September 2, 1996
Dave gives a ham to an audience member named Bud Perchinski, who later assumes control of one of the cameras. Later, Flea (from R...Read more
September 3, 1996
Episode 2 of Season 4 premiered on September 3, 1996
September 4, 1996
Episode 3 of Season 4 premiered on September 4, 1996
September 5, 1996
Adam Sandler promotes Happy Gilmore; Yankees pitcher David Cone demonstrates ball-handling techniques.
September 6, 1996
It's the unofficial Three-Year Anniversary. (The count is 90 morning shows, 1810 Late Nights, and 654 Late Shows.) Dave shows so...Read more
September 9, 1996
Episode 6 of Season 4 premiered on September 9, 1996
September 10, 1996
Episode 7 of Season 4 premiered on September 10, 1996
September 11, 1996
Episode 8 of Season 4 premiered on September 11, 1996
September 12, 1996
Episode 9 of Season 4 premiered on September 12, 1996
September 13, 1996
Episode 10 of Season 4 premiered on September 13, 1996
September 16, 1996
Episode 11 of Season 4 premiered on September 16, 1996
September 17, 1996
Episode 12 of Season 4 premiered on September 17, 1996
September 18, 1996
Episode 13 of Season 4 premiered on September 18, 1996
September 19, 1996
Episode 14 of Season 4 premiered on September 19, 1996
September 20, 1996
Dave scrambles to find something to fill the extra 16 minutes of his commerical-free show.
September 23, 1996
Episode 16 of Season 4 premiered on September 23, 1996
September 24, 1996
Episode 17 of Season 4 premiered on September 24, 1996
September 25, 1996
Episode 18 of Season 4 premiered on September 25, 1996
September 26, 1996
Episode 19 of Season 4 premiered on September 26, 1996
September 27, 1996
Episode 20 of Season 4 premiered on September 27, 1996
September 30, 1996
Episode 21 of Season 4 premiered on September 30, 1996
October 1, 1996
Sanborn's still sitting in; Paul appears in a Bob Dole campaign ad; Tom Hanks promotes ""That Thing You Do!""
October 2, 1996
It's Biff's 50th birthday, so Dave promotes his new PBS political roundtable chatfest, ""The Henderson Group."" Tonight's panelis...Read more
October 3, 1996
Calvert plays Bob Dole's go-between; The Dave Matthews Band performs ""Crash Into Me.""
October 4, 1996
Referring to a current TV Guide that pays tribute to Dave's Suit of Alka Seltzer from his NBC days, Rupert Jee stands in a bowl of clam chowder.
October 7, 1996
1996: Dave shows a tape of Bob Dole blinking in the first presidential debate; Michael J. Fox gets a car for high school graduatio...Read more
October 8, 1996
Clint Black sits in; the roof cam reveals campaign workers scuffling outside.
October 9, 1996
Dave searches for a new anchor for CBS-2 New York, and decides on a girl named Donna Hill. She makes several (bogus) news reports...Read more
October 10, 1996
1996: Three audience girls are given hams; Dave shows a (supposed) clip from tonight's Vice Presidential debate; Dave and Marv Alb...Read more
October 11, 1996
During CBS Mailbag, Calvert appears as ""Derek the Cantankerous Wallaby""; guest George Foreman pulls a truck.
October 21, 1996
Cindy Crawford walks onstage with heavy eye makeup, and Dave asks where she got her black eyes.
October 22, 1996
Episode 32 of Season 4 premiered on October 22, 1996
October 23, 1996
Dave shows a poster that proves that Bob Dole's presidential campaign is doomed: ""For The Love of God, Don't Vote for Tubby."" A...Read more
October 24, 1996
Episode 34 of Season 4 premiered on October 24, 1996
October 25, 1996
Dave says goodnight halfway through the show and then leaves. Paul goes to search for Dave but gets distracted playing basketball...Read more
October 28, 1996
Dave salutes the 1996 World Champion New York Yankees and welcomes manager Joe Torre.
October 29, 1996
Dave chats with redeemed Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, while Rupert launches the ""Deli of Terror.""
October 30, 1996
Bill Murray serves as the show's roving reporter, asking pedestrians outside about the upcoming national election. Also, Dave sho...Read more
October 31, 1996
In honor of Halloween, Dave presents ""Biff the Headless Stage Manager""; the problem, though, is that Biff is dressed as a Thanksgiving pilgrim.
