Late Night with David Letterman
A nightly, hour-long comedy talk show that helped define late-night TV, featuring interviews, comedy bits, and a playful, offbeat tone. It launched the Late Night franchise on NBC and ran for over a decade before the host moved on to a new network and series.
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Recapping the Mets/Astros bet with Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire; ""Viewer Mail"" features eight letters (#6 twice); Paulina Porizkova; director John Waters; Bonnie Raitt sings.
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""Viewer Mail"" features Dave proving he does have a ""romantic bone"" in his body; Rodney Dangerfield ""drops by,"" complete with a Top Ten list and a clip from Back To School; Rosanne Cash; ""Grant Tinker"" with the history of Studio 8H; Dennis Miller; Rosanne performs ""Second To No One.""
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Dave does a mini-rant on the all-nude, NYC cable access show, ""Interludes After Midnight;"" ""People Who Won't Be On The Show"" goes awry because it's ""dog night"" in the control room; Dave crashes the set of ""Live At Five,"" and Marv Albert's interview with Wayne Gretzky (anchors Jack Cafferty and Sue Simmons and weatherman Al Roker are briefly seen); Connie Chung disappoints the audience by refusing to do impersonations; another look at the Mayfair House hotel in Coconut Grove, Fl.; Wayne Gretzky brings his Pro Stars breakfast cereal.
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A bullhorn-toting Larry ""Bud"" -- outside the Soviet mission to the United Nations -- tries to get Russians to defect; Lee Marvin promotes Delta Force; kid inventors; comedian Bill Hicks.
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Test video from the failed first attempt at the ""Late Night Monkey Cam;"" ""Supermarket Finds;"" Michael Keaton plugs Gung Ho; another ""Regulator Guy"" promo; a call to Arnie Barnes; Mariel Hemingway; Roseanne (Barr) does stand-up.
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With the baseball season underway, Dave chats with all-time Home Run king Hank Aaron, then meets George Brett of the '85 World Series Champs, the Kansas City Royals.
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Lincoln BurnhamGoodbye to the Rough-tailed Jellyfish; ""Viewer Mail"" kills another actor/singer; Jonathan Winters gets a surprise visit from worshiper Robin Williams; Judy Mowatt sings; New Hampshire farmer Lincoln Burnham tells why he refuses to acknowledge Daylight Saving Time.
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Cybill ShepherdThe Giant Topaz; in response to Dave's cajoling about her dress that had arrived at NBC one week prior to her appearance, Cybill Shepherd appears, clad only in a towel; golfer Mac O'Grady; 80-year-old rock singer Gert Mulvin.
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More with the remote-controlled Neanderthal skull; after ""Small Town News,"" Dave has to rescue one of the Stupid Pet Tricks dogs from a burning green room; video: making a frequent stop at the same New York State Thruway booth; Marv Albert; actor Ron Silver.
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