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This Dave in History July 20

07-20-1983: Pedestrians on the street ask for a segment on electromagnetic plating, but Larry "Bud" and his "Supremes" instead attempt to sing "Papa Was a Rolling Stone."

07-20-1988: Day Two of "Dave gets a new suit": Joseph Ritorna fits Dave with basic cloth.

07-20-1988: Hal Gurnee's Network Time Killer: Hal wishes a Happy Birthday to ladies who are 100 and 105 today.

07-20-1989: Larry "Bud" reenacts the first step on the moon by being suspended wildly in the air in honor of the event's 20th anniversary.

07-20-1989: Let's Find Out How Much Gas Joe Frazier Has in His Car. Tonight: half-tank (again)

07-20-1989: Mandy Patinkin performs the first of many versions of "Over the Rainbow," including a rare intro that Paul Shaffer doesn't even know and has to fake. Subsequent shows will highlight samples from this performance, including a pencil drop. A month later (8/18), Patinkin reappears and sings the full version once again; Shaffer now knows the intro.

07-20-1989: Top Ten Things Dave Would Have Said if He'd Been First Man on the Moon - 7. Could you hold that cue card a little higher?

07-20-1990: 102-year-old aerobics instructor Geneva McDaniels is the oldest guest to appear on Dave.

07-20-1990: Pete Rose's Top Ten Prison Activities - 3. Getting a cell ready for Steinbrenner.

07-20-1990: Remote: Dave has a new toy, a tiny Acu-Cam, that he plays with in the show's offices.

07-20-1994: Can a Guy in a Bear Suit Say Hello on a New York City Pay Phone? Yes!

07-20-1994: The late, great Air Buddy makes his first appearance on Late Show, again shooting hoops. He'd made his first appearance on Late Night during a Stupid Pet Tricks segment June 7, 1991 and returned to the 10th Anniversary gala a year later.

07-20-1994: Top Ten Rejected CBS 12:30 Shows - 2. Can a Guy in a Bear Suit Nail Madonna?

07-20-1995: Rupert finds a blue card Dave needs stuck on Mary Tyler Moore's ass.

07-20-1995: Top Ten Ways to Discourage Teens from Smoking - 4. Start stressing the glamour of heavy drinking.

07-20-1998: "How They're Beating the Heat" bit. Later, Dave changes ties during a commercial break.

07-20-1998: Dave rants about Martha Stewart's laziness. Also, a clip of how the Goodwill Games has increased traffic.

07-20-1998: Guests: James Caan shaves his moustache; Buck O'Neil (first black coach in Major League Baseball) gives Dave a Letterman baseball jersey; Lenny Kravitz sings.

07-20-1998: Top Ten Least Popular Stores at the Mall.

07-20-1999: "Skateboard champ" Lance Goza is on the E. S. Theater roof; his skateboarding-across-a-tightrope trick is cancelled due to weather, apparently.

07-20-1999: First guest is the U.S. Women's World Cup Soccer Team. Brandi Chastain and Mia Hamm talk to Dave; later, the team comes out with the trophy. Earlier, a cold start featured Dave with the team, and the bit included Kathleen Ankers.

07-20-1999: Secret word is "pie" for 100 damn dollars (Quayle, King sponsor). Winner Rita Buttgas (Jude Brennan) appears again.

07-20-1999: Top Ten Ways the Muppets Can Appeal to Today's Teens.

07-20-2000: Campaign 2000, starring Maria Pope, sponsored by Compostumbler (testimonials by Alfred Hopkins and Roberta Brandish). The Late Show Gore/Bush debate will be scored using jai alai scoring. Bush's people are considering the request to appear. "Greg" (Gerry Mulligan) from Survivor is interviewed.

07-20-2000: Know Your Current Events: The player is from Indianapolis, and Dave points to the answer on the card but he still doesn't get it right.

07-20-2000: The Anna Kournikova Play of the Day has been the same all week. The Don Zimmer Play of the Day is new--he looks to the right. The *Larry King* Play of the Day (new feature) involves Vanna White.

07-20-2000: Top Ten Ways To Make the Tour de France More Exciting - 6. Goodbye Gatorade, hello Jack & Coke.

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