Late Show with David Letterman

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4x1
Show #0650
Episode overview
02, 1996
Dave gives a ham to an audience member named Bud Perchinski, who later assumes control of one of the cameras. Later, Flea (from Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Jewel Kilcher perform a duet.
4x2
Show #0651
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03, 1996
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4x3
Show #0652
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04, 1996
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4x4
Show #0653
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05, 1996
Adam Sandler promotes Happy Gilmore; Yankees pitcher David Cone demonstrates ball-handling techniques.
4x5
Show #0654
Episode overview
06, 1996
It's the unofficial Three-Year Anniversary. (The count is 90 morning shows, 1810 Late Nights, and 654 Late Shows.) Dave shows some of his favorite clips, then goes door-to-door in New Jersey with Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert and Richard Simmons.
4x6
Show #0655
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09, 1996
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4x7
Show #0656
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10, 1996
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4x8
Show #0657
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11, 1996
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4x9
Show #0658
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12, 1996
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Show #0659
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13, 1996
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Show #0660
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16, 1996
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4x12
Show #0661
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17, 1996
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4x13
Show #0662
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18, 1996
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4x14
Show #0663
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19, 1996
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4x15
Show #0664
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20, 1996
Dave scrambles to find something to fill the extra 16 minutes of his commerical-free show.
4x16
Show #0665
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23, 1996
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4x17
Show #0666
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24, 1996
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4x18
Show #0667
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25, 1996
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4x19
Show #0668
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26, 1996
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4x20
Show #0669
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27, 1996
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4x21
Show #0670
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30, 1996
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4x22
Show #0671
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01, 1996
Sanborn's still sitting in; Paul appears in a Bob Dole campaign ad; Tom Hanks promotes "That Thing You Do!"
4x23
Show #0672
Episode overview
02, 1996
It's Biff's 50th birthday, so Dave promotes his new PBS political roundtable chatfest, "The Henderson Group." Tonight's panelists: Biff, Dave, Paul, and "outspoken liberal" Pat Farmer.
4x24
Show #0673
Episode overview
03, 1996
Calvert plays Bob Dole's go-between; The Dave Matthews Band performs "Crash Into Me."
4x25
Show #0674
Episode overview
04, 1996
Referring to a current TV Guide that pays tribute to Dave's Suit of Alka Seltzer from his NBC days, Rupert Jee stands in a bowl of clam chowder.
4x26
Show #0675
Episode overview
07, 1996
1996: Dave shows a tape of Bob Dole blinking in the first presidential debate; Michael J. Fox gets a car for high school graduation (he didn't officially graduate until that Spring); the Kinks' Ray Davies performs "To the Bone."
4x27
Show #0676
Episode overview
08, 1996
Clint Black sits in; the roof cam reveals campaign workers scuffling outside.
4x28
Show #0677
Episode overview
09, 1996
Dave searches for a new anchor for CBS-2 New York, and decides on a girl named Donna Hill. She makes several (bogus) news reports throughout the night.
4x29
Show #0678
Episode overview
10, 1996
1996: Three audience girls are given hams; Dave shows a (supposed) clip from tonight's Vice Presidential debate; Dave and Marv Albert point out another audience member who happens to be wearing a neckbrace.
4x30
Show #0679
Episode overview
11, 1996
During CBS Mailbag, Calvert appears as "Derek the Cantankerous Wallaby"; guest George Foreman pulls a truck.
4x31
Show #0680
Episode overview
21, 1996
Cindy Crawford walks onstage with heavy eye makeup, and Dave asks where she got her black eyes.
4x32
Show #0681
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22, 1996
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4x33
Show #0682
Episode overview
23, 1996
Dave shows a poster that proves that Bob Dole's presidential campaign is doomed: "For The Love of God, Don't Vote for Tubby." Also, Calvert reports from the Game 1 of the Braves-Yankees World Series, during which he hugs the mayor of Atlanta.
4x34
Show #0683
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24, 1996
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4x35
Show #0684
Episode overview
25, 1996
Dave says goodnight halfway through the show and then leaves. Paul goes to search for Dave but gets distracted playing basketball. Dave is finally found guiding planes on the runway at .. show full overview
4x36
Show #0685
Episode overview
28, 1996
Dave salutes the 1996 World Champion New York Yankees and welcomes manager Joe Torre.
4x37
Show #0686
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29, 1996
Dave chats with redeemed Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, while Rupert launches the "Deli of Terror."
4x38
Show #0687
Episode overview
30, 1996
Bill Murray serves as the show's roving reporter, asking pedestrians outside about the upcoming national election. Also, Dave shows off his new, thinner haircut.
4x39
Show #0688
Episode overview
31, 1996
In honor of Halloween, Dave presents "Biff the Headless Stage Manager"; the problem, though, is that Biff is dressed as a Thanksgiving pilgrim.
4x40
Show #0689
Episode overview
01, 1996
"Friday Night on the Road" begins in Beantown, as Michael Hirsch, aka "The Bar," makes his stunning transformation from dorm geek to BMOC.
