3x48 - Show #0487

November 15, 1995

Elton John promotes and sings two songs from his latest album, ""Made In England.""

3x49 - Show #0488

November 16, 1995

An audience guy holds cue cards in place of Tony (he's sick), while Sean Penn promotes ""Dead Man Walking.""

3x50 - Show #0489

November 17, 1995

The Presidents of the United States of America perform their breakthrough hit, ""Toad.""

3x51 - Show #0490

November 20, 1995

Dave sends mailroom dude/budding diva Bob Borden to Washington as a White House correspondent.

3x52 - Show #0491

November 21, 1995

Dave asks folks on the street (including a poorly disguised Michael J. Fox) what they think of the federal budget crisis; Bob Borden makes his first report from DC.

3x53 - Show #0492

November 22, 1995

Amongst what's ""New for the Holidays"": Gingerbread Rats, Howard Stern's book ""Miss America"" read by James Earl Jones, and Kreskin guessing the weight of turkeys. Also, Bob Borden interrogates Larry King.

3x54 - Show #0493

November 23, 1995

Dave gives a turkey to a lady in the audience, then takes a turkey to the balcony with the help of a ladder; throughout the night, celebrities mention what they're thankful for; trapeze artists Helen Turkett and Luke Martin perform.

3x55 - Show #0494

November 24, 1995

""Soup Nazi"" Ali ""Al"" Yeganeh passes out turkey chili to the audience.

3x56 - Show #0495

November 27, 1995

In a sign of future legal trouble, Microsoft owner and multibillionaire Bill Gates tries to fix the Late Show Quiz Machine after it gets stuck displaying the answer ""Windows '95"" in all three boxes. Also, Bob Borden tries with little success to deliver a turkey to President Clinton.

3x57 - Show #0496

November 28, 1995

Dave has Paul sit down on the guest chair because it's his birthday. Soon afterwards, the outside cam reveals Dave buying Paul a birthday present from a girl on the street.

3x58 - Show #0497

November 29, 1995

Cold Opening: Dave and Creepy Dave go mano a mano in the green room. Also, Dave demonstrates one of the ""Top Ten Changes Westinghouse is Planning for CBS Tonight"" -- he doodles the CBS logo on blank coffee mugs for tonight's guests.

3x59 - Show #0498

November 30, 1995

Steve Martin shows up a day early, and Dave can't get him offstage.

3x60 - Show #0499

December 1, 1995

After showing a clip from his new movie Father of the Bride, Part 2 on a 16mm film projector, Steve Martin and Dave appear in ""The Making of Steve Martin's Appearance Documentary.""

3x61 - Bob Hoskins, Martha Stewart, Al Green

December 11, 1995

3x62 - Jean Claude Van Damme, Kirstin Dunst, Michael Bolton

December 12, 1995

3x63 - Martin Short, Bev Tanner, The Dave Matthews Band

December 13, 1995

As a tribute to such beloved recurring segments such as ""The Man Under the Seats"" and ""The Fugitive Guy,"" Chris Elliott stars in a short-lived skit ""Cable Pulling Guy;"" Martin Short helps ""baking madwoman"" Bev Tanner make a cake.

3x64 - Harrison Ford, Bonnie Hunt, Bruce Springsteen

December 14, 1995

3x65 - Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, White Zombie

December 15, 1995

3x66 - Kathie Lee Gifford, Aaron Neville

December 18, 1995

3x67 - Jack Lemmon, Natalie Merchant

December 19, 1995

3x68 - Howard Stern, Melissa Etheridge

December 20, 1995

3x69 - Geena Davis, Goo Goo Dolls

December 21, 1995

After a video montage of the annual eggnog drinking from increasingly larger bowls, Dave and a model hop into a gigantic bowl of the liquid, later joined by Biff and the Goo Goo Dolls.

