The BEST episodes of Late Show with David Letterman season 1

#1 - Show #0002

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/1993

Dave's worst moment on last night's debut: his fake tooth fell out (the video is repeated several times in slow motion); a four-year-old geography expert and cheese lover names states on a U.S. map.

#2 - Show #0087

Season 1 - Episode 87 - Aired 1/5/1994

#3 - Show #0001 - Bill Murray, Tom Brokaw, Paul Newman, Billy Joel

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/1993

Tom Brokaw shows up to take back some NBC "intellectual property;" Dave shows off the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater and chats with Bill Murray.

#4 - Show #0151

Season 1 - Episode 151 - Aired 5/2/1994

The outside cam heads to Times Square, during which Dave invites passerby Amy Butler in to co-host. Later in the show, Dave and Amy reflect on the wonderful weather (he's really just flirting with her).

#5 - Show #0139

Season 1 - Episode 139 - Aired 4/7/1994

Shortly after a baseball-themed Top Ten, Dave goes on a brief rant about how overpaid the players are.

#6 - Show #0150

Season 1 - Episode 150 - Aired 4/29/1994

Dave harasses hotel doormen, and later he chats with NFL draft pick Dan Wilkenson.

#7 - Show #0149

Season 1 - Episode 149 - Aired 4/28/1994

Dave tries to wake up and gets soaked with Gatorade; Tony Randall helps Mandy Patinkin practice a musical number; Dave "grills" seven-year-old hole expert Daniel Lowe.

#8 - Show #0148

Season 1 - Episode 148 - Aired 4/27/1994

Donny Osmond and Calvert star in the Late Show's version of the Menendez Brothers' life story.

#9 - Show #0147

Season 1 - Episode 147 - Aired 4/26/1994

Dave finds a stray blue card on his desk and returns it to Regis and Kathie Lee. Also, Gin Blossoms perform "Hey Jealousy."

#10 - Show #0146

Season 1 - Episode 146 - Aired 4/25/1994

Dave notices an empty seat in the third row, so he brings in a guy from outside to fill it.

#11 - Show #0145

Season 1 - Episode 145 - Aired 4/22/1994

Future Dave lead-in Tom Snyder promotes his new (and ultimately doomed) Larry King-style cable talk show.

#12 - Show #0144

Season 1 - Episode 144 - Aired 4/21/1994

Dave names Jimmy Johnson as the new head coach of the show; Ellen DeGeneres promotes "These Friends of Mine."

#13 - Show #0143

Season 1 - Episode 143 - Aired 4/20/1994

During Mailbag, Dave discusses a certain much-publicized divorce with "Roseanne Arnold" (Gerard). Later, he chats with Boston Marathon winner Uta Pippig.

#14 - Show #0142

Season 1 - Episode 142 - Aired 4/19/1994

"Rejected FDA Items" include Medicated Pringles, Tic-Tacs with Real Ticks and Tacks, Deodorant with Raisins, Milk with Adjustable Dates, and Madonna Soap; Lyle Lovett and Al Green perform "Funny How Time Slips Away."

#15 - Show #0141

Season 1 - Episode 141 - Aired 4/18/1994

Mujibur and Sirajul make a visit to Mickey the barber, and they promptly receive free haircuts. Soon afterwards, Don Rickles goes in for a trim. Also, Liz Phair (in her first appearance on the show) performs "Never Said."

#16 - Show #0140

Season 1 - Episode 140 - Aired 4/8/1994

Tonight marks the Late Show debut of "The Strong Guy, the Fat Guy, the Genius," which pits three men of said traits against each other in various undertakings. Of the three rounds of play, they each win one competition.

#17 - Show #0164

Season 1 - Episode 164 - Aired 5/19/1994

Dave quizzes the audience on last week's trip to LA. Mariah Carey talks about running into Dave in the Hamptons and asks him to choose a name for her new puppy.

#18 - Show #0152

Season 1 - Episode 152 - Aired 5/3/1994

Dave gets a parking ticket; Robin Williams promotes "Comic Relief VI."

#19 - Show #0153

Season 1 - Episode 153 - Aired 5/4/1994

Throughout the night, we have an assortment of "Happy Endings," providing a satisfying coda to unusual situations. Also, Dave shows a sample of the new "Caning Strength Bufferin."

#20 - Show #0154

Season 1 - Episode 154 - Aired 5/5/1994

Dave brings out 70 cases of Gatorade that were received after the stunt in Show #149. Later, he goes up to his office to watch the CBS Evening News.

#21 - Show #0155

Season 1 - Episode 155 - Aired 5/6/1994

Dave discusses politics with a bunch of cabbies; Chris Farley demonstrates his physically demanding comedy routine; Sharon Stone waltzes with one of the cabbies.

#22 - Show #0156

Season 1 - Episode 156 - Aired 5/9/1994

Dave takes his show to LA for the first time since 1985. Dave throws a pencil into a wading pool that's behind his desk, and a dog retrieves it. Dave then gets into the pool to give the pencil to the dog. Later, another pencil is retrieved from the pool by Billy Crystal; "Mayor Richard Riordan" (Calvert) presents the Top Ten; Ray Charles performs "What'd I Say?"

#23 - Show #0157

Season 1 - Episode 157 - Aired 5/10/1994

L.A., Day 2: Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is seen gulping down Slim-Fast; Dodgers pitchers Orel Hershiser, Roger McDowell, Tom Candiotti and Jim Gott hurl fastballs toward the camera.

#24 - Show #0158

Season 1 - Episode 158 - Aired 5/11/1994

LA, Day 3: Dave ends the show early, and then flies back to New York. Paul finds him working the cashier at K&L Rock America, so they bring Mujibur and Sirajul to CBS Television City. Also, Richard Simmons sabotages the Top Ten list because he thinks it's insulting.

#25 - Show #0159

Season 1 - Episode 159 - Aired 5/12/1994

L.A., Day 4: It's time for "Los Angeles Souvenirs," including a Fabio Lawn Gnome, Record Industry Weasel Magazine, and a Honk-If-You've-Slept-with-Madonna bumper sticker. "Madonna" (Calvert) walks by to tell Dave he's/she's offended, and slaps him.