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Late Night with David Letterman

Season 5 · 138 episodes · Feb 3, 1986

  1. Episode 3

    861111

    Nov 11, 1986

  2. Episode 4

    860804

    Aug 4, 1986

  3. Episode 5

    860729

    Jul 29, 1986

  4. Episode 6

    860728

    Jul 28, 1986

  5. Episode 7

    860626

    Jun 26, 1986

  6. Episode 8

    860805

    Aug 5, 1986

  7. Episode 9

    861112

    Nov 12, 1986

  8. Episode 10

    860625

    Jun 25, 1986

  9. Episode 11

    860717

    Jul 17, 1986

  10. Episode 12

    860623

    Jun 23, 1986

  11. Episode 13

    860714

    Jul 14, 1986

  12. Episode 14

    860731

    Jul 31, 1986

  13. Episode 15

    860624

    Jun 24, 1986

  14. Episode 16

    860818

    Aug 18, 1986

  15. Episode 17

    861124

    Nov 24, 1986

  16. Episode 18

    860730

    Jul 30, 1986

  17. Episode 19

    860807

    Aug 7, 1986

  18. Episode 20

    860819

    Aug 19, 1986

  19. Episode 21

    861113

    Nov 13, 1986

  20. Episode 22

    860806

    Aug 6, 1986

  21. Episode 23

    860917

    Sep 17, 1986

  22. Episode 24

    860709

    Jul 9, 1986

  23. Episode 25

    860710

    Jul 10, 1986

  24. Episode 26

    860724

    Jul 24, 1986

  25. Episode 27

    860723

    Jul 23, 1986

  26. Episode 28

    860915

    Sep 15, 1986

  27. Episode 29

    860916

    Sep 16, 1986

  28. Episode 30

    860722

    Jul 22, 1986

  29. Episode 31

    860918

    Sep 18, 1986

  30. Episode 32

    860813

    Aug 13, 1986

  31. Episode 33

    860721

    Jul 21, 1986

  32. Episode 34

    860923

    Sep 23, 1986

  33. Episode 35

    860924

    Sep 24, 1986

  34. Episode 36

    860925

    Sep 25, 1986

  35. Episode 37

    860814

    Aug 14, 1986

  36. Episode 38

    860811

    Aug 11, 1986

  37. Episode 39

    870115

    Jan 15, 1987

  38. Episode 40

    860708

    Jul 8, 1986

  39. Episode 41

    860707

    Jul 7, 1986

  40. Episode 42

    861013

    Oct 13, 1986

  41. Episode 43

    861125

    Nov 25, 1986

  42. Episode 44

    861222

    Dec 22, 1986

  43. Episode 45

    861027

    Oct 27, 1986

  44. Episode 46

    861028

    Oct 28, 1986

  45. Episode 47

    861016

    Oct 16, 1986

    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.

  46. Episode 48

    861015

    Oct 15, 1986

  47. Episode 49

    861014

    Oct 14, 1986

  48. Episode 50

    861126

    Nov 26, 1986

  49. Episode 51

    870112

    Jan 12, 1987

  50. Episode 52

    861029

    Oct 29, 1986

  51. Episode 53

    861030

    Oct 30, 1986

  52. Episode 54

    860908

    Sep 8, 1986

  53. Episode 55

    870113

    Jan 13, 1987

  54. Episode 56

    870114

    Jan 14, 1987

  55. Episode 57

    860812

    Aug 12, 1986

  56. Episode 58

    861008

    Oct 8, 1986

  57. Episode 59

    860909

    Sep 9, 1986

  58. Episode 60

    861006

    Oct 6, 1986

  59. Episode 61

    861106

    Nov 6, 1986

  60. Episode 62

    860716

    Jul 16, 1986

  61. Episode 63

    861007

    Oct 7, 1986

  62. Episode 64

    860715

    Jul 15, 1986

  63. Episode 65

    861105

    Nov 5, 1986

  64. Episode 66

    861103

    Nov 3, 1986

  65. Episode 67

    860820

    Aug 20, 1986

  66. Episode 68

    860911

    Sep 11, 1986

  67. Episode 69

    860910

    Sep 10, 1986

  68. Episode 70

    860929

    Sep 29, 1986

  69. Episode 71

    860930

    Sep 30, 1986

  70. Episode 72

    861001

    Oct 1, 1986

  71. Episode 73

    861002

    Oct 2, 1986

  72. Episode 74

    860821

    Aug 21, 1986

  73. Episode 75

    861009

    Oct 9, 1986

  74. Episode 76

    860617

    Jun 17, 1986

  75. Episode 77

    860618

    Jun 18, 1986

  76. Episode 78

    860616

    Jun 16, 1986

  77. Episode 79

    860619

    Jun 19, 1986

    ""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.""

