Season 5

Season 5 (1986)


Episodes: 138

Star Cast: David Letterman ,





Episodes List

Ep.3 861111

Air Date: 1986-11-11

Ep.4 860804

Air Date: 1986-08-04

Ep.5 860729

Air Date: 1986-07-29

Ep.6 860728

Air Date: 1986-07-28

Ep.7 860626

Air Date: 1986-06-26

Ep.8 860805

Air Date: 1986-08-05

Ep.9 861112

Air Date: 1986-11-12

Ep.10 860625

Air Date: 1986-06-25

Ep.11 860717

Air Date: 1986-07-17

Ep.12 860623

Air Date: 1986-06-23

Ep.13 860714

Air Date: 1986-07-14

Ep.14 860731

Air Date: 1986-07-31

Ep.15 860624

Air Date: 1986-06-24

Ep.16 860818

Air Date: 1986-08-18

Ep.17 861124

Air Date: 1986-11-24

Ep.18 860730

Air Date: 1986-07-30

Ep.19 860807

Air Date: 1986-08-07

Ep.20 860819

Air Date: 1986-08-19

Ep.21 861113

Air Date: 1986-11-13

Ep.22 860806

Air Date: 1986-08-06

Ep.23 860917

Air Date: 1986-09-17

Ep.24 860709

Air Date: 1986-07-09

Ep.25 860710

Air Date: 1986-07-10

Ep.26 860724

Air Date: 1986-07-24

Ep.27 860723

Air Date: 1986-07-23

Ep.28 860915

Air Date: 1986-09-15

Ep.29 860916

Air Date: 1986-09-16

Ep.30 860722

Air Date: 1986-07-22

Ep.31 860918

Air Date: 1986-09-18

Ep.32 860813

Air Date: 1986-08-13

Ep.33 860721

Air Date: 1986-07-21

Ep.34 860923

Air Date: 1986-09-23

Ep.35 860924

Air Date: 1986-09-24

Ep.36 860925

Air Date: 1986-09-25

Ep.37 860814

Air Date: 1986-08-14

Ep.38 860811

Air Date: 1986-08-11

Ep.39 870115

Air Date: 1987-01-15

Ep.40 860708

Air Date: 1986-07-08

Ep.41 860707

Air Date: 1986-07-07

Ep.42 861013

Air Date: 1986-10-13

Ep.43 861125

Air Date: 1986-11-25

Ep.44 861222

Air Date: 1986-12-22

Ep.45 861027

Air Date: 1986-10-27

Ep.46 861028

Air Date: 1986-10-28

Ep.47 861016

Air Date: 1986-10-16

Recapping the Mets/Astros bet with Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire; ""Viewer Mail"" features eight letters (#6 twice); Paulina Porizkova; director John Waters; Bonnie Raitt sings.

Ep.48 861015

Air Date: 1986-10-15

Ep.49 861014

Air Date: 1986-10-14

Ep.50 861126

Air Date: 1986-11-26

Ep.51 870112

Air Date: 1987-01-12

Ep.52 861029

Air Date: 1986-10-29

Ep.53 861030

Air Date: 1986-10-30

Ep.54 860908

Air Date: 1986-09-08

Ep.55 870113

Air Date: 1987-01-13

Ep.56 870114

Air Date: 1987-01-14

Ep.57 860812

Air Date: 1986-08-12

Ep.58 861008

Air Date: 1986-10-08

Ep.59 860909

Air Date: 1986-09-09

Ep.60 861006

Air Date: 1986-10-06

Ep.61 861106

Air Date: 1986-11-06

Ep.62 860716

Air Date: 1986-07-16

Ep.63 861007

Air Date: 1986-10-07

Ep.64 860715

Air Date: 1986-07-15

Ep.65 861105

Air Date: 1986-11-05

Ep.66 861103

Air Date: 1986-11-03

Ep.67 860820

Air Date: 1986-08-20

Ep.68 860911

Air Date: 1986-09-11

Ep.69 860910

Air Date: 1986-09-10

Ep.70 860929

Air Date: 1986-09-29

Ep.71 860930

Air Date: 1986-09-30

Ep.72 861001

Air Date: 1986-10-01

Ep.73 861002

Air Date: 1986-10-02

Ep.74 860821

Air Date: 1986-08-21

Ep.75 861009

Air Date: 1986-10-09

Ep.76 860617

Air Date: 1986-06-17

Ep.77 860618

Air Date: 1986-06-18

Ep.78 860616

Air Date: 1986-06-16

Ep.79 860619

Air Date: 1986-06-19

""Viewer Mail"" features Dave proving he does have a ""romantic bone"" in his body; Rodney Dangerfield ""drops by,"" complete with a Top Ten list and a clip from Back To School; Rosanne Cash; ""Grant Tinker"" with the history of Studio 8H; Dennis Miller; Rosanne performs ""Second To No One.""

Ep.80 Show #0659

Air Date: 1986-02-03

Ep.81 Show #0660

Air Date: 1986-02-04

Ep.82 Show #0661

Air Date: 1986-02-05

Dave does a mini-rant on the all-nude, NYC cable access show, ""Interludes After Midnight;"" ""People Who Won't Be On The Show"" goes awry because it's ""dog night"" in the control room; Dave crashes the set of ""Live At Five,"" and Marv Albert's interview with Wayne Gretzky (anchors Jack Cafferty and Sue Simmons and weatherman Al Roker are briefly seen); Connie Chung disappoints the audience by refusing to do impersonations; another look at the Mayfair House hotel in Coconut Grove, Fl.; Wayne Gretzky brings his Pro Stars breakfast cereal.

