David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
Late Show with David Letterman (Temporada 2)
Show #0220 (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-08-29
Show #0221 (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-08-30
Show #0222 (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-08-31
Show #0223 (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-01
Show #0224 (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-02
Show #0225 (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-05
Show #0226 (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-06
Sinopsis: Throughout the night, an audience woman from Brooklyn kicks footballs.
Show #0227 (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-07
Show #0228 (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-08
Show #0229 (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-09
Show #0230 (Episodio 11)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-12
Show #0231 (Episodio 12)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-13
Show #0232 (Episodio 13)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-14
Show #0233 (Episodio 14)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-15
Sinopsis: ""Dropping Stuff Off the 8th Floor Window"" includes: champagne bottles, confetti, a TV monitor, presidential plates, fluorescent tubes, and bowling balls into a bathtub of pudding. The first two miss their mark; the third makes it but destroys the tub.
Show #0234 (Episodio 15)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-16
Sinopsis: Dave comments on Robbie Kondor; a car alarm goes off outside the theater, so Dave goes outside and bombs the offending car; Chuck Berry sings ""Johnny B. Goode""; Zsa Zsa Gabor laments and spews profanities after discovering her car has been destroyed.
Show #0235 (Episodio 16)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-19
Sinopsis: Hal Gurnee harasses taxi drivers by posting their images on the Times Square jumbotron.
Show #0236 (Episodio 17)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-20
Show #0237 (Episodio 18)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-21
Sinopsis: An audience member gives Dave a tiny pair of pants; Gavin MacLeod pops in several times, interrupting the monologue and presenting the Top Ten.
Show #0238 (Episodio 19)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-22
Sinopsis: John Popper sits in with the band; Bill Murray tours Broadway; Macaulay Culkin promotes ""Richie Rich.""
Show #0239 (Episodio 20)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-23
Show #0240 (Episodio 21)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-26
Show #0241 (Episodio 22)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-27
Show #0242 (Episodio 23)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-28
Show #0243 (Episodio 24)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-29
Show #0244 (Episodio 25)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-09-30
Show #0245 (Episodio 26)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-03
Show #0246 (Episodio 27)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-04
Show #0247 (Episodio 28)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-05
Show #0248 (Episodio 29)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-06
Show #0249 (Episodio 30)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-07
Sinopsis: Tim Allen promotes his bestselling book, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man.
Show #0250 (Episodio 31)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-10
Show #0251 (Episodio 32)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-11
Show #0252 (Episodio 33)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-12
Show #0253 (Episodio 34)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-13
Show #0254 (Episodio 35)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-14
Show #0255 (Episodio 36)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-24
Show #0256 (Episodio 37)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-25
Show #0257 (Episodio 38)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-26
Sinopsis: Two standby audience folks named Jenya and Gary are sent to take food to Dan Rather, courtesy of Rupert. Later, Mike Judge discusses his hit MTV show ""Beavis & Butt-head.""
Show #0258 (Episodio 39)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-27
Show #0259 (Episodio 40)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-28
Show #0260 (Episodio 41)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-10-31
Sinopsis: Calvert goes trick-or-treating in Nutley, New Jersey (Martha Stewart's hometown); Lauren Bacall plugs ""Pret-a-Porter"" (Ready to Wear).
Show #0261 (Episodio 42)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-01
Sinopsis: John Popper sits in; throughout the night, Mujibur and Sirajul appear as correspondents on Court TV; Elijah Wood plugs North.
Show #0262 (Episodio 43)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-02
Show #0263 (Episodio 44)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-03
Sinopsis: Dave gets freshened up by a street sweeper; Rupert serves ""Bill Clinton Soup.""
Show #0264 (Episodio 45)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-04
Show #0265 (Episodio 46)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-07
Show #0266 (Episodio 47)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-09
Show #0267 (Episodio 48)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-10
Show #0268 (Episodio 49)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-11
Sinopsis: Live via telephone, Jerry Lewis pronounces the new governor's name ""Puh-tack-ee;"" ""Picket Fences"" star Fyvush Finkel sings ""If I Were a Rich Man;"" The Cranberries perform ""Zombie.""
Show #0269 (Episodio 50)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-14
Sinopsis: Dave selects a woman from outside named Laurie Byrd to be his co-host tonight; Biff and George Clarke recreate a scene from the hit CBS miniseries ""Scarlett.""
