Late Show with David Letterman - Season 4

Run Time: 63 mins
Air Date: Mon, 2 Sept 1996
Average Rating: ⭐ 6.3 (149 votes)
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Chuck Norris, Anthony Clark, Jewel
Season 4 - Episode 1
Dave gives a ham to an audience member named Bud Perchinski, who later assumes control of one of the cameras. Later, Flea (from Red Hot Chi...

Mira Sorvino, Vincent Perez, Beck
Season 4 - Episode 2

Whoopi Goldberg, Al Franken, Colonel Ron Severson
Season 4 - Episode 3

Adam Sandler, David Cone, LeAnn Rimes
Season 4 - Episode 4
Adam Sandler promotes Happy Gilmore; Yankees pitcher David Cone demonstrates ball-handling techniques.

Bill Cosby, Brian Williams, No Doubt
Season 4 - Episode 5
It's the unofficial Three-Year Anniversary. (The count is 90 morning shows, 1810 Late Nights, and 654 Late Shows.) Dave shows some of his ...

Jamie Lee Curtis, Pete Sampras, John Mellencamp
Season 4 - Episode 6

Jon Stewart, Marv Albert, Cranberries
Season 4 - Episode 7

Cybill Sheperd, Carl Coccilone, Ray Romano
Season 4 - Episode 8

Tom Brokaw, Natasha Henstridge, Fan Yang
Season 4 - Episode 9

John McEnroe, Illeana Douglas, 311
Season 4 - Episode 10

Tim Allen, Tyson Koenig, Suzanne Vega
Season 4 - Episode 11

Fran Drescher, Jesse Jackson, Travis Tritt
Season 4 - Episode 12

Bill Cosby, Kin-Jin Mark, A Tribe Called Quest
Season 4 - Episode 13

Goldie Hawn, Louie C.K.
Season 4 - Episode 14

Stupid Pet Tricks, Drew Barrymore, Tony Avena, Pearl Jam
Season 4 - Episode 15
Dave scrambles to find something to fill the extra 16 minutes of his commerical-free show.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Andy Richter, Darrell Hammond
Season 4 - Episode 16

Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen King, Trisha Yearwood
Season 4 - Episode 17

William Baldwin, Jeff Gordon, Vince Gill
Season 4 - Episode 18

Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Berkley, Donna Lewis
Season 4 - Episode 19

Kirstie Alley, Matthew Broderick
Season 4 - Episode 20

Ricki Lake, Gillian Anderson, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Season 4 - Episode 21

Tom Hanks, Gina Gershon, Riverdance
Season 4 - Episode 22
Sanborn's still sitting in; Paul appears in a Bob Dole campaign ad; Tom Hanks promotes ""That Thing You Do!""

Val Kilmer, Nicole Sullivan, ZZ Top
Season 4 - Episode 23
It's Biff's 50th birthday, so Dave promotes his new PBS political roundtable chatfest, ""The Henderson Group."" Tonight's panelists: Biff, ...

Julie Andrews, "Pee Wee" Scheidt, Dave Matthews Band
Season 4 - Episode 24
Calvert plays Bob Dole's go-between; The Dave Matthews Band performs ""Crash Into Me.""

Wayne Gretzky, Jonathan Silverman, Tori Amos
Season 4 - Episode 25
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 chow...

Michael J. Fox, Jeanne Moreau, Ray Davies
Season 4 - Episode 26
1996: Dave shows a tape of Bob Dole blinking in the first presidential debate; Michael J. Fox gets a car for high school graduation (he didn...

Sam Donaldson, Spike Lee, Clint Black
Season 4 - Episode 27
Clint Black sits in; the roof cam reveals campaign workers scuffling outside.

Samuel L. Jackson, Leela Rashon, Midnight Oil
Season 4 - Episode 28
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 throughou...

Geena Davis, Peter Gallagher, Andy Kindler
Season 4 - Episode 29
1996: Three audience girls are given hams; Dave shows a (supposed) clip from tonight's Vice Presidential debate; Dave and Marv Albert point ...

George Foreman, Tom Everett Scott, Shawn Colvin
Season 4 - Episode 30
During CBS Mailbag, Calvert appears as ""Derek the Cantankerous Wallaby""; guest George Foreman pulls a truck.

Cindy Crawford, Jack Hanna, Lyle Lovett
Season 4 - Episode 31
Cindy Crawford walks onstage with heavy eye makeup, and Dave asks where she got her black eyes.

Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Favreau, Sheryl Crow
Season 4 - Episode 32

Jon Lovitz, Ken Olin, Enrique Iglesias
Season 4 - Episode 33
Dave shows a poster that proves that Bob Dole's presidential campaign is doomed: ""For The Love of God, Don't Vote for Tubby."" Also, Calve...

Ted Danson, Claire Danes, Phil Collins
Season 4 - Episode 34

Jimmy Smits, John Leguizamo, Brian Regan
Season 4 - Episode 35
Dave says goodnight halfway through the show and then leaves. Paul goes to search for Dave but gets distracted playing basketball. Dave is...

