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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5x01 Show #0863
01 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows highlights from the annual Labor Day staff cookout on 53rd Street; Terry Bradshaw and stagehand Corky Ramirez both inexplicably break into song.
5x02 Show #0864
02 September, 1997 8:00 am
Warren is caught watching tennis on TV; Dave harasses teen talk show host John Hall; Beck performs "Devil's Haircut."
5x03 Show #0865
03 September, 1997 8:00 am
Viewers at home receive the rare opportunity to see the new audience orientation tape (starring Leonard Tepper). Later, Fiona Apple performs "Criminal."
5x04 Show #0866
04 September, 1997 8:00 am
5x05 Show #0867
05 September, 1997 8:00 am
On Warren's last night filling in for Paul, he receives a "Deputy of Comedy" badge. Later, Sugar Ray performs "Fly."
5x06 Show #0868
08 September, 1997 8:00 am
Paul returns from filming "Blues Brothers 2000" with a shaved head. Meanwhile, Dave, Biff, Regis, Al Roker, and Bob Barker harass people in Central Park.
5x07 Show #0869
09 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave calls the pay phone island outside so that an unsuspecting tourist could participate in a comedy skit. When nobody picks up a phone, Dave goes on the street and invites a guy from Vermont to perform a musical number with Tony Randall.
5x08 Show #0870
10 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave is so fascinated by Paul's shaved head (introduced last night) that he has to talk about it at the beginning of the show.
5x09 Show #0871
11 September, 1997 8:00 am
Paul writes a song for a trucker who participated in "Know Your Current Events," while Dave chats with WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper.
5x10 Show #0872
12 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave chats with CBS star "Steve Urkel" (Gerard), while Star Jones plugs "The View."
5x11 Show #0873
22 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave listens to the philosophies of second-graders in "Dave Talks to Kids"; George Clooney promotes "The Peacemaker."
5x12 Show #0874
23 September, 1997 8:00 am
Biff delivers a housewarming gift to a Hooters franchise that just opened, and they send back buffalo wings. Later, an NBC nurse tends to Nicole Kidman's cold.
5x13 Jennifer Lopez
24 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave discusses aerosol cheese with last minute guest Chef Michael Lomonaco who says, "It's great when you're driving, actually. You get a little squirt when you're driving."
Guest Jennifer Lopez talks about the fierce competition on "In Living Color," working with Oliver Stone and more in her first appearance with Dave.
5x14 Show #0876
25 September, 1997 8:00 am
Richard Simmons interupts "Know Your Current Events"; Drew Carey presents "Top Ten Signs You Work in a Bad Office"; 7-year-old Jonathan Lipnicki promotes his new sitcom, "Meego."
5x15 Show #0877
26 September, 1997 8:00 am
In a return to the popular theme nights of yore, the entire LATE SHOW audience consists of freshmen from NYU. During the show, Candice Bergen presents a special college-themed Top Ten list.
5x16 Show #0878
29 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows some of his favorite remotes, segments, and comedy clips from the first four years of "The Late Show."
5x17 Show #0879
29 September, 1997 8:00 am
Bob Borden finally gets to meet Jaleel "Urkel" White, while Paul composes a musical number about pastries that resemble celebrities.
5x18 Show #0880
30 September, 1997 8:00 am
Dave gives a local named Tom Worzall ten seconds of air time, then chats with Wonderbra model Sarah O'Hare.
5x19 Show #0881
01 October, 1997 8:00 am
Cameron Diaz promotes "A Life Less Ordinary," while the famed contortionist Veniamin does a demonstration.
5x20 Matt Lauer, Sheryl Crow
02 October, 1997 8:00 am
5x21 Show #0883
03 October, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows (bogus) NASA footage of Mir; the Dutch Mariachis sing "Happy Birthday" to Biff.
5x22 Show #0884
06 October, 1997 8:00 am
Dave and Paul visit the "International Hair Forum"; Dan Aykroyd promotes "Soul Man" and plays the harmonica.
5x23 Show #0885
07 October, 1997 8:00 am
Joe G. stars in the new crime drama "Joey Ventura," and clips from the show are scattered throughout the night; Dave gives Paul crap for bumping into a cameraman; Bryant Gumbel promotes his soon-to-debut news program.
5x24 Show #0886
08 October, 1997 8:00 am
Dave watches leaves turn and nails dry, and an audience member's receives and smokes his first cigar.
5x25 Show #0887
09 October, 1997 8:00 am
Throughout the night, Leonard plugs his new show, "Leonard Tepper's Hidden Video." Later, Jim Belushi promotes "Total Security."
5x26 Show #0888
10 October, 1997 8:00 am
"Dr." Bill DeLace comments on seasonal allergies; Mark Wahlberg promotes "Boogie Nights."
5x27 Show #0889
13 October, 1997 8:00 am
1997: Stagehand and accomplished thespian Kenny Sheehan is seen in clips from "The Today Show," "Guiding Light," "Cosby," "The People's Court," and "Spin City."
5x28 Show #0890
14 October, 1997 8:00 am
After Dave shows clips of past bunny antics, the Late Show presents "How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get in the Times Square Disney Store?" The answer: Three. Later, Stevie Starr shows Dave the magic of forcing yourself to regurgitate.
5x29 Show #0891
15 October, 1997 8:00 am
Paul introduces this year's National League champions, the Atlanta Braves, until Dave tells him that the Florida Marlins actually won. Later, Carly Simon and Jimmy Webb perform a duet.
5x30 Show #0892
16 October, 1997 8:00 am
Dave presents "The Story Behind the Story: The Rolling Stones," which looks at the dramatic and emotionally draining production of a "Behind the Music"-type show.
5x31 Show #0893
17 October, 1997 8:00 am
WCBS-TV presents a skit about a pancake that looks like Paul. Later, Robert Pastorelli promotes his new drama "Cracker."
