Late Night with David Letterman - 5th Anniversary Special (1987) (TV)

Another excellent anniversary show from the first iteration of Dave's late night enterprise. Not all is first-rate but that's part of the charm. A good example would be the dreadful 5 minutes from Jay Leno. That's right, in the days before their widely publicized personal feud, they used to be comrades. You'll also see a slightly better short stand-up routine from one of their mutual buds, Carol Leifer. This is lots of fun from a less jaded time.

Late Night with David Letterman - 5th Anniversary Special (1987) (TV)

Cast: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Andy Summers, Peter Frampton, Herbie Hancock, Joe Cocker, Jay Leno, Carol Leifer, Calvert DeForest, Chris Elliot

Late Night with David Letterman (1982) TV series 1982-1993

Some famous features of the show include the "Top Ten" lists and "Stupid Pet Tricks" (complete with slow-mo). Also Dave's use of unusual camera placements (Sky-Cam, Guest-Cam, Reversed Image Telecast, Rotating Cam, etc.) and Dave's supporting cast (Paul Shaffer, Chris Elliot and Larry "Bud" Melman).

AVAILABLE EPISODES

Reversed Image Telecast

22 February 1984

360 Degree Rotating Camera

February 1988

Old Fashioned Christmas

December 1989

Steve Martin

1 February 1991

Siskel & Ebert, Cindy Crawford

March 1991

Cher

31 October 1991

10th Anniversary Show

6 February 1992

Giancarlo Giannini, Jimmie Walker, Nora Ephron

Coronel Dupree, Charles Woods

4 March 1992

Bruno Kirby, Mario Joyner, Lyn St. James

June 1992

Phil Hartman, James Brown, Rachel Hunter

March 1993

Dolly Parton, Gabriel Byrne

16 March 1993

Late Night w/ David Letterman (1982) TV series 1982-1993
Cast: Anton Fig, Chris Elliot, Paul Shaffer, David Letterman