David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
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- Seasons
- 22
- Episodes aired
- 4.252
- Latest aired
- S22E149
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 August 1993 – August 1994 219 episodes
- Season 2 August 1994 – August 1995 220 episodes
- Season 3 September 1995 – August 1996 210 episodes
- Season 4 September 1996 – August 1997 213 episodes
- Season 5 September 1997 – August 1998 203 episodes
- Season 6 August 1998 – August 1999 213 episodes
- Season 7 September 1999 – August 2000 196 episodes
- Season 8 August 2000 – August 2001 197 episodes
- Season 9 August 2001 – August 2002 208 episodes
- Season 10 September 2002 – August 2003 187 episodes
- Season 11 September 2003 – August 2004 189 episodes
- Season 12 August 2004 – August 2005 193 episodes
- Season 13 August 2005 – August 2006 197 episodes
- Season 14 August 2006 – August 2007 199 episodes
- Season 15 September 2007 – August 2008 168 episodes
- Season 16 September 2008 – August 2009 200 episodes
- Season 17 August 2009 – December 2010 245 episodes
- Season 18 January 2011 – December 2011 181 episodes
- Season 19 January 2012 – December 2012 178 episodes
- Season 20 January 2013 – December 2013 179 episodes
- Season 21 January 2014 – September 2014 118 episodes
- Season 22 September 2014 – May 2015 139 episodes
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S01E01 Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel
August 30 find the promo
Show synopsis
Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC ""intellectual property;"" Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.
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S01E02 Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata
August 31 find the promo
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Dave's worst moment on last night's debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.
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S01E03 Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors
September 1 find the promo
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A very pregnant Demi Moore is given the honor of throwing the first pencil through the backdrop windows of the Late Show.
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S01E04 Martin Short, Cyndi Lauper
September 2 find the promo
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The ghost of Ed Sullivan (who haunts Dave throughout the first week) introduces a plate spinner; Andy Dick makes his first appearance as ""Donnie, the CBS Page Who Likes To Suck Up.""
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S01E05 Debra Winger, Soul Asylum
September 3 find the promo
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Dave has fun with a car phone, calling in bogus traffic reports to 1010 WINS radio; Casey Kasem presents ""Top Ten Favorite Numbers Between 1 and 10;"" after showing a clip from an old ""Wonder Woman"" episode, Debra Winger strips to her old Wonder Girl outfit.
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S01E06 Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight Oil
September 6 find the promo
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Dave continues pestering locals with the new hands-free car phone: WINS radio, a car wash, Dial-a-Mattress and Jackson Hole Restaurant, where he orders pancakes.
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S01E07 Michael J. Fox, Rosie Perez
September 7 find the promo
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S01E08 Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris Isaak
September 8 find the promo
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S01E09 Ellen Barkin, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Lenny Kravitz
September 9 find the promo
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Dave takes a cab to help out at Yankee Stadium and later makes fun of Tony Randall; Lenny Kravitz performs ""Are You Gonna Go My Way.""
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S01E10 Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant
September 10 find the promo
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S01E11 Bruce Willis, Steven Wright
September 13 find the promo
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S01E12 Paul Reiser, Mike Ditka, John Hiatt
September 14 find the promo
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The Mars Observer crashes into the studio; Mike Ditka promotes ""NFL on NBC;"" John Hiatt performs ""Perfectly Good Guitar.""
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S01E13 Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
September 15 find the promo
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Jerry Garcia sits in with the band; Dave makes several jokes at the expense of Yassir Arafat.
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S01E14 Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth
September 16 find the promo
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S01E15 Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple Pilots
September 17 find the promo
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S01E16 Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty Scialfa
September 20 find the promo
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S01E17 Robert Urich, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Tomasic
September 21 find the promo
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David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave does part of the show from his ""house"" in Connecticut.
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S01E18 Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Neville
September 22 find the promo
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S01E19 Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda Carlisle
September 23 find the promo
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S01E20 Glenn Close, James Taylor
September 24 find the promo
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S01E21 Matthew Broderick, Julie Krone, Neil Diamond
September 27 find the promo
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S01E22 Jimmy Carter, Brett Butler, Daniel Boulud
September 28 find the promo
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S01E23 Jerry Lewis, Sparky Mortimer, Rod Stewart
September 29 find the promo
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Ed Sullivan's ghost introduces juggler ""Andy Head;"" Paul & the CBSO play Jerry Lewis out with the coda from Count Basie's ""April In Paris"" (a Lewis signature tune); Dave gives Jerry his take on ""Beavis and Butt-head,"" then Jerry runs around the set and gooses a cameraman; budding sports reporter Sparky Mortimer makes his first appearance; Rod Stewart performs.
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S01E24 Lily Tomlin, Adam Sandler, Mike Lupica
September 30 find the promo
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S01E25 Andie MacDowell, Graham Parker, Bill Scheft
October 1 find the promo
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S01E26 Sylvester Stallone, Melissa Etheridge, Janeane Garofalo
October 4 find the promo
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Dave's high-rise buddy Meg Parsont (at a different building) makes her first and only appearance on CBS -- giving a description of her boyfriend Tony to a police sketch artist.
