3x01 Show #0440
September 4, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave grills his new announcer, making him do voiceovers throughout the show (including #1 on the top ten list).
3x02 Show #0441
September 5, 1995 11:35 pm
Tom Snyder wants everybody to know that he does not hold a grudge with Dave. Meanwhile, Alan Kalter continues to get used to his new surroundings.
3x03 Show #0442
September 6, 1995 11:35 pm
Charlton Heston plays ""Dave's Boss"" and bullies him mercilessly. Later, Kevin Pollak promotes ""The Usual Suspects.""
3x04 Show #0443
September 7, 1995 11:35 pm
Amongst the ""Items Included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:"" Stuff found in ZZ Top's beards, a guitar made of David Crosby's old liver, and Marv Albert's Rock & Roll Bloopers, with Hootie (as in Hootie and the Blowfish) getting hit on the head by a basketball. Meanwhile, in order to prepare for an Olympic diver that will be appearing later, Dave recruits Alan and an audience member to get in a tank.
3x05 Show #0444
September 8, 1995 11:35 pm
Wesley Snipes promotes ""Money Train,"" then strips to a dress.
3x06 Show #0445
September 11, 1995 11:35 pm
A day after the Emmy Awards, Dave tosses donuts into the audience with the new Donut-A-Pult. Quote Dave: ""Now it's really hard to believe we didn't win an Emmy."" Meanwhile, Biff Henderson recites a passage from the Packwood Diaries.
3x07 Show #0446
September 12, 1995 11:35 pm
The Donutapult returns, while Dave brings in a cabbie to write a Top Ten list.
3x08 Show #0447
September 13, 1995 11:35 pm
While promoting the movie ""Showgirls,"" star Elizabeth Berkeley gives Dave a lap dance.
3x09 Show #0448
September 14, 1995 11:35 pm
Gerard, Rupert, and others discuss what they like about Autumn, while Rush Limbaugh introduces a mini-Donutapult.
3x10 Show #0449
September 15, 1995 11:35 pm
During CBS Mailbag, Cyndi Lauper sings ""Lactose Intolerant."" Later, the Donutapult makes one last appearance.
3x11 Show #0450
September 18, 1995 11:35 pm
Throughout the show, winners of obscure beauty pageants (including ""Miss Peanut"" and ""Miss South Carolina Tobacco"") walk across the stage and escort tonight's guests.
3x12 Show #0451
September 19, 1995 11:35 pm
Dick Assman is still popular in Canada; Newt Gingrich presents the Top Ten list; Thomas Haden Church promotes ""Ned & Stacey""; Dave juggles peaches.
3x13 Show #0452
September 20, 1995 11:35 pm
Rudy Guiliani give Dave a key to the city, then takes it back.
3x14 Show #0453
September 21, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave gives a three pound ham to an audience member, while ""Friends"" star Courtney Cox launches the ""Donutapult 2000.""
3x15 Show #0454
September 22, 1995 11:35 pm
Eddie Jamison (the guy who said ""I Love You, Man!"" in those beer commercials) interrupts the monologue; Doc Severinsen sits in with the band; Mary Tyler Moore accuses Dave of being a brown-noser.
3x16 Show #0455
September 25, 1995 11:35 pm
Doc Severinsen is still sitting in; The Delaria Sisters, a group of women who hang by their hair on a pole, demonstrate their skills; Dave chats with a grade-schooler who ran off a burgler.
3x17 Show #0456
September 26, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave invites his neighbor Steve over for coffee; Ellen Cleghorne promotes her new sitcom.
3x18 Show #0457
September 27, 1995 11:35 pm
13 NYC cab drivers are invited to serve on a mock jury to determine the fate of OJ Simpson. Instead, they're serenaded by Mel Torme.
3x19 Show #0458
September 28, 1995 11:35 pm
1995: Uma Thurman joins Geraldo Rivera as the mock jury of cab drivers continues to deliberate, led by foreman Parminder Singh. Dave notes, ""Uma, Parminder; Parminder, Uma.""
3x20 Show #0459
September 29, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave introduces ""The Donutapult 2000+,"" which is so big it has to sit out on 53rd Street. Later in the show, it is converted into ""The Melonapult 2000+.""