Joe Torre, Don Rickles, The Heads
Season 4 - Episode 36
Dave salutes the 1996 World Champion New York Yankees and welcomes manager Joe Torre.

George Steinbrenner, Jeremy Piven, Chris Isaak
Season 4 - Episode 37
Dave chats with redeemed Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, while Rupert launches the ""Deli of Terror.""

Isabella Rossellini, Garry Marshall, Bryn Terfel
Season 4 - Episode 38
Bill Murray serves as the show's roving reporter, asking pedestrians outside about the upcoming national election. Also, Dave shows off his...

Jeff Foxworthy, Naomi Campbell, Jake Johannsen
Season 4 - Episode 39
In honor of Halloween, Dave presents ""Biff the Headless Stage Manager""; the problem, though, is that Biff is dressed as a Thanksgiving pil...

Stupid Human Tricks, Dana Carvey, Steven Wright
Season 4 - Episode 40
""Friday Night on the Road"" begins in Beantown, as Michael Hirsch, aka ""The Bar,"" makes his stunning transformation from dorm geek to BMO...

Mel Gibson, Christine Lahti, Joni Mitchell
Season 4 - Episode 41
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...

Marisa Tomei, James Carville, John Michael Montgomery
Season 4 - Episode 42
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, while Cal...

Brett Butler, Gary Sinise, Bob McCoy
Season 4 - Episode 43
During Mailbag, a viewer pleads for no more Dole jokes, so ""Bob Dole"" (Calvert) appears on stage and sings Lionel Richie's ""Say You, Say ...

Bob Dole, Ted Koppel, Mary Chapin Carpenter
Season 4 - Episode 44
Ten noteworthy anchormen appear in the top ten list while Dave chats with recently denied presidential candidate Bob Dole.

Jeff Bridges, Diane Sawyer, Bryan White
Season 4 - Episode 45
It's the official 3rd Anniversary special, with clips and highlights from the past three seasons.

Marilu Henner, Kristin Scott Thomas, Alan Jackson
Season 4 - Episode 46
Biff interrupts Dave's monologue ""just to be on TV;"" Kristen Scott Thomas plugs ‘The English Patient.""

Ron Howard, Patrick Ewing, Gene Catron
Season 4 - Episode 47
Saxaphonist Joshua Redman sits in; Gene Catron performs a trick involving dominoes and a pool ball; Dave gives out candy.

Tony Randall, Wendy Liebman, Helena Bonham Carter
Season 4 - Episode 48
Dave's artificial tooth comes loose, while Ed McMahon imitates Leonard Tepper's impression of the former ""Tonight Show"" sidekick.

Stupid Pet Tricks, Anthony Edwards, Natalie Cole
Season 4 - Episode 49
From Chicago: Paul meets his long-lost brother Matt Shaffer on ""Jerry Springer"" just as Dave was going to admit to being a transvestite. ...

Sarah Ferguson, Derek Jeter, Reba McEntire
Season 4 - Episode 50
Throughout the night, audience members walk onstage to tell jokes.

Heather Locklear, Sinbad, Tony Toni Tone
Season 4 - Episode 51
Dave calls a desk jockey from across the street named Samantha Giafoni, asking for her opinion about Michael Jackson. After calling her, au...

Glenn Close, Marc Maron, Eriq LaSalle
Season 4 - Episode 52
Glenn Close promotes the live-action remake of ""101 Dalmations.""

Phil Hartman, Bob Costas, Luther Vandross
Season 4 - Episode 53
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, Biff pra...

Kid Inventors, Will Smith, Jimmy Buffett
Season 4 - Episode 54
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 hosts the ...

Lisa Kudrow, Delroy Lindo, Wynonna
Season 4 - Episode 55
A ""News in Review"" segment is translated into Chinese, while Dave accidentally cuts himself while crawling under his desk.

Jeff Daniels, Dolly Parton
Season 4 - Episode 56
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, and later he performs with Dolly Parton.

Martin Short, Scott Bryan, Rita Wilson
Season 4 - Episode 57
Thanksgiving and the holidays are the topics du jour in the latest edition of ""Dave Talks to Kids.""

Lea Thompson, Natalie Portman, Stone Temple Pilots
Season 4 - Episode 58
Gerard makes a cameo in the annual ""Thanksgiving Day Quiz,"" while Dorothy bakes cherry and hickory nut pies.

Teri Hatcher, Brent Spiner, Luscious Jackson
Season 4 - Episode 59
After Dave offers a million dollars claiming that there's no such person named Sivareddy Gotike, whose letter was read on the CBS Mailbag th...

John Cleese, Martha Stewart, David Copperfield
Season 4 - Episode 60
Biff gives out hams to the audience during the second-ever appearance of ""Know Your Current Events,"" while Martha Stewart shows Dave how t...

Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Gloria Estefan
Season 4 - Episode 61
Dave announces he's #45 on TV Guide's greatest stars list; after interviewing Nicole Kidman, Dave is dyspeptic and demands a roll of Tums®; ...

Kenneth Branaugh, Bonnie Hunt, Counting Crows
Season 4 - Episode 62
Dave calls the corner pay phones, but no one answers. He finally steps outside and tells anyone to pick up the phone. After some guy named P...

