Late Show with David Letterman

1Show #0220

Aug 29, 1994

2Show #0221

Aug 30, 1994

3Show #0222

Aug 31, 1994

4Show #0223

Sep 1, 1994

5Show #0224

Sep 2, 1994

6Show #0225

Sep 5, 1994

7Show #0226

Sep 6, 1994

Throughout the night, an audience woman from Brooklyn kicks footballs.

8Show #0227

Sep 7, 1994

9Show #0228

Sep 8, 1994

10Show #0229

Sep 9, 1994

11Show #0230

Sep 12, 1994

12Show #0231

Sep 13, 1994

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Sep 14, 1994

14Show #0233

Sep 15, 1994

""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.

15Show #0234

Sep 16, 1994

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.

16Show #0235

Sep 19, 1994

Hal Gurnee harasses taxi drivers by posting their images on the Times Square jumbotron.

17Show #0236

Sep 20, 1994

18Show #0237

Sep 21, 1994

An audience member gives Dave a tiny pair of pants; Gavin MacLeod pops in several times, interrupting the monologue and presenting the Top Ten.

19Show #0238

Sep 22, 1994

John Popper sits in with the band; Bill Murray tours Broadway; Macaulay Culkin promotes ""Richie Rich.""

20Show #0239

Sep 23, 1994

21Show #0240

Sep 26, 1994

22Show #0241

Sep 27, 1994

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Sep 28, 1994

24Show #0243

Sep 29, 1994

25Show #0244

Sep 30, 1994

26Show #0245

Oct 3, 1994

27Show #0246

Oct 4, 1994

28Show #0247

Oct 5, 1994

29Show #0248

Oct 6, 1994

30Show #0249

Oct 7, 1994

Tim Allen promotes his bestselling book, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man.

31Show #0250

Oct 10, 1994

32Show #0251

Oct 11, 1994

33Show #0252

Oct 12, 1994

34Show #0253

Oct 13, 1994

35Show #0254

Oct 14, 1994

36Show #0255

Oct 24, 1994

37Show #0256

Oct 25, 1994

38Show #0257

Oct 26, 1994

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.""

39Show #0258

Oct 27, 1994

40Show #0259

Oct 28, 1994

41Show #0260

Oct 31, 1994

Calvert goes trick-or-treating in Nutley, New Jersey (Martha Stewart's hometown); Lauren Bacall plugs ""Pret-a-Porter"" (Ready to Wear).

42Show #0261

Nov 1, 1994

John Popper sits in; throughout the night, Mujibur and Sirajul appear as correspondents on Court TV; Elijah Wood plugs North.

43Show #0262

Nov 2, 1994

44Show #0263

Nov 3, 1994

Dave gets freshened up by a street sweeper; Rupert serves ""Bill Clinton Soup.""

45Show #0264

Nov 4, 1994

46Show #0265

Nov 7, 1994

47Show #0266

Nov 9, 1994

48Show #0267

Nov 10, 1994

49Show #0268

Nov 11, 1994

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.""

50Show #0269

Nov 14, 1994

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.""

51Show #0270

Nov 15, 1994

52Show #0271

Nov 16, 1994

53Show #0272

Nov 17, 1994

54Show #0273

Nov 18, 1994

55Show #0274

Nov 21, 1994

56Show #0275

Nov 22, 1994

57Show #0276

Nov 23, 1994

58Show #0277

Nov 24, 1994

59Show #0278

Nov 25, 1994

60Show #0279

Nov 28, 1994

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.

61Show #0280

Nov 29, 1994

Roseanne makes a rare political statement; Dave's accountant Fred Nigro takes a bow.

62Show #0281

Nov 30, 1994

Mujibur, Sirajul and Tony Randall take a photo together; tonight's celebrities in the audience: Mia Farrow, Eddie Murphy and Sharon Stone.

63Show #0282

Dec 1, 1994

64Show #0283

Dec 2, 1994

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.

65Show #0284

Dec 12, 1994

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.

66Show #0285

Dec 13, 1994

67Show #0286

Dec 14, 1994

68Show #0287

Dec 15, 1994

Siskel and Ebert throw snowballs; Michael J. Fox walks onstage with a cow.

69Show #0288

Dec 16, 1994

70Show #0289

Dec 19, 1994

71Show #0290

Dec 20, 1994

72Show #0291

Dec 21, 1994

73Show #0292

Dec 22, 1994

74Show #0293

Dec 23, 1994

75Show #0294

Dec 26, 1994

Bad Religion performed ""Infected""

76Show #0295

Dec 27, 1994

77Show #0296

Dec 28, 1994

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.

78Show #0297

Dec 29, 1994

A customer at Hello Deli shows Dave her holiday photos. Later, Dave checks his temperature (99.5 F).

79Show #0298

Dec 30, 1994

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.

80Show #0299

Jan 2, 1995

81Show #0300

Jan 3, 1995

82Show #0301

Jan 4, 1995

Michael Buffer announces Phil Hartman's entry onstage; a comely postal carrier distracts Dave.

