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Season 6
Episode 205

Claire Danes, Smash Mouth

August 10, 1999

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Late Show with David Letterman - S6 - E205

Kreskin's knowledge of 70's backup singers is tested in a segment called ""Commodore or Pip?"" Later, Smash Mouth performs their smash hit ""All-Star.""

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Late Show with David Letterman: Season 6 - 59 Episode s

6x155 - Keri Russell, Aretha Franklin
May 18, 1999
Dave calls Aloha Meats in Honolulu to see if they answer the phone by saying ""aloha""; the secret word is ""polymer""; Dave and Shecky hang out with a Star Wars fan; Aretha Franklin attempts to sing ""Nessun Dorma.""
6x156 - Tom Selleck, Bob Barker, Leon Russell
May 19, 1999
The secret word is ""turf""; various members of the staff appear in a series of film promos, including Biff in Eyes Wide Shut; a recently clean-shaven Tom Selleck is treated to a video tribute to his facial hair.
6x157 - Helen Hunt, Courtney Love, Hole
May 20, 1999
The secret word is ""Alan""; Dave shows a one dollar bill folded so it would be shaped like a ring, courtesy of a ""Know Your Current Events"" participant; Helen Hunt promotes the final episode of Mad About You.
6x158 - Natalie Portman, Tom Everett Scott, J. Geils Band
May 21, 1999
Tonight's audience hails from Boston, Massachusetts. The backdrop, as always, is altered to resemble the Beantown skyline; Dave shows various great moments in Red Sox history, showing Carlton Fisk's 1975 World Series homer three times; Bill DeLace impersonates a hot dog vendor a remote Top Ten; Nomar Garciaparra walks across the stage to a Standing O; Natalie Portman promotes Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
6x159 - Harry Connick Jr., Damon Wayans
May 24, 1999
Dave goes on a fury as to what constitutes the dinners given as prizes during ""Know Your Current Events""; the secret word is ""announcer""; Dave Dorsett doodles on a camera; Tony ruins the ending of the new ""Star Wars"" prequel in Spanish.
6x160 - Kate Capshaw, Britney Spears
May 25, 1999
Dave tries calling Hawaii again; the secret word is ""asparagus""; Kate Capshaw tries to call her vacationing husband (Steven Spielberg) in Hawaii but she gets a busy signal; Britney Spears performs ""â€¦Baby One More Time.""
6x161 - Kid Scientists, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Chapin Carpenter
May 26, 1999
Anton is again introduced as Buddy Rich, Jr.; Paul pays ,000,000 for a ticket to see the new ""Star Wars"" prequel; Dave shows Sarah Jessica Parker a recent clip of Matthew Broderick chatting on the show with his fly open.
6x162 - Bill Murray, Everlast
May 27, 1999
Jay Johnson wins the secret word ""contest"" again; throughout the night, Lou Rawls sits in the green room; tonight's secret word is ""litmus""; Everlast performs ""Ends.""
6x163 - Jennifer Lopez, Ira Glass
May 28, 1999
The secret word is ""bituminous""; Lou Rawls continues to lounge in the green room; during Mailbag, ""Billy Blanks"" (Gerard) gives a rather half-hearted demonstration of Tae-Bo.
6x164 - Dan Rather, Nancy Mace, Randy Newman
June 7, 1999
Tonight's secret word (""emetic"") is now sponsored by a lawn-watering device called ""Hosie Cow""; Biff stands outside holding a popsicle in one hand and a Creamsicle® in the other, determining which will melt first (the popsicle); Dave chats with Nancy Mace, the first female graduate of The Citadel.
6x165 - Jeff Foxworthy, Kristin Davis, Snoop Dogg
June 8, 1999
The Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""escarpment""; Dave plays a new game at Joe G's where a contestant must start a conversation and brings up the weather within sixty seconds (he won); Snoop Dogg plugs his new album.
6x166 - Timothy Hutton, Christine Lahti, Cast of It Ain't Nothing But the Blues
June 9, 1999
The Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""whippy""; last night's winner ""Barbara Sanchez"" (Jude Brennan) is presented with and a fully functional Hosie Cow; Alan imagines what effect Y2K will have on the country.
6x167 - Ray Romano, Jewel
June 10, 1999