5x32 Show #0894
27 October, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows (bogus) footage of businessmen jumping out of windows on Wall Street; we take a look at "What Dave Did with the Extra Hour from Standard Time"; Mariah Carey sings "Butterfly."
5x33 Show #0895
28 October, 1997 8:00 am
Following yesterday's sell-off on Wall Street, Dave shows footage of deceased stockbrokers ascending back through windows after today's market recovery. Later, Penn and Teller perform a new trick.
5x34 Show #0896
29 October, 1997 8:00 am
Biff plays "Let's Scare the Crap Out of Rupert Jee," while Dave interviews Bobby Bonilla of the World Series Champion Florida Marlins.
5x36 Show #0898
31 October, 1997 8:00 am
In honor of the new movie "Boogie Nights," Dave shows bogus clips of Paul and Nadine Hennelly in 70's-era porno films. Meanwhile, Tony impresses Dave with his clown costume.
5x37 Show #0899
03 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows a picture of production associate Tara Callahan, who ran in the New York Marathon; John Travolta plugs Face-Off; Martin Short appears for exactly thirty seconds.
5x38 Show #0900
04 November, 1997 8:00 am
1997: We go to Joe G.'s in search of a political candidate, and we find an unsuspecting patron named Lee Holt. Later in the show, Lee becomes the subject of a hastily-produced attack ad.
5x39 Show #0901
05 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave, Paul, Alan, Calvert, and Anton (as "Buddy") star in "Late Show: The Movie." Also, Rudy Guiliani (poorly) disguises himself as a audience member in the latest edition of "Who Asked For It?"
5x40 Show #0902
06 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows a fake ad for a PBS documentary about the band KISS. Later, a lady in the audience who Dave accidentally threw a blue card near is now wearing a cervical collar.
5x41 Show #0903
07 November, 1997 8:00 am
Casey Kasem introduces the "Late Show Chair of Mystery." Also, BB King and Tracy Chapman perform a soulful duet.
5x42 Show #0904
10 November, 1997 8:00 am
"Master Mentalist" Pat Farmer does a demonstration on Kenny Sheehan; singer-restaurateur Naomi Judd cooks a family recipe for Dave.
5x43 Show #0905
11 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave makes a bad phone call for an audience member, then comments on Marv Albert's legal troubles.
5x44 Show #0906
12 November, 1997 8:00 am
The greatest six minutes in Late Show history: When the Top Ten card is missing, Dave runs out of the theater, is hit by a cab, runs into Al Roker, and goes into Flashdancers and takes the card off one of the strippers. Shortly afterwards, Paul, missing his sheet music for the Top Ten, runs out of the theater, is hit by a tour bus, runs into Regis Philbin, and goes into the NY Stock Exchange, where he finds his sheet music on the floor. Just as Dave begins the Top Ten, Biff is missing his headset, so he runs out of the theater, is hit by a police horse, runs into Gavin MacLeod, and goes into a Burger King to grab a headset off a sales clerk. When he finally returns, there is no time left for the Top Ten.
5x45 Show #0907
13 November, 1997 8:00 am
Live from the Edwards Air Force Base, Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton race to earn the title of "World's Fastest Movie Star." Also, Bill Murray plugs "The Man Who Knew Too Little."
5x46 Show #0908
14 November, 1997 8:00 am
During Mailbag, Gerard performs a Broadway-style number about the possibility of him getting fired. Also, Heather Graham plugs "Boogie Nights."
5x47 Show #0909
17 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave plugs the new CD "Live on Letterman," then goes door-to-door offering to rake leaves.
5x48 Show #0910
18 November, 1997 8:00 am
It's another "Quarterback Challenge" as Pittsburgh Steelers field general Kordell Stewart and Dave aim footballs at a water tower across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater.
5x49 Show #0911
19 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave (supposedly) calls the Butterball Turkey Handling Hotline, while two mailmen (Leonard and Gerard) present a U.S. Post Office-sanctioned message about on-the-job safety.
5x50 Show #0912
20 November, 1997 8:00 am
Tony Mendez interrupts Dave, pointing out that he's missing a cue card. It turns out it was with Tony Randall all along.
5x51 Show #0913
21 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows a (bogus) ad for a Clinton phone sex hotline, while Kirstie Alley plugs "Veronica's Closet."
5x52 Show #0914
24 November, 1997 8:00 am
Paul leaves the show to hosts his own spinoff chatfest; comedian Bill Irwin; the cast of "Stomp" performs.
5x53 Show #0915
25 November, 1997 8:00 am
Dave brings in cab driver Carlos Andrede, who becomes the master of ceremonies in the hastily-produced "Carlos Andrede Thanksgiving Day Parade," featuring performances from Miss New York 1998 and the Rutgers University Marching Band.
5x54 Show #0916
26 November, 1997 8:00 am
A high school marching band from Memphis storms through the audience after "Know Your Current Events."
5x55 Show #0917
27 November, 1997 8:00 am
It's time for another call to Dave's mom to play "Guess the Pies"; tonight, she's baked coconut butterscotch pecan pie and cherry pie as well as a sculpted head of Dave made of stuffing. Also, George Clarke starts singing to the new live CD.
5x56 Show #0918
28 November, 1997 8:00 am
During Mailbag, Dave bags groceries. Also, in spoof of those high-related FOX specials, Dave and Paul reveal one of the magician's secrets.
5x57 Show #0919
08 December, 1997 8:00 am
Grover Washington, Jr. sits in; Dave shows a Sing and Snore Ernie that he bought yesterday, and it's head tragically comes off with blood gushing out; Dave and Heisman Trophy candidate Peyton Manning go one-on-one in the latest Late Show QB Challenge.
