Skip to content

Late Night with David Letterman

Season 8 · 167 episodes · Jan 31, 1989

  1. Episode 2

    Show #1087

    Jan 31, 1989

  2. Episode 3

    Show #1088

    Feb 1, 1989

  3. Episode 4

    7th Anniversary Special

    Feb 2, 1989

  4. Episode 5

    Show #1090

    Feb 2, 1989

  5. Episode 6

    Show #1091

    Feb 3, 1989

  6. Episode 7

    Show #1092

    Feb 7, 1989

  7. Episode 8

    Show #1093

    Feb 8, 1989

  8. Episode 9

    Show #1094

    Feb 9, 1989

  9. Episode 10

    Show #1095

    Feb 10, 1989

  10. Episode 11

    Show #1096

    Feb 14, 1989

  11. Episode 12

    Show #1097

    Feb 15, 1989

  12. Episode 13

    Show #1098

    Feb 16, 1989

  13. Episode 14

    Show #1099

    Feb 17, 1989

  14. Episode 15

    Show #1100

    Feb 21, 1989

  15. Episode 16

    Show #1101

    Feb 22, 1989

  16. Episode 17

    Show #1102

    Feb 23, 1989

  17. Episode 18

    Show #1103

    Feb 24, 1989

  18. Episode 19

    Show #1104

    Feb 28, 1989

  19. Episode 20

    Show #1105

    Mar 1, 1989

  20. Episode 21

    Show #1106

    Mar 2, 1989

  21. Episode 22

    Show #1107

    Mar 3, 1989

    ""Viewer Mail;"" a less than talkative Cybill Shepherd talks about dating Elvis Presley; Larry ""Bud"" (in a bird suit) flies through a window; Elvis Costello performs.