November 1, 1996
""Friday Night on the Road"" begins in Beantown, as Michael Hirsch, aka ""The Bar,"" makes his stunning transformation from dorm geek to BMOC.
November 4, 1996
NYC Marathon winner Giacomo Leone runs through the set, while Mel Gibson presents ""Top Ten Lines You'll Never Hear Me, Mel Gibson, Say in a Movie.""
November 6, 1996
It's the day after Election '96, so Dave tells his last ""Bob Dole is old"" joke. Also, Dave fidgets with his unusually long tie,...Read more
November 7, 1996
During Mailbag, a viewer pleads for no more Dole jokes, so ""Bob Dole"" (Calvert) appears on stage and sings Lionel Richie's ""Say...Read more
November 8, 1996
Ten noteworthy anchormen appear in the top ten list while Dave chats with recently denied presidential candidate Bob Dole.
November 11, 1996
It's the official 3rd Anniversary special, with clips and highlights from the past three seasons.
November 12, 1996
Biff interrupts Dave's monologue ""just to be on TV;"" Kristen Scott Thomas plugs ‘The English Patient.""
November 13, 1996
Saxaphonist Joshua Redman sits in; Gene Catron performs a trick involving dominoes and a pool ball; Dave gives out candy.
November 14, 1996
Dave's artificial tooth comes loose, while Ed McMahon imitates Leonard Tepper's impression of the former ""Tonight Show"" sidekick.
November 15, 1996
From Chicago: Paul meets his long-lost brother Matt Shaffer on ""Jerry Springer"" just as Dave was going to admit to being a trans...Read more
November 18, 1996
Throughout the night, audience members walk onstage to tell jokes.
November 19, 1996
Dave calls a desk jockey from across the street named Samantha Giafoni, asking for her opinion about Michael Jackson. After calli...Read more
November 20, 1996
Glenn Close promotes the live-action remake of ""101 Dalmations.""
November 21, 1996
When Dave gives a ham to an audience guy, he gives him five more when he says it's going to a senior citizens' group. Soon enough...Read more
November 22, 1996
Friday Night on the Road finishes in Miami, Florida. It's so hot in the Coconut Grove Playhouse that Dave strips off his suit and ...Read more
November 25, 1996
A ""News in Review"" segment is translated into Chinese, while Dave accidentally cuts himself while crawling under his desk.
November 26, 1996
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, and later he performs with Dolly Parton.
November 27, 1996
Thanksgiving and the holidays are the topics du jour in the latest edition of ""Dave Talks to Kids.""
November 28, 1996
Gerard makes a cameo in the annual ""Thanksgiving Day Quiz,"" while Dorothy bakes cherry and hickory nut pies.
November 29, 1996
After Dave offers a million dollars claiming that there's no such person named Sivareddy Gotike, whose letter was read on the CBS ...Read more
December 9, 1996
Biff gives out hams to the audience during the second-ever appearance of ""Know Your Current Events,"" while Martha Stewart shows ...Read more
December 10, 1996
Dave announces he's #45 on TV Guide's greatest stars list; after interviewing Nicole Kidman, Dave is dyspeptic and demands a roll ...Read more
December 11, 1996
Dave calls the corner pay phones, but no one answers. He finally steps outside and tells anyone to pick up the phone. After some g...Read more
December 12, 1996
1996: Two merchant marines do push-ups onstage; Dave and Paul reprise the roles of their alter egos, Gator and Skunk; Leonard Tepp...Read more
December 13, 1996
Skunk and Gator hang out in the green room; Beavis and Butthead plug their upcoming movie; Paul performs an original holiday number.
December 16, 1996
Somebody named Matias Paluka is interviewed by Dave, then does a weather forecast.
December 17, 1996
Tony sits in the audience, while Rupert shows Dave a ""Tickle Me Giuliani"" doll.
December 18, 1996
Mayor Giuliani shows up to put an apple on the Christmas tree, then gets in on a few pictures with Dave, Paul, and two audience me...Read more
December 19, 1996
During a ""New for Christmas"" segment, Biff is nearly injured by a motorized hula hoop; Neve Campbell promotes ""Scream.""