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S01E27 Isabella Rossellini, Bob Saget, Johnny Cash
October 5 find the promo
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Johnny Cash sings ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town.""
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S01E28 Candice Bergen, John Mendoza
October 6 find the promo
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Dave looks at new books for fall; Andy Dick returns as ""Donnie ... the CBS Page Who Likes to Suck Up.""
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S01E29 Don Rickles, Tracey Ullman, Johnny Cash
October 7 find the promo
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S01E30 Connie Chung, Mary Chapin Carpenter
October 8 find the promo
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""Celebrities in the Audience"" makes its first appearance on the new show, as guests from previous shows are introduced in the crowd -- Glenn Close, Sylvester Stallone, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Carter, Siskel & Ebert and Bob Borden.
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S01E31 Kathie Lee Gifford, Matt Dillon
October 11 find the promo
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S01E32 Stupid Pet Tricks, Howard Stern, Rosanne Cash
October 12 find the promo
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S01E33 Kirstie Alley, Rick Ocasek, Jeff Colton
October 13 find the promo
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S01E34 David Brenner, Gloria Estefan, Sean Young
October 14 find the promo
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S01E35 Tom Arnold, Rich Hall, Jon Weiss
October 15 find the promo
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S01E36 Dennis Miller, Tony Bennett, Sandra Bullock
October 18 find the promo
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S01E37 David Steinberg, Emmylou Harris, Bo Jackson
October 19 find the promo
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S01E38 Dan Rather, Penelope Ann Miller, Gin Blossoms
October 20 find the promo
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S01E39 Bob Newhart, Guru, Chloe Disker
October 21 find the promo
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S01E40 Martin Mull, The Pogues, Jean Louie
October 22 find the promo
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S01E41 Sean Connery, Jake Johannsen, Fran Drescher
October 25 find the promo
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S01E42 Phil Donahue, Art Garfunkel, Lenny Dykstra, Paul Molitor
October 26 find the promo
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S01E43 Marv Albert, Cindy Crawford, Natalie Cole
October 27 find the promo
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S01E44 George Foreman, INXS & Ray Charles
October 28 find the promo
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S01E45 Martin Lawrence, Phil Collins
October 29 find the promo
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S01E46 Jay Thomas, Squeeze, Martha Stewart
November 1 find the promo
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S01E47 Terry Garr, Paul Simon
November 2 find the promo
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S01E48 Mike Wallace, Jimmy Cliff, Faith Ford
November 3 find the promo
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S01E49 Annie Potts, Natalie Merchant, Dorothy Nash
November 4 find the promo
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Natalie Merchant - ""Because the Night""
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S01E50 Tony Curtis, The Breeders, Calvin Trillian
November 5 find the promo
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S01E51 Michael Keaton, Barbara Walters
November 8 find the promo
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S01E52 Evander Holyfield, Phil Hartman, The BoDeans
November 9 find the promo
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S01E53 Mary Tyler Moore, Jackson Browne, Rita Rudner
November 10 find the promo
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Mary Tyler Moore treats Late Show viewers to a video clip of Dave from her 1978 variety show, ""Mary,"" in which she smashes a grapefruit in Dave's face. Also, Dave, Biff, Gaines, Anton and Laurie Diamond get their teeth cleaned.
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S01E54 Tom Selleck, Pete Townsend
November 11 find the promo
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S01E55 Barry Bonds, Carol Kane, Living Colour
November 12 find the promo
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S01E56 Sinbad, Trisha Yearwood, Charlie Sheen
November 15 find the promo
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S01E57 Billy Crystal, Los Lobos
November 16 find the promo
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S01E58 Stupid Human Tricks, Jon Lovitz, George Thoroughgood
November 17 find the promo
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S01E59 Billy Connolly, Bob Dylan, Charles Kuralt
November 18 find the promo
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S01E60 Dana Carvey, Meatloaf, Joan Cusak
November 19 find the promo
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S01E61 Marilu Henner, Heart, Father Guido Sarducci
November 22 find the promo
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""Meet the Neighbors,"" conclusion: The outside cam goes to K & L's Rock America to see Mujibur Rahman and Sirajul Islam, and Dave has them round up Bart Dadon, Fern Chapnick, Rupert Jee, Alexandra Mitsakis and Charlie Levy from the nearby stores and businesses.
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S01E62 Robert Klein, Cowboy Junkies, Bobby Knight
November 23 find the promo
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S01E63 Bryant Gumbel, Taylor Dayne, Dave Attel
November 24 find the promo
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S01E64 Penn & Teller, Dwight Yoakam, Gabriel Byrne
November 25 find the promo
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Throughout the night, Calvert reports from the parade; as he does every year, Dave guesses what pies his mother made this Thanksgiving; Gabriel Byrne plugs ""Point of No Return.""
