← Late Night with David Letterman

Season 5

161 episodes · 1986

  1. 1

    4th Anniversary Special

    42 min

  2. 2

    Episode 2

    42 min

  3. 3

    861111

    Nov 11, 198660 min

  4. 4

    860804

    Aug 4, 198660 min

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    860729

    Jul 29, 198660 min

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    860728

    Jul 28, 198660 min

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    860626

    Jun 26, 198660 min

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    860805

    Aug 5, 198660 min

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    861112

    Nov 12, 198660 min

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    860625

    Jun 25, 198660 min

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    860717

    Jul 17, 198660 min

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    860623

    Jun 23, 198660 min

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    860714

    Jul 14, 198660 min

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    860731

    Jul 31, 198660 min

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    860624

    Jun 24, 198660 min

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    860818

    Aug 18, 198660 min

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    861124

    Nov 24, 198660 min

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    860730

    Jul 30, 198660 min

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    860807

    Aug 7, 198660 min

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    860819

    Aug 19, 198660 min

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    861113

    Nov 13, 198660 min

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    860806

    Aug 6, 198660 min

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    860917

    Sep 17, 198660 min

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    860709

    Jul 9, 198660 min

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    860710

    Jul 10, 198660 min

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    860724

    Jul 24, 198660 min

  27. 27

    860723

    Jul 23, 198660 min

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    860915

    Sep 15, 198660 min

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    860916

    Sep 16, 198660 min

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    860722

    Jul 22, 198660 min

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    860918

    Sep 18, 198660 min

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    860813

    Aug 13, 198660 min

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    860721

    Jul 21, 198660 min

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    860923

    Sep 23, 198660 min

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    860924

    Sep 24, 198660 min

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    860925

    Sep 25, 198660 min

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    860814

    Aug 14, 198660 min

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    860811

    Aug 11, 198660 min

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    870115

    Jan 15, 198760 min

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    860708

    Jul 8, 198660 min

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    860707

    Jul 7, 198660 min

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    861013

    Oct 13, 198660 min

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    861125

    Nov 25, 198660 min

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    861222

    Dec 22, 198660 min

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    861027

    Oct 27, 198660 min

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    861028

    Oct 28, 198660 min

  47. 47

    861016

    Oct 16, 198660 min

    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.

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    861015

    Oct 15, 198660 min

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    861014

    Oct 14, 198660 min

  50. 50

    861126

    Nov 26, 198660 min

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    870112

    Jan 12, 198760 min

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    861029

    Oct 29, 198660 min

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    861030

    Oct 30, 198660 min

  54. 54

    860908

    Sep 8, 198660 min

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    870113

    Jan 13, 198760 min

  56. 56

    870114

    Jan 14, 198760 min

  57. 57

    860812

    Aug 12, 198660 min

  58. 58

    861008

    Oct 8, 198660 min

  59. 59

    860909

    Sep 9, 198660 min

  60. 60

    861006

    Oct 6, 198660 min

  61. 61

    861106

    Nov 6, 198660 min

  62. 62

    860716

    Jul 16, 198660 min

  63. 63

    861007

    Oct 7, 198660 min

  64. 64

    860715

    Jul 15, 198660 min

  65. 65

    861105

    Nov 5, 198660 min

  66. 66

    861103

    Nov 3, 198660 min

  67. 67

    860820

    Aug 20, 198660 min

  68. 68

    860911

    Sep 11, 198660 min

  69. 69

    860910

    Sep 10, 198660 min

  70. 70

    860929

    Sep 29, 198660 min

  71. 71

    860930

    Sep 30, 198660 min

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    861001

    Oct 1, 198660 min

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    861002

    Oct 2, 198660 min

  74. 74

    860821

    Aug 21, 198660 min

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    861009

    Oct 9, 198660 min

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    860617

    Jun 17, 198660 min

  77. 77

    860618

    Jun 18, 198660 min

  78. 78

    860616

    Jun 16, 198660 min

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    860619

    Jun 19, 198660 min

    ""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.""

  80. 80

    Show #0659

    Feb 3, 198660 min

  81. 81

    Show #0660

    Feb 4, 198660 min

  82. 82

    Show #0661

    Feb 5, 198660 min

    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.

