Season episodes list 6

S06E01

S06E01 : Show #1066 (aired on 08/31/1998)

During a segment comparing President Clinton's vacation to Dave's, a stockbroker comes in for a hug.
S06E02

S06E02 : Show #1067 (aired on 09/01/1998)

Dave points out that the show has undergone budget cuts, which might explain the tiny cue cards…
S06E03

S06E03 : Show #1068 (aired on 09/02/1998)

Dave makes a lenghty rant about "The Late Shift" after an audience member asks him for an…
S06E04

S06E04 : Show #1069 (aired on 09/03/1998)

Alan Kalter comments on home run record that is being chased by Mark McGwire; Dave announces that…
S06E05

S06E05 : Show #1070 (aired on 09/04/1998)

During CBS Mailbag, Dave and the band play "Let's Screw with Paul Shaffer's Mind."
S06E06

S06E06 : Show #1071 (aired on 09/07/1998)

Junior Brown sits in with the band, while Biff reports from Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
S06E07

S06E07 : Show #1072 (aired on 09/08/1998)

Biff makes another report from Busch Stadium, while Dave flirts with Andie MacDowell.
S06E08

S06E08 : Show #1073 (aired on 09/09/1998)

Dave goes on a tirade about the CBS watermark on the lower right hand side of the screen. Later,…
S06E09

S06E09 : Show #1074 (aired on 09/10/1998)

Dave stuggles to grow a beard; Charles Grodin promotes his talk show; Dave chats with the former…
S06E10

S06E10 : Show #1075 (aired on 09/11/1998)

During CBS Mailbag, Paul, Tony, Biff and Sid announce that they're going to tour the country as a…
S06E11

S06E11 : Show #1076 (aired on 09/14/1998)

Dave congratulates the staff on the big Emmy win the previous night, then grills Rob Burnett for…
S06E12

S06E12 : Show #1077 (aired on 09/15/1998)

Dave shows a (bogus) Mastercard ad starring Ken Starr; Biff goes to Chicago for another Home Run…
S06E13

S06E13 : Show #1078 (aired on 09/16/1998)

Biff brings in scissors for a tie trim; Calvert impersonates Hank Williams, Jr.; Bill Cosby plays…
S06E14

S06E14 : Show #1079 (aired on 09/17/1998)

Dave apologizes for his affair with Angela Lansbury, while Biff apologizes for his affair with…
S06E15

S06E15 : Show #1080 (aired on 09/18/1998)

Dave makes another rant pertaining to the CBS Watermark; kid Geography whiz Jonathan Estrada helps…
S06E16

S06E16 : Show #1081 (aired on 09/21/1998)

Dave talks about a Steak House Onion Machine, while Michael J. Fox promotes his sitcom "Spin City."
S06E17

S06E17 : Show #1082 (aired on 09/22/1998)

Dave shows a (bogus) ad for ESPN2's "Xtreme Presidental Perjury," while J.Lo promotes "Antz."
S06E18

S06E18 : Show #1083 (aired on 09/23/1998)

A gag promo for the TV series "Biffy, The Umpire Layer" is declared the worst joke ever seen on the…
S06E19

S06E19 : Show #1084 (aired on 09/24/1998)

Dave makes fun of Inky's summer camp outfit. Later, Howard Stern plays with his gut and strips to…
S06E20

S06E20 : Show #1085 (aired on 09/25/1998)

A fawn walks onstage during CBS Mailbag; comedian Jon Stewart promotes "The Daily Show."
S06E21

S06E21 : Show #1086 (aired on 09/28/1998)

Musical guests Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach perform "I Just Don't Know What To Do With…
S06E22

S06E22 : Show #1087 (aired on 09/29/1998)

Dave lets Inky go on a "gum break;" George Clarke is introduced as operator of the Late Show hedge…
S06E23

S06E23 : Show #1088 (aired on 09/30/1998)

Warren fills in for Paul (out for Yom Kippur); Kelsey Grammer brings out his dog during his…
S06E24

S06E24 : Show #1089 (aired on 10/01/1998)

Dennis, a baseball-bunting pig, waits throughout the show to shag some balls on 53rd Street. He…
S06E25

S06E25 : Show #1090 (aired on 10/02/1998)

During CBS Mailbag, Alan promotes "Alan Kalter's Music To Make Love By," which includes two TV…
S06E26

S06E26 : Show #1091 (aired on 10/05/1998)

Dave experiments with how he can give the finger without being censored; Kelly Preston promotes…
S06E27