4x41
Show #0690
Episode overview
04, 1996
NYC Marathon winner Giacomo Leone runs through the set, while Mel Gibson presents "Top Ten Lines You'll Never Hear Me, Mel Gibson, Say in a Movie."
4x42
Show #0691
Episode overview
06, 1996
It's the day after Election '96, so Dave tells his last "Bob Dole is old" joke. Also, Dave fidgets with his unusually long tie, while Calvert conducts exit polls.
4x43
Show #0692
Episode overview
07, 1996
During Mailbag, a viewer pleads for no more Dole jokes, so "Bob Dole" (Calvert) appears on stage and sings Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me," a pop ditty which includes the immortal lines, "I had a dream; I had an awesome dream."
4x44
Show #0693
Episode overview
08, 1996
Ten noteworthy anchormen appear in the top ten list while Dave chats with recently denied presidential candidate Bob Dole.
4x45
Show #0694
Episode overview
11, 1996
It's the official 3rd Anniversary special, with clips and highlights from the past three seasons.
4x46
Show #0695
Episode overview
12, 1996
Biff interrupts Dave’s monologue “just to be on TV;” Kristen Scott Thomas plugs “The English Patient.”
4x47
Show #0696
Episode overview
13, 1996
Saxaphonist Joshua Redman sits in; Gene Catron performs a trick involving dominoes and a pool ball; Dave gives out candy.
4x48
Show #0697
Episode overview
14, 1996
Dave's artificial tooth comes loose, while Ed McMahon imitates Leonard Tepper's impression of the former "Tonight Show" sidekick.
4x49
Show #0698
Episode overview
15, 1996
From Chicago: Paul meets his long-lost brother Matt Shaffer on "Jerry Springer" just as Dave was going to admit to being a transvestite. Also, Dave introduces ten citizens with distinct .. show full overview
4x50
Show #0699
Episode overview
18, 1996
Throughout the night, audience members walk onstage to tell jokes.
4x51
Show #0700
Episode overview
19, 1996
Dave calls a desk jockey from across the street named Samantha Giafoni, asking for her opinion about Michael Jackson. After calling her, autumn leaves are dumped in her office.
4x52
Show #0701
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20, 1996
Glenn Close promotes the live-action remake of "101 Dalmations."
4x53
Show #0702
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21, 1996
When Dave gives a ham to an audience guy, he gives him five more when he says it's going to a senior citizens' group. Soon enough, Biff practically gives him the whole store.
4x54
Show #0703
Episode overview
22, 1996
Friday Night on the Road finishes in Miami, Florida. It's so hot in the Coconut Grove Playhouse that Dave strips off his suit and hosts the show in his khakis and t-shirt: "This is exactly what rehearsal looks like."
4x55
Show #0704
Episode overview
25, 1996
A "News in Review" segment is translated into Chinese, while Dave accidentally cuts himself while crawling under his desk.
4x56
Show #0705
Episode overview
26, 1996
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, and later he performs with Dolly Parton.
4x57
Show #0706
Episode overview
27, 1996
Thanksgiving and the holidays are the topics du jour in the latest edition of "Dave Talks to Kids."
4x58
Show #0707
Episode overview
28, 1996
Gerard makes a cameo in the annual "Thanksgiving Day Quiz," while Dorothy bakes cherry and hickory nut pies.
4x59
Show #0708
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29, 1996
After Dave offers a million dollars claiming that there's no such person named Sivareddy Gotike, whose letter was read on the CBS Mailbag the week before, Sivareddy appears on the show .. show full overview
4x60
Show #0709
Episode overview
09, 1996
Biff gives out hams to the audience during the second-ever appearance of "Know Your Current Events," while Martha Stewart shows Dave how to make a scented wreath.
4x61
Show #0710
Episode overview
10, 1996
Dave announces he's #45 on TV Guide's greatest stars list; after interviewing Nicole Kidman, Dave is dyspeptic and demands a roll of Tums®; the roof cam reveals Santa dumping a corpse in a garbage disposal.
4x62
Show #0711
Episode overview
11, 1996
Dave calls the corner pay phones, but no one answers. He finally steps outside and tells anyone to pick up the phone. After some guy named Phil answers it, Dave has to scream at him to come inside.
4x63
Show #0712
Episode overview
12, 1996
1996: Two merchant marines do push-ups onstage; Dave and Paul reprise the roles of their alter egos, Gator and Skunk; Leonard Tepper performs in the Late Show "kid's nativity play"; Counting Crows appear for the second night in a row.
4x64
Show #0713
Episode overview
13, 1996
Skunk and Gator hang out in the green room; Beavis and Butthead plug their upcoming movie; Paul performs an original holiday number.
4x65
Show #0714
Episode overview
16, 1996
Somebody named Matias Paluka is interviewed by Dave, then does a weather forecast.
4x66
Show #0715
Episode overview
17, 1996
Tony sits in the audience, while Rupert shows Dave a "Tickle Me Giuliani" doll.
4x67
Show #0716
Episode overview
18, 1996
Mayor Giuliani shows up to put an apple on the Christmas tree, then gets in on a few pictures with Dave, Paul, and two audience members. Also, hockey great Gordie Howe calls Dave.
