Late Show with David Letterman

  • Premiered: Aug 1993
  • Episodes: 4203
  • Followers: 85
  • Ended
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Season 3
3x1
Show #0440
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Sep 04, 1995
Dave grills his new announcer, making him do voiceovers throughout the show (including #1 on the top ten list).
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Show #0441
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Sep 05, 1995
Tom 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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Show #0442
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Sep 06, 1995
Charlton Heston plays "Dave's Boss" and bullies him mercilessly. Later, Kevin Pollak promotes "The Usual Suspects."
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Show #0443
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Sep 07, 1995
Amongst 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0444
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Sep 08, 1995
Wesley Snipes promotes "Money Train," then strips to a dress.
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Show #0445
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Sep 11, 1995
A 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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Show #0446
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Sep 12, 1995
The Donutapult returns, while Dave brings in a cabbie to write a Top Ten list.
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Show #0447
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Sep 13, 1995
While promoting the movie "Showgirls," star Elizabeth Berkeley gives Dave a lap dance.
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Show #0448
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Sep 14, 1995
Gerard, Rupert, and others discuss what they like about Autumn, while Rush Limbaugh introduces a mini-Donutapult.
3x10
Show #0449
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Sep 15, 1995
During CBS Mailbag, Cyndi Lauper sings "Lactose Intolerant." Later, the Donutapult makes one last appearance.
3x11
Show #0450
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Sep 18, 1995
Throughout the show, winners of obscure beauty pageants (including "Miss Peanut" and "Miss South Carolina Tobacco") walk across the stage and escort tonight's guests.
3x12
Show #0451
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Sep 19, 1995
Dick Assman is still popular in Canada; Newt Gingrich presents the Top Ten list; Thomas Haden Church promotes "Ned & Stacey"; Dave juggles peaches.
3x13
Show #0452
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Sep 20, 1995
Rudy Guiliani give Dave a key to the city, then takes it back.
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Show #0453
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Sep 21, 1995
Dave gives a three pound ham to an audience member, while "Friends" star Courtney Cox launches the "Donutapult 2000."
3x15
Show #0454
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Sep 22, 1995
Eddie 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.
3x16
Show #0455
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Sep 25, 1995
Doc 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.
3x17
Show #0456
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Sep 26, 1995
Dave invites his neighbor Steve over for coffee; Ellen Cleghorne promotes her new sitcom.
3x18
Show #0457
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Sep 27, 1995
13 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.
3x19
Show #0458
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Sep 28, 1995
1995: 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."
3x20
Show #0459
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Sep 29, 1995
Dave 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+."
3x21
Show #0460
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Oct 02, 1995
Amongst 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."
3x22
Julianne Moore
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Oct 03, 1995
The cast and crew explains why they're glad the O. J. Simpson trial is over; Julianne Moore promotes "Safe."
3x23
Show #0462
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Oct 04, 1995
Pete Fatovich, "Creepy Dave," and Gerard comment on the OJ verdict, while Chazz Palminteri gives an audience member his coat.
3x24
Show #0463
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Oct 05, 1995
Dave's "younger brother Carl" sits in on violin; Dave thinks he's on a caffeine buzz.
3x25
Show #0464
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Oct 06, 1995
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3x26
Show #0465
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Oct 16, 1995
Dave, 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."
3x27
Show #0466
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Oct 17, 1995
Via 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.
3x28
Show #0467
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Oct 18, 1995
Marilyn Horne of the Metropolitan Opera presents the Top Ten; the Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses current events and mentions his son's run for Congress.
3x29
Show #0468
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Oct 19, 1995
During CBS Mailbag, Dave goes sailing with Paul, the models and Bob Denver. Later, William Shatner is beamed out of his seat.
3x30
Show #0469
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Oct 20, 1995
Dave 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.
3x31
Show #0470
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Oct 23, 1995
Dave 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.
3x32
Show #0471
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Oct 24, 1995
Throughout the show, The "Jimmy Letterman Singers" sing "Jimmy." Later in the show, Dave concedes: "It sucks, it stinks, it blows; it ain't working."
3x33
Show #0472
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Oct 25, 1995
Throughout 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.