5x58 Show #0920
09 December, 1997 8:00 am
5x59 Show #0921
10 December, 1997 8:00 am
5x60 Show #0922
11 December, 1997 8:00 am
The outside cam reveals Buddy (Bill Clinton's dog) trying to get inside Hooters. Also, Nathan Lane sings a brief song about Hanukkah.
5x61 Show #0923
12 December, 1997 8:00 am
During Mailbag, Dave and Paul give birth to septuplets. Also, child actor Alex D. Linz plugs "Home Alone 3."
5x62 Show #0924
15 December, 1997 8:00 am
Dave and Tony go to Giants Stadium so Tony can be a kicker, with a little help from Giants coach Jim Fassel, plus kickers Brad Daluiso and Danny Kanell; a man claiming to be the new president of Iran promotes the "Live on Letterman" CD; Tyra Banks shows Dave her $3 million bra.
5x63 Show #0925
16 December, 1997 8:00 am
A plastic Statue of Liberty, a giant meatball, and a pile of bagels are placed on top of the Late Show Christmas Tree. Later in the show, a preacher in the audience puts sauce on the meatball.
5x64 Show #0926
17 December, 1997 8:00 am
Dave annoys Paul with his impersonation of John Wayne speaking French: "Bonjour, mon ami."
5x65 Michelle Yeoh
18 December, 1997 8:00 am
Dave shows a (bogus) clip of him as a 50's-era child actor, while Biff receives Foster's Lager ® from an Australian audience member.
The martial arts movie star Michelle Yeoh calls out her friend Jackie Chan and remembers the day she heard she was going to be in a 007 movie.
5x66 Show #0928
19 December, 1997 8:00 am
"James Bond" (Tom Manino) comes up from the audience at Dave's insistance. Later in the show, Pierce Bronson and his doppleganger go one-on-one. Also, Paul wears his christmas present from Dave: a Jerry Springer-style wig.
5x67 Show #0929
22 December, 1997 8:00 am
In honor of the week's top-grossing film, Titanic, the stage floods with water. Also, Rupert introduces "Rudolph, the Littlest Reindeer."
5x68 Show #0930
23 December, 1997 8:00 am
It's "Holiday Tradition Night" on the Late Show: Another Darlene Love/Bette Sussman performance of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," along with another Paul Shaffer impression of Cher's "O Holy Night," not to mention another Late Show QB Challenge with Jay Thomas. Also, Biff goes to Queens to look for Santa.
5x69 Show #0931
26 December, 1997 8:00 am
During Mailbag, "The Biff Henderson Celebrity Telephone Interview" interrogates a man claiming to be Dick Clark. Later in the show, during Dave's interview with Anne Heche, Ellen Degeneres walks onstage with "their" baby (actually Michelle O'Callaghan's).
5x70 Show #0932
29 December, 1997 8:00 am
David Sanborn sits in; Ms. Markey's kindergarten kids in Bowie, MD each write an essay titled "If I Could Have One Wish"; Bridget Fonda promotes "Jackie Brown."
5x72 Show #0934
05 January, 1998 8:00 am
Like he does every year, Dave regales us with another one of his far-fetched New Year's stories. After Leon Pendarvis brings him down to earth, Dave confesses that he and Biff celebrated by photocopying their face at Kinko's.
5x73 Show #0935
06 January, 1998 8:00 am
Leon’s still here; a customer from Joe G’s stars in the quickie movie “Titanic: Death Boat ‘98”; the outside-cam reveals radioactive steam coming out of the Chrysler Building.
5x74 Show #0936
07 January, 1998 8:00 am
Recently deposed "Weekend Update" anchorman Norm MacDonald vents his anger to Dave; daredevil dance group Streb performs.
5x75 Show #0937
08 January, 1998 8:00 am
Marc Anthony and the Broadway cast members perform a song from Paul Simon's new musical "The Capeman."
5x76 Show #0938
09 January, 1998 8:00 am
CBS Mailbag: Chris Schmitt of Ottawa, Kansas asks why Biff has a scowl on his face. Biff comes onstage as a lobster is hooked on his backside. Later, Dave explains the formula for comedy success: "Lobster + Ass = Funny!"
5x77 Show #0939
12 January, 1998 8:00 am
Mick Fleetwood sits in, and later he plays drums for tonight's musical guests, fellow Fleetwood Mac members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.
5x78 Show #0940
13 January, 1998 8:00 am
Mick Fleetwood sits in again, now joined by pianist Allen Toussaint. Also, tonight's "May We See Your Photos, Please?" is a surprising disappointment, as there was only one customer, and he was dropping off a roll of film.
5x79 Show #0941
14 January, 1998 8:00 am
"Dave Sucks" is spray-painted onto the World Trade Center, while "The Masked Magician" (Pat Farmer) performs a dangerous trick on Kenny Sheehan.
5x80 Show #0942
15 January, 1998 8:00 am
Biff has hot towels for the audience, while the Spice Girls perform "Stop."
5x81 Show #0943
16 January, 1998 8:00 am
Mailbag: Biff stars in the Swedish sitcom knockoff "Mjørk and Minde." Also, famed session keyboardist Chuck Leavell sits in.
5x82 Show #0944
26 January, 1998 8:00 am
Dave finds three girls in the audience that have never slept with President Clinton; Bob Borden covers the Super Bowl, so Dave implies that Sparky Mortimer can actually get some studying done this year; for one night only, the Top Ten Office moves to Worchester, Pennsylvania; Dave chats with the Newsweek reporter that broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
5x83 Show #0945
27 January, 1998 8:00 am
Dave brings out his top intern Duane, who might be a Chippendale dancer on the side. Also, Dave complains about Late Show knockoffs and shows as an example "The Simon Harvey Show" from Australia. The host: Tony Randall.
5x84 Show #0946
28 January, 1998 8:00 am
John Popper sits in; Dave does the first of his many all-Clinton monologues.
