| Wednesday, May 1, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Now better tasting |
| Dave | The Unabomber's golf partner |
| PostMonologue | What's on Other Channels |
| Top Ten | Things that will get you Kicked Out of the Kentucky Derby |
| 1st Guest | Jeff Goldblum (playing piano, travel photo, Dave watching the movie) |
| 2nd Bit | Dave has to change clothes |
| 2nd Guest | James Carville |
| Music | Brooks & Dunn |
| Flip the switch, froggy | |
| Thursday, May 2, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Tropical island paradise |
| Dave | Inspiration to geeky white guys everywhere |
| PostMonologue | CBS Mailbag (Marv Albert describes Michael Jordan one-on-one) |
| 2nd Bit | Springtime at NYC gas pumps |
| Top Ten | Ways Donahue is Going to Spend his Retirement |
| 1st Guest | John Malkovich |
| 2nd Guest | Jake Johannsen |
| Music | Pete Townshend |
| Other | Stagehand walking in front of camera |
| I need a ride | |
| Friday, May 3, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Scotch-guard yourself before arrival |
| Dave | With a glossy coat, thanks to his diet of eggs & cheese |
| PostMonologue | Finding a good question for Rosie O'Donnell |
| 2nd Bit | Dave loses his card |
| Top Ten | Ways Clinton Could Lose his Lead in the Polls |
| 1st Guest | Rosie O'Donnell |
| 2nd Guest | Gwyneth Paltrow |
| Music | Everclear |
| Other | Wahoo wins, Barney a.k.a. Fonzi - the sexiest man alive |
| Give us a kiss, cowboy | |
| Monday, May 6, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | From the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, the city by the bay |
| Dave | America's favorite tourist destination |
| Entrance | Fog |
| PostMonologue | Dave talks to San Francisco kids |
| Top Ten | Signs You Eat Too Much Rice-a-roni (delivered by Robin Williams, the bike messenger) |
| 1st Guest | Tom Hanks |
| 2nd Bit | Louis, the cable-car driver's music video (with an all-star cast) |
| 2nd Guest | Steve Young |
| Other | Mayor presents Dave with stuff |
| Tuesday, May 7, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Dave | Voice of the 49'ers |
| PostMonologue | Dave spends the day with Joe Montana |
| 2nd Bit | What's happening back in New York (Clint Eastwood) |
| Top Ten | Our Favorite California Names (presented by eponymous people) |
| 1st Guest | Paul Reiser |
| 2nd Guest | Jane Seymour |
| Music | Keanu Reeves & Dogstar |
| Other | Crabs in pants |
| Go 'niners! | |
| Wednesday, May 8, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Dave | Fresh from his swim in the bay |
| PostMonologue | Rupert annoys San Francisco |
| Top Ten | Signs Your San Francisco Tour Guide is Nuts |
| 1st Bit | Stupid Pet Tricks |
| 2nd Guest | Dean Cain |
| Music | Elvis Costello |
| Other | A showering hippie |
| Worldwide Pants-a-roni | |
| Thursday, May 9, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Dave | Blushes whenever he sees Coit Tower |
| PostMonologue | CBS Mailbag (seals) |
| Top Ten | Punchlines to Dirty Baseball Jokes (presented by San Francisco Giants) |
| 1st Guest | Eddie Murphy |
| 2nd Guest | Paul Doherty from the Exploratorium |
| Music | Green Day - Walking Contradiction |
| Other | Rolling things down the steepest street in San Francisco |
| Sitting In | Joe Satriani |
| No more sourdough! | |
| Friday, May 10, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| Dave | Captain Flower Power |
| PostMonologue | Dave Hangs with a Hippie |
| 1st Guest | Hot Dog Don Johnson |
| Top Ten | Reasons I don't want to Leave San Francisco |
| 2nd Guest | Jeremiah Tower (cooking crabs) |
| Music | Alice in Chains - Again |
| Other | Dave loses his card (crabs) |
| Sitting In | John Popper |
| Diggity Dank | |
| Monday, May 13, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Home of the mad cow hoagie |
| Dave | A man who's leaving his hairpiece to science |
| PostMonologue | San Francisco Quiz |
| Top Ten | Reasons I'm Glad to be Back in New York |
| 1st Guest | Anjelica Huston |
| 2nd Guest | Paul Hogan |
| Music | Natalie Merchant - Jealousy |
| Other | Siskel looking for Ebert |
