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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 Worldwide Pants to continue the show through 2014; by then, Letterman will surpass Johnny Carson as the longest tenured late-night talk show host.
Episode 220 : Show #0439
August. 18,1995
Dave bids a fond farewell to his announcer, while Dick Assman also makes one last appearance.
Episode 219 : Show #0438
August. 17,1995
Paul is introduced as ""Johnny Lavaggi;"" Dave shows a (doctored) clip of Monica Seles grunting; David Brenner does stand up.
Episode 218 : Show #0437
August. 16,1995
During an interview with Isabella Rosselini, a guy on fire runs around the stage. Later, Bjork and the CBS Orchestra performs ""It's Oh So Quiet.""
Episode 217 : Show #0436
August. 15,1995
Dave claims that the chairman of Westinghouse has agreed to fight him. Later, Sonny Bono signs to Calvert's upstart record company.
Episode 216 : Show #0435
August. 14,1995
All night long, Rupert touches meat and is joined later by Kelsey Grammer, his then-fiancee, and a priest from the audience.
Episode 215 : Show #0434
August. 11,1995
In honor of an incident that resulted in a forfeit in the previous night's Dodgers-Cardinals game, audience members throw baseballs at Dave.
Episode 214 : Show #0433
August. 10,1995
Dave shows a ""highlight"" of last night's show: Dan Rather fondling Dave's butt.
Episode 213 : Show #0432
August. 09,1995
The ""Dick Assman Update"" reveals that his popularity has hit fever pitch. Later, Christopher Walken promotes three new movies that are coming out within a month of each other.
Episode 212 : Show #0431
August. 08,1995
Junior Brown sits in with the band; baseball star John Kruk talks about his recent retirement; Dave hectors a man on the street in a game called ""May I Taste Your Dinner, Please?""
Episode 211 : Show #0430
August. 07,1995
Dave announces it's ""Christmas in August,"" with Glen Campbell singing a medley of holiday standards at Hello Deli.
Episode 210 : Show #0429
August. 04,1995
The final installment of ""George Clarke's Quest for Corn"" finds our hero at Hello Deli (five ears). Afterwards, George distributes an ear of corn to everyone in the audience.
Episode 209 : Show #0428
August. 03,1995
During ""Stupid Pet Tricks,"" a small fish eats a worm whole. Meanwhile, Dave goes into a Westinghouse washer in spin cycle.
Episode 208 : Show #0427
August. 02,1995
Dave chats with Mary Ann Dennis, whose dog stopped a man that tried to mug her.
Episode 207 : Show #0426
August. 01,1995
Dave announces that CBS has just been bought by Westinghouse, then spends the rest of the show joking about it.
Episode 206 : Show #0425
July. 31,1995
Dave gives $100 to an audience member after a monologue joke bombs; the show is interrupted for a ""Dick Assman Update""; father and son audience members Jim and JJ McMichael wave from the top of the Empire State Building.
Episode 205 : Show #0424
July. 28,1995
George Clarke's ""Quest for Corn"" finds him in Indianapolis with Dave's mom: 5 ears. Later, Nick Turturro and Dennis Franz stand in the green room with their pants down, while Paul and Bruce Hornsby play ""Chopsticks"" on the keyboard.
Episode 204 : Show #0423
July. 27,1995
During a segment called ""Ask the Mayor,"" someone from the audience asks Rudy Guiliani, ""Is that a real hair piece?"" Also, a half-awake audience member opens himself to the feminine wiles of Sandra Bullock.
Episode 203 : Show #0422
July. 26,1995
Dave and Tony switch places for a few minutes; David Schwimmer is reunited with the monkey who played Marcel on Friends; Dave announces that ""Dick Assmania"" has officially swept the eastern seaboard.
Episode 202 : Show #0421
July. 25,1995
Dave calls up Dick Assman; Ray Liotta arrives onstage riding a baby elephant, and later he makes a (bogus) appearance with Paul in the controversial new movie Kids.
Episode 201 : Show #0420
July. 24,1995
A ""Dumb Ads"" segment introduces Canadian filling station attendent Dick Assman. The entire North American audience immediately catches ""Dick Assmania."" Later, a monkey in the green room throws fruit, while The Quest for Corn hits Omaha, Nebraska.
