Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman (1993 – 2015)

1993 • 22 seasons • Talk, Comedy • TV-PG

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Episode 43 — Brett Butler, Gary Sinise, Bob McCoy

Season 4 • Late Show with David Letterman

Released: 1996-11-07 • Talk/Comedy

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During Mailbag, a viewer pleads for no more Dole jokes, so ""Bob Dole"" (Calvert) appears on stage and sings Lionel Richie's ""Say You, Say Me,"" a pop ditty which includes the immortal lines, ""I had a dream; I had an awesome dream.""

Episodes

Episode 1
Chuck Norris, Anthony Clark, Jewel
1996-09-02

Episode 2
Mira Sorvino, Vincent Perez, Beck
1996-09-03

Episode 3
Whoopi Goldberg, Al Franken, Colonel Ron Severson
1996-09-04

Episode 4
Adam Sandler, David Cone, LeAnn Rimes
1996-09-05

Episode 5
Bill Cosby, Brian Williams, No Doubt
1996-09-06

Episode 6
Jamie Lee Curtis, Pete Sampras, John Mellencamp
1996-09-09

Episode 7
Jon Stewart, Marv Albert, Cranberries
1996-09-10

Episode 8
Cybill Sheperd, Carl Coccilone, Ray Romano
1996-09-11

Episode 9
Tom Brokaw, Natasha Henstridge, Fan Yang
1996-09-12

Episode 10
John McEnroe, Illeana Douglas, 311
1996-09-13

Episode 11
Tim Allen, Tyson Koenig, Suzanne Vega
1996-09-16

Episode 12
Fran Drescher, Jesse Jackson, Travis Tritt
1996-09-17

Episode 13
Bill Cosby, Kin-Jin Mark, A Tribe Called Quest
1996-09-18

Episode 14
Goldie Hawn, Louie C.K.
1996-09-19

Episode 15
Stupid Pet Tricks, Drew Barrymore, Tony Avena, Pearl Jam
1996-09-20

Episode 16
Sarah Jessica Parker, Andy Richter, Darrell Hammond
1996-09-23

Episode 17
Ellen DeGeneres, Stephen King, Trisha Yearwood
1996-09-24

Episode 18
William Baldwin, Jeff Gordon, Vince Gill
1996-09-25

Episode 19
Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Berkley, Donna Lewis
1996-09-26

Episode 20
Kirstie Alley, Matthew Broderick
1996-09-27

Episode 21
Ricki Lake, Gillian Anderson, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
1996-09-30