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S01E65 Kelsey Grammar, Patrick Ewing, Warren Zevon
November 26 find the promo
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S01E66 James Belushi, Carlene Carter, Lauren Holley
November 29 find the promo
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In ""Bad Phone Call,"" Dave calls the father of Michelle Polikas to tell him she's living with Bob Howard. Also, Dave takes two suckers away from Angel the camera man, and he gives them to Bob and Michelle.
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S01E67 Robin Williams, Larry Johnson
November 30 find the promo
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Mandy Patinkin drops by (along with Tony Randall), and asks for rehearsal time. Before Dave gets a chance to say no, Mandy and the CBS Orchestra perform a fully-arranged ""Rockabye Your Baby.""
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S01E68 Sam Donaldson, Mike Myers, Nanci Griffith
December 1 find the promo
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S01E69 Jeremy Irons, Bruce Hornsby
December 2 find the promo
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Dave buys Paul a fake Rolex off the street; Chris Elliott is on hand for the world premiere of his surrealist art film ""The Traveling Poet.""
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S01E70 Charles Grodin, Bryan Adams, Jack Hannah
December 3 find the promo
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S01E71 Sally Field, Carly Simon, Robert Duvall
December 13 find the promo
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S01E72 Larry King, The Band, Kevin Pollack
December 14 find the promo
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S01E73 Luciano Pavarotti, Marisa Tomei, Wayne Cotter
December 15 find the promo
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S01E74 Tom Hanks, Gipsy Kings, Joan Plowright
December 16 find the promo
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S01E75 Rush Limbaugh, Harry Connick Jr.
December 17 find the promo
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Dave visits some handwriting analysts; Rush Limbaugh promotes his new book.
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S01E76 Whoopi Goldberg, Clint Black, John Witherspoon
December 20 find the promo
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S01E77 Will Smith, The Lemonheads, Emmit Smith
December 21 find the promo
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S01E78 Bob Costas, Toni Braxton, Debi Mazar
December 22 find the promo
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S01E79 Dennis Franz, Mike Judge, Andy Williams
December 23 find the promo
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S01E80 Joan Lunden, Ian Moore, Wendy Wasserstein
December 27 find the promo
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S01E81 Jason Priestly, Terry Bradshaw, Norm MacDonald
December 28 find the promo
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S01E82 Bonnie Hunt, Tony Toni Tone, Dennis Rogers
December 29 find the promo
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Dave comments on FOX taking away CBS' NFL coverage; strongman Dennis ""Mighty Mite"" Rogers lifts weights.
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S01E83 Julia Roberts, Cracker, Wolfgang Puck
December 30 find the promo
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S01E84 Rosanne and Tom Arnold, Jon Bon Jovi
December 31 find the promo
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S01E85 Jane Pauley, Art Donavan
January 3 find the promo
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S01E86 Beau Bridges, Sandra Bernhard, 4 Non Blondes
January 4 find the promo
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S01E87 Rosie O'Donnell, Lou Reed, Neil Patrick Harris
January 5 find the promo
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S01E88 Chris Elliot, Itzhak Perlman, Cokie Roberts
January 6 find the promo
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Chris Elliott performs the title song from ""Cabaret;"" legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman follows with a rendition of ""Danse Espagnole."" After Perlman's performance, Dave wants to go backstage and slap Chris.
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S01E89 Martin Mull, Drew Carey, Dana Delany
January 7 find the promo
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S01E90 Rudolph Giuliani, Faith Hill, Ricki Lake
January 10 find the promo
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S01E91 Troy Aikman, Marilyn Horne, Jon Stewart
January 11 find the promo
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The ghost of Ed Sullivan introduces trampoline star Tom Boleen; Troy Aikman throws footballs into cabs on Broadway, and later, from a trampoline.
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S01E92 Smothers Brothers, Indigo Girls, Sara McClendan
January 12 find the promo
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S01E93 George Carlin, Urge Overkill, Jan Hooks
January 13 find the promo
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George Carlin promotes his new sitcom; Calvert drops by as ""The Guy Who Thinks Dave's Name is Randy.""
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S01E94 Chevy Chase, George Miller, Halle Berry
January 14 find the promo
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S01E95 Richard Harris, Taj Mahal & Etta James, David Spade
January 17 find the promo
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S01E96 David Brenner, Travis Tritt, Madeline Stowe
January 18 find the promo
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S01E97 Kathie Lee Gifford, Aaron Neville, Bruno Kirby
January 19 find the promo
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Dave gets dragged by a cab; the cast of ""Cats"" runs into the Ed Sullivan Theater to take a bow.
