Late Show with David Letterman

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5x1
Show #0863
Episode overview
01, 1997
Dave shows highlights from the annual Labor Day staff cookout on 53rd Street; Terry Bradshaw and stagehand Corky Ramirez both inexplicably break into song.
5x2
Show #0864
Episode overview
02, 1997
Warren is caught watching tennis on TV; Dave harasses teen talk show host John Hall; Beck performs "Devil's Haircut."
5x3
Show #0865
Episode overview
03, 1997
Viewers at home receive the rare opportunity to see the new audience orientation tape (starring Leonard Tepper). Later, Fiona Apple performs "Criminal."
5x4
Show #0866
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04, 1997
This episode has no summary.
5x5
Show #0867
Episode overview
05, 1997
On Warren's last night filling in for Paul, he receives a "Deputy of Comedy" badge. Later, Sugar Ray performs "Fly."
5x6
Show #0868
Episode overview
08, 1997
Paul returns from filming "Blues Brothers 2000" with a shaved head. Meanwhile, Dave, Biff, Regis, Al Roker, and Bob Barker harass people in Central Park.
5x7
Show #0869
Episode overview
09, 1997
Dave calls the pay phone island outside so that an unsuspecting tourist could participate in a comedy skit. When nobody picks up a phone, Dave goes on the street and invites a guy from Vermont to perform a musical number with Tony Randall.
5x8
Show #0870
Episode overview
10, 1997
Dave is so fascinated by Paul's shaved head (introduced last night) that he has to talk about it at the beginning of the show.
5x9
Show #0871
Episode overview
11, 1997
Paul writes a song for a trucker who participated in "Know Your Current Events," while Dave chats with WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper.
5x10
Show #0872
Episode overview
12, 1997
Dave chats with CBS star "Steve Urkel" (Gerard), while Star Jones plugs "The View."
5x11
Show #0873
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22, 1997
Dave listens to the philosophies of second-graders in "Dave Talks to Kids"; George Clooney promotes "The Peacemaker."
5x12
Show #0874
Episode overview
23, 1997
Biff delivers a housewarming gift to a Hooters franchise that just opened, and they send back buffalo wings. Later, an NBC nurse tends to Nicole Kidman's cold.
5x13
Jennifer Lopez
Episode overview
24, 1997
Dave discusses aerosol cheese with last minute guest Chef Michael Lomonaco who says, "It's great when you're driving, actually. You get a little squirt when you're driving." Guest .. show full overview
5x14
Show #0876
Episode overview
25, 1997
Richard Simmons interupts "Know Your Current Events"; Drew Carey presents "Top Ten Signs You Work in a Bad Office"; 7-year-old Jonathan Lipnicki promotes his new sitcom, "Meego."
5x15
Show #0877
Episode overview
26, 1997
In a return to the popular theme nights of yore, the entire LATE SHOW audience consists of freshmen from NYU. During the show, Candice Bergen presents a special college-themed Top Ten list.
5x16
Show #0878
Episode overview
29, 1997
Dave shows some of his favorite remotes, segments, and comedy clips from the first four years of "The Late Show."
5x17
Show #0879
Episode overview
29, 1997
Bob Borden finally gets to meet Jaleel "Urkel" White, while Paul composes a musical number about pastries that resemble celebrities.
5x18
Show #0880
Episode overview
30, 1997
Dave gives a local named Tom Worzall ten seconds of air time, then chats with Wonderbra model Sarah O'Hare.
5x19
Show #0881
Episode overview
01, 1997
Cameron Diaz promotes "A Life Less Ordinary," while the famed contortionist Veniamin does a demonstration.
5x20
Show #0882
Episode overview
02, 1997
Dave comments on the Yankees playoff chances, then chats with new "Today" co-host Matt Lauer.
5x20
Matt Lauer, Sheryl Crow
Episode overview
02, 1997
This episode has no summary.
5x21
Show #0883
Episode overview
03, 1997
Dave shows (bogus) NASA footage of Mir; the Dutch Mariachis sing "Happy Birthday" to Biff.
5x22
Show #0884
Episode overview
06, 1997
Dave and Paul visit the "International Hair Forum"; Dan Aykroyd promotes "Soul Man" and plays the harmonica.
5x23
Show #0885
Episode overview
07, 1997
Joe G. stars in the new crime drama "Joey Ventura," and clips from the show are scattered throughout the night; Dave gives Paul crap for bumping into a cameraman; Bryant Gumbel promotes his soon-to-debut news program.
5x24
Show #0886
Episode overview
08, 1997
Dave watches leaves turn and nails dry, and an audience member's receives and smokes his first cigar.
5x25
Show #0887
Episode overview
09, 1997
Throughout the night, Leonard plugs his new show, "Leonard Tepper's Hidden Video." Later, Jim Belushi promotes "Total Security."
5x26
Show #0888
Episode overview
10, 1997
"Dr." Bill DeLace comments on seasonal allergies; Mark Wahlberg promotes "Boogie Nights."
5x27
Show #0889
Episode overview
13, 1997
1997: Stagehand and accomplished thespian Kenny Sheehan is seen in clips from "The Today Show," "Guiding Light," "Cosby," "The People's Court," and "Spin City."