Show #0270 (Episodio 51)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-15
Show #0271 (Episodio 52)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-16
Show #0272 (Episodio 53)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-17
Show #0273 (Episodio 54)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-18
Show #0274 (Episodio 55)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-21
Show #0275 (Episodio 56)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-22
Show #0276 (Episodio 57)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-23
Show #0277 (Episodio 58)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-24
Show #0278 (Episodio 59)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-25
Show #0279 (Episodio 60)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-28
Sinopsis: The outside cam reveals that Dave's picture in the window of Joe G's Pizza. Dave calls and distracts Joe while Paul steals the unflattering portrait; Jon Lovitz plugs North.
Show #0280 (Episodio 61)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-29
Sinopsis: Roseanne makes a rare political statement; Dave's accountant Fred Nigro takes a bow.
Show #0281 (Episodio 62)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-11-30
Sinopsis: Mujibur, Sirajul and Tony Randall take a photo together; tonight's celebrities in the audience: Mia Farrow, Eddie Murphy and Sharon Stone.
Show #0282 (Episodio 63)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-01
Show #0283 (Episodio 64)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-02
Sinopsis: One of tonight's cue cards goes to a garbage truck outside; in the latest edition of ""Rupert and Me,"" Dave radios strange comments to Rupert, which are then repeated out loud to annoyed passers-by; Nicholas Turturro sings ""My Way;"" Michael Keaton gets arrested for shoplifting at Hello Deli.
Show #0284 (Episodio 65)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-12
Sinopsis: Cold Opening: Jim Carrey and an unshaven Dave goof around. Later in the show, Mickey, the barber at the Wellington Hotel, shaves off Dave's beard.
Show #0285 (Episodio 66)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-13
Show #0286 (Episodio 67)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-14
Show #0287 (Episodio 68)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-15
Sinopsis: Siskel and Ebert throw snowballs; Michael J. Fox walks onstage with a cow.
Show #0288 (Episodio 69)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-16
Show #0289 (Episodio 70)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-19
Show #0290 (Episodio 71)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-20
Show #0291 (Episodio 72)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-21
Show #0292 (Episodio 73)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-22
Show #0293 (Episodio 74)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-23
Show #0294 (Episodio 75)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-26
Sinopsis: Bad Religion performed ""Infected""
Show #0295 (Episodio 76)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-27
Show #0296 (Episodio 77)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-28
Sinopsis: During ""Charts and Graphs,"" Dave sends an audience member down the street for copies of a chart. Also, Dave calls the mother of a different audience member, but he ends up leaving a message on her machine.
Show #0297 (Episodio 78)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-29
Sinopsis: A customer at Hello Deli shows Dave her holiday photos. Later, Dave checks his temperature (99.5 F).
Show #0298 (Episodio 79)
Fecha de emisión: 1994-12-30
Sinopsis: Dave ends the show early yet again, and Paul finds him sobbing on the Ricki Lake show; Biff has champagne coming out of his ears; Dick Clark presents the Top Ten; Dave and Richard Simmons go harassing people door-to-door in New Jersey.
Show #0299 (Episodio 80)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-02
Show #0300 (Episodio 81)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-03
Show #0301 (Episodio 82)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-04
Sinopsis: Michael Buffer announces Phil Hartman's entry onstage; a comely postal carrier distracts Dave.
Show #0302 (Episodio 83)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-05
Show #0303 (Episodio 84)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-06
Sinopsis: Dave autographs a ham; Calvert (dressed as Newt Gingrich's mother) presents the Top Ten.
Show #0304 (Episodio 85)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-09
Show #0305 (Episodio 86)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-10
Show #0306 (Episodio 87)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-11
Show #0307 (Episodio 88)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-12
Sinopsis: An audience member hangs out in the band section; Mujibur and Sirajul become the latest witnesses to testify for O.J. Simpson.
Show #0308 (Episodio 89)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-13
Sinopsis: Al Green performs ""Let's Stay Together.""
