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 Worldwide Pants to continue the show through 2014; by then, Letterman will surpass Johnny Carson as the longest tenured late-night talk show host.
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Episode 1 - Show #0440
Release Date: 1995-09-04Dave grills his new announcer, making him do voiceovers throughout the show (including #1 on the top ten list).
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Episode 2 - Show #0441
Release Date: 1995-09-05Tom Snyder wants everybody to know that he does not hold a grudge with Dave. Meanwhile, Alan Kalter continues to get used to his new surroundings.
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Episode 3 - Show #0442
Release Date: 1995-09-06Charlton Heston plays ""Dave's Boss"" and bullies him mercilessly. Later, Kevin Pollak promotes ""The Usual Suspects.""
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Episode 4 - Show #0443
Release Date: 1995-09-07Amongst the ""Items Included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:"" Stuff found in ZZ Top's beards, a guitar made of David Crosby's old liver, and Marv Albert's Rock & Roll Bloopers, with Hootie (as in Hootie and the Blowfish) getting hit on the head by a basketball. Meanwhile, in order to prepare for an Olympic diver that will be appearing later, Dave recruits Alan and an audience member to get in a tank.
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Episode 5 - Show #0444
Release Date: 1995-09-08Wesley Snipes promotes ""Money Train,"" then strips to a dress.
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Episode 6 - Show #0445
Release Date: 1995-09-11A day after the Emmy Awards, Dave tosses donuts into the audience with the new Donut-A-Pult. Quote Dave: ""Now it's really hard to believe we didn't win an Emmy."" Meanwhile, Biff Henderson recites a passage from the Packwood Diaries.
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Episode 7 - Show #0446
Release Date: 1995-09-12The Donutapult returns, while Dave brings in a cabbie to write a Top Ten list.
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Episode 8 - Show #0447
Release Date: 1995-09-13While promoting the movie ""Showgirls,"" star Elizabeth Berkeley gives Dave a lap dance.
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Episode 9 - Show #0448
Release Date: 1995-09-14Gerard, Rupert, and others discuss what they like about Autumn, while Rush Limbaugh introduces a mini-Donutapult.
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Episode 10 - Show #0449
Release Date: 1995-09-15During CBS Mailbag, Cyndi Lauper sings ""Lactose Intolerant."" Later, the Donutapult makes one last appearance.
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Episode 11 - Show #0450
Release Date: 1995-09-18Throughout the show, winners of obscure beauty pageants (including ""Miss Peanut"" and ""Miss South Carolina Tobacco"") walk across the stage and escort tonight's guests.
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Episode 12 - Show #0451
Release Date: 1995-09-19Dick Assman is still popular in Canada; Newt Gingrich presents the Top Ten list; Thomas Haden Church promotes ""Ned & Stacey""; Dave juggles peaches.
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Episode 13 - Show #0452
Release Date: 1995-09-20Rudy Guiliani give Dave a key to the city, then takes it back.
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Episode 14 - Show #0453
Release Date: 1995-09-21Dave gives a three pound ham to an audience member, while ""Friends"" star Courtney Cox launches the ""Donutapult 2000.""
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Episode 15 - Show #0454
Release Date: 1995-09-22Eddie Jamison (the guy who said ""I Love You, Man!"" in those beer commercials) interrupts the monologue; Doc Severinsen sits in with the band; Mary Tyler Moore accuses Dave of being a brown-noser.
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Episode 16 - Show #0455
Release Date: 1995-09-25Doc Severinsen is still sitting in; The Delaria Sisters, a group of women who hang by their hair on a pole, demonstrate their skills; Dave chats with a grade-schooler who ran off a burgler.
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Episode 17 - Show #0456
Release Date: 1995-09-26Dave invites his neighbor Steve over for coffee; Ellen Cleghorne promotes her new sitcom.
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Episode 18 - Show #0457
Release Date: 1995-09-2713 NYC cab drivers are invited to serve on a mock jury to determine the fate of OJ Simpson. Instead, they're serenaded by Mel Torme.
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Episode 19 - Show #0458
Release Date: 1995-09-281995: Uma Thurman joins Geraldo Rivera as the mock jury of cab drivers continues to deliberate, led by foreman Parminder Singh. Dave notes, ""Uma, Parminder; Parminder, Uma.""
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Episode 20 - Show #0459
Release Date: 1995-09-29Dave introduces ""The Donutapult 2000+,"" which is so big it has to sit out on 53rd Street. Later in the show, it is converted into ""The Melonapult 2000+.""
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Episode 21 - Show #0460
Release Date: 1995-10-02Amongst the latest ""Back-to-School Items:"" Oreo Cookies with Clearasil Pad Filling, Larry King Ex-Wife Trading Cards, and a Kate Moss Lunchbox. Later, Andy Dick promotes ""Newsradio.""
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Episode 22 - Show #0461
Release Date: 1995-10-03The cast and crew explains why they're glad the O. J. Simpson trial is over; Julianne Moore promotes ""Safe.""
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Episode 23 - Show #0462
Release Date: 1995-10-04Pete Fatovich, ""Creepy Dave,"" and Gerard comment on the OJ verdict, while Chazz Palminteri gives an audience member his coat.
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Episode 24 - Show #0463
Release Date: 1995-10-05Dave's ""younger brother Carl"" sits in on violin; Dave thinks he's on a caffeine buzz.
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Episode 25 - Show #0464
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Episode 26 - Show #0465
Release Date: 1995-10-16Dave, Cybill Shepherd, and sports legend Joe Montana throw footballs into cabs on 53rd Street. After repeated attempts, all three find their target at once. Also, Dave announces that tonight's show is in ""actual size.""
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Episode 27 - Show #0466
Release Date: 1995-10-17Via live remote, Dave asks a customer at a nearby laundromat to take a pair of pants out of the dryer and bring them into the theater for guest Richard Simmons to wear.
