Late Show with David Letterman

Season 2

220 episodes · Aug 29, 1994

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  • S2E1

    Show #0220

    Aug 29, 1994
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  • S2E2

    Show #0221

    Aug 30, 1994
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  • S2E3

    Show #0222

    Aug 31, 1994
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  • S2E4

    Show #0223

    Sep 1, 1994
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  • S2E5

    Show #0224

    Sep 2, 1994
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  • S2E6

    Show #0225

    Sep 5, 1994
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  • S2E7

    Show #0226

    Sep 6, 1994

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

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  • S2E8

    Show #0227

    Sep 7, 1994
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  • S2E9

    Show #0228

    Sep 8, 1994
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  • S2E10

    Show #0229

    Sep 9, 1994
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  • S2E11

    Show #0230

    Sep 12, 1994
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  • S2E12

    Show #0231

    Sep 13, 1994
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  • S2E13

    Show #0232

    Sep 14, 1994
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  • S2E14

    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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  • S2E15

    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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  • S2E16

    Show #0235

    Sep 19, 1994

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

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  • S2E17

    Show #0236

    Sep 20, 1994
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  • S2E18

    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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  • S2E19

    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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  • S2E20

    Show #0239

    Sep 23, 1994
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  • S2E21

    Show #0240

    Sep 26, 1994
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  • S2E22

    Show #0241

    Sep 27, 1994
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  • S2E23

    Show #0242

    Sep 28, 1994
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  • S2E24

    Show #0243

    Sep 29, 1994
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  • S2E25

    Show #0244

    Sep 30, 1994
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  • S2E26

    Show #0245

    Oct 3, 1994
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  • S2E27

    Show #0246

    Oct 4, 1994
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  • S2E28

    Show #0247

    Oct 5, 1994
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  • S2E29

    Show #0248

    Oct 6, 1994
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  • S2E30

    Show #0249

    Oct 7, 1994

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

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  • S2E31

    Show #0250

    Oct 10, 1994
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  • S2E32

    Show #0251

    Oct 11, 1994
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  • S2E33

    Show #0252

    Oct 12, 1994
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  • S2E34

    Show #0253

    Oct 13, 1994
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  • S2E35

    Show #0254

    Oct 14, 1994
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  • S2E36

    Show #0255

    Oct 24, 1994
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  • S2E37

    Show #0256

    Oct 25, 1994
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  • S2E38

    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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  • S2E39

    Show #0258

    Oct 27, 1994
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  • S2E40

    Show #0259

    Oct 28, 1994
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  • S2E41

    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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  • S2E42

    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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  • S2E43

    Show #0262

    Nov 2, 1994
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  • S2E44

    Show #0263

    Nov 3, 1994

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

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  • S2E45

    Show #0264

    Nov 4, 1994
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  • S2E46

    Show #0265

    Nov 7, 1994
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  • S2E47

    Show #0266

    Nov 9, 1994
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  • S2E48

    Show #0267

    Nov 10, 1994
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  • S2E49

    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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  • S2E50

    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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  • S2E51

    Show #0270

    Nov 15, 1994
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  • S2E52

    Show #0271

    Nov 16, 1994
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  • S2E53

    Show #0272

    Nov 17, 1994
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  • S2E54

    Show #0273

    Nov 18, 1994
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  • S2E55

    Show #0274

    Nov 21, 1994
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  • S2E56

    Show #0275

    Nov 22, 1994
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  • S2E57

    Show #0276

    Nov 23, 1994
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  • S2E58

    Show #0277

    Nov 24, 1994
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  • S2E59

    Show #0278

    Nov 25, 1994
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  • S2E60

    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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  • S2E61

    Show #0280

    Nov 29, 1994

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

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  • S2E62

    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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  • S2E63

    Show #0282

    Dec 1, 1994
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  • S2E64

    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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  • S2E65

    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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  • S2E66

    Show #0285

    Dec 13, 1994
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  • S2E67

    Show #0286

    Dec 14, 1994
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  • S2E68

    Show #0287

    Dec 15, 1994

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

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  • S2E69

    Show #0288

    Dec 16, 1994
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  • S2E70

    Show #0289

    Dec 19, 1994
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  • S2E71

    Show #0290

    Dec 20, 1994
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  • S2E72

    Show #0291

    Dec 21, 1994
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  • S2E73

    Show #0292

    Dec 22, 1994
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  • S2E74

    Show #0293

    Dec 23, 1994
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  • S2E75

    Show #0294

    Dec 26, 1994

    Bad Religion performed ""Infected""

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  • S2E76

    Show #0295

    Dec 27, 1994
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  • S2E77

    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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  • S2E78

    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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  • S2E79

    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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  • S2E80

    Show #0299

    Jan 2, 1995
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  • S2E81

    Show #0300

    Jan 3, 1995
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  • S2E82

    Show #0301

    Jan 4, 1995

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

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  • S2E83

    Show #0302

    Jan 5, 1995
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  • S2E84

    Show #0303

    Jan 6, 1995

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

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  • S2E85

    Show #0304

    Jan 9, 1995
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  • S2E86

    Show #0305

    Jan 10, 1995
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  • S2E87

    Show #0306

    Jan 11, 1995
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  • S2E88

    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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  • S2E89