3x21 Show #0460
October 2, 1995 11:35 pm
Amongst the latest ""Back-to-School Items:"" Oreo Cookies with Clearasil Pad Filling, Larry King Ex-Wife Trading Cards, and a Kate Moss Lunchbox. Later, Andy Dick promotes ""Newsradio.""
3x22 Show #0461
October 3, 1995 11:35 pm
The cast and crew explains why they're glad the O. J. Simpson trial is over; Julianne Moore promotes ""Safe.""
3x23 Show #0462
October 4, 1995 11:35 pm
Pete Fatovich, ""Creepy Dave,"" and Gerard comment on the OJ verdict, while Chazz Palminteri gives an audience member his coat.
3x24 Show #0463
October 5, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave's ""younger brother Carl"" sits in on violin; Dave thinks he's on a caffeine buzz.
3x25 Show #0464
October 6, 1995 11:35 pm
3x26 Show #0465
October 16, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave, Cybill Shepherd, and sports legend Joe Montana throw footballs into cabs on 53rd Street. After repeated attempts, all three find their target at once. Also, Dave announces that tonight's show is in ""actual size.""
3x27 Show #0466
October 17, 1995 11:35 pm
Via live remote, Dave asks a customer at a nearby laundromat to take a pair of pants out of the dryer and bring them into the theater for guest Richard Simmons to wear.
3x28 Show #0467
October 18, 1995 11:35 pm
Marilyn Horne of the Metropolitan Opera presents the Top Ten; the Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses current events and mentions his son's run for Congress.
3x29 Show #0468
October 19, 1995 11:35 pm
During CBS Mailbag, Dave goes sailing with Paul, the models and Bob Denver. Later, William Shatner is beamed out of his seat.
3x30 Show #0469
October 20, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave goes to New Jersey to find a date for mailroom employee/superstar extrordinaire Bob Borden. Meanwhile, Paul is missing, so Dave leaves the theater and finds him chatting at a party with Woody Allen.
3x31 Show #0470
October 23, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave starts reading the Miranda Rights before realizing he has the wrong index card. He leaves the studio to search for the correct card and finds ""NYPD Blue"" stars Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz reading the Top Ten List to a captured thug.
3x32 Show #0471
October 24, 1995 11:35 pm
Throughout the show, The ""Jimmy Letterman Singers"" sing ""Jimmy."" Later in the show, Dave concedes: ""It sucks, it stinks, it blows; it ain't working.""
3x33 Show #0472
October 25, 1995 11:35 pm
Throughout this year's World Series, kid reporter Sparky Mortimer has been making reports from the stadiums in Cleveland and Atlanta. Tonight, he lands a quick interview with Braves owner Ted Turner.
3x34 Show #0473
October 26, 1995 11:35 pm
During CBS Mailbag, Paul does a Johnny Carson impression. Later, Dave and Michael Rappaport lather up in order to use the CBS spa.
3x35 Show #0474
October 27, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave and Paul recruit a guy named Moe from a delicatessen, and the CBS Orchestra puts together a music video about him. Later, Sparky Mortimer runs the bases at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.
3x36 Show #0475
October 30, 1995 11:35 pm
Upon returning to NYC, Dave gives Sparky a pat on the back for a job well done; Casey Kasem introduces Wayne Hazeltine and the Pants Across America Tour; Carol Burnett takes off her skirt.
3x37 Show #0476
October 31, 1995 11:35 pm
A pumpkin launcher is demonstrated on 53rd Street, while The Pants Across America tour stops at St. Louis.
3x38 Show #0477
November 1, 1995 11:35 pm
Casey Kasem and the Pants Across America tour reports from Mount Rushmore, while up and coming actress Claire Danes introduces one of her favorite bands, UB40.
3x39 Show #0478
November 2, 1995 11:35 pm
Carol Channing harasses Dave during CBS Mailbag; the tour hits the Grand Canyon.
3x40 Show #0479
November 3, 1995 11:35 pm
Tonight on the ""Pants Across America"" tour, Casey Kasem is in Las Vegas, listening to an Elvis impersonator perform ""Burning Love.""