4x68
Show #0717
Episode overview
19, 1996
During a "New for Christmas" segment, Biff is nearly injured by a motorized hula hoop; Neve Campbell promotes "Scream."
4x69
Show #0718
Episode overview
20, 1996
Dave hugs a male audience member; fake snow falls on the backdrop, then on the audience; Darlene Love (featuring Bette Sussman) continues her holiday tradition of singing "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)."
4x70
Show #0719
Episode overview
23, 1996
Midway through Dave's interview with "Michael" star John Travolta, the buxom president of John's fan club gets a hug and an autograph.
4x71
Show #0720
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26, 1996
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4x72
Show #0721
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27, 1996
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, while Biff gives dating tips.
4x73
Show #0722
Episode overview
30, 1996
Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier. Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time without Roseanne.
4x74
Show #0723
Episode overview
31, 1996
Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier; Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time without Roseanne; Biff gets scissors from Dave to get .. show full overview
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Show #0724
Episode overview
02, 1997
Dave introduces an audience member named Tara to Alec Baldwin; Dave shows a drawing of him in a 70's-era leisure suit; from the hit Broadway revival "Chicago," Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking perform "And All That Jazz."
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Show #0725
Episode overview
03, 1997
During CBS Mailbag, a viewer asks what Dave did for New Year's. Dave flashes back to a wild night with a bunch of fabulous babes, while Paul brings him back to earth, and Dave flashes back to a night spent at the laundromat drinking Tide.
4x77
Show #0726
Episode overview
06, 1997
BB King sits in; Dave accidentally tears up the Top Ten blue card, so he reads the list via teleprompter; Tracey Ullman promotes her new HBO show, "Tracey Takes On..."
4x78
Show #0727
Episode overview
07, 1997
Dave swipes Tony's gum, which he had tried to hide on top of one of the cameras. Also, Rupert of Hello Deli is pitted against Amando of Stage Deli in a little competition called "The .. show full overview
4x79
Show #0728
Episode overview
08, 1997
Dave fondly looks back at the one-year anniversary of "El Blizzardo," then does a spit take with Windex®. Also, Woody Harrelson plugs hemp products and The People vs. Larry Flint.
4x80
Show #0729
Episode overview
09, 1997
Dave sends an audience babe out to get some snow, and throughout the night the show is interrupted by a three-way snowball war between Dave, Inky and Anton.
4x81
Show #0730
Episode overview
10, 1997
An audience member celebrating her birthday dances onstage; Inky threatens to throw a rock at Dave; Dave chats with a nine-year-old girl that delivered her baby brother in a stuck .. show full overview
4x82
Show #0731
Episode overview
13, 1997
Dave deems the show to be such a success that he announces the production of four spin-offs, "Rupert Touches Meat," "Leonard's Candid Camera," "Kenny's Baywatch" (with the stagehands running in slow motion), and "Late Show with Carlos Huaycaga."
4x83
Show #0732
Episode overview
14, 1997
It's time for another Late Show experiment: "Who Will Get Kicked Out of TGIF's Sooner, a Shirtless Guy or a Guy with Ten Dogs?" Answer: the shirtless guy. Later, Dave instructs Chris .. show full overview
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Show #0733
Episode overview
15, 1997
Dave shows QVC footage of a Cabbage Patch Bill Clinton doll eating French fries; Actor Chris O'Donnell does a Stupid Human Trick; the drama class from Calhoun High School re-enacts the first half of the show.
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Show #0734
Episode overview
16, 1997
Paul shows a clip of his new home video "The Late Show Made Easy," while "Know Your Cuts of Meat" makes its debut on "Know Your Current Events."
4x86
Show #0735
Episode overview
17, 1997
It's an "All Kevin Spectacular" as Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, and Kevin Brennan guest on the show. The closing credits on the show include all staffers named Kevin (Kevin Burnett, Kevin .. show full overview
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Show #0736
Episode overview
27, 1997
Alan interrupts the monologue to comment on yesterday's Packers-Patriots Super Bowl; an audience member receives Dave's autograph; Calvert reports from New Orleans, where football fans are still celebrating after yesterday's championship.
4x88
Show #0737
Episode overview
28, 1997
Biff presides over another segment of "What They Would Have Had for Lunch If They Were Still Alive." Tonight, Lorne Greene: "a BLT." Also, Tony Williams sits in on drums, while Dave introduces Paul as "Little Jimmy Dickens."
4x89
Show #0738
Episode overview
29, 1997
Dave calls up an audience guy to meet Tori Amos, but he has to frisk him first.
4x90
Show #0739
Episode overview
30, 1997
Dave shows a promo of “Rupert Jee’s Private Parts,” a spoof of the upcoming Howard Stern movie. Amongst those who participate in this parody are Rupert, Leonard, and Paul Shaffer as “David Letterman.”
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Show #0740
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31, 1997
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4x92
Show #0741
Episode overview
03, 1997
Dave celebrates a decade and a half in late night television by introducing some of his favorite Stupid Human Tricks. Later, he chats with basketball star Charles Barkley.
