Late Night with David Letterman: Season 5

Episodes

1. 3. 861111

   Nov 11, 1986 · 1h

2. 4. 860804

   Aug 4, 1986 · 1h

3. 5. 860729

   Jul 29, 1986 · 1h

4. 6. 860728

   Jul 28, 1986 · 1h

5. 7. 860626

   Jun 26, 1986 · 1h

6. 8. 860805

   Aug 5, 1986 · 1h

7. 9. 861112

   Nov 12, 1986 · 1h

8. 10. 860625

   Jun 25, 1986 · 1h

9. 11. 860717

   Jul 17, 1986 · 1h

10. 12. 860623

    Jun 23, 1986 · 1h

11. 13. 860714

    Jul 14, 1986 · 1h

12. 14. 860731

    Jul 31, 1986 · 1h

13. 15. 860624

    Jun 24, 1986 · 1h

14. 16. 860818

    Aug 18, 1986 · 1h

15. 17. 861124

    Nov 24, 1986 · 1h

16. 18. 860730

    Jul 30, 1986 · 1h

17. 19. 860807

    Aug 7, 1986 · 1h

18. 20. 860819

    Aug 19, 1986 · 1h

19. 21. 861113

    Nov 13, 1986 · 1h

20. 22. 860806

    Aug 6, 1986 · 1h

21. 23. 860917

    Sep 17, 1986 · 1h

22. 24. 860709

    Jul 9, 1986 · 1h

23. 25. 860710

    Jul 10, 1986 · 1h

24. 26. 860724

    Jul 24, 1986 · 1h

25. 27. 860723

    Jul 23, 1986 · 1h

26. 28. 860915

    Sep 15, 1986 · 1h

27. 29. 860916

    Sep 16, 1986 · 1h

28. 30. 860722

    Jul 22, 1986 · 1h

29. 31. 860918

    Sep 18, 1986 · 1h

30. 32. 860813

    Aug 13, 1986 · 1h

31. 33. 860721

    Jul 21, 1986 · 1h

32. 34. 860923

    Sep 23, 1986 · 1h

33. 35. 860924

    Sep 24, 1986 · 1h

34. 36. 860925

    Sep 25, 1986 · 1h

35. 37. 860814

    Aug 14, 1986 · 1h

36. 38. 860811

    Aug 11, 1986 · 1h

37. 39. 870115

    Jan 15, 1987 · 1h

38. 40. 860708

    Jul 8, 1986 · 1h

39. 41. 860707

    Jul 7, 1986 · 1h

40. 42. 861013

    Oct 13, 1986 · 1h

41. 43. 861125

    Nov 25, 1986 · 1h

42. 44. 861222

    Dec 22, 1986 · 1h

43. 45. 861027

    Oct 27, 1986 · 1h

44. 46. 861028

    Oct 28, 1986 · 1h

45. 47. 861016

    Oct 16, 1986 · 1h

    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. 48. 861015

    Oct 15, 1986 · 1h

47. 49. 861014

    Oct 14, 1986 · 1h

48. 50. 861126

    Nov 26, 1986 · 1h

49. 51. 870112

    Jan 12, 1987 · 1h

50. 52. 861029

    Oct 29, 1986 · 1h

51. 53. 861030

    Oct 30, 1986 · 1h

52. 54. 860908

    Sep 8, 1986 · 1h

53. 55. 870113

    Jan 13, 1987 · 1h

54. 56. 870114

    Jan 14, 1987 · 1h

55. 57. 860812

    Aug 12, 1986 · 1h

56. 58. 861008

    Oct 8, 1986 · 1h

57. 59. 860909

    Sep 9, 1986 · 1h

58. 60. 861006

    Oct 6, 1986 · 1h

59. 61. 861106

    Nov 6, 1986 · 1h

60. 62. 860716

    Jul 16, 1986 · 1h

61. 63. 861007

    Oct 7, 1986 · 1h

62. 64. 860715

    Jul 15, 1986 · 1h

63. 65. 861105

    Nov 5, 1986 · 1h

64. 66. 861103

    Nov 3, 1986 · 1h

65. 67. 860820

    Aug 20, 1986 · 1h

66. 68. 860911

    Sep 11, 1986 · 1h

67. 69. 860910

    Sep 10, 1986 · 1h

68. 70. 860929

    Sep 29, 1986 · 1h

69. 71. 860930

    Sep 30, 1986 · 1h

70. 72. 861001

    Oct 1, 1986 · 1h

71. 73. 861002

    Oct 2, 1986 · 1h

72. 74. 860821

    Aug 21, 1986 · 1h

73. 75. 861009

    Oct 9, 1986 · 1h

74. 76. 860617

    Jun 17, 1986 · 1h

75. 77. 860618

    Jun 18, 1986 · 1h

76. 78. 860616

    Jun 16, 1986 · 1h

77. 79. 860619

    Jun 19, 1986 · 1h

    ""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. 80. Show #0659