3x70 - Rosie O'Donnell, Mike Judge, Darlene Love

December 22, 1995

3x71 - Stupid Human Tricks, Julianna Marguiles, Del Amitri

December 26, 1995

3x72 - Mandy Patinkin, Terry Gilliam

December 27, 1995

3x73 - Robin Williams, Lauren Hutton, Chris Isaak

December 28, 1995

3x74 - Susan Sarandon, Drew Carey

December 29, 1995

3x75 - Lisa Kudrow, Art Donovan, Blues Traveler

January 2, 1996

3x76 - Chevy Chase, Marv Albert, Bruce Hornsby

January 3, 1996

3x77 - Tom Brokaw, Greg Fitzsimmons, Faith Hill

January 4, 1996

3x78 - Denis Leary, Bridget Hall, Toad the Wet Sprocket

January 5, 1996

3x79 - Sam Neill, Itzhak Perlman

January 8, 1996

3x80 - Pauly Shore, Ashley Judd

January 9, 1996

3x81 - Sandra Bullock, Marlon Wayans, Laurence Tai

January 10, 1996

3x82 - Jason Alexander, Elisabeth Shue

January 11, 1996

3x83 - Tim Robbins, Justin Wilson, Martina McBride, Norm MacDonald

January 12, 1996

3x84 - David Brenner, B.B. King

January 22, 1996

3x85 - Mia Farrow, Martin Scorcese, Brandy

January 23, 1996

3x86 - Don Rickles, Mary Stuart Masterson, Joe Ely & Todd Snider

January 24, 1996

CBS President Les Moonves (bogus) takes a moment to comment on Clinton's State of the Union address by singing ""Holding Out for a Hero."" Also, pre-teen sports reporter Sparky Mortimer returns to the show and is given a new assignment- to cover Super Bowl XXX.

3x87 - Matt Dillon, Reggie Miller, Pam Tillis

January 25, 1996

Sparky Mortimer makes another amusing -- albeit clumsy -- Super Bowl report; Dave chats with basketball star Reggie Miller.

3x88 - Conan O'Brian, Mira Sorvino, Seven Mary Three

January 26, 1996

3x89 - Richard Simmons, Christine Lahti, Nanci Griffith & the Crickets

January 29, 1996

3x90 - Jay Thomas, Larry Miller

January 30, 1996

3x91 - Elle MacPherson, David Spade, D'Angelo

January 31, 1996

3x92 - Alec Baldwin, Dwight Yoakam, Natalie Portman

February 1, 1996

3x93 - Cybill Sheperd, Al Franken, Sati Achath

February 2, 1996

3x94 - Jack Hanna, Tammy Faye Messner, Aimee Mann

February 5, 1996

3x95 - Joan Collins, Robert Downey Jr., Jean Louisa Kelly

February 6, 1996

3x96 - Chuck Norris, Samantha Mathis

February 7, 1996

3x97 - Stupid Pet Tricks, Ray Liotta, Soul Asylum

February 8, 1996

3x99 - Chris Farley, Gin Blossoms, Joe & Mary Graziano

February 12, 1996

3x100 - Adam Sandler, Jackie Chan, Red Hot Chili Peppers

February 13, 1996

3x101 - Siskel & Ebert, Neil Diamond, Brandy (the dog)

February 14, 1996

3x102 - Tom Arnold, Joan Allen, Lenny Kravitz

February 15, 1996

3x103 - Teri Hatcher, Jon Stewart

February 16, 1996

3x104 - Kathie Lee Gifford, Gillian Anderson, Cecilia Bartoli

February 19, 1996

3x105 - Julia Roberts, James Brown

February 20, 1996

3x106 - Larry King, Wynonna

February 21, 1996

3x107 - Joan Lunden, Cheri Oteri, Lou Reed

February 22, 1996

3x108 - Kid Inventors, Sherry Stringfield, Don Henley

February 23, 1996

3x109 - Fran Drescher, Shania Twain, George Miller

February 26, 1996

3x110 - Dennis Hopper, Dave Chapelle, Pete Droge

February 27, 1996

3x111 - Susan Sarandon, Rob Schneider, Mike Dahm

February 28, 1996

3x112 - Kelsey Grammer, Victoria Abril, Allman Brothers

February 29, 1996

3x113 - Robin Williams, Patsy Kensit, Spacehog

March 1, 1996

3x114 - Sarah Jessica Parker, Treat Williams, Cowboy Junkies

March 4, 1996

In mock tribute to HBO's ""The Late Shift,"" Dave throws baseballs at an archery target.

3x115 - Nathan Lane, Steven Wright, Jann Arden

March 5, 1996

3x116 - Stupid Human Tricks, Mira Sorvino, k.d. Lang

March 6, 1996

3x117 - Dan Rather, Bonnie Hunt, The Tony Rich Project

March 7, 1996

3x118 - Dana Carvey, Riverdance

March 8, 1996

3x119 - Ricki Lake, William Shatner, Ray Romano

March 18, 1996

Dave mentions that in between show tapings, an audience guy named Anthony sang ""My Way"" from the balcony. During the taping of this episode, however, Dave invites him to sing it onstage. Also, Dave goes over to Black Rock Bar & Grill to swipe a beverage from Dan Rather.

3x120 - Mandy Patinkin, Tea Leoni, Collective Soul

March 19, 1996

Dave stoically mentions that this will be the last night for the current set, and that it will be remodeled during the NCAA Tournament coverage. To commemorate this, at the end of the show, a couple dozen audience members file by the desk to touch Dave.

