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The David Letterman Show

Season 1 · 90 episodes · Jun 23, 1980

  1. Episode 1

    Show #1

    Jun 23, 1980

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    Episode 2

    Show #2

    Jun 24, 1980

  3. Episode 3

    Show #3

    Jun 25, 1980

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    Episode 4

    Show #4

    Jun 26, 1980

  5. Episode 5

    Show #5

    Jun 27, 1980

  6. Episode 6

    Show #6

    Jun 30, 1980

  7. Episode 7

    Show #7

    Jul 1, 1980

  8. Episode 8

    Show #8

    Jul 2, 1980

  9. Episode 9

    Show #9

    Jul 3, 1980

  10. Episode 10

    Show #10

    Jul 4, 1980

  11. Episode 11

    Show #11

    Jul 7, 1980

  12. Episode 12

    Show #12

    Jul 8, 1980

  13. Episode 13

    Show #13

    Jul 9, 1980

  14. Episode 14

    Show #14

    Jul 10, 1980

  15. Episode 15

    Show #15

    Jul 11, 1980

  16. Episode 16

    Show #16

    Jul 14, 1980

  17. Episode 17

    Show #17

    Jul 15, 1980

  18. Episode 18

    Show #18

    Jul 16, 1980

  19. Episode 19

    Show #19

    Jul 17, 1980

  20. Episode 20

    Show #20

    Jul 18, 1980

  21. Episode 21

    Show #21

    Jul 21, 1980

  22. Episode 22

    Show #22

    Jul 22, 1980

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    Episode 23

    Show #23

    Jul 23, 1980

  24. Episode 24

    Show #24

    Jul 24, 1980

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    Episode 25

    Show #25

    Jul 25, 1980

  26. Episode 26

    Show #26

    Jul 28, 1980

  27. Episode 27

    Show #27

    Jul 29, 1980

  28. Episode 28

    Show #28

    Jul 30, 1980

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    Episode 29

    Show #29

    Jul 31, 1980

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    Episode 30

    Show #30

    Aug 1, 1980

  31. Episode 31

    Show #31

    Aug 4, 1980

  32. Episode 32

    Show #32

    Aug 5, 1980

  33. Episode 33

    Show #33

    Aug 6, 1980

  34. Episode 34

    Show #34

    Aug 7, 1980

  35. Episode 35

    Show #35

    Aug 8, 1980

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    Episode 36

    Show #36

    Aug 11, 1980

  37. Episode 37

    Show #37

    Aug 12, 1980

  38. Episode 38

    Show #38

    Aug 13, 1980

  39. Episode 39

    Show #39

    Aug 14, 1980

  40. Episode 40

    Show #40

    Aug 15, 1980

  41. Episode 41

    Show #41

    Aug 18, 1980

  42. Episode 42

    Show #42

    Aug 19, 1980

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    Episode 43

    Show #43

    Aug 20, 1980

  44. Episode 44

    Show #44

    Aug 21, 1980

  45. Episode 45

    Show #45

    Aug 22, 1980

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    Episode 46

    Show #46

    Aug 25, 1980

  47. Episode 47

    Show #47

    Aug 26, 1980

  48. Episode 48

    Show #48

    Aug 27, 1980

  49. Episode 49

    Show #49

    Aug 28, 1980

  50. Episode 50

    Show #50

    Aug 29, 1980

  51. Episode 51

    Show #51

    Sep 1, 1980

  52. Episode 52

    Show #52

    Sep 2, 1980

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    Episode 53

    Show #53

    Sep 3, 1980

  54. Episode 54

    Show #54

    Sep 4, 1980

  55. Episode 55

    Show #55

    Sep 5, 1980

  56. Episode 56

    Show #56

    Sep 8, 1980

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    Episode 57

    Show #57

    Sep 9, 1980

  58. Episode 58

    Show #58

    Sep 10, 1980

  59. Episode 59

    Show #59

    Sep 11, 1980

  60. Episode 60

    Show #60

    Sep 12, 1980

  61. Episode 61

    Show #61

    Sep 15, 1980

  62. Episode 62

    Show #62

    Sep 16, 1980

  63. Episode 63

    Show #63

    Sep 17, 1980

  64. Episode 64

    Show #64

    Sep 18, 1980

  65. Episode 65

    Show #65

    Sep 19, 1980

  66. Episode 66

    Show #66

    Sep 22, 1980

  67. Episode 67

    Show #67

    Sep 23, 1980

  68. Episode 68

    Show #68

    Sep 24, 1980

  69. Episode 69

    Show #69

    Sep 25, 1980

  70. Episode 70

    Show #70

    Sep 26, 1980

  71. Episode 71

    Show #71

    Sep 29, 1980

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    Episode 72

    Show #72

    Sep 30, 1980

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    Episode 73

    Show #73

    Oct 1, 1980

  74. Episode 74

    Show #74

    Oct 2, 1980

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    Episode 75

    Show #75

    Oct 3, 1980

  76. Episode 76

    Show #76

    Oct 6, 1980

  77. Episode 77

    Show #77

    Oct 7, 1980

  78. Episode 78

    Show #78

    Oct 8, 1980

  79. Episode 79

    Show #79

    Oct 9, 1980

  80. Episode 80

    Show #80

    Oct 10, 1980

  81. Episode 81

    Show #81

    Oct 13, 1980

  82. Episode 82

    Show #82

    Oct 14, 1980

  83. Episode 83

    Show #83

    Oct 15, 1980

  84. Episode 84

    Show #84

    Oct 16, 1980

  85. Episode 85

    Show #85

    Oct 17, 1980

  86. Episode 86

    Show #86

    Oct 20, 1980

  87. Episode 87

    Show #87

    Oct 21, 1980

  88. Episode 88

    Show #88

    Oct 22, 1980

  89. Episode 89

    Show #89

    Oct 23, 1980

    Second to last show, with Steve Allen; kids' Halloween costumes.

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    Episode 90

    Show #90

    Oct 24, 1980

    Dave jokes that the world is coming to an end; interviews with news anchor Edwin Newman and bandleader Frank Owen; Merrill Markoe, Rich Hall, Gerard Mulligan and Paul Raley tell jokes that didn't make it on the air during the summer; Wil Shriner shows bloopers from the show's run; Dave introduces crew members, including Kathleen Ankers, Bob Pook and Bill Wendell; Harve Mann sings ""The David Letterman Show"" theme; a deck of ""living"" playing cards dances through the studio as confetti and balloons are dropped.