Episode 200 : Show #0419
July. 21,1995
Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band sits in; Dave offers an audience guy with an unruly beard $300 to shave it; Talent Assistant Zoe Friedham gets a tattoo; Dave gives the newly-shaven man $400.
Episode 199 : Show #0418
July. 20,1995
Dave demonstrates a triple pencil flip; Rupert finds one of Dave's blue cards attached to Mary Tyler Moore's backside; Dave shows old footage of Andy Kaufman dancing with a giant snake.
Episode 198 : Show #0417
July. 19,1995
Ed Sullivan Theater Building Engineer George Clarke begins his ""Quest for Corn"" throughout the Midwest. He's off to Illinois.
Episode 197 : Show #0416
July. 18,1995
Dan Rather presents the Top Ten; Chevy Chase plugs Man of the House and talks tennis.
Episode 196 : Show #0415
July. 17,1995
Dave flashes back to how he stayed cool over the weekend by stuffing popsicles in his pants; a woman who picks up one of the pay phones at the kiosk outside the theater is chosen as an honorary guest host; Alicia Silverstone promotes Clueless; Dave and Pam the phone lady switch jackets.
Episode 195 : Show #0414
July. 14,1995
After an admittedly lame remote on a ""Day In The Life"" of producer Robert Morton, he jumps into a giant bowl of pudding, followed by Dave. Later in the show, Paul, Laurie Diamond, and the members of White Zombie join in.
Episode 194 : Show #0413
July. 13,1995
A small army of cyclists rush across the stage, while Dave and Pete Sampras play a pickup round of tennis out on 53rd Street.
Episode 193 : Show #0412
July. 12,1995
Charles Grodin promotes his new cable talk show.
Episode 192 : Show #0411
July. 11,1995
Dave says hello to viewers in France and Italy in their respective native tongues; during ""May We See Your Photos, Please?"" Dave demands to see photos of meat or nudity; Penn and Teller perform one of their trademark dangerous stunts.
Episode 191 : Show #0410
July. 10,1995
Jim Carrey, Andre Agassi, and Tom and Roseanne Arnold miraculously appear in the audience, Tom being both on stage and in the audience simultaneously. Also, Dave orders pancakes from the Fashion Cafe for Christy Turlington and a heavyset audience member.
Episode 190 : Show #0409
June. 30,1995
In a remote, Dave asks apartment dwellers, ""What's the Coolest Thing In Your Apartment?""
Episode 189 : Show #0408
June. 29,1995
Dave shows the audience an old photo of Morty with an afro, and then later shows a doctored photo of himself with a head-bush. Also, Dave helps Tom Hanks shave a beard he grew on vacation.
Episode 188 : Show #0407
June. 28,1995
In an experimental comedy bit called ""Letters to the Editor,"" Dave reads a (bogus) note from Al Gore telling The New Yorker that he loves their cartoons.
Episode 187 : Show #0406
June. 27,1995
Dave invites a standby audience member to play ""Will You Eat the Meatloaf?"" Later in the show, Dave chats with Pete, the dishwasher at Hello Deli.
Episode 186 : Show #0405
June. 26,1995
Bernie Kopell storms out of the theater after ""The Love Boat"" is somehow mentioned twice in a Top Ten List about Hockey. Later, Dave chats with ""Coach"" star Jerry Van Dyke, while Warren Zevon performs ""Mutineer,"" a song he would later perform in his last TV appearance in 2002.
Episode 185 : Show #0404
June. 23,1995
Dave celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the debut of The David Letterman Show by showing clips of the first broadcast; Biff interrupts Dave so that Corey Pavin (winner of the 1995 U. S. Open) can drop by; various staffers take their moms to the Russian Tea Room.
Episode 184 : Show #0403
June. 22,1995
Cold Opening: ""ER"" star Anthony Edwards refuses to give Dave a physical. Also, Jonathan Katz does standup and promotes Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
Episode 183 : Show #0402
June. 21,1995
Shortly after a ""What's New for Summer"" segment, Dave hands hamsicles (or, if you will, cold ham on a stick) to the audience. Also, ""Batman"" (Calvert) hands Dave the Top Ten list, while Tony Bennett performs ""My Love Went to London.""