  22. Episode 23

    Show #1108

    Mar 14, 1989

  23. Episode 24

    Show #1109

    Mar 15, 1989

  24. Episode 25

    Show #1110

    Mar 16, 1989

  25. Episode 26

    Show #1111

    Mar 17, 1989

  26. Episode 27

    Show #1112

    Mar 21, 1989

  27. Episode 28

    Show #1113

    Mar 22, 1989

  28. Episode 29

    Show #1114

    Mar 23, 1989

  29. Episode 30

    Show #1115

    Mar 24, 1989

  30. Episode 31

    Show #1116

    Mar 28, 1989

  31. Episode 32

    Show #1117

    Mar 29, 1989

  32. Episode 33

    Show #1118

    Mar 30, 1989

  33. Episode 34

    Show #1119

    Mar 31, 1989

  34. Episode 35

    Show #1120

    Apr 4, 1989

  35. Episode 36

    Show #1121

    Apr 5, 1989

  36. Episode 37

    Show #1122

    Apr 6, 1989

  37. Episode 38

    Show #1123

    Apr 7, 1989

  38. Episode 39

    Show #1124

    Apr 11, 1989

  39. Episode 40

    Show #1125

    Apr 12, 1989

  40. Episode 41

    Show #1126

    Apr 13, 1989

  41. Episode 42

    Show #1127

    Apr 14, 1989

  42. Episode 43

    Show #1128

    Apr 18, 1989

  43. Episode 44

    Show #1129

    Apr 19, 1989

  44. Episode 45

    Show #1130

    Apr 20, 1989

  45. Episode 46

    Show #1131

    Apr 21, 1989

  46. Episode 47

    Show #1132

    Apr 26, 1989

  47. Episode 48

    Show #1133

    Apr 27, 1989

  48. Episode 49

    Show #1134

    Apr 28, 1989

  49. Episode 50

    Show #1135

    May 2, 1989

  50. Episode 51

    Show #1136

    May 3, 1989

  51. Episode 52

    Show #1137

    May 4, 1989

  52. Episode 53

    Show #1138

    May 5, 1989

  53. Episode 54

    Show #1139

    May 9, 1989

  54. Episode 55

    Show #1140

    May 10, 1989

  55. Episode 56

    Show #1141

    May 11, 1989

  56. Episode 57

    Show #1142

    May 12, 1989

  57. Episode 58

    Show #1143

    May 16, 1989

  58. Episode 59

    Show #1144

    May 17, 1989

  59. Episode 60

    Show #1145

    May 18, 1989

  60. Episode 61

    Show #1146

    May 19, 1989

  61. Episode 62

    Show #1147

    May 23, 1989

  62. Episode 63

    Show #1148

    May 24, 1989

  63. Episode 64

    Show #1149

    May 25, 1989

  64. Episode 65

    Show #1150

    May 26, 1989

  65. Episode 66

    Show #1151

    Jun 6, 1989

  66. Episode 67

    Show #1152

    Jun 7, 1989

  67. Episode 68

    Show #1153

    Jun 8, 1989

  68. Episode 69

    Show #1154

    Jun 9, 1989

  69. Episode 70

    Show #1155

    Jun 13, 1989

  70. Episode 71

    Show #1156

    Jun 14, 1989

  71. Episode 72

    Show #1157

    Jun 15, 1989

  72. Episode 73

    Show #1158

    Jun 16, 1989

  73. Episode 74

    Show #1159

    Jun 20, 1989

  74. Episode 75

    Show #1160

    Jun 21, 1989

  75. Episode 76

    Show #1161

    Jun 22, 1989

  76. Episode 77

    Show #1162

    Jun 23, 1989

  77. Episode 78

    Show #1163

    Jun 27, 1989

  78. Episode 79

    Show #1164

    Jun 28, 1989

  79. Episode 80

    Show #1165

    Jun 29, 1989

  80. Episode 81

    Show #1166

    Jun 30, 1989

  81. Episode 82

    Show #1167

    Jul 11, 1989

  82. Episode 83

    Show #1168

    Jul 12, 1989

  83. Episode 84

    Show #1169

    Jul 13, 1989

  84. Episode 85

    Show #1170

    Jul 14, 1989

  85. Episode 86

    Show #1171

    Jul 18, 1989

  86. Episode 87

    Show #1172

    Jul 19, 1989

  87. Episode 88

    Show #1173

    Jul 20, 1989

  88. Episode 89

    Show #1174

    Jul 21, 1989

  89. Episode 90

    Show #1175

    Jul 25, 1989

  90. Episode 91

    Show #1176

    Jul 26, 1989

  91. Episode 92

    Show #1177

    Jul 27, 1989

  92. Episode 93

    Show #1178

    Jul 28, 1989

  93. Episode 94

    Show #1179

    Aug 1, 1989

  94. Episode 95

    Show #1180

    Aug 2, 1989

  95. Episode 96

    Show #1181

    Aug 3, 1989

  96. Episode 97

    Show #1182

    Aug 4, 1989

  97. Episode 98

    Show #1183

    Aug 8, 1989

  98. Episode 99

    Show #1184

    Aug 9, 1989

  99. Episode 100

    Show #1185

    Aug 10, 1989

  100. Episode 101

    Show #1186

    Aug 11, 1989

  101. Episode 102

    Show #1187

    Aug 15, 1989

  102. Episode 103

    Show #1188

    Aug 16, 1989

  103. Episode 104

    Show #1189

    Aug 17, 1989

  104. Episode 105

    Show #1190

    Aug 18, 1989

  105. Episode 106

    Show #1191

    Sep 5, 1989

  106. Episode 107

    Show #1192

    Sep 6, 1989

  107. Episode 108

    Show #1193

    Sep 7, 1989

  108. Episode 109

    Show #1194

    Sep 8, 1989

    Dave rants about having his driver's license suspended; ""Viewer Mail"" features Paul torching a box of baby chicks, Chris Elliott in a dog food taste test and Hal Gurnee making out with staffer Deirdre Dod; Shelley Winters plugs her second book; ""Head of Homicide;"" future murderer O.J. Simpson talks about driving 170 MPH in his Ferrari Testarossa on the San Diego Freeway.

