The BEST episodes directed by Jerry Foley
#1 - Show #1804
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 9 - Episode 149
With Biff on vacation, Steph/Monty handles the pushpins live via telephone; during Mailbag, Paul demonstrates a hidden talent for cartwheels, and then mysteriously disappears; a Mother's Day tradition is started when the moms of ten celebrities present the Top Ten list; Dave and Gillian Anderson make out.
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Late Show with David Letterman - Season 11 - Episode 156
To further promote Popeye's Green Beans, Dave and Paul eat Popeye's chicken and give fun facts; Ben Stiller attempts to break windows across the street with a dodge-ball, but ends up falling off the building.
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Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 214
Dave shows a "highlight" of last night's show: Dan Rather fondling Dave's butt.
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Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 212
Junior Brown sits in with the band; baseball star John Kruk talks about his recent retirement; Dave hectors a man on the street in a game called "May I Taste Your Dinner, Please?"
#5 - Show #0427
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 208
Dave chats with Mary Ann Dennis, whose dog stopped a man that tried to mug her.
#6 - Show #0405
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 186
Bernie Kopell storms out of the theater after "The Love Boat" is somehow mentioned twice in a Top Ten List about Hockey. Later, Dave chats with "Coach" star Jerry Van Dyke, while Warren Zevon performs "Mutineer," a song he would later perform in his last TV appearance in 2002.
#7 - Show #0397
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 178
Travis, a five-year-old golden retriever, has the "Dog Cam" attached to his head; John Turturro dresses up as Batman, then hands Dave the Top Ten list; Dan Rather talks about Connie Chung's departure from CBS, then promotes his workout video "Old Train Songs to Sweat By."
#8 - Show #0436
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 217
Dave claims that the chairman of Westinghouse has agreed to fight him. Later, Sonny Bono signs to Calvert's upstart record company.
#9 - Show #0410
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 191
Jim Carrey, Andre Agassi, and Tom and Roseanne Arnold miraculously appear in the audience, Tom being both on stage and in the audience simultaneously. Also, Dave orders pancakes from the Fashion Cafe for Christy Turlington and a heavyset audience member.
#10 - Show #0440
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 3 - Episode 1
Dave grills his new announcer, making him do voiceovers throughout the show (including #1 on the top ten list).
#11 - Show #0443
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 3 - Episode 4
Amongst the "Items Included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:" Stuff found in ZZ Top's beards, a guitar made of David Crosby's old liver, and Marv Albert's Rock & Roll Bloopers, with Hootie (as in Hootie and the Blowfish) getting hit on the head by a basketball. Meanwhile, in order to prepare for an Olympic diver that will be appearing later, Dave recruits Alan and an audience member to get in a tank.
#12 - Show #0424
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 205
George Clarke's "Quest for Corn" finds him in Indianapolis with Dave's mom: 5 ears. Later, Nick Turturro and Dennis Franz stand in the green room with their pants down, while Paul and Bruce Hornsby play "Chopsticks" on the keyboard.
#13 - Show #0403
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 184
Cold Opening: "ER" star Anthony Edwards refuses to give Dave a physical. Also, Jonathan Katz does standup and promotes Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
#14 - Show #0429
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 210
The final installment of "George Clarke's Quest for Corn" finds our hero at Hello Deli (five ears). Afterwards, George distributes an ear of corn to everyone in the audience.
#15 - Show #0395
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 176
Dave chooses a person off the street to tell their life story; the Top Ten Home Office moves to Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chris O'Donnell plugs Batman Forever.
#16 - Show #0434
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 215
In honor of an incident that resulted in a forfeit in the previous night's Dodgers-Cardinals game, audience members throw baseballs at Dave.
#17 - Show #0407
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 188
In an experimental comedy bit called "Letters to the Editor," Dave reads a (bogus) note from Al Gore telling The New Yorker that he loves their cartoons.
#18 - Show #0438
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 219
Paul is introduced as "Johnny Lavaggi;" Dave shows a (doctored) clip of Monica Seles grunting; David Brenner does stand up.
#19 - Show #0391
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 172
Indianapolis 500 champion Jacque Vileneuve races a NYC cab around the theater block in competition with NYC cabbie Buke Kadikiran; Dave shows (doctored) footage of Dan Rather replacing his CBS Evening News co-host Connie Chung with… Dan Rather.
#20 - Show #0442
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 3 - Episode 3
Charlton Heston plays "Dave's Boss" and bullies him mercilessly. Later, Kevin Pollak promotes "The Usual Suspects."
#21 - Show #0413
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 194
A small army of cyclists rush across the stage, while Dave and Pete Sampras play a pickup round of tennis out on 53rd Street.
#22 - Show #0392
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 173
Biff delivers Dave in a golf cart; Dave and an audience member named Hal help choose the network's new slogan; a pyrotechnic exhibition is held in the backdrop.
#23 - Show #0414
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 195
After an admittedly lame remote on a "Day In The Life" of producer Robert Morton, he jumps into a giant bowl of pudding, followed by Dave. Later in the show, Paul, Laurie Diamond, and the members of White Zombie join in.
#24 - Show #0399
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 180
Travis and the Dog Cam return; Englebert Humperdinck serenades Rupert; ten kindergarteners write and present the Top Ten.