After appearing in an ad for Hosie Cow, Alan announces that the secret word is ""inflammation."" Also, Tony nominee Brian Dennehy presents the Top Ten.
6x168 - Heather Graham, David Wells
June 11, 1999
Edgar Winter sits in; the Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""dick""; Heather Graham promotes Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
6x169 - Tim Robbins, Oscar De La Hoya, Dane Cook
June 14, 1999
The Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""amputation""; the latest roll call introduces Biff's pint-size clone ""Mini-Biff"" and Calvert dressed up as a Hosie Cow; Tim Robbins promotes Arlington Road.
6x170 - Roseanne, Susan Tedeschi
June 15, 1999
The Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""dick"" again, but it's eventually changed to ""bunny."" Also, Dave has another one of his long-winded chats (via satellite) with the Preston Luggage Company in Dallas, where he lets a customer set his own price (five dollars) for a snazzy carry-on bag.
6x171 - David Schwimmer, Brandi Chastain, Seth Green
June 16, 1999
The Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""pigment,"" while Dave chats (and becomes infatuated) with Brandi Chastain of the US Women's World Cup Soccer Team.
6x172 - Mike Myers, Ben Lee
June 17, 1999
Al Gore appears on ""The Paul Shaffer Show""; The Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""tourniquet""; Mike Myers promotes Austin Powers 2.
6x173 - Julianna Margulies, Jon Stewart
June 18, 1999
Anton is introduced as Buddy Rich Jr., the ""bastard son"" of the legendary jazz drummer; Hosie Cow makes a cameo in the new Austin Powers movie; the Hosie Cow Secret Word is ""whipknockvonwhipknocky,"" but Dave forces Alan to change it to ""newt.""
6x174 - Felicity Huffman, Andy Dick, Elvis Costello
June 21, 1999
The secret word (""rodeo"") is now sponsored by Larry King, whom according to Alan ""looks like an owl""; ""Rita Buttgas"" (Jude Brennan) is introduced as the latest winner of the faux contest; Pat Farmer comments on the NBA Finals from backstage; Andy Dick starts cutting his hair in mid-interview, and afterwards a very annoyed Kenny Sheehan breaks out the dust-buster.
6x175 - Adam Sandler, Missy Elliot
June 22, 1999
The Larry King Secret Word is ""gabardine,"" and is followed by stock footage of four baby owls devouring a rat. Also, Dave shows the audience an autographed photo of the US Women's World Cup Soccer Team in Late Show, and stops the show several times to ogle the ladies.
6x176 - Geri Halliwell, Richard Belzer
June 23, 1999
Jimmy Vaughan sits in; the Larry King Secret Word is ""entropic""; after an unusually aimless edition of ""New for Summer,"" Dave asks Paul, ""What is happening to this show?""
6x177 - Rudolph Giuliani, Leslie Mann, The Pretenders
June 24, 1999
The Larry King Secret Word is ""linguine."" Also, to counteract with Hillary Clinton's recent decision to run for the US Senate in New York, Mayor Giuliani announces that he's running for the same office in Arkansas.
6x178 - Joey Lauren Adams, Spike Lee, Santana
June 25, 1999
The Larry King Secret Word is ""peptide""; Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty perform ""Smooth.""
6x179 - Colin Powell, Maurice Green
June 28, 1999
Tonight's Secret Word (""bird"") is brought to you by David Letterman's Women's World Cup Soccer Team, in honor of his latest celebrity crush. Quote Alan: ""They're hotter than a dancing bobcat with its ass on fire!"" Also, during a slideshow bit called ""Celebrity Summer Plans,"" Vinnie Magliulo reports live via satellite from Caesar's Palace giving the odds on the audience response to the jokes.
6x180 - Mira Sorvino, Lyle Lovett
June 29, 1999
The World Cup Soccer Team Secret Word is ""oozing""; Montana park ranger (and past winner) ""Rita Buttgas"" (Jude Brennan) is announced as the winner of the Secret Word Tournament of Champions; Dave picks a fly out of his coffee.
6x181 - Piedmont Bird Callers, Avery Johnson, June Carter Cash
June 30, 1999
The Larry King/Women's Soccer Secret Word is ""peripatetic""; a bird caller from Piedmont, California does a drumroll for Dave; after a brief discussion over the difference between a mesa and a butte, Rob Burnett makes a quirky legal pad doodle that settles the issue once and for all.