5x28
Show #0890
Episode overview
14, 1997
After Dave shows clips of past bunny antics, the Late Show presents "How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get in the Times Square Disney Store?" The answer: Three. Later, Stevie Starr shows Dave the magic of forcing yourself to regurgitate.
5x29
Show #0891
Episode overview
15, 1997
Paul introduces this year's National League champions, the Atlanta Braves, until Dave tells him that the Florida Marlins actually won. Later, Carly Simon and Jimmy Webb perform a duet.
5x30
Show #0892
Episode overview
16, 1997
Dave presents "The Story Behind the Story: The Rolling Stones," which looks at the dramatic and emotionally draining production of a "Behind the Music"-type show.
5x31
Show #0893
Episode overview
17, 1997
WCBS-TV presents a skit about a pancake that looks like Paul. Later, Robert Pastorelli promotes his new drama "Cracker."
5x32
Show #0894
Episode overview
27, 1997
Dave shows (bogus) footage of businessmen jumping out of windows on Wall Street; we take a look at "What Dave Did with the Extra Hour from Standard Time"; Mariah Carey sings "Butterfly."
5x33
Show #0895
Episode overview
28, 1997
Following yesterday's sell-off on Wall Street, Dave shows footage of deceased stockbrokers ascending back through windows after today's market recovery. Later, Penn and Teller perform a new trick.
5x34
Show #0896
Episode overview
29, 1997
Biff plays "Let's Scare the Crap Out of Rupert Jee," while Dave interviews Bobby Bonilla of the World Series Champion Florida Marlins.
5x35
Show #0897
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30, 1997
Lee Marek helps Dave out with a sextet of Kid Scientists.
5x36
Show #0898
Episode overview
31, 1997
In honor of the new movie "Boogie Nights," Dave shows bogus clips of Paul and Nadine Hennelly in 70's-era porno films. Meanwhile, Tony impresses Dave with his clown costume.
5x37
Show #0899
Episode overview
03, 1997
Dave shows a picture of production associate Tara Callahan, who ran in the New York Marathon; John Travolta plugs Face-Off; Martin Short appears for exactly thirty seconds.
5x38
Show #0900
Episode overview
04, 1997
1997: We go to Joe G.'s in search of a political candidate, and we find an unsuspecting patron named Lee Holt. Later in the show, Lee becomes the subject of a hastily-produced attack ad.
5x39
Show #0901
Episode overview
05, 1997
Dave, Paul, Alan, Calvert, and Anton (as "Buddy") star in "Late Show: The Movie." Also, Rudy Guiliani (poorly) disguises himself as a audience member in the latest edition of "Who Asked For It?"
5x40
Show #0902
Episode overview
06, 1997
Dave shows a fake ad for a PBS documentary about the band KISS. Later, a lady in the audience who Dave accidentally threw a blue card near is now wearing a cervical collar.
5x41
Show #0903
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07, 1997
Casey Kasem introduces the "Late Show Chair of Mystery." Also, BB King and Tracy Chapman perform a soulful duet.
5x42
Show #0904
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10, 1997
"Master Mentalist" Pat Farmer does a demonstration on Kenny Sheehan; singer-restaurateur Naomi Judd cooks a family recipe for Dave.
5x43
Show #0905
Episode overview
11, 1997
Dave makes a bad phone call for an audience member, then comments on Marv Albert's legal troubles.
5x44
Show #0906
Episode overview
12, 1997
The greatest six minutes in Late Show history: When the Top Ten card is missing, Dave runs out of the theater, is hit by a cab, runs into Al Roker, and goes into Flashdancers and takes .. show full overview
5x45
Show #0907
Episode overview
13, 1997
Live from the Edwards Air Force Base, Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton race to earn the title of "World's Fastest Movie Star." Also, Bill Murray plugs "The Man Who Knew Too Little."
5x46
Show #0908
Episode overview
14, 1997
During Mailbag, Gerard performs a Broadway-style number about the possibility of him getting fired. Also, Heather Graham plugs "Boogie Nights."
5x47
Show #0909
Episode overview
17, 1997
Dave plugs the new CD "Live on Letterman," then goes door-to-door offering to rake leaves.
5x48
Show #0910
Episode overview
18, 1997
It's another "Quarterback Challenge" as Pittsburgh Steelers field general Kordell Stewart and Dave aim footballs at a water tower across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater.
5x49
Show #0911
Episode overview
19, 1997
Dave (supposedly) calls the Butterball Turkey Handling Hotline, while two mailmen (Leonard and Gerard) present a U.S. Post Office-sanctioned message about on-the-job safety.
5x50
Show #0912
Episode overview
20, 1997
Tony Mendez interrupts Dave, pointing out that he's missing a cue card. It turns out it was with Tony Randall all along.
5x51
Show #0913
Episode overview
21, 1997
Dave shows a (bogus) ad for a Clinton phone sex hotline, while Kirstie Alley plugs "Veronica's Closet."
5x52
Show #0914
Episode overview
24, 1997
Paul leaves the show to hosts his own spinoff chatfest; comedian Bill Irwin; the cast of "Stomp" performs.
