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The Best Episodes of The Howard Stern Show

Every episode of The Howard Stern Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Howard Stern Show!

The original television show produced on Saturdays at WWOR in Secaucus, NJ from 1990 to 1992. This was originally intended as a 4-episode summer special, but its popularity lead to syndication in major markets.

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    The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
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    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Stuttering John interviews Senator Walter Mondale. Jessica Hahn is caught on a hidden camera. Richard Belzer talks about his wife, actress Harlee McBride. Kenneth Keith Kallenbach attempts to blow cigarette smoke out of his eyes.

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  2. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 2 - Celebrities
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    #2 - Celebrities

    S1:E2

    Comics Sam Kinison and David Brenner appear. Billy West in a Sinatra skit about Alzheimer's. Stuttering John interviews Roy Scheider and Joey Ramone. Howard undergoes a lie detector test. Joe Walsh and Sam Kinison perform "Desperado."

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  3. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 3 - Overweight
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    #3 - Overweight

    S1:E3

    Roseanne Barr sings National Anthem. Richard Simmons appears. Billy West as Ed McMahon in Star Search. Rapper Young MC. Amy Lyn strips. Stuttering John interviews Paul Harvey and Candice Bergen's mom Frances. Felix Cavalieri sings Rascals.

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  4. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 4 - Last Show?
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    #4 - Last Show?

    S1:E4

    Parodies of Saddam Hussein, Leona Helmsley. Comic Pat Cooper and psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers stop by. The dangers of golf ball licking. Stuttering John interviews Dick Clark and John Amos. The Moody Blues perform "Tuesday Afternoon."

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  5. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 5 - Kallenbach Returns
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    #5 - Kallenbach Returns

    S1:E5

    Billy West as Stooge Larry Fine and Father Bruce Ritter. Penthouse Pet Kimberly Taylor on hidden camera. Kenneth Keith Kallenbach returns to blow smoke through his eyes. Stuttering John interviews coach Tom Landry, baseball's Ted Williams.

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  6. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 6 - Lisa Sliwa Acts
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    #6 - Lisa Sliwa Acts

    S1:E6

    Lisa Sliwa, Elliot Gould in "Howard and Robin and Elliot and Lisa." Stuttering John interviews Ted Williams, Margot Kidder, Phil Donahue. Ronnie Spector sings a parody of "Be My Baby" about Maury Povich and Connie Chung.

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  7. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 7 - Gilbert Dice Gottfried
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    #7 - Gilbert Dice Gottfried

    S1:E7

    Gilbert Gottfried channels Andrew Dice Clay. David Dinkins School of Speech. George Bush Sr. (Billy West) plays golf with the Ramones, who are also interviewed. Stuttering John interviews Melanie Griffith. The Cowsills perform "Hair."

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  8. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 8 - Howard's Makeover
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    #8 - Howard's Makeover

    S1:E8

    Howard models ski clothes. Penn Gillette does a bean trick. Stuttering John interviews ZZ Top, WNBC-TV's Sue Simmons, Marc Christian (sued Rock Hudson), Judy Carne, Michael Musto of the Village Voice. Rappers Kid and Play perform.

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  9. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 9 - World of Rock
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    #9 - World of Rock

    S1:E9

    Billy West as David Dinkins, Bob Hope. Howard as Larry King. Iggy Pop does "I Wanna Be Your Dog." Sinead O'Connor, Jay Leno, Madonna in news. Angie Bowie, Mai Pang and Tony Visconti appear. Stuttering John tries to interview Eddie Murphy

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  10. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 10 - Morton Downey
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    #10 - Morton Downey

    S1:E10

    Elvis appears in a cloud of smoke. Film of Stuttering John and talk show host Morton Downey, Jr., and of Laugh-In's Judy Carne, who also stops by the set. Howard and Robin discuss the changing hairstyles of baseball's Darryl Strawberry.

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  11. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 11 - Joe and Kimberly
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    #11 - Joe and Kimberly

    S1:E11

    Howard and Fred as Casey and Jeanne Kasem. Man plays a saw. In news, Leona Helmsley, Mustang Ranch. Joe Piscopo, wife Kimberly Driscoll. Black kid in 1930's film pops out eyes. Eddie Murphy parody of pop out eyes. Boxer Larry Holmes raps.

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  12. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 12 - Stuttering John
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    #12 - Stuttering John

    S1:E12

    John interviews Sally Kirkland; Kadeem Haddison, Dhali Lama , Connie Chung, & Richard Gere. Replay of interview with Morton Downey Jr. Papa John Phillips sings.

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  13. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 13 - The Munsters
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    #13 - The Munsters

    S1:E13

    Vegetarian protest at McDonalds. Grandpa Al Lewis, Howard as Herman Munster with Fred as Lily in skit Out of the Closet Munsters. Breast exam of Jackie. Stuttering John interviews Cindy and Joey Adams and Anthony Quinn.