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Show #0742
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04, 1997
In honor of the re-release of the entire Star Wars trilogy, Dave moves his coffee mug with a little help from "the force"; Billy Bob Thornton promotes his Academy Award-nominated film .. show full overview
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Show #0743
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05, 1997
Flugelhorn great Al Chez sits in with the band, while Leonard appears in a educational film about the First Thanksgiving.
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Show #0744
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06, 1997
Know Your Current Events: Dave promises an audience participant named Brian (who Dave keeps calling "Larry") that if he can kick a field goal outside, he can sit onstage. Brian hits the field goal post at 20 yards and wins his onstage seat.
4x96
Show #0745
Episode overview
07, 1997
Mailbag: Paul appears in a commercial for "Uncle Dave's Non-Alcoholic Gin." Also, Dave and Green Bay Packers QB Brett Farve throw footballs into cabs, and David Spade promotes his new sitcom, "Just Shoot Me."
4x97
Show #0746
Episode overview
10, 1997
In a remote featuring Dave talking to various fan club presidents, a swordfight breaks out between the "Cats" and "Star Wars" fans. Also, Bob Borden professes his love to a disturbed Martha Stewart.
4x98
Show #0747
Episode overview
11, 1997
Dave ponders another one of his deep thoughts: "How Long Can a Guy Spin a Revolving Door Before Somebody Stops Him?" It takes 40 minutes and 6 seconds before security escorts the man out.
4x99
Show #0748
Episode overview
12, 1997
Throughout the night, Biff, Pat and Kenny recreate scenes from Academy Award-nominated films, including "The English Patient" and "Jerry McGuire." The gag comes to an abrupt end when, .. show full overview
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Show #0749
Episode overview
13, 1997
Dave brags that he had an incredible Valentine's Day last year, until Paul persuades him to admit that he spent it watching TV with an amorous Leonard. Also, the Jazz Passengers .. show full overview
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Show #0750
Episode overview
14, 1997
Marv Albert is credited with six seperate appearances tonight, thus raising his total on the show to an even one hundred. Later, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, promotes her new cookbook.
4x102
Show #0751
Episode overview
17, 1997
Two weeks before, NBC denied Dave permission to use clips from his old show. So tonight, Tom Brokaw arrives and offers Dave a crumpled-up videotape from Late Night with David Letterman. .. show full overview
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Show #0752
Episode overview
18, 1997
The outside cam goes to Joe G's to launch production of the quickie movie "Space Volcano"; Bruce Willis murders Mujibur and Sirajul; Demi Moore shows up with 15 dogs as a gift for Dave, and later the mutts storm the control room.
4x104
Show #0753
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19, 1997
Throughout the night, various civilians tell jokes about their jobs, while Dave admits that he has fallen in love with this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
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Show #0754
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20, 1997
The latest edition of "Leonard Tepper's Hidden Video" takes place entirely at Hello Deli, while "Cosby" star Doug E. Doug does standup.
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Show #0755
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21, 1997
Frequent CBS Mailbag contributor Jerry Scales appears in the audience and is given a roast chicken made of Nyquil. Also, Tony Randall talks about becoming a parent for the first time.
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Show #0756
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24, 1997
On the three-year anniversary of his memorable first appearance on the Late Show, super-bowler Dick Weber rolls one strike after another out on 53rd Street. Later, he and Bill Cosby go .. show full overview
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Show #0757
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25, 1997
James Cotton sits in; while pedestrians footrace against each other over on 54th and Broadway.
4x109
Show #0758
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26, 1997
Leonard Tepper is live at Madison Square Garden, annoying participants at this year's Grammy Awards. He closes the segment by calling Dave a jackass.
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Show #0759
Episode overview
27, 1997
Dave shows outtakes of Leonard's Grammy report, and then gets thrown out of a taping of "Wheel of Fortune" by a security guard resembling Bill DeLace.
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Show #0760
Episode overview
28, 1997
Trumpeter Al Chez sits in; the "First Annual Biff Henderson Award" goes to a much-serving Biff; Randy Newman and Lyle Lovett perform "You've Got a Friend In Me."
4x112
Show #0761
Episode overview
03, 1997
Dave comments on "El Blizzardo Diablo," a raining snowstorm that practically has New York City in a standstill. Also, Dave and Paul participate in a cutthroat battle of putdowns towards each other.
4x113
Show #0762
Episode overview
04, 1997
Dave points out that the wet snow of yesterday's "El Blizzardo Diablo" has already melted and/or evaporated. Also, Adam Arkin promotes the upcoming made-for-TV movie Not In This Town.
4x114
Show #0763
Episode overview
05, 1997
During "Rejected Commercial Characters," jokes are translated for a select audience onstage from English to Japanese.
4x115
Show #0764
Episode overview
06, 1997
Bluesman Keb' Mo sits in; Dave and Paul shill a new sleeping enhancer called EclipseQuil; "pyrotechnic madman" Ray Wold blows up stuff and somehow avoids burning himself.
4x116
Show #0765
Episode overview
07, 1997
CBS Mailbag: Jerry Scales asks, "What do viewers miss?" Gerard Mulligan comes out in costume as "A 50-year-old guy dressed like Zorro." Also, The Biff Henderson Players present "Send in the Clones."
