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Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 255120 min.
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG

Season 2 (Aug. 29, 1994)

Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writer is Matt Roberts and the announcer is Alan Kalter. Of the major U.S. late-night programs, Late Show ranks second in cumulative average viewers over time and third in number of episodes over time. The show leads other late night shows in ad revenue with $271 million in 2009. In most U.S. markets the show airs at 11:35 p.m. Eastern/Pacific time, but is recorded Monday through Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m and 6:00 p.m. The second Thursday episode usually airs on Friday of that week. In 2002, Late Show with David Letterman was ranked No. 7 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. CBS has a contract with Worldwide Pants to continue the show through 2014; by then, Letterman will surpass Johnny Carson as the longest tenured late-night talk show host.

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Season 2 (Aug. 29, 1994)

Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writer is Matt Roberts and the announcer is Alan Kalter. Of the major U.S. late-night programs, Late Show ranks second in cumulative average viewers over time and third in number of episodes over time. The show leads other late night shows in ad revenue with $271 million in 2009. In most U.S. markets the show airs at 11:35 p.m. Eastern/Pacific time, but is recorded Monday through Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m and 6:00 p.m. The second Thursday episode usually airs on Friday of that week. In 2002, Late Show with David Letterman was ranked No. 7 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. CBS has a contract with Worldwide Pants to continue the show through 2014; by then, Letterman will surpass Johnny Carson as the longest tenured late-night talk show host.

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Aug. 29, 1994 0.0

S2E1 - Show #0220

Aug. 30, 1994 0.0

S2E2 - Show #0221

Aug. 31, 1994 0.0

S2E3 - Show #0222

Sept. 1, 1994 0.0

S2E4 - Show #0223

Sept. 2, 1994 0.0

S2E5 - Show #0224

Sept. 5, 1994 0.0

S2E6 - Show #0225

Sept. 6, 1994 0.0

S2E7 - Show #0226

Throughout the night, an audience woman from Brooklyn kicks footballs.
Sept. 7, 1994 0.0

S2E8 - Show #0227

Sept. 8, 1994 0.0

S2E9 - Show #0228

Sept. 9, 1994 0.0

S2E10 - Show #0229

Sept. 12, 1994 0.0

S2E11 - Show #0230

Sept. 13, 1994 0.0

S2E12 - Show #0231

Sept. 14, 1994 0.0

S2E13 - Show #0232

Sept. 15, 1994 0.0

S2E14 - Show #0233

""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.
Sept. 16, 1994 0.0

S2E15 - Show #0234

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.
Sept. 19, 1994 0.0

S2E16 - Show #0235

Hal Gurnee harasses taxi drivers by posting their images on the Times Square jumbotron.
Sept. 20, 1994 0.0

S2E17 - Show #0236

Sept. 21, 1994 0.0

S2E18 - Show #0237

An audience member gives Dave a tiny pair of pants; Gavin MacLeod pops in several times, interrupting the monologue and presenting the Top Ten.
Sept. 22, 1994 0.0

S2E19 - Show #0238

John Popper sits in with the band; Bill Murray tours Broadway; Macaulay Culkin promotes ""Richie Rich.""
Sept. 23, 1994 0.0

S2E20 - Show #0239

Sept. 26, 1994 0.0

S2E21 - Show #0240

Sept. 27, 1994 0.0

S2E22 - Show #0241

Sept. 28, 1994 0.0

S2E23 - Show #0242

Sept. 29, 1994 0.0

S2E24 - Show #0243

Sept. 30, 1994 0.0

S2E25 - Show #0244

Oct. 3, 1994 0.0

S2E26 - Show #0245

Oct. 4, 1994 0.0

S2E27 - Show #0246

Oct. 5, 1994 0.0

S2E28 - Show #0247

Oct. 6, 1994 0.0

S2E29 - Show #0248

Oct. 7, 1994 0.0

S2E30 - Show #0249

Tim Allen promotes his bestselling book, Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man.
Oct. 10, 1994 0.0

