The Late Show with David Letterman - Season 1 / Year 1993
Season 1 / Year 1993
Network
DatesAug 30, 1993 - Dec 31, 1993
Episodes
Year 1993Episode 160 min
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.
Aug 30, 1993
Year 1993Episode 260 min
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.
Aug 31, 1993
Year 1993Episode 360 min
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.
Sep 1, 1993
Year 1993Episode 460 min
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.""
Sep 2, 1993
Year 1993Episode 560 min
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.
Sep 3, 1993
Year 1993Episode 660 min
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.
Sep 6, 1993
Year 1993Episode 760 min
Michael J. Fox, Rosie Perez
Sep 7, 1993
Year 1993Episode 860 min
Al Gore, Kim Basinger, Chris Isaak
Sep 8, 1993
Year 1993Episode 960 min
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.""
Sep 9, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1060 min
Siskel & Ebert, Robert Plant
Sep 10, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1160 min
Bruce Willis, Steven Wright
Sep 13, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1260 min
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.""
Sep 14, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1360 min
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.
Sep 15, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1460 min
Bonnie Hunt, Latrisha Baldrick, Patti Smyth
Sep 16, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1560 min
Super Dave Osborne, Laura Dern, Stone Temple Pilots
Sep 17, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1660 min
Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Abbot, Patty Scialfa
Sep 20, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1760 min
Robert Urich, Ellen DeGeneres, Tim Tomasic
David Sanborn sits in with the band; Dave does part of the show from his ""house"" in Connecticut.
Sep 21, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1860 min
Tony Randall, Elizabeth Perkins, Aaron Neville
Sep 22, 1993
Year 1993Episode 1960 min
Mike Myers, John Kruk, Belinda Carlisle
Sep 23, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2060 min
Glenn Close, James Taylor
Sep 24, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2160 min
Matthew Broderick, Julie Krone, Neil Diamond
Sep 27, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2260 min
Jimmy Carter, Brett Butler, Daniel Boulud
Sep 28, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2360 min
Jerry Lewis, Sparky Mortimer, Rod Stewart
Ed Sullivan's ghost introduces juggler ""Andy Head;"" Paul & the CBSO play Jerry Lewis out with the coda from Count Basie's ""April In Paris"" (a Lewis signature tune); Dave gives Jerry his take on ""Beavis and Butt-head,"" then Jerry runs around the set and gooses a cameraman; budding sports reporter Sparky Mortimer makes his first appearance; Rod Stewart performs.
Sep 29, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2460 min
Lily Tomlin, Adam Sandler, Mike Lupica
Sep 30, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2560 min
Andie MacDowell, Graham Parker, Bill Scheft
Oct 1, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2660 min
Sylvester Stallone, Melissa Etheridge, Janeane Garofalo
Dave's high-rise buddy Meg Parsont (at a different building) makes her first and only appearance on CBS -- giving a description of her boyfriend Tony to a police sketch artist.
Oct 4, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2760 min
Isabella Rossellini, Bob Saget, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash sings ""Don't Take Your Guns to Town.""
Oct 5, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2860 min
Candice Bergen, John Mendoza
Dave looks at new books for fall; Andy Dick returns as ""Donnie ... the CBS Page Who Likes to Suck Up.""
Oct 6, 1993
Year 1993Episode 2960 min
Don Rickles, Tracey Ullman, Johnny Cash
Oct 7, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3060 min
Connie Chung, Mary Chapin Carpenter
""Celebrities in the Audience"" makes its first appearance on the new show, as guests from previous shows are introduced in the crowd -- Glenn Close, Sylvester Stallone, Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Carter, Siskel & Ebert and Bob Borden.
Oct 8, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3160 min
Kathie Lee Gifford, Matt Dillon
Oct 11, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3260 min
Stupid Pet Tricks, Howard Stern, Rosanne Cash
Oct 12, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3360 min
Kirstie Alley, Rick Ocasek, Jeff Colton
Oct 13, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3460 min
David Brenner, Gloria Estefan, Sean Young
Oct 14, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3560 min
Tom Arnold, Rich Hall, Jon Weiss
Oct 15, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3660 min
Dennis Miller, Tony Bennett, Sandra Bullock
Oct 18, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3760 min
David Steinberg, Emmylou Harris, Bo Jackson
Oct 19, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3860 min
Dan Rather, Penelope Ann Miller, Gin Blossoms
Oct 20, 1993
Year 1993Episode 3960 min
Bob Newhart, Guru, Chloe Disker
Oct 21, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4060 min
Martin Mull, The Pogues, Jean Louie
Oct 22, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4160 min
Sean Connery, Jake Johannsen, Fran Drescher
Oct 25, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4260 min
Phil Donahue, Art Garfunkel, Lenny Dykstra, Paul Molitor
Oct 26, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4360 min
Marv Albert, Cindy Crawford, Natalie Cole
Oct 27, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4460 min
George Foreman, INXS & Ray Charles
Oct 28, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4560 min
Martin Lawrence, Phil Collins
Oct 29, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4660 min
Jay Thomas, Squeeze, Martha Stewart
Nov 1, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4760 min
Terry Garr, Paul Simon
Nov 2, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4860 min
Mike Wallace, Jimmy Cliff, Faith Ford
Nov 3, 1993
Year 1993Episode 4960 min
Annie Potts, Natalie Merchant, Dorothy Nash
Natalie Merchant - ""Because the Night""
Nov 4, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5060 min
Tony Curtis, The Breeders, Calvin Trillian
Nov 5, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5160 min
Michael Keaton, Barbara Walters
Nov 8, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5260 min
Evander Holyfield, Phil Hartman, The BoDeans
Nov 9, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5360 min
Mary Tyler Moore, Jackson Browne, Rita Rudner
Mary Tyler Moore treats Late Show viewers to a video clip of Dave from her 1978 variety show, ""Mary,"" in which she smashes a grapefruit in Dave's face. Also, Dave, Biff, Gaines, Anton and Laurie Diamond get their teeth cleaned.