Episode 182 : Show #0401
June. 20,1995
Dave invites both a cabbie and an audience member to jump into a rooftop swimming pool. They're later joined by two NYC cops and Bob Saget.
Episode 181 : Show #0400
June. 19,1995
Dave announces that this is show number 4000, but later admits he's off by a zero; John Denver performs the theme song to ""Supermarket Finds""; Alan King gloats over his grandkids.
Episode 180 : Show #0399
June. 16,1995
Travis and the Dog Cam return; Englebert Humperdinck serenades Rupert; ten kindergarteners write and present the Top Ten.
Episode 179 : Show #0398
June. 15,1995
Dave arrives at the theater in a police car; throughout the night, spelling bee winner Justin Carroll comes out to spell various ten-cent words; Dave chats with Robert Horry of the NBA Champion Houston Rockets.
Episode 178 : Show #0397
June. 14,1995
Travis, a five-year-old golden retriever, has the ""Dog Cam"" attached to his head; John Turturro dresses up as Batman, then hands Dave the Top Ten list; Dan Rather talks about Connie Chung's departure from CBS, then promotes his workout video ""Old Train Songs to Sweat By.""
Episode 177 : Show #0396
June. 13,1995
Stephen Stills sits in; Dave ""attends"" a recent President Clinton press conference; basketball star/party animal Dennis Rodman comments on his recent antics.
Episode 176 : Show #0395
June. 12,1995
Dave chooses a person off the street to tell their life story; the Top Ten Home Office moves to Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chris O'Donnell plugs Batman Forever.
Episode 175 : Show #0394
June. 09,1995
Dave tells Rupert to bother people at a local bistro with his hidden mic; Dave chats with a woman that recently won $87,000,000 in the state lottery; head CBS executives ""Les Moonves"" and ""Peter Lund"" sing Bob Seger's ""Like a Rock.""
Episode 174 : Show #0393
June. 08,1995
It's time for a studio audience talent show, with friends and relatives of the performers swamping the backdrop. Shortly after his interview, Mike Myers joins the crowd.
Episode 173 : Show #0392
June. 07,1995
Biff delivers Dave in a golf cart; Dave and an audience member named Hal help choose the network's new slogan; a pyrotechnic exhibition is held in the backdrop.
Episode 172 : Show #0391
June. 06,1995
Indianapolis 500 champion Jacque Vileneuve races a NYC cab around the theater block in competition with NYC cabbie Buke Kadikiran; Dave shows (doctored) footage of Dan Rather replacing his CBS Evening News co-host Connie Chung with… Dan Rather.
Episode 171 : Show #0390
June. 05,1995
Cold Opening: Nicole Kidman asks Dave if he's drunk. Also, displayed by the window of an advertising agency across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater is a giant toothbrush and tooth; Dave invites the workers from that window to bring the items into the theater and then presents them with the Crest Pledge.
Episode 170 : Show #0389
May. 26,1995
Dave takes a bunch of sailors to a local watering hole; Mujibur and Sirajul visit Dorothy in Indianapolis; Dave bids farewell to longtime director Hal Gurnee by placing a plaque on the control room door.
Episode 169 : Show #0388
May. 25,1995
Clint Black sits in; candy is thrown at the audience; the Top Ten Office is relocated to an audience member's hometown of Glenn's Falls, New York; in honor of Ringo Starr, Paul, Dave, and the audience try to recreate Beatlemania.
Episode 168 : Show #0387
May. 24,1995
Episode 167 : Show #0386
May. 23,1995
It's the debut of ""May We Turn Your Pants Into Shorts?"" Dave cuts up his own slacks before shredding the pants of Paul and Mel Gibson.
Episode 166 : Show #0385
May. 22,1995
Cold opening: Dave belatedly thanks Drew Barrymore for her birthday ""gift"" last month. Also, Dave pays Mujibur and Sirajul to pummel Paul.
Episode 165 : Show #0384
May. 19,1995
London, Day 5: Dave repeats a monologue joke in a British accent; Salman Rushdie hands the Top Ten to Dave, and is presented by ten bobbies; Dorothy drops by to comment on her week of sightseeing.
