09-20-1983: Stupid Pet Tricks: a dog who gets yummies from his owner's mouth, and a parakeet that dances to David Bowie's "Let's Dance."
09-20-1984: In a recreation of guest Karel Soucek's going over Niagara Falls in a barrel two months before, Dave rolls down a studio aisle in his own barrel. Soucek is killed trying the same stunt weeks later, and the show is never rerun.
09-20-1986: Late Night wins its third Emmy, this one for its 4th Anniversary Special, taped on a 747 bound for Miami.
09-20-1989: Bowling Champion Mike Aulby bowls in the 6th-floor hallway throughout the show. Substituting for pins are beer bottles, kool-aid pitchers and Ming vases.
09-20-1989: Top Ten Signs that Ronald Reagan is Recovering - 5. Called Iran to see if they need any weapons.
09-20-1990: Top Ten Changes in the Mustang Ranch Now That It's Owned by the Government - 3. Name changed to Fort Dix.
09-20-1993: Let's Meet the Neighbors - a Live remote to the copy shop with Fern Chapnick ends with Fern Xeroxing her face for Dave, then the debut appearance of Rupert Jee, who's invited into the theater and receives a standing ovation. Later, guest Sarah Jessica Parker photocopies her face.
09-20-1993: Top Ten Reasons To Watch CBS This Fall - 3. This year, Angela Lansbury starts murdering people herself.
09-20-1994: Dudley Moore demonstrates snapping the tablecloth off a dinner table without moving the dishes (which are conveniently nailed onto the table). Dave tries and destroys half the dishes.
09-20-1994: Top Ten Things That Make Bob Barker Angry ( As presented by Bob Barker) - 1. Recent allegations that I'm fixed.
09-20-1995: New for the Fall Season: New York Giants, Dave, and Marv Albert kick field goals into the audience.
09-20-1995: Top Ten Good Things About Being A Fourth-Place Network - 10. People can't say your show sucks, because they haven't seen it.
09-20-1996: CBS Mailbag: (1) Dave as a choking victim on a Heimlich poster; (2) canned ham dispenser; (3) "Art Garfunkel" (Leonard Tepper) sings; (4) "Why only do four letters?" letter.
09-20-1996: Dave dedicates the show to "Brandon," an eighth grader who is not "applying himself" in school.
09-20-1996: It's the "Commercial Break-Free Show" featuring staffer Bob Borden eating a burrito in four states (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado) within the hour.
09-20-1996: Stupid Pet Tricks: (1) dog walks on its front feet; (2) dog sings along with the theme from "Cops"; (3) pit bull hangs from rope, does the hula hoop.
09-20-1996: The "Commercial Break-Free Show" nevertheless has sponsors: Budweiser, Jeep, 1-800-CALL-ATT, and Nike. Lineup: Stupid Pet Tricks, Drew Barrymore, Tony Avena (81-year-old shoe shiner), and Pearl Jam.
09-20-1996: Top Ten Things That Sound Really Cool When Sung by a Barber Shop Quartet - 6. We really hope Drew Barrymore takes off her shirt again.
09-20-1999: "New York Jets Play of the Game": there is none.
09-20-1999: "Why They Won't Be on Our Show" bit.
09-20-1999: Announcer for this show is female, so probably not Alan. Also, Warren Zevon sits in for Paul.
09-20-1999: Dave has Rupert go to the CBS store and watch promos for CBS shows all night long.
09-20-1999: Possibly the first show that the two "babes" welcome Dave at the beginning.
09-20-1999: Top Ten Stories Reported by Sam Donaldson After Smoking Pot (closing music "I Am the Walrus").
09-20-2001: "Biff Henderson's America" visits Badger, Minnesota, where Biff talks to a collector of marbles.
09-20-2001: Dave tries some jokes from the desk, including one about a squirrel painting his nuts red, white, and blue.
09-20-2001: Guest Walter Cronkite says he plans to turn 85 in November.
09-20-2001: Top Ten Baseball Euphemisms for Sex: 6) jerking one into the seats, 5) coming from behind, 4) doubleheader, 3) going deep in the hole, 2) the big unit, 1) visiting Busch stadium.
09-20-2001: Walter Cronkite and Will Ferrell continue discussing the city's reaction to 9/11. Jewel sings "Hands."
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