5x85 Show #0947
29 January, 1998 8:00 am
Ruth Brown sits in, while Dave makes crepes with child cooking prodigy Justin Miller.
5x86 Show #0948
30 January, 1998 8:00 am
Paul performs a song promoting Tom Selleck's appearance next week, while Dave and Merrill Markoe pretend to flirt.
5x87 Show #0949
02 February, 1998 8:00 am
Throughout the week, guitarist Mike Campbell fills in for Felicia, who has the flu; Dave mentions that yesterday was the sixteenth anniversary of the debut of Late Night; Tom Arnold promotes his struggling, self-titled WB sitcom.
5x88 Show #0950
03 February, 1998 8:00 am
Anton introduced as Prince Randusi of Senegal; Mike Campbell is still here; ten interns present the Top Ten; John Goodman shows a clip of him jumping into a fountain pool.
5x89 Show #0951
04 February, 1998 8:00 am
Dan Aykroyd promotes Blues Brothers 2000, which, might I add, co-stars Paul Shaffer. Also, Duncan Sheik performs "Everyone, Everywhere."
5x90 Show #0952
05 February, 1998 8:00 am
Dave chats Pam Amba and "Honeymoon," the pig that saved her life.
5x91 Show #0953
06 February, 1998 8:00 am
It's the opening of the Winter Olympics, so Dave announces miniature Ski-Jumping Dogs in the backdrop. Also, live via satellite, Dave chats with his mom in Nagano, Japan.
5x92 Show #0954
09 February, 1998 8:00 am
Throughout the night, ski-jumping dogs perform in the backdrop; Felicia returns; Dorothy Letterman makes her first report from Nagano.
5x93 Show #0955
10 February, 1998 8:00 am
Remote: Dave goes door-to-door in New Jersey again, this time to ask about the Winter Olympics. Also, to promote their new film, the reunited Blues Brothers Band (including Paul, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, and a twelve-year-old boy) perform "Sweet Home Chicago."
5x94 Show #0956
11 February, 1998 8:00 am
Jonny "Big Air" Moseley, Gold-medal winner for Mogul Skiing, shows off the large pieces of whitebread being served to the American Olympians.
5x95 Show #0957
12 February, 1998 8:00 am
While playing "Know Your Current Events," a soon-to-be unemployed stewardess for United Airlines tells Dave, "Passengers are our worst enemy." Also, ten US Olympic hockey players present the Top Ten, while Dorothy interviews Kristi Yamaguchi, Jim Nantz, and K. C. Boutiette.
5x96 Show #0958
13 February, 1998 8:00 am
Live via satellite, it's Dave's mom at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where she introduces a skiing monkey. She also presents the Top Ten.
5x97 Show #0959
16 February, 1998 8:00 am
Live via satellite in Nagano, Japan: Dorothy's feeling under the weather, Biff and his wife Carolyn chat with Winter Olympic athletes. Also, Tony shows us a cue card supposedly burned in an office fire that weekend, while Dale Earnhardt, Sr. presents the Top Ten.
5x98 Show #0960
17 February, 1998 8:00 am
Mike Myers chats with (live via satellite) his mother, while Dorothy interrogates Picabo Street.
5x99 Show #0961
18 February, 1998 8:00 am
Regis, Paul, Mujibur and Sirajul help Dave learn how to skate a la Kristi Yamiguchi, while Dave and Jerry Foley observe and interview "Future Olympic Hopefuls."
5x100 Show #0962
19 February, 1998 8:00 am
Almost halfway into the show, Dave suddenly leaves and gets into a cab that drives to Mexico, then San Francisco. Dave then boats across the Pacific, stops in Japan and sweeps the ice during an Olympic Curling competition in Nagano. Also in Nagano, Dorothy stumbles upon Bob Dole, while Biff searches for celebrity look-alikes.
5x101 Show #0963
20 February, 1998 8:00 am
In "Day in New York City with Olympic Judges," the one female judge gives Dave's performance in bed a 2.8; during Stupid Pet Tricks, Biff demonstrates a trick he learned in Nagano; throughout the night, Jonny Moseley ski-jumps outside the theater on 53rd Street.
5x102 Show #0964
23 February, 1998 8:00 am
Paul Newman drops by to annoy Dave; outtakes from last week's "Olympic Hopefuls" piece are shown; Dave persuades a less-than-homesick Dorothy to go back to Indianapolis.
5x103 Show #0965
24 February, 1998 8:00 am
Dave points out that Rob Burnett made a cameo on last night's episode of Cosby; the editors of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue reveal that most of the photo shoot was done at the White House; Dave chats with Cammi Granato and Sarah Tueting of the gold medal-winning US women's hockey team.
5x104 Show #0966
25 February, 1998 8:00 am
David "Fathead" Newman sits in on sax; Bob Borden reports from the Grammys; Dave shows an ad for "Saddam's Beret Bazaar."
5x105 Show #0967
26 February, 1998 8:00 am
5x106 Show #0968
27 February, 1998 8:00 am
5x107 Show #0969
02 March, 1998 8:00 am
As usual, Dave cheats in his annual competition with the World Grocery Bagging Champion. This years' sucker: Frank Urbancic. Also, Dave shows a (bogus) clip of President Clinton skiing, then shows a preview of the upcoming CBS special "Pat Farmer: Master Escape Artist" (co-starring Kenny Sheehan).
5x108 Show #0970
03 March, 1998 8:00 am
In the latest "Kid Scientists" segment, Lee Marek and his prodigies demonstrate the concept of heat. Also, Richie Sambora performs "All That Really Matters."
5x109 Show #0971
04 March, 1998 8:00 am
Biff's latest celebrity interview involves a fat, bald guy claiming to be Leonardo DiCaprio.
5x110 Show #0972
05 March, 1998 8:00 am
Gerard hosts "The Making of the Top Ten," a short documentary that reveals more about the writers' animosity towards Dave than the comedy bit that's being profiled. Also, Mark Chesnutt sings "Useless."