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Episode 28 - Show #0467
Release Date: 1995-10-18Marilyn Horne of the Metropolitan Opera presents the Top Ten; the Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses current events and mentions his son's run for Congress.
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Episode 29 - Show #0468
Release Date: 1995-10-19During CBS Mailbag, Dave goes sailing with Paul, the models and Bob Denver. Later, William Shatner is beamed out of his seat.
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Episode 30 - Show #0469
Release Date: 1995-10-20Dave goes to New Jersey to find a date for mailroom employee/superstar extrordinaire Bob Borden. Meanwhile, Paul is missing, so Dave leaves the theater and finds him chatting at a party with Woody Allen.
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Episode 31 - Show #0470
Release Date: 1995-10-23Dave starts reading the Miranda Rights before realizing he has the wrong index card. He leaves the studio to search for the correct card and finds ""NYPD Blue"" stars Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz reading the Top Ten List to a captured thug.
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Episode 32 - Show #0471
Release Date: 1995-10-24Throughout the show, The ""Jimmy Letterman Singers"" sing ""Jimmy."" Later in the show, Dave concedes: ""It sucks, it stinks, it blows; it ain't working.""
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Episode 33 - Show #0472
Release Date: 1995-10-25Throughout this year's World Series, kid reporter Sparky Mortimer has been making reports from the stadiums in Cleveland and Atlanta. Tonight, he lands a quick interview with Braves owner Ted Turner.
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Episode 34 - Show #0473
Release Date: 1995-10-26During CBS Mailbag, Paul does a Johnny Carson impression. Later, Dave and Michael Rappaport lather up in order to use the CBS spa.
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Episode 35 - Show #0474
Release Date: 1995-10-27Dave and Paul recruit a guy named Moe from a delicatessen, and the CBS Orchestra puts together a music video about him. Later, Sparky Mortimer runs the bases at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.
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Episode 36 - Show #0475
Release Date: 1995-10-30Upon returning to NYC, Dave gives Sparky a pat on the back for a job well done; Casey Kasem introduces Wayne Hazeltine and the Pants Across America Tour; Carol Burnett takes off her skirt.
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Episode 37 - Show #0476
Release Date: 1995-10-31A pumpkin launcher is demonstrated on 53rd Street, while The Pants Across America tour stops at St. Louis.
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Episode 38 - Show #0477
Release Date: 1995-11-01Casey Kasem and the Pants Across America tour reports from Mount Rushmore, while up and coming actress Claire Danes introduces one of her favorite bands, UB40.
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Episode 39 - Show #0478
Release Date: 1995-11-02Carol Channing harasses Dave during CBS Mailbag; the tour hits the Grand Canyon.
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Episode 40 - Show #0479
Release Date: 1995-11-03Tonight on the ""Pants Across America"" tour, Casey Kasem is in Las Vegas, listening to an Elvis impersonator perform ""Burning Love.""
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Episode 41 - Show #0480
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Episode 42 - Show #0481
Release Date: 1995-11-07Television City Studios, Day 2: Danny DeVito and Dave get into the stage pool and have a water fight. Meanwhile, Tony Mendez continues his cameo appearances on TV shows; tonight he's seen in clips from ""Friends"" and ""Grace Under Fire.""
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Episode 43 - Show #0482
Release Date: 1995-11-08From Los Angeles: Alka Seltzer® is inserted into the backdrop pool; Demi Moore presents ""The Top Ten Least Popular Stripper Names;"" Green Day performs ""86.""
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Episode 44 - Show #0483
Release Date: 1995-11-09Red Hot Chili Peppers – ""My Friends""
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Episode 45 - Show #0484
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Episode 46 - Show #0485
Release Date: 1995-11-13Biff interrupts Dave's opening remarks and asks for water. Out runs NYC marathon winner German Silva with his drink. Later, Bill Murray cooks toast, and Silver runs by again to pick it up.
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Episode 47 - Show #0486
Release Date: 1995-11-14Dave uses the speaker phone to get someone to bring him pizza. Later, thirty folks show up with boxes, and slices are handed out to the audience. Also, the United States is in the middle of a government shutdown, so Dave calls the Pentagon, misdials, finally gets an answering machine, and hangs up. A stagehand gives him an ax, cuts the phone cord, and hands the phone to an audience member.
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Episode 48 - Show #0487
Release Date: 1995-11-15Elton John promotes and sings two songs from his latest album, ""Made In England.""
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Episode 49 - Show #0488
Release Date: 1995-11-16An audience guy holds cue cards in place of Tony (he's sick), while Sean Penn promotes ""Dead Man Walking.""
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Episode 50 - Show #0489
Release Date: 1995-11-17The Presidents of the United States of America perform their breakthrough hit, ""Toad.""
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Episode 51 - Show #0490
Release Date: 1995-11-20Dave sends mailroom dude/budding diva Bob Borden to Washington as a White House correspondent.
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Episode 52 - Show #0491
Release Date: 1995-11-21Dave asks folks on the street (including a poorly disguised Michael J. Fox) what they think of the federal budget crisis; Bob Borden makes his first report from DC.
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Episode 53 - Show #0492
Release Date: 1995-11-22Amongst what's ""New for the Holidays"": Gingerbread Rats, Howard Stern's book ""Miss America"" read by James Earl Jones, and Kreskin guessing the weight of turkeys. Also, Bob Borden interrogates Larry King.
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Episode 54 - Show #0493
Release Date: 1995-11-23Dave gives a turkey to a lady in the audience, then takes a turkey to the balcony with the help of a ladder; throughout the night, celebrities mention what they're thankful for; trapeze artists Helen Turkett and Luke Martin perform.
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Episode 55 - Show #0494
Release Date: 1995-11-24""Soup Nazi"" Ali ""Al"" Yeganeh passes out turkey chili to the audience.