Show #0309 (Episodio 90)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-16
Show #0310 (Episodio 91)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-17
Show #0311 (Episodio 92)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-18
Show #0312 (Episodio 93)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-19
Show #0313 (Episodio 94)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-20
Show #0314 (Episodio 95)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-30
Show #0315 (Episodio 96)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-01-31
Sinopsis: Dave shows a (bogus) Super Bowl ad starring himself; Gerard presents ""Top Ten Signs You're Not the Sexiest Man Alive.""
Show #0316 (Episodio 97)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-01
Show #0317 (Episodio 98)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-02
Show #0318 (Episodio 99)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-03
Show #0319 (Episodio 100)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-06
Sinopsis: Rosanne Cash performs ""I Count the Tears.""
Show #0320 (Episodio 101)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-07
Show #0321 (Episodio 102)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-08
Show #0322 (Episodio 103)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-09
Show #0323 (Episodio 104)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-10
Show #0324 (Episodio 105)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-13
Show #0325 (Episodio 106)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-14
Show #0326 (Episodio 107)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-15
Show #0327 (Episodio 108)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-16
Sinopsis: Dave introduces the brand new ""Late Show Dancers,"" who prance around throughout the show. Also, 83-year-old Empire State Building employee Chico Chimone plays the piano.
Show #0328 (Episodio 109)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-17
Show #0329 (Episodio 110)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-20
Sinopsis: Dave sends three members from the audience to go to a nearby movie theater to videotape some clips from Pulp Fiction. They return in time to show the footage during John Travolta's guest appearance to promote the film. Also, Mujibur and Sirajul report from yesterday's Daytona 500.
Show #0330 (Episodio 111)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-21
Show #0331 (Episodio 112)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-22
Sinopsis: Cybill Shepherd promotes her new sitcom; Gary Sinise brags about the perks of being an Academy Award Nominee.
Show #0332 (Episodio 113)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-23
Sinopsis: Wayne Newton (live via satellite) presents the Top Ten; Michael McKean comments on the recent troubles on the set of ""Saturday Night Live;"" David Byrne and the CBS Orchestra perform ""You & Eye.""
Show #0333 (Episodio 114)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-24
Show #0334 (Episodio 115)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-27
Show #0335 (Episodio 116)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-02-28
Show #0336 (Episodio 117)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-01
Show #0337 (Episodio 118)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-02
Sinopsis: Bernie Worrell sits in; Al Roker does a weather forecast; Dave retrieves a blue card from ""Forrest Gump"" (Calvert); Jeff Goldblum tap dances.
Show #0338 (Episodio 119)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-03
Show #0339 (Episodio 120)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-06
Sinopsis: Dave sends the standby audience to The Gap to purchase and wear matching outfits before they're allowed to return to the theater. By the end of the show, they are all wearing identical sweaters and khakis. (correct synopsis)
Show #0340 (Episodio 121)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-07
Sinopsis: On the first Letterman show ever aired on this date, Bill Cosby, Tito Puente, and Dave climb a ladder up to the balcony, and Luke Perry does a science experiment in place of bumped guest Lee Marek.
Show #0341 (Episodio 122)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-08
Show #0342 (Episodio 123)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-09
Show #0343 (Episodio 124)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-10
Sinopsis: Dave sends the standby audience to The Gap to purchase and wear matching outfits before they're allowed to return to the theater. By the end of the show, they are all wearing identical sweaters and khakis.
Show #0344 (Episodio 125)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-13
Show #0345 (Episodio 126)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-14
Show #0346 (Episodio 127)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-15
Show #0347 (Episodio 128)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-20
Sinopsis: Dave gives a girl in the audience named Amy money to buy spring flowers, and later her boyfriend (also in the audience) sings karaoke with Will Smith.
Show #0348 (Episodio 129)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-21
Sinopsis: A woman in the audience bakes cookies for everyone; Conan O'Brien appears in Dave's latest Oscar-related dream; Dave gets his toupee dry-cleaned.
Show #0349 (Episodio 130)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-03-22
Sinopsis: Throughout the night, Dave practices giving out Oscars, awarding achievements by Tony Randall, Doc Severinson (who's sitting in), Tony Mendez, a hi-ho girl, and Sirajul Islam (Mujibur was sick). Also, Dave chats with a man whose dog ran away, then found his pet on the opposite side of the country.
Show #0350 (Episodio 131)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-03
Sinopsis: John Mayall sits in; Dave comments on his much-scrutinized performance as host of last week's Academy Awards.