4x117
Show #0766
Episode overview
17, 1997
Sean Pelton sits in for Anton, while Howard Stern promotes his new movie.
4x118
Show #0767
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18, 1997
The camera fixates on a guy in the audience with a gigantic gut with DAVE written on it. Also, Martin Short does another musical number, with a final note so extended that he leaves the .. show full overview
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Show #0768
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19, 1997
The Late Show Current Events Singers take on Clinton's recent leg injury, then performs some sort of a cappella apology to Cindy Crawford.
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Show #0769
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25, 1997
Today's burning question: "How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get into a Coffee Shop?" All 23 guys that volunteered get in, and they are later joined by a geeky audience member from Georgia, who is later carried back to the stage by the bunnies.
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Show #0770
Episode overview
26, 1997
In honor of his birthday, former president Thomas Jefferson is seen skydiving over the city, followed shortly by William McKinley and Paul Shaffer.
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Show #0771
Episode overview
27, 1997
Dave announces that today is Tony Mendez' 60th birthday, even though he's only 52; Dave orders Anton to fetch him some coffee; a man-on-the-street segment dissects tonight's "Top Ten Easter Bunny Pet Peeves."
4x123
Show #0772
Episode overview
28, 1997
Mailbag: Alan has an announcer sitting in with him, only to realize he's not his intern but his willing replacement. Meanwhile, Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton (live via satellite) presents the Top Ten.
4x124
Show #0773
Episode overview
31, 1997
Songwriter Jimmy Webb sits in, and throughout the night the band plays his songs; Dave shows a tape of Rob Burnett's daughter being scared to death by Daddy as the Easter Bunny; Dave .. show full overview
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Show #0774
Episode overview
01, 1997
Dave calls a pay phone on Broadway, and then calls in a guy from Jersey named Rocky to tell the first "Mets suck" joke of the season. Also, Biff gives a pep talk to some grade-school students.
4x126
Show #0775
Episode overview
02, 1997
A man claiming to be Paul's brother Kenny sits in the audience, while amateur dentist David Kriuthoff fidgets with a special camera that can go inside the mouth.
4x127
Show #0776
Episode overview
03, 1997
"Colin Dunner" (Gerard), the lead dancer in the Broadway hit "Riverdance" promotes his new videotape "Riverdancin' to the Oldies." Also, Will Lee demonstrates how to play a guitar like a piano.
4x128
Show #0777
Episode overview
04, 1997
Mailbag: a man on the street is decapitated by a giant, renegade blue card. Also, Pat Farmer introduces his new segment "Live Action Editorial Cartoon." Tonight's piece: "Busting the Budget."
4x129
Show #0778
Episode overview
07, 1997
Dave says he's discovered he's been combing his hair wrong, so he fidgets with it throughout the show. Also, Zahshu, the "World's Only Performing Hippo," rolls over and begs.
4x130
Show #0779
Episode overview
08, 1997
"How Many Guys in a Bunny Suit Can Get Into H&R Block?" Only two, until both are kicked out. Right after the first commercial break, Biff then tries to get in wearing a dog suit and, .. show full overview
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Show #0780
Episode overview
09, 1997
In a running gag that was started two nights before (in homage to something that appeared occasionally on Late Night), Zahshu, "The World's Only Performing Goldfish," develops a severe .. show full overview
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Show #0781
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10, 1997
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4x133
Show #0782
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11, 1997
Champion weightlifter Magnus Vermagnusson lifts various objects, including Mujibur and Sirajul; Dave comments on his upcoming 50th birthday; Zhushi "The World's Only Performing Dog" is .. show full overview
4x134
Show #0783
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21, 1997
Marv Albert interviews accountants, then shows a blooper real along side it; Dave notices that Tony is holding cue cards with gloves on; "Pat Farmer's Live-Action Political Cartoon" takes a swipe at President Clinton.
4x135
Show #0784
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22, 1997
Dave finds a patron named Bob Reedy, in Joe G's Pizza to star in another fake film epic, the Anaconda spoof "Snakequest 2000." Quote Dave: "For the love of god, it's a giant snake!"
4x136
Show #0785
Episode overview
23, 1997
Allen Toussant sits in; Dave announces that in honor of the recent media hoopla over Ellen DeGeneres, the Late Show will now be "more gay"; Wilco performs "Someone Else's Song."
4x137
Show #0786
Episode overview
24, 1997
Biff announces that if Lyndon Johnson were alive today, he would've had a roast beef sandwich for lunch. Also, The Verve Pipe performs "The Freshman."
4x138
Show #0787
Episode overview
25, 1997
On a special Indianapolis-themed night on the Late Show, Dorothy interrupts a comedy bit to give Dave a hug, while Reggie Miller presents the Top Ten.
4x139
Show #0788
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28, 1997
Rupert Jee drops by to make an important announcement: "America, I am a lesbian." This inspires Regis to walk over and give him a hug.