Episode 164 : Show #0383
May. 18,1995
London, Day 4: Dave and Paul play soccer (or should I say football?) at Wembley Stadium; live via satellite from New York, Tony Randall trashes the theater; John Cleese presents the Top Ten. (correct synopsis)
Episode 163 : Show #0382
May. 17,1995
London, Day 3: ""London Souvenirs"" include a Prince Charles Ketchup Dispenser, a Bobby Helmet Bra, and a Tea Cannon, brought out by fake London guards. Also, Peter O'Toole enters riding a camel, and Van Morrison barely remembers the words to his own song ""Have I Told You Lately"" in a performance with Sinead O'Connor and the Chieftains. (correct synopsis)
Episode 162 : Show #0381
May. 16,1995
London, Day 2: The new James Bond, Remington Steele star Pierce Brosnan, enters backstage with models and martinis; Little Richard and Chuck Berry sit in; Dave's mom reports from a pub. (correct synopsis)
Episode 161 : Show #0380
May. 15,1995
The Late Show starts its week broadcasting from London. Ten London Guards bring Dave out onstage; Dave and Paul wreck havoc in the city; Elton John reacts to William Shatner's videotaped rendition of ""Rocket Man,"" then performs ""Made in England.""
Episode 160 : Show #0379
May. 12,1995
Calvert mimics the Giant Flying Rat; Dave comments on preparations for next week's trip to London; Julianna Marguiles promotes the much-hyped season finale of ER.
Episode 159 : Show #0378
May. 11,1995
Paul decides to have plastic surgery, then wakes up from the procedure with a conehead; Dave shows a clip of Pakistan's #1 sitcom, ""Seinjibur""; Hugh Grant promotes Nine Months.
Episode 158 : Show #0377
May. 10,1995
The Dutch husband and wife from last night resurface for a brief moment; Paul wears a top hat and a tuxedo; Bruce Willis gets his head scrubbed.
Episode 157 : Show #0376
May. 09,1995
Jimmy Smits, a guest the night before, is seen in his hotel room naked, doing push-ups and watching TV in bed. Also, Paul quits to become a professional boxer, but he gives up and comes back to the show.
Episode 156 : Show #0375
May. 08,1995
Dave sends audience members Nico and Ingrid Van Eenennaan to London (to promote the show's visit next week) with a camcorder, root beer, and the Giant Flying Rat. Neither are seen or heard from again.
Episode 155 : Show #0374
May. 05,1995
The giant flying rat dons a sombrero; Dave leaves the show early to marry Drew Barrymore; a man gets kicked in the face by a racehorse; Dave and Paul go supermarket shopping.
Episode 154 : Show #0373
May. 04,1995
Pete Fatovich attempts to kiss Paul again; the giant flying rat delivers the Top Ten list; Jake Johanssen discusses a recent trip to the supermarket.
Episode 153 : Show #0372
May. 03,1995
(Supposed) Audience requests are fulfilled in tonight's ""Who Asked For It?"" while Harry Connick Jr. promotes his new album.
Episode 152 : Show #0371
May. 02,1995
The Giant Flying Rat is introduced via lasers and special effects just after being interviewed by Tom Snyder.
Episode 151 : Show #0370
May. 01,1995
All of tonight's guests (Marilu Henner, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Mario Van Peebles) are at Rupert's playing spin the bottle. Also, the flying rat demonstrates its supremacy of the New York skyline by swallowing a giant bird whole.
Episode 150 : Show #0369
April. 28,1995
Dave and Paul leave the show early to go over to Madison Square Garden for the circus, where they run into an acrobat bearing a strong resemblance to Calvert; the flying rat attacks Dan Rather, and is later seen as a guest on Nightline; Dave and Felecia waltz.
Episode 149 : Show #0368
April. 27,1995
The Flying Rat is introduced on the show during a segment called ""What's New for Spring""; in the same segment a small army of clowns attack Mujibur and Sirajul, then storm the Late Show stage; Dave chats with ""Buddy, the Sleepy Lifeguard.""
Episode 148 : Show #0367
April. 26,1995
David Sanborn sits in yet again; various New York Yankees present the Top Ten; Dave loses a blue card, then finds it at McDonald's.