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Episode 56 - Show #0495
Release Date: 1995-11-27In a sign of future legal trouble, Microsoft owner and multibillionaire Bill Gates tries to fix the Late Show Quiz Machine after it gets stuck displaying the answer ""Windows '95"" in all three boxes. Also, Bob Borden tries with little success to deliver a turkey to President Clinton.
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Episode 57 - Show #0496
Release Date: 1995-11-28Dave has Paul sit down on the guest chair because it's his birthday. Soon afterwards, the outside cam reveals Dave buying Paul a birthday present from a girl on the street.
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Episode 58 - Show #0497
Release Date: 1995-11-29Cold Opening: Dave and Creepy Dave go mano a mano in the green room. Also, Dave demonstrates one of the ""Top Ten Changes Westinghouse is Planning for CBS Tonight"" -- he doodles the CBS logo on blank coffee mugs for tonight's guests.
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Episode 59 - Show #0498
Release Date: 1995-11-30Steve Martin shows up a day early, and Dave can't get him offstage.
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Episode 60 - Show #0499
Release Date: 1995-12-01After showing a clip from his new movie Father of the Bride, Part 2 on a 16mm film projector, Steve Martin and Dave appear in ""The Making of Steve Martin's Appearance Documentary.""
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Episode 61 - Bob Hoskins, Martha Stewart, Al Green
Release Date: 1995-12-11 -
Episode 62 - Jean Claude Van Damme, Kirstin Dunst, Michael Bolton
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Episode 63 - Martin Short, Bev Tanner, The Dave Matthews Band
Release Date: 1995-12-13As a tribute to such beloved recurring segments such as ""The Man Under the Seats"" and ""The Fugitive Guy,"" Chris Elliott stars in a short-lived skit ""Cable Pulling Guy;"" Martin Short helps ""baking madwoman"" Bev Tanner make a cake.
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Episode 64 - Harrison Ford, Bonnie Hunt, Bruce Springsteen
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Episode 65 - Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, White Zombie
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Episode 66 - Kathie Lee Gifford, Aaron Neville
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Episode 67 - Jack Lemmon, Natalie Merchant
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Episode 68 - Howard Stern, Melissa Etheridge
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Episode 69 - Geena Davis, Goo Goo Dolls
Release Date: 1995-12-21After a video montage of the annual eggnog drinking from increasingly larger bowls, Dave and a model hop into a gigantic bowl of the liquid, later joined by Biff and the Goo Goo Dolls.
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Episode 70 - Rosie O'Donnell, Mike Judge, Darlene Love
Release Date: 1995-12-22 -
Episode 71 - Stupid Human Tricks, Julianna Marguiles, Del Amitri
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Episode 72 - Mandy Patinkin, Terry Gilliam
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Episode 73 - Robin Williams, Lauren Hutton, Chris Isaak
Release Date: 1995-12-28 -
Episode 74 - Susan Sarandon, Drew Carey
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Episode 75 - Lisa Kudrow, Art Donovan, Blues Traveler
Release Date: 1996-01-02 -
Episode 76 - Chevy Chase, Marv Albert, Bruce Hornsby
Release Date: 1996-01-03 -
Episode 77 - Tom Brokaw, Greg Fitzsimmons, Faith Hill
Release Date: 1996-01-04 -
Episode 78 - Denis Leary, Bridget Hall, Toad the Wet Sprocket
Release Date: 1996-01-05 -
Episode 79 - Sam Neill, Itzhak Perlman
Release Date: 1996-01-08 -
Episode 80 - Pauly Shore, Ashley Judd
Release Date: 1996-01-09 -
Episode 81 - Sandra Bullock, Marlon Wayans, Laurence Tai
Release Date: 1996-01-10 -
Episode 82 - Jason Alexander, Elisabeth Shue
Release Date: 1996-01-11 -
Episode 83 - Tim Robbins, Justin Wilson, Martina McBride, Norm MacDonald
Release Date: 1996-01-12 -
Episode 84 - David Brenner, B.B. King
Release Date: 1996-01-22 -
Episode 85 - Mia Farrow, Martin Scorcese, Brandy
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Episode 86 - Don Rickles, Mary Stuart Masterson, Joe Ely & Todd Snider
Release Date: 1996-01-24CBS President Les Moonves (bogus) takes a moment to comment on Clinton's State of the Union address by singing ""Holding Out for a Hero."" Also, pre-teen sports reporter Sparky Mortimer returns to the show and is given a new assignment- to cover Super Bowl XXX.
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Episode 87 - Matt Dillon, Reggie Miller, Pam Tillis
Release Date: 1996-01-25Sparky Mortimer makes another amusing -- albeit clumsy -- Super Bowl report; Dave chats with basketball star Reggie Miller.
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Episode 88 - Conan O'Brian, Mira Sorvino, Seven Mary Three
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Episode 89 - Richard Simmons, Christine Lahti, Nanci Griffith & the Crickets
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Episode 90 - Jay Thomas, Larry Miller
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Episode 91 - Elle MacPherson, David Spade, D'Angelo
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Episode 92 - Alec Baldwin, Dwight Yoakam, Natalie Portman
Release Date: 1996-02-01 -
Episode 93 - Cybill Sheperd, Al Franken, Sati Achath
Release Date: 1996-02-02 -
Episode 94 - Jack Hanna, Tammy Faye Messner, Aimee Mann
Release Date: 1996-02-05 -
Episode 95 - Joan Collins, Robert Downey Jr., Jean Louisa Kelly
Release Date: 1996-02-06 -
Episode 96 - Chuck Norris, Samantha Mathis
Release Date: 1996-02-07 -
Episode 97 - Stupid Pet Tricks, Ray Liotta, Soul Asylum
Release Date: 1996-02-08 -
Episode 98 - Uma Thurman, Norm MacDonald, Ramones
Release Date: 1996-02-09Dave offers Liz Taylor a riding mower if she'll come on the show; clips from the HBO movie The Late Shift, which Dave calls ""satire;"" The Ramones perform ""She Talks to Rainbows.""