S06E27 : Show #1092 (aired on 10/06/1998)

Tony Mendez does a "card trick"; Tito Puente contributes drumrolls to the Top Ten list; Dave shows…
S06E28

S06E28 : Show #1093 (aired on 10/07/1998)

A new segment called "This Day in Late Show History" reveals that October 7 was a Saturday in 1994.…
S06E29

S06E29 : Show #1094 (aired on 10/08/1998)

Dave takes a look at Tony's hands, which have marker ink all over them. Later, George Miller…
S06E30

S06E30 : Show #1095 (aired on 10/09/1998)

During CBS Mailbag, Tony bares his ass again, and The Foul-Mouthed Scenic Designer (Kathleen…
S06E31

S06E31 : Show #1096 (aired on 10/19/1998)

The calvacade of mediocre crops continues as "Joe Whitworth" from Oregon walks onstage with a…
S06E32

S06E32 : Show #1097 (aired on 10/20/1998)

It's Dave's 3000th show in late night, so he celebrates by bringing Charles Grodin onstage to break…
S06E33

S06E33 : Show #1098 (aired on 10/21/1998)

Dave and George Clarke go to Yankee Stadium, where the building engineer hits a home run.
S06E34

S06E34 : Show #1099 (aired on 10/22/1998)

Biff participates in more interviews in part two of his World Series report, while Danny Glover…
S06E35

S06E35 : Show #1100 (aired on 10/23/1998)

Tony's eye itches, and Dave gives him a hard time for potentially screwing up the cue cards; during…
S06E36

S06E36 : Show #1101 (aired on 10/26/1998)

Four shirtless guys (spelling "YANKS") bring out the Top Ten; Danny DeVito tries to sing.
S06E37

S06E37 : Show #1102 (aired on 10/27/1998)

Dave cons a Joe G's customer into appearing in a bogus campaign ad; Eddie Izzard does stand-up.
S06E38

S06E38 : Show #1103 (aired on 10/28/1998)

Biff shows outtakes from last week's World Series reports, while director Todd Solondz promotes…
S06E39

S06E39 : Show #1104 (aired on 10/29/1998)

Dave makes several jokes at the expense of septuagenarian spaceman John Glenn; Holly Hunter plugs…
S06E40

S06E40 : Show #1105 (aired on 10/30/1998)

Dave announces the names of staff members who will run in the New York City Marathon; Biff gives…
S06E41

S06E41 : Show #1106 (aired on 11/02/1998)

New York Marathon winner John Kagwe runs through during the monologue, and is later followed by…
S06E42

S06E42 : Show #1107 (aired on 11/03/1998)

Dave gives bogus election results; the outside cam goes to Joe G's for another round of "Please…
S06E43

S06E43 : Show #1108 (aired on 11/04/1998)

Dave shows a clip of new Minnesota governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura in the movie "The Running…
S06E44

S06E44 : Show #1109 (aired on 11/05/1998)

Tony gets scolded for chewing gum; shortly after appearing on "Know Your Current Events," an…
S06E45

S06E45 : Show #1110 (aired on 11/06/1998)

Dave chats with Evan Metropoulos, the 17-year-old CEO of the Bumble Bee Tuna Corp.
S06E46

S06E46 : Show #1111 (aired on 11/09/1998)

Dave mentions that Meryl Streep, tonight's scheduled guest and star of the movie "One True Thing,"…
S06E47

S06E47 : Show #1112 (aired on 11/10/1998)

Tom Wolfe promotes his first novel in 11 years, "The Man In Full."
S06E48

S06E48 : Episode 48 (aired on 11/11/1998)

S06E49

S06E49 : Show #1114 (aired on 11/12/1998)

Dave accuses Tony Mendez of goosing someone with a cue card; Roma Downey and Kenneth Branagh meet…
S06E50

S06E50 : Episode 50 (aired on 11/13/1998)

S06E51

S06E51 : Show #1116 (aired on 11/16/1998)

Jayson Williams of the New Jersey Nets operates one of the cameras; a "Kid Scientist" from…
S06E52

S06E52 : Show #1117 (aired on 11/17/1998)

Dave once again takes away Tony's gum, while Paul tries to flirt with Monica Lewinsky and Linda…
S06E53

S06E53 : Episode 53 (aired on 11/18/1998)

S06E54

S06E54 : Show #1119 (aired on 11/19/1998)

Drew Barrymore plugs "Home Fries," while Celine Dion and Bryan Adams perform a duet.
S06E55

S06E55 : Show #1120 (aired on 11/20/1998)