5x53
Show #0915
Episode overview
25, 1997
Dave brings in cab driver Carlos Andrede, who becomes the master of ceremonies in the hastily-produced "Carlos Andrede Thanksgiving Day Parade," featuring performances from Miss New York 1998 and the Rutgers University Marching Band.
5x54
Show #0916
Episode overview
26, 1997
A high school marching band from Memphis storms through the audience after "Know Your Current Events."
5x55
Show #0917
Episode overview
27, 1997
It's time for another call to Dave's mom to play "Guess the Pies"; tonight, she's baked coconut butterscotch pecan pie and cherry pie as well as a sculpted head of Dave made of stuffing. Also, George Clarke starts singing to the new live CD.
5x56
Show #0918
Episode overview
28, 1997
During Mailbag, Dave bags groceries. Also, in spoof of those high-related FOX specials, Dave and Paul reveal one of the magician's secrets.
5x57
Show #0919
Episode overview
08, 1997
Grover Washington, Jr. sits in; Dave shows a Sing and Snore Ernie that he bought yesterday, and it's head tragically comes off with blood gushing out; Dave and Heisman Trophy candidate .. show full overview
5x58
Show #0920
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09, 1997
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5x59
Show #0921
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10, 1997
This episode has no summary.
5x60
Show #0922
Episode overview
11, 1997
The outside cam reveals Buddy (Bill Clinton's dog) trying to get inside Hooters. Also, Nathan Lane sings a brief song about Hanukkah.
5x61
Show #0923
Episode overview
12, 1997
During Mailbag, Dave and Paul give birth to septuplets. Also, child actor Alex D. Linz plugs "Home Alone 3."
5x62
Show #0924
Episode overview
15, 1997
Dave and Tony go to Giants Stadium so Tony can be a kicker, with a little help from Giants coach Jim Fassel, plus kickers Brad Daluiso and Danny Kanell; a man claiming to be the new .. show full overview
5x63
Show #0925
Episode overview
16, 1997
A plastic Statue of Liberty, a giant meatball, and a pile of bagels are placed on top of the Late Show Christmas Tree. Later in the show, a preacher in the audience puts sauce on the meatball.
5x64
Show #0926
Episode overview
17, 1997
Dave annoys Paul with his impersonation of John Wayne speaking French: "Bonjour, mon ami."
5x65
Michelle Yeoh
Episode overview
18, 1997
Dave shows a (bogus) clip of him as a 50's-era child actor, while Biff receives Foster's Lager ® from an Australian audience member. The martial arts movie star Michelle Yeoh calls out .. show full overview
5x66
Show #0928
Episode overview
19, 1997
"James Bond" (Tom Manino) comes up from the audience at Dave's insistance. Later in the show, Pierce Bronson and his doppleganger go one-on-one. Also, Paul wears his christmas present from Dave: a Jerry Springer-style wig.
5x67
Show #0929
Episode overview
22, 1997
In honor of the week's top-grossing film, Titanic, the stage floods with water. Also, Rupert introduces "Rudolph, the Littlest Reindeer."
5x68
Show #0930
Episode overview
23, 1997
It's "Holiday Tradition Night" on the Late Show: Another Darlene Love/Bette Sussman performance of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," along with another Paul Shaffer impression of .. show full overview
5x69
Show #0931
Episode overview
26, 1997
During Mailbag, "The Biff Henderson Celebrity Telephone Interview" interrogates a man claiming to be Dick Clark. Later in the show, during Dave's interview with Anne Heche, Ellen .. show full overview
5x70
Show #0932
Episode overview
29, 1997
David Sanborn sits in; Ms. Markey's kindergarten kids in Bowie, MD each write an essay titled "If I Could Have One Wish"; Bridget Fonda promotes "Jackie Brown."
5x71
Show #0933
Episode overview
30, 1997
Dave talks about his plans for New Year's.
5x72
Show #0934
Episode overview
05, 1998
Like he does every year, Dave regales us with another one of his far-fetched New Year's stories. After Leon Pendarvis brings him down to earth, Dave confesses that he and Biff celebrated by photocopying their face at Kinko's.
5x73
Show #0935
Episode overview
06, 1998
Leon’s still here; a customer from Joe G’s stars in the quickie movie “Titanic: Death Boat ‘98”; the outside-cam reveals radioactive steam coming out of the Chrysler Building.
5x74
Show #0936
Episode overview
07, 1998
Recently deposed "Weekend Update" anchorman Norm MacDonald vents his anger to Dave; daredevil dance group Streb performs.
5x75
Show #0937
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08, 1998
Marc Anthony and the Broadway cast members perform a song from Paul Simon's new musical "The Capeman."
5x76
Show #0938
Episode overview
09, 1998
CBS Mailbag: Chris Schmitt of Ottawa, Kansas asks why Biff has a scowl on his face. Biff comes onstage as a lobster is hooked on his backside. Later, Dave explains the formula for comedy success: "Lobster + Ass = Funny!"
5x77
Show #0939
Episode overview
12, 1998
Mick Fleetwood sits in, and later he plays drums for tonight's musical guests, fellow Fleetwood Mac members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.
5x78
Show #0940
Episode overview
13, 1998
Mick Fleetwood sits in again, now joined by pianist Allen Toussaint. Also, tonight's "May We See Your Photos, Please?" is a surprising disappointment, as there was only one customer, and he was dropping off a roll of film.