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S01E98 Demi Moore, Willie Nelson & Shelby Lynne, Al Franken
January 20 find the promo
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S01E99 Dan Rather, Dave Pirner & Victoria Williams, Brett Hull
January 21 find the promo
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S01E100 Jimmy Johnson, Martin Lawrence, Concrete Blonde
January 31 find the promo
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Concrete Blonde – ""Mexican Moon""
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S01E101 Tom Brokaw, Julie Cavner, Joshua Catheson
February 1 find the promo
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S01E102 Aidan Quinn, Crowded House, Michael Lamonaco
February 2 find the promo
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Dave comments on the upcoming Winter Olympics in Norway; staff members Debbie Drimmer, Rick Scheckman and John Beckerman tell all about their vacations last week.
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S01E103 Sarah Jessica Parker, Jerry Van Dyke
February 3 find the promo
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S01E104 Ellen Barkin, Peter Frampton, Amanda Archaleta
February 4 find the promo
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Peter Frampton sits in; Dave discusses Clinton's health care plan with a group of cab drivers; seven-year-old sheep handler Amanda Archiletta does an on-stage demonstration.
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S01E105 Walter Cronkite, Natalie Merchant
February 7 find the promo
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S01E106 Alec Baldwin, Blues Traveler, Norman Vaughn
February 8 find the promo
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S01E107 Dan Aykroyd, Anna Klempsey, Peter Arnette
February 9 find the promo
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S01E108 Siskel & Ebert, Daryl Hall, Muggsy Bogues
February 10 find the promo
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S01E109 Steven Seagal, Salt N Peppa, Johnathan Soloman
February 11 find the promo
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S01E110 Super Dave Osborne, Brad Privott
February 14 find the promo
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S01E112 Regis Philbin, Richard Thompson, Ben Stiller
February 16 find the promo
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Throughout the night, champion canines from the Westminster Dog Show walk across the stage; Dorothy does a little shopping in Lillehammer.
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S01E113 Phil Hartman, George Benson, Michael Madsen
February 17 find the promo
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Dorothy interviews Tommy Moe; Phil Hartman promotes Greedy.
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S01E114 Bebe Neuwirth, Jackson Browne
February 18 find the promo
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David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave surveys residents of Scotch Plains, NJ about the Olympics; Bebe Neuwirth promotes ""Damn Yankees"" and her anticipated guest appearance on ""Frasier.""
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S01E115 Sinbad, UB40, Luke Perry
February 21 find the promo
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Dave proposes marriage on behalf of an audience member; UB40 performs ""Higher Ground.""
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S01E116 Marv Albert, Sinead O'Connor, Ricky Jay
February 22 find the promo
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S01E117 Stupid Human Tricks, Wynonna Judd, Laurence Fishburne
February 23 find the promo
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Two guys pretending to be Dave and Paul ice skate; Laurence Fishburne promotes Searching for Bobby Fischer.
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S01E118 Brett Butler, Linda Rondstat, Don Imus
February 24 find the promo
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S01E119 Michael J. Fox, Spin Doctors & Roger Daltrey
February 25 find the promo
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Dorothy recaps her two weeks in Lillehammer; Michael J. Fox promotes Greedy.
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S01E120 Gary Shandling, Sting, Nigel Mansell
February 28 find the promo
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S01E121 Dan Jansen, Dennis Miller, Meatloaf
March 1 find the promo
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S01E122 John Larroquette, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Butler, & Ben E. King, Jennifer Jason Leigh
March 2 find the promo
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S01E123 Geena Davis, Aerosmith
March 3 find the promo
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S01E124 Anthony Hopkins, ZZ Top, Dennis Leary
March 4 find the promo
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S01E125 Alan King, Aretha Franklin
March 14 find the promo
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S01E126 Jay Thomas, Crash Test Dummies, Kevin Spacey
March 15 find the promo
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S01E127 Richard Harris, Carol King, Ron Howard
March 16 find the promo
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S01E128 Bill Cosby, Sheryl Crow
March 21 find the promo
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Dave shows an anonymous gift (Jonathan Estrada, maybe?) of a block of cheese shaped like Oklahoma. Also, up-and-coming singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow performs ""Leaving Las Vegas.""
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S01E129 Diane Sawyer, John Michael Montgomery, Elle MacPherson
March 22 find the promo
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Ten cabbies present the Top Ten; Diane Sawyer sneaks in footage of Dave from his weatherman days; Chris Elliott shows a clip from his new movie ""Poolside Ecstasy.""
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S01E130 Kevin Kline, Placido Domingo
March 23 find the promo
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""New Pharmaceuticals"" include ""Hot 'n' Spicy Tylenol,"" ""L'eggs Metal Pipe Resistant Pantyhose,"" and ""Nipsey's Own Anti-Bacterial Ointment."" Regis interrupts the segment to tell Dave he's not even trying anymore. Also, during her annual Oscars special, Barbara Walters makes Dave cry.
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S01E131 Bob Saget, Tori Amos, John Waters
March 28 find the promo
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New York native Gurnek Basanti drives his cab into the theater; Dave devours an entire tub of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
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S01E132 Thea Vidal, Stomp, Buck Henry
March 29 find the promo
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Dave brags about the birth of his nephew; Buck Henry promotes his new book.
