Seasons & episodes
S8 · E183Piedmont Bird Callers, Hank Azaria, Maria McKee 2001-07-16
Rather than come out of nowhere, Dave orders the muscle guy to pummel Alan; during a segment called "Summertime Leftovers," Dave once again shows footage of his "look-alike" (himself, circa his morning show) playing "Camptown Races" on the fiddle; Simpsons star Hank Azaria plugs America's Sweethearts.
S8 · E184Kelly Ripa, Bob Sarlotte 2001-07-17
Alan is caught nibbling on a pizza, but surprisingly doesn't get beaten up; Dave makes a snarky comment about Jay Leno's chin; former David Letterman Show announcer Bob Sarlette talks football with Dave over the closing credits.
S8 · E185John McEnroe, Youssou N'Dour 2001-07-18
Alan orders a pizza, and the delivery guy beats him up; live via satellite from the Indianapolis suburbs, Dorothy celebrates her 80th birthday with a Dave impersonator and a fridge full of Colt 45®; John McEnroe is interviewed twice after Dave gets curious as to which fellow tennis players he's dated.
S8 · E186Jon Favreau, The Holmes Brothers 2001-07-19
Another pizza for Alan results in another beating for Alan; Dave shows a photo of the FBI Building with the "I" missing; Joan Osbourne and The Holmes Brothers perform "Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down."
S8 · E187Billy Crystal, Al Lubel 2001-07-20
Dave brags about his mom's 80th birthday "whoop-tee-doo and grabass" this weekend; during Mailbag, Dave rescues Paul from The Man on Fire; Billy Crystal clobbers the guy who regularly beats up Alan.
S8 · E188Jeff Meyer, Christopher Walken, Widespread Panic 2001-07-23
A celebration for Calvert's 80th birthday turns into an excuse for Dave to ignore him and flirt with the Hi-Ho girls; Dave chats with Jeff Meyer, who named a poplar tree after Daddy; Christopher Walken talks about his recent appearance in the Fatboy Slim video "Weapon of Choice."
S8 · E189Tom Selleck, David Rakoff 2001-07-24
Delbert McClinton sits in; Steph/Monty (live via telephone from the 12th floor) discusses in length her plans from last weekend; Tom Selleck introduces an old movie clip of him, and then plays the ukulele.
S8 · E190Mark Wahlberg, Michael Lomonaco, Tegan & Sara 2001-07-25
Dave proudly announces that he's wearing orange socks tonight, but only so he can shove Steph's face into a birthday cake after the show; Alan gets beat up yet again, and remains bruised and bloodied for the rest of the show; Mark Wahlberg promotes the remake of Planet of the Apes.
S8 · E191Greg Kinnear, Afro Celt Sound System & Peter Gabriel 2001-07-26
The tambourine player sitting in with the band beats up Alan; Dave shows another old comedy clip to kill time (Show #818, Dave's harassment of delivery people); Greg Kinnear tells Dave what it's like to pilot a single-engine airplane.
S8 · E192Marilu Henner, Hugh Fink 2001-07-27
Mailbag: "How long has Paul been bald?" Dave fears that this might be a sensitive question, but Paul rubs his chin anyway. A flashback reveals that Paul used to have a long, wavy mane before an accident with Dave's chemistry set turned him into a bald, hideous freak. Vowing revenge, Paul turns into a superhero and eggs Dave's car.
S8 · E193Kristin Davis, Nanci Griffith, Mark Borschardt 2001-07-30
Some guy dressed up as "Lance Armstrong" comes onstage on a bicycle and beats up Alan, then runs over to Hello Deli to pummel Rupert. Later, Dave shows photos of him stuffing Steph/Monty's face into a birthday cake, while filmmakers Mark Borchardt and Mike Shank go to Comic-Con.
S8 · E194Sean Combs 2001-07-31
Dave makes Rupert play a deli-themed version of "Beat the Clock." Later, after his conversation with Sean Combs goes longer than expected, Dave is forced to chat with newsanchor Daljit Dhaliwal for only a few seconds.
S8 · E195Lance Armstrong, Thora Birch, Jamie O'Neal 2001-08-01
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S8 · E196Nicole Kidman, Iggy Pop 2001-08-02
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S8 · E197Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Ross 2001-08-03
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S9 · E1Will Ferrell, Tom Dreesen 2001-08-20
Dave announces that instead of "whatever," from now on he will be saying "wherever"; during a segment called "While We Were Out," the male staff members commemorate a minor design change on the stage by sitting in Dave's chair buck naked; Will Ferrell makes a threating message in song to Barbra Streisand.
S9 · E2Bob Newhart, Maxwell 2001-08-21
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S9 · E3National Hollerin' Champions, Julia Stiles, Habib Koite & Bamada 2001-08-22
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S9 · E4Brooke Shields, John McEnroe, Joe Henry 2001-08-23
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S9 · E5Eric Kraff, Goran Ivanisevic 2001-08-24
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S9 · E6Connie Chung 2001-08-27
Dave points out that Tony Mendez is mentioned in this week's "Talk of the Town" column in The New Yorker. Later, Jude Brennan makes her last appearance as the bitchy "Mrs. Letterman."
S9 · E7Jason Biggs, Daniel Tosh, Etta James 2001-08-28
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S9 · E8Charles Grodin, Michael Franti & Spearhead 2001-08-29
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S9 · E9Sarah Jessica Parker, John Witherspoon 2001-08-30
Mayor Guiliani interrupts Dave's monologue; Sarah Jessica Parker promotes "Sex & the City."