Show #0351 (Episodio 132)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-04
Sinopsis: Throughout the night, the legendary Ashton Family acrobats perform their greatest stunts outside on 53rd Street.
Show #0352 (Episodio 133)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-05
Sinopsis: Dave spells Uma and Oprah with hot dog wieners, while Creepy Dave lurks in the backdrop during his interview with Bryant Gumbel.
Show #0353 (Episodio 134)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-06
Sinopsis: At the end of tonight's ""New Books"" segment, Dave gives one of the phony manuscripts to a girl in the audience. Also, for no apparent reason, Gerard dances around onstage in a sun dress.
Show #0354 (Episodio 135)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-07
Sinopsis: Two babes in the audience are observed with ""Marry Us Dave"" T-shirts; Dave, Calvert, and Biff sit around and do nothing for three minutes; Dave asks cab drivers what they thought of his performance at the Oscars.
Show #0355 (Episodio 136)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-10
Sinopsis: Dave invites the stand-by audience to his office and watch the show from there. Later, they're joined by Faye Dunaway and chef Wolfgang Puck.
Show #0356 (Episodio 137)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-11
Sinopsis: Throughout the night, various staffers walk onstage to give Dave ""dramatic tension,"" while Robert Pastorelli explains his departure from the hit comedy Murphy Brown.
Show #0357 (Episodio 138) 4.0
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-12
Sinopsis: Mayor Guiliani and Dave agree to disagree on the new slogan for the New York Tourism Board; Drew Barrymore gives Dave a birthday surprise.
Show #0358 (Episodio 139)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-13
Sinopsis: The New York Daily News, having headlined their paper with last night's Guiliani-chosen slogan, distributes miniature buttons to the audience reading ""We Can Kick Your City's Ass"" commemorating the headline. Also, Bela Fleck sits in with the band on banjo.
Show #0359 (Episodio 140)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-14
Sinopsis: Two days after NYC's new slogan, ""We Can Kick Your City's Ass,"" reaches beyond the Hudson, Dave hears from mayors of other cities; Slash of Guns n' Roses fame sits in; a skit involving jelly beans bursting out of Biff's ears is botched when the wiring doesn't work properly.
Show #0360 (Episodio 141)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-17
Sinopsis: Live Remote: Dave annoys both an H&R Block tax accountant and his mortified customer, who prefers to hide her face.
Show #0361 (Episodio 142)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-18
Sinopsis: Dave selects five guys from the audience to compete in a basketball match outside on 53rd Street with five (alleged) New York Knicks. By the end of the show, the final score is Audience 108, Knicks 107.
Show #0362 (Episodio 143)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-19
Sinopsis: Dave complains that the cue-card Tony is holding is too small, so Inky replaces it with a giant banner; ten mayors of other cities present the Top Ten; a blue card is missing and soon found taped to Sandra Bullock's backside.
Show #0363 (Episodio 144)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-20
Sinopsis: An audience talent show is interrupted by Helen Reddy, who pops up several times throughout the show; later, she teams up with Blues Traveler to perform ""Hook.""
Show #0364 (Episodio 145)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-21
Sinopsis: Tony Randall drops by to announce who tomorrow's guests will be, and Dave squirts him with a fire extinguisher. Later, Biff Henderson and Pat Farmer carry Tony outside and into a taxi. Also, Dolly Parton presents the Top Ten.
Show #0365 (Episodio 146)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-24
Sinopsis: After word spreads to the media that he's losing his ratings edge over Leno, Dave wants to find out if people are still watching the show, so he displays his desk phone number on the Times Square Jumbotron. The only people who call are CBS employees who have access to a live feed in their offices. Frustrated, Dave dips the receiver into his coffee.
Show #0366 (Episodio 147)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-25
Sinopsis: In tonight's live remote, Dave annoys customers down the street at the Sam Ash music store and invites Marcia to sit in with the band on alto sax.
Show #0367 (Episodio 148)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-26
Sinopsis: David Sanborn sits in yet again; various New York Yankees present the Top Ten; Dave loses a blue card, then finds it at McDonald's.
Show #0368 (Episodio 149)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-27
Sinopsis: The Flying Rat is introduced on the show during a segment called ""What's New for Spring""; in the same segment a small army of clowns attack Mujibur and Sirajul, then storm the Late Show stage; Dave chats with ""Buddy, the Sleepy Lifeguard.""