5x79
Show #0941
Episode overview
14, 1998
"Dave Sucks" is spray-painted onto the World Trade Center, while "The Masked Magician" (Pat Farmer) performs a dangerous trick on Kenny Sheehan.
5x80
Show #0942
Episode overview
15, 1998
Biff has hot towels for the audience, while the Spice Girls perform "Stop."
5x81
Show #0943
Episode overview
16, 1998
Mailbag: Biff stars in the Swedish sitcom knockoff "Mjørk and Minde." Also, famed session keyboardist Chuck Leavell sits in.
5x82
Show #0944
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26, 1998
Dave finds three girls in the audience that have never slept with President Clinton; Bob Borden covers the Super Bowl, so Dave implies that Sparky Mortimer can actually get some studying .. show full overview
5x83
Show #0945
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27, 1998
Dave brings out his top intern Duane, who might be a Chippendale dancer on the side. Also, Dave complains about Late Show knockoffs and shows as an example "The Simon Harvey Show" from Australia. The host: Tony Randall.
5x84
Show #0946
Episode overview
28, 1998
John Popper sits in; Dave does the first of his many all-Clinton monologues.
5x85
Show #0947
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29, 1998
Ruth Brown sits in, while Dave makes crepes with child cooking prodigy Justin Miller.
5x86
Show #0948
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30, 1998
Paul performs a song promoting Tom Selleck's appearance next week, while Dave and Merrill Markoe pretend to flirt.
5x87
Show #0949
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02, 1998
Throughout the week, guitarist Mike Campbell fills in for Felicia, who has the flu; Dave mentions that yesterday was the sixteenth anniversary of the debut of Late Night; Tom Arnold promotes his struggling, self-titled WB sitcom.
5x88
Show #0950
Episode overview
03, 1998
Anton introduced as Prince Randusi of Senegal; Mike Campbell is still here; ten interns present the Top Ten; John Goodman shows a clip of him jumping into a fountain pool.
5x89
Show #0951
Episode overview
04, 1998
Dan Aykroyd promotes Blues Brothers 2000, which, might I add, co-stars Paul Shaffer. Also, Duncan Sheik performs "Everyone, Everywhere."
5x90
Show #0952
Episode overview
05, 1998
Dave chats Pam Amba and "Honeymoon," the pig that saved her life.
5x91
Show #0953
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06, 1998
It's the opening of the Winter Olympics, so Dave announces miniature Ski-Jumping Dogs in the backdrop. Also, live via satellite, Dave chats with his mom in Nagano, Japan.
5x92
Show #0954
Episode overview
09, 1998
Throughout the night, ski-jumping dogs perform in the backdrop; Felicia returns; Dorothy Letterman makes her first report from Nagano.
5x93
Show #0955
Episode overview
10, 1998
Remote: Dave goes door-to-door in New Jersey again, this time to ask about the Winter Olympics. Also, to promote their new film, the reunited Blues Brothers Band (including Paul, Dan .. show full overview
5x94
Show #0956
Episode overview
11, 1998
Jonny "Big Air" Moseley, Gold-medal winner for Mogul Skiing, shows off the large pieces of whitebread being served to the American Olympians.
5x95
Show #0957
Episode overview
12, 1998
While playing "Know Your Current Events," a soon-to-be unemployed stewardess for United Airlines tells Dave, "Passengers are our worst enemy." Also, ten US Olympic hockey players .. show full overview
5x96
Show #0958
Episode overview
13, 1998
Live via satellite, it's Dave's mom at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where she introduces a skiing monkey. She also presents the Top Ten.
5x97
Show #0959
Episode overview
16, 1998
Live via satellite in Nagano, Japan: Dorothy's feeling under the weather, Biff and his wife Carolyn chat with Winter Olympic athletes. Also, Tony shows us a cue card supposedly burned .. show full overview
5x98
Show #0960
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17, 1998
Mike Myers chats with (live via satellite) his mother, while Dorothy interrogates Picabo Street.
5x99
Show #0961
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18, 1998
Regis, Paul, Mujibur and Sirajul help Dave learn how to skate a la Kristi Yamiguchi, while Dave and Jerry Foley observe and interview "Future Olympic Hopefuls."
5x100
Show #0962
Episode overview
19, 1998
Almost halfway into the show, Dave suddenly leaves and gets into a cab that drives to Mexico, then San Francisco. Dave then boats across the Pacific, stops in Japan and sweeps the ice .. show full overview
5x101
Show #0963
Episode overview
20, 1998
In "Day in New York City with Olympic Judges," the one female judge gives Dave's performance in bed a 2.8; during Stupid Pet Tricks, Biff demonstrates a trick he learned in Nagano; .. show full overview
5x102
Show #0964
Episode overview
23, 1998
Paul Newman drops by to annoy Dave; outtakes from last week's "Olympic Hopefuls" piece are shown; Dave persuades a less-than-homesick Dorothy to go back to Indianapolis.