3x121 - Barbara Walters, Halle Berry, Ray Charles

March 20, 1996

As the Ed Sullivan Theater is being renovated, Dave hosts his show from the lobby with only 60 folding chairs set up for the audience. Fire Commissioner Howard Safir oversees the proceedings, while guests Barbara Walters and Halle Berry make their entrances through the theater debris. Dave tells Ray Charles, ""I don't know how to break it to you, but you're in the lobby."" Also, a man-on-the-street segment finds that most New Yorkers are apathetic towards the new set.

3x122 - Phil Hartman, Rose Hamburger, The Band

March 26, 1996

After a week of construction, the show's new ""Bridge"" set is unveiled. Dave quickly mentions that he ordered it from a catalog. Martha Stewart honors the occasion by hammering in the last nail. Later, she's seen sanding backstage and, still later, operating a blowtorch.

3x123 - George Foreman, Naomi Campbell, Tim McGraw

March 27, 1996

Dave has an extra joke in the monologue, so he and Tony take it over to Conan O'Brien at NBC. Meanwhile, George Foreman breaks a pinata at Hello Deli, in celebration of the unveiling of Rupert's new ""set.""

3x124 - Don Johnson, Michelle Kwan, No Doubt

March 28, 1996

Mailbag: Dave goes over to Yankee Stadium and steals home plate. Also, Dave chats with ""Cliff Sussman"" (Jay Johnson), the president of the New Set Fan Club, and No Doubt performs ""Spiderwebs.""

3x125 - Nick Turturro, Jenny McCarthy, Stone Temple Pilots

March 29, 1996

Dana Carvey drops by and receives a piece of the set; The Usual Suspects star Kevin Spacey presents the Top Ten live via satellite; Alan Kalter stars in the new midseason replacement sitcom ""Weird Guy in an Elevator.""

3x126 - Mary Tyler Moore, Anna Paquin, Mark Knopfler

April 1, 1996

Dave tricks young Oscar® winner Anna Paquin into getting in a magician's box, claiming he was going to show her a trick. Once he had her locked in, he took off her shoes and tickled her feet!Also, Dave challenges Millionaire Basketball Winner Tom Gates: if he makes his shot onstage, Dave will give him ,000; if he doesn't, he has to host the show. He misses. So does a very un-athletic Mary Tyler Moore. But Paquin hits, and Dave gives her the ,000 cash.

3x127 - Bill Cosby, Anfernee Hardaway, Ray Wold

April 2, 1996

After Dave promises that the Quiz Machine will never be seen on the show again, he brings out the ""Flagstar 3000,"" a cheap cardboard facade.

3x128 - Elle MacPherson, Hank Azaria, Cassandra Wilson

April 3, 1996

Anna Paquin returns to the show two days after the basketball challenge and donates her cash prize to charity. Also, Dave temporarily moves his show to public access, and Laurie Diamond persuades him to return to CBS.

3x129 - Bill Maher, Michael Lomanaco, Jackson Browne

April 4, 1996

CBS Mailbag: the Quiz Machine is destroyed (at last!) by a cab, while Tony Randall hides under Dave's desk to protect himself from the government.

3x130 - David Hyde Pierce, Scott Thompson, Pulp

April 5, 1996

Dave shows a clip of Marshall Sylver's infomercial, and throughout the night Dave attempts to hypnotize members of the staff. After Dave accidentally puts Biff in a daze, he calls up Sylver to figure out what to do with his entranced stage manager.

3x131 - Robert Duvall, Amy Brenneman, Tori Amos

April 8, 1996

After miraculously surviving its attempted demise the previous week, the Quiz Machine is finally destroyed once and for all. Also, ten ballerinas present the Top Ten.

3x132 - Tony Danza, Lucy Lawless, R. Kelly

April 9, 1996

Dave begins a new contest: The town that sends the most valuable gifts will be the new Top Ten Home Office. Two huge glass tanks are displayed onstage, each for the two towns in competition. Tonight, Wahoo, Nebraska (the challenger) sends enchiladas, while Grand Rapids (the incumbent) sends a fax from the Governor of Michigan. Not a good start for Grand Rapids. Also, the outside cam visits Sullivan's Bar & Grill next door, and their bartender comes in the theater to pose for a Polaroid picture.

3x133 - Dan Aykroyd, Louis C.K., Sting

April 10, 1996

3x134 - Luciano Pavarotti & Michael Bolton, David Schwimmer, Cynthia Rowley

April 11, 1996

The Home Office Competition continues: Added to Wahoo's tank is a pizza, a T-shirt, and a birdhouse, while Grand Rapids adds a garment bag; Dave shows another episode of Alan Kalter's mini-sitcom ""Weird Guy in an Elevator""; Luciano Pavarotti and Michael Bolton sing ""Nessun Dorma.""

