David Brenner, Gloria Estefan, Sean Young
Late Show with David Letterman - S1 - E34
Late Show with David Letterman: Season 1 - 84 Episode s
1x1 - Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel
August 30, 1993
Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC ""intellectual property;"" Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.
1x2 - Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata
August 31, 1993
Dave's worst moment on last night's debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.
1x3 - Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors
September 1, 1993
A very pregnant Demi Moore is given the honor of throwing the first pencil through the backdrop windows of the Late Show.
1x4 - Martin Short, Cyndi Lauper
September 2, 1993
The ghost of Ed Sullivan (who haunts Dave throughout the first week) introduces a plate spinner; Andy Dick makes his first appearance as ""Donnie, the CBS Page Who Likes To Suck Up.""
1x5 - Debra Winger, Soul Asylum
September 3, 1993
Dave has fun with a car phone, calling in bogus traffic reports to 1010 WINS radio; Casey Kasem presents ""Top Ten Favorite Numbers Between 1 and 10;"" after showing a clip from an old ""Wonder Woman"" episode, Debra Winger strips to her old Wonder Girl outfit.
1x6 - Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight Oil
September 6, 1993
Dave continues pestering locals with the new hands-free car phone: WINS radio, a car wash, Dial-a-Mattress and Jackson Hole Restaurant, where he orders pancakes.
1x7 - Michael J. Fox, Rosie Perez
September 7, 1993
1x8 - Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris Isaak
September 8, 1993
1x9 - Ellen Barkin, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, Lenny Kravitz
September 9, 1993
Dave takes a cab to help out at Yankee Stadium and later makes fun of Tony Randall; Lenny Kravitz performs ""Are You Gonna Go My Way.""
1x10 - Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant
September 10, 1993
1x11 - Bruce Willis, Steven Wright
September 13, 1993
1x12 - Paul Reiser, Mike Ditka, John Hiatt
September 14, 1993
The Mars Observer crashes into the studio; Mike Ditka promotes ""NFL on NBC;"" John Hiatt performs ""Perfectly Good Guitar.""
1x13 - Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
September 15, 1993
Jerry Garcia sits in with the band; Dave makes several jokes at the expense of Yassir Arafat.
1x14 - Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth
September 16, 1993
1x15 - Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple Pilots
September 17, 1993
1x16 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty Scialfa
September 20, 1993
1x17 - Robert Urich, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Tomasic
September 21, 1993
David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave does part of the show from his ""house"" in Connecticut.
1x18 - Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Neville
September 22, 1993
1x19 - Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda Carlisle
September 23, 1993
1x20 - Glenn Close, James Taylor
September 24, 1993
1x21 - Matthew Broderick, Julie Krone, Neil Diamond
September 27, 1993
1x22 - Jimmy Carter, Brett Butler, Daniel Boulud
September 28, 1993
1x23 - Jerry Lewis, Sparky Mortimer, Rod Stewart
September 29, 1993
Ed Sullivan's ghost introduces juggler ""Andy Head;"" Paul & the CBSO play Jerry Lewis out with the coda from Count Basie's ""April In Paris"" (a Lewis signature tune); Dave gives Jerry his take on ""Beavis and Butt-head,"" then Jerry runs around the set and gooses a cameraman; budding sports reporter Sparky Mortimer makes his first appearance; Rod Stewart performs.
1x24 - Lily Tomlin, Adam Sandler, Mike Lupica
September 30, 1993
1x25 - Andie MacDowell, Graham Parker, Bill Scheft
October 1, 1993
1x26 - Sylvester Stallone, Melissa Etheridge, Janeane Garofalo
October 4, 1993
Dave's high-rise buddy Meg Parsont (at a different building) makes her first and only appearance on CBS -- giving a description of her boyfriend Tony to a police sketch artist.
1x27 - Isabella Rossellini, Bob Saget, Johnny Cash
October 5, 1993
Johnny Cash sings ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town.""