December 20, 1996
Dave hugs a male audience member; fake snow falls on the backdrop, then on the audience; Darlene Love (featuring Bette Sussman) co...Read more
December 23, 1996
Midway through Dave's interview with ""Michael"" star John Travolta, the buxom president of John's fan club gets a hug and an autograph.
December 26, 1996
Episode 71 of Season 4 premiered on December 26, 1996
December 27, 1996
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, while Biff gives dating tips.
December 30, 1996
Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier. Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time without Roseanne.
December 31, 1996
Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier; Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time...Read more
January 2, 1997
Dave introduces an audience member named Tara to Alec Baldwin; Dave shows a drawing of him in a 70's-era leisure suit; from the hi...Read more
January 3, 1997
During CBS Mailbag, a viewer asks what Dave did for New Year's. Dave flashes back to a wild night with a bunch of fabulous babes,...Read more
January 6, 1997
BB King sits in; Dave accidentally tears up the Top Ten blue card, so he reads the list via teleprompter; Tracey Ullman promotes h...Read more
January 7, 1997
Dave swipes Tony's gum, which he had tried to hide on top of one of the cameras. Also, Rupert of Hello Deli is pitted against Ama...Read more
January 8, 1997
Dave fondly looks back at the one-year anniversary of ""El Blizzardo,"" then does a spit take with Windex®. Also, Woody Harrelson...Read more
January 9, 1997
Dave sends an audience babe out to get some snow, and throughout the night the show is interrupted by a three-way snowball war bet...Read more
January 10, 1997
An audience member celebrating her birthday dances onstage; Inky threatens to throw a rock at Dave; Dave chats with a nine-year-ol...Read more
January 13, 1997
Dave deems the show to be such a success that he announces the production of four spin-offs, ""Rupert Touches Meat,"" ""Leonard's ...Read more
January 14, 1997
It's time for another Late Show experiment: ""Who Will Get Kicked Out of TGIF's Sooner, a Shirtless Guy or a Guy with Ten Dogs?"" ...Read more
January 15, 1997
Dave shows QVC footage of a Cabbage Patch Bill Clinton doll eating French fries; Actor Chris O'Donnell does a Stupid Human Trick; ...Read more
January 16, 1997
Paul shows a clip of his new home video ""The Late Show Made Easy,"" while ""Know Your Cuts of Meat"" makes its debut on ""Know Your Current Events.""
January 17, 1997
It's an ""All Kevin Spectacular"" as Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, and Kevin Brennan guest on the show. The closing credits on the sho...Read more
January 27, 1997
Alan interrupts the monologue to comment on yesterday's Packers-Patriots Super Bowl; an audience member receives Dave's autograph;...Read more
January 28, 1997
Biff presides over another segment of ""What They Would Have Had for Lunch If They Were Still Alive."" Tonight, Lorne Greene: ""a ...Read more
January 29, 1997
Dave calls up an audience guy to meet Tori Amos, but he has to frisk him first.
January 30, 1997
Dave shows a promo of ""Rupert Jee's Private Parts,"" a spoof of the upcoming Howard Stern movie. Amongst those who participate i...Read more
January 31, 1997
Episode 91 of Season 4 premiered on January 31, 1997
February 3, 1997
Dave celebrates a decade and a half in late night television by introducing some of his favorite Stupid Human Tricks. Later, he c...Read more
February 4, 1997
In honor of the re-release of the entire Star Wars trilogy, Dave moves his coffee mug with a little help from ""the force""; Bill...Read more
February 5, 1997
Flugelhorn great Al Chez sits in with the band, while Leonard appears in a educational film about the First Thanksgiving.