4x140
Show #0789
Episode overview
29, 1997
Dave shows a clip from the latest Charlie Brown Special: Charlie Brown declares, "I think I'm a lesbian." Also, two dorky audience members help wash a cab outside the theater, then get hosed down by the NYFD.
4x141
Show #0790
Episode overview
30, 1997
It's "Awards Night" on the Late Show, as throughout the night Biff presents Gordie Howe with the Stanley Cup, Walter Payton with the Super Bowl Trophy, Bobby Allison with the Harley J. .. show full overview
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Show #0791
Episode overview
01, 1997
Wendy Liebman discusses mammograms, while Luke Perry rappels off the side of the theater.
4x143
Show #0792
Episode overview
02, 1997
In honor of tonight's audience (all residents of St. Louis and its suburbs), the backdrop is altered to show the city's skyline; Dave shows live footage of the Mets/Cardinals game in .. show full overview
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Show #0793
Episode overview
05, 1997
Dave dumps the show early yet again, and after searching high and low in Manhattan, Biff finally finds him demonstrating knife tricks at Benihana's.
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Show #0794
Episode overview
06, 1997
"How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get into a Fountain?" Only about six, as the men in costume are thrown out of Central Park by the NYPD. After the first commercial break, John Goodman lunges into the fountain. Also, Hanson performs "MmmBop."
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Show #0795
Episode overview
07, 1997
Tony Mendez does the Watusi; Biff announces that if Burt Lancaster were alive today, he would've had cream of mushroom soup and a tuna fish sandwich for lunch; stuntmen Ross and Elisa Hartzell shoot crossbow arrows at each other.
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Show #0796
Episode overview
08, 1997
Rupert stars in a parody of those financial-success tapes that they sell in infomercials, while Kirsten Johnston promotes the 3-D season finale of Third Rock from the Sun.
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Show #0797
Episode overview
09, 1997
With tonight's audience being from the Twin Cities, Dave makes them feel at home by having a faux snow fall in the theater. Also, the Top Ten home office is temporarily relocated to .. show full overview
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Show #0798
Episode overview
12, 1997
Tonight, Dave promises to show things that have never been on television before, including Marv Albert dancing with a giant squirrel, a gay man kissing a lesbian, and Biff playing .. show full overview
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Show #0799
Episode overview
13, 1997
Dancers from Riverdance make a return appearance on the show. Actually, they're staff writers Gerard Mulligan and Eric Kaplan, Leonard Tepper, and financial wiz/Dave buddy Jim Peterson. .. show full overview
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Show #0800
Episode overview
14, 1997
In honor of Late Show's 800th episode, Dave introduces "Where Are They Now?" pieces describing the whereabouts of Bernie Kopell, Howie Mandel, Olivia Newton-John, and Bill Clinton. Also, the Spice Girls perform "Who Do You Think You Are."
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Show #0801
Episode overview
15, 1997
Late Show airs its second and last installment of Peanuts, as Lucy once again foils Charlie Brown's attempt to kick a football: "Never mess around with a gangsta bitch."
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Show #0802
Episode overview
16, 1997
With tonight's audience representing Denver, Colorado, Dave interrupts the monologue to introduce an audience guy who ends up proposing to his girlfriend. Later in the show, Jeff Goldblum gives the happy couple a blender.
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Show #0803
Episode overview
19, 1997
Biff brings out a Billy goat that supposedly won the Kentucky Derby last weekend; Dave leaves the show to play for the New York Yankees, then goes on a half-hearted tirade when he's cut .. show full overview
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Show #0804
Episode overview
20, 1997
After showing past clips of disastrous attempts at stuffing guys in rabbit outfits inside various locales, Dave announces that it's time to play "How Many Sailors Can Get into a New York .. show full overview
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Show #0805
Episode overview
21, 1997
It's time yet again for "What They Would Have for Lunch if They Were Alive Today" with Biff Henderson. The celebrity: Dean Martin. The lunch: mac n' cheese.
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Show #0806
Episode overview
22, 1997
"Steven Spielberg" (Gerard) brags out his new movie The Lost World, while Savion Glover performs a tap dance solo from the hit musical "Stomp."
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Show #0807
Episode overview
23, 1997
Mailbag: a horrific freak accident turns Rupert into the mysterious "Dr. Meat." Also, Jason Alexander promotes Love! Valour! Compassion!
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Show #0808
Episode overview
02, 1997
Remote on the 14th Floor: Late Show staffers Eric Stangel, Matt Roberts, Bob Borden, Rodney Munoz, Christian Breheney, and Eric Kaplan relate their Prom Nightmares while eating in the .. show full overview
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Show #0809
Episode overview
03, 1997
Customer Bob Barrett from Joe's Pizza is invited into the theater to act in the monster movie spectacular "Ghost Dinosaur '97," co-starring Mujibur and Sirajul as "Dinosaur #1" and "Dinosaur #2."
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Show #0810
Episode overview
04, 1997
The squash family is represented tonight by a visit from Elaine Cunningham, "The Zucchini Lady"; Bill Cosby talks about his various medications.