5x103
Show #0965
Episode overview
24, 1998
Dave points out that Rob Burnett made a cameo on last night's episode of Cosby; the editors of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue reveal that most of the photo shoot was done at the .. show full overview
5x104
Show #0966
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25, 1998
David "Fathead" Newman sits in on sax; Bob Borden reports from the Grammys; Dave shows an ad for "Saddam's Beret Bazaar."
5x105
Show #0967
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26, 1998
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5x106
Show #0968
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27, 1998
This episode has no summary.
5x107
Show #0969
Episode overview
02, 1998
As usual, Dave cheats in his annual competition with the World Grocery Bagging Champion. This years' sucker: Frank Urbancic. Also, Dave shows a (bogus) clip of President Clinton skiing, .. show full overview
5x108
Show #0970
Episode overview
03, 1998
In the latest "Kid Scientists" segment, Lee Marek and his prodigies demonstrate the concept of heat. Also, Richie Sambora performs "All That Really Matters."
5x109
Show #0971
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04, 1998
Biff's latest celebrity interview involves a fat, bald guy claiming to be Leonardo DiCaprio.
5x110
Show #0972
Episode overview
05, 1998
Gerard hosts "The Making of the Top Ten," a short documentary that reveals more about the writers' animosity towards Dave than the comedy bit that's being profiled. Also, Mark Chesnutt sings "Useless."
5x111
Show #0973
Episode overview
06, 1998
Mailbag: Dave and his bodyguard (Bill DeLace) have a falling out. Also, Dave chats with 12-year-old inventor/entrepreneur Richie Stachowski, creator of Water Talkies.
5x112
Show #0974
Episode overview
16, 1998
Dave wears glasses for the duration of the show (a sign of things to come); Sean Pelton fills in for Anton, whom Dave dubs "Anton Zippy Stickwork;" Wilford Brimley sits in "Paul Shaffer's Chair of Mystery;" Formula One racing star Alex Zanardi cooks.
5x113
Show #0975
Episode overview
17, 1998
It looks at first like the studio is being filled with green beer, but it turns out that one of the camera lenses have been tinted; "Leonardo DiCaprio" (Gerard) gloats over his newfound stardom; Dave chats with child actor Jack Johnson.
5x114
Show #0976
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18, 1998
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5x115
Show #0977
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24, 1998
This episode has no summary.
5x116
Show #0978
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25, 1998
Dave shows a (bogus) ad for British Airways that is bursting with disclaimers; Laurie Diamond milks a cow backstage; another edition of "Please Stop Calling Me Chief" provides .. show full overview
5x117
Show #0979
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26, 1998
Biff hangs with the New York Yankees during Spring Training, while everybody in the audience gets free tickets to fly on British Airways.
5x118
Show #0980
Episode overview
27, 1998
Paul is introduced as "Ramone Conde"; Dave introduces Mishi, the world record holder for smallest man alive, and later Mishi holds a kitty to demonstrate his miniscule size on camera; Helen Hunt (live via satellite) presents the Top Ten.
5x119
Show #0981
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30, 1998
Paul is introduced as Al Roker; throughout the night, Pat Farmer throws basketballs from the roof and into a bathtub on 53rd Street; Dave complains that the balls are "fruity"; Dave .. show full overview
5x120
Show #0982
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31, 1998
Biff reports on Yankees Spring Training, where he follows/stalks Paul O'Neill. Also, Steve Miller performs "Fly Like An Eagle."
5x121
Show #0983
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01, 1998
Paul is introduced as Cubby O'Brien; Heather Graham meets The Guy on Fire; Alec Baldwin helps Heather in a weird April Fool's gag in which they sign off and wish everybody a good night a la Saturday Night Live.
5x122
Show #0984
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02, 1998
Bruce Willis is live via satellite in Idaho from the set of his upcoming film "Breakfast of Champions." All night long he's inside a television monitor that bungee jumps off the roof, .. show full overview
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Show #0985
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03, 1998
Tom Hanks interrupts the monologue because he and Dave are dressed alike; throughout the night, spelling bee champ Edmund Gillette stands next to Rob's desk and spells words; during .. show full overview
5x124
Show #0986
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06, 1998
Dave appears in student films as a side income, while Bob Borden runs throughout the city searching for Leonardo DiCaprio.
5x125
Show #0987
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07, 1998
Clint Black sits in; Dave comments on the hot new drug Viagra, then shows a bogus ad for The Teletubbies.
5x126
Show #0988
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08, 1998
Throughout the night, Bob Borden tries to set off car alarms directly outside the theater; Dave announces that The Guy on Fire is willing to perform for $2700 a pop, though the guy will .. show full overview
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Show #0989
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09, 1998
After mentioning a minor disagreement from earlier today, Dave announces his "blood feud" with director Jerry Foley; Mujibur and Sirajul appear on Jerry Springer, and no one's surprise, .. show full overview
5x128
Show #0990
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10, 1998
During CBS Mailbag, a viewer asks if Dave has any plans to air his show from the space shuttle. Somehow as a response, astronaut Buzz Aldrin is seen hitting golfballs on the theatre roof.
5x129
Show #0991
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20, 1998
Dave announces the birth of Jerry Foley's son; after showing footage from last year of Rob Burnett unwittingly scaring his young daughter in a Easter Bunny suit, he tries on a different .. show full overview
5x130
Show #0992
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21, 1998
The Guy Not on Fire announces that he is now available for commercials and endorsements, and later in the show he is seen in an ad for Sizzler. Also, Danny DeVito comes out onstage twice to protest Dave's jokes about him being a car hood ornament.