6x182 - Calista Flockhart, Jack Hannah
July 1, 1999
The Larry King/Women's Soccer Secret Word is ""highoeyazmuhoodhee""; Calista Flockhart's chat with Dave is interrupted by visions of the dancing baby from Ally McBeal busting a move with George Clarke; Bill DeLace poses as a Little League umpire for a remote Top Ten list.
6x183 - Stupid Human Tricks, John Leguizamo, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
July 2, 1999
The Larry King/Women's Soccer Secret Word is ""pony""; during Mailbag, Biff, Kenny, and Dave Dorsett brag about their latest female conquests; John Leguizamo promotes Summer of Sam.
6x184 - John McEnroe, George Jones
July 5, 1999
Dave shows footage of a taxi literally crashing the staff cookout out on 53rd Street; with temperatures hovering over 100 degrees, Biff dares to go outside and fry an egg on the sidewalk; Dan Quayle joins Larry King and the Women's Soccer Team as a sponsor of Alan's Secret Word (""one hot mother****er""); Tony Randall drops by to eat the egg.
6x185 - Chris Rock, Sixpence None the Richer
July 6, 1999
An audience member attempts to button Dave's jacket; the Dan Quayle/Larry King/Women's Soccer Secret Word is ""neoprene""; throughout the night, Biff stands next to a 45-pound block of ice on the sidewalk, giving Dave updates on its melting status; Sixpence None the Richer performs ""Kiss Me.""
6x186 - Lindsay Davenport, Oliver Platt, Jeffrey Ross
July 7, 1999
Dave replies to a Zagat's survey; the Women's Soccer Secret Word is ""pestilence,"" with the Dan Quayle/Larry King Secret Word Jackpot standing at ""Thirteen hundred damn dollars!""; Oliver Platt promotes Lake Placid.
6x187 - Jay Thomas, Jason Briggs
July 8, 1999
The Secret Word is ""prick,"" with the stock footage of the baby owls eating the rat joining an already crowded group of sponsors; John Mayall sits in; Jason Biggs promotes American Pie.
6x188 - Naomi Campbell, Jimmie Walker, Lucinda Williams
July 9, 1999
Dave points out that Paul is dressed from head to toe in white tonight, including a snazzy top hat; during Mailbag, The Guy on Fire is profiled on ""Biff Henderson's Where Are They Now?""; Lucinda Williams performs ""Concrete on Barbed Wire.""
6x189 - Don Rickles, Dave Mirra, Patty Griffin
July 19, 1999
The Larry King/Dan Quayle Secret Word is ""sphygmomanometer""; Dave briefly comments on the passing of JFK Jr.; Dave Mirra does bicycle stunts on 53rd Street, but after he has to cut it short due to rain, he pops wheelies inside the theater.
6x190 - U.S. 1999 World Cup Women's Soccer Team, Jim Gaffigan
July 20, 1999
The Dan Quayle/Larry King Secret Word is ""pie""; Dave finally meets the entire U.S. Women's World Cup champion soccer team, though Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain do most of the talking; ""Rita Buttgas"" is introduced as the first Secret Word three-time winner; Dave asks Paul if they can trade the horn section for the soccer team.
6x191 - Matthew Broderick, Dennis Regan
July 21, 1999
The Hillary Clinton/Larry King Secret Word is ""mommy""; Dave asks a question to Einstein's Brain (voice of Alan Kalter); perfect game winner David Cone presents the Top Ten.
6x192 - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Buzz Aldrin, Jamiroquai
July 22, 1999
The Hillary Clinton/Larry King Secret Word is ""meehnkee""; Dave ""performs"" at Woodstock '99, then declares that Limp Bizkit kicks ass; Buzz Aldrin drops by to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the moon landing.
6x193 - Charles Grodin, Alanis Morrisette
July 23, 1999
Paul asks what the point of the Secret Word is, and after it's revealed (""throb""), Dave replies with ""I'm tired of being held hostage by your psychotic delusions."" Also, Mujibur and Sirajul preview the new Alan Kalter dart board, and Alan punches them.
6x194 - Ted Koppel, Isabella Rossellini, Macy Gray
July 26, 1999
Paul complains about the heat at Woodstock '99; Dave brags about Max Pappas and Team Rahal (a sign of things to come); Ted Koppel's evil twin Kenny is caught hosting Nightline in lieu of his more well-known brother.