Episode 22
Tom Hanks, Gina Gershon, Riverdance
1996-10-01

Episode 23
Val Kilmer, Nicole Sullivan, ZZ Top
1996-10-02

Episode 24
Julie Andrews, "Pee Wee" Scheidt, Dave Matthews Band
1996-10-03

Episode 25
Wayne Gretzky, Jonathan Silverman, Tori Amos
1996-10-04

Episode 26
Michael J. Fox, Jeanne Moreau, Ray Davies
1996-10-07

Episode 27
Sam Donaldson, Spike Lee, Clint Black
1996-10-08

Episode 28
Samuel L. Jackson, Leela Rashon, Midnight Oil
1996-10-09

Episode 29
Geena Davis, Peter Gallagher, Andy Kindler
1996-10-10

Episode 30
George Foreman, Tom Everett Scott, Shawn Colvin
1996-10-11

Episode 31
Cindy Crawford, Jack Hanna, Lyle Lovett
1996-10-21

Episode 32
Rosie O'Donnell, Jon Favreau, Sheryl Crow
1996-10-22

Episode 33
Jon Lovitz, Ken Olin, Enrique Iglesias
1996-10-23

Episode 34
Ted Danson, Claire Danes, Phil Collins
1996-10-24

Episode 35
Jimmy Smits, John Leguizamo, Brian Regan
1996-10-25

Episode 36
Joe Torre, Don Rickles, The Heads
1996-10-28

Episode 37
George Steinbrenner, Jeremy Piven, Chris Isaak
1996-10-29

Episode 38
Isabella Rossellini, Garry Marshall, Bryn Terfel
1996-10-30

Episode 39
Jeff Foxworthy, Naomi Campbell, Jake Johannsen
1996-10-31

Episode 40
Stupid Human Tricks, Dana Carvey, Steven Wright
1996-11-01

Episode 41
Mel Gibson, Christine Lahti, Joni Mitchell
1996-11-04

Episode 42
Marisa Tomei, James Carville, John Michael Montgomery
1996-11-06

Episode 43
Brett Butler, Gary Sinise, Bob McCoy
1996-11-07

Episode 44
Bob Dole, Ted Koppel, Mary Chapin Carpenter
1996-11-08

Episode 45
Jeff Bridges, Diane Sawyer, Bryan White
1996-11-11

Episode 46
Marilu Henner, Kristin Scott Thomas, Alan Jackson
1996-11-12

Episode 47
Ron Howard, Patrick Ewing, Gene Catron
1996-11-13

Episode 48
Tony Randall, Wendy Liebman, Helena Bonham Carter
1996-11-14

Episode 49
Stupid Pet Tricks, Anthony Edwards, Natalie Cole
1996-11-15

Episode 50
Sarah Ferguson, Derek Jeter, Reba McEntire
1996-11-18

Episode 51
Heather Locklear, Sinbad, Tony Toni Tone
1996-11-19

Episode 52
Glenn Close, Marc Maron, Eriq LaSalle
1996-11-20

Episode 53
Phil Hartman, Bob Costas, Luther Vandross
1996-11-21

Episode 54
Kid Inventors, Will Smith, Jimmy Buffett
1996-11-22

Episode 55
Lisa Kudrow, Delroy Lindo, Wynonna
1996-11-25

Episode 56
Jeff Daniels, Dolly Parton
1996-11-26

Episode 57
Martin Short, Scott Bryan, Rita Wilson
1996-11-27

Episode 58
Lea Thompson, Natalie Portman, Stone Temple Pilots
1996-11-28

Episode 59
Teri Hatcher, Brent Spiner, Luscious Jackson
1996-11-29

Episode 60
John Cleese, Martha Stewart, David Copperfield
1996-12-09

Episode 61
Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Gloria Estefan
1996-12-10

Episode 62
Kenneth Branaugh, Bonnie Hunt, Counting Crows
1996-12-11

Episode 63
James Woods, Bob Odenkirk, Counting Crows
1996-12-12

Episode 64
Albert Brooks, Beavis & Butthead, Neil Diamond
1996-12-13

Episode 65
Drew Barrymore, Mathias Pakula, Faith Hill
1996-12-16

Episode 66
Andie MacDowell, Jimmie Walker, Rhett Atkins
1996-12-17

Episode 67
Harry Connick Jr., Walter Cronkite
1996-12-18

Episode 68
Richard Simmons, Neve Campbell, Dave Matthews Band
1996-12-19

Episode 69
Billy Crystal, Cuba Gooding Jr., Darlene Love
1996-12-20

Episode 70
John Travolta, Julianna Marguiles, St. Luke's Bottle Band
1996-12-23

Episode 71
Nathan Lane, Kelly Preston, Rich Hall
1996-12-26

Episode 72
Jane Pauley, Robert Pastorelli, Blues Traveler
1996-12-27

Episode 73
Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry O'Connell, Oseola McCarty, Deana Carter
1996-12-30

Episode 74
Tom Arnold, Kamarr, Joe Queenan
1996-12-31

Episode 75
Alec Baldwin, Cast of Chicago
1997-01-02

Episode 76
Courtney Cox, Lee Marek, Damon Hill
1997-01-03

Episode 77
Kids Tell Jokes, Tracey Ullman, B.B. King
1997-01-06

Episode 78
Ray Liotta, Norm MacDonald
1997-01-07

Episode 79
Woody Harrelson, Jackie Chan, John Pizzarelli
1997-01-08

Episode 80
Matt Dillon, Rebecca Ramijn, Cassandra Wilson
1997-01-09

Episode 81
Eddie Murphy, Dwight Yoakam, Veronica Paridee
1997-01-10

Episode 82
Kevin Spacey, Madeline Kahn, Harry Hill
1997-01-13

Episode 83
Penelope Ann Miller, Skeet Ulrich, BR5-49
1997-01-14

Episode 84
Chris O'Donnell, Debbie Reynolds, Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Conner
1997-01-15