Ep.83 Show #0662

Air Date: 1986-02-06

Ep.84 Show #0663

Air Date: 1986-02-10

Ep.85 Show #0664

Air Date: 1986-02-11

Ep.86 Show #0665

Air Date: 1986-02-12

A bullhorn-toting Larry ""Bud"" -- outside the Soviet mission to the United Nations -- tries to get Russians to defect; Lee Marvin promotes Delta Force; kid inventors; comedian Bill Hicks.

Ep.87 Show #0666

Air Date: 1986-02-13

Ep.88 Show #0667

Air Date: 1986-02-17

Ep.89 Show #0668

Air Date: 1986-02-18

Ep.90 Show #0669

Air Date: 1986-02-19

Ep.91 Show #0670

Air Date: 1986-02-20

Ep.92 Show #0671

Air Date: 1986-02-24

Ep.93 Show #0672

Air Date: 1986-02-25

Ep.94 Show #0673

Air Date: 1986-02-26

Ep.95 Show #0674

Air Date: 1986-02-27

Ep.96 Show #0675

Air Date: 1986-03-10

Ep.97 Show #0676

Air Date: 1986-03-11

Ep.98 Show #0677

Air Date: 1986-03-12

Test video from the failed first attempt at the ""Late Night Monkey Cam;"" ""Supermarket Finds;"" Michael Keaton plugs Gung Ho; another ""Regulator Guy"" promo; a call to Arnie Barnes; Mariel Hemingway; Roseanne (Barr) does stand-up.

Ep.99 Show #0678

Air Date: 1986-03-13

Ep.100 Show #0679

Air Date: 1986-03-17

Ep.101 Show #0680

Air Date: 1986-03-18

Ep.102 Show #0681

Air Date: 1986-03-19

Ep.103 Show #0682

Air Date: 1986-03-20

Ep.104 Show #0683

Air Date: 1986-03-24

Ep.105 Show #0684

Air Date: 1986-03-25

Ep.106 Show #0685

Air Date: 1986-03-26

Ep.107 Show #0686

Air Date: 1986-03-27

Ep.108 Show #0687

Air Date: 1986-03-31

Ep.109 Show #0688

Air Date: 1986-04-01

Ep.110 Show #0689

Air Date: 1986-04-02

Ep.111 Show #0690

Air Date: 1986-04-03

Ep.112 Show #0691

Air Date: 1986-04-07

With the baseball season underway, Dave chats with all-time Home Run king Hank Aaron, then meets George Brett of the '85 World Series Champs, the Kansas City Royals.

Ep.113 Show #0692

Air Date: 1986-04-08

Ep.114 Show #0693

Air Date: 1986-04-09

Ep.115 Show #0694

Air Date: 1986-04-10

Ep.116 Show #0695

Air Date: 1986-04-21

Ep.117 Show #0696

Air Date: 1986-04-22

Ep.118 Show #0697

Air Date: 1986-04-23

Ep.119 Show #0698

Air Date: 1986-04-24

Lincoln BurnhamGoodbye to the Rough-tailed Jellyfish; ""Viewer Mail"" kills another actor/singer; Jonathan Winters gets a surprise visit from worshiper Robin Williams; Judy Mowatt sings; New Hampshire farmer Lincoln Burnham tells why he refuses to acknowledge Daylight Saving Time.

Ep.120 Show #0699

Air Date: 1986-04-28

Ep.121 Show #0700

Air Date: 1986-04-29

Ep.122 Show #0701

Air Date: 1986-04-30

Ep.123 Show #0702

Air Date: 1986-05-01

Ep.124 Show #0703

Air Date: 1986-05-05

Ep.125 Show #0704

Air Date: 1986-05-06

Ep.126 Show #0705

Air Date: 1986-05-07

Cybill ShepherdThe Giant Topaz; in response to Dave's cajoling about her dress that had arrived at NBC one week prior to her appearance, Cybill Shepherd appears, clad only in a towel; golfer Mac O'Grady; 80-year-old rock singer Gert Mulvin.

Ep.127 Show #0706

Air Date: 1986-05-08

Ep.128 Show #0707

Air Date: 1986-05-09

Ep.129 Show #0708

Air Date: 1986-05-12

Ep.130 Show #0709

Air Date: 1986-05-13

Ep.131 Show #0710

Air Date: 1986-05-14

More with the remote-controlled Neanderthal skull; after ""Small Town News,"" Dave has to rescue one of the Stupid Pet Tricks dogs from a burning green room; video: making a frequent stop at the same New York State Thruway booth; Marv Albert; actor Ron Silver.

Ep.132 Show #0711

Air Date: 1986-05-15

Ep.133 Show #0712

Air Date: 1986-05-19

Ep.134 Show #0713

Air Date: 1986-05-20

Ep.135 Show #0714

Air Date: 1986-05-21

Ep.136 Show #0715

Air Date: 1986-05-22

Ep.137 Show #0716

Air Date: 1986-05-26

Ep.138 Show #0717

Air Date: 1986-05-27

Ep.139 Show #0718

Air Date: 1986-05-28

Ep.140 Show #0719

Air Date: 1986-05-29