Late Show with David Letterman

6.4(165)|1993-08-30|22 seasons, 4252 episodes

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Overview

David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

Episodes

S1E1 · 1993-08-30

Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel

6.2

Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC ""intellectual property;"" Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.

S1E2 · 1993-08-31

Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata

Dave's worst moment on last night's debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.

S1E3 · 1993-09-01

Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors

6.0

A very pregnant Demi Moore is given the honor of throwing the first pencil through the backdrop windows of the Late Show.

S1E4 · 1993-09-02

Martin Short, Cyndi Lauper

The ghost of Ed Sullivan (who haunts Dave throughout the first week) introduces a plate spinner; Andy Dick makes his first appearance as ""Donnie, the CBS Page Who Likes To Suck Up.""

S1E5 · 1993-09-03

Debra Winger, Soul Asylum

Dave has fun with a car phone, calling in bogus traffic reports to 1010 WINS radio; Casey Kasem presents ""Top Ten Favorite Numbers Between 1 and 10;"" after showing a clip from an old ""Wonder Woman"" episode, Debra Winger strips to her old Wonder Girl outfit.

S1E6 · 1993-09-06

Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight Oil

Dave continues pestering locals with the new hands-free car phone: WINS radio, a car wash, Dial-a-Mattress and Jackson Hole Restaurant, where he orders pancakes.

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David Letterman

Self - Host

Paul Shaffer

Self -Musical Director

Alan Kalter

Self - Announcer (voice)