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08-09-1988: After 22 weeks, the writers strike is over. Their first contribution for the show: a Peace Through Dramatization Players piece entitled "Hell Strike '88: The Reckoning."
08-09-1988: The Bridget Jackson Nest-Egg begins tonight, as Dave makes sure the soon-to-be-leaving Late Night staffer milks as much out of NBC as she can by appearing on the show for the next two weeks. Tonight she reads the Top Ten Things Iran and Iraq Have Agreed On.
08-09-1988: Top Ten Things Iran & Iraq have Agreed On - 8. In next war, Iran will be shirts; Iraq skins.
08-09-1989: Chris Elliott and Gerard Mulligan parody Chris's role in "The Abyss." The director of this movie, James Cameron, appears in the next segment to try to make sense out of it all.
08-09-1989: Top Ten Cartoons Shows in Iran - 9. Scooby Abu Nidal.
08-09-1990: Hal Gurnee Network Killer: Three leggy supermodels bust plates.
08-09-1990: Top Ten Thoughts of Motorists - 1. "One day, you're the Emir of Kuwait, the next, you're delivering pizza."
08-09-1994: Dave notices that Paul is missing, so he calls him. Paul is spotted at his old keyboard position at Late Night in NBC's Studio 6A, the last time any footage from that era is shown on the show.
08-09-1994: Dave sings scat to the "Late Show" theme, and later receives an X-ray from the studio camera.
08-09-1994: Top Ten Signs the Concert You're Attending is Not the Real Woodstock - 6. One word: polkas.
08-09-1995: After Paul remains out of focus, Dave investigates his camera, but it suddenly explodes. Dave realizes why: It's a Westinghouse.
08-09-1995: Top Ten Things Revealed in the Newt Gingrich Expose - 10. Though his name is Newt, he's actually half salamander. 2. Recently lost "world's goofiest name" title to Dick Assman.
08-09-1996: Dave asks three women in the audience to videotape themselves jumping into a municipal fountain.
08-09-1996: Dave drinks "cognac".
08-09-1996: Dave sends audience members to dance in a fountain.
08-09-1996: Paul sings a trio (about his jacket) with himself--there are 3 Pauls?
08-09-1996: The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Jump Team present tonight's Top Ten Least Popular Things to Shout Before Jumping Out of an Airplane - 1. Oprah!
08-09-1999: "Summer Warning Labels" bit.
08-09-1999: Dave calls Bernie Goetz's squirrel hotline.
08-09-1999: Paul Shaffer's Countdown to the Millennium, sponsored by the American Red Cross and the United Way ("Thanks to you, it's working"). Everyone will be drinking "Taiwan Spring" (?) bottled water. (Jackpot is 800 damn dollars.)
08-09-1999: Top Ten People We're Pretty Sure Aren't Deep Throat.
08-09-2000: "Corky" is wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Also, Dave says something's broken with the show.
08-09-2000: A list that is still relevant: Top Ten Ways to Make "Big Brother" More Exciting - 1. Get something to happen. Anything.
08-09-2000: All night long, Biff is on Broadway counting sweaty guys. Later, "Meet Al Gore's Staff" bit has its own intro music, but is short.
08-09-2000: Campaign 2000, starring Maria Pope, sponsored by Compostumbler (woman testimonial, but no barking from Alan). No response about the debate from the "Bush camp". We see a clip from March 1, 2000, in which GWB says he "can't wait" to come on the show in person. Sponsors: Compostumbler and L.P.F.P.S. (Alan sings "Send In the Clowns"!)
08-09-2000: Corky is wearing a Hawaiian shirt. Also, Dave says something's broken with the show.
08-09-2000: Guest Kid Rock's song starts off sounding an awful lot like Fleetwood Mac's "Secondhand News".
08-09-2000: In "Which Vice Presidential Candidate Had the Best Hair in the 70's?", Lieberman's sideburns beat Cheney's combover.
08-09-2002: Jay Leno's Tonight Show turns 3 and celebrates by doing its first bit ripped off from another show.
08-09-2002: Kelly "CanCan" Lynch turns 21 and celebrates drinking her first alcoholic beverage.
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