Late Night with David Letterman - Season 8

Late Night with David Letterman - Season 8

Season 8

Network
Episodes168
DatesJan 31, 1989 - Jan 22, 1990
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Episodes

Show #1087
Season 8Episode 260 min

Show #1087

Jan 31, 1989
Show #1088
Season 8Episode 360 min

Show #1088

Feb 1, 1989
7th Anniversary Special
Season 8Episode 460 min

7th Anniversary Special

Feb 2, 1989
Show #1090
Season 8Episode 560 min

Show #1090

Feb 2, 1989
Show #1091
Season 8Episode 660 min

Show #1091

Feb 3, 1989
Show #1092
Season 8Episode 760 min

Show #1092

Feb 7, 1989
Show #1093
Season 8Episode 860 min

Show #1093

Feb 8, 1989
Show #1094
Season 8Episode 960 min

Show #1094

Feb 9, 1989
Show #1095
Season 8Episode 1060 min

Show #1095

Feb 10, 1989
Show #1096
Season 8Episode 1160 min

Show #1096

Feb 14, 1989
Show #1097
Season 8Episode 1260 min

Show #1097

Feb 15, 1989
Show #1098
Season 8Episode 1360 min

Show #1098

Feb 16, 1989
Show #1099
Season 8Episode 1460 min

Show #1099

Feb 17, 1989
Show #1100
Season 8Episode 1560 min

Show #1100

Feb 21, 1989
Show #1101
Season 8Episode 1660 min

Show #1101

Feb 22, 1989
Show #1102
Season 8Episode 1760 min

Show #1102

Feb 23, 1989
Show #1103
Season 8Episode 1860 min

Show #1103

Feb 24, 1989
Show #1104
Season 8Episode 1960 min

Show #1104

Feb 28, 1989
Show #1105
Season 8Episode 2060 min

Show #1105

Mar 1, 1989
Show #1106
Season 8Episode 2160 min

Show #1106

Mar 2, 1989
Show #1107
Season 8Episode 2260 min

Show #1107

""Viewer Mail;"" a less than talkative Cybill Shepherd talks about dating Elvis Presley; Larry ""Bud"" (in a bird suit) flies through a window; Elvis Costello performs.
Mar 3, 1989
Show #1108
Season 8Episode 2360 min

Show #1108

Mar 14, 1989
Show #1109
Season 8Episode 2460 min

Show #1109

Mar 15, 1989
Show #1110
Season 8Episode 2560 min

Show #1110

Mar 16, 1989
Show #1111
Season 8Episode 2660 min

Show #1111

Mar 17, 1989
Show #1112
Season 8Episode 2760 min

Show #1112

Mar 21, 1989
Show #1113
Season 8Episode 2860 min

Show #1113

Mar 22, 1989
Show #1114
Season 8Episode 2960 min

Show #1114

Mar 23, 1989
Show #1115
Season 8Episode 3060 min

Show #1115

Mar 24, 1989
Show #1116
Season 8Episode 3160 min

Show #1116

Mar 28, 1989
Show #1117
Season 8Episode 3260 min

Show #1117

Mar 29, 1989
Show #1118
Season 8Episode 3360 min

Show #1118

Mar 30, 1989
Show #1119
Season 8Episode 3460 min

Show #1119

Mar 31, 1989
Show #1120
Season 8Episode 3560 min

Show #1120

Apr 4, 1989
Show #1121
Season 8Episode 3660 min

Show #1121

Apr 5, 1989
Show #1122
Season 8Episode 3760 min

Show #1122

Apr 6, 1989
Show #1123
Season 8Episode 3860 min

Show #1123

Apr 7, 1989
Show #1124
Season 8Episode 3960 min

Show #1124

Apr 11, 1989
Show #1125
Season 8Episode 4060 min

Show #1125

Apr 12, 1989
Show #1126
Season 8Episode 4160 min

Show #1126

Apr 13, 1989
Show #1127
Season 8Episode 4260 min

Show #1127

Apr 14, 1989
Show #1128
Season 8Episode 4360 min

Show #1128

Apr 18, 1989
Show #1129
Season 8Episode 4460 min

Show #1129

Apr 19, 1989
Show #1130
Season 8Episode 4560 min

Show #1130

Apr 20, 1989
Show #1131
Season 8Episode 4660 min

Show #1131

Apr 21, 1989
Show #1132
Season 8Episode 4760 min

Show #1132

Recapping the Mets/Astros bet with Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire; ""Viewer Mail"" features eight letters (#6 twice); Paulina Porizkova; director John Waters; Bonnie Raitt sings.
Apr 26, 1989
Show #1133
Season 8Episode 4860 min

