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Late Show with David LettermanSeason 2

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    E01 Show #0220

    Aug 29, 1994

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    E02 Show #0221

    Aug 30, 1994

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    E03 Show #0222

    Aug 31, 1994

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    E04 Show #0223

    Sep 1, 1994

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    E05 Show #0224

    Sep 2, 1994

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    E06 Show #0225

    Sep 5, 1994

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    E07 Show #0226

    Sep 6, 1994

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

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    E08 Show #0227

    Sep 7, 1994

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    E09 Show #0228

    Sep 8, 1994

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    E10 Show #0229

    Sep 9, 1994

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    E11 Show #0230

    Sep 12, 1994

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    E12 Show #0231

    Sep 13, 1994

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    E13 Show #0232

    Sep 14, 1994

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    E14 Show #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.

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    E15 Show #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.

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    E16 Show #0235

    Sep 19, 1994

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

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    E17 Show #0236

    Sep 20, 1994

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    E18 Show #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.

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    E19 Show #0238

    Sep 22, 1994

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

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    E20 Show #0239

    Sep 23, 1994

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    E21 Show #0240

    Sep 26, 1994

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    E22 Show #0241

    Sep 27, 1994

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    E23 Show #0242

    Sep 28, 1994

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    E24 Show #0243

    Sep 29, 1994

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    E25 Show #0244

    Sep 30, 1994

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    E26 Show #0245

    Oct 3, 1994

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    E27 Show #0246

    Oct 4, 1994

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    E28 Show #0247

    Oct 5, 1994

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    E29 Show #0248

    Oct 6, 1994

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    E30 Show #0249

    Oct 7, 1994

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

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    E31 Show #0250

    Oct 10, 1994

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    E32 Show #0251

    Oct 11, 1994

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    E33 Show #0252

    Oct 12, 1994

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    E34 Show #0253

    Oct 13, 1994

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    E35 Show #0254

    Oct 14, 1994

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    E36 Show #0255

    Oct 24, 1994

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    E37 Show #0256

    Oct 25, 1994

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    E38 Show #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.""

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    E39 Show #0258

    Oct 27, 1994

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    E40 Show #0259

    Oct 28, 1994

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    E41 Show #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).

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    E42 Show #0261

    Nov 1, 1994

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

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    E43 Show #0262

    Nov 2, 1994

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    E44 Show #0263

    Nov 3, 1994

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

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    E45 Show #0264

    Nov 4, 1994

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    E46 Show #0265

    Nov 7, 1994

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    E47 Show #0266

    Nov 9, 1994

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    E48 Show #0267

    Nov 10, 1994

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    E49 Show #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.""

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    E50 Show #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.""

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    E51 Show #0270

    Nov 15, 1994

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    E52 Show #0271

    Nov 16, 1994

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    E53 Show #0272

    Nov 17, 1994

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    E54 Show #0273

    Nov 18, 1994

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    E55 Show #0274

    Nov 21, 1994

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    E56 Show #0275

    Nov 22, 1994

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    E57 Show #0276

    Nov 23, 1994

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    E58 Show #0277

    Nov 24, 1994

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    E59 Show #0278

    Nov 25, 1994

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    E60 Show #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.

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    E61 Show #0280

    Nov 29, 1994

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

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    E62 Show #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.

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    E63 Show #0282

    Dec 1, 1994

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    E64 Show #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.

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    E65 Show #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.

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    E66 Show #0285

    Dec 13, 1994

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    E67 Show #0286

    Dec 14, 1994

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    E68 Show #0287

    Dec 15, 1994

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

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    E69 Show #0288

    Dec 16, 1994

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    E70 Show #0289

    Dec 19, 1994

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    E71 Show #0290

    Dec 20, 1994

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    E72 Show #0291

    Dec 21, 1994

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    E73 Show #0292

    Dec 22, 1994

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    E74 Show #0293

    Dec 23, 1994

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    E75 Show #0294

    Dec 26, 1994

    Bad Religion performed ""Infected""

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    E76 Show #0295

    Dec 27, 1994

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    E77 Show #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.

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    E78 Show #0297

    Dec 29, 1994

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

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    E79 Show #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.

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    E80 Show #0299

    Jan 2, 1995

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    E81 Show #0300

    Jan 3, 1995

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    E82 Show #0301

    Jan 4, 1995

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

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    E83 Show #0302

    Jan 5, 1995

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    E84 Show #0303

    Jan 6, 1995

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

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    E85 Show #0304

    Jan 9, 1995

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    E86 Show #0305

    Jan 10, 1995

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    E87 Show #0306

    Jan 11, 1995

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    E88 Show #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.