  78. Episode 80

    Show #0659

    Feb 3, 1986

  79. Episode 81

    Show #0660

    Feb 4, 1986

  80. Episode 82

    Show #0661

    Feb 5, 1986

    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.

  81. Episode 83

    Show #0662

    Feb 6, 1986

  82. Episode 84

    Show #0663

    Feb 10, 1986

  83. Episode 85

    Show #0664

    Feb 11, 1986

  84. Episode 86

    Show #0665

    Feb 12, 1986

    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.

  85. Episode 87

    Show #0666

    Feb 13, 1986

  86. Episode 88

    Show #0667

    Feb 17, 1986

  87. Episode 89

    Show #0668

    Feb 18, 1986

  88. Episode 90

    Show #0669

    Feb 19, 1986

  89. Episode 91

    Show #0670

    Feb 20, 1986

  90. Episode 92

    Show #0671

    Feb 24, 1986

  91. Episode 93

    Show #0672

    Feb 25, 1986

  92. Episode 94

    Show #0673

    Feb 26, 1986

  93. Episode 95

    Show #0674

    Feb 27, 1986

  94. Episode 96

    Show #0675

    Mar 10, 1986

  95. Episode 97

    Show #0676

    Mar 11, 1986

  96. Episode 98

    Show #0677

    Mar 12, 1986

    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.

  97. Episode 99

    Show #0678

    Mar 13, 1986

  98. Episode 100

    Show #0679

    Mar 17, 1986

  99. Episode 101

    Show #0680

    Mar 18, 1986

  100. Episode 102

    Show #0681

    Mar 19, 1986

  101. Episode 103

    Show #0682

    Mar 20, 1986

  102. Episode 104

    Show #0683

    Mar 24, 1986

  103. Episode 105

    Show #0684

    Mar 25, 1986

  104. Episode 106

    Show #0685

    Mar 26, 1986

  105. Episode 107

    Show #0686

    Mar 27, 1986

  106. Episode 108

    Show #0687

    Mar 31, 1986

  107. Episode 109

    Show #0688

    Apr 1, 1986

  108. Episode 110

    Show #0689

    Apr 2, 1986

  109. Episode 111

    Show #0690

    Apr 3, 1986

  110. Episode 112

    Show #0691

    Apr 7, 1986

    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.

  111. Episode 113

    Show #0692

    Apr 8, 1986

  112. Episode 114

    Show #0693

    Apr 9, 1986

  113. Episode 115

    Show #0694

    Apr 10, 1986

  114. Episode 116

    Show #0695

    Apr 21, 1986

  115. Episode 117

    Show #0696

    Apr 22, 1986

  116. Episode 118

    Show #0697

    Apr 23, 1986

  117. Episode 119

    Show #0698

    Apr 24, 1986

    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.

  118. Episode 120

    Show #0699

    Apr 28, 1986

  119. Episode 121

    Show #0700

    Apr 29, 1986

  120. Episode 122

    Show #0701

    Apr 30, 1986

  121. Episode 123

    Show #0702

    May 1, 1986

  122. Episode 124

    Show #0703

    May 5, 1986

  123. Episode 125

    Show #0704

    May 6, 1986

  124. Episode 126

    Show #0705

    May 7, 1986

    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.

  125. Episode 127

    Show #0706

    May 8, 1986

  126. Episode 128

    Show #0707

    May 9, 1986

  127. Episode 129

    Show #0708

    May 12, 1986

  128. Episode 130

    Show #0709

    May 13, 1986

  129. Episode 131

    Show #0710

    May 14, 1986

    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.

  130. Episode 132

    Show #0711

    May 15, 1986

  131. Episode 133

    Show #0712

    May 19, 1986

  132. Episode 134

    Show #0713

    May 20, 1986

  133. Episode 135

    Show #0714

    May 21, 1986

  134. Episode 136

    Show #0715

    May 22, 1986

  135. Episode 137

    Show #0716

    May 26, 1986

  136. Episode 138

    Show #0717

    May 27, 1986

  137. Episode 139

    Show #0718

    May 28, 1986

  138. Episode 140

    Show #0719

    May 29, 1986