5x111 Show #0973
06 March, 1998 8:00 am
Mailbag: Dave and his bodyguard (Bill DeLace) have a falling out. Also, Dave chats with 12-year-old inventor/entrepreneur Richie Stachowski, creator of Water Talkies.
5x112 Show #0974
16 March, 1998 8:00 am
Dave wears glasses for the duration of the show (a sign of things to come); Sean Pelton fills in for Anton, whom Dave dubs "Anton Zippy Stickwork;" Wilford Brimley sits in "Paul Shaffer's Chair of Mystery;" Formula One racing star Alex Zanardi cooks.
5x113 Show #0975
17 March, 1998 8:00 am
It looks at first like the studio is being filled with green beer, but it turns out that one of the camera lenses have been tinted; "Leonardo DiCaprio" (Gerard) gloats over his newfound stardom; Dave chats with child actor Jack Johnson.
5x114 Show #0976
18 March, 1998 8:00 am
5x115 Show #0977
24 March, 1998 8:00 am
5x116 Show #0978
25 March, 1998 8:00 am
Dave shows a (bogus) ad for British Airways that is bursting with disclaimers; Laurie Diamond milks a cow backstage; another edition of "Please Stop Calling Me Chief" provides entertainment only to Dave; Charles Grodin acts remarkably hostile during his interview.
5x117 Show #0979
26 March, 1998 8:00 am
Biff hangs with the New York Yankees during Spring Training, while everybody in the audience gets free tickets to fly on British Airways.
5x118 Show #0980
27 March, 1998 8:00 am
Paul is introduced as "Ramone Conde"; Dave introduces Mishi, the world record holder for smallest man alive, and later Mishi holds a kitty to demonstrate his miniscule size on camera; Helen Hunt (live via satellite) presents the Top Ten.
5x119 Show #0981
30 March, 1998 9:00 am
Paul is introduced as Al Roker; throughout the night, Pat Farmer throws basketballs from the roof and into a bathtub on 53rd Street; Dave complains that the balls are "fruity"; Dave chats with a man who found $70,000 in a garbage can, then returned it to its rightful owner.
5x120 Show #0982
31 March, 1998 9:00 am
Biff reports on Yankees Spring Training, where he follows/stalks Paul O'Neill. Also, Steve Miller performs "Fly Like An Eagle."
5x121 Show #0983
01 April, 1998 9:00 am
Paul is introduced as Cubby O'Brien; Heather Graham meets The Guy on Fire; Alec Baldwin helps Heather in a weird April Fool's gag in which they sign off and wish everybody a good night a la Saturday Night Live.
5x122 Show #0984
02 April, 1998 9:00 am
Bruce Willis is live via satellite in Idaho from the set of his upcoming film "Breakfast of Champions." All night long he's inside a television monitor that bungee jumps off the roof, then gets dropped onto glass, a bathtub of pudding, and finally gets smashed from six stories onto the street. Also, Tom Brokaw gets annoyed by Dave and in mid-interview walks right back to 30 Rockefeller Center.
5x123 Show #0985
03 April, 1998 9:00 am
Tom Hanks interrupts the monologue because he and Dave are dressed alike; throughout the night, spelling bee champ Edmund Gillette stands next to Rob's desk and spells words; during Mailbag, Alan Kalter reacts badly to a letter asking if he's a freak by visiting the letter-writer (Jay Johnson) and punching in his face; Tom gets a new suit.
5x124 Show #0986
06 April, 1998 8:00 am
Dave appears in student films as a side income, while Bob Borden runs throughout the city searching for Leonardo DiCaprio.
5x125 Show #0987
07 April, 1998 8:00 am
Clint Black sits in; Dave comments on the hot new drug Viagra, then shows a bogus ad for The Teletubbies.
5x126 Show #0988
08 April, 1998 8:00 am
Throughout the night, Bob Borden tries to set off car alarms directly outside the theater; Dave announces that The Guy on Fire is willing to perform for $2700 a pop, though the guy will come out sans flames for only $700; Jim Belushi attempts singing a old Perry Como song.
5x127 Show #0989
09 April, 1998 8:00 am
After mentioning a minor disagreement from earlier today, Dave announces his "blood feud" with director Jerry Foley; Mujibur and Sirajul appear on Jerry Springer, and no one's surprise, beat the crap out of each other; Dave starts ostracizing all the people who support Jerry in the ongoing squabble; Alan Cumming and the cast of the Broadway revival of Caberet perform the opening number.
5x128 Show #0990
10 April, 1998 8:00 am
During CBS Mailbag, a viewer asks if Dave has any plans to air his show from the space shuttle. Somehow as a response, astronaut Buzz Aldrin is seen hitting golfballs on the theatre roof.
5x129 Show #0991
20 April, 1998 8:00 am
Dave announces the birth of Jerry Foley's son; after showing footage from last year of Rob Burnett unwittingly scaring his young daughter in a Easter Bunny suit, he tries on a different outfit with more or less the same results; Harmony Korine almost says something coherent while being interviewed about his new book, which he wouldn't particularly recommend, so Dave tells him to go back to his hotel and take a shower.
5x130 Show #0992
21 April, 1998 8:00 am
The Guy Not on Fire announces that he is now available for commercials and endorsements, and later in the show he is seen in an ad for Sizzler. Also, Danny DeVito comes out onstage twice to protest Dave's jokes about him being a car hood ornament.
5x131 Show #0993
22 April, 1998 8:00 am
The Guy Not on Fire appears in his first paid ad (for Elite Computers); a chat with Jason Alexander is interrupted by another inane special report by Alan Richardson; Steve Earle and the Dukes perform "I Still Carry You Around."