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  14. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 14 - Sexorcist
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    #14 - Sexorcist

    S1:E14

    Billy West as David Dinkins in Escape From NY. Linda Blair stars with Howard in skit "The Sexorcist." Stuttering John calls on Yoko Ono at John Lennon's 50th birthday at UN. Producer Gary films Yoko walking home to the Dakota.

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  15. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 15 - Grossanne
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    #15 - Grossanne

    S1:E15

    Gary wears a helmet that squirts liquid into his mouth whenever Howard pushes a button. Judy Tenuta stops by and appears as Roseanne Barr in a skit with Howard playing husband Tom Arnold. Stuttering John interviews columnist Liz Smith.

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  16. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 16 - In a Car Trunk
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    #16 - In a Car Trunk

    S1:E16

    The crew locks Gary in a car trunk. Musician Bob Geldof stops by and with guitar, replaces Gary in the trunk and performs a song. Street musician Celestine sings and plays "You'll Never Walk Alone" on a keyboard, using only her tongue.

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  17. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 17 - Halloween
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    #17 - Halloween

    S1:E17

    Howard's mother Ray stops by. Joan Rivers discusses the QVC shopping network and her feuds with Burt Reynolds and Johnny Carson. Howard goes Halloween trick-or-treating in Bayside, Queens and is invited home by two attractive women.

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  18. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 18 - Vanna White
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    #18 - Vanna White

    S1:E18

    Yearbook photos of cast. Vanna White appears. Film of a magician getting buried alive. Mario Cuomo is shouted down by AIDS activists. Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold in Vanity Fair. Stuttering John interviews Justine Bateman.

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  19. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 19 - The Lesbian Dating Game
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    #19 - The Lesbian Dating Game

    S1:E19

    A rerun of Billy West as Bob Hope. Joe Piscopo and Kimberly Driscoll stop by and announce their engagement. Howard hosts The Lesbian Dating Game. Howard interviews Reverend Al Sharpton.

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  20. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 20 - House Party
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    #20 - House Party

    S1:E20

    At a Thanksgiving Party at a mansion, Howard picks girls to be hypnotized by Dr. King. A brief tour includes a massage room. Beatlesque band Enuff Z'Nuff performs "Nowhere Man" and "New Thing." Becky the Mental Patient does Cher.

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  21. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 21 - The Kennedys
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    #21 - The Kennedys

    S1:E21

    Howard plays Ted and Joan Kennedy in a skit. Madonna's banned "Justify My Love" video is shown. The date resulting from Lesbian Love Connection is discussed. Miss America runner up Marla Wynne does ventriloquism.

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  22. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 22 - Decency Debate
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    #22 - Decency Debate

    S1:E22

    Dick Cavett moderates between Howard & a lady who complained about him to the FCC. Milli Vanilla skit. John interviews cast of Lost In Space.

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  23. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 23 - Celebrity Bowling and Christmas Special
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    #23 - Celebrity Bowling and Christmas Special

    S1:E23

    Howard bowls a strike. Spokesmodel Lisa Costella. Young M.C. & Pat Cooper discuss Milli Vanilli. Grandpa Al Lewis & Tyrone Frasier.Kenneth Keith Kallenbach blows smoke through his eyes. Marilyn Michaels, Frank Stallone, & Jessica Hahn. Lloyd Lindsay & George Lindsay Young . Mark & Joey Ramone commercial. Billy West as Incredible Father Bruce Ritter. Jessica Hahn argues with Frank Stallone. Howard sings his Christmas song

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  24. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 24 - Birthday Show
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    #24 - Birthday Show

    S1:E24

    A Night at the Movies with Howard Run-DMC Gary goes on camera by accident Spokesmodel Pamela Rains Live commercial: Snapple News - Mayor Dinkin's sweating, AIDS commercial Jackie Stallone & boyfriend Jack, Frank Stallone. Stuttering John interviews Tony Bennett, Tiny Tim, Leona Helmsley, Helen Gurley Brown, Jackie Mason, Imelda Marcos, Joan Rivers, Neil Sedaka, Bess Myerson, Sidney Biddle Barrows, Liz Smith, Regis Philbin, Donald Trump, Marla Maples Howard Stern Birthday cake

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  25. The Howard Stern Show Season 1 Episode 25 - Gulf War/Super Bowl
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    #25 - Gulf War/Super Bowl

    S1:E25

    Robin gives Gulf War Update. Billy West as Barbara Bush. Howard interviewed by WCBS-TV's Mary Murphy after he visits Rev. Al Sharpton (gunshot wound) in the hospital; then, a parody of the visit. Super Bowl Party auditions.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Howard Stern Show". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/14/1990. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Celebrities".