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This Dave in History August 4

08-04-1982: Dial-It-Services: Dial-a-Guy-with-a-Bad-Hairpiece ("William Shatner's residence").

08-04-1986: Dave takes a shower with audience member Elise Lark. Apparently a little too much of Elise is seen on the air, and the show is never aired again.

08-04-1987: It's producer Barry Sand's last night on the show, as Dave calls James "The Drifter" Baggett, who reports on an Arena Football Championship in Pittsburgh.

08-04-1987: The Thrill-Cam breaks off its hinges for the first time, setting in motion months of exciting spine-tingling adventures outside the studio.

08-04-1987: Top Ten Worst Jobs in New York City - 5. De-louser for Broadway Show "Cats."

08-04-1988: Live satellite coverage at Loew's Summit in midtown, as guest Don Rickles gets to insult hotel customers there from the comfort of his chair at Late Night.

08-04-1989: Tonight, the Viewer Mail Theme is performed by Johnny Mathis and conducted by Henry Mancini. Later in the show, because it's too hot in the studio, Dave reads Dumb Ads from a big freezer.

08-04-1994: An appearance from one of Johnny Carson's annual "Tonight Show" acts - a demonstration from the Piedmont Bird Callers.

08-04-1994: Instead of focusing on Paul, a camera keeps following Dave around the theater, forcing Dave to go outside and get into a taxi, then sneak back inside, with the camera stuck in the cab.

08-04-1994: Paul criticizes Dave's rendition of "Oklahoma," so he introduces John and Bonnie Raitt to perform it.

08-04-1995: The final installment of "George Clark's Quest for Corn" finds George at Rupert Jee's: "5 Ears" as he distributes an ear of corn to everyone in the audience.

08-04-1995: Top Ten Ways The U.S. Would Be Different If It Were Owned By Disney - 8. Presidents of Mt. Rushmore rigged up to sing like a barbershop quartet.

08-04-1997: Dave promotes tomorrow's show: a videotape of over thirty guests.

08-04-1997: Dave tells about losing at "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" (playing along at home). Also, "Wall Street Quiz" bit. Later, full credits.

08-04-1997: Guest Bob Dole brings 1941 footage of him modeling?

08-04-1997: Top Ten Least Popular Attractions at the Baseball Hall of Fame - 1. Tobacco spit flume ride.

08-04-1998: "Average Television Viewer versus Late Show Television Viewer" bit.

08-04-1998: Dave says that after the scandal is over, he'll ask Lewinsky to marry him.

08-04-1998: Guests include "Noyz Boyz", Culture Club, and Boy George.

08-04-1998: Late Show Celebrity Jumble: CHRE (Answer: Hector Elizondo).

08-04-1998: Tonight's "special guest" on drums: Anton Fig.

08-04-1998: Top Ten Clinton Nicknames or Ben and Jerry Flavors.

08-04-1999: "Travel Souvenirs" bit.

08-04-1999: Paul Shaffer's Countdown to the Millennium, sponsored by CBS and Larry King. Everything will (still) explode. (The jackpot is 500 damn dollars.)

08-04-1999: The Taco Bell Dog clip (including a version with a Kalter voiceover).

08-04-1999: Top Ten Things That Will Get You Grounded in the Gotti Household.

08-04-2000: Campaign 2000, starring Maria Pope, sponsored by Compostumbler (woman testimonial, with Alan saying "I got what you need right here, Honey"). Joe Lockhart suggested that Maria call Karen Hughes, who is higher up than Mindy Tucker. Hughes wants an exact format plan. Also, a Democrat "ad" says that Cheney looks like Gorbachev. Sponsors: Compostumbler and L.P.F.P.S. (with the actual guy who says "It's just unbelievable" in the studio to say it, and Alan ranting on as always).

08-04-2000: CBS Mailbag: (1) Dave and Paul drop (frozen) water balloons on pedestrians; (2) Mujibur and Sirajul debate tonight's topic ("Do you like monkeys?") and wrestle some; (3) when Alan took Dave to dinner, it became evident that Alan's family members all look exactly like him; (4) instructional video: "Dave and Tony's How To Rant Angrily in Spanish".

08-04-2000: Guest Todd Rundgren does a song while wearing some black wings and later announces that his son might be getting into pro baseball.

08-04-2000: Top Ten Signs You've Nominated a Dumb Guy for President - 8. Frequently Misspells "GOP".

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