Episode 147 : Show #0366
April. 25,1995
In tonight's live remote, Dave annoys customers down the street at the Sam Ash music store and invites Marcia to sit in with the band on alto sax.
Episode 146 : Show #0365
April. 24,1995
After word spreads to the media that he's losing his ratings edge over Leno, Dave wants to find out if people are still watching the show, so he displays his desk phone number on the Times Square Jumbotron. The only people who call are CBS employees who have access to a live feed in their offices. Frustrated, Dave dips the receiver into his coffee.
Episode 145 : Show #0364
April. 21,1995
Tony Randall drops by to announce who tomorrow's guests will be, and Dave squirts him with a fire extinguisher. Later, Biff Henderson and Pat Farmer carry Tony outside and into a taxi. Also, Dolly Parton presents the Top Ten.
Episode 144 : Show #0363
April. 20,1995
An audience talent show is interrupted by Helen Reddy, who pops up several times throughout the show; later, she teams up with Blues Traveler to perform ""Hook.""
Episode 143 : Show #0362
April. 19,1995
Dave complains that the cue-card Tony is holding is too small, so Inky replaces it with a giant banner; ten mayors of other cities present the Top Ten; a blue card is missing and soon found taped to Sandra Bullock's backside.
Episode 142 : Show #0361
April. 18,1995
Dave selects five guys from the audience to compete in a basketball match outside on 53rd Street with five (alleged) New York Knicks. By the end of the show, the final score is Audience 108, Knicks 107.
Episode 141 : Show #0360
April. 17,1995
Live Remote: Dave annoys both an H&R Block tax accountant and his mortified customer, who prefers to hide her face.
Episode 140 : Show #0359
April. 14,1995
Two days after NYC's new slogan, ""We Can Kick Your City's Ass,"" reaches beyond the Hudson, Dave hears from mayors of other cities; Slash of Guns n' Roses fame sits in; a skit involving jelly beans bursting out of Biff's ears is botched when the wiring doesn't work properly.
Episode 139 : Show #0358
April. 13,1995
The New York Daily News, having headlined their paper with last night's Guiliani-chosen slogan, distributes miniature buttons to the audience reading ""We Can Kick Your City's Ass"" commemorating the headline. Also, Bela Fleck sits in with the band on banjo.
Episode 138 : Show #0357
April. 12,1995
Mayor Guiliani and Dave agree to disagree on the new slogan for the New York Tourism Board; Drew Barrymore gives Dave a birthday surprise.
Episode 137 : Show #0356
April. 11,1995
Throughout the night, various staffers walk onstage to give Dave ""dramatic tension,"" while Robert Pastorelli explains his departure from the hit comedy Murphy Brown.
Episode 136 : Show #0355
April. 10,1995
Dave invites the stand-by audience to his office and watch the show from there. Later, they're joined by Faye Dunaway and chef Wolfgang Puck.
Episode 135 : Show #0354
April. 07,1995
Two babes in the audience are observed with ""Marry Us Dave"" T-shirts; Dave, Calvert, and Biff sit around and do nothing for three minutes; Dave asks cab drivers what they thought of his performance at the Oscars.
Episode 134 : Show #0353
April. 06,1995
At the end of tonight's ""New Books"" segment, Dave gives one of the phony manuscripts to a girl in the audience. Also, for no apparent reason, Gerard dances around onstage in a sun dress.
Episode 133 : Show #0352
April. 05,1995
Dave spells Uma and Oprah with hot dog wieners, while Creepy Dave lurks in the backdrop during his interview with Bryant Gumbel.
Episode 132 : Show #0351
April. 04,1995
Throughout the night, the legendary Ashton Family acrobats perform their greatest stunts outside on 53rd Street.
Episode 131 : Show #0350
April. 03,1995
John Mayall sits in; Dave comments on his much-scrutinized performance as host of last week's Academy Awards.
Episode 130 : Show #0349
March. 22,1995
Throughout the night, Dave practices giving out Oscars, awarding achievements by Tony Randall, Doc Severinson (who's sitting in), Tony Mendez, a hi-ho girl, and Sirajul Islam (Mujibur was sick). Also, Dave chats with a man whose dog ran away, then found his pet on the opposite side of the country.
