Late Night with David Letterman — Season 5
About this season
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.
Episodes (138)
3. 861111
Aired 11 November 1986 • 60 min
4. 860804
Aired 4 August 1986 • 60 min
5. 860729
Aired 29 July 1986 • 60 min
6. 860728
Aired 28 July 1986 • 60 min
7. 860626
Aired 26 June 1986 • 60 min
8. 860805
Aired 5 August 1986 • 60 min
9. 861112
Aired 12 November 1986 • 60 min
10. 860625
Aired 25 June 1986 • 60 min
11. 860717
Aired 17 July 1986 • 60 min
12. 860623
Aired 23 June 1986 • 60 min
13. 860714
Aired 14 July 1986 • 60 min
14. 860731
Aired 31 July 1986 • 60 min
15. 860624
Aired 24 June 1986 • 60 min
16. 860818
Aired 18 August 1986 • 60 min
17. 861124
Aired 24 November 1986 • 60 min
18. 860730
Aired 30 July 1986 • 60 min
19. 860807
Aired 7 August 1986 • 60 min
20. 860819
Aired 19 August 1986 • 60 min
21. 861113
Aired 13 November 1986 • 60 min
22. 860806
Aired 6 August 1986 • 60 min
23. 860917
Aired 17 September 1986 • 60 min
24. 860709
Aired 9 July 1986 • 60 min
25. 860710
Aired 10 July 1986 • 60 min
26. 860724
Aired 24 July 1986 • 60 min
27. 860723
Aired 23 July 1986 • 60 min
28. 860915
Aired 15 September 1986 • 60 min
29. 860916
Aired 16 September 1986 • 60 min
30. 860722
Aired 22 July 1986 • 60 min
31. 860918
Aired 18 September 1986 • 60 min
32. 860813
Aired 13 August 1986 • 60 min
33. 860721
Aired 21 July 1986 • 60 min
34. 860923
Aired 23 September 1986 • 60 min
35. 860924
Aired 24 September 1986 • 60 min
36. 860925
Aired 25 September 1986 • 60 min
37. 860814
Aired 14 August 1986 • 60 min
38. 860811
Aired 11 August 1986 • 60 min
39. 870115
Aired 15 January 1987 • 60 min
40. 860708
Aired 8 July 1986 • 60 min
41. 860707
Aired 7 July 1986 • 60 min
42. 861013
Aired 13 October 1986 • 60 min
43. 861125
Aired 25 November 1986 • 60 min
44. 861222
Aired 22 December 1986 • 60 min
45. 861027
Aired 27 October 1986 • 60 min
46. 861028
Aired 28 October 1986 • 60 min
47. 861016
Aired 16 October 1986 • 60 min
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.
48. 861015
Aired 15 October 1986 • 60 min
49. 861014
Aired 14 October 1986 • 60 min
50. 861126
Aired 26 November 1986 • 60 min
51. 870112
Aired 12 January 1987 • 60 min
52. 861029
Aired 29 October 1986 • 60 min
53. 861030
Aired 30 October 1986 • 60 min
54. 860908
Aired 8 September 1986 • 60 min
55. 870113
Aired 13 January 1987 • 60 min
56. 870114
Aired 14 January 1987 • 60 min
57. 860812
Aired 12 August 1986 • 60 min
58. 861008
Aired 8 October 1986 • 60 min
59. 860909
Aired 9 September 1986 • 60 min
60. 861006
Aired 6 October 1986 • 60 min
61. 861106
Aired 6 November 1986 • 60 min
62. 860716
Aired 16 July 1986 • 60 min
63. 861007
Aired 7 October 1986 • 60 min
64. 860715
Aired 15 July 1986 • 60 min
65. 861105
Aired 5 November 1986 • 60 min
66. 861103
Aired 3 November 1986 • 60 min
67. 860820
Aired 20 August 1986 • 60 min
68. 860911
Aired 11 September 1986 • 60 min
69. 860910
Aired 10 September 1986 • 60 min
70. 860929
Aired 29 September 1986 • 60 min
71. 860930
Aired 30 September 1986 • 60 min
72. 861001
Aired 1 October 1986 • 60 min
73. 861002
Aired 2 October 1986 • 60 min
74. 860821
Aired 21 August 1986 • 60 min
75. 861009
Aired 9 October 1986 • 60 min
76. 860617
Aired 17 June 1986 • 60 min
77. 860618
Aired 18 June 1986 • 60 min
78. 860616
Aired 16 June 1986 • 60 min
79. 860619
Aired 19 June 1986 • 60 min
""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.""