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S01E133 Martin Short, Sammy Hagar, Mary Stuart Masterson
March 30 find the promo
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""Can a Guy in a Bear Suit Get into the Hard Rock Cafe?"" Apparently, he can do it with ease, but ""Can a Guy in a Bear Suit Get into the Russian Tea Room?"" Without hesitation, our hero gets a table for one.
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S01E134 Madonna, Counting Crows
March 31 find the promo
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Dave watches a live feed of himself watching the show at home while he's taping the show in the theater. Shots include toasting waffles, crying to Kenny Rogers music, milking a goat, and bothering Dan Rather. Also, Madonna drops by to plug her new album, spews profanities with aplomb, then refuses to leave.
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S01E135 Charles Grodin, Elvis Costello & The Attractions
April 1 find the promo
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A day after Madonna arouses/grosses out the American viewing public by, among other things, offering Dave her underwear, Charles Grodin comes on the show tonight to offer his. Later, musical guest Elvis Costello and the Attractions perform ""13 Steps Lead Down,"" and the nerd-rocker gives Dave his sock.
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S01E136 Bob Uecker, Cheap Trick, Michael McKean
April 4 find the promo
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Dave can't seem to remove his shoe, and with no shoehorn available, he runs outside and asks a cab driver to run over his foot.
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S01E137 Ted Koppel, Wynton Marsalis, Carrie Fisher
April 5 find the promo
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S01E138 Andie MacDowell, Rich Hall, Matt Kramer
April 6 find the promo
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Paul Newman jumps out of the audience, claiming to take a powder when he learns that Madonna won't be on. Instead, he walks across Broadway to see Cats.
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S01E139 Kirstie Alley, Boz Scaggs, Calvin Trillian
April 7 find the promo
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Shortly after a baseball-themed Top Ten, Dave goes on a brief rant about how overpaid the players are.
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S01E140 Tom Brokaw, Blind Melon, Julie Brown
April 8 find the promo
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Tonight marks the Late Show debut of ""The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius,"" which pits three men of said traits against each other in various undertakings. Of the three rounds of play, they each win one competition.
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S01E141 Don Rickles, Jeff Stearns, Liz Phair
April 18 find the promo
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Mujibur and Sirajul make a visit to Mickey the barber, and they promptly receive free haircuts. Soon afterwards, Don Rickles goes in for a trim. Also, Liz Phair (in her first appearance on the show) performs ""Never Said.""
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S01E142 Jack Lemmon, Lyle Lovett & Al Green
April 19 find the promo
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""Rejected FDA Items"" include Medicated Pringles, Tic-Tacs with Real Ticks and Tacks, Deodorant with Raisins, Milk with Adjustable Dates, and Madonna Soap; Lyle Lovett and Al Green perform ""Funny How Time Slips Away.""
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S01E143 Dennis Hopper, Jessye Norman, Uta Pippig
April 20 find the promo
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During Mailbag, Dave discusses a certain much-publicized divorce with ""Roseanne Arnold"" (Gerard). Later, he chats with Boston Marathon winner Uta Pippig.
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S01E144 Ellen DeGeneres, Raquel Welch, Candlebox
April 21 find the promo
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Dave names Jimmy Johnson as the new head coach of the show; Ellen DeGeneres promotes ""These Friends of Mine.""
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S01E145 Tom Snyder, Ray Liotta
April 22 find the promo
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Future Dave lead-in Tom Snyder promotes his new (and ultimately doomed) Larry King-style cable talk show.
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S01E146 Father Guido Sarducci, Reba McEntire, Pierre Frene
April 25 find the promo
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Dave notices an empty seat in the third row, so he brings in a guy from outside to fill it.
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S01E147 Joan Lunden, Gin Blossoms, Michael Moore
April 26 find the promo
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Dave finds a stray blue card on his desk and returns it to Regis and Kathie Lee. Also, Gin Blossoms perform ""Hey Jealousy.""
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S01E148 Jerry Seinfeld, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Norm Abram
April 27 find the promo
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Donny Osmond and Calvert star in the Late Show's version of the Menendez Brothers' life story.
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S01E149 Sissy Spacek, Bonnie Raitt, Daniel Low
April 28 find the promo
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Dave tries to wake up and gets soaked with Gatorade; Tony Randall helps Mandy Patinkin practice a musical number; Dave ""grills"" seven-year-old hole expert Daniel Lowe.
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S01E150 Joe Pesci, Randy Travis, Dan Wilkinson
April 29 find the promo
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Dave harasses hotel doormen, and later he chats with NFL draft pick Dan Wilkinson.
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S01E151 Jerry Van Dyke, The Neville Brothers
May 2 find the promo
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The outside cam heads to Times Square, during which Dave invites passerby Amy Butler in to co-host. Later in the show, Dave and Amy reflect on the wonderful weather (he's really just flirting with her).