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Episode 99 - Chris Farley, Gin Blossoms, Joe & Mary Graziano
Release Date: 1996-02-12 -
Episode 100 - Adam Sandler, Jackie Chan, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Release Date: 1996-02-13 -
Episode 101 - Siskel & Ebert, Neil Diamond, Brandy (the dog)
Release Date: 1996-02-14 -
Episode 102 - Tom Arnold, Joan Allen, Lenny Kravitz
Release Date: 1996-02-15 -
Episode 103 - Teri Hatcher, Jon Stewart
Release Date: 1996-02-16 -
Episode 104 - Kathie Lee Gifford, Gillian Anderson, Cecilia Bartoli
Release Date: 1996-02-19 -
Episode 105 - Julia Roberts, James Brown
Release Date: 1996-02-20 -
Episode 106 - Larry King, Wynonna
Release Date: 1996-02-21 -
Episode 107 - Joan Lunden, Cheri Oteri, Lou Reed
Release Date: 1996-02-22 -
Episode 108 - Kid Inventors, Sherry Stringfield, Don Henley
Release Date: 1996-02-23 -
Episode 109 - Fran Drescher, Shania Twain, George Miller
Release Date: 1996-02-26 -
Episode 110 - Dennis Hopper, Dave Chapelle, Pete Droge
Release Date: 1996-02-27 -
Episode 111 - Susan Sarandon, Rob Schneider, Mike Dahm
Release Date: 1996-02-28 -
Episode 112 - Kelsey Grammer, Victoria Abril, Allman Brothers
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Episode 113 - Robin Williams, Patsy Kensit, Spacehog
Release Date: 1996-03-01 -
Episode 114 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Treat Williams, Cowboy Junkies
Release Date: 1996-03-04In mock tribute to HBO's ""The Late Shift,"" Dave throws baseballs at an archery target.
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Episode 115 - Nathan Lane, Steven Wright, Jann Arden
Release Date: 1996-03-05 -
Episode 116 - Stupid Human Tricks, Mira Sorvino, k.d. Lang
Release Date: 1996-03-06 -
Episode 117 - Dan Rather, Bonnie Hunt, The Tony Rich Project
Release Date: 1996-03-07 -
Episode 118 - Dana Carvey, Riverdance
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Episode 119 - Ricki Lake, William Shatner, Ray Romano
Release Date: 1996-03-18Dave mentions that in between show tapings, an audience guy named Anthony sang ""My Way"" from the balcony. During the taping of this episode, however, Dave invites him to sing it onstage. Also, Dave goes over to Black Rock Bar & Grill to swipe a beverage from Dan Rather.
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Episode 120 - Mandy Patinkin, Tea Leoni, Collective Soul
Release Date: 1996-03-19Dave stoically mentions that this will be the last night for the current set, and that it will be remodeled during the NCAA Tournament coverage. To commemorate this, at the end of the show, a couple dozen audience members file by the desk to touch Dave.
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Episode 121 - Barbara Walters, Halle Berry, Ray Charles
Release Date: 1996-03-20As the Ed Sullivan Theater is being renovated, Dave hosts his show from the lobby with only 60 folding chairs set up for the audience. Fire Commissioner Howard Safir oversees the proceedings, while guests Barbara Walters and Halle Berry make their entrances through the theater debris. Dave tells Ray Charles, ""I don't know how to break it to you, but you're in the lobby."" Also, a man-on-the-street segment finds that most New Yorkers are apathetic towards the new set.
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Episode 122 - Phil Hartman, Rose Hamburger, The Band
Release Date: 1996-03-26After a week of construction, the show's new ""Bridge"" set is unveiled. Dave quickly mentions that he ordered it from a catalog. Martha Stewart honors the occasion by hammering in the last nail. Later, she's seen sanding backstage and, still later, operating a blowtorch.
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Episode 123 - George Foreman, Naomi Campbell, Tim McGraw
Release Date: 1996-03-27Dave has an extra joke in the monologue, so he and Tony take it over to Conan O'Brien at NBC. Meanwhile, George Foreman breaks a pinata at Hello Deli, in celebration of the unveiling of Rupert's new ""set.""
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Episode 124 - Don Johnson, Michelle Kwan, No Doubt
Release Date: 1996-03-28Mailbag: Dave goes over to Yankee Stadium and steals home plate. Also, Dave chats with ""Cliff Sussman"" (Jay Johnson), the president of the New Set Fan Club, and No Doubt performs ""Spiderwebs.""
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Episode 125 - Nick Turturro, Jenny McCarthy, Stone Temple Pilots
Release Date: 1996-03-29Dana Carvey drops by and receives a piece of the set; The Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey presents the Top Ten live via satellite; Alan Kalter stars in the new midseason replacement sitcom ""Weird Guy in an Elevator.""
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Episode 126 - Mary Tyler Moore, Anna Paquin, Mark Knopfler
Release Date: 1996-04-01Dave tricks young Oscar® winner Anna Paquin into getting in a magician's box, claiming he was going to show her a trick. Once he had her locked in, he took off her shoes and tickled her feet!Also, Dave challenges Millionaire Basketball Winner Tom Gates: if he makes his shot onstage, Dave will give him $10,000; if he doesn't, he has to host the show. He misses. So does a very un-athletic Mary Tyler Moore. But Paquin hits, and Dave gives her the $10,000 cash.