6x195 - National Hollerin' Champions, Garry Marshall, Los Lobos
July 27, 1999
Buckwheat Zydeco (nee Stanley Durrell) sits in on accordion; throughout the night, Shark the border collie chases Frisbees on 53rd Street; film director Garry Marshall plugs Runaway Bride.
6x196 - Samuel L. Jackson, Rita Wilson, Pete Townshend & Eddie Vedder
July 28, 1999
Biff helps out pedestrians walking on 53rd Street; Dave asks Paul about project identification; Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder perform ""Behind Blue Eyes.""
6x197 - Bruce Willis, Heidi Klum
July 29, 1999
""Paul Shaffer's Countdown to the Millennium"" makes its triumphant return to the Late Show, and is now sponsered by Hillary Clinton and Larry King. Tonight's forecast: ""In the new millennium, people will freak out.""
6x198 - Lance Armstrong, Barry White
July 30, 1999
Dave chats with Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong; Paul's latest prediction: ""No more lox and bagels""; Sheryl Crow performs ""The Difficult Kind.""
6x199 - Pierce Brosnan, Saffron Burrows, Jim Jeter
August 2, 1999
It's a very special night as Jim Jeter is about to log his one millionth mile on his 1982 Toyota Starlet. After reaching the milestone, Dave buys him a new used car.
6x200 - Tom Arnold, Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes
August 3, 1999
Dave takes the outside cam to Joe G's for another round of ""Stop Calling Me Kitty.""
6x201 - Dave Foley, Jonathan Witherspoon, Old 97's
August 4, 1999
Dave shows the audience some stuff he bought on his recent vacation in a segment called ""Travel Souvenirs."" Later, ""Newsradio"" star Dave Foley promotes the movie ""Dick.""
6x202 - William H. Macy, George Miller, The Pretenders
August 5, 1999
Dave repeatedly shows footage of the Taco Bell chihuahua saying ""funkalicious."" Later, Dave and William H. Macy drink Tang spiked with Jack Daniels.
6x203 - Ray Romano, Jeff Altman
August 6, 1999
During CBS Mailbag, Alan punches Dave. Later, Dave's former ""Starland Vocal Band Hour"" co-star Jeff Altman looks back at his tumultous television career.
6x204 - Regis Philbin, Dave Attell
August 9, 1999
Paul refers to Regis as a bastard, only for the ""Millionaire"" host to retaliate.
6x205 - Claire Danes, Smash Mouth
August 10, 1999
Kreskin's knowledge of 70's backup singers is tested in a segment called ""Commodore or Pip?"" Later, Smash Mouth performs their smash hit ""All-Star.""
6x206 - Hugh Grant, The Mavericks
August 11, 1999
Dave announces that a crack in the building next door caused a temporary evacuation of the theater. Later, The Mavericks perform ""There Goes My Heart.""
6x207 - Rene Russo, Tori Amos
August 12, 1999
Dave takes up an offering for a preacher who played ""Who Your Deer Repellants.""
6x208 - Shaquille O'Neal, Helen Mirren
August 13, 1999
During CBS Mailbag, Inky Mendez announces his candidacy for the US Senate, while Dave chats with ""Hillary Clinton"" (Gerard).
6x209 - Tony Danza, Katie Holmes, Robert Palmer
August 16, 1999
A shirtless Vince DeMentri interviews people on the street, asking them what they think of Hillary Clinton. Later, Katie Holmes promotes ""Dawson's Creek.""
6x210 - Lara Flynn Boyle, David Brenner, Everclear
August 17, 1999
Dave announces that tonight, ""We're going to have good old-fashioned fun"": all night, Richard Egan stands on 53rd St. guessing the weight of passersby.
6x211 - Andie MacDowell, French Stewart, Tom Dreesen
August 18, 1999
Terence Blanchard sits in with the band, while Olympic diver Kathy Pesek does a demonstration for the audience (via telephone).
6x212 - Alec Baldwin, Dwight Yoakam
August 19, 1999
Dave announces that tonight is the premiere of ""Late Show Who Wants to be a Billionaire?"" Tonight's first question: ""Who took over for the 'Brady Bunch' father after the original actor was arrested and imprisoned for the grisly kidnap and murder of the show's wardrobe designer?"" The answer: Dennis Weaver.
6x213 - Albert Brooks, Omar Epps
August 20, 1999
Dave announces that after 6 years and 1,278 shows on CBS, he now wants to be called ""Daddy""; Alan beats up Regis during CBS Mailbag; Albert Brooks makes a phone call to his pet parrot.