S2E31 - Show #0250

Oct. 11, 1994 0.0

S2E32 - Show #0251

Oct. 12, 1994 0.0

S2E33 - Show #0252

Oct. 13, 1994 0.0

S2E34 - Show #0253

Oct. 14, 1994 0.0

S2E35 - Show #0254

Oct. 24, 1994 0.0

S2E36 - Show #0255

Oct. 25, 1994 0.0

S2E37 - Show #0256

Oct. 26, 1994 0.0

S2E38 - Show #0257

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.""
Oct. 27, 1994 0.0

S2E39 - Show #0258

Oct. 28, 1994 0.0

S2E40 - Show #0259

Oct. 31, 1994 0.0

S2E41 - Show #0260

Calvert goes trick-or-treating in Nutley, New Jersey (Martha Stewart's hometown); Lauren Bacall plugs ""Pret-a-Porter"" (Ready to Wear).
Nov. 1, 1994 0.0

S2E42 - Show #0261

John Popper sits in; throughout the night, Mujibur and Sirajul appear as correspondents on Court TV; Elijah Wood plugs North.
Nov. 2, 1994 0.0

S2E43 - Show #0262

Nov. 3, 1994 0.0

S2E44 - Show #0263

Dave gets freshened up by a street sweeper; Rupert serves ""Bill Clinton Soup.""
Nov. 4, 1994 0.0

S2E45 - Show #0264

Nov. 7, 1994 0.0

S2E46 - Show #0265

Nov. 9, 1994 0.0

S2E47 - Show #0266

Nov. 10, 1994 0.0

S2E48 - Show #0267

Nov. 11, 1994 0.0

S2E49 - Show #0268

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.""
Nov. 14, 1994 0.0

S2E50 - Show #0269

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.""
Nov. 15, 1994 0.0

S2E51 - Show #0270

Nov. 16, 1994 0.0

S2E52 - Show #0271

Nov. 17, 1994 0.0

S2E53 - Show #0272

Nov. 18, 1994 0.0

S2E54 - Show #0273

Nov. 21, 1994 0.0

S2E55 - Show #0274

Nov. 22, 1994 0.0

S2E56 - Show #0275

Nov. 23, 1994 0.0

S2E57 - Show #0276

Nov. 24, 1994 0.0

S2E58 - Show #0277

Nov. 25, 1994 0.0

S2E59 - Show #0278

Nov. 28, 1994 0.0

S2E60 - Show #0279

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.
Nov. 29, 1994 0.0

S2E61 - Show #0280

Roseanne makes a rare political statement; Dave's accountant Fred Nigro takes a bow.
Nov. 30, 1994 0.0

S2E62 - Show #0281

Mujibur, Sirajul and Tony Randall take a photo together; tonight's celebrities in the audience: Mia Farrow, Eddie Murphy and Sharon Stone.
Dec. 1, 1994 0.0

S2E63 - Show #0282

Dec. 2, 1994 0.0

S2E64 - Show #0283

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.
Dec. 12, 1994 0.0

S2E65 - Show #0284

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.
Dec. 13, 1994 0.0

S2E66 - Show #0285

Dec. 14, 1994 0.0

S2E67 - Show #0286

Dec. 15, 1994 0.0

S2E68 - Show #0287

Siskel and Ebert throw snowballs; Michael J. Fox walks onstage with a cow.
Dec. 16, 1994 0.0

S2E69 - Show #0288

Dec. 19, 1994 0.0

S2E70 - Show #0289

Dec. 20, 1994 0.0

S2E71 - Show #0290

Dec. 21, 1994 0.0

S2E72 - Show #0291

Dec. 22, 1994 0.0

S2E73 - Show #0292

Dec. 23, 1994 0.0

S2E74 - Show #0293

Dec. 26, 1994 0.0

S2E75 - Show #0294

Bad Religion performed ""Infected""
Dec. 27, 1994 0.0

S2E76 - Show #0295

Dec. 28, 1994 0.0

S2E77 - Show #0296

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.
Dec. 29, 1994 0.0

S2E78 - Show #0297

A customer at Hello Deli shows Dave her holiday photos. Later, Dave checks his temperature (99.5 F).
Dec. 30, 1994 0.0

S2E79 - Show #0298

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.
Jan. 2, 1995 0.0

S2E80 - Show #0299

Jan. 3, 1995 0.0

S2E81 - Show #0300

Jan. 4, 1995 0.0

S2E82 - Show #0301

Michael Buffer announces Phil Hartman's entry onstage; a comely postal carrier distracts Dave.
Jan. 5, 1995 0.0

S2E83 - Show #0302

Jan. 6, 1995 0.0

S2E84 - Show #0303

Dave autographs a ham; Calvert (dressed as Newt Gingrich's mother) presents the Top Ten.
Jan. 9, 1995 0.0