Show #0369 (Episodio 150)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-04-28
Sinopsis: Dave and Paul leave the show early to go over to Madison Square Garden for the circus, where they run into an acrobat bearing a strong resemblance to Calvert; the flying rat attacks Dan Rather, and is later seen as a guest on Nightline; Dave and Felecia waltz.
Show #0370 (Episodio 151)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-01
Sinopsis: All of tonight's guests (Marilu Henner, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Mario Van Peebles) are at Rupert's playing spin the bottle. Also, the flying rat demonstrates its supremacy of the New York skyline by swallowing a giant bird whole.
Show #0371 (Episodio 152)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-02
Sinopsis: The Giant Flying Rat is introduced via lasers and special effects just after being interviewed by Tom Snyder.
Show #0372 (Episodio 153)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-03
Sinopsis: (Supposed) Audience requests are fulfilled in tonight's ""Who Asked For It?"" while Harry Connick Jr. promotes his new album.
Show #0373 (Episodio 154)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-04
Sinopsis: Pete Fatovich attempts to kiss Paul again; the giant flying rat delivers the Top Ten list; Jake Johanssen discusses a recent trip to the supermarket.
Show #0374 (Episodio 155)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-05
Sinopsis: The giant flying rat dons a sombrero; Dave leaves the show early to marry Drew Barrymore; a man gets kicked in the face by a racehorse; Dave and Paul go supermarket shopping.
Show #0375 (Episodio 156)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-08
Sinopsis: Dave sends audience members Nico and Ingrid Van Eenennaan to London (to promote the show's visit next week) with a camcorder, root beer, and the Giant Flying Rat. Neither are seen or heard from again.
Show #0376 (Episodio 157)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-09
Sinopsis: Jimmy Smits, a guest the night before, is seen in his hotel room naked, doing push-ups and watching TV in bed. Also, Paul quits to become a professional boxer, but he gives up and comes back to the show.
Show #0377 (Episodio 158)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-10
Sinopsis: The Dutch husband and wife from last night resurface for a brief moment; Paul wears a top hat and a tuxedo; Bruce Willis gets his head scrubbed.
Show #0378 (Episodio 159)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-11
Sinopsis: Paul decides to have plastic surgery, then wakes up from the procedure with a conehead; Dave shows a clip of Pakistan's #1 sitcom, ""Seinjibur""; Hugh Grant promotes Nine Months.
Show #0379 (Episodio 160)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-12
Sinopsis: Calvert mimics the Giant Flying Rat; Dave comments on preparations for next week's trip to London; Julianna Marguiles promotes the much-hyped season finale of ER.
Show #0380 (Episodio 161)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-15
Sinopsis: The Late Show starts its week broadcasting from London. Ten London Guards bring Dave out onstage; Dave and Paul wreck havoc in the city; Elton John reacts to William Shatner's videotaped rendition of ""Rocket Man,"" then performs ""Made in England.""
Show #0381 (Episodio 162)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-16
Sinopsis: London, Day 2: The new James Bond, Remington Steele star Pierce Brosnan, enters backstage with models and martinis; Little Richard and Chuck Berry sit in; Dave's mom reports from a pub. (correct synopsis)
Show #0382 (Episodio 163)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-17
Sinopsis: London, Day 3: ""London Souvenirs"" include a Prince Charles Ketchup Dispenser, a Bobby Helmet Bra, and a Tea Cannon, brought out by fake London guards. Also, Peter O'Toole enters riding a camel, and Van Morrison barely remembers the words to his own song ""Have I Told You Lately"" in a performance with Sinead O'Connor and the Chieftains. (correct synopsis)
Show #0383 (Episodio 164)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-18
Sinopsis: London, Day 4: Dave and Paul play soccer (or should I say football?) at Wembley Stadium; live via satellite from New York, Tony Randall trashes the theater; John Cleese presents the Top Ten. (correct synopsis)
Show #0384 (Episodio 165)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-19
Sinopsis: London, Day 5: Dave repeats a monologue joke in a British accent; Salman Rushdie hands the Top Ten to Dave, and is presented by ten bobbies; Dorothy drops by to comment on her week of sightseeing.