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    E89 Show #0308

    Jan 13, 1995

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

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    E90 Show #0309

    Jan 16, 1995

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    E91 Show #0310

    Jan 17, 1995

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    E92 Show #0311

    Jan 18, 1995

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    E93 Show #0312

    Jan 19, 1995

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    E94 Show #0313

    Jan 20, 1995

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    E95 Show #0314

    Jan 30, 1995

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    E96 Show #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.""

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    E97 Show #0316

    Feb 1, 1995

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    E98 Show #0317

    Feb 2, 1995

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    E99 Show #0318

    Feb 3, 1995

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    E100 Show #0319

    Feb 6, 1995

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

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    E101 Show #0320

    Feb 7, 1995

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    E102 Show #0321

    Feb 8, 1995

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    E103 Show #0322

    Feb 9, 1995

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    E104 Show #0323

    Feb 10, 1995

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    E105 Show #0324

    Feb 13, 1995

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    E106 Show #0325

    Feb 14, 1995

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    E107 Show #0326

    Feb 15, 1995

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    E108 Show #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.

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    E109 Show #0328

    Feb 17, 1995

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    E110 Show #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.

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    E111 Show #0330

    Feb 21, 1995

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    E112 Show #0331

    Feb 22, 1995

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

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    E113 Show #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.""

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    E114 Show #0333

    Feb 24, 1995

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    E115 Show #0334

    Feb 27, 1995

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    E116 Show #0335

    Feb 28, 1995

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    E117 Show #0336

    Mar 1, 1995

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    E118 Show #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.

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    E119 Show #0338

    Mar 3, 1995

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    E120 Show #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)

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    E121 Show #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.

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    E122 Show #0341

    Mar 8, 1995

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    E123 Show #0342

    Mar 9, 1995

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    E124 Show #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.

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    E125 Show #0344

    Mar 13, 1995

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    E126 Show #0345

    Mar 14, 1995

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    E127 Show #0346

    Mar 15, 1995

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    E128 Show #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.

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    E129 Show #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.

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    E130 Show #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.

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    E131 Show #0350

    Apr 3, 1995

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

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    E132 Show #0351

    Apr 4, 1995

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

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    E133 Show #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.

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    E134 Show #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.

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    E135 Show #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.

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    E136 Show #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.

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    E137 Show #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.

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    E138 Show #0357

    4.0

    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.

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    E139 Show #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.

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    E140 Show #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.

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    E141 Show #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.

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    E142 Show #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.

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    E143 Show #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.

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    E144 Show #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.""

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    E145 Show #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.

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    E146 Show #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.

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    E147 Show #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.

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    E148 Show #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.

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    E149 Show #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.""

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    E150 Show #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.

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    E151 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.

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    E152 Show #0371

    May 2, 1995

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

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    E153 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.

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    E154 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.

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    E155 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.

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    E156 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.

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    E157 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.

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    E158 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.

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    E159 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.

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    E160 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.

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    E161 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.""

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    E162 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)

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    E163 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)

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    E164 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)

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    E165 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.

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    E166 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.

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    E167 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.

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    E168 Show #0387

    May 24, 1995

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    E169 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.

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    E170 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.

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    E171 Show #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.

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    E172 Show #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.

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    E173 Show #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.

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    E174 Show #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.

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    E175 Show #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.""

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    E176 Show #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.

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    E177 Show #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.

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    E178 Show #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.""

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    E179 Show #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.

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    E180 Show #0399

    Jun 16, 1995

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

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    E181 Show #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.

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    E182 Show #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.

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    E183 Show #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.""

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    E184 Show #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.

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    E185 Show #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.

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    E186 Show #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.

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    E187 Show #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.

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    E188 Show #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.

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    E189 Show #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.

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    E190 Show #0409

    Jun 30, 1995

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

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    E191 Show #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.

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    E192 Show #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.

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    E193 Show #0412

    Jul 12, 1995

    Charles Grodin promotes his new cable talk show.

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    E194 Show #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.

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    E195 Show #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.

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    E196 Show #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.

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    E197 Show #0416

    Jul 18, 1995

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

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    E198 Show #0417

    Jul 19, 1995

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

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    E199 Show #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.

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    E200 Show #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.

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    E201 Show #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.

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    E202 Show #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.

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    E203 Show #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.

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    E204 Show #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.

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    E205 Show #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.

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    E206 Show #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.

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    E207 Show #0426

    Aug 1, 1995

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

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    E208 Show #0427

    Aug 2, 1995

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

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    E209 Show #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.

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    E210 Show #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.

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    E211 Show #0430

    Aug 7, 1995

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

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    E212 Show #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?""

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    E213 Show #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.

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    E214 Show #0433

    Aug 10, 1995

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

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    E215 Show #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.

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    E216 Show #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.

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    E217 Show #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.

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    E218 Show #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.""

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    E219 Show #0438

    Aug 17, 1995

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

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    E220 Show #0439

    Aug 18, 1995

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

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