2x81 - Show #0300

January 3, 1995

2x82 - Show #0301

January 4, 1995

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

2x83 - Show #0302

January 5, 1995

2x84 - Show #0303

January 6, 1995

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

2x85 - Show #0304

January 9, 1995

2x86 - Show #0305

January 10, 1995

2x87 - Show #0306

January 11, 1995

2x88 - Show #0307

January 12, 1995

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

2x89 - Show #0308

January 13, 1995

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

2x90 - Show #0309

January 16, 1995

2x91 - Show #0310

January 17, 1995

2x92 - Show #0311

January 18, 1995

2x93 - Show #0312

January 19, 1995

2x94 - Show #0313

January 20, 1995

2x95 - Show #0314

January 30, 1995

2x96 - Show #0315

January 31, 1995

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

2x97 - Show #0316

February 1, 1995

2x98 - Show #0317

February 2, 1995

2x99 - Show #0318

February 3, 1995

2x100 - Show #0319

February 6, 1995

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

2x101 - Show #0320

February 7, 1995

2x102 - Show #0321

February 8, 1995

2x103 - Show #0322

February 9, 1995

2x104 - Show #0323

February 10, 1995

2x105 - Show #0324

February 13, 1995

2x106 - Show #0325

February 14, 1995

2x107 - Show #0326

February 15, 1995

2x108 - Show #0327

February 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.

2x109 - Show #0328

February 17, 1995

2x110 - Show #0329

February 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.

2x111 - Show #0330

February 21, 1995

2x112 - Show #0331

February 22, 1995

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

2x113 - Show #0332

February 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.""

2x114 - Show #0333

February 24, 1995

2x115 - Show #0334

February 27, 1995

2x116 - Show #0335

February 28, 1995

2x117 - Show #0336

March 1, 1995

2x118 - Show #0337

March 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.

2x119 - Show #0338

March 3, 1995

2x120 - Show #0339

March 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)

2x121 - Show #0340

March 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.

2x122 - Show #0341

March 8, 1995

2x123 - Show #0342

March 9, 1995

2x124 - Show #0343

March 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.

2x125 - Show #0344

March 13, 1995

2x126 - Show #0345

March 14, 1995

2x127 - Show #0346

March 15, 1995

2x128 - Show #0347

March 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.

2x129 - Show #0348

March 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.

2x130 - Show #0349

March 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.

2x132 - Show #0351

April 4, 1995

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

2x133 - Show #0352

April 5, 1995

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

2x134 - Show #0353

April 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.

2x135 - Show #0354

April 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.

2x136 - Show #0355

April 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.

2x137 - Show #0356

April 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.

2x138 - Show #0357

April 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.

2x139 - Show #0358

April 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.

2x140 - Show #0359

April 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.

2x141 - Show #0360

April 17, 1995

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

2x142 - Show #0361

April 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.

2x143 - Show #0362

April 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.

2x144 - Show #0363

April 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.""

2x145 - Show #0364

April 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.

2x146 - Show #0365

April 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.

2x147 - Show #0366

April 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.

2x148 - Show #0367

April 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.

2x149 - Show #0368

April 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.""

2x150 - Show #0369

April 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.

2x151 - Show #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.

2x152 - Show #0371

May 2, 1995

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

2x153 - Show #0372

May 3, 1995

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

2x154 - Show #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.

2x155 - Show #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.

2x156 - Show #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.

2x157 - Show #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.

2x158 - Show #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.

2x159 - Show #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.

2x160 - Show #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.

2x161 - Show #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.""

2x162 - Show #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)

2x163 - Show #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)

2x164 - Show #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)

2x165 - Show #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.

2x166 - Show #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.

2x167 - Show #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.

2x168 - Show #0387

May 24, 1995

2x169 - Show #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.

2x170 - Show #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.

2x171 - Show #0390

June 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.

2x172 - Show #0391

June 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.

2x173 - Show #0392

June 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.

2x174 - Show #0393

June 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.

2x175 - Show #0394

June 9, 1995

Dave tells Rupert to bother people at a local bistro with his hidden mic; Dave chats with a woman that recently won ,000,000 in the state lottery; head CBS executives ""Les Moonves"" and ""Peter Lund"" sing Bob Seger's ""Like a Rock.""

2x176 - Show #0395

June 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.

2x177 - Show #0396

June 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.

2x178 - Show #0397

June 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.""

2x179 - Show #0398

June 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.

2x180 - Show #0399

June 16, 1995

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

2x181 - Show #0400

June 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.