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This Dave in History for January 30

01-30-1981: Dave guest-hosts The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Guests include Paul Raley, who was one of Dave's morning show writers, and animal-trainer Warren Eckstein, who was one of Dave's morning show guests.

01-30-1985: It's the Fourth (and last) Annual International Night, featuring Iris Chacon (the Dolly Parton of Puerto Rico), Stan Egi (the Robin Williams of Japan), and Gregory Boder (the Rich Little of Russia). Also, The Guy Under the Seats, Episode 8: "The Russian Sub Crisis."

01-30-1986: Viewer Mail: Dave tries to destroy his desk with a sledgehammer. The desk has been replaced with a cardboard replica, but nonetheless, what breaks is the sledgehammer.

01-30-1990: It's sound-effects man Howard Vinitsky's last day on the show, so he gives Dave the breaking glass cassette. In tribute, Dave retires it by hanging it on the rafters. After the show, Dave guests on Larry King's radio show.

01-30-1990: Top Ten Second Half Cheers of Denver Bronco Fans - 8. All we need is 25 field goals!

01-30-1991: Dave smells bacon and confirms his scent by catching Scott Norwood cooking the delicacy under the audience seats. Meanwhile, Hal punches up CNN and finds Larry "Bud" in Hollywood outside Cher's home.

01-30-1991: Top Ten Rejected Gimmicks for Doublemint Gum - 6. The Doublemint bachelor and his longtime companion.

01-30-1995: Dave invites the mother of an audience member sitting in Joe G.'s pizza place to co-host the show. Also, Kelsey Grammer invites the studio audience to join him in a rendition of the National Anthem.

01-30-1995: Top Ten San Diego Chargers Excuses - 3. Hard to concentrate when you're having erotic fantasies about Kathie Lee.

01-30-1996: A fake ad tells us to vote for Steve Forbes to pay off the national debt.

01-30-1996: Dave tries to make something out of nothing after another episode of "May We See Your Photos, Please" by taking Polaroids throughout the show of the audience, Tony, Paul, and guest Jay Thomas.

01-30-1996: Top Ten Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Pet Peeves (presented on tape by the cheerleaders themselves).

01-30-1997: Dave plugs Rupert Jee's "Private Parts," Rupert, of course, dressed in drag.

01-30-1997: Know Your Current Events player #2 (Sarina, a freshman at Princeton) starts interning for Dave (does the cue cards). Later, the other KYCE player (Michelle, an education student from British Columbia) also does the cue cards.

01-30-1997: Paul discusses corporal punishment in his (Canadian) grade school.

01-30-1997: Top Ten Ways You Can Tell Your Pilot is on Drugs - 9. In between "May I" and "have your attention" there's a 45 minute pause.

01-30-1998: CBS Mailbag features another letter from fan Mark Hendren, asking what Dave does to celebrate President's Day. Dave shows a President's Day Sale, as Lincoln's wig falls off. Also, Merrill Markoe appears to promote her book "Guide to Love."

01-30-1998: CBS Mailbag: (1) Ben & Jerry's new flavor: "Im-Peach-Mint"; (2) see above; (3) John Glenn appears in a space suit in the studio (actually Leonard Tepper); (4) Alan's other job involves phone sex; he talks to Clinton.

01-30-1998: Paul does a Tom Selleck song.

01-30-1998: Top Ten Signs You're in Love with The President - 7. You boycott Hallmark store for not having a "Sorry You May Be Impeached" section.

01-30-2001: "The Regis Philbin Hacking Cough of the Night" bit (clips from Regis's show), and later, "The Dave Letterman Hacking Cough of the Night" taped from tonight's panel with guest William Petersen from CSI.

01-30-2001: A fake promo tells us that CBS will rerun the Survivor II premiere three times in one night, including a version with the vertical hold and tint adjusted.

01-30-2001: Biff's taped report from Super Bowl XXXV.

01-30-2001: Some non-Calvert wanders out again.

01-30-2001: We get a program reminder: on February 1, "20 oh 1", Dave and Paul will have been on Late Night for 19 years.

01-30-2001: We see a clip of GWB patting his wife on the ass.

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