February 6, 1997
Know Your Current Events: Dave promises an audience participant named Brian (who Dave keeps calling ""Larry"") that if he can kick...Read more
February 7, 1997
Mailbag: Paul appears in a commercial for ""Uncle Dave's Non-Alcoholic Gin."" Also, Dave and Green Bay Packers QB Brett Farve thr...Read more
February 10, 1997
In a remote featuring Dave talking to various fan club presidents, a swordfight breaks out between the ""Cats"" and ""Star Wars"" ...Read more
February 11, 1997
Dave ponders another one of his deep thoughts: ""How Long Can a Guy Spin a Revolving Door Before Somebody Stops Him?"" It takes 40...Read more
February 12, 1997
Throughout the night, Biff, Pat and Kenny recreate scenes from Academy Award-nominated films, including ""The English Patient"" an...Read more
February 13, 1997
Dave brags that he had an incredible Valentine's Day last year, until Paul persuades him to admit that he spent it watching TV wit...Read more
February 14, 1997
Marv Albert is credited with six seperate appearances tonight, thus raising his total on the show to an even one hundred. Later, ...Read more
February 17, 1997
Two weeks before, NBC denied Dave permission to use clips from his old show. So tonight, Tom Brokaw arrives and offers Dave a crum...Read more
February 18, 1997
The outside cam goes to Joe G's to launch production of the quickie movie ""Space Volcano""; Bruce Willis murders Mujibur and Sira...Read more
February 19, 1997
Throughout the night, various civilians tell jokes about their jobs, while Dave admits that he has fallen in love with this year's...Read more
February 20, 1997
The latest edition of ""Leonard Tepper's Hidden Video"" takes place entirely at Hello Deli, while ""Cosby"" star Doug E. Doug does standup.
February 21, 1997
Frequent CBS Mailbag contributor Jerry Scales appears in the audience and is given a roast chicken made of Nyquil. Also, Tony Ran...Read more
February 24, 1997
On the three-year anniversary of his memorable first appearance on the Late Show, super-bowler Dick Weber rolls one strike after a...Read more
February 25, 1997
James Cotton sits in; while pedestrians footrace against each other over on 54th and Broadway.
February 26, 1997
Leonard Tepper is live at Madison Square Garden, annoying participants at this year's Grammy Awards. He closes the segment by calling Dave a jackass.
February 27, 1997
Dave shows outtakes of Leonard's Grammy report, and then gets thrown out of a taping of ""Wheel of Fortune"" by a security guard r...Read more
February 28, 1997
Trumpeter Al Chez sits in; the ""First Annual Biff Henderson Award"" goes to a much-serving Biff; Randy Newman and Lyle Lovett per...Read more
March 3, 1997
Dave comments on ""El Blizzardo Diablo,"" a raining snowstorm that practically has New York City in a standstill. Also, Dave and ...Read more
March 4, 1997
Dave points out that the wet snow of yesterday's ""El Blizzardo Diablo"" has already melted and/or evaporated. Also, Adam Arkin p...Read more
March 5, 1997
During ""Rejected Commercial Characters,"" jokes are translated for a select audience onstage from English to Japanese.
March 6, 1997
Bluesman Keb' Mo sits in; Dave and Paul shill a new sleeping enhancer called EclipseQuil; ""pyrotechnic madman"" Ray Wold blows up...Read more
March 7, 1997
CBS Mailbag: Jerry Scales asks, ""What do viewers miss?"" Gerard Mulligan comes out in costume as ""A 50-year-old guy dressed like...Read more
March 17, 1997
Sean Pelton sits in for Anton, while Howard Stern promotes his new movie.
March 18, 1997
The camera fixates on a guy in the audience with a gigantic gut with DAVE written on it. Also, Martin Short does another musical ...Read more
March 19, 1997
The Late Show Current Events Singers take on Clinton's recent leg injury, then performs some sort of a cappella apology to Cindy Crawford.
March 25, 1997
Today's burning question: ""How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get into a Coffee Shop?"" All 23 guys that volunteered get in, and th...Read more
March 26, 1997
In honor of his birthday, former president Thomas Jefferson is seen skydiving over the city, followed shortly by William McKinley and Paul Shaffer.
