Alan King, Aretha Franklin
Episodes
1
Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel
Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC “”intellectual property;”” Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.
2
Robin Williams, John Mellencamp, Jonathan Estrata
Dave’s worst moment on last night’s debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.
3
Demi Moore, Bev Tanner, Spin Doctors
A very pregnant Demi Moore is given the honor of throwing the first pencil through the backdrop windows of the Late Show.
4
Martin Short, Cyndi Lauper
The ghost of Ed Sullivan (who haunts Dave throughout the first week) introduces a plate spinner; Andy Dick makes his first appearance as “”Donnie, the CBS Page Who Likes To Suck Up.””
5
Debra Winger, Soul Asylum
Dave has fun with a car phone, calling in bogus traffic reports to 1010 WINS radio; Casey Kasem presents “”Top Ten Favorite Numbers Between 1 and 10;”” after showing a clip from an old “”Wonder Woman”” episode, Debra Winger strips to her old Wonder Girl outfit.
6
Richard Lewis, Shawn Bouroughs, Midnight Oil
Dave continues pestering locals with the new hands-free car phone: WINS radio, a car wash, Dial-a-Mattress and Jackson Hole Restaurant, where he orders pancakes.
7
Michael J. Fox, Rosie Perez
8
Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris Isaak
9
Ellen Barkin, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Lenny Kravitz
Dave takes a cab to help out at Yankee Stadium and later makes fun of Tony Randall; Lenny Kravitz performs “”Are You Gonna Go My Way.””
10
Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant
11
Bruce Willis, Steven Wright
12
Paul Reiser, Mike Ditka, John Hiatt
The Mars Observer crashes into the studio; Mike Ditka promotes “”NFL on NBC;”” John Hiatt performs “”Perfectly Good Guitar.””
13
Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
Jerry Garcia sits in with the band; Dave makes several jokes at the expense of Yassir Arafat.
14
Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth
15
Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple Pilots
16
Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty Scialfa
17
Robert Urich, Ellen Degeneres, Tim Tomasic
David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave does part of the show from his “”house”” in Connecticut.
18
Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Neville
19
Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda Carlisle
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