3x41 Show #0480
November 6, 1995 11:35 pm
3x42 Show #0481
November 7, 1995 11:35 pm
Television City Studios, Day 2: Danny DeVito and Dave get into the stage pool and have a water fight. Meanwhile, Tony Mendez continues his cameo appearances on TV shows; tonight he's seen in clips from ""Friends"" and ""Grace Under Fire.""
3x43 Show #0482
November 8, 1995 11:35 pm
From Los Angeles: Alka Seltzer® is inserted into the backdrop pool; Demi Moore presents ""The Top Ten Least Popular Stripper Names;"" Green Day performs ""86.""
3x45 Show #0484
November 10, 1995 11:35 pm
3x46 Show #0485
November 13, 1995 11:35 pm
Biff interrupts Dave's opening remarks and asks for water. Out runs NYC marathon winner German Silva with his drink. Later, Bill Murray cooks toast, and Silver runs by again to pick it up.
3x47 Show #0486
November 14, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave uses the speaker phone to get someone to bring him pizza. Later, thirty folks show up with boxes, and slices are handed out to the audience. Also, the United States is in the middle of a government shutdown, so Dave calls the Pentagon, misdials, finally gets an answering machine, and hangs up. A stagehand gives him an ax, cuts the phone cord, and hands the phone to an audience member.
3x48 Show #0487
November 15, 1995 11:35 pm
Elton John promotes and sings two songs from his latest album, ""Made In England.""
3x49 Show #0488
November 16, 1995 11:35 pm
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 11:35 pm
The Presidents of the United States of America perform their breakthrough hit, ""Toad.""
3x51 Show #0490
November 20, 1995 11:35 pm
Dave sends mailroom dude/budding diva Bob Borden to Washington as a White House correspondent.
3x52 Show #0491
November 21, 1995 11:35 pm
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 11:35 pm
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 11:35 pm
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 11:35 pm
""Soup Nazi"" Ali ""Al"" Yeganeh passes out turkey chili to the audience.
3x56 Show #0495
November 27, 1995 11:35 pm
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 11:35 pm
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 11:35 pm
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 11:35 pm
Steve Martin shows up a day early, and Dave can't get him offstage.
3x60 Show #0499
December 1, 1995 11:35 pm
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 Show #0500
December 11, 1995 11:35 pm
3x62 Show #0501
December 12, 1995 11:35 pm
3x63 Show #0502
December 13, 1995 11:35 pm
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 Show #0503
December 14, 1995 11:35 pm
3x65 Show #0504
December 15, 1995 11:35 pm
3x66 Show #0505
December 18, 1995 11:35 pm
3x67 Show #0506
December 19, 1995 11:35 pm
3x68 Show #0507
December 20, 1995 11:35 pm
3x69 Show #0508
December 21, 1995 11:35 pm
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 Show #0509
December 22, 1995 11:35 pm
3x71 Show #0510
December 26, 1995 11:35 pm
3x72 Show #0511
December 27, 1995 11:35 pm
3x73 Show #0512
December 28, 1995 11:35 pm
3x74 Show #0513
December 29, 1995 11:35 pm
3x75 Show #0514
January 2, 1996 11:35 pm
3x76 Show #0515
January 3, 1996 11:35 pm
3x77 Show #0516
January 4, 1996 11:35 pm
3x78 Show #0517
January 5, 1996 11:35 pm
3x79 Show #0518
January 8, 1996 11:35 pm
3x80 Show #0519
January 9, 1996 11:35 pm
3x81 Show #0520
January 10, 1996 11:35 pm
3x82 Show #0521
January 11, 1996 11:35 pm
3x83 Show #0522
January 12, 1996 11:35 pm
3x84 Show #0523
January 22, 1996 11:35 pm
3x85 Show #0524
January 23, 1996 11:35 pm
3x86 Show #0525
January 24, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0526
January 25, 1996 11:35 pm
Sparky Mortimer makes another amusing -- albeit clumsy -- Super Bowl report; Dave chats with basketball star Reggie Miller.