Episode 85
Tom Selleck, Art Donovan, Babyface
1997-01-16

Episode 86
Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, Kevin Brennan
1997-01-17

Episode 87
David Schwimmer, Carmen Electra, Sheryl Crow
1997-01-27

Episode 88
Tony Danza, Desmond Howard, Helena Bonham Carter
1997-01-28

Episode 89
Dan Rather, Jane Leeves, Tori Amos
1997-01-29

Episode 90
Matthew Perry, Natasha Lyonne, Jewel
1997-01-30

Episode 91
Rhea Perlman, Ray Ramano, Ice Cube
1997-01-31

Episode 92
Stupid Human Tricks, Elle MacPherson, Charles Barkley
1997-02-03

Episode 93
Isabella Rossellini, Billy Bob Thorton, Tokyo Shock Boys
1997-02-04

Episode 94
Fran Drescher, Eva Herzigova, Tony Bennett
1997-02-05

Episode 95
Pierce Brosnan, Lance Alstodt, Brian Regan
1997-02-06

Episode 96
Brett Favre, David Spade, Silverchair
1997-02-07

Episode 97
Stupid Pet Tricks, Brett Butler, Fugees
1997-02-10

Episode 98
Sarah Jessica Parker, Geoffrey Rush, Barry Manilow
1997-02-11

Episode 99
Richard Harris, Siskel & Ebert, Far East Circus
1997-02-12

Episode 100
Peter O'Toole, Salma Hayek, Jazz Passengers
1997-02-13

Episode 101
Sarah Ferguson, Allan Weimerskirch, Patti Smith
1997-02-14

Episode 102
Tom Brokaw, Laura Linney, BLACKstreet
1997-02-17

Episode 103
Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Jeff Gordon
1997-02-18

Episode 104
Michael J. Fox, Jon Voight, The Wallflowers
1997-02-19

Episode 105
Julie Andrews, Doug E. Doug, The Amazing Jonathan
1997-02-20

Episode 106
Tony Randall, Juliette Binoche, David Brenner
1997-02-21

Episode 107
Bill Cosby, David Hacker, Tina Turner
1997-02-24

Episode 108
Mia Farrow, Anne Heche, Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
1997-02-25

Episode 109
Howard Stern, Valeria Mazza, Porno for Pyros
1997-02-26

Episode 110
Pauly Shore, Merrill Markoe, Celine Dion
1997-02-27

Episode 111
Bill Pullman, Richard Lewis, Lyle Lovett & Randy Newman
1997-02-28

Episode 112
Jon Stewart, Debi Mazar, Duncan Sheik
1997-03-03

Episode 113
Robin Quivers, Adam Arkin, James
1997-03-04

Episode 114
Chevy Chase, Mary McCormack, Phish
1997-03-05

Episode 115
Kids Tell Jokes, Mary Steenburgen, Ray Wold
1997-03-06

Episode 116
Ted Danson, Famke Janssen, Mitch Hedburg
1997-03-07

Episode 117
Howard Stern, Ray Ramano, Chieftains
1997-03-17

Episode 118
Martin Short, Larenz Tate, Kodo
1997-03-18

Episode 119
Cindy Crawford, Robert Townsend, Chris Whitley
1997-03-19

Episode 120
Mike Myers, Sophie Marceau, Alison Krauss
1997-03-25

Episode 121
Marv Albert, Anthony LaPaglia, Big Head Todd & the Monsters
1997-03-26

Episode 122
Teri Garr, George Stephanopolous, Amanda Marshall
1997-03-27

Episode 123
Marilu Henner, Marlon Wayans, The Cardigans
1997-03-28

Episode 124
Bryant Gumbel, Kadeem Hardison, Bandbaz Brothers
1997-03-31

Episode 125
Tara Lipinsky, Margaret Colin, Nanci Griffith
1997-04-01

Episode 126
Dan Akroyd, David Kruithoff, Cyndi Lauper
1997-04-02

Episode 127
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Brad Garrett, Chris Fonseca
1997-04-03

