NaN/100 votes#1 - Terry Bradshaw, Carmen Electra, Eddie Brill
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1997
Dave shows highlights from the annual Labor Day staff cookout on 53rd Street; Terry Bradshaw and stagehand Corky Ramirez both inexplicably break into song.
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#2 - Steven Seagal, Brittany Starr, Beck
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/1997
Warren is caught watching tennis on TV; Dave harasses teen talk show host John Hall; Beck performs ""Devil's Haircut.""
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#3 - Joan Lunden, Chris Rock, Fiona Apple
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/1997
Viewers at home receive the rare opportunity to see the new audience orientation tape (starring Leonard Tepper). Later, Fiona Apple performs ""Criminal.""
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#4 - Geena Davis, Martha Stewart, Robert Carlyle
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/1997
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#5 - Kevin Kline, Jamie Foxx, Sugar Ray
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/1997
On Warren's last night filling in for Paul, he receives a ""Deputy of Comedy"" badge. Later, Sugar Ray performs ""Fly.""
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#6 - Danny DeVito, Patrick Rafter, Tim McGraw
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/1997
Paul returns from filming ""Blues Brothers 2000"" with a shaved head. Meanwhile, Dave, Biff, Regis, Al Roker, and Bob Barker harass people in Central Park.
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#7 - Salma Hayek, Joan Cusak, Louie Anderson
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 9/9/1997
Dave calls the pay phone island outside so that an unsuspecting tourist could participate in a comedy skit. When nobody picks up a phone, Dave goes on the street and invites a guy from Vermont to perform a musical number with Tony Randall.
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#8 - Noah Wylie, Damon Wayons, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/10/1997
Dave is so fascinated by Paul's shaved head (introduced last night) that he has to talk about it at the beginning of the show.
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#9 - Andie MacDowell, Cynthia Cooper, Nanci Griffith & Darius Rucker
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/1997
Paul writes a song for a trucker who participated in ""Know Your Current Events,"" while Dave chats with WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper.
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#10 - Jennifer Jason Leigh, Starr Jones, Bee Gees
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 9/12/1997
Dave chats with CBS star ""Steve Urkel"" (Gerard), while Star Jones plugs ""The View.""
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#11 - George Clooney, Bill Cosby
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 9/22/1997
Dave listens to the philosophies of second-graders in ""Dave Talks to Kids""; George Clooney promotes ""The Peacemaker.""
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#12 - Nicole Kidman, Gregory Hines, God's Property
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/1997
Biff delivers a housewarming gift to a Hooters franchise that just opened, and they send back buffalo wings. Later, an NBC nurse tends to Nicole Kidman's cold.
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#13 - Jennifer Lopez, Michael Lamonico, Bill Engvall
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 9/24/1997
Dave discusses aerosol cheese with last minute guest Chef Michael Lomonaco who says, ""It's great when you're driving, actually. You get a little squirt when you're driving.""
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#14 - Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Lipnicki, Deana Carter
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 9/25/1997
Richard Simmons interupts ""Know Your Current Events""; Drew Carey presents ""Top Ten Signs You Work in a Bad Office""; 7-year-old Jonathan Lipnicki promotes his new sitcom, ""Meego.""
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#15 - Kim Basinger, Ray Ramano, Jackson Browne
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 9/26/1997
In a return to the popular theme nights of yore, the entire LATE SHOW audience consists of freshmen from NYU. During the show, Candice Bergen presents a special college-themed Top Ten list.
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#16 - Fourth Anniversary Special
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 9/29/1997
Dave shows some of his favorite remotes, segments, and comedy clips from the first four years of ""The Late Show.""
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#17 - Fran Drescher, Ryan Tripp, Brooks & Dunn
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 9/29/1997
Bob Borden finally gets to meet Jaleel ""Urkel"" White, while Paul composes a musical number about pastries that resemble celebrities.
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#18 - Michael J. Fox, Sarah O'Hare, Patti Smith
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 9/30/1997
Dave gives a local named Tom Worzall ten seconds of air time, then chats with Wonderbra model Sarah O'Hare.
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#19 - Cameron Diaz, Adam Arkin, Veniamin
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 10/1/1997
Cameron Diaz promotes ""A Life Less Ordinary,"" while the famed contortionist Veniamin does a demonstration.
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#20 - Matt Lauer, Ryan Kurlander, Sheryl Crow
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 10/2/1997
Dave comments on the Yankees playoff chances, then chats with new ""Today"" co-host Matt Lauer.
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#21 - Elle MacPherson, Jon Tenney, Elvis Costello & the Fairfield Four
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 10/3/1997
Dave shows (bogus) NASA footage of Mir; the Dutch Mariachis sing ""Happy Birthday"" to Biff.
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#22 - Dan Aykroyd, Jack Hanna, Boyz II Men
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 10/6/1997
Dave and Paul visit the ""International Hair Forum""; Dan Aykroyd promotes ""Soul Man"" and plays the harmonica.
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#23 - Bryant Gumbel, Harland Williams, Everclear
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 10/7/1997
Joe G. stars in the new crime drama ""Joey Ventura,"" and clips from the show are scattered throughout the night; Dave gives Paul crap for bumping into a cameraman; Bryant Gumbel promotes his soon-to-debut news program.
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#24 - John Lithgow, Christy Turlington, Foo Fighters
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 10/8/1997
Dave watches leaves turn and nails dry, and an audience member's receives and smokes his first cigar.
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#25 - James Belushi, Christina Ricci, Oasis
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 10/9/1997
Throughout the night, Leonard plugs his new show, ""Leonard Tepper's Hidden Video."" Later, Jim Belushi promotes ""Total Security.""
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The Best Episodes of Late Show with David Letterman Season 5
Every episode of Late Show with David Letterman Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Late Show with David Letterman Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Terry Bradshaw, Carmen Electra, Eddie Brill" is the best rated episode of "Late Show with David Letterman" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/1/1997. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Steven Seagal, Brittany Starr, Beck".