#25 - Matthew Perry, Alicia Silverstone
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 196
Dave flashes back to how he stayed cool over the weekend by stuffing popsicles in his pants; a woman who picks up one of the pay phones at the kiosk outside the theater is chosen as an honorary guest host; Matthew Perry from Friends makes his first appearance on the show; Alicia Silverstone promotes Clueless; Dave and Pam the phone lady switch jackets.
#26 - Show #0416
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 197
Dan Rather presents the Top Ten; Chevy Chase plugs Man of the House and talks tennis.
#27 - Show #0422
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 203
Dave and Tony switch places for a few minutes; David Schwimmer is reunited with the monkey who played Marcel on Friends; Dave announces that "Dick Assmania" has officially swept the eastern seaboard.
#28 - Show #0402
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 183
Shortly after a "What's New for Summer" segment, Dave hands hamsicles (or, if you will, cold ham on a stick) to the audience. Also, "Batman" (Calvert) hands Dave the Top Ten list, while Tony Bennett performs "My Love Went to London."
#29 - Show #0426
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 207
Dave announces that CBS has just been bought by Westinghouse, then spends the rest of the show joking about it.
#30 - Show #0394
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 175
Dave tells Rupert to bother people at a local bistro with his hidden mic; Dave chats with a woman that recently won $87,000,000 in the state lottery; head CBS executives "Les Moonves" and "Peter Lund" sing Bob Seger's "Like a Rock."
#31 - Show #0428
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 209
During "Stupid Pet Tricks," a small fish eats a worm whole. Meanwhile, Dave goes into a Westinghouse washer in spin cycle.
#32 - Show #0404
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 185
Dave celebrates the fifteenth anniversary of the debut of The David Letterman Show by showing clips of the first broadcast; Biff interrupts Dave so that Corey Pavin (winner of the 1995 U. S. Open) can drop by; various staffers take their moms to the Russian Tea Room.
#33 - Show #0430
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 211
Dave announces it's "Christmas in August," with Glen Campbell singing a medley of holiday standards at Hello Deli.
#34 - Show #0390
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 171
Cold Opening: Nicole Kidman asks Dave if he's drunk. Also, displayed by the window of an advertising agency across the street from the Ed Sullivan Theater is a giant toothbrush and tooth; Dave invites the workers from that window to bring the items into the theater and then presents them with the Crest Pledge.
#35 - Show #0432
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 213
The "Dick Assman Update" reveals that his popularity has hit fever pitch. Later, Christopher Walken promotes three new movies that are coming out within a month of each other.
#36 - Show #0406
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 187
Dave invites a standby audience member to play "Will You Eat the Meatloaf?" Later in the show, Dave chats with Pete, the dishwasher at Hello Deli.
#37 - Show #0435
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 216
All night long, Rupert touches meat and is joined later by Kelsey Grammer, his then-fiancee, and a priest from the audience.
#38 - Show #0396
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 177
Stephen Stills sits in; Dave "attends" a recent President Clinton press conference; basketball star/party animal Dennis Rodman comments on his recent antics.
#39 - Show #0437
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 218
During an interview with Isabella Rosselini, a guy on fire runs around the stage. Later, Bjork and the CBS Orchestra performs "It's Oh So Quiet."
#40 - Show #0408
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 189
Dave shows the audience an old photo of Morty with an afro, and then later shows a doctored photo of himself with a head-bush. Also, Dave helps Tom Hanks shave a beard he grew on vacation.
#41 - Show #0439
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 220
Dave bids a fond farewell to his announcer, while Dick Assman also makes one last appearance.
#42 - Show #0400
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 181
Dave announces that this is show number 4000, but later admits he's off by a zero; John Denver performs the theme song to "Supermarket Finds"; Alan King gloats over his grandkids.
#43 - Show #0417
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 198
Ed Sullivan Theater Building Engineer George Clarke begins his "Quest for Corn" throughout the Midwest. He's off to Illinois.
#44 - Show #0441
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 3 - Episode 2
Tom Snyder wants everybody to know that he does not hold a grudge with Dave. Meanwhile, Alan Kalter continues to get used to his new surroundings.
#45 - Show #0412
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 193
Charles Grodin promotes his new cable talk show.
#46 - Show #0398
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 179
Dave arrives at the theater in a police car; throughout the night, spelling bee winner Justin Carroll comes out to spell various ten-cent words; Dave chats with Robert Horry of the NBA Champion Houston Rockets.
#47 - Show #0419
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 200
Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band sits in; Dave offers an audience guy with an unruly beard $300 to shave it; Talent Assistant Zoe Friedham gets a tattoo; Dave gives the newly-shaven man $400.
#48 - Show #0393
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 174
It's time for a studio audience talent show, with friends and relatives of the performers swamping the backdrop. Shortly after his interview, Mike Myers joins the crowd.
#49 - Show #0401
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 182
Dave invites both a cabbie and an audience member to jump into a rooftop swimming pool. They're later joined by two NYC cops and Bob Saget.
#50 - Show #0420
Late Show with David Letterman - Season 2 - Episode 201
A "Dumb Ads" segment introduces Canadian filling station attendent Dick Assman. The entire North American audience immediately catches "Dick Assmania." Later, a monkey in the green room throws fruit, while The Quest for Corn hits Omaha, Nebraska.