09-28-1982: It's Safety Day, as Sarah Michelle Geller, age 5, makes her first appearance on the show, wearing a box on her head.
09-28-1983: After three previous bumps lasting four months, David Fuhrer finally appears on the show to demonstrate his ability to sing and say words backwards.
09-28-1990: Top Ten Perks of Being Saddam Hussein, Jr. - 2. One phone call from Dad gets you a safe cushy position with National Guard.
09-28-1993: Eight years after he tells Dave, "Being President isn't much; being on David Letterman is a big deal," Jimmy Carter finally appears as a guest.
09-28-1993: Top Ten Complaints Of The Biospherians - 8. Bio-toast was usually bio-burned.
09-28-1994: Guest Mike Wallace drops by R&K America to interrogate Mujibur and Sirajul.
09-28-1995: Top Ten Other O.J. Defense Rhymes - 3. The real killer's a lady, by the name of Mrs. Brady! Audience member Florence Henderson leaves in disgust.
09-28-1995: Uma Thurman joins Geraldo Rivera in a mock jury of cab drivers, led by foreman Parminder Singh. Dave notes, "Uma, Parminder; Parminder, Uma."
09-28-1998: Biff sits in the guest chair; we watch a clip of him from September 9, 1998, predicting that Mark McGwire would get 70 homers-- he was exactly right.
09-28-1998: Late Show 5-Day Comedy Forecast with Al Roker.
09-28-1998: Musical guests Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach. Also, "newly elected chancellor of Germany Gerhardt Schroeder" sits in with the band "all night long" on alto sax.
09-28-1998: Top Ten Other Highlights of the 1998 Baseball Season.
09-28-1999: "Who wants to win a giant phony check for One Million Dollars" bit (played at Joe G's pizza).
09-28-1999: A fake ad for Gore says that Bill Bradley is "infested with microscopic bugs".
09-28-1999: Alan pumps iron "for the ladies".
09-28-1999: Top Ten Signs Garth Brooks Is Nuts.
09-28-2000: A fake ad for Gore has a clip of GWB acting "un-Presidential".
09-28-2000: Guests: Ray Romano times how long he's on the show; Ralph Nader explains his platform. Vince Gill sits in with the band.
09-28-2000: In Know Your Current Events, Dave tells a "road rage" story: a guy who looked like "Rambo" said "thanks for not giving me a break", etc.
09-28-2000: NBC video of Olympic women's soccer is a bit blurry? Also, we get a "live" shot of Sydney harbor.
09-28-2001: CBS Mailbag: Biff inserts pins in a map next to the names of the writers' hometowns (and Zevon's: for LA, Biff puts the pin in the ocean). Letter #2: Kristy McCallister asks, "Can I wear capri pants after Labor Day?" The "writer" (actually a big guy) appears in the theater; Dave thinks his pants look OK on him.
09-28-2001: For the first time since 9/11, the opening of the show contains some wild cheering. Also, Warren Zevon fills in for Paul for Yom Kippur, although Alan is heard on the show. Perhaps Alan did his lines on Friday, even though the show taped on Thursday.
09-28-2001: Guests: Jason Alexander promotes "Bob Patterson" and claims that Jews don't camp; Wyclef Jean does a fast version of "Wish You Were Here"; Don Zimmer mentions losing 104 games as a manager.
09-28-2001: Top Ten Signs You Are Talking to a Bad Phone Psychic (with the lovely "numbers coming together" graphic to start) - 1. Predicted tonight's Late Show was going to be the best ever!
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