Show #1133

Apr 27, 1989
Show #1134
Season 8Episode 4960 min

Show #1134

Apr 28, 1989
Show #1135
Season 8Episode 5060 min

Show #1135

May 2, 1989
Show #1136
Season 8Episode 5160 min

Show #1136

May 3, 1989
Show #1137
Season 8Episode 5260 min

Show #1137

May 4, 1989
Show #1138
Season 8Episode 5360 min

Show #1138

May 5, 1989
Show #1139
Season 8Episode 5460 min

Show #1139

May 9, 1989
Show #1140
Season 8Episode 5560 min

Show #1140

May 10, 1989
Show #1141
Season 8Episode 5660 min

Show #1141

May 11, 1989
Show #1142
Season 8Episode 5760 min

Show #1142

May 12, 1989
Show #1143
Season 8Episode 5860 min

Show #1143

May 16, 1989
Show #1144
Season 8Episode 5960 min

Show #1144

May 17, 1989
Show #1145
Season 8Episode 6060 min

Show #1145

May 18, 1989
Show #1146
Season 8Episode 6160 min

Show #1146

May 19, 1989
Show #1147
Season 8Episode 6260 min

Show #1147

May 23, 1989
Show #1148
Season 8Episode 6360 min

Show #1148

May 24, 1989
Show #1149
Season 8Episode 6460 min

Show #1149

May 25, 1989
Show #1150
Season 8Episode 6560 min

Show #1150

May 26, 1989
Show #1151
Season 8Episode 6660 min

Show #1151

Jun 6, 1989
Show #1152
Season 8Episode 6760 min

Show #1152

Jun 7, 1989
Show #1153
Season 8Episode 6860 min

Show #1153

Jun 8, 1989
Show #1154
Season 8Episode 6960 min

Show #1154

Jun 9, 1989
Show #1155
Season 8Episode 7060 min

Show #1155

Jun 13, 1989
Show #1156
Season 8Episode 7160 min

Show #1156

Jun 14, 1989
Show #1157
Season 8Episode 7260 min

Show #1157

Jun 15, 1989
Show #1158
Season 8Episode 7360 min

Show #1158

Jun 16, 1989
Show #1159
Season 8Episode 7460 min

Show #1159

Jun 20, 1989
Show #1160
Season 8Episode 7560 min

Show #1160

Jun 21, 1989
Show #1161
Season 8Episode 7660 min

Show #1161

Jun 22, 1989
Show #1162
Season 8Episode 7760 min

Show #1162

Jun 23, 1989
Show #1163
Season 8Episode 7860 min

Show #1163

Jun 27, 1989
Show #1164
Season 8Episode 7960 min

Show #1164

""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 28, 1989
Show #1165
Season 8Episode 8060 min

Show #1165

Jun 29, 1989
Show #1166
Season 8Episode 8160 min

Show #1166

Jun 30, 1989
Show #1167
Season 8Episode 8260 min

Show #1167

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.
Jul 11, 1989
Show #1168
Season 8Episode 8360 min

Show #1168

Jul 12, 1989
Show #1169
Season 8Episode 8460 min

Show #1169

Jul 13, 1989
Show #1170
Season 8Episode 8560 min

Show #1170

Jul 14, 1989
Show #1171
Season 8Episode 8660 min

Show #1171

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.
Jul 18, 1989
Show #1172
Season 8Episode 8760 min