5x132 Show #0994
23 April, 1998 8:00 am
"Know Your Current Events" is interrupted so that The Man Not on Fire can pitch the Biore® self-heating mask. Later in the show, Dave admits that he's on a guilt trip for bumping an audience member for the shameless plug.
5x133 Show #0995
24 April, 1998 8:00 am
Amongst the festivities of "Chicago Night": Jerry Springer's bouncers stand on opposite sides of the stage; The Man Not on Fire appears in an ad for Gold Coast Drugs; the Top Ten home office is temporarily moved to nearby Schaumberg, Illinois; local blues singer (and frequent guest) Taj Mahal presents the Top Ten; Bob Borden goes on a frantic pursuit through the Windy City attempting to get an interview with Oprah.
5x134 Show #0996
27 April, 1998 8:00 am
Dave persuades an audience member named Gary to shave off his beard; The man who was on fire, then wasn't and is now on fire again promotes Kraus Chiropractic in Iowa; Gary orders a sandwich at Hello Deli; Dave and recent NFL draft pick Ryan Leaf throw footballs at a manhole.
5x135 Show #0997
28 April, 1998 8:00 am
Willie "Blue Moon" Watts sits in on pedal guitar; Dave announces that there have been some technical difficulties they may prevent Johnny Depp from appearing on the 1000th show later in the week; The Man on Fire sings the praises of Feline Pine kitty litter.
5x136 Show #0998
29 April, 1998 8:00 am
The latest roll call suggests that The Guy on Fire has officially sold out when he runs across the stage (in flames, of course) holding a sign for Highland Metals, Inc.
5x137 Show #0999
30 April, 1998 8:00 am
A monkey assumes power in the control room, while the Top Ten is interrupted by Antoine's Po' Boys and Deli spokesperson The Man on Fire.
5x138 Show #1000
01 May, 1998 8:00 am
Tonight's "Stupid Human Tricks": Richard Anthony of Ontario reaches back over his shoulder and gives himself a wedgie; John Rites of Nebraska fits three McDonald's burgers into his mouth; and Mike Garcia and Craig Love of Milwaukee do an impression of a helicopter as one spins on the other's head; Gene Siskel makes his first public appearance since undergoing brain surgery that April; Dave announces Johnny Depp cancelled due to the technical difficulties from earlier in the week, and Paul goes on a tirade about it.
5x139 Show #1001
04 May, 1998 8:00 am
Maynard Ferguson sits in again; Paul runs the Kentucky Derby; Dave shows a microphone plaque he got from the staff.
5x140 Show #1002
05 May, 1998 8:00 am
The cast of the faux musical "Homecoming" performs a show-stopping number. Also, Trisha Yearwood performs "Never Let You Go Again."
5x141 Show #1003
06 May, 1998 8:00 am
Biff tries out tobacco juice spin art; Dave shows a clip from last night's show in which he mixed up "Viagra" with "Niagara"; Biff teaches Sally Field how to spit tobacco juice.
5x142 Show #1004
07 May, 1998 8:00 am
Dave promotes his new talk show summer camp, while Green Day performs "King for a Day."
5x143 Show #1005
08 May, 1998 8:00 am
Biff goes to Texas to learn to be a cowboy, and to make tonight's audience (residents of Houston) feel more at home, Lyle Lovett shows up to sing an old Hank Williams song, with Biff riding his horse onstage.
5x144 Show #1006
11 May, 1998 8:00 am
Dave visits a group of sailors on the audience, and one of them does a push-up onstage; Dave shows the audience today's (bogus) edition of The Family Circus; Faith Hill performs "This Kiss."
5x145 Show #1007
12 May, 1998 8:00 am
Dave shows another bogus "Family Circus" cartoon; Paul is discovered cheering on Hanson with a small army of teenyboppers outside.
5x146 Show #1008
13 May, 1998 8:00 am
Dave notices the standby audience really has nothing to do, so makes them do a jigsaw puzzle. When they finish it at the end of the show, we see that it's an image of Al Chez.
5x147 Show #1009
14 May, 1998 8:00 am
Dave gripes about the eight-minute late start for the show tonight due to golf coverage. Rapidly becoming despondent, he picks up a bottle of tequila and tosses back a few at the desk. Also, Dave mentions that the CBS program Diagnosis Murder had the unfortunate distinction of airing a brand new episode up against the Seinfeld finale, and shows a clip that proves that they were phoning it in.
5x148 Show #1010
15 May, 1998 8:00 am
Continuing a sweeps period trend of having the audience represent a different city, Dave greets 700+ residents of New Orleans, Louisiana. Keeping up with the theme, Mayor Mark Morial presents Paul with a key to the city, Na'lens native John Goodman presents the Top Ten, and Biff visits Bourbon Street.
5x149 Matthew Perry
18 May, 1998 8:00 am
The outside cam peers through the window of Dave's office to show the world a very hideous billboard promoting the sitcom Friends. Matthew Perry drops by to vandalize the advertisement.
5x150 Show #1012
19 May, 1998 8:00 am
The outside cam returns to the Friends ad that Matthew Perry wrecked last night, and Dave explains why he shouldn't be sued; Rob Burnett draws another doodle of Dave's lawyers; the Top Ten list is interrupted by the office manager in Wahoo, Nebraska (voice of Charles Grodin).
5x151 Show #1013
20 May, 1998 8:00 am
Biff reports from a Bulls-Pacers playoff game; teen actress Scarlett Johansson promotes The Horse Whisperer; Rob Burnett is dressed to the nines tonight, so Dave asks him to host the last twenty minutes of the show.
5x152 Show #1014
21 May, 1998 8:00 am
A hairstylist that appeared in tonight's "Know Your Current Events" cuts Dave's hair for twenty bucks. He later gives her a $1000 tip.
5x153 Show #1015
22 May, 1998 8:00 am
A parody of VH-1's "Behind the Music" features Paul Shaffer's rise and fall and rise again, with testimonials from Kris Kristofferson, Eddie Vedder, Sting, Erik Estrada (who replaced Paul as bandleader), Lou Reed, and WCBS-TV's local news anchor Dana Tyler (see recap).