James Woods, Bob Odenkirk, Counting Crows
Season 4 - Episode 63
1996: Two merchant marines do push-ups onstage; Dave and Paul reprise the roles of their alter egos, Gator and Skunk; Leonard Tepper perform...

Albert Brooks, Beavis & Butthead, Neil Diamond
Season 4 - Episode 64
Skunk and Gator hang out in the green room; Beavis and Butthead plug their upcoming movie; Paul performs an original holiday number.

Drew Barrymore, Mathias Pakula, Faith Hill
Season 4 - Episode 65
Somebody named Matias Paluka is interviewed by Dave, then does a weather forecast.

Andie MacDowell, Jimmie Walker, Rhett Atkins
Season 4 - Episode 66
Tony sits in the audience, while Rupert shows Dave a ""Tickle Me Giuliani"" doll.

Harry Connick Jr., Walter Cronkite
Season 4 - Episode 67
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 members. Al...

Richard Simmons, Neve Campbell, Dave Matthews Band
Season 4 - Episode 68
During a ""New for Christmas"" segment, Biff is nearly injured by a motorized hula hoop; Neve Campbell promotes ""Scream.""

Billy Crystal, Cuba Gooding Jr., Darlene Love
Season 4 - Episode 69
Dave hugs a male audience member; fake snow falls on the backdrop, then on the audience; Darlene Love (featuring Bette Sussman) continues he...

John Travolta, Julianna Marguiles, St. Luke's Bottle Band
Season 4 - Episode 70
Midway through Dave's interview with ""Michael"" star John Travolta, the buxom president of John's fan club gets a hug and an autograph.

Nathan Lane, Kelly Preston, Rich Hall
Season 4 - Episode 71

Jane Pauley, Robert Pastorelli, Blues Traveler
Season 4 - Episode 72
John Popper of Blues Traveler sits in, while Biff gives dating tips.

Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry O'Connell, Oseola McCarty, Deana Carter
Season 4 - Episode 73
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 ...

Tom Arnold, Kamarr, Joe Queenan
Season 4 - Episode 74
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 R...

Alec Baldwin, Cast of Chicago
Season 4 - Episode 75
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 hit Broadway...

Courtney Cox, Lee Marek, Damon Hill
Season 4 - Episode 76
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, while Pau...

Kids Tell Jokes, Tracey Ullman, B.B. King
Season 4 - Episode 77
BB King sits in; Dave accidentally tears up the Top Ten blue card, so he reads the list via teleprompter; Tracey Ullman promotes her new HBO...

Ray Liotta, Norm MacDonald
Season 4 - Episode 78
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 Amando of Sta...

Woody Harrelson, Jackie Chan, John Pizzarelli
Season 4 - Episode 79
Dave fondly looks back at the one-year anniversary of ""El Blizzardo,"" then does a spit take with Windex®. Also, Woody Harrelson plugs hem...

Matt Dillon, Rebecca Ramijn, Cassandra Wilson
Season 4 - Episode 80
Dave sends an audience babe out to get some snow, and throughout the night the show is interrupted by a three-way snowball war between Dave,...

Eddie Murphy, Dwight Yoakam, Veronica Paridee
Season 4 - Episode 81
An audience member celebrating her birthday dances onstage; Inky threatens to throw a rock at Dave; Dave chats with a nine-year-old girl tha...

Kevin Spacey, Madeline Kahn, Harry Hill
Season 4 - Episode 82
Dave deems the show to be such a success that he announces the production of four spin-offs, ""Rupert Touches Meat,"" ""Leonard's Candid Cam...

Penelope Ann Miller, Skeet Ulrich, BR5-49
Season 4 - Episode 83
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?"" Answer: th...

Chris O'Donnell, Debbie Reynolds, Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Conner
Season 4 - Episode 84
Dave shows QVC footage of a Cabbage Patch Bill Clinton doll eating French fries; Actor Chris O'Donnell does a Stupid Human Trick; the drama ...

Tom Selleck, Art Donovan, Babyface
Season 4 - Episode 85
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...

Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, Kevin Brennan
Season 4 - Episode 86
It's an ""All Kevin Spectacular"" as Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, and Kevin Brennan guest on the show. The closing credits on the show include ...

David Schwimmer, Carmen Electra, Sheryl Crow
Season 4 - Episode 87
Alan interrupts the monologue to comment on yesterday's Packers-Patriots Super Bowl; an audience member receives Dave's autograph; Calvert r...

Tony Danza, Desmond Howard, Helena Bonham Carter
Season 4 - Episode 88
Biff presides over another segment of ""What They Would Have Had for Lunch If They Were Still Alive."" Tonight, Lorne Greene: ""a BLT."" Als...

Dan Rather, Jane Leeves, Tori Amos
Season 4 - Episode 89
Dave calls up an audience guy to meet Tori Amos, but he has to frisk him first.

Matthew Perry, Natasha Lyonne, Jewel
Season 4 - Episode 90
Dave shows a promo of ""Rupert Jee's Private Parts,"" a spoof of the upcoming Howard Stern movie. Amongst those who participate in this par...

