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This Dave in History October 28

10-28-1982: After the traditional Halloween Costumes segment, vandals (Bob Pook and Edd Hall) demand treats. Denied, they trash the set. But Jimmy Fitzgerald hands them a mop and bucket to clean up the mess.

10-28-1986: Courtroom Etiquette: Larry "Bud" is the witness, Rick Scheckman the juror, and Biff Henderson the security guard, who shows Dave photos of his daughter, son, and dog. Larry "Bud" closes the drama by singing "Climb Every Mountain."

10-28-1987: Tom Jones sings the theme to Supermarket Finds. Staffer Bridget Jackson's sister Becky is competing for Homecoming Queen, so Dave bribes Becky's senior class $5 to vote for her. A week later, she wins, but Dave sends the class the Prancing Fluids instead.

10-28-1987: Top Ten Iranian Pick-Up Lines - 10. "You'd look great under a couple more veils."

10-28-1990: Dave appears via satellite on "Sunday Night with Larry King."

10-28-1992: A new painting is displayed by Paul's organ: Harold Shapinsky's "Untitled" (1950), valued at $120,000. Later, Dave asks the hall page to invite Julia Roberts into the studio. It's her 25th birthday, so Dave gives her the $120,000 painting.

10-28-1992: Top Ten Signs You're a Fringe Presidential Candidate - 3. When you announce your candidacy, you get a standing ovation from the other patients.

10-28-1993: A new catch phrase is discovered during a NYC Gift Fair Quiz: "The turban is not for sale." Dave adds a catchy melody and sings it throughout the rest of the show.

10-28-1993: Top Ten Signs Leona Helmsley Is Rehabilitated - 9. Visits elementary schools teaching youngsters how to cheat on their taxes.

10-28-1994: George Carlin makes sure he gets in every last joke during his interview with Dave, who finally asks him, "You don't really need me out here, do you?"

10-28-1994: Top Ten Bad Things About Winning $70 Million - 10. They pay you a dollar a year for 70 million years.

10-28-1996: Calvert reports from the World Series Game 6.

10-28-1996: Late Show News Review.

10-28-1996: The New York Yankees retrieve their World Series trophy from Dave. Later, they douse him with champagne.

10-28-1996: Top Ten Ways New Yorkers are Celebrating The Yankees' World Series Victory - 3. Cast of "CATS" ending every show by scratching themselves.

10-28-1997: External camera is at Joe G's. Dave picks a Lebanese singer/songwriter named Arpie to come into the theater. Dave gives her a stock quiz and $1000 to invest in the stock market.

10-28-1997: Top Ten Signs Your Stockbroker Is in a Panic - 8. Sold blue chips, bought potato chips.

10-28-1997: Yesterday's fake clip of "people" jumping out of windows (due to the stock panic) is run backwards this time.

10-28-1998: "New Halloween Costumes" bit features a cameo by Regis.

10-28-1998: Tape of Biff's "World Series Leftovers". Also, Top Ten Highlights of Bill Gates' Birthday Party.

10-28-1999: Dave takes a week off from Know Your Current Events.

10-28-1999: Fake clip of the Gore/Bradley debate (during the World Series).

10-28-1999: Tape of Biff at the World Series.

10-28-1999: Top Ten Things the Yankees Have Always Wanted To Say, presented "live" in the theater by 8 members of the Yankees, including Joe Torre and a fake Derek Jeter (George Clarke).

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