Late Night with David Letterman - Season 5

Late Night with David Letterman - Season 5

Season 5

Network
DatesFeb 3, 1986 - May 29, 1986
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Episodes

860717
Season 5Episode 7760 min

860717

Jul 17, 1986
860616
Season 5Episode 7860 min

860616

Jun 16, 1986
860619
Season 5Episode 7960 min

860619

""Viewer Mail"" features Dave proving he does have a ""romantic bone"" in his body; Rodney Dangerfield ""drops by,"" complete with a Top Ten list and a clip from Back To School; Rosanne Cash; ""Grant Tinker"" with the history of Studio 8H; Dennis Miller; Rosanne performs ""Second To No One.""
Jun 19, 1986
Show #0659
Season 5Episode 8060 min

Show #0659

Feb 3, 1986
Show #0660
Season 5Episode 8160 min

Show #0660

Feb 4, 1986
Show #0661
Season 5Episode 8260 min

Show #0661

Dave does a mini-rant on the all-nude, NYC cable access show, ""Interludes After Midnight;"" ""People Who Won't Be On The Show"" goes awry because it's ""dog night"" in the control room; Dave crashes the set of ""Live At Five,"" and Marv Albert's interview with Wayne Gretzky (anchors Jack Cafferty and Sue Simmons and weatherman Al Roker are briefly seen); Connie Chung disappoints the audience by refusing to do impersonations; another look at the Mayfair House hotel in Coconut Grove, Fl.; Wayne Gretzky brings his Pro Stars breakfast cereal.
Feb 5, 1986
Show #0662
Season 5Episode 8360 min

Show #0662

Feb 6, 1986
Show #0663
Season 5Episode 8460 min

Show #0663

Feb 10, 1986
Show #0664
Season 5Episode 8560 min

Show #0664

Feb 11, 1986
Show #0665
Season 5Episode 8660 min

Show #0665

A bullhorn-toting Larry ""Bud"" -- outside the Soviet mission to the United Nations -- tries to get Russians to defect; Lee Marvin promotes Delta Force; kid inventors; comedian Bill Hicks.
Feb 12, 1986
Show #0666
Season 5Episode 8760 min

Show #0666

Feb 13, 1986
Show #0667
Season 5Episode 8860 min

Show #0667

Feb 17, 1986
Show #0668
Season 5Episode 8960 min

Show #0668

Feb 18, 1986
Show #0669
Season 5Episode 9060 min

Show #0669

Feb 19, 1986
Show #0670
Season 5Episode 9160 min

Show #0670

Feb 20, 1986
Show #0671
Season 5Episode 9260 min

Show #0671

Feb 24, 1986
Show #0672
Season 5Episode 9360 min

Show #0672

Feb 25, 1986
Show #0673
Season 5Episode 9460 min

Show #0673

Feb 26, 1986
Show #0674
Season 5Episode 9560 min

Show #0674

Feb 27, 1986
Show #0675
Season 5Episode 9660 min

Show #0675

Mar 10, 1986
Show #0676
Season 5Episode 9760 min

Show #0676

Mar 11, 1986
Show #0677
Season 5Episode 9860 min

Show #0677

Test video from the failed first attempt at the ""Late Night Monkey Cam;"" ""Supermarket Finds;"" Michael Keaton plugs Gung Ho; another ""Regulator Guy"" promo; a call to Arnie Barnes; Mariel Hemingway; Roseanne (Barr) does stand-up.
Mar 12, 1986
Show #0678
Season 5Episode 9960 min