5x131
Show #0993
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22, 1998
The Guy Not on Fire appears in his first paid ad (for Elite Computers); a chat with Jason Alexander is interrupted by another inane special report by Alan Richardson; Steve Earle and the Dukes perform "I Still Carry You Around."
5x132
Show #0994
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23, 1998
"Know Your Current Events" is interrupted so that The Man Not on Fire can pitch the Biore® self-heating mask. Later in the show, Dave admits that he's on a guilt trip for bumping an audience member for the shameless plug.
5x133
Show #0995
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24, 1998
Amongst the festivities of "Chicago Night": Jerry Springer's bouncers stand on opposite sides of the stage; The Man Not on Fire appears in an ad for Gold Coast Drugs; the Top Ten home .. show full overview
5x134
Show #0996
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27, 1998
Dave persuades an audience member named Gary to shave off his beard; The man who was on fire, then wasn't and is now on fire again promotes Kraus Chiropractic in Iowa; Gary orders a .. show full overview
5x135
Show #0997
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28, 1998
Willie "Blue Moon" Watts sits in on pedal guitar; Dave announces that there have been some technical difficulties they may prevent Johnny Depp from appearing on the 1000th show later in .. show full overview
5x136
Show #0998
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29, 1998
The latest roll call suggests that The Guy on Fire has officially sold out when he runs across the stage (in flames, of course) holding a sign for Highland Metals, Inc.
5x137
Show #0999
Episode overview
30, 1998
A monkey assumes power in the control room, while the Top Ten is interrupted by Antoine's Po' Boys and Deli spokesperson The Man on Fire.
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Show #1000
Episode overview
01, 1998
Tonight's "Stupid Human Tricks": Richard Anthony of Ontario reaches back over his shoulder and gives himself a wedgie; John Rites of Nebraska fits three McDonald's burgers into his .. show full overview
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Show #1001
Episode overview
04, 1998
Maynard Ferguson sits in again; Paul runs the Kentucky Derby; Dave shows a microphone plaque he got from the staff.
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Show #1002
Episode overview
05, 1998
The cast of the faux musical "Homecoming" performs a show-stopping number. Also, Trisha Yearwood performs "Never Let You Go Again."
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Show #1003
Episode overview
06, 1998
Biff tries out tobacco juice spin art; Dave shows a clip from last night's show in which he mixed up "Viagra" with "Niagara"; Biff teaches Sally Field how to spit tobacco juice.
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Show #1004
Episode overview
07, 1998
Dave promotes his new talk show summer camp, while Green Day performs "King for a Day."
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Show #1005
Episode overview
08, 1998
Biff goes to Texas to learn to be a cowboy, and to make tonight's audience (residents of Houston) feel more at home, Lyle Lovett shows up to sing an old Hank Williams song, with Biff riding his horse onstage.
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Show #1006
Episode overview
11, 1998
Dave visits a group of sailors on the audience, and one of them does a push-up onstage; Dave shows the audience today's (bogus) edition of The Family Circus; Faith Hill performs "This Kiss."
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Show #1007
Episode overview
12, 1998
Dave shows another bogus "Family Circus" cartoon; Paul is discovered cheering on Hanson with a small army of teenyboppers outside.
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Show #1008
Episode overview
13, 1998
Dave notices the standby audience really has nothing to do, so makes them do a jigsaw puzzle. When they finish it at the end of the show, we see that it's an image of Al Chez.
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Show #1009
Episode overview
14, 1998
Dave gripes about the eight-minute late start for the show tonight due to golf coverage. Rapidly becoming despondent, he picks up a bottle of tequila and tosses back a few at the desk. .. show full overview
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Show #1010
Episode overview
15, 1998
Continuing a sweeps period trend of having the audience represent a different city, Dave greets 700+ residents of New Orleans, Louisiana. Keeping up with the theme, Mayor Mark Morial .. show full overview
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Matthew Perry
Episode overview
18, 1998
The outside cam peers through the window of Dave's office to show the world a very hideous billboard promoting the sitcom Friends. Matthew Perry drops by to vandalize the advertisement.
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Show #1012
Episode overview
19, 1998
The outside cam returns to the Friends ad that Matthew Perry wrecked last night, and Dave explains why he shouldn't be sued; Rob Burnett draws another doodle of Dave's lawyers; the Top .. show full overview
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Show #1013
Episode overview
20, 1998
Biff reports from a Bulls-Pacers playoff game; teen actress Scarlett Johansson promotes The Horse Whisperer; Rob Burnett is dressed to the nines tonight, so Dave asks him to host the last twenty minutes of the show.
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Show #1014
Episode overview
21, 1998
A hairstylist that appeared in tonight's "Know Your Current Events" cuts Dave's hair for twenty bucks. He later gives her a $1000 tip.