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Episode 127 - Bill Cosby, Anfernee Hardaway, Ray Wold
Release Date: 1996-04-02After Dave promises that the Quiz Machine will never be seen on the show again, he brings out the ""Flagstar 3000,"" a cheap cardboard facade.
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Episode 128 - Elle MacPherson, Hank Azaria, Cassandra Wilson
Release Date: 1996-04-03Anna Paquin returns to the show two days after the basketball challenge and donates her cash prize to charity. Also, Dave temporarily moves his show to public access, and Laurie Diamond persuades him to return to CBS.
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Episode 129 - Bill Maher, Michael Lomanaco, Jackson Browne
Release Date: 1996-04-04CBS Mailbag: the Quiz Machine is destroyed (at last!) by a cab, while Tony Randall hides under Dave's desk to protect himself from the government.
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Episode 130 - David Hyde Pierce, Scott Thompson, Pulp
Release Date: 1996-04-05Dave shows a clip of Marshall Sylver's infomercial, and throughout the night Dave attempts to hypnotize members of the staff. After Dave accidentally puts Biff in a daze, he calls up Sylver to figure out what to do with his entranced stage manager.
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Episode 131 - Robert Duvall, Amy Brenneman, Tori Amos
Release Date: 1996-04-08After miraculously surviving its attempted demise the previous week, the Quiz Machine is finally destroyed once and for all. Also, ten ballerinas present the Top Ten.
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Episode 132 - Tony Danza, Lucy Lawless, R. Kelly
Release Date: 1996-04-09Dave begins a new contest: The town that sends the most valuable gifts will be the new Top Ten Home Office. Two huge glass tanks are displayed onstage, each for the two towns in competition. Tonight, Wahoo, Nebraska (the challenger) sends enchiladas, while Grand Rapids (the incumbent) sends a fax from the Governor of Michigan. Not a good start for Grand Rapids. Also, the outside cam visits Sullivan's Bar & Grill next door, and their bartender comes in the theater to pose for a Polaroid picture.
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Episode 133 - Dan Aykroyd, Louis C.K., Sting
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Episode 134 - Luciano Pavarotti & Michael Bolton, David Schwimmer, Cynthia Rowley
Release Date: 1996-04-11The Home Office Competition continues: Added to Wahoo's tank is a pizza, a T-shirt, and a birdhouse, while Grand Rapids adds a garment bag; Dave shows another episode of Alan Kalter's mini-sitcom ""Weird Guy in an Elevator""; Luciano Pavarotti and Michael Bolton sing ""Nessun Dorma.""
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Episode 135 - Tom Brokaw, Blue, Rosanne Cash
Release Date: 1996-04-12Dave appears on the Times Square Jumbotron demanding presents; Dave and Fred Nigro go to Jersey to help with taxes, during which Dave recruits a citizen to stand in for him during an audit; Dave plugs his mother's recently-published cookbook.
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Episode 136 - Joan Lunden, Nick Faldo, Jewel
Release Date: 1996-04-22An audience member assists in the debut of the Slatstar 2000, while Brett Butler presents the Top Ten.
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Episode 137 - Mia Farrow, Janeane Garofalo, Hootie & the Blowfish
Release Date: 1996-04-23Mia Farrow reveals that she's addicted to the internet. Carly Simon drops by in mid-interview, and later, both sit in with the CBS Orchestra, with Mia on tambourine and Carly on cowbell.
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Episode 138 - Samuel Jackson, Jeff Altman, Los Lobos
Release Date: 1996-04-24Dave holds an impromptu auction, while Marshall Sylver hypnotizes more Late Show staffers.
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Episode 139 - Kids Telling Jokes, Chazz Palminteri, Celine Dion
Release Date: 1996-04-25Wahoo vs. Grand Rapids, Day 9: Wahoo sends two kids, Jeff and Josh Price, to sit in their glass tank. Grand Rapids loses further ground by sending several non-living items. Also, Alan does various random things throughout the night, including reading his turkey pot pie recipe, speaking in a bad French accent, ripping his shirt open, and holding his breath through a commercial break.
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Episode 140 - Dana Carvey, Robin Quivers, Afghan Wigs
Release Date: 1996-04-26In honor of the recent Sotheby's Auction that featured items once owned by John F. Kennedy, Biff comes stage on Jackie O's (alleged) riding lawnmower; in a pre-taped segment, Dave interviews CBS job applicants, during which he pressures college sophomore Todd Stevens to sing; Nathan Lane appears to show Todd how it's done; Dave leaves the show to have some coffee with a guy named Kenny.
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Episode 141 - Regis Philbin, Dave's Mom, Peter Berg
Release Date: 1996-04-29Dorothy drops by to promote the cookbook that Dave's been plugging for the last two weeks, and she cooks him his favorite sandwich.
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Episode 142 - Barbara Walters, Anthony Clark, Van Morrison
Release Date: 1996-04-30At the end of the monologue, a guy dressed up as an Olympic runner bolts across the stage, and later he paces around the backdrop. Also, comedian Anthony Clark promotes his new sitcom Boston Common.
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Episode 143 - Jeff Goldblum, James Carville, Brooks & Dunn
Release Date: 1996-05-01Tonight's ""What's On Other Channels"" segment includes ""Condom Testing,"" ""The Mexican Navy's New Battleship,"" and ""Tommy Lee-Pamela Anderson Video.""
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Episode 144 - John Malkovich, Jake Johannsen, Pete Townshend
Release Date: 1996-05-02Pat Farmer interrupts the monologue by walking in front of the camera; Marv Albert provides color commentary on tonight's CBS Mailbag; two guys spray each other with fuel at a gas station in Queens.
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Episode 145 - Rosie O'Donnell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Everclear
Release Date: 1996-05-03The Home Office Contest is over: Wahoo is now the official home office of the Top Ten List, decimating Grand Rapids from the get-go. Also, Everclear performs ""Heartspark Dollarsign.""