March 27, 1997
Dave announces that today is Tony Mendez' 60th birthday, even though he's only 52; Dave orders Anton to fetch him some coffee; a m...Read more
March 28, 1997
Mailbag: Alan has an announcer sitting in with him, only to realize he's not his intern but his willing replacement. Meanwhile, A...Read more
March 31, 1997
Songwriter Jimmy Webb sits in, and throughout the night the band plays his songs; Dave shows a tape of Rob Burnett's daughter bein...Read more
April 1, 1997
Dave calls a pay phone on Broadway, and then calls in a guy from Jersey named Rocky to tell the first ""Mets suck"" joke of the se...Read more
April 2, 1997
A man claiming to be Paul's brother Kenny sits in the audience, while amateur dentist David Kriuthoff fidgets with a special camer...Read more
April 3, 1997
""Colin Dunner"" (Gerard), the lead dancer in the Broadway hit ""Riverdance"" promotes his new videotape ""Riverdancin' to the Old...Read more
April 4, 1997
Mailbag: a man on the street is decapitated by a giant, renegade blue card. Also, Pat Farmer introduces his new segment ""Live Act...Read more
April 7, 1997
Dave says he's discovered he's been combing his hair wrong, so he fidgets with it throughout the show. Also, Zahshu, the ""World'...Read more
April 8, 1997
""How Many Guys in a Bunny Suit Can Get Into H&R Block?"" Only two, until both are kicked out. Right after the first commercial b...Read more
April 9, 1997
In a running gag that was started two nights before (in homage to something that appeared occasionally on Late Night), Zahshu, ""T...Read more
April 10, 1997
Episode 132 of Season 4 premiered on April 10, 1997
April 11, 1997
Champion weightlifter Magnus Vermagnusson lifts various objects, including Mujibur and Sirajul; Dave comments on his upcoming 50th...Read more
April 21, 1997
Marv Albert interviews accountants, then shows a blooper real along side it; Dave notices that Tony is holding cue cards with glov...Read more
April 22, 1997
Dave finds a patron named Bob Reedy, in Joe G's Pizza to star in another fake film epic, the Anaconda spoof ""Snakequest 2000."" Q...Read more
April 23, 1997
Allen Toussant sits in; Dave announces that in honor of the recent media hoopla over Ellen DeGeneres, the Late Show will now be ""...Read more
April 24, 1997
Biff announces that if Lyndon Johnson were alive today, he would've had a roast beef sandwich for lunch. Also, The Verve Pipe per...Read more
April 25, 1997
On a special Indianapolis-themed night on the Late Show, Dorothy interrupts a comedy bit to give Dave a hug, while Reggie Miller presents the Top Ten.
April 28, 1997
Rupert Jee drops by to make an important announcement: ""America, I am a lesbian."" This inspires Regis to walk over and give him a hug.
April 29, 1997
Dave shows a clip from the latest Charlie Brown Special: Charlie Brown declares, ""I think I'm a lesbian."" Also, two dorky audie...Read more
April 30, 1997
It's ""Awards Night"" on the Late Show, as throughout the night Biff presents Gordie Howe with the Stanley Cup, Walter Payton with...Read more
May 1, 1997
Wendy Liebman discusses mammograms, while Luke Perry rappels off the side of the theater.
May 2, 1997
In honor of tonight's audience (all residents of St. Louis and its suburbs), the backdrop is altered to show the city's skyline; D...Read more
May 5, 1997
Dave dumps the show early yet again, and after searching high and low in Manhattan, Biff finally finds him demonstrating knife tricks at Benihana's.
May 6, 1997
""How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get into a Fountain?"" Only about six, as the men in costume are thrown out of Central Park by ...Read more
May 7, 1997
Tony Mendez does the Watusi; Biff announces that if Burt Lancaster were alive today, he would've had cream of mushroom soup and a ...Read more
May 8, 1997
Rupert stars in a parody of those financial-success tapes that they sell in infomercials, while Kirsten Johnston promotes the 3-D ...Read more
May 9, 1997
With tonight's audience being from the Twin Cities, Dave makes them feel at home by having a faux snow fall in the theater. Also,...Read more
May 12, 1997
Tonight, Dave promises to show things that have never been on television before, including Marv Albert dancing with a giant squirr...Read more
May 13, 1997
Dancers from Riverdance make a return appearance on the show. Actually, they're staff writers Gerard Mulligan and Eric Kaplan, Leo...Read more
May 14, 1997
In honor of Late Show's 800th episode, Dave introduces ""Where Are They Now?"" pieces describing the whereabouts of Bernie Kopell,...Read more
May 15, 1997
Late Show airs its second and last installment of Peanuts, as Lucy once again foils Charlie Brown's attempt to kick a football: ""...Read more
May 16, 1997
With tonight's audience representing Denver, Colorado, Dave interrupts the monologue to introduce an audience guy who ends up prop...Read more
May 19, 1997
Biff brings out a Billy goat that supposedly won the Kentucky Derby last weekend; Dave leaves the show to play for the New York Ya...Read more
May 20, 1997
After showing past clips of disastrous attempts at stuffing guys in rabbit outfits inside various locales, Dave announces that it'...Read more
May 21, 1997
It's time yet again for ""What They Would Have for Lunch if They Were Alive Today"" with Biff Henderson. The celebrity: Dean Mart...Read more
May 22, 1997
""Steven Spielberg"" (Gerard) brags out his new movie The Lost World, while Savion Glover performs a tap dance solo from the hit musical ""Stomp.""