Todd Rundgren sits in, while Drew Barrymore walks onstage so that she can show what her new dog…
S06E56

S06E56 : Show #1121 (aired on 11/23/1998)

James Cotton sits in; Dave discusses Dr. Kevorkian and the safest handling of a Thanksgiving…
S06E57

S06E57 : Show #1122 (aired on 11/24/1998)

As he does almost every Thankgiving, Kreskin plays for pride in a little game called "White Meat /…
S06E58

S06E58 : Show #1123 (aired on 11/25/1998)

Jayson Williams of the Nets comments on the NBA lockout, then drops phony turkeys out the 4th floor…
S06E59

S06E59 : Show #1124 (aired on 11/26/1998)

Dave warns pedestrians (via his PA system) that the turkey is bad; a guy in the balcony talks to…
S06E60

S06E60 : Show #1125 (aired on 11/27/1998)

Dave fusses over his hair, then messes around with it. Later, Salma Hayek plugs "Dogma."
S06E61

S06E61 : Show #1126 (aired on 12/07/1998)

It's "Stewart Night," as all the guests share the same last name despite not being related. French…
S06E62

S06E62 : Show #1127 (aired on 12/08/1998)

Live from Times Square, it's "Dick Clark's Rockin' December 9 Countdown." At the stroke of…
S06E63

S06E63 : Show #1128 (aired on 12/09/1998)

Gerard plays an openly gay man in "Who Asked For It?"; The Brooklyn Philharmonic plays the "William…
S06E64

S06E64 : Show #1129 (aired on 12/10/1998)

Dave compares an electrician that played "KYCE" to John Elway. Also, Meg Ryan plugs "You've Got…
S06E65

S06E65 : Show #1130 (aired on 12/11/1998)

Tom Brokaw drops by sporting a turtleneck sweater in lieu of his usual two-piece suit, and pretty…
S06E66

S06E66 : Show #1131 (aired on 12/14/1998)

Dave explains the impeachment process; Robin Williams hosts the PBS special "The Shaffer Campaign:…
S06E67

S06E67 : Show #1132 (aired on 12/15/1998)

In lieu of a giant meatball, a pastrami sandwich is placed on top of the Late Show Christmas Tree;…
S06E68

S06E68 : Show #1133 (aired on 12/16/1998)

While Paul and the Orchestra perform "Songs for Pedestrians," Dave trims his tie. Also, a "Welcome…
S06E69

S06E69 : Show #1134 (aired on 12/17/1998)

Live from sunny Los Angeles, it's "Dick Clark's Rockin' Countdown to December 18," followed by…
S06E70

S06E70 : Show #1135 (aired on 12/18/1998)

During Mailbag, Alan gives the audience an unusual egg nog recipe, while Dave answers the question,…
S06E71

S06E71 : Show #1136 (aired on 12/21/1998)

The latest roll call mentions "Gus, who guy who owns property onstage" and "Tony Randall as Ricky,…
S06E72

S06E72 : Show #1137 (aired on 12/22/1998)

Dave refunds $50 to an audience lady with a Late Show sweatshirt; a Joe G's customer appears in the…
S06E73

S06E73 : Show #1138 (aired on 12/23/1998)

Soon-to-be-traded Yankees pitcher David Wells sits in the audience; the first of tonight's two Top…
S06E74

S06E74 : Show #1139 (aired on 12/28/1998)

Dave talks about the recent successes of the New York Jets, so Harold Larkin goes outside to alter…
S06E75

S06E75 : Show #1140 (aired on 12/29/1998)

Bisbee, North Dakota is investigated in the latest edition of "Biff Henderson's America."
S06E76

S06E76 : Show #1141 (aired on 12/30/1998)

Throughout the night, Chicago announcer "Ray Clay" fills in for Alan, making inane announcements…
S06E77

S06E77 : Show #1142 (aired on 12/31/1998)

Kamarr the Discount Magician makes one last appearance.
S06E78

S06E78 : Show #1143 (aired on 01/01/1999)

Jon Voight promotes two films, "Enemy of the State" and "Varsity Blues."
S06E79

S06E79 : Show #1144 (aired on 01/04/1999)

Biff pretends to stand in Times Square again, this time reporting about the weather. Also, Sarah…
S06E80

S06E80 : Show #1145 (aired on 01/05/1999)

Biff just can't get enough of the green screen in the hallway; tonight's participant in "Please…
S06E81

S06E81 : Show #1146 (aired on 01/06/1999)