Episode 128
John Cusak, Liv Tyler, David Bowie
1997-04-04

Episode 129
Anthony Clark, Joan Lunden, Eryka Badu
1997-04-07

Episode 130
Norm MacDonald, Justine Bateman, Trace Adkins
1997-04-08

Episode 131
Charles Grodin, David Alan Grier, Matthew Sweet
1997-04-09

Episode 132
Tom Arnold, Bernie Williams, Bush
1997-04-10

Episode 133
Kelsey Grammar, Jake Johannsen, Tracy Chapman
1997-04-11

Episode 134
Martin Mull, Alicia Witt, Mary J. Blige
1997-04-21

Episode 135
Katie Couric, Roma Downey, INXS
1997-04-22

Episode 136
Tony Randall, Steven Weber, Wilco
1997-04-23

Episode 137
Lisa Kudrow, Umberto Buccigrossi, Verve Pipe
1997-04-24

Episode 138
Stupid Human Tricks, Rosie Perez, John Hiatt
1997-04-25

Episode 139
Kurt Russell, Sinbad, Paula Cole
1997-04-28

Episode 140
Robin Williams, Tanya Tucker
1997-04-29

Episode 141
Alec Baldwin, Joey Lauren Adams, Indigo Girls
1997-04-30

Episode 142
Garry Shandling, Luke Perry, Wendy Liebman
1997-05-01

Episode 143
Roseanne, Justin Miller, Chuck Berry
1997-05-02

Episode 144
Bruce Willis, Elizabeth Hurley, Maxwell
1997-05-05

Episode 145
John Goodman, Kathleen Quinlan, Hanson
1997-05-06

Episode 146
Mike Myers, Danny Aiello, Crossbows of Death
1997-05-07

Episode 147
Billy Crystal, Kristen Johnson, Bee Gees
1997-05-08

Episode 148
Ricki Lake, Kirby Puckett, Soul Asylum
1997-05-09

Episode 149
Cybil Shepard, Darrell Hammond, Linda Eder
1997-05-12

Episode 150
Andy Garcia, George Foreman, Travis Tritt
1997-05-13

Episode 151
David Hyde Pierce, Dana Delany, Spice Girls
1997-05-14

Episode 152
Helen Hunt, Susie Maroney, Jeffery Tambor
1997-05-15

Episode 153
Stupid Pet Tricks, Jeff Goldblum, Foo Fighters
1997-05-16

Episode 154
Meg Ryan, Lance Henriksen, Mary Chapin-Carpenter
1997-05-19

Episode 155
Barbara Walters, Ida Doggett, God's Property with Kirk Franklin
1997-05-20

Episode 156
Richard Simmons, Kelly Preston, Toad the Wet Sprocket
1997-05-21

Episode 157
Matthew Broderick, Nicole Sullivan, Savion Glover & Stomp
1997-05-22

Episode 158
Jason Alexander, Griffin Dunne, Sammy Hagar
1997-05-23

Episode 159
Elle MacPherson, Vince Vaughn, Jewel
1997-06-02

Episode 160
Michael Richards, Rick Reynolds, Steve Winwood
1997-06-03

Episode 161
Bill Cosby, Elaine Cunningham, Squirrel Nut Zippers
1997-06-04

Episode 162
Alicia Silverstone, Andy Dick, John Fogerty
1997-06-05

Episode 163
Farrah Fawcett, John Fogerty
1997-06-06

Episode 164
Harrison Ford, Steven Wright, Dave Matthews Band
1997-06-09

Episode 165
Isabella Rossellini, Dave Chapelle, Bono & Larry Mullen
1997-06-10

Episode 166
Jon Stewart, Susan Molinari, Seven Mary Three
1997-06-11

Episode 167
Tom Brokaw, Janeane Garafolo, Sheryl Crow
1997-06-12

Episode 168
John Travolta, Grant Hill, Sinead O'Connor
1997-06-13

Episode 169
George Carlin, Nick Chinlund, James Taylor
1997-06-16

Episode 170
Kathy Ireland, Jeremy Holz, Michael Story
1997-06-17

Episode 171
Matt Lauer, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Mighty Mighty Bosstones
1997-06-18

