what rehearsal looks like."
4x55 Show #0704
25 November, 1996 8:00 am
A "News in Review" segment is translated into Chinese, while Dave accidentally cuts himself while crawling under his desk.
4x56 Show #0705
26 November, 1996 8:00 am
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, and later he performs with Dolly Parton.
4x57 Show #0706
27 November, 1996 8:00 am
Thanksgiving and the holidays are the topics du jour in the latest edition of "Dave Talks to Kids."
4x58 Show #0707
28 November, 1996 8:00 am
Gerard makes a cameo in the annual "Thanksgiving Day Quiz," while Dorothy bakes cherry and hickory nut pies.
4x59 Show #0708
29 November, 1996 8:00 am
After Dave offers a million dollars claiming that there's no such person named Sivareddy Gotike, whose letter was read on the CBS Mailbag the week before, Sivareddy appears on the show to collect. Dave offers him and his friend Srinivas a hotel room, dinner at Tad's, dinner at the 21 Club, two tickets to "Cats," two tickets to a Jets game, a camera, car service, and dates instead.
4x60 Show #0709
09 December, 1996 8:00 am
Biff gives out hams to the audience during the second-ever appearance of "Know Your Current Events," while Martha Stewart shows Dave how to make a scented wreath.
4x61 Show #0710
10 December, 1996 8:00 am
Dave announces he's #45 on TV Guide's greatest stars list; after interviewing Nicole Kidman, Dave is dyspeptic and demands a roll of Tums®; the roof cam reveals Santa dumping a corpse in a garbage disposal.
4x62 Show #0711
11 December, 1996 8:00 am
Dave calls the corner pay phones, but no one answers. He finally steps outside and tells anyone to pick up the phone. After some guy named Phil answers it, Dave has to scream at him to come inside.
4x63 Show #0712
12 December, 1996 8:00 am
1996: Two merchant marines do push-ups onstage; Dave and Paul reprise the roles of their alter egos, Gator and Skunk; Leonard Tepper performs in the Late Show "kid's nativity play"; Counting Crows appear for the second night in a row.
4x64 Show #0713
13 December, 1996 8:00 am
Skunk and Gator hang out in the green room; Beavis and Butthead plug their upcoming movie; Paul performs an original holiday number.
4x65 Show #0714
16 December, 1996 8:00 am
Somebody named Matias Paluka is interviewed by Dave, then does a weather forecast.
4x66 Show #0715
17 December, 1996 8:00 am
Tony sits in the audience, while Rupert shows Dave a "Tickle Me Giuliani" doll.
4x67 Show #0716
18 December, 1996 8:00 am
Mayor Giuliani shows up to put an apple on the Christmas tree, then gets in on a few pictures with Dave, Paul, and two audience members. Also, hockey great Gordie Howe calls Dave.
4x68 Show #0717
19 December, 1996 8:00 am
During a "New for Christmas" segment, Biff is nearly injured by a motorized hula hoop; Neve Campbell promotes "Scream."
4x69 Show #0718
20 December, 1996 8:00 am
Dave hugs a male audience member; fake snow falls on the backdrop, then on the audience; Darlene Love (featuring Bette Sussman) continues her holiday tradition of singing "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)."
4x70 Show #0719
23 December, 1996 8:00 am
Midway through Dave's interview with "Michael" star John Travolta, the buxom president of John's fan club gets a hug and an autograph.
4x71 Show #0720
26 December, 1996 8:00 am
4x72 Show #0721
27 December, 1996 8:00 am
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, while Biff gives dating tips.
4x73 Show #0722
30 December, 1996 8:00 am
Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier. Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time without Roseanne.
4x74 Show #0723
31 December, 1996 8:00 am
Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier; Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time without Roseanne; Biff gets scissors from Dave to get rid of the Cabbage Patch doll chewing on his ear; Kamarr the Discount Magician tries in vain to impress the audience.
4x75 Show #0724
02 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave introduces an audience member named Tara to Alec Baldwin; Dave shows a drawing of him in a 70's-era leisure suit; from the hit Broadway revival "Chicago," Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking perform "And All That Jazz."
4x76 Show #0725
03 January, 1997 8:00 am
During CBS Mailbag, a viewer asks what Dave did for New Year's. Dave flashes back to a wild night with a bunch of fabulous babes, while Paul brings him back to earth, and Dave flashes back to a night spent at the laundromat drinking Tide.
4x77 Show #0726
06 January, 1997 8:00 am
BB King sits in; Dave accidentally tears up the Top Ten blue card, so he reads the list via teleprompter; Tracey Ullman promotes her new HBO show, "Tracey Takes On..."