1x28 - Candice Bergen, John Mendoza
October 6, 1993
Dave looks at new books for fall; Andy Dick returns as ""Donnie ... the CBS Page Who Likes to Suck Up.""
1x29 - Don Rickles, Tracey Ullman, Johnny Cash
October 7, 1993
1x30 - Connie Chung, Mary Chapin Carpenter
October 8, 1993
""Celebrities in the Audience"" makes its first appearance on the new show, as guests from previous shows are introduced in the crowd -- Glenn Close, Sylvester Stallone, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Carter, Siskel & Ebert and Bob Borden.
1x31 - Kathie Lee Gifford, Matt Dillon
October 11, 1993
1x32 - Stupid Pet Tricks, Howard Stern, Rosanne Cash
October 12, 1993
1x33 - Kirstie Alley, Rick Ocasek, Jeff Colton
October 13, 1993
1x34 - David Brenner, Gloria Estefan, Sean Young
October 14, 1993
1x35 - Tom Arnold, Rich Hall, Jon Weiss
October 15, 1993
1x36 - Dennis Miller, Tony Bennett, Sandra Bullock
October 18, 1993
1x37 - David Steinberg, Emmylou Harris, Bo Jackson
October 19, 1993
1x38 - Dan Rather, Penelope Ann Miller, Gin Blossoms
October 20, 1993
1x39 - Bob Newhart, Guru, Chloe Disker
October 21, 1993
1x40 - Martin Mull, The Pogues, Jean Louie
October 22, 1993
1x41 - Sean Connery, Jake Johannsen, Fran Drescher
October 25, 1993
1x42 - Phil Donahue, Art Garfunkel, Lenny Dykstra, Paul Molitor
October 26, 1993
1x43 - Marv Albert, Cindy Crawford, Natalie Cole
October 27, 1993
1x44 - George Foreman, INXS & Ray Charles
October 28, 1993
1x45 - Martin Lawrence, Phil Collins
October 29, 1993
1x46 - Jay Thomas, Squeeze, Martha Stewart
November 1, 1993
1x47 - Terry Garr, Paul Simon
November 2, 1993
1x48 - Mike Wallace, Jimmy Cliff, Faith Ford
November 3, 1993
1x49 - Annie Potts, Natalie Merchant, Dorothy Nash
November 4, 1993
Natalie Merchant - ""Because the Night""
1x50 - Tony Curtis, The Breeders, Calvin Trillian
November 5, 1993
1x51 - Michael Keaton, Barbara Walters
November 8, 1993
1x52 - Evander Holyfield, Phil Hartman, The BoDeans
November 9, 1993
1x53 - Mary Tyler Moore, Jackson Browne, Rita Rudner
November 10, 1993
Mary Tyler Moore treats Late Show viewers to a video clip of Dave from her 1978 variety show, ""Mary,"" in which she smashes a grapefruit in Dave's face. Also, Dave, Biff, Gaines, Anton and Laurie Diamond get their teeth cleaned.
1x54 - Tom Selleck, Pete Townsend
November 11, 1993
1x55 - Barry Bonds, Carol Kane, Living Colour
November 12, 1993
1x56 - Sinbad, Trisha Yearwood, Charlie Sheen
November 15, 1993
1x57 - Billy Crystal, Los Lobos
November 16, 1993
1x58 - Stupid Human Tricks, Jon Lovitz, George Thoroughgood
November 17, 1993
1x59 - Billy Connolly, Bob Dylan, Charles Kuralt
November 18, 1993
1x60 - Dana Carvey, Meatloaf, Joan Cusak
November 19, 1993
1x61 - Marilu Henner, Heart, Father Guido Sarducci
November 22, 1993
""Meet the Neighbors,"" conclusion: The outside cam goes to K & L's Rock America to see Mujibur Rahman and Sirajul Islam, and Dave has them round up Bart Dadon, Fern Chapnick, Rupert Jee, Alexandra Mitsakis and Charlie Levy from the nearby stores and businesses.