It's time for "How Many Guys in Mouse Suits Can Fit into a Dunkin' Donuts?" We never find out the…
S06E82

S06E82 : Show #1147 (aired on 01/07/1999)

Dave announces the new name of the show will be "David Letterman's Countdown to the Millennium." …
S06E83

S06E83 : Show #1148 (aired on 01/08/1999)

"David Letterman's Countdown to the Millennium," Day 2: Paul declares that he will mention a…
S06E84

S06E84 : Show #1149 (aired on 01/11/1999)

Sitting in with the CBS Orchestra tonight: the shirtless guy who was the "T" in "Jets" at last…
S06E85

S06E85 : Show #1150 (aired on 01/12/1999)

During "Small Town News," Dave sports a paper mustache.
S06E86

S06E86 : Show #1151 (aired on 01/13/1999)

Tonight's "Paul Shaffer Millennium Prediction": health spas will not charge deposits. Upon hearing…
S06E87

S06E87 : Show #1152 (aired on 01/14/1999)

William Baldwin promotes "Virus," while Biff rescues Dave's coffee mug after it falls over.
S06E88

S06E88 : Show #1153 (aired on 01/15/1999)

Mailbag: Tony mentions he's taken up acting, then shows two remarkably similar clips from Patch…
S06E89

S06E89 : Episode 89 (aired on 01/25/1999)

S06E90

S06E90 : Show #1155 (aired on 01/26/1999)

Dave says a focus group doesn't like his "Countdown to the Millennium" segment, so Paul gives one…
S06E91

S06E91 : Show #1156 (aired on 01/27/1999)

Dave and Paul discuss William Wood Lee Shaffer’s diapers. Later, Paul interrupts the “Shark Week”…
S06E92

S06E92 : Show #1157 (aired on 01/28/1999)

Biff shows up with a tie for a "Know Your Current Events" contestant; Bill Murray promotes Rushmore…
S06E93

S06E93 : Show #1158 (aired on 01/29/1999)

Dave announces he and Paul are trying to establish a video nexus; during Mailibag, Anton falls down…
S06E94

S06E94 : Show #1159 (aired on 02/01/1999)

It's the seventeenth anniversary of Dave's debut in late night, and what is he going to do to…
S06E95

S06E95 : Show #1160 (aired on 02/02/1999)

Dave mentions that through the wonders of science, Paul Shaffer had another baby over the weekend,…
S06E96

S06E96 : Show #1161 (aired on 02/03/1999)

Dave and Paul spend ten minutes discussing the new and improved "Late Show" home site; Dave chats…
S06E97

S06E97 : Show #1162 (aired on 02/04/1999)

Dave reads about Bucknell University for a "KYCE" participant; Laetitia Casta is interviewed twice.
S06E98

S06E98 : Show #1163 (aired on 02/05/1999)

Nile Rogers fills in for both Felicia and Will Lee, who are both sick; Martha Stewart has some fun…
S06E99

S06E99 : Show #1164 (aired on 02/08/1999)

"Biff Henderson's America" makes a quick stop in Baker, Nevada. Also, Dave chats with the Reverend…
S06E100

S06E100 : Show #1165 (aired on 02/09/1999)

Dave chats with (live via satellite) Al at Prestige Luggage Company in Dallas. Dave is so…
S06E101

S06E101 : Show #1166 (aired on 02/10/1999)

Dave rants about the internet, while Bob Borden literally searches for a valentine.
S06E102

S06E102 : Show #1167 (aired on 02/11/1999)

Orlando Antigua of the Harlem Globetrotters helps out during "Know Your Current Events," while…
S06E103

S06E103 : Show #1168 (aired on 02/12/1999)

Dave discusses signature sign-offs and announces his new one will be "Keep a light coat of oil on…
S06E104

S06E104 : Show #1169 (aired on 02/15/1999)

Tonight marks the debut of "Alan Kalter's Secret Word." Tonight's utterance: "gristle." Also,…
S06E105

S06E105 : Show #1170 (aired on 02/16/1999)

Lou Soloff of Blood, Sweat and Tears sits in with the horn section; Alan's secret word is…
S06E106

S06E106 : Show #1171 (aired on 02/17/1999)

The secret word is "mongoose"; ten West Point cadet presents the Top Ten; Julian Lennon performs…
S06E107

S06E107 : Show #1172 (aired on 02/18/1999)

The secret word is "hydraulic"; Dave gives a photographer in the audience a Polaroid to shoot…
S06E108

S06E108 : Show #1173 (aired on 02/19/1999)

