06-19-1984: Chris Elliott as the "Panicky Guy" dies and gets a call from Gordon Cooper.
06-19-1985: Chris Elliott introduces himself as Roger Campbell, The Fugitive Guy. Today's premiere episode: "Music Soothes the Savage Killer."
06-19-1986: Rodney Dangerfield drops by and reads his Top Ten Things I Like To Do.
06-19-1987: Top Ten New York City Science Projects - 9. Buoyancy in Mob Corpses.
06-19-1990: Late Night writer Rob Burnett makes a surprise walk-on appearance and chats briefly with Dave.
06-19-1990: Top Ten Ways New York Is Getting Ready for Mandela - 1. Arrange meeting with Leona Helmsley to tell her what 28 years of prison life will be like.
06-19-1991: Hal Gurnee's Sports Bloopers.
06-19-1991: Top Ten Cool Things About Yeltsin - 1. Can drink Ted Kennedy under the table.
06-19-1992: Michael Keaton guests on the show as Larry "Bud" Melman shouts from inside a desk drawer, "Where is Batman? I must see Batman!"
06-19-1992: Top Ten Ways To Make H. Ross Perot Really Angry - 1. Ask him if the H stands for "Heather."
06-19-1995: John Denver performs a touching version of "Supermaket Finds."
06-19-1996: CBS head "Les Moonves" discusses the CBS fall lineup, then sings "Cat in the Cradle."
06-19-1996: Dave invites audience member "Scott" outside, who gets drenched in water. "Scott" returns to his audience seat and towels off.
06-19-1996: Dave makes a request for a joke topic and ends up doing a Kathie Lee joke.
06-19-1996: Guests: James Caan ("Eraser"), Julie White ("Grace Under Fire"), and Patti Smith (see above).
06-19-1996: Patti Smith makes her first appearance on Dave, performing a song from her first record in eight years.
06-19-1996: Top Ten Ways Hillary Clinton Could Improve Her Image - 1. Four words: Hillary and the Blowfish.
06-19-1997: Dave talks about global cooling.
06-19-1997: Top Ten Dave Letterman Summer Plans.
06-19-1998: CBS Mailbag: (1) Dave's hobby is either mapping the human genome or pasting "kitty heads" on the J. Crew catalog; (2) Dave does the show right before an asteroid hits the earth? (3) "Alan Kalter's Birthday Greetings" are all for 21-year-old women; (4) a video clip of Dave's office (with Laurie Diamond) shows Rudy Giuliani stealing his VCR.
06-19-1998: Sean Lennon makes his network TV debut, and does a nice bow at the end of his song. Also, Top Ten Fun Things To Yell After a World Cup Soccer Goal, read live via satellite by Andres Cantor.
06-19-2000: All night long, when Dave picks up a drink, we hear music from "Shaft".
06-19-2000: Campaign 2000, starring Maria Pope, sponsored by kitties. Maria introduces Biff, who introduces "Biff at the NBA Finals" (game 5); he looks at what things cost there. Sponsor: Crystal Clear Party Ice, with the "All-New Semi-Clear" variety.
06-19-2000: Summer Fair Quiz.
06-19-2000: Top Ten Signs the Guy Sitting Next to You Has Air Rage - 2. Unbuckles pants in cabin, yells "Prepare for a water landing." (closing music: "I Want To Get Away")
06-19-2002: Traci is the first AFLer I meet.
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