3x88 Show #0527
January 26, 1996 11:35 pm
3x89 Show #0528
January 29, 1996 11:35 pm
3x90 Show #0529
January 30, 1996 11:35 pm
3x91 Show #0530
January 31, 1996 11:35 pm
3x92 Show #0531
February 1, 1996 11:35 pm
3x93 Show #0532
February 2, 1996 11:35 pm
3x94 Show #0533
February 5, 1996 11:35 pm
3x95 Show #0534
February 6, 1996 11:35 pm
3x96 Show #0535
February 7, 1996 11:35 pm
3x97 Show #0536
February 8, 1996 11:35 pm
3x98 Show #0537
February 9, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave offers Liz Taylor a riding mower if she'll come on the show; clips from the HBO movie The Late Shift, which Dave calls ""satire;"" The Ramones perform ""She Talks to Rainbows.""
3x99 Show #0538
February 12, 1996 11:35 pm
3x100 Show #0539
February 13, 1996 11:35 pm
3x101 Show #0540
February 14, 1996 11:35 pm
3x102 Show #0541
February 15, 1996 11:35 pm
3x103 Show #0542
February 16, 1996 11:35 pm
3x104 Show #0543
February 19, 1996 11:35 pm
3x105 Show #0544
February 20, 1996 11:35 pm
3x106 Show #0545
February 21, 1996 11:35 pm
3x107 Show #0546
February 22, 1996 11:35 pm
3x108 Show #0547
February 23, 1996 11:35 pm
3x109 Show #0548
February 26, 1996 11:35 pm
3x110 Show #0549
February 27, 1996 11:35 pm
3x111 Show #0550
February 28, 1996 11:35 pm
3x112 Show #0551
February 29, 1996 11:35 pm
3x113 Show #0552
March 1, 1996 11:35 pm
3x114 Show #0553
March 4, 1996 11:35 pm
In mock tribute to HBO's ""The Late Shift,"" Dave throws baseballs at an archery target.
3x115 Show #0554
March 5, 1996 11:35 pm
3x116 Show #0555
March 6, 1996 11:35 pm
3x117 Show #0556
March 7, 1996 11:35 pm
3x118 Show #0557
March 8, 1996 11:35 pm
3x119 Show #0558
March 18, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0559
March 19, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0560
March 20, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0561
March 26, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0562
March 27, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0563
March 28, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0564
March 29, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0565
April 1, 1996 11:35 pm
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 $10,000; 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 $10,000 cash.
3x127 Show #0566
April 2, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0567
April 3, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0568
April 4, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0569
April 5, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0570
April 8, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0571
April 9, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0572
April 10, 1996 11:35 pm
3x134 Show #0573
April 11, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0574
April 12, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0575
April 22, 1996 11:35 pm
An audience member assists in the debut of the Slatstar 2000, while Brett Butler presents the Top Ten.
3x137 Show #0576
April 23, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0577
April 24, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave holds an impromptu auction, while Marshall Sylver hypnotizes more Late Show staffers.
3x139 Show #0578
April 25, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0579
April 26, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0580
April 29, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0581
April 30, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0582
May 1, 1996 11:35 pm
Tonight's ""What's On Other Channels"" segment includes ""Condom Testing,"" ""The Mexican Navy's New Battleship,"" and ""Tommy Lee-Pamela Anderson Video.""
3x144 Show #0583
May 2, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0584
May 3, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0585
May 6, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0586
May 7, 1996 11:35 pm
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 Show #0587
May 8, 1996 11:35 pm
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.
3x149 Show #0588
May 9, 1996 11:35 pm
From San Francisco: Three audience members receive free hams and souvenir cue cards; Joe Satriani sits in; Dave tells the seals at Fisherman's Wharf to shut up; the San Francisco Giants present the Top Ten; basketballs and melons are rolled down Fillburn Street, the steepest in the city.
3x150 Show #0589
May 10, 1996 11:35 pm
Frisco, Day 5: The Alcatraz mock-up in the backdrop is subject to a jailbreak; Dave hangs out with a local hippie, thus introducing the world (not to mention fleeting fame) to one Manny Papp; Dave loses a blue card, and then finds it inside a crab at Fisherman's Wharf; Manny meets his hero, John Popper of Blues Traveler.