Show #0385 (Episodio 166)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-22
Sinopsis: Cold opening: Dave belatedly thanks Drew Barrymore for her birthday ""gift"" last month. Also, Dave pays Mujibur and Sirajul to pummel Paul.
Show #0386 (Episodio 167)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-23
Sinopsis: It's the debut of ""May We Turn Your Pants Into Shorts?"" Dave cuts up his own slacks before shredding the pants of Paul and Mel Gibson.
Show #0387 (Episodio 168)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-24
Show #0388 (Episodio 169)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-25
Sinopsis: Clint Black sits in; candy is thrown at the audience; the Top Ten Office is relocated to an audience member's hometown of Glenn's Falls, New York; in honor of Ringo Starr, Paul, Dave, and the audience try to recreate Beatlemania.
Show #0389 (Episodio 170)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-05-26
Sinopsis: Dave takes a bunch of sailors to a local watering hole; Mujibur and Sirajul visit Dorothy in Indianapolis; Dave bids farewell to longtime director Hal Gurnee by placing a plaque on the control room door.
Show #0390 (Episodio 171)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-05
Sinopsis: Cold Opening: Nicole Kidman asks Dave if he's drunk. Also, displayed by the window of an advertising agency across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater is a giant toothbrush and tooth; Dave invites the workers from that window to bring the items into the theater and then presents them with the Crest Pledge.
Show #0391 (Episodio 172)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-06
Sinopsis: Indianapolis 500 champion Jacque Vileneuve races a NYC cab around the theater block in competition with NYC cabbie Buke Kadikiran; Dave shows (doctored) footage of Dan Rather replacing his CBS Evening News co-host Connie Chung with… Dan Rather.
Show #0392 (Episodio 173)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-07
Sinopsis: Biff delivers Dave in a golf cart; Dave and an audience member named Hal help choose the network's new slogan; a pyrotechnic exhibition is held in the backdrop.
Show #0393 (Episodio 174)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-08
Sinopsis: It's time for a studio audience talent show, with friends and relatives of the performers swamping the backdrop. Shortly after his interview, Mike Myers joins the crowd.
Show #0394 (Episodio 175)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-09
Sinopsis: Dave tells Rupert to bother people at a local bistro with his hidden mic; Dave chats with a woman that recently won $87,000,000 in the state lottery; head CBS executives ""Les Moonves"" and ""Peter Lund"" sing Bob Seger's ""Like a Rock.""
Show #0395 (Episodio 176)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-12
Sinopsis: Dave chooses a person off the street to tell their life story; the Top Ten Home Office moves to Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chris O'Donnell plugs Batman Forever.
Show #0396 (Episodio 177)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-13
Sinopsis: Stephen Stills sits in; Dave ""attends"" a recent President Clinton press conference; basketball star/party animal Dennis Rodman comments on his recent antics.
Show #0397 (Episodio 178)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-14
Sinopsis: Travis, a five-year-old golden retriever, has the ""Dog Cam"" attached to his head; John Turturro dresses up as Batman, then hands Dave the Top Ten list; Dan Rather talks about Connie Chung's departure from CBS, then promotes his workout video ""Old Train Songs to Sweat By.""
Show #0398 (Episodio 179)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-15
Sinopsis: Dave arrives at the theater in a police car; throughout the night, spelling bee winner Justin Carroll comes out to spell various ten-cent words; Dave chats with Robert Horry of the NBA Champion Houston Rockets.
Show #0399 (Episodio 180)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-16
Sinopsis: Travis and the Dog Cam return; Englebert Humperdinck serenades Rupert; ten kindergarteners write and present the Top Ten.
Show #0400 (Episodio 181)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-19
Sinopsis: Dave announces that this is show number 4000, but later admits he's off by a zero; John Denver performs the theme song to ""Supermarket Finds""; Alan King gloats over his grandkids.
Show #0401 (Episodio 182)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-20
Sinopsis: Dave invites both a cabbie and an audience member to jump into a rooftop swimming pool. They're later joined by two NYC cops and Bob Saget.
Show #0402 (Episodio 183)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-21
Sinopsis: Shortly after a ""What's New for Summer"" segment, Dave hands hamsicles (or, if you will, cold ham on a stick) to the audience. Also, ""Batman"" (Calvert) hands Dave the Top Ten list, while Tony Bennett performs ""My Love Went to London.""