S2E85 - Show #0304

Jan. 10, 1995 0.0

S2E86 - Show #0305

Jan. 11, 1995 0.0

S2E87 - Show #0306

Jan. 12, 1995 0.0

S2E88 - Show #0307

An audience member hangs out in the band section; Mujibur and Sirajul become the latest witnesses to testify for O.J. Simpson.
Jan. 13, 1995 0.0

S2E89 - Show #0308

Al Green performs ""Let's Stay Together.""
Jan. 16, 1995 0.0

S2E90 - Show #0309

Jan. 17, 1995 0.0

S2E91 - Show #0310

Jan. 18, 1995 0.0

S2E92 - Show #0311

Jan. 19, 1995 0.0

S2E93 - Show #0312

Jan. 20, 1995 0.0

S2E94 - Show #0313

Jan. 30, 1995 0.0

S2E95 - Show #0314

Jan. 31, 1995 0.0

S2E96 - Show #0315

Dave shows a (bogus) Super Bowl ad starring himself; Gerard presents ""Top Ten Signs You're Not the Sexiest Man Alive.""
Feb. 1, 1995 0.0

S2E97 - Show #0316

Feb. 2, 1995 0.0

S2E98 - Show #0317

Feb. 3, 1995 0.0

S2E99 - Show #0318

Feb. 6, 1995 0.0

S2E100 - Show #0319

Rosanne Cash performs ""I Count the Tears.""
Feb. 7, 1995 0.0

S2E101 - Show #0320

Feb. 8, 1995 0.0

S2E102 - Show #0321

Feb. 9, 1995 0.0

S2E103 - Show #0322

Feb. 10, 1995 0.0

S2E104 - Show #0323

Feb. 13, 1995 0.0

S2E105 - Show #0324

Feb. 14, 1995 0.0

S2E106 - Show #0325

Feb. 15, 1995 0.0

S2E107 - Show #0326

Feb. 16, 1995 0.0

S2E108 - Show #0327

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.
Feb. 17, 1995 0.0

S2E109 - Show #0328

Feb. 20, 1995 0.0

S2E110 - Show #0329

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.
Feb. 21, 1995 0.0

S2E111 - Show #0330

Feb. 22, 1995 0.0

S2E112 - Show #0331

Cybill Shepherd promotes her new sitcom; Gary Sinise brags about the perks of being an Academy Award Nominee.
Feb. 23, 1995 0.0

S2E113 - Show #0332

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.""
Feb. 24, 1995 0.0

S2E114 - Show #0333

Feb. 27, 1995 0.0

S2E115 - Show #0334

Feb. 28, 1995 0.0

S2E116 - Show #0335

March 1, 1995 0.0

S2E117 - Show #0336

March 2, 1995 0.0

S2E118 - Show #0337

Bernie Worrell sits in; Al Roker does a weather forecast; Dave retrieves a blue card from ""Forrest Gump"" (Calvert); Jeff Goldblum tap dances.
March 3, 1995 0.0

S2E119 - Show #0338

March 6, 1995 0.0

S2E120 - Show #0339

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)
March 7, 1995 0.0

S2E121 - Show #0340

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.
March 8, 1995 0.0

S2E122 - Show #0341

March 9, 1995 0.0

S2E123 - Show #0342

March 10, 1995 0.0

S2E124 - Show #0343

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.
March 13, 1995 0.0

S2E125 - Show #0344

March 14, 1995 0.0

S2E126 - Show #0345

March 15, 1995 0.0

S2E127 - Show #0346

March 20, 1995 0.0

S2E128 - Show #0347

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.
March 21, 1995 0.0

S2E129 - Show #0348

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.
March 22, 1995 0.0

S2E130 - Show #0349

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.
April 3, 1995 0.0

S2E131 - Show #0350

John Mayall sits in; Dave comments on his much-scrutinized performance as host of last week's Academy Awards.
April 4, 1995 0.0

S2E132 - Show #0351

Throughout the night, the legendary Ashton Family acrobats perform their greatest stunts outside on 53rd Street.
April 5, 1995 0.0

S2E133 - Show #0352

Dave spells Uma and Oprah with hot dog wieners, while Creepy Dave lurks in the backdrop during his interview with Bryant Gumbel.
April 6, 1995 0.0