1x62 - Robert Klein, Cowboy Junkies, Bobby Knight
November 23, 1993
1x63 - Bryant Gumbel, Taylor Dayne, Dave Attel
November 24, 1993
1x64 - Penn & Teller, Dwight Yoakam, Gabriel Byrne
November 25, 1993
Throughout the night, Calvert reports from the parade; as he does every year, Dave guesses what pies his mother made this Thanksgiving; Gabriel Byrne plugs ""Point of No Return.""
1x65 - Kelsey Grammar, Patrick Ewing, Warren Zevon
November 26, 1993
1x66 - James Belushi, Carlene Carter, Lauren Holley
November 29, 1993
In ""Bad Phone Call,"" Dave calls the father of Michelle Polikas to tell him she's living with Bob Howard. Also, Dave takes two suckers away from Angel the camera man, and he gives them to Bob and Michelle.
1x67 - Robin Williams, Larry Johnson
November 30, 1993
Mandy Patinkin drops by (along with Tony Randall), and asks for rehearsal time. Before Dave gets a chance to say no, Mandy and the CBS Orchestra perform a fully-arranged ""Rockabye Your Baby.""
1x68 - Sam Donaldson, Mike Myers, Nanci Griffith
December 1, 1993
1x69 - Jeremy Irons, Bruce Hornsby
December 2, 1993
Dave buys Paul a fake Rolex off the street; Chris Elliott is on hand for the world premiere of his surrealist art film ""The Traveling Poet.""
1x70 - Charles Grodin, Bryan Adams, Jack Hannah
December 3, 1993
1x71 - Sally Field, Carly Simon, Robert Duvall
December 13, 1993
1x72 - Larry King, The Band, Kevin Pollack
December 14, 1993
1x73 - Luciano Pavarotti, Marisa Tomei, Wayne Cotter
December 15, 1993
1x74 - Tom Hanks, Gipsy Kings, Joan Plowright
December 16, 1993
1x75 - Rush Limbaugh, Harry Connick Jr.
December 17, 1993
Dave visits some handwriting analysts; Rush Limbaugh promotes his new book.
1x76 - Whoopi Goldberg, Clint Black, John Witherspoon
December 20, 1993
1x77 - Will Smith, The Lemonheads, Emmit Smith
December 21, 1993
1x78 - Bob Costas, Toni Braxton, Debi Mazar
December 22, 1993
1x79 - Dennis Franz, Mike Judge, Andy Williams
December 23, 1993
1x80 - Joan Lunden, Ian Moore, Wendy Wasserstein
December 27, 1993
1x81 - Jason Priestly, Terry Bradshaw, Norm MacDonald
December 28, 1993
1x82 - Bonnie Hunt, Tony Toni Tone, Dennis Rogers
December 29, 1993
Dave comments on FOX taking away CBS' NFL coverage; strongman Dennis ""Mighty Mite"" Rogers lifts weights.
1x83 - Julia Roberts, Cracker, Wolfgang Puck
December 30, 1993
1x84 - Rosanne and Tom Arnold, Jon Bon Jovi
December 31, 1993
Late Show with David Letterman: All seasons
S1: Season 1
219 Episode s
S2: Season 2
220 Episode s
S3: Season 3
210 Episode s
S4: Season 4
213 Episode s
S5: Season 5
203 Episode s
S6: Season 6
213 Episode s
S7: Season 7
196 Episode s
S8: Season 8
197 Episode s
S9: Season 9
208 Episode s
S10: Season 10
187 Episode s
S11: Season 11
189 Episode s
S12: Season 12
193 Episode s
S13: Season 13
197 Episode s
S14: Season 14
199 Episode s
S15: Season 15
168 Episode s
S16: Season 16
200 Episode s
S17: Season 17
245 Episode s
S18: Season 18
181 Episode s
S19: Season 19
178 Episode s
S20: Season 20
179 Episode s
S21: Season 21
118 Episode s
S22: Season 22
139 Episode s