Rhea Perlman, Ray Ramano, Ice Cube
Season 4 - Episode 91

Stupid Human Tricks, Elle MacPherson, Charles Barkley
Season 4 - Episode 92
Dave celebrates a decade and a half in late night television by introducing some of his favorite Stupid Human Tricks. Later, he chats with ...

Isabella Rossellini, Billy Bob Thorton, Tokyo Shock Boys
Season 4 - Episode 93
In honor of the re-release of the entire Star Wars trilogy, Dave moves his coffee mug with a little help from ""the force""; Billy Bob Thor...

Fran Drescher, Eva Herzigova, Tony Bennett
Season 4 - Episode 94
Flugelhorn great Al Chez sits in with the band, while Leonard appears in a educational film about the First Thanksgiving.

Pierce Brosnan, Lance Alstodt, Brian Regan
Season 4 - Episode 95
Know Your Current Events: Dave promises an audience participant named Brian (who Dave keeps calling ""Larry"") that if he can kick a field g...

Brett Favre, David Spade, Silverchair
Season 4 - Episode 96
Mailbag: Paul appears in a commercial for ""Uncle Dave's Non-Alcoholic Gin."" Also, Dave and Green Bay Packers QB Brett Farve throw footbal...

Stupid Pet Tricks, Brett Butler, Fugees
Season 4 - Episode 97
In a remote featuring Dave talking to various fan club presidents, a swordfight breaks out between the ""Cats"" and ""Star Wars"" fans. Als...

Sarah Jessica Parker, Geoffrey Rush, Barry Manilow
Season 4 - Episode 98
Dave ponders another one of his deep thoughts: ""How Long Can a Guy Spin a Revolving Door Before Somebody Stops Him?"" It takes 40 minutes a...

Richard Harris, Siskel & Ebert, Far East Circus
Season 4 - Episode 99
Throughout the night, Biff, Pat and Kenny recreate scenes from Academy Award-nominated films, including ""The English Patient"" and ""Jerry ...

Peter O'Toole, Salma Hayek, Jazz Passengers
Season 4 - Episode 100
Dave brags that he had an incredible Valentine's Day last year, until Paul persuades him to admit that he spent it watching TV with an amoro...

Sarah Ferguson, Allan Weimerskirch, Patti Smith
Season 4 - Episode 101
Marv Albert is credited with six seperate appearances tonight, thus raising his total on the show to an even one hundred. Later, Sarah Ferg...

Tom Brokaw, Laura Linney, BLACKstreet
Season 4 - Episode 102
Two weeks before, NBC denied Dave permission to use clips from his old show. So tonight, Tom Brokaw arrives and offers Dave a crumpled-up vi...

Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Jeff Gordon
Season 4 - Episode 103
The outside cam goes to Joe G's to launch production of the quickie movie ""Space Volcano""; Bruce Willis murders Mujibur and Sirajul; Demi ...

Michael J. Fox, Jon Voight, The Wallflowers
Season 4 - Episode 104
Throughout the night, various civilians tell jokes about their jobs, while Dave admits that he has fallen in love with this year's Sports Il...

Julie Andrews, Doug E. Doug, The Amazing Jonathan
Season 4 - Episode 105
The latest edition of ""Leonard Tepper's Hidden Video"" takes place entirely at Hello Deli, while ""Cosby"" star Doug E. Doug does standup.

Tony Randall, Juliette Binoche, David Brenner
Season 4 - Episode 106
Frequent CBS Mailbag contributor Jerry Scales appears in the audience and is given a roast chicken made of Nyquil. Also, Tony Randall talks...

Bill Cosby, David Hacker, Tina Turner
Season 4 - Episode 107
On the three-year anniversary of his memorable first appearance on the Late Show, super-bowler Dick Weber rolls one strike after another out...

Mia Farrow, Anne Heche, Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
Season 4 - Episode 108
James Cotton sits in; while pedestrians footrace against each other over on 54th and Broadway.

Howard Stern, Valeria Mazza, Porno for Pyros
Season 4 - Episode 109
Leonard Tepper is live at Madison Square Garden, annoying participants at this year's Grammy Awards. He closes the segment by calling Dave ...

Pauly Shore, Merrill Markoe, Celine Dion
Season 4 - Episode 110
Dave shows outtakes of Leonard's Grammy report, and then gets thrown out of a taping of ""Wheel of Fortune"" by a security guard resembling ...

Bill Pullman, Richard Lewis, Lyle Lovett & Randy Newman
Season 4 - Episode 111
Trumpeter Al Chez sits in; the ""First Annual Biff Henderson Award"" goes to a much-serving Biff; Randy Newman and Lyle Lovett perform ""You...

Jon Stewart, Debi Mazar, Duncan Sheik
Season 4 - Episode 112
Dave comments on ""El Blizzardo Diablo,"" a raining snowstorm that practically has New York City in a standstill. Also, Dave and Paul parti...

Robin Quivers, Adam Arkin, James
Season 4 - Episode 113
Dave points out that the wet snow of yesterday's ""El Blizzardo Diablo"" has already melted and/or evaporated. Also, Adam Arkin promotes th...