Show #1172

Jul 19, 1989
Show #1173
Season 8Episode 8860 min

Show #1173

Jul 20, 1989
Show #1174
Season 8Episode 8960 min

Show #1174

Jul 21, 1989
Show #1175
Season 8Episode 9060 min

Show #1175

Jul 25, 1989
Show #1176
Season 8Episode 9160 min

Show #1176

Jul 26, 1989
Show #1177
Season 8Episode 9260 min

Show #1177

Jul 27, 1989
Show #1178
Season 8Episode 9360 min

Show #1178

Jul 28, 1989
Show #1179
Season 8Episode 9460 min

Show #1179

Aug 1, 1989
Show #1180
Season 8Episode 9560 min

Show #1180

Aug 2, 1989
Show #1181
Season 8Episode 9660 min

Show #1181

Aug 3, 1989
Show #1182
Season 8Episode 9760 min

Show #1182

Aug 4, 1989
Show #1183
Season 8Episode 9860 min

Show #1183

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.
Aug 8, 1989
Show #1184
Season 8Episode 9960 min

Show #1184

Aug 9, 1989
Show #1185
Season 8Episode 10060 min

Show #1185

Aug 10, 1989
Show #1186
Season 8Episode 10160 min

Show #1186

Aug 11, 1989
Show #1187
Season 8Episode 10260 min

Show #1187

Aug 15, 1989
Show #1188
Season 8Episode 10360 min

Show #1188

Aug 16, 1989
Show #1189
Season 8Episode 10460 min

Show #1189

Aug 17, 1989
Show #1190
Season 8Episode 10560 min

Show #1190

Aug 18, 1989
Show #1191
Season 8Episode 10660 min

Show #1191

Sep 5, 1989
Show #1192
Season 8Episode 10760 min

Show #1192

Sep 6, 1989
Show #1193
Season 8Episode 10860 min

Show #1193

Sep 7, 1989
Show #1194
Season 8Episode 10960 min

Show #1194

Dave rants about having his driver's license suspended; ""Viewer Mail"" features Paul torching a box of baby chicks, Chris Elliott in a dog food taste test and Hal Gurnee making out with staffer Deirdre Dod; Shelley Winters plugs her second book; ""Head of Homicide;"" future murderer O.J. Simpson talks about driving 170 MPH in his Ferrari Testarossa on the San Diego Freeway.
Sep 8, 1989
Show #1195
Season 8Episode 11060 min

Show #1195

Sep 12, 1989
Show #1196
Season 8Episode 11160 min

Show #1196

Sep 13, 1989
Show #1197
Season 8Episode 11260 min

Show #1197

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.
Sep 14, 1989
Show #1198
Season 8Episode 11360 min

Show #1198

Sep 15, 1989
Show #1199
Season 8Episode 11460 min

Show #1199

Sep 19, 1989
Show #1200
Season 8Episode 11560 min

Show #1200

Sep 20, 1989
Show #1201
Season 8Episode 11660 min

Show #1201

Sep 21, 1989
Show #1202
Season 8Episode 11760 min

Show #1202

Sep 22, 1989
Show #1203
Season 8Episode 11860 min

Show #1203

Oct 3, 1989
Show #1204
Season 8Episode 11960 min

Show #1204

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.
Oct 4, 1989
Show #1205
Season 8Episode 12060 min

Show #1205

Oct 5, 1989
Show #1206
Season 8Episode 12160 min

Show #1206

Oct 6, 1989
Show #1207
Season 8Episode 12260 min

Show #1207

Oct 10, 1989
Show #1208
Season 8Episode 12360 min

Show #1208

Oct 11, 1989
Show #1209
Season 8Episode 12460 min

Show #1209

Oct 12, 1989
Show #1210
Season 8Episode 12560 min

Show #1210

Oct 13, 1989
Show #1211
Season 8Episode 12660 min

Show #1211

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.
Oct 27, 1989
Show #1212
Season 8Episode 12760 min

Show #1212

Oct 18, 1989
Show #1213
Season 8Episode 12860 min

Show #1213

Oct 19, 1989
Show #1214
Season 8Episode 12960 min

Show #1214

Bruce Willis shares his memories of ""Moonlighting"" and plays harmonica on ""10th Avenue Tango"" with the WMDB and guitarist Robben Ford; higlights of Dave's tour of the U.S. House of Representatives with Congressman Jack Buechner; Dave and Garry Kasparov begin their chess match.
Oct 20, 1989
Show #1215
Season 8Episode 13060 min

