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05-13-1982: Viewer Mail: Paul Fromberg asks for another Bill Murray appearance. Bill calls on the phone and invites Dave to a party, so Dave calls in sick and leaves the set. A "Please Stand By" sign shows up on the tv screen and "NBC" then broadcasts footage from the 1975 World Series.
05-13-1985: Late Night begins its first-ever week in Los Angeles as Dave drives into the the Burbank studio, Chris Elliott is beach-bum Pierce, the Laid-Back Guy (called Skylark years later with the same wig), and Bo Derek can't remember her high school.
05-13-1986: Paul pleas for gimmicks to improve the show's ratings, so Dave delivers a baby in the audience. Also, the Neanderthal Skull has a arrow shot through its smoking head.
05-13-1987: Cold Open: Dave introduces Jay Leno and Mets catcher Gary Carter backstage and gives them a test to determine who will appear first. Jay wins.
05-13-1992: Crispin Glover makes a saner appearance on the show, promoting his film "Ed and Ruben."
05-13-1992: Top Ten Things that Will Get You Kicked Out of an L. A. Gang - 9. Not signaling a lane change during a drive-by shooting. 5. Getting every answer wrong during Family Feud's "Gang Week."
05-13-1993: Top Ten Things Overheard During Clinton's Trip to New York - 6. "I'm sorry, I can't find a ‘Flowers' on the guest list."
05-13-1994: Dave 5 in L.A.: Johnny Carson brings out the Top Ten List to a standing ovation and sits at Dave's desk. Later, Bette Midler is dressed as a mermaid and performs "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," a song she once sang on Carson's show 21 years earlier, with Will Lee in her band.
05-13-1994: Day 5 in L.A.: When he reaches the point to deliver the Top Ten List, Dave announces, "Here with tonight's Top Ten List, the host of the Tonight Show for 30 years, Johnny Carson." Similar to all of the previous days this week, Calvert DeForest brings out the list, hands it to Dave and says, "You're worth every penny, pinhead! Goodnight Suckers!" and leaves the stage. Dave determines it's not the correct list and asks, "Johnny, could I have the list?" Johnny Carson then brings out the Top Ten List to a standing ovation and sits at Dave's desk. Later, Bette Midler is dressed as a mermaid and performs "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," a song she once sang on Carson's show 21 years earlier, with Will Lee in her band. Coincidence? I think not. Cue to Kansan.
05-13-1996: Clip of Paul's role in "Twister".
05-13-1996: San Francisco Video Quiz. Also, there's a new fake window on the set.
05-13-1996: Throughout the show, Gene Siskel interrupts the show and searches for Roger Ebert.
05-13-1996: Top Ten Reasons We're Glad to Be Back in New York - 3. Biggest crab at Fisherman's Wharf still smaller than any cockroach in Rupert's Hello Deli.
05-13-1997: Dancers from Riverdance make a return appearance on the show. Actually, they're LS writers Gerard Mulligan and Eric Kaplan (now with "Futurama"), ex-LS extra Leonard Tepper, and WWP financial wiz Jim Peterson.
05-13-1997: Fake clip of "The Last Don" is pretty good.
05-13-1997: The external camera runs into Robin Williams, so he goes inside briefly. Also, a woman from Joe G's Pizza (Cynthia from Philly who is 5'6" and 130 pounds and a mother of a girl in the audience) is given a "big entrance".
05-13-1997: Top Ten Signs You're Watching a Bad Mini-Series - 2. Five words: Richard Simmons is Harry Truman.
05-13-1998: "Family Circus" slams Dave again.
05-13-1998: "Rejected FDA Products" bit.
05-13-1998: Three members from the standby audience assemble a giant jigsaw puzzle on 53rd Street. Completed, it's a photo of CBS Orchestra member Alan Chesnovitz.
05-13-1998: Top Ten Surprises in the Final Episode of Seinfeld - 5. Soup Nazi hunted down by "Soup Simon Wiesenthal."
05-13-1999: Know Your Current Events player Ray from Florida is a retired music teacher; he plays the piano a little. Also, Top Ten Headlines You See Every Few Months.
05-13-1999: Tonight's Secret Word is "scooter" for 100 damn dollars. Last night, seven people, including Mike McIntee, won, so the $400 prize is to be split seven ways.
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