Chevy Chase, Mary McCormack, Phish
Season 4 - Episode 114
During ""Rejected Commercial Characters,"" jokes are translated for a select audience onstage from English to Japanese.

Kids Tell Jokes, Mary Steenburgen, Ray Wold
Season 4 - Episode 115
Bluesman Keb' Mo sits in; Dave and Paul shill a new sleeping enhancer called EclipseQuil; ""pyrotechnic madman"" Ray Wold blows up stuff and...

Ted Danson, Famke Janssen, Mitch Hedburg
Season 4 - Episode 116
CBS Mailbag: Jerry Scales asks, ""What do viewers miss?"" Gerard Mulligan comes out in costume as ""A 50-year-old guy dressed like Zorro."" ...

Howard Stern, Ray Ramano, Chieftains
Season 4 - Episode 117
Sean Pelton sits in for Anton, while Howard Stern promotes his new movie.

Martin Short, Larenz Tate, Kodo
Season 4 - Episode 118
The camera fixates on a guy in the audience with a gigantic gut with DAVE written on it. Also, Martin Short does another musical number, wi...

Cindy Crawford, Robert Townsend, Chris Whitley
Season 4 - Episode 119
The Late Show Current Events Singers take on Clinton's recent leg injury, then performs some sort of a cappella apology to Cindy Crawford.

Mike Myers, Sophie Marceau, Alison Krauss
Season 4 - Episode 120
Today's burning question: ""How Many Guys in Bunny Suits Can Get into a Coffee Shop?"" All 23 guys that volunteered get in, and they are lat...

Marv Albert, Anthony LaPaglia, Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Season 4 - Episode 121
In honor of his birthday, former president Thomas Jefferson is seen skydiving over the city, followed shortly by William McKinley and Paul S...

Teri Garr, George Stephanopolous, Amanda Marshall
Season 4 - Episode 122
Dave announces that today is Tony Mendez' 60th birthday, even though he's only 52; Dave orders Anton to fetch him some coffee; a man-on-the-...

Marilu Henner, Marlon Wayans, The Cardigans
Season 4 - Episode 123
Mailbag: Alan has an announcer sitting in with him, only to realize he's not his intern but his willing replacement. Meanwhile, Academy Awa...

Bryant Gumbel, Kadeem Hardison, Bandbaz Brothers
Season 4 - Episode 124
Songwriter Jimmy Webb sits in, and throughout the night the band plays his songs; Dave shows a tape of Rob Burnett's daughter being scared t...

Tara Lipinsky, Margaret Colin, Nanci Griffith
Season 4 - Episode 125
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 season. Als...

Dan Akroyd, David Kruithoff, Cyndi Lauper
Season 4 - Episode 126
A man claiming to be Paul's brother Kenny sits in the audience, while amateur dentist David Kriuthoff fidgets with a special camera that can...

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brad Garrett, Chris Fonseca
Season 4 - Episode 127
""Colin Dunner"" (Gerard), the lead dancer in the Broadway hit ""Riverdance"" promotes his new videotape ""Riverdancin' to the Oldies."" Al...

John Cusak, Liv Tyler, David Bowie
Season 4 - Episode 128
Mailbag: a man on the street is decapitated by a giant, renegade blue card. Also, Pat Farmer introduces his new segment ""Live Action Editor...

Anthony Clark, Joan Lunden, Eryka Badu
Season 4 - Episode 129
Dave says he's discovered he's been combing his hair wrong, so he fidgets with it throughout the show. Also, Zahshu, the ""World's Only Per...

Norm MacDonald, Justine Bateman, Trace Adkins
Season 4 - Episode 130
""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 break, Biff...

Charles Grodin, David Alan Grier, Matthew Sweet
Season 4 - Episode 131
In a running gag that was started two nights before (in homage to something that appeared occasionally on Late Night), Zahshu, ""The World's...

Tom Arnold, Bernie Williams, Bush
Season 4 - Episode 132

Kelsey Grammar, Jake Johannsen, Tracy Chapman
Season 4 - Episode 133
Champion weightlifter Magnus Vermagnusson lifts various objects, including Mujibur and Sirajul; Dave comments on his upcoming 50th birthday;...

Martin Mull, Alicia Witt, Mary J. Blige
Season 4 - Episode 134
Marv Albert interviews accountants, then shows a blooper real along side it; Dave notices that Tony is holding cue cards with gloves on; ""P...

Katie Couric, Roma Downey, INXS
Season 4 - Episode 135
Dave finds a patron named Bob Reedy, in Joe G's Pizza to star in another fake film epic, the Anaconda spoof ""Snakequest 2000."" Quote Dave:...

Tony Randall, Steven Weber, Wilco
Season 4 - Episode 136
Allen Toussant sits in; Dave announces that in honor of the recent media hoopla over Ellen DeGeneres, the Late Show will now be ""more gay""...

Lisa Kudrow, Umberto Buccigrossi, Verve Pipe
Season 4 - Episode 137
Biff announces that if Lyndon Johnson were alive today, he would've had a roast beef sandwich for lunch. Also, The Verve Pipe performs ""Th...