4x78 Show #0727
07 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave swipes Tony's gum, which he had tried to hide on top of one of the cameras. Also, Rupert of Hello Deli is pitted against Amando of Stage Deli in a little competition called "The King of Meats." It was a close battle throughout, but Amando ends up victorious.
4x79 Show #0728
08 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave fondly looks back at the one-year anniversary of "El Blizzardo," then does a spit take with Windex®. Also, Woody Harrelson plugs hemp products and The People vs. Larry Flint.
4x80 Show #0729
09 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave sends an audience babe out to get some snow, and throughout the night the show is interrupted by a three-way snowball war between Dave, Inky and Anton.
4x81 Show #0730
10 January, 1997 8:00 am
An audience member celebrating her birthday dances onstage; Inky threatens to throw a rock at Dave; Dave chats with a nine-year-old girl that delivered her baby brother in a stuck elevator; Inky settles his differences and dances with Kim the audience girl.
4x82 Show #0731
13 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave deems the show to be such a success that he announces the production of four spin-offs, "Rupert Touches Meat," "Leonard's Candid Camera," "Kenny's Baywatch" (with the stagehands running in slow motion), and "Late Show with Carlos Huaycaga."
4x83 Show #0732
14 January, 1997 8:00 am
It's time for another Late Show experiment: "Who Will Get Kicked Out of TGIF's Sooner, a Shirtless Guy or a Guy with Ten Dogs?" Answer: the shirtless guy. Later, Dave instructs Chris from the audience to negotiate with TGIF (where he works), and soon enough, everyone is allowed inside.
4x84 Show #0733
15 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows QVC footage of a Cabbage Patch Bill Clinton doll eating French fries; Actor Chris O'Donnell does a Stupid Human Trick; the drama class from Calhoun High School re-enacts the first half of the show.
4x85 Show #0734
16 January, 1997 8:00 am
Paul shows a clip of his new home video "The Late Show Made Easy," while "Know Your Cuts of Meat" makes its debut on "Know Your Current Events."
4x86 Show #0735
17 January, 1997 8:00 am
It's an "All Kevin Spectacular" as Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, and Kevin Brennan guest on the show. The closing credits on the show include all staffers named Kevin (Kevin Burnett, Kevin Foley, Kevin Gaines, Kevin Mulligan [actually the name of Gerard's son], and so on).
4x87 Show #0736
27 January, 1997 8:00 am
Alan interrupts the monologue to comment on yesterday's Packers-Patriots Super Bowl; an audience member receives Dave's autograph; Calvert reports from New Orleans, where football fans are still celebrating after yesterday's championship.
4x88 Show #0737
28 January, 1997 8:00 am
Biff presides over another segment of "What They Would Have Had for Lunch If They Were Still Alive." Tonight, Lorne Greene: "a BLT." Also, Tony Williams sits in on drums, while Dave introduces Paul as "Little Jimmy Dickens."
4x89 Show #0738
29 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave calls up an audience guy to meet Tori Amos, but he has to frisk him first.
4x90 Show #0739
30 January, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows a promo of “Rupert Jee’s Private Parts,” a spoof of the upcoming Howard Stern movie. Amongst those who participate in this parody are Rupert, Leonard, and Paul Shaffer as “David Letterman.”
4x91 Show #0740
31 January, 1997 8:00 am
4x92 Show #0741
03 February, 1997 8:00 am
Dave celebrates a decade and a half in late night television by introducing some of his favorite Stupid Human Tricks. Later, he chats with basketball star Charles Barkley.
4x93 Show #0742
04 February, 1997 8:00 am
In honor of the re-release of the entire Star Wars trilogy, Dave moves his coffee mug with a little help from "the force"; Billy Bob Thornton promotes his Academy Award-nominated film Sling Blade; the acrobatic Tokyo Stunt Boys bomb in their first (and ultimately only) American television performance.
4x94 Show #0743
05 February, 1997 8:00 am
Flugelhorn great Al Chez sits in with the band, while Leonard appears in a educational film about the First Thanksgiving.
4x95 Show #0744
06 February, 1997 8:00 am
Know Your Current Events: Dave promises an audience participant named Brian (who Dave keeps calling "Larry") that if he can kick a field goal outside, he can sit onstage. Brian hits the field goal post at 20 yards and wins his onstage seat.
4x96 Show #0745
07 February, 1997 8:00 am
Mailbag: Paul appears in a commercial for "Uncle Dave's Non-Alcoholic Gin." Also, Dave and Green Bay Packers QB Brett Farve throw footballs into cabs, and David Spade promotes his new sitcom, "Just Shoot Me."