Episode 129 : Show #0348
March. 21,1995
A woman in the audience bakes cookies for everyone; Conan O'Brien appears in Dave's latest Oscar-related dream; Dave gets his toupee dry-cleaned.
Episode 128 : Show #0347
March. 20,1995
Dave gives a girl in the audience named Amy money to buy spring flowers, and later her boyfriend (also in the audience) sings karaoke with Will Smith.
Episode 127 : Show #0346
March. 15,1995
Episode 126 : Show #0345
March. 14,1995
Episode 125 : Show #0344
March. 13,1995
Episode 124 : Show #0343
March. 10,1995
Dave sends the standby audience to The Gap to purchase and wear matching outfits before they're allowed to return to the theater. By the end of the show, they are all wearing identical sweaters and khakis.
Episode 123 : Show #0342
March. 09,1995
Episode 122 : Show #0341
March. 08,1995
Episode 121 : Show #0340
March. 07,1995
On the first Letterman show ever aired on this date, Bill Cosby, Tito Puente, and Dave climb a ladder up to the balcony, and Luke Perry does a science experiment in place of bumped guest Lee Marek.
Episode 120 : Show #0339
March. 06,1995
Dave sends the standby audience to The Gap to purchase and wear matching outfits before they're allowed to return to the theater. By the end of the show, they are all wearing identical sweaters and khakis. (correct synopsis)
Episode 119 : Show #0338
March. 03,1995
Episode 118 : Show #0337
March. 02,1995
Bernie Worrell sits in; Al Roker does a weather forecast; Dave retrieves a blue card from ""Forrest Gump"" (Calvert); Jeff Goldblum tap dances.
Episode 117 : Show #0336
March. 01,1995
Episode 116 : Show #0335
February. 28,1995
Episode 115 : Show #0334
February. 27,1995
Episode 114 : Show #0333
February. 24,1995
Episode 113 : Show #0332
February. 23,1995
Wayne Newton (live via satellite) presents the Top Ten; Michael McKean comments on the recent troubles on the set of ""Saturday Night Live;"" David Byrne and the CBS Orchestra perform ""You & Eye.""
Episode 112 : Show #0331
February. 22,1995
Cybill Shepherd promotes her new sitcom; Gary Sinise brags about the perks of being an Academy Award Nominee.
Episode 111 : Show #0330
February. 21,1995
Episode 110 : Show #0329
February. 20,1995
Dave sends three members from the audience to go to a nearby movie theater to videotape some clips from Pulp Fiction. They return in time to show the footage during John Travolta's guest appearance to promote the film. Also, Mujibur and Sirajul report from yesterday's Daytona 500.
Episode 109 : Show #0328
February. 17,1995
Episode 108 : Show #0327
February. 16,1995
Dave introduces the brand new ""Late Show Dancers,"" who prance around throughout the show. Also, 83-year-old Empire State Building employee Chico Chimone plays the piano.
Episode 107 : Show #0326
February. 15,1995
Episode 106 : Show #0325
February. 14,1995
Episode 105 : Show #0324
February. 13,1995
Episode 104 : Show #0323
February. 10,1995
Episode 103 : Show #0322
February. 09,1995
Episode 102 : Show #0321
February. 08,1995
Episode 101 : Show #0320
February. 07,1995
Episode 100 : Show #0319
February. 06,1995
Rosanne Cash performs ""I Count the Tears.""
Episode 99 : Show #0318
February. 03,1995
Episode 98 : Show #0317
February. 02,1995
Episode 97 : Show #0316
February. 01,1995
Episode 96 : Show #0315
January. 31,1995
Dave shows a (bogus) Super Bowl ad starring himself; Gerard presents ""Top Ten Signs You're Not the Sexiest Man Alive.""
Episode 95 : Show #0314
January. 30,1995
Episode 94 : Show #0313
January. 20,1995
Episode 93 : Show #0312
January. 19,1995
Episode 92 : Show #0311
January. 18,1995
Episode 91 : Show #0310
January. 17,1995
Episode 90 : Show #0309
January. 16,1995
Episode 89 : Show #0308
January. 13,1995
Al Green performs ""Let's Stay Together.""