The secret word is "buttress"; during Mailbag, Dave and Linda Tripp appear on $25,000 Pyramid; ten…
S06E109

S06E109 : Show #1174 (aired on 02/22/1999)

Dave takes five minutes to comment on the sudden death of Gene Siskel, then shows a clip from his…
S06E110

S06E110 : Show #1175 (aired on 02/23/1999)

Alan's secret word is "bobcat," and the jackpot now stands at "seven hundred damn dollars!" Also,…
S06E111

S06E111 : Show #1176 (aired on 02/24/1999)

The secret word is "barnacle;" Dave answers a phone call from Sweden; in a segment about the hype…
S06E112

S06E112 : Show #1177 (aired on 02/25/1999)

The secret word is "corpuscular." Meanwhile, Dave chats with Homer Hickam, the NASA shuttle…
S06E113

S06E113 : Show #1178 (aired on 02/26/1999)

The secret word is "combustible," and the stakes have been raised to an even thousand; during…
S06E114

S06E114 : Episode 114 (aired on 03/01/1999)

S06E115

S06E115 : Show #1180 (aired on 03/02/1999)

The secret word is "saluki"; live via satellite, the employees of the Unclaimed Baggage Center in…
S06E116

S06E116 : Show #1181 (aired on 03/03/1999)

Dave rants about tonight's Barbara Walters/Monica Lewinsky interview; the secret word is "luggage,"…
S06E117

S06E117 : Show #1182 (aired on 03/04/1999)

The secret word is "viscous," while George Miller rants about the media.
S06E118

S06E118 : Show #1183 (aired on 03/05/1999)

The secret word is "melancholia," while "Oprah" (Pat Farmer) flirts with "John Travolta" (Kenny…
S06E119

S06E119 : Show #1184 (aired on 03/22/1999)

The secret word is "lederhosen"; the second-ever "Alan Kalter's Where Are They Now?" reveals that…
S06E120

S06E120 : Show #1185 (aired on 03/23/1999)

The secret word is "Ionosphere," with the prize now standing at "$1700 damn dollars!" Meanwhile,…
S06E121

S06E121 : Show #1186 (aired on 03/24/1999)

The secret word is "shipjack"; Dave shows a meat identification kit, complete with photographs of…
S06E122

S06E122 : Show #1187 (aired on 03/25/1999)

The secret word is "bilious," which is coincidental because Dave feels under the weather. Also,…
S06E123

S06E123 : Show #1188 (aired on 03/26/1999)

Dave bids farewell to Tom Snyder (his last show aired that night), then says get well to Johnny…
S06E124

S06E124 : Show #1189 (aired on 03/29/1999)

Dave hollers about 60 Minutes, then claims that somebody won the Secret Word "contest" on Friday;…
S06E125

S06E125 : Show #1190 (aired on 03/30/1999)

The opening sequence is altered; the secret word is "taconite"; Dave chats with Sister Carol Anne…
S06E126

S06E126 : Show #1191 (aired on 03/31/1999)

The secret word is "sociopathic," while Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn promote the upcoming remake of…
S06E127

S06E127 : Show #1192 (aired on 04/01/1999)

The secret word is "nemonurwingy," but Dave accuses Alan of making it up (which he did), so he…
S06E128

S06E128 : Show #1193 (aired on 04/02/1999)

Charlie Daniels sits in on fiddle; the secret word is "mahagony"; comedian/commentator Greg…
S06E129

S06E129 : Show #1194 (aired on 04/05/1999)

The secret word is "flange"; Dave holds up a certificate that makes Late Show the "Official Late…
S06E130

S06E130 : Show #1195 (aired on 04/06/1999)

The secret word is "millipede"; right after the second-ever edition of "Know Your Cuts of Meat,"…
S06E131

S06E131 : Show #1196 (aired on 04/07/1999)

Throughout the night, local teens with learner's permits parallel park on 53rd Street. At the end…
S06E132

S06E132 : Show #1197 (aired on 04/08/1999)

The secret word is "ischemia," while SNL star Molly Shannon promotes Never Been Kissed.
S06E133

S06E133 : Show #1198 (aired on 04/09/1999)

Paul makes his second "Countdown to the Millennium" prediction since the designation: "Everybody's…
S06E134

S06E134 : Show #1199 (aired on 04/12/1999)

Paul announces celebrities will come by all evening to wish Dave a happy birthday, and for some…
S06E135

S06E135 : Show #1200 (aired on 04/13/1999)