3x151 Show #0590
May 13, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave quizzes the audience on his week in San Francisco, during which Gene Siskel runs onstage looking for Roger Ebert. Later in the show, he gives up on his search, then relaunches his film review program as ""Siskel and DeForest."" Also, Natalie Merchant sings ""Jealousy.""
3x152 Show #0591
May 14, 1996 11:35 pm
Manny the Hippie gives his first live remote from San Francisco, as Dave asks him to give periodic reviews on current movies. Tonight, he reviews Twister, which he personally didn't care for.
3x153 Show #0592
May 15, 1996 11:35 pm
Junior Brown sits in, and Dave tries on his very unique hat. Also, a guy dressed up as Ronald McDonald gives Dave the Top Ten, and later he is found lying dead in the street.
3x154 Show #0593
May 16, 1996 11:35 pm
During Mailbag, Tony sits in for Dave while Dave sits in for Alan saying ""letter number two,"" which leads into a question about lawn care; comedian Harry Hill tells jokes about Cher, The A-Team, and his grandmother's funeral; Spin Doctors perform ""She Used to Be Mine.""
3x155 Show #0594
May 17, 1996 11:35 pm
For no apparent reason, Dave orders Tony to take a taxi; Manny the Hippie presents the Top Ten; a dentist checks out a weird whistling noise coming out of Dave's mouth when he speaks.
3x156 Show #0595
May 20, 1996 11:35 pm
Two audience guys go outside to monitor the temperature, and given their meteorological expertise, are ordered to stand next to a giant thermometer.
3x157 Show #0596
May 21, 1996 11:35 pm
It's time for a new game called ""May We Turn Your Pants into Shorts?"" Dave is the first to mutilate his slacks, and is followed by Paul, Biff, John Goodman, and Norm MacDonald, who was already wearing shorts.
3x158 Show #0597
May 22, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave shows a clip of his favorite moment from last night's show: Biff doing a quadruple take upon seeing Dave's slacks getting cut at the knee; Dave's contact lens fall out, so he wears his glasses for half the show; Brett Butler performs a Stupid Human Trick.
3x159 Show #0598
May 23, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave's jacket is stain by coffee, so he throws it into the balcony; an ""unknown guest"" crashes the show; Leslie Nielsen promotes Spy Hard.
3x160 Show #0599
May 24, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave and Conan O'Brien get ""Bob Dole Is Old"" jokes from the joke storeroom in the basement of the Ed Sullivan Theater. Also, Dave invites several staffers (including then-intern Stephanie Birkett) to discuss their dreams at a local steakhouse.
3x161 Show #0600
June 3, 1996 11:35 pm
Live via satellite in San Francisco, Manny the Hippie reviews the film ""Spy Hard"": ""It's schwiggity schwag!"" Also, ""She Loves Me"" week begins with Martin Short, who performs this song, hanging on to the last note while leaving the theater, grabbing a soda at the Hello Deli, getting a massage, and returning to the theater wearing a terrycloth robe.
3x162 Show #0601
June 4, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave invites customers from the Roy Rogers restaurant across the street into the theater to be checked for ticks; Dr. Sam Merrick declares them tick-free. Also, Day 2 of ""She Loves Me,"" tonight performed by Nathan Lane. Like Martin Short the previous night, Nate holds the last note, goes out to Hello Deli for a soda, then to a massage, and back inside the theater with a robe.
3x163 Show #0602
June 5, 1996 11:35 pm
Diana Ross performs a variation of the song ""She Loves Me"" called ""He Loves Me,"" and while holding the final note, buys a soda at Hello Deli, gets a massage at a nearby spa, and walks back inside the theater wearing a white robe.
3x164 Show #0603
June 6, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave tells a mean fat joke about Roger Ebert, and shortly afterwards the film critic calls Dave a bastard; four singers present the First Annual Late Show Salute to the Word ""Ass""; on Day 4 of ""She Loves Me"" week, Matthew Broderick performs a certain 1950's pop standard, holds the last note, runs through the theater, grabs a soda at the Hello Deli, gets a handbill for a free massage, receives the massage, and returns to the theater wearing a robe, still holding the note.