Episode 88 : Show #0307
January. 12,1995
An audience member hangs out in the band section; Mujibur and Sirajul become the latest witnesses to testify for O.J. Simpson.
Episode 87 : Show #0306
January. 11,1995
Episode 86 : Show #0305
January. 10,1995
Episode 85 : Show #0304
January. 09,1995
Episode 84 : Show #0303
January. 06,1995
Dave autographs a ham; Calvert (dressed as Newt Gingrich's mother) presents the Top Ten.
Episode 83 : Show #0302
January. 05,1995
Episode 82 : Show #0301
January. 04,1995
Michael Buffer announces Phil Hartman's entry onstage; a comely postal carrier distracts Dave.
Episode 81 : Show #0300
January. 03,1995
Episode 80 : Show #0299
January. 02,1995
Episode 79 : Show #0298
December. 30,1994
Dave ends the show early yet again, and Paul finds him sobbing on the Ricki Lake show; Biff has champagne coming out of his ears; Dick Clark presents the Top Ten; Dave and Richard Simmons go harassing people door-to-door in New Jersey.
Episode 78 : Show #0297
December. 29,1994
A customer at Hello Deli shows Dave her holiday photos. Later, Dave checks his temperature (99.5 F).
Episode 77 : Show #0296
December. 28,1994
During ""Charts and Graphs,"" Dave sends an audience member down the street for copies of a chart. Also, Dave calls the mother of a different audience member, but he ends up leaving a message on her machine.
Episode 76 : Show #0295
December. 27,1994
Episode 75 : Show #0294
December. 26,1994
Bad Religion performed ""Infected""
Episode 74 : Show #0293
December. 23,1994
Episode 73 : Show #0292
December. 22,1994
Episode 72 : Show #0291
December. 21,1994
Episode 71 : Show #0290
December. 20,1994
Episode 70 : Show #0289
December. 19,1994
Episode 69 : Show #0288
December. 16,1994
Episode 68 : Show #0287
December. 15,1994
Siskel and Ebert throw snowballs; Michael J. Fox walks onstage with a cow.
Episode 67 : Show #0286
December. 14,1994
Episode 66 : Show #0285
December. 13,1994
Episode 65 : Show #0284
December. 12,1994
Cold Opening: Jim Carrey and an unshaven Dave goof around. Later in the show, Mickey, the barber at the Wellington Hotel, shaves off Dave's beard.
Episode 64 : Show #0283
December. 02,1994
One of tonight's cue cards goes to a garbage truck outside; in the latest edition of ""Rupert and Me,"" Dave radios strange comments to Rupert, which are then repeated out loud to annoyed passers-by; Nicholas Turturro sings ""My Way;"" Michael Keaton gets arrested for shoplifting at Hello Deli.
Episode 63 : Show #0282
December. 01,1994
Episode 62 : Show #0281
November. 30,1994
Mujibur, Sirajul and Tony Randall take a photo together; tonight's celebrities in the audience: Mia Farrow, Eddie Murphy and Sharon Stone.
Episode 61 : Show #0280
November. 29,1994
Roseanne makes a rare political statement; Dave's accountant Fred Nigro takes a bow.
Episode 60 : Show #0279
November. 28,1994
The outside cam reveals that Dave's picture in the window of Joe G's Pizza. Dave calls and distracts Joe while Paul steals the unflattering portrait; Jon Lovitz plugs North.
Episode 59 : Show #0278
November. 25,1994
Episode 58 : Show #0277
November. 24,1994
Episode 57 : Show #0276
November. 23,1994
Episode 56 : Show #0275
November. 22,1994
Episode 55 : Show #0274
November. 21,1994
Episode 54 : Show #0273
November. 18,1994
Episode 53 : Show #0272
November. 17,1994
Episode 52 : Show #0271
November. 16,1994
Episode 51 : Show #0270
November. 15,1994
Episode 50 : Show #0269
November. 14,1994
Dave selects a woman from outside named Laurie Byrd to be his co-host tonight; Biff and George Clarke recreate a scene from the hit CBS miniseries ""Scarlett.""
Episode 49 : Show #0268
November. 11,1994
Live via telephone, Jerry Lewis pronounces the new governor's name ""Puh-tack-ee;"" ""Picket Fences"" star Fyvush Finkel sings ""If I Were a Rich Man;"" The Cranberries perform ""Zombie.""