The secret word is "hegemony," and Dave doubles the current jackpot from $1100 to $2200; Kathie Lee…
S06E136

S06E136 : Show #1201 (aired on 04/14/1999)

The secret word is "quadricentennial," and after doubling the stakes on last night's show, Dave…
S06E137

S06E137 : Show #1202 (aired on 04/15/1999)

Dave mentions the sudden and untimely death of Bill Wendell; the secret word is "Melon"; with no…
S06E138

S06E138 : Show #1203 (aired on 04/16/1999)

A technical difficulty turns Dave's face and tie blue during the monologue; the secret word is…
S06E139

S06E139 : Show #1204 (aired on 04/26/1999)

Dave discusses the various bars and/or grills that have been next door to the theater, and wishes…
S06E140

S06E140 : Show #1205 (aired on 04/27/1999)

Dave claims there was a secret word winner last night, then brings out Connecticut housewife…
S06E141

S06E141 : Show #1206 (aired on 04/28/1999)

The secret word is "boat"; Paul, Felecia, Will, and Sid perform "Songs for Pedestrians"; Ted Danson…
S06E142

S06E142 : Show #1207 (aired on 04/29/1999)

The secret word is "carrot," and Dave introduces another supposed winner (writer and Boston native…
S06E143

S06E143 : Show #1208 (aired on 04/30/1999)

In honor of tonight's audience, the backdrop is altered to show the skyline of Miami, Florida; Biff…
S06E144

S06E144 : Show #1209 (aired on 05/03/1999)

Dave claims he's filed a $100 million lawsuit against the surgeon general; Dave pays an attractive…
S06E145

S06E145 : Show #1210 (aired on 05/04/1999)

The secret word is "incinerate"; Paul Fiore tries to parallel-park outside; Dave chats with a…
S06E146

S06E146 : Show #1211 (aired on 05/05/1999)

The secret word is "undershirt"; Dave shows (bogus) footage of Roberto Benigni making an ass of…
S06E147

S06E147 : Show #1212 (aired on 05/06/1999)

Cold opening: Jesse Jackson makes an insincere apology to Dave for his tardiness in last night's…
S06E148

S06E148 : Show #1213 (aired on 05/07/1999)

In honor of tonight's travel-weary audience (everybody's from Nashville), Biff hangs out at the…
S06E149

S06E149 : Show #1214 (aired on 05/10/1999)

The secret word is "ball"; an audience member is stifled by a barbershop quartet in the latest…
S06E150

S06E150 : Show #1215 (aired on 05/11/1999)

Thirteen-year-old blues phenomenon Ben Robinson sits in; the secret word is "stick"; Bob Borden…
S06E151

S06E151 : Show #1216 (aired on 05/12/1999)

Dave makes a nonsense rant about Barry Manilow; the secret word is "winky"; during "Dave's Record…
S06E152

S06E152 : Show #1217 (aired on 05/13/1999)

Dave bring out the seven supposed winners of last night's secret word contest (including Mike…
S06E153

S06E153 : Show #1218 (aired on 05/14/1999)

With tonight's audience being from the City of Brotherly Love, Biff heads to Philly to get in…
S06E154

S06E154 : Show #1219 (aired on 05/17/1999)

The secret word is "molar," while Dave measures Julia Roberts' waist.
S06E155

S06E155 : Show #1220 (aired on 05/18/1999)

Dave calls Aloha Meats in Honolulu to see if they answer the phone by saying "aloha"; the secret…
S06E156

S06E156 : Show #1221 (aired on 05/19/1999)

The secret word is "turf"; various members of the staff appear in a series of film promos,…
S06E157

S06E157 : Show #1222 (aired on 05/20/1999)

The secret word is "Alan"; Dave shows a one dollar bill folded so it would be shaped like a ring,…
S06E158

S06E158 : Show #1223 (aired on 05/21/1999)

Tonight's audience hails from Boston, Massachusetts. The backdrop, as always, is altered to…
S06E159

S06E159 : Show #1224 (aired on 05/24/1999)

Dave goes on a fury as to what constitutes the dinners given as prizes during "Know Your Current…
S06E160

S06E160 : Show #1225 (aired on 05/25/1999)

Dave tries calling Hawaii again; the secret word is “asparagus”; Kate Capshaw tries to call her…
S06E161

S06E161 : Show #1226 (aired on 05/26/1999)

Anton is again introduced as Buddy Rich, Jr.; Paul pays $102,000,000 for a ticket to see the new…
S06E162

S06E162 : Show #1227 (aired on 05/27/1999)