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Show #1015
Episode overview
22, 1998
A parody of VH-1's "Behind the Music" features Paul Shaffer's rise and fall and rise again, with testimonials from Kris Kristofferson, Eddie Vedder, Sting, Erik Estrada (who replaced .. show full overview
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Show #1016
Episode overview
01, 1998
Dave updates his map of the various locales in which he has received speeding tickets; Dave mentions that the son of Dave Dorsett was selected in today's MLB draft; Biff promotes his new .. show full overview
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Show #1017
Episode overview
02, 1998
All night long, animals lick the camera lens. Included are a pot-bellied pig, lemur, a skunk, a miniature horse, and a guy dressed as a cat (Film Coordinator Rick "Shecky" Scheckman). Also, Dave announces his new catchphrase: "Holy crap!"
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Show #1018
Episode overview
03, 1998
Sarah Jessica Parker promotes her new HBO comedy Sex and the City, while "Paul Shaffer's Chair of Mystery" reveals the uglier side of Julia Roberts (played by Kenny Rogers).
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Show #1019
Episode overview
04, 1998
After being bumped the last two nights, Late Show intern Jeremy Weiner finally gets his moment in the sun in "Dave Hangs with Interns," a segment that lasts around five seconds.
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Show #1020
Episode overview
05, 1998
Live via satellite at the Beverly Hills Hotel in sunny Southern California, Walter Matthau gets a haircut. Also, Luscious Jackson, Emmylou Harris, and the Indigo Girls perfrom together to promote Lilith Fair '98.
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Show #1021
Episode overview
08, 1998
Tonight's remote: Delivery guys deliver stuff to Dave's "apartment" in Flushing Meadows; items include a tree, a clown, beer, a sofa, a TV, and a singing telegram.
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Show #1022
Episode overview
09, 1998
Dave tries to call Merv Griffin, but ends up chatting with his clueless receptionist; Dave shows a subpoena caddy he claims Martha Stewart made for President Clinton; Bill Cosby performs stand-up in a chair.
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Show #1023
Episode overview
10, 1998
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Show #1024
Episode overview
11, 1998
A Starbucks is opened inside the band section, while actor-comedian Dane Cook makes his television stand-up debut.
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Show #1025
Episode overview
12, 1998
Dave obsesses over some new words in the Merriam Webster Dictionary, and then reads definitions from an advance copy to the audience.
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Show #1026
Episode overview
15, 1998
Live from the Beverly Hills Hilton, Casey Kasem arm wrestles bellhops; Dave and Tony look for the best steak restaurant in NYC; Dave chats with a boy from Jersey who had seven prom dates.
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Show #1027
Episode overview
16, 1998
The outside cam reveals the long line of people waiting with anticipation to see the next "Charts and Graphs" segment on June 30. Also, Dave is started to find that tonight's Top Ten has no title, but counts down anyway.
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Show #1028
Episode overview
17, 1998
An audience member walks out in disgust when Dave reminds everyone that the next "Charts & Graphs" segment in not for another two weeks. Also, Tony forgets a cue card and Dave gives him considerable grief.
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Show #1029
Episode overview
18, 1998
Dave promotes the overhauled Late Show site, while Tony Randall brags about having a baby (his second) at age 78 with his own Top Ten list.
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Show #1030
Episode overview
19, 1998
Overexcited soccer commentator Andres Cantor presents the Top Ten; Sean Lennon performs "Home."
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Show #1031
Episode overview
22, 1998
The Piedmont Bird Callers, once a favored act on Johnny Carson's show, make their third-ever appearance on Letterman. Also, Dave chats with Steve Yzerman, captain of the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings.
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Show #1032
Episode overview
23, 1998
Al Norwood stirs Dave's coffee with the boom mike; Biff attempts to play the sax; Dave shows a clip of his supposed cameo in the "X-Files" movie.
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Show #1033
Episode overview
24, 1998
Tony gives Dave the finger, while up-and-coming singer/actress Jennifer Lopez promotes Out of Sight.
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Show #1034
Episode overview
25, 1998
Inspired by watching an episode of Wall Street Week where the panelists sit at a coffee table, Dave asks Biff to "host" the guests in the green room.
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Show #1035
Episode overview
26, 1998
Mailbag: Paul goes to desperate measures in order to get a raise, while Mujibur and Sirajul go on a wild goose chase for one of Dave's blue cards.
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Show #1036
Episode overview
29, 1998
Throughout the night, Pat and Kenny throw stuff off the roof, including two 5-gallon water jugs, a pinball machine, twenty gallons of paint, and a TV/VCR set playing a Jerry Springer tape.
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Show #1037
Episode overview
30, 1998
After several weeks of hype, hoopla, and anticipation, Dave finally does a "Charts and Graphs" segment; Dave claims that there's a webcam of him on the CBS site; child hollerin' champion Martha Anne Goodwin attempts to shatter Dave's eardrums.
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Show #1038
Episode overview
01, 1998
Thinking that it's robbing him of half of his audience, Dave shows phony clips of the X-Games competition being aired on cable; The Dixie Hummingbirds (featuring Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon) perform "Loves Me like a Rock."
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Show #1039
Episode overview
02, 1998
In honor of Independence Day, Biff does a report from Colonial Williamsburg; Ben Stiller promotes There's Something About Mary; The Spice Girls make their first television appearance since the departure of Geri "Ginger" Halliwell.