83Show #0302

Jan 5, 1995

84Show #0303

Jan 6, 1995

Dave autographs a ham; Calvert (dressed as Newt Gingrich's mother) presents the Top Ten.

85Show #0304

Jan 9, 1995

86Show #0305

Jan 10, 1995

87Show #0306

Jan 11, 1995

88Show #0307

Jan 12, 1995

An audience member hangs out in the band section; Mujibur and Sirajul become the latest witnesses to testify for O.J. Simpson.

89Show #0308

Jan 13, 1995

Al Green performs ""Let's Stay Together.""

90Show #0309

Jan 16, 1995

91Show #0310

Jan 17, 1995

92Show #0311

Jan 18, 1995

93Show #0312

Jan 19, 1995

94Show #0313

Jan 20, 1995

95Show #0314

Jan 30, 1995

96Show #0315

Jan 31, 1995

Dave shows a (bogus) Super Bowl ad starring himself; Gerard presents ""Top Ten Signs You're Not the Sexiest Man Alive.""

97Show #0316

Feb 1, 1995

98Show #0317

Feb 2, 1995

99Show #0318

Feb 3, 1995

100Show #0319

Feb 6, 1995

Rosanne Cash performs ""I Count the Tears.""

101Show #0320

Feb 7, 1995

102Show #0321

Feb 8, 1995

103Show #0322

Feb 9, 1995

104Show #0323

Feb 10, 1995

105Show #0324

Feb 13, 1995

106Show #0325

Feb 14, 1995

107Show #0326

Feb 15, 1995

108Show #0327

Feb 16, 1995

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.

109Show #0328

Feb 17, 1995

110Show #0329

Feb 20, 1995

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.

111Show #0330

Feb 21, 1995

112Show #0331

Feb 22, 1995

Cybill Shepherd promotes her new sitcom; Gary Sinise brags about the perks of being an Academy Award Nominee.

113Show #0332

Feb 23, 1995

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.""

114Show #0333

Feb 24, 1995

115Show #0334

Feb 27, 1995

116Show #0335

Feb 28, 1995

117Show #0336

Mar 1, 1995

118Show #0337

Mar 2, 1995

Bernie Worrell sits in; Al Roker does a weather forecast; Dave retrieves a blue card from ""Forrest Gump"" (Calvert); Jeff Goldblum tap dances.

119Show #0338

Mar 3, 1995

120Show #0339

Mar 6, 1995

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)

121Show #0340

Mar 7, 1995

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.

122Show #0341

Mar 8, 1995

123Show #0342

Mar 9, 1995

124Show #0343

Mar 10, 1995

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.

125Show #0344

Mar 13, 1995

126Show #0345

Mar 14, 1995

127Show #0346

Mar 15, 1995

128Show #0347

Mar 20, 1995

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.

129Show #0348

Mar 21, 1995

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.

130Show #0349

Mar 22, 1995

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.

131Show #0350

Apr 3, 1995

John Mayall sits in; Dave comments on his much-scrutinized performance as host of last week's Academy Awards.

132Show #0351

Apr 4, 1995

Throughout the night, the legendary Ashton Family acrobats perform their greatest stunts outside on 53rd Street.

133Show #0352

Apr 5, 1995

Dave spells Uma and Oprah with hot dog wieners, while Creepy Dave lurks in the backdrop during his interview with Bryant Gumbel.

134Show #0353

Apr 6, 1995

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.

135Show #0354

Apr 7, 1995

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.

136Show #0355

Apr 10, 1995

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.

137Show #0356

Apr 11, 1995

Throughout the night, various staffers walk onstage to give Dave ""dramatic tension,"" while Robert Pastorelli explains his departure from the hit comedy Murphy Brown.

138Show #0357

Apr 12, 1995

Mayor Guiliani and Dave agree to disagree on the new slogan for the New York Tourism Board; Drew Barrymore gives Dave a birthday surprise.

139Show #0358

Apr 13, 1995

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.

140Show #0359

Apr 14, 1995

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.

141Show #0360

Apr 17, 1995

Live Remote: Dave annoys both an H&R Block tax accountant and his mortified customer, who prefers to hide her face.

142Show #0361

Apr 18, 1995

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.

143Show #0362

Apr 19, 1995

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.

144Show #0363

Apr 20, 1995

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.""

145Show #0364

Apr 21, 1995

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.

146Show #0365

Apr 24, 1995

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.

147Show #0366

Apr 25, 1995

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.

148Show #0367

Apr 26, 1995

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.

149Show #0368

Apr 27, 1995

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.""

150Show #0369

Apr 28, 1995

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.

151Show #0370

May 1, 1995

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.

152Show #0371

May 2, 1995

The Giant Flying Rat is introduced via lasers and special effects just after being interviewed by Tom Snyder.

153Show #0372

May 3, 1995

(Supposed) Audience requests are fulfilled in tonight's ""Who Asked For It?"" while Harry Connick Jr. promotes his new album.

154Show #0373

May 4, 1995

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.

155Show #0374

May 5, 1995

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.

156Show #0375

May 8, 1995

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.

157Show #0376

May 9, 1995

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.

158Show #0377

May 10, 1995

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.

