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This Dave in History June 29

06-29-1982: For the first time on his show, Dave walks off the set after guest Ruth Westheimer recommends sexual satisfaction with a cucumber.

06-29-1983: Chris Elliott is The Psychotic Page during a rare Wednesday Viewer Mail segment.

06-29-1988: Hal Gurnee's Network Time Killers debuts. Tonight's Time Killer: This Day in History, a videotape on menu helpers, Hal's new shirt, and Pete Fatovich performs "Lady in Spain" on his accordion.

06-29-1988: Paul's quote of the night: "TV evangelists do more than lay people."

06-29-1989: Gerard Mulligan and Chris Elliott announce their "Summer Sip-Off '89," as Chris is to drink the entire contents of a wading pool.

06-29-1990: The show airs high school student David Gottlieb's black and white animation of the opening montage.

06-29-1990: The show begins by airing high school student David Gottlieb's black and white stick animation of the opening montage.

06-29-1990: The studio is filled with smoke after a fireworks display.

06-29-1994: Coast to Coast with Mujibur and Sirajul: Tonight, they're fly-fishing in Madison Valley, Montana, with their teaching guide, Craig.

06-29-1994: Dave gets crabs from chef Daniel Boolu, and then puts a crab in limo to set it free in the Hudson.

06-29-1994: Top Ten Least Popular Tourist Attractions - 3. The Grand Ole Oprah.

06-29-1995: Dr. Kevorkian Tips for Summer - 10. No matter how hot, don't forget to close garage door.

06-29-1995: Tom Hanks shaves off his goatee on the show. He's later seen bleeding backstage.

06-29-1998: In segment 5, we learn how to get tickets--not for "The Late Show", but for "The Price is Right".

06-29-1998: Kenny Sheehan and Pat Farmer drop stuff off the 7th floor of the Ed Sullivan Building: (1) 5-gallon bottles of water, (2) "Joker Poker" pinball machine, (3) 250-lb safe onto Dave Letterman dummy, (4) 30 bags of all-purpose flour, (5) they do "bowling from the roof", (6) 20 gallons of water-based paint, and (7) TV/VCR playing Jerry Springer's "Too Hot for TV II".

06-29-1998: Tomorrow's much-anticipated "Charts and Graphs" apparently has been profiled on the cover of "TV Guide", "Entertainment", and "Playboy".

06-29-1998: Top Ten Least Successful Baseball Promotions (closing music "Fire"). Also, "Everything's Funnier When It's Gigantic".

06-29-1999: Lyle Lovett does a song (he's accompanied by a cello, among other instruments); later, he does a guest panel.

06-29-1999: Secret Word Tournament of Champions--past winner Rita Buttgas (Jude Brennan), who also appeared on June 21, is in the guest chair and wins a Weber BBQ grill outfit. Today's word is "oozing" for 700 damn dollars (sponsor: "Dave Letterman's U.S. Women's World Cup Soccer Team").

06-29-1999: Taped report: Biff looks for celebrities at the NBA Finals. Also, Top Ten Other Safety Hazards at McDonald's.

06-29-1999: Wimbled(t)on Grunt of the Day.

06-29-2000: Campaign 2000, starring Maria Pope, sponsored by Crystal Clear Party Ice ("Don't Feel Like a Loser"). Daljit Dhaliwal will be on the show on Thursday 7/6. Dave's new "sidekick" (sheriff who commented on the dog bite on tape) will be on the show on Friday 7/7. Dog-biting-Dave clip again. "Survivor" castaway "Dirk" is on--he has a bit of an ego, along with a weird outfit, and he does a cheesy greeting. Sponsor: Plastic Party Forks. ("How does that make you feel?" Dave: "Like an animal" Alan: "Like a hostage!"..."They're Bendable.")

06-29-2000: Dave rants about "Survivor" being fake, again. Also, stills from the show (weeks 1 and 5) show that the big guy Richard has managed to avoid losing weight while on the island.

06-29-2000: Guest Warren Zevon does a cool song (about a porcelain monkey?). Also, the Late Show Anna Kournikova Play of the Day: she waits for the serve.

06-29-2000: On Know Your Current Events, Dave continues to let the players cheat. Later, Dave warns potential contestants not to pick "cuts of meat" just for the meat.

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