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    Show #0662

    Feb 6, 198660 min

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    Show #0663

    Feb 10, 198660 min

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    Show #0664

    Feb 11, 198660 min

  86. 86

    Show #0665

    Feb 12, 198660 min

    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.

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    Show #0666

    Feb 13, 198660 min

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    Show #0667

    Feb 17, 198660 min

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    Show #0668

    Feb 18, 198660 min

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    Show #0669

    Feb 19, 198660 min

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    Show #0670

    Feb 20, 198660 min

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    Show #0671

    Feb 24, 198660 min

  93. 93

    Show #0672

    Feb 25, 198660 min

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    Show #0673

    Feb 26, 198660 min

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    Show #0674

    Feb 27, 198660 min

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    Show #0675

    Mar 10, 198660 min

  97. 97

    Show #0676

    Mar 11, 198660 min

  98. 98

    Show #0677

    Mar 12, 198660 min

    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.

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    Show #0678

    Mar 13, 198660 min

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    Show #0679

    Mar 17, 198660 min

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    Show #0680

    Mar 18, 198660 min

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    Show #0681

    Mar 19, 198660 min

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    Show #0682

    Mar 20, 198660 min

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    Show #0683

    Mar 24, 198660 min

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    Show #0684

    Mar 25, 198660 min

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    Show #0685

    Mar 26, 198660 min

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    Show #0686

    Mar 27, 198660 min

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    Show #0687

    Mar 31, 198660 min

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    Show #0688

    Apr 1, 198660 min

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    Show #0689

    Apr 2, 198660 min

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    Show #0690

    Apr 3, 198660 min

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    Show #0691

    Apr 7, 198660 min

    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.

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    Show #0692

    Apr 8, 198660 min

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    Show #0693

    Apr 9, 198660 min

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    Show #0694

    Apr 10, 198660 min

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    Show #0695

    Apr 21, 198660 min

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    Show #0696

    Apr 22, 198660 min

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    Show #0697

    Apr 23, 198660 min

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    Show #0698

    Apr 24, 198660 min

    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.

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    Show #0699

    Apr 28, 198660 min

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    Show #0700

    Apr 29, 198660 min

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    Show #0701

    Apr 30, 198660 min

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    Show #0702

    May 1, 198660 min

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    Show #0703

    May 5, 198660 min

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    Show #0704

    May 6, 198660 min

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    Show #0705

    May 7, 198660 min

    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.

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    Show #0706

    May 8, 198660 min

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    Show #0707

    May 9, 198660 min

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    Show #0708

    May 12, 198660 min

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    Show #0709

    May 13, 198660 min

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    Show #0710

    May 14, 198660 min

    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.

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    Show #0711

    May 15, 198660 min

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    Show #0712

    May 19, 198660 min

  134. 134

    Show #0713

    May 20, 198660 min

  135. 135

    Show #0714

    May 21, 198660 min

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    Show #0715

    May 22, 198660 min

  137. 137

    Show #0716

    May 26, 198660 min

  138. 138

    Show #0717

    May 27, 198660 min

  139. 139

    Show #0718

    May 28, 198660 min

  140. 140

    Show #0719

    May 29, 198660 min

  141. 141

    Episode 141

    42 min

  142. 142

    Episode 142

    42 min

  143. 143

    Episode 143

    42 min

  144. 144

    Episode 144

    42 min

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    Episode 145

    42 min

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    Episode 146

    42 min

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    Episode 147

    42 min

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    Episode 148

    42 min

  149. 149

    Episode 149

    42 min

  150. 150

    Episode 150

    42 min

  151. 151

    Episode 151

    42 min

  152. 152

    Episode 152

  153. 153

    Steve Martin/Jane Fonda

    42 min

  154. 154

    Episode 154

    42 min

  155. 155

    Episode 155

    42 min

  156. 156

    Episode 156

    42 min

  157. 157

    Episode 157

    42 min

  158. 158

    Episode 158

    42 min

  159. 159

    Episode 159

    42 min

  160. 160

    Episode 160

    42 min

  161. 166

    Episode 166

    42 min