Stupid Human Tricks, Rosie Perez, John Hiatt
Season 4 - Episode 138
On a special Indianapolis-themed night on the Late Show, Dorothy interrupts a comedy bit to give Dave a hug, while Reggie Miller presents th...

Kurt Russell, Sinbad, Paula Cole
Season 4 - Episode 139
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.

Robin Williams, Tanya Tucker
Season 4 - Episode 140
Dave shows a clip from the latest Charlie Brown Special: Charlie Brown declares, ""I think I'm a lesbian."" Also, two dorky audience member...

Alec Baldwin, Joey Lauren Adams, Indigo Girls
Season 4 - Episode 141
It's ""Awards Night"" on the Late Show, as throughout the night Biff presents Gordie Howe with the Stanley Cup, Walter Payton with the Super...

Garry Shandling, Luke Perry, Wendy Liebman
Season 4 - Episode 142
Wendy Liebman discusses mammograms, while Luke Perry rappels off the side of the theater.

Roseanne, Justin Miller, Chuck Berry
Season 4 - Episode 143
In honor of tonight's audience (all residents of St. Louis and its suburbs), the backdrop is altered to show the city's skyline; Dave shows ...

Bruce Willis, Elizabeth Hurley, Maxwell
Season 4 - Episode 144
Dave dumps the show early yet again, and after searching high and low in Manhattan, Biff finally finds him demonstrating knife tricks at Ben...

John Goodman, Kathleen Quinlan, Hanson
Season 4 - Episode 145
""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 the NYPD. ...

Mike Myers, Danny Aiello, Crossbows of Death
Season 4 - Episode 146
Tony Mendez does the Watusi; Biff announces that if Burt Lancaster were alive today, he would've had cream of mushroom soup and a tuna fish ...

Billy Crystal, Kristen Johnson, Bee Gees
Season 4 - Episode 147
Rupert stars in a parody of those financial-success tapes that they sell in infomercials, while Kirsten Johnston promotes the 3-D season fin...

Ricki Lake, Kirby Puckett, Soul Asylum
Season 4 - Episode 148
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, the Top T...

Cybil Shepard, Darrell Hammond, Linda Eder
Season 4 - Episode 149
Tonight, Dave promises to show things that have never been on television before, including Marv Albert dancing with a giant squirrel, a gay ...

Andy Garcia, George Foreman, Travis Tritt
Season 4 - Episode 150
Dancers from Riverdance make a return appearance on the show. Actually, they're staff writers Gerard Mulligan and Eric Kaplan, Leonard Teppe...

David Hyde Pierce, Dana Delany, Spice Girls
Season 4 - Episode 151
In honor of Late Show's 800th episode, Dave introduces ""Where Are They Now?"" pieces describing the whereabouts of Bernie Kopell, Howie Man...

Helen Hunt, Susie Maroney, Jeffery Tambor
Season 4 - Episode 152
Late Show airs its second and last installment of Peanuts, as Lucy once again foils Charlie Brown's attempt to kick a football: ""Never mess...

Stupid Pet Tricks, Jeff Goldblum, Foo Fighters
Season 4 - Episode 153
With tonight's audience representing Denver, Colorado, Dave interrupts the monologue to introduce an audience guy who ends up proposing to h...

Meg Ryan, Lance Henriksen, Mary Chapin-Carpenter
Season 4 - Episode 154
Biff brings out a Billy goat that supposedly won the Kentucky Derby last weekend; Dave leaves the show to play for the New York Yankees, the...

Barbara Walters, Ida Doggett, God's Property with Kirk Franklin
Season 4 - Episode 155
After showing past clips of disastrous attempts at stuffing guys in rabbit outfits inside various locales, Dave announces that it's time to ...

Richard Simmons, Kelly Preston, Toad the Wet Sprocket
Season 4 - Episode 156
It's time yet again for ""What They Would Have for Lunch if They Were Alive Today"" with Biff Henderson. The celebrity: Dean Martin. The l...

Matthew Broderick, Nicole Sullivan, Savion Glover & Stomp
Season 4 - Episode 157
""Steven Spielberg"" (Gerard) brags out his new movie The Lost World, while Savion Glover performs a tap dance solo from the hit musical ""S...

Jason Alexander, Griffin Dunne, Sammy Hagar
Season 4 - Episode 158
Mailbag: a horrific freak accident turns Rupert into the mysterious ""Dr. Meat."" Also, Jason Alexander promotes Love! Valour! Compassion!

Elle MacPherson, Vince Vaughn, Jewel
Season 4 - Episode 159
Remote on the 14th Floor: Late Show staffers Eric Stangel, Matt Roberts, Bob Borden, Rodney Munoz, Christian Breheney, and Eric Kaplan relat...

Michael Richards, Rick Reynolds, Steve Winwood
Season 4 - Episode 160
Customer Bob Barrett from Joe's Pizza is invited into the theater to act in the monster movie spectacular ""Ghost Dinosaur '97,"" co-starrin...

Bill Cosby, Elaine Cunningham, Squirrel Nut Zippers
Season 4 - Episode 161
The squash family is represented tonight by a visit from Elaine Cunningham, ""The Zucchini Lady""; Bill Cosby talks about his various medica...