Show #0403 (Episodio 184)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-22
Sinopsis: Cold Opening: ""ER"" star Anthony Edwards refuses to give Dave a physical. Also, Jonathan Katz does standup and promotes Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
Show #0404 (Episodio 185)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-23
Sinopsis: Dave celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the debut of The David Letterman Show by showing clips of the first broadcast; Biff interrupts Dave so that Corey Pavin (winner of the 1995 U. S. Open) can drop by; various staffers take their moms to the Russian Tea Room.
Show #0405 (Episodio 186)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-26
Sinopsis: Bernie Kopell storms out of the theater after ""The Love Boat"" is somehow mentioned twice in a Top Ten List about Hockey. Later, Dave chats with ""Coach"" star Jerry Van Dyke, while Warren Zevon performs ""Mutineer,"" a song he would later perform in his last TV appearance in 2002.
Show #0406 (Episodio 187)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-27
Sinopsis: Dave invites a standby audience member to play ""Will You Eat the Meatloaf?"" Later in the show, Dave chats with Pete, the dishwasher at Hello Deli.
Show #0407 (Episodio 188)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-28
Sinopsis: In an experimental comedy bit called ""Letters to the Editor,"" Dave reads a (bogus) note from Al Gore telling The New Yorker that he loves their cartoons.
Show #0408 (Episodio 189)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-29
Sinopsis: Dave shows the audience an old photo of Morty with an afro, and then later shows a doctored photo of himself with a head-bush. Also, Dave helps Tom Hanks shave a beard he grew on vacation.
Show #0409 (Episodio 190)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-06-30
Sinopsis: In a remote, Dave asks apartment dwellers, ""What's the Coolest Thing In Your Apartment?""
Show #0410 (Episodio 191)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-10
Sinopsis: Jim Carrey, Andre Agassi, and Tom and Roseanne Arnold miraculously appear in the audience, Tom being both on stage and in the audience simultaneously. Also, Dave orders pancakes from the Fashion Cafe for Christy Turlington and a heavyset audience member.
Show #0411 (Episodio 192)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-11
Sinopsis: Dave says hello to viewers in France and Italy in their respective native tongues; during ""May We See Your Photos, Please?"" Dave demands to see photos of meat or nudity; Penn and Teller perform one of their trademark dangerous stunts.
Show #0412 (Episodio 193)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-12
Sinopsis: Charles Grodin promotes his new cable talk show.
Show #0413 (Episodio 194)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-13
Sinopsis: A small army of cyclists rush across the stage, while Dave and Pete Sampras play a pickup round of tennis out on 53rd Street.
Show #0414 (Episodio 195)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-14
Sinopsis: After an admittedly lame remote on a ""Day In The Life"" of producer Robert Morton, he jumps into a giant bowl of pudding, followed by Dave. Later in the show, Paul, Laurie Diamond, and the members of White Zombie join in.
Show #0415 (Episodio 196)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-17
Sinopsis: Dave flashes back to how he stayed cool over the weekend by stuffing popsicles in his pants; a woman who picks up one of the pay phones at the kiosk outside the theater is chosen as an honorary guest host; Alicia Silverstone promotes Clueless; Dave and Pam the phone lady switch jackets.
Show #0416 (Episodio 197)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-18
Sinopsis: Dan Rather presents the Top Ten; Chevy Chase plugs Man of the House and talks tennis.
Show #0417 (Episodio 198)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-19
Sinopsis: Ed Sullivan Theater Building Engineer George Clarke begins his ""Quest for Corn"" throughout the Midwest. He's off to Illinois.
Show #0418 (Episodio 199)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-20
Sinopsis: Dave demonstrates a triple pencil flip; Rupert finds one of Dave's blue cards attached to Mary Tyler Moore's backside; Dave shows old footage of Andy Kaufman dancing with a giant snake.
Show #0419 (Episodio 200)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-21
Sinopsis: Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band sits in; Dave offers an audience guy with an unruly beard $300 to shave it; Talent Assistant Zoe Friedham gets a tattoo; Dave gives the newly-shaven man $400.