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Episode 146 - Tom Hanks, Steve Young
Release Date: 1996-05-06The Late Show begins a week in San Francisco as Mayor Willie Brown interrupts the show throughout the hour by offering Dave the key to the city, a loaf of sourdough bread, and a stick he found in his yard. Also, Paul composes a music video for cable car operator Luis ""Guido"" Montano, with cameos by Los Lobos, Carly Simon, Hootie & the Blowfish and Celine Dion.
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Episode 147 - Paul Reiser, Jane Seymour, Keanu Reeves & Dogstar
Release Date: 1996-05-07Frisco, Day 2: Dave gives a bouquet to a 95-year-old lady in the audience; Dave and football great Joe Montana tour the city, where they end up getting ""friendly"" in Alcatraz; Dave checks on the theater in NYC, and finds Clint Eastwood imitating Dave at his desk.
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Episode 148 - Stupid Pet Tricks, Dean Cain, Elvis Costello
Release Date: 1996-05-08Frisco, Day 3: Sheila E. and Pete Escovido sit in; Dave shows off the 49ers shower curtain he has in the dressing room; Dave orders Rupert to harass people on the street; Dave invites a shaggy-looking guy in the audience (a professor at Stanford, no less) to take a shower during the show.
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Episode 149 - Eddie Murphy, Paul Doherty, Green Day
Release Date: 1996-05-09From San Francisco: Three audience members receive free hams and souvenir cue cards; Joe Satriani sits in; Dave tells the seals at Fisherman's Wharf to shut up; the San Francisco Giants present the Top Ten; basketballs and melons are rolled down Fillburn Street, the steepest in the city.
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Episode 150 - Don Johnson, Jeremiah Tower, Alice in Chains
Release Date: 1996-05-10Frisco, Day 5: The Alcatraz mock-up in the backdrop is subject to a jailbreak; Dave hangs out with a local hippie, thus introducing the world (not to mention fleeting fame) to one Manny Papp; Dave loses a blue card, and then finds it inside a crab at Fisherman's Wharf; Manny meets his hero, John Popper of Blues Traveler.
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Episode 151 - Anjelica Huston, Paul Hogan, Natalie Merchant
Release Date: 1996-05-13Dave quizzes the audience on his week in San Francisco, during which Gene Siskel runs onstage looking for Roger Ebert. Later in the show, he gives up on his search, then relaunches his film review program as ""Siskel and DeForest."" Also, Natalie Merchant sings ""Jealousy.""
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Episode 152 - Jon Stewart, Kirstin Dunst, Dog's Eye View
Release Date: 1996-05-14Manny the Hippie gives his first live remote from San Francisco, as Dave asks him to give periodic reviews on current movies. Tonight, he reviews Twister, which he personally didn't care for.
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Episode 153 - Jeff Foxworthy, Flyball Dogs, Joan Osborne
Release Date: 1996-05-15Junior Brown sits in, and Dave tries on his very unique hat. Also, a guy dressed up as Ronald McDonald gives Dave the Top Ten, and later he is found lying dead in the street.
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Episode 154 - Walter Cronkite, Harry Hill, Spin Doctors
Release Date: 1996-05-16During Mailbag, Tony sits in for Dave while Dave sits in for Alan saying ""letter number two,"" which leads into a question about lawn care; comedian Harry Hill tells jokes about Cher, The A-Team, and his grandmother's funeral; Spin Doctors perform ""She Used to Be Mine.""
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Episode 155 - Helen Hunt, Dave Matthews Band
Release Date: 1996-05-17For no apparent reason, Dave orders Tony to take a taxi; Manny the Hippie presents the Top Ten; a dentist checks out a weird whistling noise coming out of Dave's mouth when he speaks.
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Episode 156 - Fran Drescher, Brian Regan, Joan Jett
Release Date: 1996-05-20Two audience guys go outside to monitor the temperature, and given their meteorological expertise, are ordered to stand next to a giant thermometer.
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Episode 157 - John Goodman, Norm MacDonald, Patty Loveless
Release Date: 1996-05-21It's time for a new game called ""May We Turn Your Pants into Shorts?"" Dave is the first to mutilate his slacks, and is followed by Paul, Biff, John Goodman, and Norm MacDonald, who was already wearing shorts.
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Episode 158 - Stupid Human Tricks, Brett Butler, Al Green
Release Date: 1996-05-22Dave shows a clip of his favorite moment from last night's show: Biff doing a quadruple take upon seeing Dave's slacks getting cut at the knee; Dave's contact lens fall out, so he wears his glasses for half the show; Brett Butler performs a Stupid Human Trick.
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Episode 159 - Leslie Nielsen, Daphne Zuniga, Bring in Da Funk
Release Date: 1996-05-23Dave's jacket is stain by coffee, so he throws it into the balcony; an ""unknown guest"" crashes the show; Leslie Nielsen promotes Spy Hard.
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Episode 160 - Kid Inventors, Dennis Quaid, Seven Mary Three
Release Date: 1996-05-24Dave and Conan O'Brien get ""Bob Dole Is Old"" jokes from the joke storeroom in the basement of the Ed Sullivan Theater. Also, Dave invites several staffers (including then-intern Stephanie Birkett) to discuss their dreams at a local steakhouse.
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Episode 161 - Martin Short, Jimmy Vassar, Bryan Adams
Release Date: 1996-06-03Live via satellite in San Francisco, Manny the Hippie reviews the film ""Spy Hard"": ""It's schwiggity schwag!"" Also, ""She Loves Me"" week begins with Martin Short, who performs this song, hanging on to the last note while leaving the theater, grabbing a soda at the Hello Deli, getting a massage, and returning to the theater wearing a terrycloth robe.