Alicia Silverstone, Andy Dick, John Fogerty
Season 4 - Episode 162

Farrah Fawcett, John Fogerty
Season 4 - Episode 163
Promoting an upcoming TV special, Farrah Fawcett walks out in a boozy daze, complimenting Dave for the view of the skyline when it's really ...

Harrison Ford, Steven Wright, Dave Matthews Band
Season 4 - Episode 164
Biff reports from the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City; Dave makes his usual joke about buying his first car at Harrison Ford in Indiana; Dave M...

Isabella Rossellini, Dave Chapelle, Bono & Larry Mullen
Season 4 - Episode 165
Dave shows an altered clip of President Clinton admitting his dislike for cloning, and later Dave is once again visited by ""the lovely Is-a...

Jon Stewart, Susan Molinari, Seven Mary Three
Season 4 - Episode 166
Dave turns the hose on pedestrians outside the theater; Jaleel ""Urkel"" White helps ""Les Moonves"" promote CBS' fall lineup; Seven Mary Th...

Tom Brokaw, Janeane Garafolo, Sheryl Crow
Season 4 - Episode 167
Tom Brokaw explains why he turned down an offer to leave NBC for CNN: ""Same as you with CBS: more money, smaller audience."" Also, Sheryl ...

John Travolta, Grant Hill, Sinead O'Connor
Season 4 - Episode 168
Mailbag: ""Farrah Fawcett"" (Calvert) explains her behavior from last week. Also, Kenny ""The Quick-Witted Stagehand"" Sheehan makes his 10...

George Carlin, Nick Chinlund, James Taylor
Season 4 - Episode 169
Paul is introduced as ""Radu,"" then shows Dave a Happy Meal toy that looks just like him. Also, Dave hides in an apartment, harassing deliv...

Kathy Ireland, Jeremy Holz, Michael Story
Season 4 - Episode 170
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.

Matt Lauer, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Season 4 - Episode 171
Dave gives an audience woman a ham just for being Polish; several members of the cast of Cats go inside FlashDancers; Alan Kalter promotes "...

Julia Roberts, Jon Bon Jovi
Season 4 - Episode 172
Julia Roberts is treated to a clip of her first appearance on Letterman from 1990, only to watch the clip blackened out by NBC. Also, Jon B...

Siskel & Ebert, Dermot Mulroney, King Charles Troupe
Season 4 - Episode 173
""Riverdancers"" Gerry Mulligan, Mike McIntee, Eric Kaplan, and Jim Peterson amaze and delight the studio audience and the home viewers in r...

Marilu Henner, Doug E. Doug, Johnny Lang
Season 4 - Episode 174
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 tonight's remot...

Nick Turturro, Daisy Fuentes, Motley Crue
Season 4 - Episode 175
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. Also, Dav...

Peter Fonda, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Ricki Lee Jones
Season 4 - Episode 176
It's 91 degrees outside, so Biff decides to watch ice melt on the street.

Brian Williams, Diane Cannon, Gil Shaham
Season 4 - Episode 177
A flying saucer heckles Dave from the backdrop, while Dyan Cannon promotes Out to Sea and makes friendly with Dave.

Martin Lawrence, Robert Zemeckis, Sarah McLachlan
Season 4 - Episode 178
Dave declares a guy named Jeff as ""Captain of the Audience,"" helping the host out with menial tasks such as helping present the Top Ten an...

Will Smith, Heidi Klum, Brad Byers
Season 4 - Episode 179
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 fac...

Jason Priestly, Patricia Richardson, The Cicadas
Season 4 - Episode 180
Dave gets two girls at a nearby cafe to help celebrate Canada Day with Canada Dry®, which gets delivered by a Mountie; to continue a running...

Tom Arnold, Mitchell Libonati, Blur
Season 4 - Episode 181
During the ""Supermarket Finds"" segment, Dave takes a sample of something called ""White Fungus"" and spits it out; another bowling great (...

Evander Holyfield, Lee Marek, Sarah Silverman
Season 4 - Episode 182
Dave talks about the a new unauthorized autobiography of Martha Stewart; tonight's guest bowler is Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino; Dave appear...

Martin Short, Manny the Hippie, Fang Fang
Season 4 - Episode 183
Pro bowler Nelson Burton, Jr. sits in; during Mailbag, Tom Arnold bits his own ear off; Manny the Hippie resurfaces; for the second year in ...

Don Rickles, Brendan Fraser, En Vogue
Season 4 - Episode 184
Dave shows off his new, shorter haircut; an audience member sings the theme song from Grease; Tim Allen presents the Top Ten.

Tim Robbins, Jackie Chan, Shawn Colvin
Season 4 - Episode 185
It's a balmy 97 degrees outside, so Biff fries an egg on the sidewalk, later adding bacon and toast.

Mary Tyler Moore, Querbe Tirmizi, Matchbox 20
Season 4 - Episode 186
Dave interviews NYC taxi driver Querbe Tirmizi, who returned $30,000 he found in his cab.