    Feb 3, 1986 · 1h

79. 81. Show #0660

    Feb 4, 1986 · 1h

80. 82. Show #0661

    Feb 5, 1986 · 1h

    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. 83. Show #0662

    Feb 6, 1986 · 1h

82. 84. Show #0663

    Feb 10, 1986 · 1h

83. 85. Show #0664

    Feb 11, 1986 · 1h

84. 86. Show #0665

    Feb 12, 1986 · 1h

    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. 87. Show #0666

    Feb 13, 1986 · 1h

86. 88. Show #0667

    Feb 17, 1986 · 1h

87. 89. Show #0668

    Feb 18, 1986 · 1h

88. 90. Show #0669

    Feb 19, 1986 · 1h

89. 91. Show #0670

    Feb 20, 1986 · 1h

90. 92. Show #0671

    Feb 24, 1986 · 1h

91. 93. Show #0672

    Feb 25, 1986 · 1h

92. 94. Show #0673

    Feb 26, 1986 · 1h

93. 95. Show #0674

    Feb 27, 1986 · 1h

94. 96. Show #0675

    Mar 10, 1986 · 1h

95. 97. Show #0676

    Mar 11, 1986 · 1h

96. 98. Show #0677

    Mar 12, 1986 · 1h

    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. 99. Show #0678

    Mar 13, 1986 · 1h

98. 100. Show #0679

    Mar 17, 1986 · 1h

99. 101. Show #0680

    Mar 18, 1986 · 1h

100. 102. Show #0681

     Mar 19, 1986 · 1h

101. 103. Show #0682

     Mar 20, 1986 · 1h

102. 104. Show #0683

     Mar 24, 1986 · 1h

103. 105. Show #0684

     Mar 25, 1986 · 1h

104. 106. Show #0685

     Mar 26, 1986 · 1h

105. 107. Show #0686

     Mar 27, 1986 · 1h

106. 108. Show #0687

     Mar 31, 1986 · 1h

107. 109. Show #0688

     Apr 1, 1986 · 1h

108. 110. Show #0689

     Apr 2, 1986 · 1h

109. 111. Show #0690

     Apr 3, 1986 · 1h

110. 112. Show #0691

     Apr 7, 1986 · 1h

     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. 113. Show #0692

     Apr 8, 1986 · 1h

112. 114. Show #0693

     Apr 9, 1986 · 1h

113. 115. Show #0694

     Apr 10, 1986 · 1h

114. 116. Show #0695

     Apr 21, 1986 · 1h

115. 117. Show #0696

     Apr 22, 1986 · 1h

116. 118. Show #0697

     Apr 23, 1986 · 1h

117. 119. Show #0698

     Apr 24, 1986 · 1h

     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. 120. Show #0699

     Apr 28, 1986 · 1h

119. 121. Show #0700

     Apr 29, 1986 · 1h

120. 122. Show #0701

     Apr 30, 1986 · 1h

121. 123. Show #0702

     May 1, 1986 · 1h

122. 124. Show #0703

     May 5, 1986 · 1h

123. 125. Show #0704

     May 6, 1986 · 1h

124. 126. Show #0705

     May 7, 1986 · 1h

     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. 127. Show #0706

     May 8, 1986 · 1h

126. 128. Show #0707

     May 9, 1986 · 1h

127. 129. Show #0708

     May 12, 1986 · 1h

128. 130. Show #0709

     May 13, 1986 · 1h

129. 131. Show #0710

     May 14, 1986 · 1h

     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. 132. Show #0711

     May 15, 1986 · 1h

131. 133. Show #0712

     May 19, 1986 · 1h

132. 134. Show #0713

     May 20, 1986 · 1h

133. 135. Show #0714

     May 21, 1986 · 1h

134. 136. Show #0715

     May 22, 1986 · 1h

135. 137. Show #0716

     May 26, 1986 · 1h

136. 138. Show #0717

     May 27, 1986 · 1h

137. 139. Show #0718

     May 28, 1986 · 1h

138. 140. Show #0719

     May 29, 1986 · 1h

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