4x97 Show #0746
10 February, 1997 8:00 am
In a remote featuring Dave talking to various fan club presidents, a swordfight breaks out between the "Cats" and "Star Wars" fans. Also, Bob Borden professes his love to a disturbed Martha Stewart.
4x98 Show #0747
11 February, 1997 8:00 am
Dave ponders another one of his deep thoughts: "How Long Can a Guy Spin a Revolving Door Before Somebody Stops Him?" It takes 40 minutes and 6 seconds before security escorts the man out.
4x99 Show #0748
12 February, 1997 8:00 am
Throughout the night, Biff, Pat and Kenny recreate scenes from Academy Award-nominated films, including "The English Patient" and "Jerry McGuire." The gag comes to an abrupt end when, while attempting to spoof "Secrets and Lies," they can't find anybody who saw the film.
4x100 Show #0749
13 February, 1997 8:00 am
Dave brags that he had an incredible Valentine's Day last year, until Paul persuades him to admit that he spent it watching TV with an amorous Leonard. Also, the Jazz Passengers (featuring Deborah Harry and Elvis Costello) perform "Doncha Go 'Way Mad."
4x101 Show #0750
14 February, 1997 8:00 am
Marv Albert is credited with six seperate appearances tonight, thus raising his total on the show to an even one hundred. Later, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, promotes her new cookbook.
4x102 Show #0751
17 February, 1997 8:00 am
Two weeks before, NBC denied Dave permission to use clips from his old show. So tonight, Tom Brokaw arrives and offers Dave a crumpled-up videotape from Late Night with David Letterman. Also, Dave shows a faux-documentary short called "Dave's Family Weekend" (with Andrea as his sister and Leonard as Mr. Rogers).
4x103 Show #0752
18 February, 1997 8:00 am
The outside cam goes to Joe G's to launch production of the quickie movie "Space Volcano"; Bruce Willis murders Mujibur and Sirajul; Demi Moore shows up with 15 dogs as a gift for Dave, and later the mutts storm the control room.
4x104 Show #0753
19 February, 1997 8:00 am
Throughout the night, various civilians tell jokes about their jobs, while Dave admits that he has fallen in love with this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
4x105 Show #0754
20 February, 1997 8:00 am
The latest edition of "Leonard Tepper's Hidden Video" takes place entirely at Hello Deli, while "Cosby" star Doug E. Doug does standup.
4x106 Show #0755
21 February, 1997 8:00 am
Frequent CBS Mailbag contributor Jerry Scales appears in the audience and is given a roast chicken made of Nyquil. Also, Tony Randall talks about becoming a parent for the first time.
4x107 Show #0756
24 February, 1997 8:00 am
On the three-year anniversary of his memorable first appearance on the Late Show, super-bowler Dick Weber rolls one strike after another out on 53rd Street. Later, he and Bill Cosby go one-on-one on the specially-built lane, with Weber decimating the sitcom star.
4x108 Show #0757
25 February, 1997 8:00 am
James Cotton sits in; while pedestrians footrace against each other over on 54th and Broadway.
4x109 Show #0758
26 February, 1997 8:00 am
Leonard Tepper is live at Madison Square Garden, annoying participants at this year's Grammy Awards. He closes the segment by calling Dave a jackass.
4x110 Show #0759
27 February, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows outtakes of Leonard's Grammy report, and then gets thrown out of a taping of "Wheel of Fortune" by a security guard resembling Bill DeLace.
4x111 Show #0760
28 February, 1997 8:00 am
Trumpeter Al Chez sits in; the "First Annual Biff Henderson Award" goes to a much-serving Biff; Randy Newman and Lyle Lovett perform "You've Got a Friend In Me."
4x112 Show #0761
03 March, 1997 8:00 am
Dave comments on "El Blizzardo Diablo," a raining snowstorm that practically has New York City in a standstill. Also, Dave and Paul participate in a cutthroat battle of putdowns towards each other.
4x113 Show #0762
04 March, 1997 8:00 am
Dave points out that the wet snow of yesterday's "El Blizzardo Diablo" has already melted and/or evaporated. Also, Adam Arkin promotes the upcoming made-for-TV movie Not In This Town.
4x114 Show #0763
05 March, 1997 8:00 am
During "Rejected Commercial Characters," jokes are translated for a select audience onstage from English to Japanese.
4x115 Show #0764
06 March, 1997 8:00 am
Bluesman Keb' Mo sits in; Dave and Paul shill a new sleeping enhancer called EclipseQuil; "pyrotechnic madman" Ray Wold blows up stuff and somehow avoids burning himself.
