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Late Night with David Letterman

Season 2 · 39 episodes · Feb 24, 1983

  1. Episode 1

    830224

    Feb 24, 1983

  2. Episode 2

    830201

    Feb 1, 1983

  3. Episode 3

    831116

    Nov 16, 1983

  4. Episode 4

    830524

    May 24, 1983

  5. Episode 5

    830215

    Feb 15, 1983

  6. Episode 6

    831103

    Nov 3, 1983

  7. Episode 7

    830301

    Mar 1, 1983

  8. Episode 8

    830818

    Aug 18, 1983

  9. Episode 9

    831031

    Oct 31, 1983

  10. Episode 10

    830505

    May 5, 1983

  11. Episode 11

    830509

    May 9, 1983

  12. Episode 12

    831117

    Nov 17, 1983

  13. Episode 13

    831102

    Nov 2, 1983

    ""New Dial-It Services;"" Bill Cosby; comedian-juggler Michael Davis.

  14. Episode 14

    831220

    Dec 20, 1983

  15. Episode 15

    840111

    Jan 11, 1984

  16. Episode 16

    830223

    Feb 23, 1983

    Dave invites poorly-seated audience member Cathy Renault to sit onstage; Andy Kaufman & Freddie Blassie visit; Alba Ballard and her assistant show off costumed birds.

  17. Episode 17

    830208

    Feb 8, 1983

  18. Episode 18

    831123

    Nov 23, 1983

  19. Episode 19

    830214

    Feb 14, 1983

    ""Bad Phone Call"" to TV's Larry Hovis; Dr. Ruth Westheimer answers audience questions; Tommy Casabona drills a hole in Dave's desk to accomodate the desktop microphone cord (the legendary RCA 77DX); former ""Saturday Night Live"" creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels visits.

  20. Episode 20

    830427

    Apr 27, 1983

  21. Episode 21

    830531

    May 31, 1983

  22. Episode 22

    830523

    May 23, 1983

  23. Episode 23

    Show #0285

    Sep 21, 1983

  24. Episode 24

    Show #0286

    Sep 22, 1983

  25. Episode 25

    Show #0287

    Sep 26, 1983

  26. Episode 26

    Show #0288

    Sep 27, 1983

  27. Episode 27

    Show #0290

    Sep 29, 1983

  28. Episode 28

    Show #0291

    Oct 3, 1983

    Dave introduces his Columbus Day gift collection and fronts an Afterschool Special called ""They Took My Show Away;"" Gilda Radner promotes Roseanne Roseannadanna's ""Hey, Get Back to Work!"" book, which has an unusually long forward. Later she and Dave call Mrs. Elizabeth Gilles, the prototype for Gilda's Emily Litella character on ""Saturday Night Live.""

  29. Episode 29

    Show #0292

    Oct 4, 1983

  30. Episode 30

    Show #0293

    Oct 5, 1983

  31. Episode 31

    Show #0294

    Oct 6, 1983

    R.E.M. performs ""Radio Free Europe.""

  32. Episode 32

    Show #0295

    Oct 10, 1983

  33. Episode 33

    Show #0296

    Oct 11, 1983

  34. Episode 34

    Show #0297

    Oct 12, 1983

  35. Episode 35

    Show #0298

    Oct 13, 1983

  36. Episode 36

    Show #0299

    Oct 17, 1983

  37. Episode 37

    Show #0300

    Oct 18, 1983

  38. Episode 38

    Show #0301

    Oct 19, 1983

  39. Episode 39

    Show #0302

    Oct 20, 1983