3x165 Show #0604
June 7, 1996 11:35 pm
The final day of celebrity ""She Loves Me"" performances takes place when Rosie O'Donnell sings, holds the last note, runs through the theater, grabs a soda at Hello Deli, gets a handbill for a free massage, receives the massage, and returns to the theater wearing a robe, still holding the same note. Dave follows this flawless presentation with a week-long retrospective.
3x166 Show #0605
June 10, 1996 11:35 pm
Biff attempts to learn how to fly; actor/soccer fanatic Andrew Shue introduces footage of him, Elizabeth Shue, and John Shue playing a pick-up game of his sport of choice.
3x167 Show #0606
June 11, 1996 11:35 pm
In a piece of videotape footage that ""will disturb and shock you,"" Dave introduces clips of Bill Clinton singing ""Mustang Sally"" and Boris Yeltsin dancing.
3x168 Show #0607
June 12, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave fools around with a hot glue gun, while up-and-coming actress Liv Tyler (daughter of Bebe Buell and Steven Tyler) promotes Stealing Beauty.
3x169 Show #0608
June 13, 1996 11:35 pm
Kenny Wayne Shepherd sits in; Dave points out that one of tonight's ""CBS Mailbag"" letter-writers is in the audience; during Mailbag, ""Ronald McDonald"" (Leonard) verbally abuses Dave.
3x170 Show #0609
June 14, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave bids farewell to one of his longtime staffers; Kelsey Grammer promotes ""Down Periscope""; Manny reviews The Cable Guy: ""Dank.""
3x171 Show #0610
June 17, 1996 11:35 pm
Remote: Dave works the drive-thru at a Taco Bell in Jersey. Later, he chats with Lucille Treganowan, 66-year-old grandmother/hot rod guru. (correct synopsis)
3x172 Show #0611
June 18, 1996 11:35 pm
Some guy carrying the Olympic torch comes through to interrupt the monologue. Also, Dave recalls a fake Father's Day memory when his son ""Jimmy"" gave him an ashtray. Paul doubts the story, forcing Dave to recall his ""real"" video memory: ""Jimmy"" arriving with pizza. (correct synopsis)
3x173 Show #0612
June 19, 1996 11:35 pm
Biff recruits an audience member to get splashed in the face by a speeding taxi going over a puddle. Also, CBS head honcho ""Les Moonves"" discusses the CBS fall lineup, then sings Harry Chapin's ""Cat in the Cradle.""
3x174 Show #0613
June 20, 1996 11:35 pm
In response to a CBS Mailbag letter that noticed a likeness between Inky Mendez and Steven Speilberg, Martin Scorsese is seen impersonating Anton Fig.
3x175 Show #0614
June 21, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave shows off a tick that has embedded itself into his suit, then shows more footage of him at Taco Bell. (correct synopsis)
3x176 Show #0615
June 24, 1996 11:35 pm
3x177 Show #0616
June 25, 1996 11:35 pm
3x178 Show #0617
June 26, 1996 11:35 pm
Jerry Van Dyke rides onstage on a mule; Luke Perry gives Dave his sideburns; The Fugees perform ""Fu-Gee-La.""
3x179 Show #0618
June 27, 1996 11:35 pm
3x180 Show #0619
June 28, 1996 11:35 pm
Manny the Hippie reviews Striptease: ""Schwag."" Also, Creepy Dave drops by to ask Michael Keaton about human cloning.
3x181 Show #0620
July 1, 1996 11:35 pm
3x182 Show #0621
July 2, 1996 11:35 pm
3x183 Show #0622
July 3, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave airs his first new July 3rd show since his morning show in 1980. During the ""Rejected FDA Products"" segment, Dave introduces ""Sherwin-Williams Fettucine in Paint."" Later, Jeff Goldblum promotes ""Independence Day"" as Rupert searches the sky for UFOs.
