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This Dave in History for February 19

02-19-1985: Dave and later Teri Garr take questions from a Live Call-In.

02-19-1986: A week-long cold prompts Dave to blame Barbara Gaines, "You didn't give me this cold, you gave me pneumonia," prompting a response from backstage: "I did not, and I've had it with this stuff!" Dave: "Another satisfied employee." Meanwhile, a letter from Stevie Nicks' management, explaining how busy she is to appear on Dave's show, prompts Dave to announce where else she'll be appearing this month: Hour Magazine, Donahue, Friday Night Videos, Puttin' on the Hits, The Facts of LIfe, Wall Street Week, Greg Gumbel's Sportstalk, People's Court, Sally Jessy Raphael, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and Circus of the Stars. That's three "prompts" in two paragraphs. Top that.

02-19-1986: Dave blames Barbara Gaines for his week-long cold, "You didn't give me this cold, you gave me pneumonia!" prompting a response from backstage: "I did not, and I've had it with this stuff!" Dave: "Another satisfied employee."

02-19-1986: Meanwhile, a letter from Stevie Nicks' management, explaining how busy she is to appear on Dave's show, prompts Dave to announce where else she'll be appearing this month: Hour Magazine, Donahue, Friday Night Videos, Puttin' on the Hits, The Facts of Life, Wall Street Week, Greg Gumbel's Sportstalk, People's Court, Sally Jessy Raphael, TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and Circus of the Stars.

02-19-1991: Biff Henderson debuts his Golf Cart of Death as he drives through a pyramid of soda cans; in the process he destroys the backdrop.

02-19-1992: Dave instructs the 6A page Betsy to fetch Presidential candidate Paul Tsongas. He and his wife arrive on the set and are given one minute. Later, Dave realizes he'll now have to give equal time to the other candidates.

02-19-1993: Top Ten Ways Things Would Be Different If Roger Clinton Were President - 5. Every Saturday, nation would gather around their TV's to watch president compete on "American Gladiators." 2. A lot of speeches would begin, "Dan Quayle had a good idea the other day."

02-19-1996: Bob Borden reports from New Hampshire--we see video of him near Clinton and Brokaw. Dan Rather appears and gives reporting tips.

02-19-1996: Kathie Lee Gifford demonstrates her latest line of cosmetics as Dave proceeds to spray perfume into his mouth and eat lipstick and translucent powder. Kathie Lee screams.

02-19-1996: Kathie Lee Gifford makes her then-last appearances on Late Show. As she demonstrates her latest line of cosmetics, Dave proceeds to spray perfume into his mouth and eat lipstick and translucent powder. Kathie Lee screams.

02-19-1996: Lots of celebs in the audience: John Travolta, Geena Davis, Warren Beatty, Brooke Shields, and Regis Philbin.

02-19-1996: The Late Show Prime Time Video Special II includes a new Top Ten: Beautiful Women Complaints About Men, read "live" by Lauren Hutton, Samantha Mathis, Elizabeth Berkley, Isabella Rossellini, Linda Evangelista, Yasmime Bleeth, Frederique, Tyra Banks, Rosie Perez, and Howard Stern.

02-19-1996: Westminster Dog Show Quiz.

02-19-1997: "New Books" bit.

02-19-1997: A new segment is introduced on Late Show: "Over Our Heads" -- specialists tell inside jokes of their profession. Tonight, punchlines are delivered by an entomologist, a mathematician, a cheese distributor, and an autobody repairman.

02-19-1997: Guest Michael J. Fox brings a 20-year-old clip of him on Canadian TV.

02-19-1997: Top Ten Surprises in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue - 1. All the swimsuits are modeled by Richard Simmons. AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! BARF! HURL! GAG!

02-19-1998: Almost halfway into the show, Dave suddenly leaves and gets into a cab that drives to Mexico, then San Francisco. Dave then boats across the Pacific, stops in Japan and sweeps the ice during an Olympic Curling competition in Nagano.

02-19-1998: Halfway into the show, Dave suddenly leaves and gets into a cab that drives to Mexico, then San Francisco. Dave then boats across the Pacific, stops in Japan and sweeps the ice during an Olympic Curling competition in Nagano.

02-19-1998: Olympic coverage: Dave's mom reports from Denny's, and we see Biff's home video.

02-19-1998: Top Ten Olympians in Our Audience. All night long, Jim Nantz does Olympic updates (the first one includes his hiding behind the desk).

02-19-1999: CBS Mailbag: (1) "Kids Read the Damned Things Off Cue Cards" with and without Inky; (2) pictures of Paul's precocious kid; (3) Dave on the $25000 Pyramid show with Linda Tripp? (4) "Late Show Stagehands Salute Dave" (and sit in his chair naked).

02-19-1999: Dave and Paul will be in a chat room all weekend? Also, tonight's Secret Word is buttress.

02-19-1999: Guest Greg Smith, a nine-year-old genius in 12th grade.

02-19-1999: Top Ten Things You Don't Want To Hear from a Hot Dog Vendor, presented (taped) by an "actual" hot dog vendor.

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