Jay Johnson wins the secret word "contest" again; throughout the night, Lou Rawls sits in the green…
S06E163

S06E163 : Show #1228 (aired on 05/28/1999)

The secret word is "bituminous"; Lou Rawls continues to lounge in the green room; during Mailbag,…
S06E164

S06E164 : Show #1229 (aired on 06/07/1999)

Tonight's secret word ("emetic") is now sponsored by a lawn-watering device called "Hosie Cow";…
S06E165

S06E165 : Show #1230 (aired on 06/08/1999)

The Hosie Cow Secret Word is "escarpment"; Dave plays a new game at Joe G's where a contestant must…
S06E166

S06E166 : Show #1231 (aired on 06/09/1999)

The Hosie Cow Secret Word is "whippy"; last night's winner "Barbara Sanchez" (Jude Brennan) is…
S06E167

S06E167 : Show #1232 (aired on 06/10/1999)

After appearing in an ad for Hosie Cow, Alan announces that the secret word is "inflammation." …
S06E168

S06E168 : Show #1233 (aired on 06/11/1999)

Edgar Winter sits in; the Hosie Cow Secret Word is "dick"; Heather Graham promotes Austin Powers:…
S06E169

S06E169 : Show #1234 (aired on 06/14/1999)

The Hosie Cow Secret Word is "amputation"; the latest roll call introduces Biff's pint-size clone…
S06E170

S06E170 : Show #1235 (aired on 06/15/1999)

The Hosie Cow Secret Word is "dick" again, but it's eventually changed to "bunny." Also, Dave has…
S06E171

S06E171 : Show #1236 (aired on 06/16/1999)

The Hosie Cow Secret Word is "pigment," while Dave chats (and becomes infatuated) with Brandi…
S06E172

S06E172 : Show #1237 (aired on 06/17/1999)

Al Gore appears on "The Paul Shaffer Show"; The Hosie Cow Secret Word is "tourniquet"; Mike Myers…
S06E173

S06E173 : Show #1238 (aired on 06/18/1999)

Anton is introduced as Buddy Rich Jr., the "bastard son" of the legendary jazz drummer; Hosie Cow…
S06E174

S06E174 : Show #1239 (aired on 06/21/1999)

The secret word ("rodeo") is now sponsored by Larry King, whom according to Alan "looks like an…
S06E175

S06E175 : Show #1240 (aired on 06/22/1999)

The Larry King Secret Word is "gabardine," and is followed by stock footage of four baby owls…
S06E176

S06E176 : Show #1241 (aired on 06/23/1999)

Jimmy Vaughan sits in; the Larry King Secret Word is "entropic"; after an unusually aimless edition…
S06E177

S06E177 : Show #1242 (aired on 06/24/1999)

The Larry King Secret Word is "linguine." Also, to counteract with Hillary Clinton's recent…
S06E178

S06E178 : Show #1243 (aired on 06/25/1999)

The Larry King Secret Word is "peptide"; Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty perform…
S06E179

S06E179 : Show #1244 (aired on 06/28/1999)

Tonight's Secret Word ("bird") is brought to you by David Letterman's Women's World Cup Soccer…
S06E180

S06E180 : Show #1245 (aired on 06/29/1999)

The World Cup Soccer Team Secret Word is "oozing"; Montana park ranger (and past winner) "Rita…
S06E181

S06E181 : Show #1246 (aired on 06/30/1999)

The Larry King/Women's Soccer Secret Word is "peripatetic"; a bird caller from Piedmont, California…
S06E182

S06E182 : Show #1247 (aired on 07/01/1999)

The Larry King/Women's Soccer Secret Word is "highoeyazmuhoodhee"; Calista Flockhart's chat with…
S06E183

S06E183 : Show #1248 (aired on 07/02/1999)

The Larry King/Women's Soccer Secret Word is "pony"; during Mailbag, Biff, Kenny, and Dave Dorsett…
S06E184

S06E184 : Show #1249 (aired on 07/05/1999)

Dave shows footage of a taxi literally crashing the staff cookout out on 53rd Street; with…
S06E185

S06E185 : Show #1250 (aired on 07/06/1999)

An audience member attempts to button Dave's jacket; the Dan Quayle/Larry King/Women's Soccer…
S06E186

S06E186 : Show #1251 (aired on 07/07/1999)

Dave replies to a Zagat's survey; the Women's Soccer Secret Word is "pestilence," with the Dan…
S06E187

S06E187 : Show #1252 (aired on 07/08/1999)

