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S4 · E73Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry O'Connell, Oseola McCarty, Deana Carter 1996-12-30

Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier. Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time without Roseanne.

S4 · E74Tom Arnold, Kamarr, Joe Queenan 1996-12-31

Calvert DeForest is live at Times Square as the show is taped hours earlier; Tom Arnold appears again on New Year's Eve, this time without Roseanne; Biff gets scissors from Dave to get rid of the Cabbage Patch doll chewing on his ear; Kamarr the Discount Magician tries in vain to impress the audience.

S4 · E75Alec Baldwin, Cast of Chicago 1997-01-02

Dave introduces an audience member named Tara to Alec Baldwin; Dave shows a drawing of him in a 70's-era leisure suit; from the hit Broadway revival ""Chicago,"" Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking perform ""And All That Jazz.""

S4 · E76Courtney Cox, Lee Marek, Damon Hill 1997-01-03

During CBS Mailbag, a viewer asks what Dave did for New Year's. Dave flashes back to a wild night with a bunch of fabulous babes, while Paul brings him back to earth, and Dave flashes back to a night spent at the laundromat drinking Tide.

S4 · E77Kids Tell Jokes, Tracey Ullman, B.B. King 1997-01-06

BB King sits in; Dave accidentally tears up the Top Ten blue card, so he reads the list via teleprompter; Tracey Ullman promotes her new HBO show, ""Tracey Takes On...""

S4 · E78Ray Liotta, Norm MacDonald 1997-01-07

Dave swipes Tony's gum, which he had tried to hide on top of one of the cameras. Also, Rupert of Hello Deli is pitted against Amando of Stage Deli in a little competition called ""The King of Meats."" It was a close battle throughout, but Amando ends up victorious.

S4 · E79Woody Harrelson, Jackie Chan, John Pizzarelli 1997-01-08

Dave fondly looks back at the one-year anniversary of ""El Blizzardo,"" then does a spit take with Windex®. Also, Woody Harrelson plugs hemp products and The People vs. Larry Flint.

S4 · E80Matt Dillon, Rebecca Ramijn, Cassandra Wilson 1997-01-09

Dave sends an audience babe out to get some snow, and throughout the night the show is interrupted by a three-way snowball war between Dave, Inky and Anton.

S4 · E81Eddie Murphy, Dwight Yoakam, Veronica Paridee 1997-01-10

An audience member celebrating her birthday dances onstage; Inky threatens to throw a rock at Dave; Dave chats with a nine-year-old girl that delivered her baby brother in a stuck elevator; Inky settles his differences and dances with Kim the audience girl.

S4 · E82Kevin Spacey, Madeline Kahn, Harry Hill 1997-01-13

Dave deems the show to be such a success that he announces the production of four spin-offs, ""Rupert Touches Meat,"" ""Leonard's Candid Camera,"" ""Kenny's Baywatch"" (with the stagehands running in slow motion), and ""Late Show with Carlos Huaycaga.""

S4 · E83Penelope Ann Miller, Skeet Ulrich, BR5-49 1997-01-14

It's time for another Late Show experiment: ""Who Will Get Kicked Out of TGIF's Sooner, a Shirtless Guy or a Guy with Ten Dogs?"" Answer: the shirtless guy. Later, Dave instructs Chris from the audience to negotiate with TGIF (where he works), and soon enough, everyone is allowed inside.

S4 · E84Chris O'Donnell, Debbie Reynolds, Yo Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Conner 1997-01-15

Dave shows QVC footage of a Cabbage Patch Bill Clinton doll eating French fries; Actor Chris O'Donnell does a Stupid Human Trick; the drama class from Calhoun High School re-enacts the first half of the show.

S4 · E85Tom Selleck, Art Donovan, Babyface 1997-01-16

Paul shows a clip of his new home video ""The Late Show Made Easy,"" while ""Know Your Cuts of Meat"" makes its debut on ""Know Your Current Events.""

S4 · E86Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, Kevin Brennan 1997-01-17

It's an ""All Kevin Spectacular"" as Kevin Kline, Kevin Sorbo, and Kevin Brennan guest on the show. The closing credits on the show include all staffers named Kevin (Kevin Burnett, Kevin Foley, Kevin Gaines, Kevin Mulligan [actually the name of Gerard's son], and so on).

S4 · E87David Schwimmer, Carmen Electra, Sheryl Crow 1997-01-27

Alan interrupts the monologue to comment on yesterday's Packers-Patriots Super Bowl; an audience member receives Dave's autograph; Calvert reports from New Orleans, where football fans are still celebrating after yesterday's championship.

S4 · E88Tony Danza, Desmond Howard, Helena Bonham Carter 1997-01-28

Biff presides over another segment of ""What They Would Have Had for Lunch If They Were Still Alive."" Tonight, Lorne Greene: ""a BLT."" Also, Tony Williams sits in on drums, while Dave introduces Paul as ""Little Jimmy Dickens.""

S4 · E89Dan Rather, Jane Leeves, Tori Amos 1997-01-29

Dave calls up an audience guy to meet Tori Amos, but he has to frisk him first.

S4 · E90Matthew Perry, Natasha Lyonne, Jewel 1997-01-30

Dave shows a promo of ""Rupert Jee's Private Parts,"" a spoof of the upcoming Howard Stern movie. Amongst those who participate in this parody are Rupert, Leonard, and ""Paul Shaffer as ‘David Letterman.'""

S4 · E91Rhea Perlman, Ray Ramano, Ice Cube 1997-01-31

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S4 · E92Stupid Human Tricks, Elle MacPherson, Charles Barkley 1997-02-03

Dave celebrates a decade and a half in late night television by introducing some of his favorite Stupid Human Tricks. Later, he chats with basketball star Charles Barkley.

S4 · E93Isabella Rossellini, Billy Bob Thorton, Tokyo Shock Boys 1997-02-04

In honor of the re-release of the entire Star Wars trilogy, Dave moves his coffee mug with a little help from ""the force""; Billy Bob Thornton promotes his Academy Award-nominated film Sling Blade; the acrobatic Tokyo Stunt Boys bomb in their first (and ultimately only) American television performance.

S4 · E94Fran Drescher, Eva Herzigova, Tony Bennett 1997-02-05

Flugelhorn great Al Chez sits in with the band, while Leonard appears in a educational film about the First Thanksgiving.

S4 · E95Pierce Brosnan, Lance Alstodt, Brian Regan 1997-02-06

Know Your Current Events: Dave promises an audience participant named Brian (who Dave keeps calling ""Larry"") that if he can kick a field goal outside, he can sit onstage. Brian hits the field goal post at 20 yards and wins his onstage seat.

S4 · E96Brett Favre, David Spade, Silverchair 1997-02-07

Mailbag: Paul appears in a commercial for ""Uncle Dave's Non-Alcoholic Gin."" Also, Dave and Green Bay Packers QB Brett Farve throw footballs into cabs, and David Spade promotes his new sitcom, ""Just Shoot Me.""

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