3x34
Show #0473
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Oct 26, 1995
During CBS Mailbag, Paul does a Johnny Carson impression. Later, Dave and Michael Rappaport lather up in order to use the CBS spa.
3x35
Show #0474
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Oct 27, 1995
Dave 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.
3x36
Show #0475
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Oct 30, 1995
Upon 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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Show #0476
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Oct 31, 1995
A pumpkin launcher is demonstrated on 53rd Street, while The Pants Across America tour stops at St. Louis.
3x38
Show #0477
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Nov 01, 1995
Casey 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.
3x39
Show #0478
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Nov 02, 1995
Carol Channing harasses Dave during CBS Mailbag; the tour hits the Grand Canyon.
3x40
Show #0479
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Nov 03, 1995
Tonight on the "Pants Across America" tour, Casey Kasem is in Las Vegas, listening to an Elvis impersonator perform "Burning Love."
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Show #0480
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Nov 06, 1995
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Show #0481
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Nov 07, 1995
Television 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."
3x43
Show #0482
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Nov 08, 1995
From 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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Show #0483
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Nov 09, 1995
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "My Friends"
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Show #0484
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Nov 10, 1995
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3x46
Show #0485
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Nov 13, 1995
Biff 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.
3x47
Show #0486
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Nov 14, 1995
Dave 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 .. show full overview
3x48
Show #0487
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Nov 15, 1995
Elton John promotes and sings two songs from his latest album, "Made In England."
3x49
Show #0488
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Nov 16, 1995
An audience guy holds cue cards in place of Tony (he's sick), while Sean Penn promotes "Dead Man Walking."
3x50
Show #0489
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Nov 17, 1995
The Presidents of the United States of America perform their breakthrough hit, "Toad."
3x51
Show #0490
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Nov 20, 1995
Dave sends mailroom dude/budding diva Bob Borden to Washington as a White House correspondent.
3x52
Show #0491
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Nov 21, 1995
Dave 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.
3x53
Show #0492
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Nov 22, 1995
Amongst 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.
3x53
Jason Priestley, Lisa Loeb
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Nov 22, 1995
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3x54
Show #0493
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Nov 23, 1995
Dave 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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Show #0494
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Nov 24, 1995
"Soup Nazi" Ali "Al" Yeganeh passes out turkey chili to the audience.
3x56
Show #0495
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Nov 27, 1995
In 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 .. show full overview
3x57
Show #0496
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Nov 28, 1995
Dave 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.
3x58
Show #0497
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Nov 29, 1995
Cold 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.
3x59
Show #0498
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Nov 30, 1995
Steve Martin shows up a day early, and Dave can't get him offstage.
3x60
Show #0499
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Dec 01, 1995
After 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."
3x61
Show #0500
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Dec 11, 1995
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Show #0501
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Dec 12, 1995
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3x63
Show #0502
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Dec 13, 1995
As 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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Show #0503
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Dec 14, 1995
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Show #0504
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Dec 15, 1995
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Show #0505
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Dec 18, 1995
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Show #0506
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Dec 19, 1995
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Show #0507
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Dec 20, 1995
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Show #0508
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Dec 21, 1995
After 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.
3x70
Show #0509
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Dec 22, 1995
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Show #0510
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Dec 26, 1995
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Show #0511
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Dec 27, 1995
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Show #0512
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Dec 28, 1995
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Show #0513
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Dec 29, 1995
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Show #0514
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Jan 02, 1996
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Show #0515
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Jan 03, 1996
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Show #0516
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Jan 04, 1996
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Show #0517
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Jan 05, 1996
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Show #0518
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Jan 08, 1996
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Show #0519
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Jan 09, 1996
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Show #0520
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Jan 10, 1996
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Show #0521
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Jan 11, 1996
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Show #0522
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Jan 12, 1996
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Show #0523
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Jan 22, 1996
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Show #0524
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Jan 23, 1996
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Show #0525
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Jan 24, 1996
CBS 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0526
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Jan 25, 1996
Sparky Mortimer makes another amusing -- albeit clumsy -- Super Bowl report; Dave chats with basketball star Reggie Miller.