4x116 Show #0765
07 March, 1997 8:00 am
CBS Mailbag: Jerry Scales asks, "What do viewers miss?" Gerard Mulligan comes out in costume as "A 50-year-old guy dressed like Zorro." Also, The Biff Henderson Players present "Send in the Clones."
4x117 Show #0766
17 March, 1997 8:00 am
Sean Pelton sits in for Anton, while Howard Stern promotes his new movie.
4x118 Show #0767
18 March, 1997 8:00 am
The camera fixates on a guy in the audience with a gigantic gut with DAVE written on it. Also, Martin Short does another musical number, with a final note so extended that he leaves the stage, goes to the bank, buys a sandwich at Hello Deli, picks up his dry cleaning, and returns to the theater just in time for the big climax.
4x119 Show #0768
19 March, 1997 8:00 am
The Late Show Current Events Singers take on Clinton's recent leg injury, then performs some sort of a cappella apology to Cindy Crawford.
4x120 Show #0769
25 March, 1997 8:00 am
Today's burning question: "How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get into a Coffee Shop?" All 23 guys that volunteered get in, and they are later joined by a geeky audience member from Georgia, who is later carried back to the stage by the bunnies.
4x121 Show #0770
26 March, 1997 8:00 am
In honor of his birthday, former president Thomas Jefferson is seen skydiving over the city, followed shortly by William McKinley and Paul Shaffer.
4x122 Show #0771
27 March, 1997 8:00 am
Dave announces that today is Tony Mendez' 60th birthday, even though he's only 52; Dave orders Anton to fetch him some coffee; a man-on-the-street segment dissects tonight's "Top Ten Easter Bunny Pet Peeves."
4x123 Show #0772
28 March, 1997 8:00 am
Mailbag: Alan has an announcer sitting in with him, only to realize he's not his intern but his willing replacement. Meanwhile, Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton (live via satellite) presents the Top Ten.
4x124 Show #0773
31 March, 1997 9:00 am
Songwriter Jimmy Webb sits in, and throughout the night the band plays his songs; Dave shows a tape of Rob Burnett's daughter being scared to death by Daddy as the Easter Bunny; Dave tells a story about how he spent his Easter with Nadine Hennelly, but as usual Paul coerces him into telling the sad, awful truth.
4x125 Show #0774
01 April, 1997 9:00 am
Dave calls a pay phone on Broadway, and then calls in a guy from Jersey named Rocky to tell the first "Mets suck" joke of the season. Also, Biff gives a pep talk to some grade-school students.
4x126 Show #0775
02 April, 1997 9:00 am
A man claiming to be Paul's brother Kenny sits in the audience, while amateur dentist David Kriuthoff fidgets with a special camera that can go inside the mouth.
4x127 Show #0776
03 April, 1997 9:00 am
"Colin Dunner" (Gerard), the lead dancer in the Broadway hit "Riverdance" promotes his new videotape "Riverdancin' to the Oldies." Also, Will Lee demonstrates how to play a guitar like a piano.
4x128 Show #0777
04 April, 1997 9:00 am
Mailbag: a man on the street is decapitated by a giant, renegade blue card. Also, Pat Farmer introduces his new segment "Live Action Editorial Cartoon." Tonight's piece: "Busting the Budget."
4x129 Show #0778
07 April, 1997 8:00 am
Dave says he's discovered he's been combing his hair wrong, so he fidgets with it throughout the show. Also, Zahshu, the "World's Only Performing Hippo," rolls over and begs.
4x130 Show #0779
08 April, 1997 8:00 am
"How Many Guys in a Bunny Suit Can Get Into H&R Block?" Only two, until both are kicked out. Right after the first commercial break, Biff then tries to get in wearing a dog suit and, despite being escorted by Bill DeLace, is also ejected. When all is said and done, Dave announces the tax company's new slogan: "And stay out!"
4x131 Show #0780
09 April, 1997 8:00 am
In a running gag that was started two nights before (in homage to something that appeared occasionally on Late Night), Zahshu, "The World's Only Performing Goldfish," develops a severe case of stage fright. At the end of the show, he is removed from his fishbowl and is placed on top of a skateboard.
4x132 Show #0781
10 April, 1997 8:00 am
4x133 Show #0782
11 April, 1997 8:00 am
Champion weightlifter Magnus Vermagnusson lifts various objects, including Mujibur and Sirajul; Dave comments on his upcoming 50th birthday; Zhushi "The World's Only Performing Dog" is the latest animal to stand on stage in lieu of attempting some sort of stunt.
