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This Dave in History June 17

06-17-1985: After 568 shows, Dave replaces his Late Night desk.

06-17-1987: Bernhard Goetz's Top Ten Pickup Lines - 1. "That is a gun in my pocket, and I am glad to see you."

06-17-1987: The Late Night set is turned into a disco hall as the Magic Late Night Reflecting Sphere is debuted.

06-17-1992: The audience picks a campaign slogan for George Bush: "Deficit, Schmeficit."

06-17-1992: Top Ten Repair Jobs Recommended by the Sears Automotive Department - 6. Replace fine transmission fluid we ordinarily use with Folgers Crystals.

06-17-1993: Before broadcast, audience member Herbe Klumpe III, a resident of Late Night's last Top Ten Home Office of Oneonta, presents Dave with two blocks of smoked cheese. Dave dedicates the show to Klumpe, who is featured on camera 14 times and mentioned by Dave 34 times, and by guest Larry King once. Dave spends so much time talking about Klumpe III that scheduled guest Cindy Crawford is bumped.

06-17-1993: Top Ten Signs You Have Dino-Fever - 6. When people ask if you like dinosaurs, you say, "You bet Jurassic."

06-17-1994: Prempted by CBS News live coverage of the events and proceedings surrounding the pursuit, negotiations, surrender and arrest of O.J. Simpson. The show taped tonight actually airs June 23, 1994.

06-17-1996: Dave works at Taco Bell, annoying as many drive-thru customers as is humanly possible.

06-17-1996: First guest Vanessa Williams does an OK panel.

06-17-1996: Other guests: Jonathan Silverman ("The Single Guy") and Lucille Trecanaille (sp?) (a car care expert from Pittsburgh).

06-17-1996: Top Ten Signs You've Hired the Wrong Kid to Mow Your Lawn - 2. Every week he tries to match your lawn to Dennis Rodman's hair.

06-17-1997: A new Late Show Challenge: Who Can Hail a Cab First -- a pantsless Mets fan vs. a pantless Yankees fan? The Mets win the big one.

06-17-1997: Dave's idea to save baseball: let players from other positions pitch. Also, Biff's taped report from Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

06-17-1997: Guest Michael Story is a 6-year-old hero who saved the house in a fire.

06-17-1997: Top Ten Signs You Won't Be Winning a Genius Grant - 5. In a crisis, you always ask yourself, "What would Keanu do?"

06-17-1998: "New Tourist Attractions" bit is lame.

06-17-1998: "Songs for Pedestrians" bit.

06-17-1998: "The Top Ten Movies of All Time" in USA Today is all about Godfather.

06-17-1998: For guest Ellen Barkin, Tony forgets one of the intro cue cards.

06-17-1998: The June 30th Charts and Graphs is announced, and there's a Charts and Graphs fan in the audience.

06-17-1998: Top Ten All-Time Classic Movies Playing on Times Square.

06-17-1999: Clip of The Paul Shaffer Show, with guest Al Gore.

06-17-1999: Know Your Current Events: Mark from Boston, a residence hall director at Boston University, picks Know Your Breeds of Dog.

06-17-1999: Tonight's Secret Word is "tourniquet" for 500 damn dollars, sponsored by Hosie Cow.

06-17-1999: Top Ten Stores Where the Royal Couple Is Registered.

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