Nov 10, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5460 min
Tom Selleck, Pete Townsend
Nov 11, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5560 min
Barry Bonds, Carol Kane, Living Colour
Nov 12, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5660 min
Sinbad, Trisha Yearwood, Charlie Sheen
Nov 15, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5760 min
Billy Crystal, Los Lobos
Nov 16, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5860 min
Stupid Human Tricks, Jon Lovitz, George Thoroughgood
Nov 17, 1993
Year 1993Episode 5960 min
Billy Connolly, Bob Dylan, Charles Kuralt
Nov 18, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6060 min
Dana Carvey, Meat Loaf, Joan Cusack
Nov 19, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6160 min
Marilu Henner, Heart, Father Guido Sarducci
""Meet the Neighbors,"" conclusion: The outside cam goes to K & L's Rock America to see Mujibur Rahman and Sirajul Islam, and Dave has them round up Bart Dadon, Fern Chapnick, Rupert Jee, Alexandra Mitsakis and Charlie Levy from the nearby stores and businesses.
Nov 22, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6260 min
Robert Klein, Cowboy Junkies, Bobby Knight
Nov 23, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6360 min
Bryant Gumbel, Taylor Dayne, Dave Attel
Nov 24, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6460 min
Penn & Teller, Dwight Yoakam, Gabriel Byrne
Throughout the night, Calvert reports from the parade; as he does every year, Dave guesses what pies his mother made this Thanksgiving; Gabriel Byrne plugs ""Point of No Return.""
Nov 25, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6560 min
Kelsey Grammar, Patrick Ewing, Warren Zevon
Nov 26, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6660 min
James Belushi, Carlene Carter, Lauren Holley
In ""Bad Phone Call,"" Dave calls the father of Michelle Polikas to tell him she's living with Bob Howard. Also, Dave takes two suckers away from Angel the camera man, and he gives them to Bob and Michelle.
Nov 29, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6760 min
Robin Williams, Larry Johnson
Mandy Patinkin drops by (along with Tony Randall), and asks for rehearsal time. Before Dave gets a chance to say no, Mandy and the CBS Orchestra perform a fully-arranged ""Rockabye Your Baby.""
Nov 30, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6860 min
Sam Donaldson, Mike Myers, Nanci Griffith
Dec 1, 1993
Year 1993Episode 6960 min
Jeremy Irons, Bruce Hornsby
Dave buys Paul a fake Rolex off the street; Chris Elliott is on hand for the world premiere of his surrealist art film ""The Traveling Poet.""
Dec 2, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7060 min
Charles Grodin, Bryan Adams, Jack Hannah
Dec 3, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7160 min
Sally Field, Carly Simon, Robert Duvall
Dec 13, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7260 min
Larry King, The Band, Kevin Pollack
Dec 14, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7360 min
Luciano Pavarotti, Marisa Tomei, Wayne Cotter
Dec 15, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7460 min
Tom Hanks, Gipsy Kings, Joan Plowright
Dec 16, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7560 min
Rush Limbaugh, Harry Connick Jr.
Dave visits some handwriting analysts; Rush Limbaugh promotes his new book.
Dec 17, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7660 min
Whoopi Goldberg, Clint Black, John Witherspoon
Dec 20, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7760 min
Will Smith, The Lemonheads, Emmit Smith
Dec 21, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7860 min
Bob Costas, Toni Braxton, Debi Mazar
Dec 22, 1993
Year 1993Episode 7960 min
Dennis Franz, Mike Judge, Andy Williams
Dec 23, 1993
Year 1993Episode 8060 min
Joan Lunden, Ian Moore, Wendy Wasserstein
Dec 27, 1993
Year 1993Episode 8160 min
Jason Priestley, Terry Bradshaw, Norm Macdonald
Dec 28, 1993
Year 1993Episode 8260 min
Bonnie Hunt, Tony Toni Tone, Dennis Rogers
Dave comments on FOX taking away CBS' NFL coverage; strongman Dennis ""Mighty Mite"" Rogers lifts weights.
Dec 29, 1993
Year 1993Episode 8360 min
Julia Roberts, Cracker, Wolfgang Puck
Dec 30, 1993
Year 1993Episode 8460 min
Rosanne and Tom Arnold, Jon Bon Jovi
Dec 31, 1993
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