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Late Night with David Letterman

Season 4

1985 · 89 episodes

  1. 2. 850730

    1985-07-30 · 60m

  2. 3. 850422

    1985-04-22 · 60m

  3. 4. 851017

    1985-10-17 · 60m

    Cold open: Dave rips Arnold Schwarzenegger's sport coat; ""Viewer Mail;"" Dave talks with Arnold and tries to coax fiancee Maria Shriver from the green room; a confused Chris Elliott is under the seats for ""The Fugitive Guy;"" Julia Child makes an omelet; a surprise walk-on from George Burns.

  4. 5. 850402

    1985-04-02 · 60m

  5. 6. 851010

    1985-10-10 · 60m

  6. 7. 851016

    1985-10-16 · 60m

  7. 8. 850731

    1985-07-31 · 60m

  8. 9. 850821

    1985-08-21 · 60m

  9. 10. 850909

    1985-09-09 · 60m

  10. 11. 850819

    1985-08-19 · 60m

    Included: ""Brush with Greatness,"" now with writer's embellishments.

  11. 12. 850820

    1985-08-20 · 60m

    Tom Hanks plugs Volunteers; Chris Elliott is ""The Fugitive Guy;"" Mickey Mantle visits.

  12. 13. 850917

    1985-09-17 · 60m

  13. 14. 850829

    1985-08-29 · 60m

  14. 15. 850925

    1985-09-25 · 60m

  15. 16. 850828

    1985-08-28 · 60m

  16. 17. 850923

    1985-09-23 · 60m

  17. 18. 850826

    1985-08-26 · 60m

  18. 19. 850410

    1985-04-10 · 60m

  19. 20. 850827

    1985-08-27 · 60m

  20. 21. 850822

    1985-08-22 · 60m

    Returning NBC affiliate WSAV in Savannah, GA., is brought up to date throughout the show with ""Al Frisch's NBC Theatre;"" ""Viewer Mail;"" Ohio State Fair blue ribbon prize winner Seth Miranda displays giant fruits and vegetables; Chris Elliott with a look at ""The Fugitive Guy;"" a tour of 46th St.; fashion designer Dianne Brill visits.

  21. 22. 850930

    1985-09-30 · 60m

  22. 23. 850710

    1985-07-10 · 60m

  23. 24. 850625

    1985-06-25 · 60m

  24. 25. Show #0520

    1985-02-26 · 60m

  25. 26. Show #0545

    1985-05-06 · 60m

  26. 27. Show #0546

    1985-05-07 · 60m

  27. 28. Show #0547

    1985-05-08 · 60m

  28. 29. Show #0548

    1985-05-09 · 60m

  29. 30. Show #0549

    1985-05-13 · 60m

  30. 31. Show #0550

    1985-05-14 · 60m

  31. 32. Show #0551

    1985-05-15 · 60m

  32. 33. Show #0552

    1985-05-16 · 60m

    It's the 552nd ""Late Night"" program, and the fourth to originate in L.A. County. The Hollywood sign behind Dave reads ""El Monte."" Within that backdrop, Mayor Tom Bradley throws things behind Dave's desk, with the obligatory crashing noises. Johnny Carson drops by with a quick-to-assemble ""Tonight Show"" desk.