6x155 - Keri Russell, Aretha Franklin

6x156 - Tom Selleck, Bob Barker, Leon Russell

6x157 - Helen Hunt, Courtney Love, Hole

6x158 - Natalie Portman, Tom Everett Scott, J. Geils Band

6x159 - Harry Connick Jr., Damon Wayans

6x160 - Kate Capshaw, Britney Spears

6x161 - Kid Scientists, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Chapin Carpenter

6x162 - Bill Murray, Everlast

6x163 - Jennifer Lopez, Ira Glass

6x164 - Dan Rather, Nancy Mace, Randy Newman

6x165 - Jeff Foxworthy, Kristin Davis, Snoop Dogg

6x166 - Timothy Hutton, Christine Lahti, Cast of It Ain't Nothing But the Blues

6x167 - Ray Romano, Jewel

6x168 - Heather Graham, David Wells

6x169 - Tim Robbins, Oscar De La Hoya, Dane Cook

6x170 - Roseanne, Susan Tedeschi

6x171 - David Schwimmer, Brandi Chastain, Seth Green

6x172 - Mike Myers, Ben Lee

6x173 - Julianna Margulies, Jon Stewart

6x174 - Felicity Huffman, Andy Dick, Elvis Costello

6x175 - Adam Sandler, Missy Elliot

6x176 - Geri Halliwell, Richard Belzer

6x177 - Rudolph Giuliani, Leslie Mann, The Pretenders

6x178 - Joey Lauren Adams, Spike Lee, Santana

6x179 - Colin Powell, Maurice Green

6x180 - Mira Sorvino, Lyle Lovett

6x181 - Piedmont Bird Callers, Avery Johnson, June Carter Cash

6x182 - Calista Flockhart, Jack Hannah

6x183 - Stupid Human Tricks, John Leguizamo, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

6x184 - John McEnroe, George Jones

6x185 - Chris Rock, Sixpence None the Richer

6x186 - Lindsay Davenport, Oliver Platt, Jeffrey Ross

6x187 - Jay Thomas, Jason Briggs

6x188 - Naomi Campbell, Jimmie Walker, Lucinda Williams

6x189 - Don Rickles, Dave Mirra, Patty Griffin

6x190 - U.S. 1999 World Cup Women's Soccer Team, Jim Gaffigan

6x191 - Matthew Broderick, Dennis Regan

6x192 - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Buzz Aldrin, Jamiroquai

6x193 - Charles Grodin, Alanis Morrisette

6x194 - Ted Koppel, Isabella Rossellini, Macy Gray

6x195 - National Hollerin' Champions, Garry Marshall, Los Lobos

6x196 - Samuel L. Jackson, Rita Wilson, Pete Townshend & Eddie Vedder

6x197 - Bruce Willis, Heidi Klum

6x198 - Lance Armstrong, Barry White

6x199 - Pierce Brosnan, Saffron Burrows, Jim Jeter

6x200 - Tom Arnold, Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes

6x201 - Dave Foley, Jonathan Witherspoon, Old 97's

6x202 - William H. Macy, George Miller, The Pretenders

6x203 - Ray Romano, Jeff Altman

6x204 - Regis Philbin, Dave Attell

6x205 - Claire Danes, Smash Mouth

6x206 - Hugh Grant, The Mavericks

6x207 - Rene Russo, Tori Amos

6x208 - Shaquille O'Neal, Helen Mirren

6x209 - Tony Danza, Katie Holmes, Robert Palmer

6x210 - Lara Flynn Boyle, David Brenner, Everclear

6x211 - Andie MacDowell, French Stewart, Tom Dreesen

6x212 - Alec Baldwin, Dwight Yoakam

6x213 - Albert Brooks, Omar Epps

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