5x154 Show #1016
01 June, 1998 8:00 am
Dave updates his map of the various locales in which he has received speeding tickets; Dave mentions that the son of Dave Dorsett was selected in today's MLB draft; Biff promotes his new culinary program "Cookin' Naked with Biff"; Art Garfunkel shoots free throws, and then goes one-on-one with a lookalike staffer named Gary.
5x155 Show #1017
02 June, 1998 8:00 am
All night long, animals lick the camera lens. Included are a pot-bellied pig, lemur, a skunk, a miniature horse, and a guy dressed as a cat (Film Coordinator Rick "Shecky" Scheckman). Also, Dave announces his new catchphrase: "Holy crap!"
5x156 Show #1018
03 June, 1998 8:00 am
Sarah Jessica Parker promotes her new HBO comedy Sex and the City, while "Paul Shaffer's Chair of Mystery" reveals the uglier side of Julia Roberts (played by Kenny Rogers).
5x157 Show #1019
04 June, 1998 8:00 am
After being bumped the last two nights, Late Show intern Jeremy Weiner finally gets his moment in the sun in "Dave Hangs with Interns," a segment that lasts around five seconds.
5x158 Show #1020
05 June, 1998 8:00 am
Live via satellite at the Beverly Hills Hotel in sunny Southern California, Walter Matthau gets a haircut. Also, Luscious Jackson, Emmylou Harris, and the Indigo Girls perfrom together to promote Lilith Fair '98.
5x159 Show #1021
08 June, 1998 8:00 am
Tonight's remote: Delivery guys deliver stuff to Dave's "apartment" in Flushing Meadows; items include a tree, a clown, beer, a sofa, a TV, and a singing telegram.
5x160 Show #1022
09 June, 1998 8:00 am
Dave tries to call Merv Griffin, but ends up chatting with his clueless receptionist; Dave shows a subpoena caddy he claims Martha Stewart made for President Clinton; Bill Cosby performs stand-up in a chair.
5x161 Show #1023
10 June, 1998 8:00 am
5x162 Show #1024
11 June, 1998 8:00 am
A Starbucks is opened inside the band section, while actor-comedian Dane Cook makes his television stand-up debut.
5x163 Show #1025
12 June, 1998 8:00 am
Dave obsesses over some new words in the Merriam Webster Dictionary, and then reads definitions from an advance copy to the audience.
5x164 Show #1026
15 June, 1998 8:00 am
Live from the Beverly Hills Hilton, Casey Kasem arm wrestles bellhops; Dave and Tony look for the best steak restaurant in NYC; Dave chats with a boy from Jersey who had seven prom dates.
5x165 Show #1027
16 June, 1998 8:00 am
The outside cam reveals the long line of people waiting with anticipation to see the next "Charts and Graphs" segment on June 30. Also, Dave is started to find that tonight's Top Ten has no title, but counts down anyway.
5x166 Show #1028
17 June, 1998 8:00 am
An audience member walks out in disgust when Dave reminds everyone that the next "Charts & Graphs" segment in not for another two weeks. Also, Tony forgets a cue card and Dave gives him considerable grief.
5x167 Show #1029
18 June, 1998 8:00 am
Dave promotes the overhauled Late Show site, while Tony Randall brags about having a baby (his second) at age 78 with his own Top Ten list.
5x168 Show #1030
19 June, 1998 8:00 am
Overexcited soccer commentator Andres Cantor presents the Top Ten; Sean Lennon performs "Home."
5x169 Show #1031
22 June, 1998 8:00 am
The Piedmont Bird Callers, once a favored act on Johnny Carson's show, make their third-ever appearance on Letterman. Also, Dave chats with Steve Yzerman, captain of the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
5x170 Show #1032
23 June, 1998 8:00 am
Al Norwood stirs Dave's coffee with the boom mike; Biff attempts to play the sax; Dave shows a clip of his supposed cameo in the "X-Files" movie.
5x171 Show #1033
24 June, 1998 8:00 am
Tony gives Dave the finger, while up-and-coming singer/actress Jennifer Lopez promotes Out of Sight.
5x172 Show #1034
25 June, 1998 8:00 am
Inspired by watching an episode of Wall Street Week where the panelists sit at a coffee table, Dave asks Biff to "host" the guests in the green room.
5x173 Show #1035
26 June, 1998 8:00 am
Mailbag: Paul goes to desperate measures in order to get a raise, while Mujibur and Sirajul go on a wild goose chase for one of Dave's blue cards.
5x174 Show #1036
29 June, 1998 8:00 am
Throughout the night, Pat and Kenny throw stuff off the roof, including two 5-gallon water jugs, a pinball machine, twenty gallons of paint, and a TV/VCR set playing a Jerry Springer tape.
5x175 Show #1037
30 June, 1998 8:00 am
After several weeks of hype, hoopla, and anticipation, Dave finally does a "Charts and Graphs" segment; Dave claims that there's a webcam of him on the CBS site; child hollerin' champion Martha Anne Goodwin attempts to shatter Dave's eardrums.
5x176 Show #1038
01 July, 1998 8:00 am
Thinking that it's robbing him of half of his audience, Dave shows phony clips of the X-Games competition being aired on cable; The Dixie Hummingbirds (featuring Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon) perform "Loves Me like a Rock."
5x177 Show #1039
02 July, 1998 8:00 am
In honor of Independence Day, Biff does a report from Colonial Williamsburg; Ben Stiller promotes There's Something About Mary; The Spice Girls make their first television appearance since the departure of Geri "Ginger" Halliwell.