4x134 Show #0783
21 April, 1997 8:00 am
Marv Albert interviews accountants, then shows a blooper real along side it; Dave notices that Tony is holding cue cards with gloves on; "Pat Farmer's Live-Action Political Cartoon" takes a swipe at President Clinton.
4x135 Show #0784
22 April, 1997 8:00 am
Dave finds a patron named Bob Reedy, in Joe G's Pizza to star in another fake film epic, the Anaconda spoof "Snakequest 2000." Quote Dave: "For the love of god, it's a giant snake!"
4x136 Show #0785
23 April, 1997 8:00 am
Allen Toussant sits in; Dave announces that in honor of the recent media hoopla over Ellen DeGeneres, the Late Show will now be "more gay"; Wilco performs "Someone Else's Song."
4x137 Show #0786
24 April, 1997 8:00 am
Biff announces that if Lyndon Johnson were alive today, he would've had a roast beef sandwich for lunch. Also, The Verve Pipe performs "The Freshman."
4x138 Show #0787
25 April, 1997 8:00 am
On a special Indianapolis-themed night on the Late Show, Dorothy interrupts a comedy bit to give Dave a hug, while Reggie Miller presents the Top Ten.
4x139 Show #0788
28 April, 1997 8:00 am
Rupert Jee drops by to make an important announcement: "America, I am a lesbian." This inspires Regis to walk over and give him a hug.
4x140 Show #0789
29 April, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows a clip from the latest Charlie Brown Special: Charlie Brown declares, "I think I'm a lesbian." Also, two dorky audience members help wash a cab outside the theater, then get hosed down by the NYFD.
4x141 Show #0790
30 April, 1997 8:00 am
It's "Awards Night" on the Late Show, as throughout the night Biff presents Gordie Howe with the Stanley Cup, Walter Payton with the Super Bowl Trophy, Bobby Allison with the Harley J. Earle Trophy, Kareem Abdul Jabbar with the Larry O'Brien Trophy, Alec Baldwin with the World Series Trophy, and Tony Mendez with the Best Cue Card Boy Trophy. Also, Alec announces on the in-theater PA system that he's a lesbian.
4x142 Show #0791
01 May, 1997 8:00 am
Wendy Liebman discusses mammograms, while Luke Perry rappels off the side of the theater.
4x143 Show #0792
02 May, 1997 8:00 am
In honor of tonight's audience (all residents of St. Louis and its suburbs), the backdrop is altered to show the city's skyline; Dave shows live footage of the Mets/Cardinals game in progress at Shea Stadium; Roseanne arrives for her interview on a Clydesdale-driven sleigh.
4x144 Show #0793
05 May, 1997 8:00 am
Dave dumps the show early yet again, and after searching high and low in Manhattan, Biff finally finds him demonstrating knife tricks at Benihana's.
4x145 Show #0794
06 May, 1997 8:00 am
"How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get into a Fountain?" Only about six, as the men in costume are thrown out of Central Park by the NYPD. After the first commercial break, John Goodman lunges into the fountain. Also, Hanson performs "MmmBop."
4x146 Show #0795
07 May, 1997 8:00 am
Tony Mendez does the Watusi; Biff announces that if Burt Lancaster were alive today, he would've had cream of mushroom soup and a tuna fish sandwich for lunch; stuntmen Ross and Elisa Hartzell shoot crossbow arrows at each other.
4x147 Show #0796
08 May, 1997 8:00 am
Rupert stars in a parody of those financial-success tapes that they sell in infomercials, while Kirsten Johnston promotes the 3-D season finale of Third Rock from the Sun.
4x148 Show #0797
09 May, 1997 8:00 am
With tonight's audience being from the Twin Cities, Dave makes them feel at home by having a faux snow fall in the theater. Also, the Top Ten home office is temporarily relocated to nearby Edina, Minnesota (and is presented by Twins great Kirby Puckett), while Calvert takes a tour of Minneapolis.
4x149 Show #0798
12 May, 1997 8:00 am
Tonight, Dave promises to show things that have never been on television before, including Marv Albert dancing with a giant squirrel, a gay man kissing a lesbian, and Biff playing solitaire topless. Also, Grover Washington, Jr. sits in, while Dave and Rupert do another one of their hidden-mic gags.
4x150 Show #0799
13 May, 1997 8:00 am
Dancers from Riverdance make a return appearance on the show. Actually, they're staff writers Gerard Mulligan and Eric Kaplan, Leonard Tepper, and financial wiz/Dave buddy Jim Peterson. Soon after, Robin Williams walks in from Broadway in a similar toe-tappin' style.