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S01E152 Robin Williams, Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Mark Leyner
May 3 find the promo
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Dave gets a parking ticket; Robin Williams promotes ""Comic Relief VI.""
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S01E153 Mia Farrow, Tim McGraw, Jimmie Walker
May 4 find the promo
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Throughout the night, we have an assortment of ""Happy Endings,"" providing a satisfying coda to unusual situations. Also, Dave shows a sample of the new ""Caning Strength Bufferin.""
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S01E154 Brett Butler, Rob Lowe, Sarah McLachlan
May 5 find the promo
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Dave brings out 70 cases of Gatorade that were received after the stunt in Show #149. Later, he goes up to his office to watch the CBS Evening News.
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S01E155 Sharon Stone, Chris Farley
May 6 find the promo
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Dave discusses politics with a bunch of cabbies; Chris Farley demonstrates his physically demanding comedy routine; Sharon Stone waltzes with one of the cabbies.
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S01E156 Billy Crystal, Ray Charles
May 9 find the promo
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Dave takes his show to LA for the first time since 1985. Dave throws a pencil into a wading pool that's behind his desk, and a dog retrieves it. Dave then gets into the pool to give the pencil to the dog. Later, another pencil is retrieved from the pool by Billy Crystal; ""Mayor Richard Riordan"" (Calvert) presents the Top Ten; Ray Charles performs ""What'd I Say?""
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S01E157 Michael Keaton, Angela Lansbury
May 10 find the promo
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L.A., Day 2: Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is seen gulping down Slim-Fast; Dodgers pitchers Orel Hershiser, Roger McDowell, Tom Candiotti and Jim Gott hurl fastballs toward the camera.
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S01E158 James Cahn, David Copperfield, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
May 11 find the promo
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LA, Day 3: Dave ends the show early, and then flies back to New York. Paul finds him working the cashier at K&L Rock America, so they bring Mujibur and Sirajul to CBS Television City. Also, Richard Simmons sabotages the Top Ten list because he thinks it's insulting.
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S01E159 Candice Bergen, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Magic Johnson
May 12 find the promo
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L.A., Day 4: It's time for ""Los Angeles Souvenirs,"" including a Fabio Lawn Gnome, Record Industry Weasel Magazine, and a Honk-If-You've-Slept-with-Madonna bumper sticker. ""Madonna"" (Calvert) walks by to tell Dave he's/she's offended, and slaps him.
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S01E160 Bette Midler, Traffic
May 13 find the promo
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A very special guest presents the Top Ten (see recap); Bette Midler performs ""Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.""
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S01E161 Heather Locklear, Travis Tritt, Harvey Pekar
May 16 find the promo
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Travis Tritt performs ""Foolish Pride,"" while Harvey Pekar actually censors himself, much to Dave's chagrin.
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S01E162 Jeff Goldblum, Sonic Youth, James Carville
May 17 find the promo
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Dave finally has his photos from LA developed, and an audience guys helps him display the photos on the Times Square Jumbotron. Later in the show, all of tonight's guests (Slash, James Carville, and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth) also have their photos taken for the Jumbotron.
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S01E163 Stupid Pet Tricks, Carol Burnett, Emmylou Harris
May 18 find the promo
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It's time for more celebrities in the audience, including Michael J. Fox, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Shaffer, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Bill Cobsy. Also, Carol Burnett promotes her made-for-TV movie Seasons of the Heart.
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S01E164 Barbara Walters, Mariah Carey
May 19 find the promo
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Dave quizzes the audience on last week's trip to LA.
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S01E165 Eddie Murphy, Tony Bennett, Wayne Cotter
May 20 find the promo
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Dave freshens up by walking outside the theater, towards a hot dog vendor, and washing his face in the dirty hot dog water. Also, Creepy Dave drops by annoy Dave again: ""What's up?""
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S01E166 Rick Moranis, Jimmy Buffett, Stefan Seville
May 23 find the promo
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Dave makes another bad phone call for an audience member; Rick Moranis promotes The Flintstones, and his interview is interrupted by co-star John Goodman; Tony cleans Dave's desk.
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S01E167 Woody Harrelson, Louie Anderson, Isaiah Thomas
May 24 find the promo
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Dave is missing his opening ""billboard"" card with tonight's guests listed on them, so he leaves the theater, goes to the NBC Nightly News studio and gets it from a confused Tom Brokaw.
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S01E168 Kevin Pollak, Chris Isaak, Jacques Pepin
May 25 find the promo
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Dave finds a sports reporter from Indianapolis outside and invites him in; Dave launches ""Top Ten Plus,"" the quicker and more efficient Top Ten list; after Dave mocks a magazine with the headline ""Sweat with Fabio,"" the male model drops a sandbag on the desk, and Dave throws him out of the theater.
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S01E169 Rosie O'Donnell, Laurie Morgan, Bronson Pinchot
May 26 find the promo
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Jets take off at JFK Airport; Rosie O'Donnell promotes The Flintstones.