Episode 48 : Show #0267
November. 10,1994
Episode 47 : Show #0266
November. 09,1994
Episode 46 : Show #0265
November. 07,1994
Episode 45 : Show #0264
November. 04,1994
Episode 44 : Show #0263
November. 03,1994
Dave gets freshened up by a street sweeper; Rupert serves ""Bill Clinton Soup.""
Episode 43 : Show #0262
November. 02,1994
Episode 42 : Show #0261
November. 01,1994
John Popper sits in; throughout the night, Mujibur and Sirajul appear as correspondents on Court TV; Elijah Wood plugs North.
Episode 41 : Show #0260
October. 31,1994
Calvert goes trick-or-treating in Nutley, New Jersey (Martha Stewart's hometown); Lauren Bacall plugs ""Pret-a-Porter"" (Ready to Wear).
Episode 40 : Show #0259
October. 28,1994
Episode 39 : Show #0258
October. 27,1994
Episode 38 : Show #0257
October. 26,1994
Two standby audience folks named Jenya and Gary are sent to take food to Dan Rather, courtesy of Rupert. Later, Mike Judge discusses his hit MTV show ""Beavis & Butt-head.""
Episode 37 : Show #0256
October. 25,1994
Episode 36 : Show #0255
October. 24,1994
Episode 35 : Show #0254
October. 14,1994
Episode 34 : Show #0253
October. 13,1994
Episode 33 : Show #0252
October. 12,1994
Episode 32 : Show #0251
October. 11,1994
Episode 31 : Show #0250
October. 10,1994
Episode 30 : Show #0249
October. 07,1994
Tim Allen promotes his bestselling book, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man.
Episode 29 : Show #0248
October. 06,1994
Episode 28 : Show #0247
October. 05,1994
Episode 27 : Show #0246
October. 04,1994
Episode 26 : Show #0245
October. 03,1994
Episode 25 : Show #0244
September. 30,1994
Episode 24 : Show #0243
September. 29,1994
Episode 23 : Show #0242
September. 28,1994
Episode 22 : Show #0241
September. 27,1994
Episode 21 : Show #0240
September. 26,1994
Episode 20 : Show #0239
September. 23,1994
Episode 19 : Show #0238
September. 22,1994
John Popper sits in with the band; Bill Murray tours Broadway; Macaulay Culkin promotes ""Richie Rich.""
Episode 18 : Show #0237
September. 21,1994
An audience member gives Dave a tiny pair of pants; Gavin MacLeod pops in several times, interrupting the monologue and presenting the Top Ten.
Episode 17 : Show #0236
September. 20,1994
Episode 16 : Show #0235
September. 19,1994
Hal Gurnee harasses taxi drivers by posting their images on the Times Square jumbotron.
Episode 15 : Show #0234
September. 16,1994
Dave comments on Robbie Kondor; a car alarm goes off outside the theater, so Dave goes outside and bombs the offending car; Chuck Berry sings ""Johnny B. Goode""; Zsa Zsa Gabor laments and spews profanities after discovering her car has been destroyed.
Episode 14 : Show #0233
September. 15,1994
""Dropping Stuff Off the 8th Floor Window"" includes: champagne bottles, confetti, a TV monitor, presidential plates, fluorescent tubes, and bowling balls into a bathtub of pudding. The first two miss their mark; the third makes it but destroys the tub.
Episode 13 : Show #0232
September. 14,1994
Episode 12 : Show #0231
September. 13,1994
Episode 11 : Show #0230
September. 12,1994
Episode 10 : Show #0229
September. 09,1994
Episode 9 : Show #0228
September. 08,1994
Episode 8 : Show #0227
September. 07,1994
Episode 7 : Show #0226
September. 06,1994
Throughout the night, an audience woman from Brooklyn kicks footballs.
Episode 6 : Show #0225
September. 05,1994
Episode 5 : Show #0224
September. 02,1994
Episode 4 : Show #0223
September. 01,1994
Episode 3 : Show #0222
August. 31,1994
Episode 2 : Show #0221
August. 30,1994
Episode 1 : Show #0220
August. 29,1994
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