Show #1215

Oct 31, 1989
Show #1216
Season 8Episode 13160 min

Show #1216

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.
Nov 1, 1989
Show #1217
Season 8Episode 13260 min

Show #1217

Nov 2, 1989
Show #1218
Season 8Episode 13360 min

Show #1218

Nov 3, 1989
Show #1219
Season 8Episode 13460 min

Show #1219

Nov 9, 1989
Show #1220
Season 8Episode 13560 min

Show #1220

Nov 10, 1989
Show #1221
Season 8Episode 13660 min

Show #1221

Nov 14, 1989
Show #1222
Season 8Episode 13760 min

Show #1222

Nov 15, 1989
Show #1223
Season 8Episode 13860 min

Show #1223

Nov 16, 1989
Show #1224
Season 8Episode 13960 min

Show #1224

Nov 17, 1989
Show #1225
Season 8Episode 14060 min

Show #1225

Nov 21, 1989
Show #1226
Season 8Episode 14160 min

Show #1226

Nov 22, 1989
Show #1227
Season 8Episode 14260 min

Show #1227

Nov 23, 1989
Show #1228
Season 8Episode 14360 min

Show #1228

Nov 24, 1989
Show #1229
Season 8Episode 14460 min

Show #1229

Via satellite from Tulsa: Roy Clark washes his truck; Roseanne (Barr) plugs her book (My Life As A Woman) and movie (She-Devil); more long distance chess with Garry Kasparov; Phil Collins sings ""Another Day In Paradise.""
Nov 28, 1989
Show #1230
Season 8Episode 14560 min

Show #1230

Nov 29, 1989
Show #1231
Season 8Episode 14660 min

Show #1231

Nov 30, 1989
Show #1232
Season 8Episode 14760 min

Show #1232

Dec 1, 1989
Show #1233
Season 8Episode 14860 min

Show #1233

Dec 12, 1989
Show #1234
Season 8Episode 14960 min

Show #1234

Dec 13, 1989
Show #1235
Season 8Episode 15060 min

Show #1235

Dec 14, 1989
Show #1236
Season 8Episode 15160 min

Show #1236

Dec 15, 1989
Show #1237
Season 8Episode 15260 min

Show #1237

Dec 19, 1989
Show #1238
Season 8Episode 15360 min

Show #1238

Dec 20, 1989
Show #1239
Season 8Episode 15460 min

Show #1239

Paul does a commercial for new Late Night fragrances, ""Letterman,"" and ""Forever Biff.""
Dec 21, 1989
Show #1240
Season 8Episode 15560 min

Show #1240

Dec 22, 1989
Show #1241
Season 8Episode 15660 min

Show #1241

Dec 26, 1989
Show #1242
Season 8Episode 15760 min

Show #1242

Dec 27, 1989
Show #1243
Season 8Episode 15860 min

Show #1243

Dec 28, 1989
Show #1244
Season 8Episode 15960 min

Show #1244

Dec 29, 1989
Show #1245
Season 8Episode 16060 min

Show #1245

Jan 9, 1990
Show #1246
Season 8Episode 16160 min

Show #1246

Jan 10, 1990
Show #1247
Season 8Episode 16260 min

Show #1247

Jan 11, 1990
Show #1248
Season 8Episode 16360 min

Show #1248

Jan 12, 1990
Show #1249
Season 8Episode 16460 min

Show #1249

Jan 16, 1990
Show #1250
Season 8Episode 16560 min

Show #1250

Dave chats with artist Reinhold Marxhausen, inventor of the ""Stardust"" sound sculpture (which puts Dave ""in the mind of fairies"").
Jan 17, 1990
Show #1251
Season 8Episode 16660 min

Show #1251

Jan 18, 1990
Show #1252
Season 8Episode 16760 min

Show #1252

Jan 19, 1990
Show #1253
Season 8Episode 16860 min

Show #1253

Jan 22, 1990

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