3x184 Show #0623
July 4, 1996 11:35 pm
Mujibur and Sirajul stand on the roof, waiting for the fireworks in broad daylight; during Mailbag, ""Neil Diamond"" (Calvert) rouses the crowd with a smokin' rendition of ""America;"" two audience members take an American flag to the Empire State Building; The Brian Setzer Orchestra performs ""Town Without Pity.""
3x185 Show #0624
July 5, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave switches places with an audience woman, and later she sits in with the band; Elaine Stritch storms onstage and chews out Dave; Randy Quaid promotes Independence Day.
3x186 Show #0625
July 8, 1996 11:35 pm
3x187 Show #0626
July 9, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave points out that Paul is the co-musical director for the Olympic closing ceremonies; Biff keeps interrupting Dave; Dave chats with Joanne Ussery, a woman who lives in a renovated Boeing 727.
3x188 Show #0627
July 10, 1996 11:35 pm
Manny the Hippie talks about his trip to Roswell, New Mexico, while The Charlie Watts Quintet (featuring Bernard Fowler) performs ""In a Sentimental Mood.""
3x189 Show #0628
July 11, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave shows a semi-embarrassing clip of Meg Ryan from her days on ""As The World Turns,"" featuring a ""young"" Paul Shaffer and Will Lee.
3x190 Show #0629
July 12, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave tries to find the owner of car whose license plates read ""SO HAPPY,"" and later he shows footage of a Wheel of Fortune contestant screwing up the answer to a puzzle: ""Paul Shatner!""
3x191 Show #0630
July 15, 1996 11:35 pm
3x192 Show #0631
July 16, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave continues to gloat over the Late Show's (alleged) title as Official Talk Show of the Summer Olympics, with abortive sports commentary by Anton; Laurence Fishburne promotes Fled.
3x193 Show #0632
July 17, 1996 11:35 pm
Country legend Marty Stuart sits in, while a disgruntled alien (Gerard) comments on inaccuracies in the movie Independence Day.
3x194 Show #0633
July 18, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave discusses in length the show's embarrassment of Emmy riches this year (four nominations); the ""CBS Mailbag"" presents Dave's 10,000th ""Bob Dole is old"" joke; Dave receives another discouraging visit from Fan Club president ""Cliff Sussman"" (Jay Johnson).
3x195 Show #0634
July 19, 1996 11:35 pm
Leonard ""The Ronald McDonald Guy"" Tepper joins Rupert for another one of his hidden-mike remotes with Dave. Later, Jackie Joyner-Kersee promotes her new fitness book and upcoming appearance at the Atlanta Games.
3x196 Show #0635
August 5, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave welcomes the Gold Medal-winning U.S. Olympic Girl's Gymnastics Team (minus the injured Kerri Strug); during a ""New Products"" segment, Pat Farmer models a t-shirt made from venetian blinds.
3x197 Show #0636
August 6, 1996 11:35 pm
3x198 Show #0637
August 7, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave announces that the Late Show has its own version of ""The Real World,"" with Paul, Anton and Pat Farmer whining about their personal problems.
3x199 Show #0638
August 8, 1996 11:35 pm
During ""CBS Mailbag,"" Secret Service Agents dance the Macarena; Dennis Miller promotes his new HBO talk show; Butthole Surfers perform ""Pepper.""
3x200 Show #0639
August 9, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave brings up three girls from the audience, confiscates their gum, and sends them out to goof off in a nearby fountain; the Sex Pistols perform ""Pretty Vacant.""
3x201 Show #0640
August 12, 1996 11:35 pm
3x202 Show #0641
August 13, 1996 11:35 pm
3x203 Show #0642
August 14, 1996 11:35 pm
3x204 Show #0643
August 15, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave chats with Yankees pitcher Dwight ""Doc"" Gooden, who threw a no-hitter the night before.
3x205 Show #0644
August 16, 1996 11:35 pm
Dave gives a ham to a man in the audience who correctly guessed his weight (158 lbs).
3x206 Show #0645
August 19, 1996 11:35 pm
3x207 Show #0646
August 20, 1996 11:35 pm
3x208 Show #0647
August 21, 1996 11:35 pm
3x209 Show #0648
August 22, 1996 11:35 pm
3x210 Show #0649
August 23, 1996 11:35 pm