4x151 Show #0800
14 May, 1997 8:00 am
In honor of Late Show's 800th episode, Dave introduces "Where Are They Now?" pieces describing the whereabouts of Bernie Kopell, Howie Mandel, Olivia Newton-John, and Bill Clinton. Also, the Spice Girls perform "Who Do You Think You Are."
4x152 Show #0801
15 May, 1997 8:00 am
Late Show airs its second and last installment of Peanuts, as Lucy once again foils Charlie Brown's attempt to kick a football: "Never mess around with a gangsta bitch."
4x153 Show #0802
16 May, 1997 8:00 am
With tonight's audience representing Denver, Colorado, Dave interrupts the monologue to introduce an audience guy who ends up proposing to his girlfriend. Later in the show, Jeff Goldblum gives the happy couple a blender.
4x154 Show #0803
19 May, 1997 8:00 am
Biff brings out a Billy goat that supposedly won the Kentucky Derby last weekend; Dave leaves the show to play for the New York Yankees, then goes on a half-hearted tirade when he's cut by the team; "Leonard Tepper's Mile-High Hidden Video" observes unsuspecting tourists at the World Trade Center.
4x155 Show #0804
20 May, 1997 8:00 am
After showing past clips of disastrous attempts at stuffing guys in rabbit outfits inside various locales, Dave announces that it's time to play "How Many Sailors Can Get into a New York City Chicken Restaurant?" With the nearby Ranch 1 offering their services, a whopping 68 sailors walk in without a problem. Also, Dave chats with Ida Doggett, 1997 world bed-making champion.
4x156 Show #0805
21 May, 1997 8:00 am
It's time yet again for "What They Would Have for Lunch if They Were Alive Today" with Biff Henderson. The celebrity: Dean Martin. The lunch: mac n' cheese.
4x157 Show #0806
22 May, 1997 8:00 am
"Steven Spielberg" (Gerard) brags out his new movie The Lost World, while Savion Glover performs a tap dance solo from the hit musical "Stomp."
4x158 Show #0807
23 May, 1997 8:00 am
Mailbag: a horrific freak accident turns Rupert into the mysterious "Dr. Meat." Also, Jason Alexander promotes Love! Valour! Compassion!
4x159 Show #0808
02 June, 1997 8:00 am
Remote on the 14th Floor: Late Show staffers Eric Stangel, Matt Roberts, Bob Borden, Rodney Munoz, Christian Breheney, and Eric Kaplan relate their Prom Nightmares while eating in the coffee room, with dramatizations that include Rupert Jee and Richard Simmons.
4x160 Show #0809
03 June, 1997 8:00 am
Customer Bob Barrett from Joe's Pizza is invited into the theater to act in the monster movie spectacular "Ghost Dinosaur '97," co-starring Mujibur and Sirajul as "Dinosaur #1" and "Dinosaur #2."
4x161 Show #0810
04 June, 1997 8:00 am
The squash family is represented tonight by a visit from Elaine Cunningham, "The Zucchini Lady"; Bill Cosby talks about his various medications.
4x162 Show #0811
05 June, 1997 8:00 am
4x163 Show #0812
06 June, 1997 8:00 am
Promoting an upcoming TV special, Farrah Fawcett walks out in a boozy daze, complimenting Dave for the view of the skyline when it's really a backdrop, then crawls around and makes animal noises. At the end of the show, Dave thanks Farrah for "almost being here tonight."
4x164 Show #0813
09 June, 1997 8:00 am
Biff reports from the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City; Dave makes his usual joke about buying his first car at Harrison Ford in Indiana; Dave Matthews Band performs "Too Much."
4x165 Show #0814
10 June, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows an altered clip of President Clinton admitting his dislike for cloning, and later Dave is once again visited by "the lovely Is-a-bella Ros-sell-ini."
4x166 Show #0815
11 June, 1997 8:00 am
Dave turns the hose on pedestrians outside the theater; Jaleel "Urkel" White helps "Les Moonves" promote CBS' fall lineup; Seven Mary Three performs "Lucky."
4x167 Show #0816
12 June, 1997 8:00 am
Tom Brokaw explains why he turned down an offer to leave NBC for CNN: "Same as you with CBS: more money, smaller audience." Also, Sheryl Crow performs "A Change (Will Do You Good)."
4x168 Show #0817
13 June, 1997 8:00 am
Mailbag: "Farrah Fawcett" (Calvert) explains her behavior from last week. Also, Kenny "The Quick-Witted Stagehand" Sheehan makes his 1000th TV appearance, which is followed by footage of his (bogus) television debut on Ed Sullivan in 1964.
4x169 Show #0818
16 June, 1997 8:00 am
Paul is introduced as "Radu," then shows Dave a Happy Meal toy that looks just like him. Also, Dave hides in an apartment, harassing delivery people as they come and go.