| Please touch me | |
| Tuesday, May 14, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Recently electrified by the Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Dave | Connecticut's premiere homemaker |
| PostMonologue | Brush with Dating Hell |
| 2nd Bit | Launch of summer movie reviews with Manny the Hippie |
| Top Ten | Things Overheard During O.J.'s Trip to England |
| 1st Guest | Jon Stewart |
| 2nd Guest | Kirstin Dunst |
| Music | Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart |
| Who ordered clams? | |
| Wednesday, May 15, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Now with impact-absorbing rubber sidewalks |
| Dave | Laminated for extended durability |
| PostMonologue | New Books |
| Top Ten | New McDonald's Menu Items for Adults |
| 1st Guest | Jeff Foxworthy |
| 2nd Slot | Flyball dogs |
| Music | Joan Osborne - St. Teresa |
| Other | Stand-by audience watch show from the roof, Ronald McDonald |
| Sitting In | Junior Brown |
| God, that's tasty | |
| Thursday, May 16, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | We've named a pothole after you |
| Dave | Brightest light on Broadway |
| PostMonologue | CBS Mailbag (CBS Mailbag singers) |
| 2nd Bit | Pat Farmer's Tips on the SAT |
| Top Ten | Other Reasons Bob Dole is Leaving the Senate |
| 1st Guest | Walter Cronkite |
| 2nd Guest | Harry Hill |
| Music | Spin Doctors - She Used to be Mine |
| Is it gravy? | |
| Friday, May 17, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | A veritable plethora of incongruity |
| Dave | The original Flipper |
| PostMonologue | Whistlin' Dave gets a dentist's opinion |
| 2nd Bit | Real Stories of the Late Show mail room |
| Top Ten | Manny's Number Ratings |
| 1st Guest | Helen Hunt |
| Music | Dave Matthews Band - Too Much |
| Take me home! | |
| Monday, May 20, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Lovely to look at |
| Dave | Playboy's playmate of the month |
| PostMonologue | Late Show News Review |
| 2nd Bit | Real Stories of the Late Show mail room |
| Top Ten | Highlights of O.J.'s Visit To New York City |
| 1st Guest | Fran Drescher |
| 2nd Guest | Brian Regan |
| Music | Joan Jett - Love is All Around |
| Other | Audience members keep an eye on the temperature |
| Beat it, Winkie | |
| Tuesday, May 21, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Built exactly to scale |
| Dave | Dweeb magazine's man of the year |
| PostMonologue | May We Turn Your Pants into Shorts? |
| 2nd Bit | Manny rates Twister |
| Top Ten | Ways to Beat the Heat in New York City |
| 1st Guest | John Goodman |
| 2nd Guest | Norm MacDonald |
| Music | Patty Loveless |
| Ha ha ha ha ha | |
| Wednesday, May 22, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | You may experience some queasiness |
| Dave | Always a bridesmaid, never a bride |
| PostMonologue | Small Town News |
| Top Ten | Ways Bob Dole is Trying to Appear Younger |
| 1st Slot | Stupid Human Tricks (Claire - she's her own date) |
| 2nd Guest | Brett Butler |
| Music | Al Green |
| Ah, cabbage | |
| Thursday, May 23, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | Now available in three delicious flavors |
| Dave | America's best hope for gold in '96 |
| PostMonologue | CBS Mailbag (Women who've dated Dave) |
| Top Ten | Least Popular Items for Sale at the Disney Store |
| 1st Guest | Leslie Nielsen |
| 2nd Bit | Unknown Guest crashing the show |
| 2nd Guest | Daphne Zuniga |
| Music | Bring in Da Funk |
| Other | Casey Kasem |
| Sylvia? | |
| Friday, May 24, 1996 | |
|---|---|
| New York | These tall buildings make me dizzy |
| Dave | Master illusionist and all-around good guy |
| PostMonologue | Staff Nightmares |
| 2nd Bit | Manny rates Mission Impossible |
| Top Ten | Good Things about Being a Sailor (presented by actual sailors) |
| 1st Slot | Kid Inventors |
| 2nd Guest | Dennis Quaid (travel photo) |
| Music | Seven Mary Three |
| Other | Trip to the joke storeroom, Conan O'Brian |
| Hey look, fudge! | |
| May 27 - 31, 1996 | |
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| Reruns |