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Show #0811
Episode overview
05, 1997
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0812
Episode overview
06, 1997
Promoting an upcoming TV special, Farrah Fawcett walks out in a boozy daze, complimenting Dave for the view of the skyline when it's really a backdrop, then crawls around and makes .. show full overview
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Show #0813
Episode overview
09, 1997
Biff reports from the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City; Dave makes his usual joke about buying his first car at Harrison Ford in Indiana; Dave Matthews Band performs "Too Much."
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Show #0814
Episode overview
10, 1997
Dave shows an altered clip of President Clinton admitting his dislike for cloning, and later Dave is once again visited by "the lovely Is-a-bella Ros-sell-ini."
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Show #0815
Episode overview
11, 1997
Dave turns the hose on pedestrians outside the theater; Jaleel "Urkel" White helps "Les Moonves" promote CBS' fall lineup; Seven Mary Three performs "Lucky."
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Show #0816
Episode overview
12, 1997
Tom Brokaw explains why he turned down an offer to leave NBC for CNN: "Same as you with CBS: more money, smaller audience." Also, Sheryl Crow performs "A Change (Will Do You Good)."
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Show #0817
Episode overview
13, 1997
Mailbag: "Farrah Fawcett" (Calvert) explains her behavior from last week. Also, Kenny "The Quick-Witted Stagehand" Sheehan makes his 1000th TV appearance, which is followed by footage of his (bogus) television debut on Ed Sullivan in 1964.
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Show #0818
Episode overview
16, 1997
Paul is introduced as "Radu," then shows Dave a Happy Meal toy that looks just like him. Also, Dave hides in an apartment, harassing delivery people as they come and go.
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Show #0819
Episode overview
17, 1997
A new challenge: "Who Can Hail a Cab First"- a pantsless Mets fan or a pantless Yankees fan? For once, the Mets win the big one.
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Show #0820
Episode overview
18, 1997
Dave gives an audience woman a ham just for being Polish; several members of the cast of Cats go inside FlashDancers; Alan Kalter promotes "Late Show: The Game"; The Mighty Mighty Bosstones perform "The Impression That I Get."
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Julia Roberts
Episode overview
19, 1997
Julia Roberts is treated to a clip of her first appearance on Letterman from 1990, only to watch the clip blackened out by NBC. Also, Jon Bon Jovi performs "Janie, Don't Take Your Love to Town."
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Show #0822
Episode overview
20, 1997
"Riverdancers" Gerry Mulligan, Mike McIntee, Eric Kaplan, and Jim Peterson amaze and delight the studio audience and the home viewers in response to a letter in the CBS Mailbag.
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Show #0823
Episode overview
23, 1997
Anton is introduced as "Anton Zip"; Dave shows the audience a chart of who's permitted to be on the show and who isn't; in tonight's remote, Dave goes to a private school in Manhattan to chat with child prodigies.
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Show #0824
Episode overview
24, 1997
The outside cam heads to Joe G's looking for a guy to write a theme song for, where they stumble across Brian and his girlfriend. Also, Dave takes the audience outside to watch Motley Crue perform on the sidewalk.
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Show #0825
Episode overview
25, 1997
It's 91 degrees outside, so Biff decides to watch ice melt on the street.
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Show #0826
Episode overview
26, 1997
A flying saucer heckles Dave from the backdrop, while Dyan Cannon promotes Out to Sea and makes friendly with Dave.
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Show #0827
Episode overview
27, 1997
Dave declares a guy named Jeff as "Captain of the Audience," helping the host out with menial tasks such as helping present the Top Ten and keeping the audience awake. Also, film .. show full overview
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Show #0828
Episode overview
30, 1997
Bowling great Dick Weber sits in with the band; Calvert kicks someone in the nether regions for the shear fun of it; Dave and Paul trade faces.
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Show #0829
Episode overview
01, 1997
Dave gets two girls at a nearby cafe to help celebrate Canada Day with Canada Dry®, which gets delivered by a Mountie; to continue a running gag started the previous night, bowler Johnny .. show full overview
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Show #0830
Episode overview
02, 1997
During the "Supermarket Finds" segment, Dave takes a sample of something called "White Fungus" and spits it out; another bowling great (Marshall Holman) sits in with the band on .. show full overview
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Evander Holyfield, Sarah Silverman (Show #0831)
Episode overview
03, 1997
Dave talks about the a new unauthorized autobiography of Martha Stewart; tonight's guest bowler is Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino; Dave appears in a 50's-style cigarette ad; Evander .. show full overview
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Show #0832
Episode overview
04, 1997
Pro bowler Nelson Burton, Jr. sits in; during Mailbag, Tom Arnold bits his own ear off; Manny the Hippie resurfaces; for the second year in a row, Dave sends audience members from San Francisco to the Empire State Building to display the US flag.
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Show #0833
Episode overview
14, 1997
Dave shows off his new, shorter haircut; an audience member sings the theme song from Grease; Tim Allen presents the Top Ten.
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Show #0834
Episode overview
15, 1997
It's a balmy 97 degrees outside, so Biff fries an egg on the sidewalk, later adding bacon and toast.
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Show #0835
Episode overview
16, 1997
Dave interviews NYC taxi driver Querbe Tirmizi, who returned $30,000 he found in his cab.