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Episode 162 - Nathan Lane, Daisy Fuentes, Mitch Fantel
Release Date: 1996-06-04Dave invites customers from the Roy Rogers restaurant across the street into the theater to be checked for ticks; Dr. Sam Merrick declares them tick-free. Also, Day 2 of ""She Loves Me,"" tonight performed by Nathan Lane. Like Martin Short the previous night, Nate holds the last note, goes out to Hello Deli for a soda, then to a massage, and back inside the theater with a robe.
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Episode 163 - Diana Ross, George Wallace
Release Date: 1996-06-05Diana Ross performs a variation of the song ""She Loves Me"" called ""He Loves Me,"" and while holding the final note, buys a soda at Hello Deli, gets a massage at a nearby spa, and walks back inside the theater wearing a white robe.
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Episode 164 - Matthew Broderick, Kim Delaney, Rent
Release Date: 1996-06-06Dave tells a mean fat joke about Roger Ebert, and shortly afterwards the film critic calls Dave a bastard; four singers present the First Annual Late Show Salute to the Word ""Ass""; on Day 4 of ""She Loves Me"" week, Matthew Broderick performs a certain 1950's pop standard, holds the last note, runs through the theater, grabs a soda at the Hello Deli, gets a handbill for a free massage, receives the massage, and returns to the theater wearing a robe, still holding the note.
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Episode 165 - Rosie O'Donnell, Heather Matarazzo, Cracker
Release Date: 1996-06-07The final day of celebrity ""She Loves Me"" performances takes place when Rosie O'Donnell sings, holds the last note, runs through the theater, grabs a soda at Hello Deli, gets a handbill for a free massage, receives the massage, and returns to the theater wearing a robe, still holding the same note. Dave follows this flawless presentation with a week-long retrospective.
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Episode 166 - Siskel & Ebert, Andrew Shue, Dana Gould
Release Date: 1996-06-10Biff attempts to learn how to fly; actor/soccer fanatic Andrew Shue introduces footage of him, Elizabeth Shue, and John Shue playing a pick-up game of his sport of choice.
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Episode 167 - Dennis Franz, Joe Queenan, Gloria Estefan
Release Date: 1996-06-11In a piece of videotape footage that ""will disturb and shock you,"" Dave introduces clips of Bill Clinton singing ""Mustang Sally"" and Boris Yeltsin dancing.
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Episode 168 - Ben Stiller, Liv Tyler, Douglas Rodriguez
Release Date: 1996-06-12Dave fools around with a hot glue gun, while up-and-coming actress Liv Tyler (daughter of Bebe Buell and Steven Tyler) promotes Stealing Beauty.
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Episode 169 - Danny Glover, Bobby Maley, Joey Kola
Release Date: 1996-06-13Kenny Wayne Shepherd sits in; Dave points out that one of tonight's ""CBS Mailbag"" letter-writers is in the audience; during Mailbag, ""Ronald McDonald"" (Leonard) verbally abuses Dave.
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Episode 170 - Kelsey Grammer, Amber Valletta, Ozzy Osborne
Release Date: 1996-06-14Dave bids farewell to one of his longtime staffers; Kelsey Grammer promotes ""Down Periscope""; Manny reviews The Cable Guy: ""Dank.""
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Episode 171 - Vanessa Williams, Jonathan Silverman, Lucile Treganowan
Release Date: 1996-06-17Remote: Dave works the drive-thru at a Taco Bell in Jersey. Later, he chats with Lucille Treganowan, 66-year-old grandmother/hot rod guru. (correct synopsis)
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Episode 172 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Marv Albert, Lyle Lovett
Release Date: 1996-06-18Some guy carrying the Olympic torch comes through to interrupt the monologue. Also, Dave recalls a fake Father's Day memory when his son ""Jimmy"" gave him an ashtray. Paul doubts the story, forcing Dave to recall his ""real"" video memory: ""Jimmy"" arriving with pizza. (correct synopsis)
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Episode 173 - James Caan, Julie White, Patti Smith
Release Date: 1996-06-19Biff recruits an audience member to get splashed in the face by a speeding taxi going over a puddle. Also, CBS head honcho ""Les Moonves"" discusses the CBS fall lineup, then sings Harry Chapin's ""Cat in the Cradle.""
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Episode 174 - Pauly Shore, Gena Lee Nolin, Vince Gill
Release Date: 1996-06-20In response to a CBS Mailbag letter that noticed a likeness between Inky Mendez and Steven Speilberg, Martin Scorsese is seen impersonating Anton Fig.
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Episode 175 - John Travolta, John Sayles, The Presidents of the United States of America
Release Date: 1996-06-21Dave shows off a tick that has embedded itself into his suit, then shows more footage of him at Taco Bell. (correct synopsis)
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Episode 176 - Conan O'Brian, Eleanor Mondale, Blues Traveler
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Episode 177 - Bruce Willis, Christine Wilson, Jimmy Buffet
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Episode 178 - Jerry Van Dyke, Luke Perry, Fugees
Release Date: 1996-06-26Jerry Van Dyke rides onstage on a mule; Luke Perry gives Dave his sideburns; The Fugees perform ""Fu-Gee-La.""
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Episode 179 - Cher, Shaquille O'Neal
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Episode 180 - Michael Keaton, Ving Rhames, Goo Goo Dolls
Release Date: 1996-06-28Manny the Hippie reviews Striptease: ""Schwag."" Also, Creepy Dave drops by to ask Michael Keaton about human cloning.
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Episode 181 - Harry Connick, Jr., Josie Bisset
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Episode 182 - Will Smith, Demi Moore
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Episode 183 - Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Katz, George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars
Release Date: 1996-07-03Dave airs his first new July 3rd show since his morning show in 1980. During the ""Rejected FDA Products"" segment, Dave introduces ""Sherwin-Williams Fettucine in Paint."" Later, Jeff Goldblum promotes ""Independence Day"" as Rupert searches the sky for UFOs.