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Show #0527
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Jan 26, 1996
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Show #0528
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Jan 29, 1996
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Show #0529
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Jan 30, 1996
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Show #0530
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Jan 31, 1996
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Show #0531
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Feb 01, 1996
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Show #0532
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Feb 02, 1996
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Show #0533
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Feb 05, 1996
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Show #0534
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Feb 06, 1996
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Show #0535
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Feb 07, 1996
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Show #0536
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Feb 08, 1996
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Show #0537
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Feb 09, 1996
Dave 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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Show #0538
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Feb 12, 1996
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Show #0539
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Feb 13, 1996
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Show #0540
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Feb 14, 1996
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Show #0541
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Feb 15, 1996
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Show #0542
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Feb 16, 1996
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Show #0543
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Feb 19, 1996
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Show #0544
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Feb 20, 1996
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Show #0545
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Feb 21, 1996
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Show #0546
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Feb 22, 1996
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Show #0547
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Feb 23, 1996
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Show #0548
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Feb 26, 1996
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Show #0549
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Feb 27, 1996
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Show #0550
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Feb 28, 1996
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Show #0551
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Feb 29, 1996
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Show #0552
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Mar 01, 1996
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Show #0553
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Mar 04, 1996
In mock tribute to HBO's "The Late Shift," Dave throws baseballs at an archery target.
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Show #0554
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Mar 05, 1996
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Show #0555
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Mar 06, 1996
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Show #0556
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Mar 07, 1996
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Show #0557
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Mar 08, 1996
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3x119
Show #0558
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Mar 18, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0559
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Mar 19, 1996
Dave 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 full overview
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Show #0560
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Mar 20, 1996
As 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0561
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Mar 26, 1996
After 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0562
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Mar 27, 1996
Dave 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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Show #0563
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Mar 28, 1996
Mailbag: 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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Show #0564
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Mar 29, 1996
Dana 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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Show #0565
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Apr 01, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0566
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Apr 02, 1996
After 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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Show #0567
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Apr 03, 1996
Anna 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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Show #0568
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Apr 04, 1996
CBS 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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Show #0569
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Apr 05, 1996
Dave 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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Show #0570
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Apr 08, 1996
After 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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Show #0571
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Apr 09, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0572
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Apr 10, 1996
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Show #0573
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Apr 11, 1996
The 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0574
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Apr 12, 1996
Dave 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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Show #0575
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Apr 22, 1996
An audience member assists in the debut of the Slatstar 2000, while Brett Butler presents the Top Ten.
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Show #0576
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Apr 23, 1996
Mia 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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Show #0577
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Apr 24, 1996
Dave holds an impromptu auction, while Marshall Sylver hypnotizes more Late Show staffers.
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Show #0578
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Apr 25, 1996
Wahoo 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0579
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Apr 26, 1996
In 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0580
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Apr 29, 1996
Dorothy 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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Show #0581
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Apr 30, 1996
At 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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Show #0582
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May 01, 1996
Tonight'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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Show #0583
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May 02, 1996
Pat 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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Show #0584
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May 03, 1996
The 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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Show #0585
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May 06, 1996
The 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0586
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May 07, 1996
Frisco, 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0587
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May 08, 1996
Frisco, 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0588
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May 09, 1996
From 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 .. show full overview
3x150
Show #0589
Episode overview
Air date
May 10, 1996
Frisco, 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0590
Episode overview
Air date
May 13, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0591
Episode overview
Air date
May 14, 1996
Manny 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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Show #0592
Episode overview
Air date
May 15, 1996
Junior 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.
3x154
Show #0593
Episode overview
Air date
May 16, 1996
During 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0594
Episode overview
Air date
May 17, 1996
For 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.
3x156
Show #0595
Episode overview
Air date
May 20, 1996
Two 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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Show #0596
Episode overview
Air date
May 21, 1996
It'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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Show #0597
Episode overview
Air date
May 22, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0598
Episode overview
Air date
May 23, 1996
Dave'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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Show #0599
Episode overview
Air date
May 24, 1996
Dave 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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Show #0600
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 03, 1996
Live 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, .. show full overview
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Show #0601
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 04, 1996
Dave 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," .. show full overview
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Show #0602
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 05, 1996
Diana 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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Show #0603
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 06, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
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Show #0604
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 07, 1996
The 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 .. show full overview
3x166
Show #0605
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 10, 1996
Biff 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.