The Secret Word is "prick," with the stock footage of the baby owls eating the rat joining an…
S06E188

S06E188 : Show #1253 (aired on 07/09/1999)

Dave points out that Paul is dressed from head to toe in white tonight, including a snazzy top hat;…
S06E189

S06E189 : Show #1254 (aired on 07/19/1999)

The Larry King/Dan Quayle Secret Word is "sphygmomanometer"; Dave briefly comments on the passing…
S06E190

S06E190 : Show #1255 (aired on 07/20/1999)

The Dan Quayle/Larry King Secret Word is "pie"; Dave finally meets the entire U.S. Women's World…
S06E191

S06E191 : Show #1256 (aired on 07/21/1999)

The Hillary Clinton/Larry King Secret Word is "mommy"; Dave asks a question to Einstein's Brain…
S06E192

S06E192 : Show #1257 (aired on 07/22/1999)

The Hillary Clinton/Larry King Secret Word is "meehnkee"; Dave "performs" at Woodstock '99, then…
S06E193

S06E193 : Show #1258 (aired on 07/23/1999)

Paul asks what the point of the Secret Word is, and after it's revealed ("throb"), Dave replies…
S06E194

S06E194 : Show #1259 (aired on 07/26/1999)

Paul complains about the heat at Woodstock '99; Dave brags about Max Pappas and Team Rahal (a sign…
S06E195

S06E195 : Show #1260 (aired on 07/27/1999)

Buckwheat Zydeco (nee Stanley Durrell) sits in on accordion; throughout the night, Shark the border…
S06E196

S06E196 : Show #1261 (aired on 07/28/1999)

Biff helps out pedestrians walking on 53rd Street; Dave asks Paul about project identification;…
S06E197

S06E197 : Show #1262 (aired on 07/29/1999)

"Paul Shaffer's Countdown to the Millennium" makes its triumphant return to the Late Show, and is…
S06E198

S06E198 : Show #1263 (aired on 07/30/1999)

Dave chats with Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong; Paul's latest…
S06E199

S06E199 : Show #1264 (aired on 08/02/1999)

It's a very special night as Jim Jeter is about to log his one millionth mile on his 1982 Toyota…
S06E200

S06E200 : Show #1265 (aired on 08/03/1999)

Dave takes the outside cam to Joe G's for another round of "Stop Calling Me Kitty."
S06E201

S06E201 : Show #1266 (aired on 08/04/1999)

Dave shows the audience some stuff he bought on his recent vacation in a segment called "Travel…
S06E202

S06E202 : Show #1267 (aired on 08/05/1999)

Dave repeatedly shows footage of the Taco Bell chihuahua saying "funkalicious." Later, Dave and…
S06E203

S06E203 : Show #1268 (aired on 08/06/1999)

During CBS Mailbag, Alan punches Dave. Later, Dave's former "Starland Vocal Band Hour" co-star…
S06E204

S06E204 : Show #1269 (aired on 08/09/1999)

Paul refers to Regis as a bastard, only for the "Millionaire" host to retaliate.
S06E205

S06E205 : Show #1270 (aired on 08/10/1999)

Kreskin's knowledge of 70's backup singers is tested in a segment called "Commodore or Pip?" …
S06E206

S06E206 : Show #1271 (aired on 08/11/1999)

Dave announces that a crack in the building next door caused a temporary evacuation of the theater.…
S06E207

S06E207 : Show #1272 (aired on 08/12/1999)

Dave takes up an offering for a preacher who played "Who Your Deer Repellants."
S06E208

S06E208 : Show #1273 (aired on 08/13/1999)

During CBS Mailbag, Inky Mendez announces his candidacy for the US Senate, while Dave chats with…
S06E209

S06E209 : Show #1274 (aired on 08/16/1999)

A shirtless Vince DeMentri interviews people on the street, asking them what they think of Hillary…
S06E210

S06E210 : Show #1275 (aired on 08/17/1999)

Dave announces that tonight, "We're going to have good old-fashioned fun": all night, Richard Egan…
S06E211

S06E211 : Show #1276 (aired on 08/18/1999)

Terence Blanchard sits in with the band, while Olympic diver Kathy Pesek does a demonstration for…
S06E212

S06E212 : Show #1277 (aired on 08/19/1999)

Dave announces that tonight is the premiere of "Late Show Who Wants to be a Billionaire?" …
S06E213

S06E213 : Show #1278 (aired on 08/20/1999)

Dave announces that after 6 years and 1,278 shows on CBS, he now wants to be called "Daddy"; Alan…