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S01E170 The Pretenders, Daniel Stern
May 27 find the promo
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Dave helps Nancy Agostini find an apartment in the city; The Pretenders perform ""Night in My Veins.""
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S01E171 Reggie Miller, Spike Lee, Tony Randall, Tony Toni Tone
June 6 find the promo
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Dave escorts the Stand-by Audience (all 40 of 'em) to a restaurant a few blocks away from the Ed Sullivan Theater. He later invites sailors in the audience to visit FlashDancers across the street.
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S01E172 Craig T. Nelson, David Sanborn, Al Unser Jr.
June 7 find the promo
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Dave hands out ""Warning Label"" props to the audience; another ""CBS Special Report"" finds Alan Richardson reporting on his socks.
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S01E173 Mariel Hemmingway, George Miller, Mandy Patinkin
June 8 find the promo
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Dave's coffee is cold, so he goes out and warms it himself with a taxi battery; George Miller comments on today's solar eclipse; Dave picks a dead fly off his sport coat.
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S01E174 Macaulay Culkin, Randy Newman, Mona Frey
June 9 find the promo
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An audience member plays a staged version of ""The Price is Right,"" and wins a can of flour. Also, Michael Buffer fills in for Billy Wendell, announcing tonight's guests (not to mention Paul and the flour guy) with his distinct baritone.
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S01E175 David Brenner, Johnny Cash, Keanu Reeves
June 10 find the promo
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Mujibur and Sirajul begin their Coast-to-Coast Tour, leaving NYC on a private jet; Keanu Reeves promotes Speed; Dave interviews David Brenner about his new radio show, and oddly enough, Dave will be David's first guest on his radio show premiere the next day.
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S01E176 Jeremy Irons, Chris Rock, Hakeem Olajuwon
June 13 find the promo
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On their first leg of the Coast-to-Coast Tour, Mujibur and Sirajul report from Niagra Falls, saluting the US flag. Paul says the idea ""looked great on paper."" Also, Dave chats with Hakeem Olajuwon of the NBA Champion Houston Rockets.
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S01E177 Ted Danson, David Byrne, Carl Reiner
June 14 find the promo
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Dave selects two audience members to receive tickets to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Marv Albert hands out the tickets and shows a hockey blooper.
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S01E178 Show #0178
June 15 find the promo
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Three members of the 1994 Stanley Cup Champion New York Rangers drop by, and later they let Morty take a picture of the Cup.
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S01E179 Jon Lovitz, Sandra Bullock, Spin Doctors
June 16 find the promo
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Jon Lovitz laments the demise of ""The Critic;"" Sandra Bullock promotes Speed.
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S01E181 Fran Drescher, Jack Palance, Seal
June 20 find the promo
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S01E182 Dan Rather, Nicholas Turturro, Al Jarreau, Kathleen Battle
June 21 find the promo
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S01E183 Julia Roberts, Stone Temple Pilots, Jake Johannsen
June 22 find the promo
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After a technical error prevents it from being performed the previous night, Dave presents the rest of the ""NBA Finals Quiz."" Now feeling a little queasy due to all the stress of the past two nights, Dave points out that he has a body double that will stand in for him when the time comes for him to get medical attention. Also, Dan Rather sings ""Wreck of the Old 97.""
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S01E184 Howard Stern, Kate Nelligan, John Mellencamp
June 24 find the promo
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John Mellencamp – ""Wild Night""
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S01E185 Siskel & Ebert, Tom Jones, Sam Cassell, Trisha Yearwood
June 27 find the promo
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On their latest stop, Mujibur and Sirajul get serenaded by Tom Jones in Las Vegas. Wondering who's been operating K&L Rock America while they've been gone, Dave finds Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert running the shop in their place.
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S01E186 Penelope Ann Miller, Barbara Streisand, Mary Matalin, Tori Amos
June 28 find the promo
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Barbra Streisand walks on the set and gives Dave two tickets to her show at Radio City Music Hall. Dave gives them away to a woman in the audience.
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S01E187 Daniel Boulud, Helen Hunt, Green Day
June 29 find the promo
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""Coast to Coast with Mujibur and Sirajul"" -- tonight, they're fly-fishing in Madison Valley, Montana, with their teaching guide, Craig.
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S01E188 Siskel & Ebert, Andrea Martin, Indigo Girls
June 30 find the promo
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In a spoof of Home Shopping Network, Dave sells ""Dave and Paul Collection Plates,"" giving out the phone number of head writer Rob Burnett. Also, Dave invites Megan and Tim, a couple from Kansas City, in from the storm, gives them towels to dry off, and offers them seats by the spiral stairway, where they stay throughout the show.
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S01E189 Connie Chung, Phil Collins
July 1 find the promo
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S01E190 Neil Diamond, Richard Simmons
July 4 find the promo
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Dave takes a cue card from Tony Mendez, re-reads a joke and then has the cue card passed around the audience. Later, Calvert DeForest dresses up as Barbra Streisand and performs ""The Way We Were,"" and guest Richard Simmons sings a patriotic medley.