4x170 Show #0819
17 June, 1997 8:00 am
A new challenge: "Who Can Hail a Cab First"- a pantsless Mets fan or a pantless Yankees fan? For once, the Mets win the big one.
4x171 Show #0820
18 June, 1997 8:00 am
Dave gives an audience woman a ham just for being Polish; several members of the cast of Cats go inside FlashDancers; Alan Kalter promotes "Late Show: The Game"; The Mighty Mighty Bosstones perform "The Impression That I Get."
4x172 Show #0821
19 June, 1997 8:00 am
Julia Roberts is treated to a clip of her first appearance on Letterman from 1990, only to watch the clip blackened out by NBC. Also, Jon Bon Jovi performs "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town."
4x173 Show #0822
20 June, 1997 8:00 am
"Riverdancers" Gerry Mulligan, Mike McIntee, Eric Kaplan, and Jim Peterson amaze and delight the studio audience and the home viewers in response to a letter in the CBS Mailbag.
4x174 Show #0823
23 June, 1997 8:00 am
Anton is introduced as "Anton Zip"; Dave shows the audience a chart of who's permitted to be on the show and who isn't; in tonight's remote, Dave goes to a private school in Manhattan to chat with child prodigies.
4x175 Show #0824
24 June, 1997 8:00 am
The outside cam heads to Joe G's looking for a guy to write a theme song for, where they stumble across Brian and his girlfriend. Also, Dave takes the audience outside to watch Motley Crue perform on the sidewalk.
4x176 Show #0825
25 June, 1997 8:00 am
It's 91 degrees outside, so Biff decides to watch ice melt on the street.
4x177 Show #0826
26 June, 1997 8:00 am
A flying saucer heckles Dave from the backdrop, while Dyan Cannon promotes Out to Sea and makes friendly with Dave.
4x178 Show #0827
27 June, 1997 8:00 am
Dave declares a guy named Jeff as "Captain of the Audience," helping the host out with menial tasks such as helping present the Top Ten and keeping the audience awake. Also, film director Robert Zemeckis makes a rare television appearance, promoting his new movie Contact.
4x179 Show #0828
30 June, 1997 8:00 am
Bowling great Dick Weber sits in with the band; Calvert kicks someone in the nether regions for the shear fun of it; Dave and Paul trade faces.
4x180 Show #0829
01 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave gets two girls at a nearby cafe to help celebrate Canada Day with Canada Dry®, which gets delivered by a Mountie; to continue a running gag started the previous night, bowler Johnny Petraglia sits in; various staffers describe clips from America's Funniest Home Videos.
4x181 Show #0830
02 July, 1997 8:00 am
During the "Supermarket Finds" segment, Dave takes a sample of something called "White Fungus" and spits it out; another bowling great (Marshall Holman) sits in with the band on tambourine; Dave chats with Mitchell Libonati, the man who found the piece of Evander Holyfield's ear that was chewed off in the infamous boxing match that previous weekend; Blur performs "Song 2."
4x182 Evander Holyfield, Sarah Silverman (Show #0831)
03 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave talks about the a new unauthorized autobiography of Martha Stewart; tonight's guest bowler is Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino; Dave appears in a 50's-style cigarette ad; Evander Holyfield gives Dave his account of the incident that occurred in his fight last weekend with Mike Tyson. Sarah Silverman standup performance.
4x183 Show #0832
04 July, 1997 8:00 am
Pro bowler Nelson Burton, Jr. sits in; during Mailbag, Tom Arnold bits his own ear off; Manny the Hippie resurfaces; for the second year in a row, Dave sends audience members from San Francisco to the Empire State Building to display the US flag.
4x184 Show #0833
14 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows off his new, shorter haircut; an audience member sings the theme song from Grease; Tim Allen presents the Top Ten.
4x185 Show #0834
15 July, 1997 8:00 am
It's a balmy 97 degrees outside, so Biff fries an egg on the sidewalk, later adding bacon and toast.
4x186 Show #0835
16 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave interviews NYC taxi driver Querbe Tirmizi, who returned $30,000 he found in his cab.
4x187 Show #0836
17 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave begins a month-long campaign to run into the ground his current favorite phrase: "Something from the meat case, Linda?" Also, Dave, Tony Randall, and a dozen or so triple-named child actors star in CBS' hot new situation comedy "The Letterman Family."
4x188 Show #0837
18 July, 1997 8:00 am
4x189 Show #0838
21 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave congratulates Paul on being #6 on the Forbes 500; Biff and Eric Kaplan explain how they make Dave's coffee mug levitate; Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Faith Evans, and 112 perform "It's All About the Benjamins."