3x135 - Tom Brokaw, Blue, Rosanne Cash

April 12, 1996

Dave appears on the Times Square Jumbotron demanding presents; Dave and Fred Nigro go to Jersey to help with taxes, during which Dave recruits a citizen to stand in for him during an audit; Dave plugs his mother's recently-published cookbook.

3x136 - Joan Lunden, Nick Faldo, Jewel

April 22, 1996

An audience member assists in the debut of the Slatstar 2000, while Brett Butler presents the Top Ten.

3x137 - Mia Farrow, Janeane Garofalo, Hootie & the Blowfish

April 23, 1996

Mia Farrow reveals that she's addicted to the internet. Carly Simon drops by in mid-interview, and later, both sit in with the CBS Orchestra, with Mia on tambourine and Carly on cowbell.

3x138 - Samuel Jackson, Jeff Altman, Los Lobos

April 24, 1996

Dave holds an impromptu auction, while Marshall Sylver hypnotizes more Late Show staffers.

3x139 - Kids Telling Jokes, Chazz Palminteri, Celine Dion

April 25, 1996

Wahoo vs. Grand Rapids, Day 9: Wahoo sends two kids, Jeff and Josh Price, to sit in their glass tank. Grand Rapids loses further ground by sending several non-living items. Also, Alan does various random things throughout the night, including reading his turkey pot pie recipe, speaking in a bad French accent, ripping his shirt open, and holding his breath through a commercial break.

3x140 - Dana Carvey, Robin Quivers, Afghan Wigs

April 26, 1996

In honor of the recent Sotheby's Auction that featured items once owned by John F. Kennedy, Biff comes stage on Jackie O's (alleged) riding lawnmower; in a pre-taped segment, Dave interviews CBS job applicants, during which he pressures college sophomore Todd Stevens to sing; Nathan Lane appears to show Todd how it's done; Dave leaves the show to have some coffee with a guy named Kenny.

3x141 - Regis Philbin, Dave's Mom, Peter Berg

April 29, 1996

Dorothy drops by to promote the cookbook that Dave's been plugging for the last two weeks, and she cooks him his favorite sandwich.

3x142 - Barbara Walters, Anthony Clark, Van Morrison

April 30, 1996

At the end of the monologue, a guy dressed up as an Olympic runner bolts across the stage, and later he paces around the backdrop. Also, comedian Anthony Clark promotes his new sitcom Boston Common.

3x143 - Jeff Goldblum, James Carville, Brooks & Dunn

May 1, 1996

Tonight's ""What's On Other Channels"" segment includes ""Condom Testing,"" ""The Mexican Navy's New Battleship,"" and ""Tommy Lee-Pamela Anderson Video.""

3x144 - John Malkovich, Jake Johannsen, Pete Townshend

May 2, 1996

Pat Farmer interrupts the monologue by walking in front of the camera; Marv Albert provides color commentary on tonight's CBS Mailbag; two guys spray each other with fuel at a gas station in Queens.

3x145 - Rosie O'Donnell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Everclear

May 3, 1996

The Home Office Contest is over: Wahoo is now the official home office of the Top Ten List, decimating Grand Rapids from the get-go. Also, Everclear performs ""Heartspark Dollarsign.""

3x146 - Tom Hanks, Steve Young

May 6, 1996

The Late Show begins a week in San Francisco as Mayor Willie Brown interrupts the show throughout the hour by offering Dave the key to the city, a loaf of sourdough bread, and a stick he found in his yard. Also, Paul composes a music video for cable car operator Luis ""Guido"" Montano, with cameos by Los Lobos, Carly Simon, Hootie & the Blowfish and Celine Dion.

3x147 - Paul Reiser, Jane Seymour, Keanu Reeves & Dogstar

May 7, 1996

Frisco, Day 2: Dave gives a bouquet to a 95-year-old lady in the audience; Dave and football great Joe Montana tour the city, where they end up getting ""friendly"" in Alcatraz; Dave checks on the theater in NYC, and finds Clint Eastwood imitating Dave at his desk.

3x148 - Stupid Pet Tricks, Dean Cain, Elvis Costello

May 8, 1996

Frisco, Day 3: Sheila E. and Pete Escovido sit in; Dave shows off the 49ers shower curtain he has in the dressing room; Dave orders Rupert to harass people on the street; Dave invites a shaggy-looking guy in the audience (a professor at Stanford, no less) to take a shower during the show.