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This Dave in History August 25

08-25-1982: Dave invites two members from the studio audience to participate in a "Sitcom Sampler."

08-25-1987: Robert Goulet sings the theme to Dumb Ads.

08-25-1987: Top Ten Excuses by the US Basketball Team for Their Loss to Brazil at the Pan American Games - 3. That big liar Fred MacMurray didn't come through with the promised Flubber.

08-25-1988: A 45,000-mile satellite hookup takes a live remote to the New Jersey Turnpike, as Dave bothers commuters trying to get home.

08-25-1988: NBC's Top Ten Possible Slogans for the Seoul Olympics - 1. These young people have spent a lifetime mastering goofy unpopular sports. The least you can do is watch!

08-25-1991: Hal Gurnee wins an Emmy for Outstanding Director in a Variety or Music Program.

08-25-1992: Live Remote: "Let's Look for Swedes"; no Swedes are found, but Danielle from Italy is invited into the studio.

08-25-1992: Top Ten Surprising Revelations in the New Columbus Movie - 5. Also discovered Stove Top Stuffing.

08-25-1997: Dave clips a bit off guest Joe Montana's tie. Later, they throw footballs into a garbage truck.

08-25-1997: Fake clip of Clinton's vacation. Also, "Celebrity Legal Troubles" bit.

08-25-1997: From Television Venezuela, it's a promo for "Late Show of Passion".

08-25-1997: On tonight's Late Show Quarterback Challenge: Joe Montana hefts footballs into a garbage truck.

08-25-1997: Top Ten Ways to Make Tennis More Exciting - 8. Every single player must legally change name to "Bjorn."

08-25-1997: Warren Zevon begins a two-week stint subbing for Paul, who's in Canada, filming "Blues Brothers 2000." Dave teaches Warren how to do the spit take.

08-25-1997: With Zevon filling in for Paul, a guy who sort of looks like Paul is "in reserve" backstage. Later, this lookalike appears behind Dave. At the end of the show, Montana throws the ball to the lookalike.

08-25-2000: A fake ad says that Al Gore claims to have invented the Internet, and invented nasty skin rashes; also, Saddam Hussein is his best friend. "What an asshole" (paid for by Bush/Cheney).

08-25-2000: Campaign 2000, sponsored by Hairagami (the art of folding hair: short clip... only $14.99... picture perfect for weddings, proms, and parties... Alan: "It's crap"). Paul has nothing; Maria says Gore wants to be on the show in early September regardless of debate; Dave's turning GWB's reluctance to participate in the debate into a "hot button issue". Biff Henderson's "Unlabeled Canned Goods": it's chili. Sponsor is Hairagami (Alan: weddings/proms/parties line, "$15 for a God damn stick!", and "Take it away, monkey ass").

08-25-2000: CBS Mailbag: (1) Tip for avoiding the sun's harmful effects: alienate all your friends and family till you never get invited to a single BBQ/picnic; (2) Biff is psychic, tries to tell if writer is watching the show right now: nope, because no one is watching the show; (3) Dave's old chair was apparently sent to Texas to become an electric chair for GWB; (4) writer asks for a hug from Dave; Dave treats the letter symbolically (because lots of writers ask for some sort of personal attention), goes to Binghamton, but the guy is disgusting, so no hug.

08-25-2000: Top Ten Signs Your Kid's School Is Too Crowded - 3. Last spring's school bake sale brought in 1 1/4 million dollars. Also, at the end of the show, Dave says that this weekend he and Paul are gonna be part of a 4-family yard sale, so bring lots of cash if you're in the area.

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