  109. Episode 110

    Show #1195

    Sep 12, 1989

  110. Episode 111

    Show #1196

    Sep 13, 1989

  111. Episode 112

    Show #1197

    Sep 14, 1989

  112. Episode 113

    Show #1198

    Sep 15, 1989

  113. Episode 114

    Show #1199

    Sep 19, 1989

  114. Episode 115

    Show #1200

    Sep 20, 1989

  115. Episode 116

    Show #1201

    Sep 21, 1989

  116. Episode 117

    Show #1202

    Sep 22, 1989

  117. Episode 118

    Show #1203

    Oct 3, 1989

  118. Episode 119

    Show #1204

    Oct 4, 1989

  119. Episode 120

    Show #1205

    Oct 5, 1989

  120. Episode 121

    Show #1206

    Oct 6, 1989

  121. Episode 122

    Show #1207

    Oct 10, 1989

  122. Episode 123

    Show #1208

    Oct 11, 1989

  123. Episode 124

    Show #1209

    Oct 12, 1989

  124. Episode 125

    Show #1210

    Oct 13, 1989

  125. Episode 126

    Show #1211

    Oct 27, 1989

  126. Episode 127

    Show #1212

    Oct 18, 1989

  127. Episode 128

    Show #1213

    Oct 19, 1989

  128. Episode 129

    Show #1214

    Oct 20, 1989

    Bruce Willis shares his memories of ""Moonlighting"" and plays harmonica on ""10th Avenue Tango"" with the WMDB and guitarist Robben Ford; higlights of Dave's tour of the U.S. House of Representatives with Congressman Jack Buechner; Dave and Garry Kasparov begin their chess match.

  129. Episode 130

    Show #1215

    Oct 31, 1989

  130. Episode 131

    Show #1216

    Nov 1, 1989

  131. Episode 132

    Show #1217

    Nov 2, 1989

  132. Episode 133

    Show #1218

    Nov 3, 1989

  133. Episode 134

    Show #1219

    Nov 9, 1989

  134. Episode 135

    Show #1220

    Nov 10, 1989

  135. Episode 136

    Show #1221

    Nov 14, 1989

  136. Episode 137

    Show #1222

    Nov 15, 1989

  137. Episode 138

    Show #1223

    Nov 16, 1989

  138. Episode 139

    Show #1224

    Nov 17, 1989

  139. Episode 140

    Show #1225

    Nov 21, 1989

  140. Episode 141

    Show #1226

    Nov 22, 1989

  141. Episode 142

    Show #1227

    Nov 23, 1989

  142. Episode 143

    Show #1228

    Nov 24, 1989

  143. Episode 144

    Show #1229

    Nov 28, 1989

    Via satellite from Tulsa: Roy Clark washes his truck; Roseanne (Barr) plugs her book (My Life As A Woman) and movie (She-Devil); more long distance chess with Garry Kasparov; Phil Collins sings ""Another Day In Paradise.""

  144. Episode 145

    Show #1230

    Nov 29, 1989

  145. Episode 146

    Show #1231

    Nov 30, 1989

  146. Episode 147

    Show #1232

    Dec 1, 1989

  147. Episode 148

    Show #1233

    Dec 12, 1989

  148. Episode 149

    Show #1234

    Dec 13, 1989

  149. Episode 150

    Show #1235

    Dec 14, 1989

  150. Episode 151

    Show #1236

    Dec 15, 1989

  151. Episode 152

    Show #1237

    Dec 19, 1989

  152. Episode 153

    Show #1238

    Dec 20, 1989

  153. Episode 154

    Show #1239

    Dec 21, 1989

    Paul does a commercial for new Late Night fragrances, ""Letterman,"" and ""Forever Biff.""

  154. Episode 155

    Show #1240

    Dec 22, 1989

  155. Episode 156

    Show #1241

    Dec 26, 1989

  156. Episode 157

    Show #1242

    Dec 27, 1989

  157. Episode 158

    Show #1243

    Dec 28, 1989

  158. Episode 159

    Show #1244

    Dec 29, 1989

  159. Episode 160

    Show #1245

    Jan 9, 1990

  160. Episode 161

    Show #1246

    Jan 10, 1990

  161. Episode 162

    Show #1247

    Jan 11, 1990

  162. Episode 163

    Show #1248

    Jan 12, 1990

  163. Episode 164

    Show #1249

    Jan 16, 1990

  164. Episode 165

    Show #1250

    Jan 17, 1990

    Dave chats with artist Reinhold Marxhausen, inventor of the ""Stardust"" sound sculpture (which puts Dave ""in the mind of fairies"").

  165. Episode 166

    Show #1251

    Jan 18, 1990

  166. Episode 167

    Show #1252

    Jan 19, 1990

  167. Episode 168

    Show #1253

    Jan 22, 1990