80. Show #0659
Aired 3 February 1986 • 60 min
81. Show #0660
Aired 4 February 1986 • 60 min
82. Show #0661
Aired 5 February 1986 • 60 min
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.
83. Show #0662
Aired 6 February 1986 • 60 min
84. Show #0663
Aired 10 February 1986 • 60 min
85. Show #0664
Aired 11 February 1986 • 60 min
86. Show #0665
Aired 12 February 1986 • 60 min
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.
87. Show #0666
Aired 13 February 1986 • 60 min
88. Show #0667
Aired 17 February 1986 • 60 min
89. Show #0668
Aired 18 February 1986 • 60 min
90. Show #0669
Aired 19 February 1986 • 60 min
91. Show #0670
Aired 20 February 1986 • 60 min
92. Show #0671
Aired 24 February 1986 • 60 min
93. Show #0672
Aired 25 February 1986 • 60 min
94. Show #0673
Aired 26 February 1986 • 60 min
95. Show #0674
Aired 27 February 1986 • 60 min
96. Show #0675
Aired 10 March 1986 • 60 min
97. Show #0676
Aired 11 March 1986 • 60 min
98. Show #0677
Aired 12 March 1986 • 60 min
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.
99. Show #0678
Aired 13 March 1986 • 60 min
100. Show #0679
Aired 17 March 1986 • 60 min
101. Show #0680
Aired 18 March 1986 • 60 min
102. Show #0681
Aired 19 March 1986 • 60 min
103. Show #0682
Aired 20 March 1986 • 60 min
104. Show #0683
Aired 24 March 1986 • 60 min
105. Show #0684
Aired 25 March 1986 • 60 min
106. Show #0685
Aired 26 March 1986 • 60 min
107. Show #0686
Aired 27 March 1986 • 60 min
108. Show #0687
Aired 31 March 1986 • 60 min
109. Show #0688
Aired 1 April 1986 • 60 min
110. Show #0689
Aired 2 April 1986 • 60 min
111. Show #0690
Aired 3 April 1986 • 60 min
112. Show #0691
Aired 7 April 1986 • 60 min
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.
113. Show #0692
Aired 8 April 1986 • 60 min
114. Show #0693
Aired 9 April 1986 • 60 min
115. Show #0694
Aired 10 April 1986 • 60 min
116. Show #0695
Aired 21 April 1986 • 60 min
117. Show #0696
Aired 22 April 1986 • 60 min
118. Show #0697
Aired 23 April 1986 • 60 min
119. Show #0698
Aired 24 April 1986 • 60 min
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.
120. Show #0699
Aired 28 April 1986 • 60 min
121. Show #0700
Aired 29 April 1986 • 60 min
122. Show #0701
Aired 30 April 1986 • 60 min
123. Show #0702
Aired 1 May 1986 • 60 min
124. Show #0703
Aired 5 May 1986 • 60 min
125. Show #0704
Aired 6 May 1986 • 60 min
126. Show #0705
Aired 7 May 1986 • 60 min
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.
127. Show #0706
Aired 8 May 1986 • 60 min
128. Show #0707
Aired 9 May 1986 • 60 min
129. Show #0708
Aired 12 May 1986 • 60 min
130. Show #0709
Aired 13 May 1986 • 60 min
131. Show #0710
Aired 14 May 1986 • 60 min
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.
132. Show #0711
Aired 15 May 1986 • 60 min
133. Show #0712
Aired 19 May 1986 • 60 min
134. Show #0713
Aired 20 May 1986 • 60 min
135. Show #0714
Aired 21 May 1986 • 60 min
136. Show #0715
Aired 22 May 1986 • 60 min
137. Show #0716
Aired 26 May 1986 • 60 min
138. Show #0717
Aired 27 May 1986 • 60 min
139. Show #0718
Aired 28 May 1986 • 60 min
140. Show #0719
Aired 29 May 1986 • 60 min