4x190 Show #0839
22 July, 1997 8:00 am
It's time once again for "King of the Meats," the mano-a-mano kosher competition between Rupert of Hello Deli and Amando Vasquez of the nearby Stage Deli. Amando sweeps the three rounds, but Rupert goes home with the ladies.
4x191 Show #0840
23 July, 1997 8:00 am
Harrison Ford reports from Hawaii; in the debut edition of "Pointless Celebrity Cameo Theater," Calvert, Regis, and Tony Randall stand around like goons while the audience cheers them on; Radish (a band fronted by an early Ben Kweller) perform "Little Pink Stars."
4x192 Show #0841
24 July, 1997 8:00 am
The Harrison Ford World Tour (in which he's promoting The Devil's Own) makes a stop in Paris, France; Dave suggests the Paul legally change his name to "Radu"; CBS anchorman/folkie at heart Dan Rather sings "The Wabash Cannonball."
4x193 Show #0842
25 July, 1997 8:00 am
During "CBS Mailbag," we look into a day in the life of a "Accident-Prone Blood-Gorged Tick" (Leonard Tepper).
4x194 Show #0843
28 July, 1997 8:00 am
It's so hot outside that Biff tries to start a fire on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass and a bundle of sticks, as members from New York's Fire Department stand by; Rupert and Leonard bother people per Dave's requests; Jennifer Aniston promotes Picture Perfect.
4x195 Show #0844
29 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave gets four galpals from West Virginia to go on a tour of the city with Biff; Physilla Rashad promotes her sitcom Cosby; Jamiroquai performs the #1 hit "Virtual Insanity."
4x196 Show #0845
30 July, 1997 8:00 am
Dave congratulates Rob Burnett upon the birth of his daughter; a "What's On Other Channels" bit is interrupted by a car honking, courtesy of Creepy Dave; David Byrne performs "Daddy Go Down."
4x197 Show #0846
31 July, 1997 8:00 am
John Popper sits in with the band; Dave asks a paramedic about a piece of carrot he "horked" into his left lung during lunch today; Julia Roberts promotes Conspiracy Theory.
4x198 Show #0847
01 August, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows some "Surprising Facts About Celebrities." Later, Tony Danza promotes his new sitcom.
4x199 Show #0848
04 August, 1997 8:00 am
Dave presents a Wall Street quiz; Bob Dole talks about retirement.
4x200 Show #0849
05 August, 1997 8:00 am
Deliberately-obvious stunt doubles pose as Dave and Paul showing off their bike skills, while Dave carves a sculpture of Paul made from butter; a man claiming to be Garth Brooks is interrogated on "The Biff Henderson Celebrity Telephone Interview."
4x201 Show #0850
06 August, 1997 8:00 am
Jay Thomas shows Dave a tape of himself spitting out something during a recent television appearance. The footage is repeated several times.
4x202 Show #0851
07 August, 1997 8:00 am
Joe Perry of Aerosmith sits in with the band; Biff reports from the Garth Brooks concert in Central Park and meets "Garth" himself (Leonard Tepper).
4x203 Show #0852
08 August, 1997 8:00 am
The new sitcom "The Letterman Family" is promoted, starring Dave, Tony Randall, and Nadine Hennally. Later, Demi Moore shaves an audience member's head.
4x204 Show #0853
18 August, 1997 8:00 am
Dave feeds Tom Selleck some avocados. Later, they make a crank phone call to Al Roker.
4x206 Show #0855
20 August, 1997 8:00 am
Dave compares President Clinton's 51st birthday to meatloaf. Later, he chats with his old friend Jeff Altman.
4x207 Show #0856
21 August, 1997 8:00 am
"The Donald" talks about a recent boat trip. Later, Janine Turner promotes "Leave It To Beaver."
4x209 Show #0858
25 August, 1997 8:00 am
Dave announces that he is starring in the "Late Show of Passion," which is just like the Late Show, except that it's dubbed so it looks like a telenovela. Later, Dave and Joe Montana throw footballs at a garbage truck.
4x210 Show #0859
26 August, 1997 8:00 am
4x211 Show #0860
27 August, 1997 8:00 am
Tonight's Top Ten is interrupted by a phone call from the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska: "It's not all that funny anymore." Meanwhile, Biff wreaks havoc in Martha's Vineyard.
4x213 Show #0862
29 August, 1997 8:00 am
Warren is run over by a car; during "Stupid Human Tricks," Douglas Pierce plays the "Jeopardy" theme on his hands; Dave bids a fond farewell to head writer Bill Scheft.
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