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Late Show with David Letterman : Season 6
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Air date: 31 Aug '98 - 213 episodesLate Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is Paul Shaffer. The head writer is Matt Roberts and the announcer is Alan Kalter. Of the major U.S. late-night programs, Late Show ranks second in cumulative average viewers over time and third in number of episodes over time. The show leads other late night shows in ad revenue with $271 million in 2009. In most U.S. markets the show airs at 11:35 p.m. Eastern/Pacific time, but is recorded Monday through Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m and 6:00 p.m. The second Thursday episode usually airs on Friday of that week. In 2002, Late Show with David Letterman was ranked No. 7 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. CBS has a contract with Worldwide Pants...
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List of Episodes (213)
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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101. Robin Wright Penn, Richard Kind, Chris Isaak
10 Feb '99Dave rants about the internet, while Bob Borden literally searches for a valentine.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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102. Sandra Bullock, James Carville, Hootie & The Blowfish
11 Feb '99Orlando Antigua of the Harlem Globetrotters helps out during ""Know Your Current Events,"" while Sandra Bullock promotes Forces of Nature.
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103. Richard Simmons, Sarah O'Hare, Ondar
12 Feb '99Dave discusses signature sign-offs and announces his new one will be ""Keep a light coat of oil on it""; during Mailbag, Gerard discusses nudity in film and gets distracted by his speech very easily; Richard Simmons flies around a la Cupid before his interview, but storms off after Dave kisses Nadine and the Mailbag Girl.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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104. Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce
15 Feb '99Tonight marks the debut of ""Alan Kalter's Secret Word."" Tonight's utterance: ""gristle."" Also, racing star Jeff Gordon presents the Top Ten, while Dave gives the blue cards for the ""What They'll Be Doing Next"" segment to Corky Ramirez to send to the comedy museum.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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105. Andy Garcia, Tara Lipinksi, Wendy Liebman
16 Feb '99Lou Soloff of Blood, Sweat and Tears sits in with the horn section; Alan's secret word is ""magnesium""; Dave chats with champion figure skater Tara Lipinski.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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106. Andie MacDowell, Mike Judge, Julian Lennon
17 Feb '99The secret word is ""mongoose""; ten West Point cadet presents the Top Ten; Julian Lennon performs The Beatles' ""Don't Let Me Down.""
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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107. Magic Johnson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jewel
18 Feb '99The secret word is ""hydraulic""; Dave gives a photographer in the audience a Polaroid to shoot pictures during the show; Jake Gyllenhaal plugs October Sky.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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108. Lauren Bacall, Greg Smith, Sugar Ray
19 Feb '99The secret word is ""buttress""; during Mailbag, Dave and Linda Tripp appear on $25,000 Pyramid; ten hot dog vendors present the Top Ten.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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109. Matthew Broderick, Sheryl Crow
22 Feb '99Dave takes five minutes to comment on the sudden death of Gene Siskel, then shows a clip from his last appearance on the show; Alan interrupts to show everybody his gritty new 10-10-346 ad; Dave claims that if you want to hear #1 of the ""Top Ten Mike Tyson Complaints About TV,"" you have to go to his web site.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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110. Kid Scientists, Jesse Ventura
23 Feb '99Alan's secret word is ""bobcat,"" and the jackpot now stands at ""seven hundred damn dollars!"" Also, Kreskin participates in a new game called ""North Dakota/South Dakota,"" where he must correctly guess which state a mystery person is calling from.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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111. Uma Thurman, Tom Green, De La Guarda
24 Feb '99The secret word is ""barnacle;"" Dave answers a phone call from Sweden; in a segment about the hype surrounding Star Wars Episode One, George Clarke impersonates Mark Hamill.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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112. Eriq La Salle, Homer Hickman, Blondie
25 Feb '99The secret word is ""corpuscular."" Meanwhile, Dave chats with Homer Hickam, the NASA shuttle instructor whose life inspired the recent film October Sky.
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113. James Coburn, Will Ferrall, Marvelous Three
26 Feb '99The secret word is ""combustible,"" and the stakes have been raised to an even thousand; during Mailbag, Harold Larkin starts bleeding from the neck, which happens to be a common side effect of using Head & Shoulders shampoo; Will Ferrell sings about things at random.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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114. Brooke Shields, Peter Hillary
01 Mar '99
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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115. Ian McKellen, Reese Witherspoon, The Roots & Erykah Badu
02 Mar '99The secret word is ""saluki""; live via satellite, the employees of the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama opens up suitcases; The Roots (featuring Erykah Badu) performs ""You Got Me.""
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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116. Kid Turkey Callers, Mark Wahlberg, Fresh Step
03 Mar '99Dave rants about tonight's Barbara Walters/Monica Lewinsky interview; the secret word is ""luggage,"" with the grand prize reaching $1300; the latest roll call singles out Tom Cruise's manicurist, Tom Cruise's dressmaker, and ""Tom Cruise"" (Calvert) himself; Dave and Paul comment on the death of Dusty Springfield.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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117. Billy Crystal, George Miller
04 Mar '99The secret word is ""viscous,"" while George Miller rants about the media.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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118. Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Altman, Everclear
05 Mar '99The secret word is ""melancholia,"" while ""Oprah"" (Pat Farmer) flirts with ""John Travolta"" (Kenny Sheehan).
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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119. Norm MacDonald, Jeff Beck
22 Mar '99The secret word is ""lederhosen""; the second-ever ""Alan Kalter's Where Are They Now?"" reveals that Alan Hale, Jr. has been dead for several years now; Don King helps Norm MacDonald promote his new show.
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120. Elizabeth Hurley, Katie Holmes, Cake
23 Mar '99The secret word is ""Ionosphere,"" with the prize now standing at ""$1700 damn dollars!"" Meanwhile, Gaines awkwardly interrupts Dave's interview with Elizabeth Hurley to answer a question Dave asked Rob Burnett at the start of the show.
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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121. Stupid Human Tricks, Craig Kilborn, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, and Dolly Parton
24 Mar '99The secret word is ""shipjack""; Dave shows a meat identification kit, complete with photographs of each form of meat; Craig Kilborn promotes his new talk show; Emmylou Harris and a rotund Linda Ronstadt perform Leonard Cohen's ""Sisters of Mercy.""
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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122. Elton John, Henry Kissinger, LeAnn Rimes
25 Mar '99The secret word is ""bilious,"" which is coincidental because Dave feels under the weather. Also, Elton John and Leann Rimes perform ""Written in the Stars.""
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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123. Ron Howard, Charlotte Church
26 Mar '99Dave bids farewell to Tom Snyder (his last show aired that night), then says get well to Johnny Carson (who had major surgery). Also, the secret word is ""elliptical.""
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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124. Marv Albert, Diane Lane, Blur
29 Mar '99Dave hollers about 60 Minutes, then claims that somebody won the Secret Word ""contest"" on Friday; tonight's Secret Word is ""meniscus,"" with the jackpot reduced to a hundred dollars; Blur (featuring the Boys Choir of Harlem) performs ""Coffee & TV.""
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Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
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125. Laurence Fishburne, Sister Carol Anne Corley, Wilco
30 Mar '99The opening sequence is altered; the secret word is ""taconite""; Dave chats with Sister Carol Anne Corley, a nun who's also a master of fly-fishing.
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