Show #0678

Mar 13, 1986
Show #0679
Season 5Episode 10060 min

Show #0679

Mar 17, 1986
Show #0680
Season 5Episode 10160 min

Show #0680

Mar 18, 1986
Show #0681
Season 5Episode 10260 min

Show #0681

Mar 19, 1986
Show #0682
Season 5Episode 10360 min

Show #0682

Mar 20, 1986
Show #0683
Season 5Episode 10460 min

Show #0683

Mar 24, 1986
Show #0684
Season 5Episode 10560 min

Show #0684

Mar 25, 1986
Show #0685
Season 5Episode 10660 min

Show #0685

Mar 26, 1986
Show #0686
Season 5Episode 10760 min

Show #0686

Mar 27, 1986
Show #0687
Season 5Episode 10860 min

Show #0687

Mar 31, 1986
Show #0688
Season 5Episode 10960 min

Show #0688

Apr 1, 1986
Show #0689
Season 5Episode 11060 min

Show #0689

Apr 2, 1986
Show #0690
Season 5Episode 11160 min

Show #0690

Apr 3, 1986
Show #0691
Season 5Episode 11260 min

Show #0691

With the baseball season underway, Dave chats with all-time Home Run king Hank Aaron, then meets George Brett of the '85 World Series Champs, the Kansas City Royals.
Apr 7, 1986
Show #0692
Season 5Episode 11360 min

Show #0692

Apr 8, 1986
Show #0693
Season 5Episode 11460 min

Show #0693

Apr 9, 1986
Show #0694
Season 5Episode 11560 min

Show #0694

Apr 10, 1986
Show #0695
Season 5Episode 11660 min

Show #0695

Apr 21, 1986
Show #0696
Season 5Episode 11760 min

Show #0696

Apr 22, 1986
Show #0697
Season 5Episode 11860 min

Show #0697

Apr 23, 1986
Show #0698
Season 5Episode 11960 min

Show #0698

Lincoln BurnhamGoodbye to the Rough-tailed Jellyfish; ""Viewer Mail"" kills another actor/singer; Jonathan Winters gets a surprise visit from worshiper Robin Williams; Judy Mowatt sings; New Hampshire farmer Lincoln Burnham tells why he refuses to acknowledge Daylight Saving Time.
Apr 24, 1986
Show #0699
Season 5Episode 12060 min

Show #0699

Apr 28, 1986
Show #0700
Season 5Episode 12160 min

Show #0700

Apr 29, 1986
Show #0701
Season 5Episode 12260 min

Show #0701

Apr 30, 1986
Show #0702
Season 5Episode 12360 min

Show #0702

May 1, 1986
Show #0703
Season 5Episode 12460 min

Show #0703

May 5, 1986
Show #0704
Season 5Episode 12560 min

Show #0704

May 6, 1986
Show #0705
Season 5Episode 12660 min

Show #0705

Cybill ShepherdThe Giant Topaz; in response to Dave's cajoling about her dress that had arrived at NBC one week prior to her appearance, Cybill Shepherd appears, clad only in a towel; golfer Mac O'Grady; 80-year-old rock singer Gert Mulvin.
May 7, 1986
Show #0706
Season 5Episode 12760 min

Show #0706

May 8, 1986
Show #0707
Season 5Episode 12860 min

Show #0707

May 9, 1986
Show #0708
Season 5Episode 12960 min

Show #0708

May 12, 1986
Show #0709
Season 5Episode 13060 min

Show #0709

May 13, 1986
Show #0710
Season 5Episode 13160 min

Show #0710

More with the remote-controlled Neanderthal skull; after ""Small Town News,"" Dave has to rescue one of the Stupid Pet Tricks dogs from a burning green room; video: making a frequent stop at the same New York State Thruway booth; Marv Albert; actor Ron Silver.
May 14, 1986
Show #0711
Season 5Episode 13260 min

Show #0711

May 15, 1986
Show #0712
Season 5Episode 13360 min

Show #0712

May 19, 1986
Show #0713
Season 5Episode 13460 min

Show #0713

May 20, 1986
Show #0714
Season 5Episode 13560 min

Show #0714

May 21, 1986
Show #0715
Season 5Episode 13660 min

Show #0715

May 22, 1986
Show #0716
Season 5Episode 13760 min

Show #0716

May 26, 1986
Show #0717
Season 5Episode 13860 min

Show #0717

May 27, 1986
Show #0718
Season 5Episode 13960 min

Show #0718

May 28, 1986
Show #0719
Season 5Episode 14060 min

Show #0719

May 29, 1986

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