Nathan Lane, Robey Morgan, Third Eye Blind
Season 4 - Episode 187
Dave begins a month-long campaign to run into the ground his current favorite phrase: ""Something from the meat case, Linda?"" Also, Dave, T...

Robert Pastorelli, Craig Kilborn, Live
Season 4 - Episode 188

Pauly Shore, Leslie Mann, Puff Daddy
Season 4 - Episode 189
Dave congratulates Paul on being #6 on the Forbes 500; Biff and Eric Kaplan explain how they make Dave's coffee mug levitate; Sean ""Puff Da...

Kids Tell Jokes, Mario Andretti, John Hiatt
Season 4 - Episode 190
It's time once again for ""King of the Meats,"" the mano-a-mano kosher competition between Rupert of Hello Deli and Amando Vasquez of the ne...

John Turturro, Kathy Kinney, Radish
Season 4 - Episode 191
Harrison Ford reports from Hawaii; in the debut edition of ""Pointless Celebrity Cameo Theater,"" Calvert, Regis, and Tony Randall stand aro...

Dan Rather, Kathy Griffin, k.d. Lang
Season 4 - Episode 192
The Harrison Ford World Tour (in which he's promoting The Devil's Own) makes a stop in Paris, France; Dave suggests the Paul legally change ...

Samuel L. Jackson, Barry Sonnenfeld
Season 4 - Episode 193
During ""CBS Mailbag,"" we look into a day in the life of a ""Accident-Prone Blood-Gorged Tick"" (Leonard Tepper).

Jennifer Anniston, Brian Regan, William H. Macy
Season 4 - Episode 194
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 from New York...

Norm MacDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Jamiroquai
Season 4 - Episode 195
Dave gets four galpals from West Virginia to go on a tour of the city with Biff; Physilla Rashad promotes her sitcom Cosby; Jamiroquai perfo...

Charles Grodin, Billy Connolly, David Byrne
Season 4 - Episode 196
Dave congratulates Rob Burnett upon the birth of his daughter; a ""What's On Other Channels"" bit is interrupted by a car honking, courtesy ...

Julia Roberts, Blues Traveler
Season 4 - Episode 197
John Popper sits in with the band; Dave asks a paramedic about a piece of carrot he ""horked"" into his left lung during lunch today; Julia ...

Tony Danza, Michael Rapaport
Season 4 - Episode 198
Dave shows some ""Surprising Facts About Celebrities."" Later, Tony Danza promotes his new sitcom.

Bob Dole, Bill Bellamy, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
Season 4 - Episode 199
Dave presents a Wall Street quiz; Bob Dole talks about retirement.

Ray Liotta, David Brenner, Natalie Desselle
Season 4 - Episode 200
Deliberately-obvious stunt doubles pose as Dave and Paul showing off their bike skills, while Dave carves a sculpture of Paul made from butt...

Jay Thomas, Annabella Sciorra, Tonic
Season 4 - Episode 201
Jay Thomas shows Dave a tape of himself spitting out something during a recent television appearance. The footage is repeated several times...

Sylvester Stallone, Tommy LaSorda
Season 4 - Episode 202
Joe Perry of Aerosmith sits in with the band; Biff reports from the Garth Brooks concert in Central Park and meets ""Garth"" himself (Leonar...

Demi Moore, Jay Mohr, Aerosmith
Season 4 - Episode 203
The new sitcom ""The Letterman Family"" is promoted, starring Dave, Tony Randall, and Nadine Hennally. Later, Demi Moore shaves an audience...

Tom Selleck, Billy Joel
Season 4 - Episode 204
Dave feeds Tom Selleck some avocados. Later, they make a crank phone call to Al Roker.

Barbara Walters, Charles Dutton, Morrissey
Season 4 - Episode 205
Barbara Walters promotes her new talk show, ""The View.""

Mira Sorvino, Jeff Altman, Coolio
Season 4 - Episode 206
Dave compares President Clinton's 51st birthday to meatloaf. Later, he chats with his old friend Jeff Altman.

Donald Trump, Janine Turner, Ruth Brown & Bonnie Raitt
Season 4 - Episode 207
""The Donald"" talks about a recent boat trip. Later, Janine Turner promotes ""Leave It To Beaver.""

Alicia Silverstone, Bev Tanner, George Miller
Season 4 - Episode 208
Alicia Silverstone promotes her new movie Excess Baggage.

Vanessa Williams, Joe Montana
Season 4 - Episode 209
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 it looks li...

Paul Reiser, Tia Carrera, Echo & the Bunnymen
Season 4 - Episode 210

Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Katz, Paula Cole
Season 4 - Episode 211
Tonight's Top Ten is interrupted by a phone call from the home office in Wahoo, Nebraska: ""It's not all that funny anymore."" Meanwhile, B...

Tom Arnold, Mehgan Heany-Grear, Dane Cook
Season 4 - Episode 212
Dave complains about the dog days of summer.

Stupid Human Tricks, Danny Aiello, Radiohead
Season 4 - Episode 213
Warren is run over by a car; during ""Stupid Human Tricks,"" Douglas Pierce plays the ""Jeopardy"" theme on his hands; Dave bids a fond fare...