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Show #1040
Episode overview
03, 1998
During Mailbag, various staffers show the audience their baby pictures; Dave introduces a musical comedy troupe called "The Beltway Bunch" (a rip-off of The Capital Steps), and Tony runs .. show full overview
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Show #1041
Episode overview
13, 1998
Dave points out an audience member that resembles Rupert; Dave gives a little league baseball team a pep talk; Cherry Poppin' Daddies perform "Here Comes the Snake."
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Show #1042
Episode overview
14, 1998
Soul singer Chuck Jackson sits in; Dave shows the audience what a laugh track looks like; the audience is forced to sit through another edition of "Please Stop Calling Me Chief."
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Show #1043
Episode overview
15, 1998
Some guy in a kimono sits in with the band; in honor of Antonio Banderas' new movie, Rob doodles on a legal pad to show what Dave would look like if he was Zorro; Chris Elliott and Gerard Mulligan do a taste test.
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Show #1044
Episode overview
16, 1998
Know Your Current Events: the husband of one of tonight's contestants volunteers to be put to sleep by hypnotist Dr. Neil Cavey. Feeling anxious due to all the attention, he never falls asleep.
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Show #1045
Episode overview
17, 1998
The "Top Ten Cool Ways the Government Could Spend $63 Billion" is followed by an investigation by WCBS reporter David Diaz, who scrutinizes the lack of effort put into the long-running .. show full overview
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Show #1046
Episode overview
20, 1998
Live out on the street, we see the traffic "congestion" created by New York hosting the Goodwill Games; Dave changes his tie midway through the show; James Caan shaves his mustache.
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Show #1047
Episode overview
21, 1998
In the latest roll call, Dave signs "Zorro" (Anton), an audience member with an enormous cold sore, and "Lynette the Late Show Opera Singer" off the checklist.
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Show #1048
Episode overview
22, 1998
Biff stands on the sidewalk in 95 degree heat as he tries to determine once again whether a Popsicle® or a Fudgesicle® will melt faster; around the corner from the theater, Dave hoses .. show full overview
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Show #1049
Episode overview
23, 1998
Biff visits Branson, Missouri, while Marilu Henner unsuccessfully tries to persuade Dave into doing some calisthenics.
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Show #1050
Episode overview
24, 1998
A new feature debuts, as Dave announces #3 on the Top Ten List at the start of the show; Mujibur and Sirajul lose their virginity on an internet webcam, and later they hop in bed with Pauly Shore; Natalie Imbruglia performs "Smoke."
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Show #1051
Episode overview
27, 1998
Dave has a lengthy discourse on an article he read in Martha Stewart Living; "Late Show Meteorologist" Skip Hopson reports from 53rd Street; Tori Amos performs "Spark."
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Show #1052
Episode overview
28, 1998
A softball game between Late Show staffers and the cast of Miss Saigon is rigged by Dave; Anton goes into "Buddy Rich, Jr." mode and performs drums solos throughout the night; The Goo Goo Dolls perform "Iris."
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Show #1053
Episode overview
29, 1998
Dave shows a personal ad from the Washington Post that looks like it was written by President Clinton; Alan fantasizes about waffles; Paul serenades Yasmine Bleeth.
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Show #1054
Episode overview
30, 1998
Dave chats with Jennifer Ringley, the Seattle-based college student best known for operating the voyeuristic website JenniCAM.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
Episode overview
31, 1998
Dave points out an audience member who looks like Kenny Rogers; during "Late Show en espanol," Tony walks out in a suit and bad wig and does a Letterman-type monologue; Dave chats with .. show full overview
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Show #1056
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03, 1998
During a segment in which he shows real and doctored Clinton and Gore news articles, Dave announces that his pants are too tight.
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Show #1057
Episode overview
04, 1998
Paul and Anton Fig participate in a game called "Average Television Viewer vs. Late Show Television Viewer."
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Show #1058
Episode overview
05, 1998
During the annual "New for Summer" segment, Mujibur and Sirajul are declared "Late Show Prom King and Queen." Later, Penn and Teller perform their new magic act.
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Show #1059
Episode overview
06, 1998
Dave feels highly suspect of the audience's intelligence during "Know Your Current Events"; John Popper sits in with the band; Dave chats with Hunter Scott, a 13-year-old WW II history buff.
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Show #1060
Episode overview
07, 1998
John Popper is still sitting in with the band, while Doris Roberts promotes "Everybody Loves Raymond."
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Show #1061
Episode overview
10, 1998
Biff goes outside to annoy people with a bullhorn. Later, Dave meets David Roth, a noted coin magician.
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Show #1062
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11, 1998
Throughout the show, stockbrokers jump out of a fifth-story window.
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Show #1063
Episode overview
12, 1998
"Riverdance" performs live via telephone from Cincinnati. Later, Liz Phair promotes her new album, "WhiteChocolateSpaceEgg."
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Show #1064
Episode overview
13, 1998
Paul and somebody named "Mary Beth" host a spoof of "Regis & Kathie Lee" with Inky Mendez playing Gelman. Regis suddenly pops out of the audience, heckles them, and gets thrown out of the theater.
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Show #1065
Episode overview
14, 1998
Wesley Snipes promotes the movie "Spawn."

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