Show #0420 (Episodio 201)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-24
Sinopsis: A ""Dumb Ads"" segment introduces Canadian filling station attendent Dick Assman. The entire North American audience immediately catches ""Dick Assmania."" Later, a monkey in the green room throws fruit, while The Quest for Corn hits Omaha, Nebraska.
Show #0421 (Episodio 202)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-25
Sinopsis: Dave calls up Dick Assman; Ray Liotta arrives onstage riding a baby elephant, and later he makes a (bogus) appearance with Paul in the controversial new movie Kids.
Show #0422 (Episodio 203)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-26
Sinopsis: Dave and Tony switch places for a few minutes; David Schwimmer is reunited with the monkey who played Marcel on Friends; Dave announces that ""Dick Assmania"" has officially swept the eastern seaboard.
Show #0423 (Episodio 204)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-27
Sinopsis: During a segment called ""Ask the Mayor,"" someone from the audience asks Rudy Guiliani, ""Is that a real hair piece?"" Also, a half-awake audience member opens himself to the feminine wiles of Sandra Bullock.
Show #0424 (Episodio 205)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-28
Sinopsis: George Clarke's ""Quest for Corn"" finds him in Indianapolis with Dave's mom: 5 ears. Later, Nick Turturro and Dennis Franz stand in the green room with their pants down, while Paul and Bruce Hornsby play ""Chopsticks"" on the keyboard.
Show #0425 (Episodio 206)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-07-31
Sinopsis: Dave gives $100 to an audience member after a monologue joke bombs; the show is interrupted for a ""Dick Assman Update""; father and son audience members Jim and JJ McMichael wave from the top of the Empire State Building.
Show #0426 (Episodio 207)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-01
Sinopsis: Dave announces that CBS has just been bought by Westinghouse, then spends the rest of the show joking about it.
Show #0427 (Episodio 208)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-02
Sinopsis: Dave chats with Mary Ann Dennis, whose dog stopped a man that tried to mug her.
Show #0428 (Episodio 209)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-03
Sinopsis: During ""Stupid Pet Tricks,"" a small fish eats a worm whole. Meanwhile, Dave goes into a Westinghouse washer in spin cycle.
Show #0429 (Episodio 210)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-04
Sinopsis: The final installment of ""George Clarke's Quest for Corn"" finds our hero at Hello Deli (five ears). Afterwards, George distributes an ear of corn to everyone in the audience.
Show #0430 (Episodio 211)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-07
Sinopsis: Dave announces it's ""Christmas in August,"" with Glen Campbell singing a medley of holiday standards at Hello Deli.
Show #0431 (Episodio 212)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-08
Sinopsis: Junior Brown sits in with the band; baseball star John Kruk talks about his recent retirement; Dave hectors a man on the street in a game called ""May I Taste Your Dinner, Please?""
Show #0432 (Episodio 213)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-09
Sinopsis: The ""Dick Assman Update"" reveals that his popularity has hit fever pitch. Later, Christopher Walken promotes three new movies that are coming out within a month of each other.
Show #0433 (Episodio 214)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-10
Sinopsis: Dave shows a ""highlight"" of last night's show: Dan Rather fondling Dave's butt.
Show #0434 (Episodio 215)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-11
Sinopsis: In honor of an incident that resulted in a forfeit in the previous night's Dodgers-Cardinals game, audience members throw baseballs at Dave.
Show #0435 (Episodio 216)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-14
Sinopsis: All night long, Rupert touches meat and is joined later by Kelsey Grammer, his then-fiancee, and a priest from the audience.
Show #0436 (Episodio 217)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-15
Sinopsis: Dave claims that the chairman of Westinghouse has agreed to fight him. Later, Sonny Bono signs to Calvert's upstart record company.
Show #0437 (Episodio 218)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-16
Sinopsis: During an interview with Isabella Rosselini, a guy on fire runs around the stage. Later, Bjork and the CBS Orchestra performs ""It's Oh So Quiet.""
Show #0438 (Episodio 219)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-17
Sinopsis: Paul is introduced as ""Johnny Lavaggi;"" Dave shows a (doctored) clip of Monica Seles grunting; David Brenner does stand up.
Show #0439 (Episodio 220)
Fecha de emisión: 1995-08-18
Sinopsis: Dave bids a fond farewell to his announcer, while Dick Assman also makes one last appearance.