S2E134 - Show #0353

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.
April 7, 1995 0.0

S2E135 - Show #0354

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.
April 10, 1995 0.0

S2E136 - Show #0355

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.
April 11, 1995 0.0

S2E137 - Show #0356

Throughout the night, various staffers walk onstage to give Dave ""dramatic tension,"" while Robert Pastorelli explains his departure from the hit comedy Murphy Brown.
April 12, 1995 1.0

S2E138 - Show #0357

Mayor Guiliani and Dave agree to disagree on the new slogan for the New York Tourism Board; Drew Barrymore gives Dave a birthday surprise.
April 13, 1995 0.0

S2E139 - Show #0358

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.
April 14, 1995 0.0

S2E140 - Show #0359

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.
April 17, 1995 0.0

S2E141 - Show #0360

Live Remote: Dave annoys both an H&R Block tax accountant and his mortified customer, who prefers to hide her face.
April 18, 1995 0.0

S2E142 - Show #0361

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.
April 19, 1995 0.0

S2E143 - Show #0362

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.
April 20, 1995 0.0

S2E144 - Show #0363

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.""
April 21, 1995 0.0

S2E145 - Show #0364

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.
April 24, 1995 0.0

S2E146 - Show #0365

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.
April 25, 1995 0.0

S2E147 - Show #0366

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.
April 26, 1995 0.0

S2E148 - Show #0367

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.
April 27, 1995 0.0

S2E149 - Show #0368

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.""
April 28, 1995 0.0

S2E150 - Show #0369

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.
May 1, 1995 0.0

S2E151 - Show #0370

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.
May 2, 1995 0.0

S2E152 - Show #0371

The Giant Flying Rat is introduced via lasers and special effects just after being interviewed by Tom Snyder.
May 3, 1995 0.0

S2E153 - Show #0372

(Supposed) Audience requests are fulfilled in tonight's ""Who Asked For It?"" while Harry Connick Jr. promotes his new album.
May 4, 1995 0.0

S2E154 - Show #0373

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.
May 5, 1995 0.0

S2E155 - Show #0374

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.
May 8, 1995 0.0

S2E156 - Show #0375

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.
May 9, 1995 0.0

S2E157 - Show #0376

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.
May 10, 1995 0.0

S2E158 - Show #0377

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.
May 11, 1995 0.0

S2E159 - Show #0378

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.
May 12, 1995 0.0

S2E160 - Show #0379

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.
May 15, 1995 0.0

S2E161 - Show #0380

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.""
May 16, 1995 0.0

S2E162 - Show #0381

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)
May 17, 1995 0.0

S2E163 - Show #0382

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)
May 18, 1995 0.0

S2E164 - Show #0383

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)
May 19, 1995 0.0

S2E165 - Show #0384

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.
May 22, 1995 0.0

S2E166 - Show #0385

Cold opening: Dave belatedly thanks Drew Barrymore for her birthday ""gift"" last month. Also, Dave pays Mujibur and Sirajul to pummel Paul.
May 23, 1995 0.0

S2E167 - Show #0386

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.
May 24, 1995 0.0

S2E168 - Show #0387

May 25, 1995 0.0

S2E169 - Show #0388

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.
May 26, 1995 0.0

S2E170 - Show #0389

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.
June 5, 1995 0.0

S2E171 - Show #0390

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.
June 6, 1995 0.0

S2E172 - Show #0391

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.
June 7, 1995 0.0

S2E173 - Show #0392

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.
June 8, 1995 0.0

S2E174 - Show #0393

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.
June 9, 1995 0.0

S2E175 - Show #0394

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.""
June 12, 1995 0.0

S2E176 - Show #0395

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.
June 13, 1995 0.0

S2E177 - Show #0396

Stephen Stills sits in; Dave ""attends"" a recent President Clinton press conference; basketball star/party animal Dennis Rodman comments on his recent antics.
June 14, 1995 0.0

S2E178 - Show #0397

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.""
June 15, 1995 0.0

S2E179 - Show #0398

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.
June 16, 1995 0.0

S2E180 - Show #0399

Travis and the Dog Cam return; Englebert Humperdinck serenades Rupert; ten kindergarteners write and present the Top Ten.
June 19, 1995 0.0