  33. 34. Show #0553

    1985-05-20 · 60m

  34. 35. Show #0554

    1985-05-21 · 60m

  35. 36. Show #0555

    1985-05-22 · 60m

  36. 37. Show #0556

    1985-05-23 · 60m

  37. 38. Show #0557

    1985-05-27 · 60m

  38. 39. Show #0558

    1985-05-28 · 60m

  39. 40. Show #0559

    1985-05-29 · 60m

  40. 41. Show #0560

    1985-05-30 · 60m

  41. 42. Show #0561

    1985-06-03 · 60m

  42. 43. Show #0562

    1985-06-04 · 60m

  43. 44. Show #0563

    1985-06-05 · 60m

  44. 45. Show #0564

    1985-06-06 · 60m

  45. 46. Show #0565

    1985-06-10 · 60m

  46. 47. Show #0566

    1985-06-11 · 60m

  47. 48. Show #0567

    1985-06-12 · 60m

  48. 49. Show #0568

    1985-06-13 · 60m

  49. 50. Show #0569

    1985-06-17 · 60m

  50. 51. Show #0570

    1985-06-18 · 60m

  51. 52. Show #0571

    1985-06-19 · 60m

  52. 53. Show #0572

    1985-06-20 · 60m

  53. 54. Show #0622

    1985-11-04 · 60m

  54. 55. Show #0623

    1985-11-05 · 60m

    ""Top 10 Complaints About Brent Musberger;"" ""Dumb Ads;"" Lily Tomlin; Dave answers the NBC complaint line; Sting and Branford Marsalis perform ""Roxanne,"" and talk about Bring On The Night.

  55. 56. Show #0624

    1985-11-06 · 60m

  56. 57. Show #0625

    1985-11-07 · 60m

  57. 58. Show #0626

    1985-11-11 · 60m

  58. 59. Show #0627

    1985-11-12 · 60m

  59. 60. Show #0628

    1985-11-13 · 60m

  60. 61. Show #0629

    1985-11-14 · 60m

  61. 62. Show #0630

    1985-11-18 · 60m

  62. 63. Show #0631

    1985-11-19 · 60m

  63. 64. Show #0632

    1985-11-20 · 60m

  64. 65. Show #0633

    1985-11-21 · 60m

  65. 66. Show #0634

    1985-11-26 · 60m

    Cold opening: ""Grant Tinker"" comments on sending ""Tom and the gang"" to Tokyo for the Late Night ""Japanese Show;"" Dave and interpreter Mako Hatori look at New Gift Items; Kenny Rogers visits; Larry ""Bud"" with ""Ask Mr. Melmansan""; Randy Bass on being an American playing professional baseball in Japan; Japanese game show producer Masahiro Takahashi is interviewed by Dave and Mako.

  66. 67. Show #0635

    1985-11-27 · 60m

  67. 68. Show #0636

    1985-12-09 · 60m

  68. 69. Show #0637

    1985-12-10 · 60m

  69. 70. Show #0638

    1985-12-11 · 60m

  70. 71. Show #0639

    1985-12-12 · 60m

  71. 72. Show #0640

    1985-12-16 · 60m

    General Electric has responded to the show's first batch of jokes. As such, Letterman has his own pushbutton and a brochure on pushbuttons, courtesy of G.E.'s General Purpose Control Department in Bloomington, Illinois. Before getting to the guests, Letterman shows off actual Christmas items.

  72. 73. Show #0641

    1985-12-17 · 60m

  73. 74. Show #0642

    1985-12-18 · 60m

  74. 75. Show #0643

    1985-12-19 · 60m

  75. 76. Show #0644

    1985-12-23 · 60m

  76. 77. Show #0645

    1985-12-25 · 60m

  77. 78. Show #0646

    1985-12-26 · 60m

  78. 79. Show #0647

    1986-01-06 · 60m

  79. 80. Show #0648

    1986-01-07 · 60m

  80. 81. Show #0649

    1986-01-08 · 60m

  81. 82. Show #0650

    1986-01-09 · 60m

  82. 83. Show #0651

    1986-01-13 · 60m

  83. 84. Show #0652

    1986-01-14 · 60m

  84. 85. Show #0653

    1986-01-15 · 60m

  85. 86. Show #0654

    1986-01-16 · 60m

  86. 87. Show #0655

    1986-01-27 · 60m

  87. 88. Show #0656

    1986-01-28 · 60m

  88. 89. Show #0657

    1986-01-29 · 60m

  89. 90. Show #0658

    1986-01-30 · 60m

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