    Show #0308

    Jan 13, 1995

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

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  • S2E90

    Show #0309

    Jan 16, 1995
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  • S2E91

    Show #0310

    Jan 17, 1995
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  • S2E92

    Show #0311

    Jan 18, 1995
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  • S2E93

    Show #0312

    Jan 19, 1995
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  • S2E94

    Show #0313

    Jan 20, 1995
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  • S2E95

    Show #0314

    Jan 30, 1995
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  • S2E96

    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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  • S2E97

    Show #0316

    Feb 1, 1995
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  • S2E98

    Show #0317

    Feb 2, 1995
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  • S2E99

    Show #0318

    Feb 3, 1995
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  • S2E100

    Show #0319

    Feb 6, 1995

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

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  • S2E101

    Show #0320

    Feb 7, 1995
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  • S2E102

    Show #0321

    Feb 8, 1995
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  • S2E103

    Show #0322

    Feb 9, 1995
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  • S2E104

    Show #0323

    Feb 10, 1995
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  • S2E105

    Show #0324

    Feb 13, 1995
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  • S2E106

    Show #0325

    Feb 14, 1995
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  • S2E107

    Show #0326

    Feb 15, 1995
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  • S2E108

    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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  • S2E109

    Show #0328

    Feb 17, 1995
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  • S2E110

    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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  • S2E111

    Show #0330

    Feb 21, 1995
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  • S2E112

    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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  • S2E113

    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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  • S2E114

    Show #0333

    Feb 24, 1995
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  • S2E115

    Show #0334

    Feb 27, 1995
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  • S2E116

    Show #0335

    Feb 28, 1995
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  • S2E117

    Show #0336

    Mar 1, 1995
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  • S2E118

    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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  • S2E119

    Show #0338

    Mar 3, 1995
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  • S2E120

    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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  • S2E121

    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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  • S2E122

    Show #0341

    Mar 8, 1995
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  • S2E123

    Show #0342

    Mar 9, 1995
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  • S2E124

    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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  • S2E125

    Show #0344

    Mar 13, 1995
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  • S2E126

    Show #0345

    Mar 14, 1995
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  • S2E127

    Show #0346

    Mar 15, 1995
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  • S2E128

    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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  • S2E129

    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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  • S2E130

    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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  • S2E131

    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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  • S2E132

    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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  • S2E133

    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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  • S2E134

    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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  • S2E135

    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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  • S2E136

    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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  • S2E137

    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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  • S2E138

    Show #0357

    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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  • S2E139

    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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  • S2E140

    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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  • S2E141

    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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  • S2E142

    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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  • S2E143

    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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  • S2E144

    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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  • S2E145

    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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  • S2E146

    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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  • S2E147

    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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  • S2E148

    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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  • S2E149

    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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  • S2E150

    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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  • S2E151

    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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  • S2E152

    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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  • S2E153

    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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  • S2E154

    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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  • S2E155

    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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  • S2E156

    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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  • S2E157

    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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  • S2E158

    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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  • S2E159

    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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  • S2E160

    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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  • S2E161

    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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  • S2E162

    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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  • S2E163

    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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  • S2E164

    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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  • S2E165

    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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  • S2E166

    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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  • S2E167

    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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  • S2E168

    Show #0387

    May 24, 1995
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  • S2E169

    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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  • S2E170

    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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  • S2E171

    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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  • S2E172

    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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  • S2E173

    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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  • S2E174

    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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  • S2E175

    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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  • S2E176

    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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  • S2E177

    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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  • S2E178

    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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  • S2E179

    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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  • S2E180

    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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  • S2E181

    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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  • S2E182

    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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  • S2E183

    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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  • S2E184

    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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  • S2E185

    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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  • S2E186

    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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  • S2E187

    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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  • S2E188

    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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  • S2E189

    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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  • S2E190

    Show #0409

    Jun 30, 1995

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

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  • S2E191

    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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  • S2E192

    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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  • S2E193

    Show #0412

    Jul 12, 1995

    Charles Grodin promotes his new cable talk show.

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  • S2E194

    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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  • S2E195

    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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  • S2E196

    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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  • S2E197

    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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  • S2E198

    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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  • S2E199

    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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  • S2E200

    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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  • S2E201

    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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  • S2E202

    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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  • S2E203

    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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  • S2E204

    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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  • S2E205

    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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  • S2E206

    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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  • S2E207

    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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  • S2E208

    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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  • S2E209

    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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  • S2E210

    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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  • S2E211

    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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  • S2E212

    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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  • S2E213

    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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  • S2E214

    Show #0433

    Aug 10, 1995

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

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  • S2E215

    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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  • S2E216

    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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  • S2E217

    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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  • S2E218

    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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  • S2E219

    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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  • S2E220

    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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