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S01E191 Patrick Stewart, Ryan Cobb, Melissa Etheridge
July 5 find the promo
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S01E192 Show #0192
July 6 find the promo
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Dave leaves the show after the monologue and heads upstairs to read Wresting Magazine with his face in a mud mask, and Paul retrieves him. Later, famed soccer commentator Andres Cantor repeats his most famous line to Dave: ""ggoooooooooaaaaaaallllll!""
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S01E193 Tom Hanks, Toad the Wet Sprocket
July 7 find the promo
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The Runaway Camera is roaming the streets of New York City, getting squeegied, hit by a bike, down a manhole, running into Rupert Jee, and going into ""Cats"" and ""Flashdancers."" Later, in dueling clips, Dave shows embarassing clips of Tom Hanks from ""The Love Boat,"" ""Taxi,"" and ""Happy Days."" Tom retaliates with an embarassing clip of Dave from ""Mork and Mindy.""
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S01E194 Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Lomonaco, Pete Sampras, Catherine O'Hara
July 8 find the promo
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S01E195 Buzz Aldrin, Susan Sarandon, Midnight Oil
July 18 find the promo
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Dave returns to outside the Today Show set and displays his sign: ""Happy 100th Birthday, Willard""; in honor of the 25th anniversary of the moon landing, we see Dave accomplishing the same feat; Midnight Oil performs ""Sometimes.""
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S01E196 Gary Sinise, Ricki Lake, Julio Iglesias
July 19 find the promo
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Ricki Lake promotes her supporting role in the upcoming Cabin Boy; Gary Sinise plugs Forrest Gump.
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S01E197 Show #0197
July 20 find the promo
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""Can a Guy in a Bear Suit Say Hello on a N. Y. C. Pay Phone?"" The answer? Mais oui! Also, one of the all-time great Stupid Pet Tricks makes a triumphant return when Kevin Dechico and his dog ""Air Buddy"" shoot hoops onstage.
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S01E198 Show #0198
July 21 find the promo
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Cold opening: Kenny Rogers tells Dave when to hold ‘um and when to fold ‘um. Dave also stops the show midway through to just kick back in his chair and relax, then reflect on the show thus far.
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S01E199 Show #0199
July 22 find the promo
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S01E200 Show #0200
July 25 find the promo
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Dave fills up a pothole outside the studio with joke cards; Jim Carrey's limo is towed away.
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S01E201 Show #0201
July 26 find the promo
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The pothole Dave filled up with blue joke cards the previous night is sealed by none other then Mayor Guiliani; the pothole is danced upon by several fabulous babes performing Rockette-style kicks; Gin Blossoms and Kiss perform ""Christine Sixteen.""
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S01E202 Show #0202
July 27 find the promo
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A severed head perks out of the pothole; a doctor stands in the backdrop in case Dave suddenly becomes sick during the show; Sirajul asks a group of fishermen in South Dakota what they think of hometown boy Tom Brokaw.
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S01E203 Show #0203
July 28 find the promo
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Dave comments on Tony's cue card work, then makes a bad phone call for an audience member with mother issues.
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S01E204 Show #0204
July 29 find the promo
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S01E205 Show #0205
August 1 find the promo
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S01E206 Show #0206
August 2 find the promo
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Dave attends the Whitewater Hearings; up-and-coming starlet Cameron Diaz promotes ""The Mask""; Dave finally chats with Stevie Nicks (whose manager Dave criticized several years before).
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S01E207 Show #0207
August 3 find the promo
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The show is interrupted all night long by (bogus) CBS News special reports by anchor Alan Richardson, who sings, is beaten up by a bus driver, pitches Mountain Dew and swears about the prime lending rate.
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S01E208 Show #0208
August 4 find the promo
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After Dave sings a horrible rendition of ""Oklahoma,"" Paul demands to hear a better version. Soon after, John and Bonnie Raitt come on stage to show Dave how it's done.
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S01E209 Show #0209
August 5 find the promo
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S01E210 Show #0210
August 8 find the promo
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Dave and model Inna Mirovich toss back some vodka. Later, Howard Stern admits that he had to drop out of the New York governor's race because he refused to reveal his yearly income.
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S01E211 Show #0211
August 9 find the promo
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S01E212 Show #0212
August 10 find the promo
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Dave looks at ""What's On Other Channels;"" the Smothers Brothers perform.
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S01E213 Show #0213
August 11 find the promo
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S01E214 Show #0214
August 12 find the promo
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S01E215 Show #0215
August 15 find the promo
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S01E216 Show #0216
August 16 find the promo
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Rupert brings soup to tonight's guests; Dave reflects on the Michael Jackson-Lisa Marie Presley wedding.
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S01E217 Show #0217
August 17 find the promo
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S01E218 Show #0218
August 18 find the promo
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S01E219 Show #0219
August 19 find the promo