May 23, 1997
Mailbag: a horrific freak accident turns Rupert into the mysterious ""Dr. Meat."" Also, Jason Alexander promotes Love! Valour! Compassion!
June 2, 1997
Remote on the 14th Floor: Late Show staffers Eric Stangel, Matt Roberts, Bob Borden, Rodney Munoz, Christian Breheney, and Eric Ka...Read more
June 3, 1997
Customer Bob Barrett from Joe's Pizza is invited into the theater to act in the monster movie spectacular ""Ghost Dinosaur '97,"" ...Read more
June 4, 1997
The squash family is represented tonight by a visit from Elaine Cunningham, ""The Zucchini Lady""; Bill Cosby talks about his various medications.
June 5, 1997
Episode 162 of Season 4 premiered on June 5, 1997
June 6, 1997
Promoting an upcoming TV special, Farrah Fawcett walks out in a boozy daze, complimenting Dave for the view of the skyline when it...Read more
June 9, 1997
Biff reports from the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City; Dave makes his usual joke about buying his first car at Harrison Ford in India...Read more
June 10, 1997
Dave shows an altered clip of President Clinton admitting his dislike for cloning, and later Dave is once again visited by ""the l...Read more
June 11, 1997
Dave turns the hose on pedestrians outside the theater; Jaleel ""Urkel"" White helps ""Les Moonves"" promote CBS' fall lineup; Sev...Read more
June 12, 1997
Tom Brokaw explains why he turned down an offer to leave NBC for CNN: ""Same as you with CBS: more money, smaller audience."" Als...Read more
June 13, 1997
Mailbag: ""Farrah Fawcett"" (Calvert) explains her behavior from last week. Also, Kenny ""The Quick-Witted Stagehand"" Sheehan ma...Read more
June 16, 1997
Paul is introduced as ""Radu,"" then shows Dave a Happy Meal toy that looks just like him. Also, Dave hides in an apartment, haras...Read more
June 17, 1997
A new challenge: ""Who Can Hail a Cab First""- a pantsless Mets fan or a pantless Yankees fan? For once, the Mets win the big one.
June 18, 1997
Dave gives an audience woman a ham just for being Polish; several members of the cast of Cats go inside FlashDancers; Alan Kalter ...Read more
June 19, 1997
Julia Roberts is treated to a clip of her first appearance on Letterman from 1990, only to watch the clip blackened out by NBC. A...Read more
June 20, 1997
""Riverdancers"" Gerry Mulligan, Mike McIntee, Eric Kaplan, and Jim Peterson amaze and delight the studio audience and the home vi...Read more
June 23, 1997
Anton is introduced as ""Anton Zip""; Dave shows the audience a chart of who's permitted to be on the show and who isn't; in tonig...Read more
June 24, 1997
The outside cam heads to Joe G's looking for a guy to write a theme song for, where they stumble across Brian and his girlfriend. ...Read more
June 25, 1997
It's 91 degrees outside, so Biff decides to watch ice melt on the street.
June 26, 1997
A flying saucer heckles Dave from the backdrop, while Dyan Cannon promotes Out to Sea and makes friendly with Dave.
June 27, 1997
Dave declares a guy named Jeff as ""Captain of the Audience,"" helping the host out with menial tasks such as helping present the ...Read more
June 30, 1997
Bowling great Dick Weber sits in with the band; Calvert kicks someone in the nether regions for the shear fun of it; Dave and Paul trade faces.
July 1, 1997
Dave gets two girls at a nearby cafe to help celebrate Canada Day with Canada Dry®, which gets delivered by a Mountie; to continue...Read more
July 2, 1997
During the ""Supermarket Finds"" segment, Dave takes a sample of something called ""White Fungus"" and spits it out; another bowli...Read more
July 3, 1997
Dave talks about the a new unauthorized autobiography of Martha Stewart; tonight's guest bowler is Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino; D...Read more
July 4, 1997
Pro bowler Nelson Burton, Jr. sits in; during Mailbag, Tom Arnold bits his own ear off; Manny the Hippie resurfaces; for the secon...Read more
July 14, 1997
Dave shows off his new, shorter haircut; an audience member sings the theme song from Grease; Tim Allen presents the Top Ten.