159Show #0378

May 11, 1995

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.

160Show #0379

May 12, 1995

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.

161Show #0380

May 15, 1995

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.""

162Show #0381

May 16, 1995

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)

163Show #0382

May 17, 1995

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)

164Show #0383

May 18, 1995

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)

165Show #0384

May 19, 1995

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.

166Show #0385

May 22, 1995

Cold opening: Dave belatedly thanks Drew Barrymore for her birthday ""gift"" last month. Also, Dave pays Mujibur and Sirajul to pummel Paul.

167Show #0386

May 23, 1995

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.

168Show #0387

May 24, 1995

169Show #0388

May 25, 1995

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.

170Show #0389

May 26, 1995

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.

171Show #0390

Jun 5, 1995

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.

172Show #0391

Jun 6, 1995

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.

173Show #0392

Jun 7, 1995

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.

174Show #0393

Jun 8, 1995

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.

175Show #0394

Jun 9, 1995

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.""

176Show #0395

Jun 12, 1995

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.

177Show #0396

Jun 13, 1995

Stephen Stills sits in; Dave ""attends"" a recent President Clinton press conference; basketball star/party animal Dennis Rodman comments on his recent antics.

178Show #0397

Jun 14, 1995

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.""

179Show #0398

Jun 15, 1995

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.

180Show #0399

Jun 16, 1995

Travis and the Dog Cam return; Englebert Humperdinck serenades Rupert; ten kindergarteners write and present the Top Ten.

181Show #0400

Jun 19, 1995

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.

182Show #0401

Jun 20, 1995

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.

183Show #0402

Jun 21, 1995

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.""

184Show #0403

Jun 22, 1995

Cold Opening: ""ER"" star Anthony Edwards refuses to give Dave a physical. Also, Jonathan Katz does standup and promotes Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.

185Show #0404

Jun 23, 1995

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.

186Show #0405

Jun 26, 1995

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.

187Show #0406

Jun 27, 1995

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.

188Show #0407

Jun 28, 1995

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.

189Show #0408

Jun 29, 1995

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.

190Show #0409

Jun 30, 1995

In a remote, Dave asks apartment dwellers, ""What's the Coolest Thing In Your Apartment?""

191Show #0410

Jul 10, 1995

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.

192Show #0411

Jul 11, 1995

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.

193Show #0412

Jul 12, 1995

Charles Grodin promotes his new cable talk show.

194Show #0413

Jul 13, 1995

A small army of cyclists rush across the stage, while Dave and Pete Sampras play a pickup round of tennis out on 53rd Street.

195Show #0414

Jul 14, 1995

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.

196Show #0415

Jul 17, 1995

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.

197Show #0416

Jul 18, 1995

Dan Rather presents the Top Ten; Chevy Chase plugs Man of the House and talks tennis.

198Show #0417

Jul 19, 1995

Ed Sullivan Theater Building Engineer George Clarke begins his ""Quest for Corn"" throughout the Midwest. He's off to Illinois.

199Show #0418

Jul 20, 1995

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.

200Show #0419

Jul 21, 1995

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.

201Show #0420

Jul 24, 1995

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.

202Show #0421

Jul 25, 1995

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.

203Show #0422

Jul 26, 1995

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.

204Show #0423

Jul 27, 1995

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.

205Show #0424

Jul 28, 1995

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.

206Show #0425

Jul 31, 1995

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.

207Show #0426

Aug 1, 1995

Dave announces that CBS has just been bought by Westinghouse, then spends the rest of the show joking about it.

208Show #0427

Aug 2, 1995

Dave chats with Mary Ann Dennis, whose dog stopped a man that tried to mug her.

209Show #0428

Aug 3, 1995

During ""Stupid Pet Tricks,"" a small fish eats a worm whole. Meanwhile, Dave goes into a Westinghouse washer in spin cycle.

210Show #0429

Aug 4, 1995

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.

211Show #0430

Aug 7, 1995

Dave announces it's ""Christmas in August,"" with Glen Campbell singing a medley of holiday standards at Hello Deli.

212Show #0431

Aug 8, 1995

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?""

213Show #0432

Aug 9, 1995

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.

214Show #0433

Aug 10, 1995

Dave shows a ""highlight"" of last night's show: Dan Rather fondling Dave's butt.

215Show #0434

Aug 11, 1995

In honor of an incident that resulted in a forfeit in the previous night's Dodgers-Cardinals game, audience members throw baseballs at Dave.

216Show #0435

Aug 14, 1995

All night long, Rupert touches meat and is joined later by Kelsey Grammer, his then-fiancee, and a priest from the audience.

217Show #0436

Aug 15, 1995

Dave claims that the chairman of Westinghouse has agreed to fight him. Later, Sonny Bono signs to Calvert's upstart record company.

218Show #0437

Aug 16, 1995

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.""

219Show #0438

Aug 17, 1995

Paul is introduced as ""Johnny Lavaggi;"" Dave shows a (doctored) clip of Monica Seles grunting; David Brenner does stand up.

220Show #0439

Aug 18, 1995

Dave bids a fond farewell to his announcer, while Dick Assman also makes one last appearance.