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Show #0836
Episode overview
17, 1997
Dave begins a month-long campaign to run into the ground his current favorite phrase: "Something from the meat case, Linda?" Also, Dave, Tony Randall, and a dozen or so triple-named .. show full overview
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Show #0837
Episode overview
18, 1997
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0838
Episode overview
21, 1997
Dave congratulates Paul on being #6 on the Forbes 500; Biff and Eric Kaplan explain how they make Dave's coffee mug levitate; Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Faith Evans, and 112 perform "It's All About the Benjamins."
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Show #0839
Episode overview
22, 1997
It's time once again for "King of the Meats," the mano-a-mano kosher competition between Rupert of Hello Deli and Amando Vasquez of the nearby Stage Deli. Amando sweeps the three rounds, but Rupert goes home with the ladies.
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Show #0840
Episode overview
23, 1997
Harrison Ford reports from Hawaii; in the debut edition of "Pointless Celebrity Cameo Theater," Calvert, Regis, and Tony Randall stand around like goons while the audience cheers them .. show full overview
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Show #0841
Episode overview
24, 1997
The Harrison Ford World Tour (in which he's promoting The Devil's Own) makes a stop in Paris, France; Dave suggests the Paul legally change his name to "Radu"; CBS anchorman/folkie at heart Dan Rather sings "The Wabash Cannonball."
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Show #0842
Episode overview
25, 1997
During "CBS Mailbag," we look into a day in the life of a "Accident-Prone Blood-Gorged Tick" (Leonard Tepper).
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Show #0843
Episode overview
28, 1997
It's so hot outside that Biff tries to start a fire on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass and a bundle of sticks, as members from New York's Fire Department stand by; Rupert and .. show full overview
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Show #0844
Episode overview
29, 1997
Dave gets four galpals from West Virginia to go on a tour of the city with Biff; Physilla Rashad promotes her sitcom Cosby; Jamiroquai performs the #1 hit "Virtual Insanity."
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Show #0845
Episode overview
30, 1997
Dave congratulates Rob Burnett upon the birth of his daughter; a "What's On Other Channels" bit is interrupted by a car honking, courtesy of Creepy Dave; David Byrne performs "Daddy Go Down."
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Show #0846
Episode overview
31, 1997
John Popper sits in with the band; Dave asks a paramedic about a piece of carrot he "horked" into his left lung during lunch today; Julia Roberts promotes Conspiracy Theory.
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Show #0847
Episode overview
01, 1997
Dave shows some "Surprising Facts About Celebrities." Later, Tony Danza promotes his new sitcom.
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Show #0848
Episode overview
04, 1997
Dave presents a Wall Street quiz; Bob Dole talks about retirement.
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Show #0849
Episode overview
05, 1997
Deliberately-obvious stunt doubles pose as Dave and Paul showing off their bike skills, while Dave carves a sculpture of Paul made from butter; a man claiming to be Garth Brooks is interrogated on "The Biff Henderson Celebrity Telephone Interview."
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Show #0850
Episode overview
06, 1997
Jay Thomas shows Dave a tape of himself spitting out something during a recent television appearance. The footage is repeated several times.
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Show #0851
Episode overview
07, 1997
Joe Perry of Aerosmith sits in with the band; Biff reports from the Garth Brooks concert in Central Park and meets "Garth" himself (Leonard Tepper).
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Show #0852
Episode overview
08, 1997
The new sitcom "The Letterman Family" is promoted, starring Dave, Tony Randall, and Nadine Hennally. Later, Demi Moore shaves an audience member's head.
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Show #0853
Episode overview
18, 1997
Dave feeds Tom Selleck some avocados. Later, they make a crank phone call to Al Roker.
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Show #0854
Episode overview
19, 1997
Barbara Walters promotes her new talk show, "The View."
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Show #0855
Episode overview
20, 1997
Dave compares President Clinton's 51st birthday to meatloaf. Later, he chats with his old friend Jeff Altman.
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Show #0856
Episode overview
21, 1997
"The Donald" talks about a recent boat trip. Later, Janine Turner promotes "Leave It To Beaver."
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Show #0857
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22, 1997
Alicia Silverstone promotes her new movie Excess Baggage.
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Show #0858
Episode overview
25, 1997
Dave announces that he is starring in the "Late Show of Passion," which is just like the Late Show, except that it's dubbed so it looks like a telenovela. Later, Dave and Joe Montana throw footballs at a garbage truck.
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Show #0859
Episode overview
26, 1997
This episode has no summary.
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Show #0860
Episode overview
27, 1997
Tonight's Top Ten is interrupted by a phone call from the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska: "It's not all that funny anymore." Meanwhile, Biff wreaks havoc in Martha's Vineyard.
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Show #0861
Episode overview
28, 1997
Dave complains about the dog days of summer.
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Show #0862
Episode overview
29, 1997
Warren is run over by a car; during "Stupid Human Tricks," Douglas Pierce plays the "Jeopardy" theme on his hands; Dave bids a fond farewell to head writer Bill Scheft.

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