3x167
Show #0606
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 11, 1996
In a piece of videotape footage that "will disturb and shock you," Dave introduces clips of Bill Clinton singing "Mustang Sally" and Boris Yeltsin dancing.
3x168
Liv Tyler
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 12, 1996
Dave fools around with a hot glue gun, while up-and-coming actress Liv Tyler (daughter of Bebe Buell and Steven Tyler) promotes Stealing Beauty.
3x169
Show #0608
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 13, 1996
Kenny 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.
3x170
Show #0609
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 14, 1996
Dave bids farewell to one of his longtime staffers; Kelsey Grammer promotes "Down Periscope"; Manny reviews The Cable Guy: "Dank."
3x171
Show #0610
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 17, 1996
Remote: 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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Show #0611
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 18, 1996
Some 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 .. show full overview
3x173
Show #0612
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 19, 1996
Biff 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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Show #0613
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 20, 1996
In 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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Show #0614
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 21, 1996
Dave 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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Show #0615
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Air date
Jun 24, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0616
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 25, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0617
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 26, 1996
Jerry Van Dyke rides onstage on a mule; Luke Perry gives Dave his sideburns; The Fugees perform "Fu-Gee-La."
3x179
Cher
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 27, 1996
Cher talks about her hard to find tattoos, Bill Clinton and more.
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Show #0619
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 28, 1996
Manny the Hippie reviews Striptease: "Schwag." Also, Creepy Dave drops by to ask Michael Keaton about human cloning.
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Show #0620
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 01, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0621
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 02, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0622
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 03, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
3x184
Show #0623
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 04, 1996
Mujibur 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 .. show full overview
3x185
Show #0624
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 05, 1996
Dave 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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Show #0625
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 08, 1996
This episode has no summary.
3x187
Show #0626
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 09, 1996
Dave 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.
3x188
Show #0627
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 10, 1996
Manny the Hippie talks about his trip to Roswell, New Mexico, while The Charlie Watts Quintet (featuring Bernard Fowler) performs "In a Sentimental Mood."
3x189
Show #0628
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 11, 1996
Dave shows a semi-embarrassing clip of Meg Ryan from her days on "As The World Turns," featuring a "young" Paul Shaffer and Will Lee.
3x190
Show #0629
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 12, 1996
Dave 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!"
3x191
Show #0630
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 15, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0631
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 16, 1996
Dave 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.
3x193
Show #0632
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 17, 1996
Country legend Marty Stuart sits in, while a disgruntled alien (Gerard) comments on inaccuracies in the movie Independence Day.
3x194
Show #0633
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 18, 1996
Dave 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 .. show full overview
3x195
Show #0634
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 19, 1996
Leonard "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.
3x196
Show #0635
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 05, 1996
Dave 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.
3x197
Show #0636
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 06, 1996
This episode has no summary.
3x198
Show #0637
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 07, 1996
Dave announces that the Late Show has its own version of "The Real World," with Paul, Anton and Pat Farmer whining about their personal problems.
3x199
Show #0638
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 08, 1996
During "CBS Mailbag," Secret Service Agents dance the Macarena; Dennis Miller promotes his new HBO talk show; Butthole Surfers perform "Pepper."
3x200
Show #0639
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 09, 1996
Dave 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."
3x201
Show #0640
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Air date
Aug 12, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0641
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Air date
Aug 13, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0642
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Air date
Aug 14, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0643
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 15, 1996
Dave chats with Yankees pitcher Dwight "Doc" Gooden, who threw a no-hitter the night before.
3x205
Show #0644
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 16, 1996
Dave gives a ham to a man in the audience who correctly guessed his weight (158 lbs).
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Show #0645
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Air date
Aug 19, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0646
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Air date
Aug 20, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0647
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Air date
Aug 21, 1996
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0648
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Air date
Aug 22, 1996
This episode has no summary.
3x210 Season finale
Show #0649
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 23, 1996
This episode has no summary.

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