Episode 172
Julia Roberts, Jon Bon Jovi
1997-06-19

Episode 173
Siskel & Ebert, Dermot Mulroney, King Charles Troupe
1997-06-20

Episode 174
Marilu Henner, Doug E. Doug, Johnny Lang
1997-06-23

Episode 175
Nick Turturro, Daisy Fuentes, Motley Crue
1997-06-24

Episode 176
Peter Fonda, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Ricki Lee Jones
1997-06-25

Episode 177
Brian Williams, Diane Cannon, Gil Shaham
1997-06-26

Episode 178
Martin Lawrence, Robert Zemeckis, Sarah McLachlan
1997-06-27

Episode 179
Will Smith, Heidi Klum, Brad Byers
1997-06-30

Episode 180
Jason Priestly, Patricia Richardson, The Cicadas
1997-07-01

Episode 181
Tom Arnold, Mitchell Libonati, Blur
1997-07-02

Episode 182
Evander Holyfield, Lee Marek, Sarah Silverman
1997-07-03

Episode 183
Martin Short, Manny the Hippie, Fang Fang
1997-07-04

Episode 184
Don Rickles, Brendan Fraser, En Vogue
1997-07-14

Episode 185
Tim Robbins, Jackie Chan, Shawn Colvin
1997-07-15

Episode 186
Mary Tyler Moore, Querbe Tirmizi, Matchbox 20
1997-07-16

Episode 187
Nathan Lane, Robey Morgan, Third Eye Blind
1997-07-17

Episode 188
Robert Pastorelli, Craig Kilborn, Live
1997-07-18

Episode 189
Pauly Shore, Leslie Mann, Puff Daddy
1997-07-21

Episode 190
Kids Tell Jokes, Mario Andretti, John Hiatt
1997-07-22

Episode 191
John Turturro, Kathy Kinney, Radish
1997-07-23

Episode 192
Dan Rather, Kathy Griffin, k.d. Lang
1997-07-24

Episode 193
Samuel L. Jackson, Barry Sonnenfeld
1997-07-25

Episode 194
Jennifer Anniston, Brian Regan, William H. Macy
1997-07-28

Episode 195
Norm MacDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Jamiroquai
1997-07-29

Episode 196
Charles Grodin, Billy Connolly, David Byrne
1997-07-30

Episode 197
Julia Roberts, Blues Traveler
1997-07-31

Episode 198
Tony Danza, Michael Rapaport
1997-08-01

Episode 199
Bob Dole, Bill Bellamy, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
1997-08-04

Episode 200
Ray Liotta, David Brenner, Natalie Desselle
1997-08-05

Episode 201
Jay Thomas, Annabella Sciorra, Tonic
1997-08-06

Episode 202
Sylvester Stallone, Tommy LaSorda
1997-08-07

Episode 203
Demi Moore, Jay Mohr, Aerosmith
1997-08-08

Episode 204
Tom Selleck, Billy Joel
1997-08-18

Episode 205
Barbara Walters, Charles Dutton, Morrissey
1997-08-19

Episode 206
Mira Sorvino, Jeff Altman, Coolio
1997-08-20

Episode 207
Donald Trump, Janine Turner, Ruth Brown & Bonnie Raitt
1997-08-21

Episode 208
Alicia Silverstone, Bev Tanner, George Miller
1997-08-22

Episode 209
Vanessa Williams, Joe Montana
1997-08-25

Episode 210
Paul Reiser, Tia Carrera, Echo & the Bunnymen
1997-08-26

Episode 211
Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Katz, Paula Cole
1997-08-27

Episode 212
Tom Arnold, Mehgan Heany-Grear, Dane Cook
1997-08-28

Episode 213
Stupid Human Tricks, Danny Aiello, Radiohead
1997-08-29

Information

Episode air date	07.11.1996
Episode runtime	—
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Talk / Comedy
TMDB series rating	6.4
IMDb series rating	7.0
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Cast

David Letterman

David Letterman
Self - Host

Paul Shaffer
Self -Musical Director

Alan Kalter
Self - Announcer (voice)

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