5x178 Show #1040
03 July, 1998 8:00 am
During Mailbag, various staffers show the audience their baby pictures; Dave introduces a musical comedy troupe called "The Beltway Bunch" (a rip-off of The Capital Steps), and Tony runs them offstage; just before introducing tonight's "Stupid Pet Tricks," Dave thanks Merrill Markoe (who underwent surgery earlier in the day) for giving him the idea to do this segment.
5x179 Show #1041
13 July, 1998 8:00 am
Dave points out an audience member that resembles Rupert; Dave gives a little league baseball team a pep talk; Cherry Poppin' Daddies perform "Here Comes the Snake."
5x180 Show #1042
14 July, 1998 8:00 am
Soul singer Chuck Jackson sits in; Dave shows the audience what a laugh track looks like; the audience is forced to sit through another edition of "Please Stop Calling Me Chief."
5x181 Show #1043
15 July, 1998 8:00 am
Some guy in a kimono sits in with the band; in honor of Antonio Banderas' new movie, Rob doodles on a legal pad to show what Dave would look like if he was Zorro; Chris Elliott and Gerard Mulligan do a taste test.
5x182 Show #1044
16 July, 1998 8:00 am
Know Your Current Events: the husband of one of tonight's contestants volunteers to be put to sleep by hypnotist Dr. Neil Cavey. Feeling anxious due to all the attention, he never falls asleep.
5x183 Show #1045
17 July, 1998 8:00 am
The "Top Ten Cool Ways the Government Could Spend $63 Billion" is followed by an investigation by WCBS reporter David Diaz, who scrutinizes the lack of effort put into the long-running comedy piece. Interviews with Gerard, Biff, Richard Jewell and FBI Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) leave the mystery unsolved.
5x184 Show #1046
20 July, 1998 8:00 am
Live out on the street, we see the traffic "congestion" created by New York hosting the Goodwill Games; Dave changes his tie midway through the show; James Caan shaves his mustache.
5x185 Show #1047
21 July, 1998 8:00 am
In the latest roll call, Dave signs "Zorro" (Anton), an audience member with an enormous cold sore, and "Lynette the Late Show Opera Singer" off the checklist.
5x186 Show #1048
22 July, 1998 8:00 am
Biff stands on the sidewalk in 95 degree heat as he tries to determine once again whether a Popsicle® or a Fudgesicle® will melt faster; around the corner from the theater, Dave hoses down passerby; The Farrelly Brothers promote the sleeper hit of 1998, There's Something About Mary, while they strut their "knowledge" of sumo wrestling.
5x187 Show #1049
23 July, 1998 8:00 am
Biff visits Branson, Missouri, while Marilu Henner unsuccessfully tries to persuade Dave into doing some calisthenics.
5x188 Show #1050
24 July, 1998 8:00 am
A new feature debuts, as Dave announces #3 on the Top Ten List at the start of the show; Mujibur and Sirajul lose their virginity on an internet webcam, and later they hop in bed with Pauly Shore; Natalie Imbruglia performs "Smoke."
5x189 Show #1051
27 July, 1998 8:00 am
Dave has a lengthy discourse on an article he read in Martha Stewart Living; "Late Show Meteorologist" Skip Hopson reports from 53rd Street; Tori Amos performs "Spark."
5x190 Show #1052
28 July, 1998 8:00 am
A softball game between Late Show staffers and the cast of Miss Saigon is rigged by Dave; Anton goes into "Buddy Rich, Jr." mode and performs drums solos throughout the night; The Goo Goo Dolls perform "Iris."
5x191 Show #1053
29 July, 1998 8:00 am
Dave shows a personal ad from the Washington Post that looks like it was written by President Clinton; Alan fantasizes about waffles; Paul serenades Yasmine Bleeth.
5x192 Show #1054
30 July, 1998 8:00 am
Dave chats with Jennifer Ringley, the Seattle-based college student best known for operating the voyeuristic website JenniCAM.
5x193 Jamie Lee Curtis
31 July, 1998 8:00 am
Dave points out an audience member who looks like Kenny Rogers; during "Late Show en espanol," Tony walks out in a suit and bad wig and does a Letterman-type monologue; Dave chats with George Firestone, America's oldest living Boy Scout. Guest Jamie inadvertently shows Dave more than just her latest "Halloween" film.
5x194 Show #1056
03 August, 1998 8:00 am
During a segment in which he shows real and doctored Clinton and Gore news articles, Dave announces that his pants are too tight.
5x195 Show #1057
04 August, 1998 8:00 am
Paul and Anton Fig participate in a game called "Average Television Viewer vs. Late Show Television Viewer."
5x196 Show #1058
05 August, 1998 8:00 am
During the annual "New for Summer" segment, Mujibur and Sirajul are declared "Late Show Prom King and Queen." Later, Penn and Teller perform their new magic act.
5x197 Show #1059
06 August, 1998 8:00 am
Dave feels highly suspect of the audience's intelligence during "Know Your Current Events"; John Popper sits in with the band; Dave chats with Hunter Scott, a 13-year-old WW II history buff.
5x198 Show #1060
07 August, 1998 8:00 am
John Popper is still sitting in with the band, while Doris Roberts promotes "Everybody Loves Raymond."
5x199 Show #1061
10 August, 1998 8:00 am
Biff goes outside to annoy people with a bullhorn. Later, Dave meets David Roth, a noted coin magician.
5x200 Show #1062
11 August, 1998 8:00 am
Throughout the show, stockbrokers jump out of a fifth-story window.
5x201 Show #1063
12 August, 1998 8:00 am
"Riverdance" performs live via telephone from Cincinnati. Later, Liz Phair promotes her new album, "WhiteChocolateSpaceEgg."
5x202 Show #1064
13 August, 1998 8:00 am
Paul and somebody named "Mary Beth" host a spoof of "Regis & Kathie Lee" with Inky Mendez playing Gelman. Regis suddenly pops out of the audience, heckles them, and gets thrown out of the theater.
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