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Episode 184 - Kids Tell Jokes, Dan O'Brian, Brian Setzer Orchestra
Release Date: 1996-07-04Mujibur and Sirajul stand on the roof, waiting for the fireworks in broad daylight; during Mailbag, ""Neil Diamond"" (Calvert) rouses the crowd with a smokin' rendition of ""America;"" two audience members take an American flag to the Empire State Building; The Brian Setzer Orchestra performs ""Town Without Pity.""
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Episode 185 - Randy Quaid, Sheryl Swoopes, The Cure
Release Date: 1996-07-05Dave switches places with an audience woman, and later she sits in with the band; Elaine Stritch storms onstage and chews out Dave; Randy Quaid promotes Independence Day.
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Episode 186 - Scottie Pippen, Prince, George Miller
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Episode 187 - Bill Pullman, JoAnn Ussery, Willie Nelson
Release Date: 1996-07-09Dave points out that Paul is the co-musical director for the Olympic closing ceremonies; Biff keeps interrupting Dave; Dave chats with Joanne Ussery, a woman who lives in a renovated Boeing 727.
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Episode 188 - Jack Hanna, Brent Spiner, Charlie Watts
Release Date: 1996-07-10Manny the Hippie talks about his trip to Roswell, New Mexico, while The Charlie Watts Quintet (featuring Bernard Fowler) performs ""In a Sentimental Mood.""
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Episode 189 - Meg Ryan, Shaolin Monks, Garbage
Release Date: 1996-07-11Dave shows a semi-embarrassing clip of Meg Ryan from her days on ""As The World Turns,"" featuring a ""young"" Paul Shaffer and Will Lee.
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Episode 190 - Bill Murray, MaliVai Washington, Wallflowers
Release Date: 1996-07-12Dave tries to find the owner of car whose license plates read ""SO HAPPY,"" and later he shows footage of a Wheel of Fortune contestant screwing up the answer to a puzzle: ""Paul Shatner!""
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Episode 191 - Margaret Colin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Wali Collins
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Episode 192 - Laurence Fishburne, Lea Thompson, Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Release Date: 1996-07-16Dave continues to gloat over the Late Show's (alleged) title as Official Talk Show of the Summer Olympics, with abortive sports commentary by Anton; Laurence Fishburne promotes Fled.
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Episode 193 - Michael J. Fox, Shelly Moquin, Travis Tritt & Marty Stuart
Release Date: 1996-07-17Country legend Marty Stuart sits in, while a disgruntled alien (Gerard) comments on inaccuracies in the movie Independence Day.
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Episode 194 - Andie MacDowell, Bob Woodward, Paul Westerberg
Release Date: 1996-07-18Dave discusses in length the show's embarrassment of Emmy riches this year (four nominations); the ""CBS Mailbag"" presents Dave's 10,000th ""Bob Dole is old"" joke; Dave receives another discouraging visit from Fan Club president ""Cliff Sussman"" (Jay Johnson).
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Episode 195 - David Duchovny, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Sponge
Release Date: 1996-07-19Leonard ""The Ronald McDonald Guy"" Tepper joins Rupert for another one of his hidden-mike remotes with Dave. Later, Jackie Joyner-Kersee promotes her new fitness book and upcoming appearance at the Atlanta Games.
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Episode 196 - Danny DeVito, Amy VanDyken, Hootie & the Blowfish
Release Date: 1996-08-05Dave welcomes the Gold Medal-winning U.S. Olympic Girl's Gymnastics Team (minus the injured Kerri Strug); during a ""New Products"" segment, Pat Farmer models a t-shirt made from venetian blinds.
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Episode 197 - Rhea Perlman, Dot Richardson, Reggie McFadden
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Episode 198 - Michael Johnson, Tom Arnold, Tracy Chapman
Release Date: 1996-08-07Dave announces that the Late Show has its own version of ""The Real World,"" with Paul, Anton and Pat Farmer whining about their personal problems.
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Episode 199 - Dennis Miller, Mia Hamm, Butthole Surfers
Release Date: 1996-08-08During ""CBS Mailbag,"" Secret Service Agents dance the Macarena; Dennis Miller promotes his new HBO talk show; Butthole Surfers perform ""Pepper.""
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Episode 200 - Dennis Hopper, Cheech Marin, Sex Pistols
Release Date: 1996-08-09Dave brings up three girls from the audience, confiscates their gum, and sends them out to goof off in a nearby fountain; the Sex Pistols perform ""Pretty Vacant.""
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Episode 201 - Richard Simmons, Jerry O'Connell, Lionel Richie
Release Date: 1996-08-12 -
Episode 202 - Kevin Pollak, Diane Lane, Randy Travis
Release Date: 1996-08-13 -
Episode 203 - Ellen Barkin, Jackie Chan, Patti Rothberg
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Episode 204 - Dwight Gooden, Tom Selleck, George Jones
Release Date: 1996-08-15Dave chats with Yankees pitcher Dwight ""Doc"" Gooden, who threw a no-hitter the night before.
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Episode 205 - Mike Wallace, Tom Dolan, Dave Attell
Release Date: 1996-08-16Dave gives a ham to a man in the audience who correctly guessed his weight (158 lbs).
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Episode 206 - Marilu Henner, Alex Rodriguez, J.R. Havlen
Release Date: 1996-08-19 -
Episode 207 - Dennis Rodman, Susan Molinari, Neville Brothers
Release Date: 1996-08-20 -
Episode 208 - Angie Everhart, Mario Van Peebles, Beach Boys
Release Date: 1996-08-21 -
Episode 209 - James Carville, Ed Burns, Melissa Etheridge
Release Date: 1996-08-22 -
Episode 210 - Nathan Lane, Mara Wilson
Release Date: 1996-08-23