July 15, 1997
It's a balmy 97 degrees outside, so Biff fries an egg on the sidewalk, later adding bacon and toast.
July 16, 1997
Dave interviews NYC taxi driver Querbe Tirmizi, who returned $30,000 he found in his cab.
July 17, 1997
Dave begins a month-long campaign to run into the ground his current favorite phrase: ""Something from the meat case, Linda?"" Als...Read more
July 18, 1997
Episode 188 of Season 4 premiered on July 18, 1997
July 21, 1997
Dave congratulates Paul on being #6 on the Forbes 500; Biff and Eric Kaplan explain how they make Dave's coffee mug levitate; Sean...Read more
July 22, 1997
It's time once again for ""King of the Meats,"" the mano-a-mano kosher competition between Rupert of Hello Deli and Amando Vasquez...Read more
July 23, 1997
Harrison Ford reports from Hawaii; in the debut edition of ""Pointless Celebrity Cameo Theater,"" Calvert, Regis, and Tony Randall...Read more
July 24, 1997
The Harrison Ford World Tour (in which he's promoting The Devil's Own) makes a stop in Paris, France; Dave suggests the Paul legal...Read more
July 25, 1997
During ""CBS Mailbag,"" we look into a day in the life of a ""Accident-Prone Blood-Gorged Tick"" (Leonard Tepper).
July 28, 1997
It's so hot outside that Biff tries to start a fire on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass and a bundle of sticks, as members fro...Read more
July 29, 1997
Dave gets four galpals from West Virginia to go on a tour of the city with Biff; Physilla Rashad promotes her sitcom Cosby; Jamiro...Read more
July 30, 1997
Dave congratulates Rob Burnett upon the birth of his daughter; a ""What's On Other Channels"" bit is interrupted by a car honking,...Read more
July 31, 1997
John Popper sits in with the band; Dave asks a paramedic about a piece of carrot he ""horked"" into his left lung during lunch tod...Read more
August 1, 1997
Dave shows some ""Surprising Facts About Celebrities."" Later, Tony Danza promotes his new sitcom.
August 4, 1997
Dave presents a Wall Street quiz; Bob Dole talks about retirement.
August 5, 1997
Deliberately-obvious stunt doubles pose as Dave and Paul showing off their bike skills, while Dave carves a sculpture of Paul made...Read more
August 6, 1997
Jay Thomas shows Dave a tape of himself spitting out something during a recent television appearance. The footage is repeated several times.
August 7, 1997
Joe Perry of Aerosmith sits in with the band; Biff reports from the Garth Brooks concert in Central Park and meets ""Garth"" himself (Leonard Tepper).
August 8, 1997
The new sitcom ""The Letterman Family"" is promoted, starring Dave, Tony Randall, and Nadine Hennally. Later, Demi Moore shaves a...Read more
August 18, 1997
Dave feeds Tom Selleck some avocados. Later, they make a crank phone call to Al Roker.
August 19, 1997
Barbara Walters promotes her new talk show, ""The View.""
August 20, 1997
Dave compares President Clinton's 51st birthday to meatloaf. Later, he chats with his old friend Jeff Altman.
August 21, 1997
""The Donald"" talks about a recent boat trip. Later, Janine Turner promotes ""Leave It To Beaver.""
August 22, 1997
Alicia Silverstone promotes her new movie Excess Baggage.
August 25, 1997
Dave announces that he is starring in the ""Late Show of Passion,"" which is just like the Late Show, except that it's dubbed so i...Read more
August 26, 1997
Episode 210 of Season 4 premiered on August 26, 1997
August 27, 1997
Tonight's Top Ten is interrupted by a phone call from the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska: ""It's not all that funny anymore."" Me...Read more
August 28, 1997
Dave complains about the dog days of summer.
August 29, 1997
Warren is run over by a car; during ""Stupid Human Tricks,"" Douglas Pierce plays the ""Jeopardy"" theme on his hands; Dave bids a...Read more