S2E181 - Show #0400

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.
June 20, 1995 0.0

S2E182 - Show #0401

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.
June 21, 1995 0.0

S2E183 - Show #0402

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.""
June 22, 1995 0.0

S2E184 - Show #0403

Cold Opening: ""ER"" star Anthony Edwards refuses to give Dave a physical. Also, Jonathan Katz does standup and promotes Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
June 23, 1995 0.0

S2E185 - Show #0404

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.
June 26, 1995 0.0

S2E186 - Show #0405

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.
June 27, 1995 0.0

S2E187 - Show #0406

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.
June 28, 1995 0.0

S2E188 - Show #0407

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.
June 29, 1995 0.0

S2E189 - Show #0408

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.
June 30, 1995 0.0

S2E190 - Show #0409

In a remote, Dave asks apartment dwellers, ""What's the Coolest Thing In Your Apartment?""
July 10, 1995 0.0

S2E191 - Show #0410

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.
July 11, 1995 0.0

S2E192 - Show #0411

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.
July 12, 1995 0.0

S2E193 - Show #0412

Charles Grodin promotes his new cable talk show.
July 13, 1995 0.0

S2E194 - Show #0413

A small army of cyclists rush across the stage, while Dave and Pete Sampras play a pickup round of tennis out on 53rd Street.
July 14, 1995 0.0

S2E195 - Show #0414

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.
July 17, 1995 0.0

S2E196 - Show #0415

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.
July 18, 1995 0.0

S2E197 - Show #0416

Dan Rather presents the Top Ten; Chevy Chase plugs Man of the House and talks tennis.
July 19, 1995 0.0

S2E198 - Show #0417

Ed Sullivan Theater Building Engineer George Clarke begins his ""Quest for Corn"" throughout the Midwest. He's off to Illinois.
July 20, 1995 0.0

S2E199 - Show #0418

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.
July 21, 1995 0.0

S2E200 - Show #0419

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.
July 24, 1995 0.0

S2E201 - Show #0420

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.
July 25, 1995 0.0

S2E202 - Show #0421

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.
July 26, 1995 0.0

S2E203 - Show #0422

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.
July 27, 1995 0.0

S2E204 - Show #0423

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.
July 28, 1995 0.0

S2E205 - Show #0424

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.
July 31, 1995 0.0

S2E206 - Show #0425

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.
Aug. 1, 1995 0.0

S2E207 - Show #0426

Dave announces that CBS has just been bought by Westinghouse, then spends the rest of the show joking about it.
Aug. 2, 1995 0.0

S2E208 - Show #0427

Dave chats with Mary Ann Dennis, whose dog stopped a man that tried to mug her.
Aug. 3, 1995 0.0

S2E209 - Show #0428

During ""Stupid Pet Tricks,"" a small fish eats a worm whole. Meanwhile, Dave goes into a Westinghouse washer in spin cycle.
Aug. 4, 1995 0.0

S2E210 - Show #0429

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.
Aug. 7, 1995 0.0

S2E211 - Show #0430

Dave announces it's ""Christmas in August,"" with Glen Campbell singing a medley of holiday standards at Hello Deli.
Aug. 8, 1995 0.0

S2E212 - Show #0431

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?""
Aug. 9, 1995 0.0

S2E213 - Show #0432

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.
Aug. 10, 1995 0.0

S2E214 - Show #0433

Dave shows a ""highlight"" of last night's show: Dan Rather fondling Dave's butt.
Aug. 11, 1995 0.0

S2E215 - Show #0434

In honor of an incident that resulted in a forfeit in the previous night's Dodgers-Cardinals game, audience members throw baseballs at Dave.
Aug. 14, 1995 0.0

S2E216 - Show #0435

All night long, Rupert touches meat and is joined later by Kelsey Grammer, his then-fiancee, and a priest from the audience.
Aug. 15, 1995 0.0

S2E217 - Show #0436

Dave claims that the chairman of Westinghouse has agreed to fight him. Later, Sonny Bono signs to Calvert's upstart record company.
Aug. 16, 1995 0.0

S2E218 - Show #0437

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.""
Aug. 17, 1995 0.0

S2E219 - Show #0438

Paul is introduced as ""Johnny Lavaggi;"" Dave shows a (doctored) clip of Monica Seles grunting; David Brenner does stand up.
Aug. 18, 1995 0.0

S2E220 - Show #0439

Dave bids a fond farewell to his announcer, while Dick Assman also makes one last appearance.
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Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 255120 min.
Released: Aug. 30, 1993
Last Air Date: May 20, 2015
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+

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