Late Night with David Letterman — Season 7

1988110 episodes6.1/10 (58 votes)

About this season

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.

Episodes (110)

2. Show #0976

Aired 2 February 1988 • 60 min

3. Show #0977

Aired 3 February 1988 • 60 min

4. 6th Anniversary

Aired 4 February 1988 • 60 min

5. Show #0980

Aired 5 February 1988 • 60 min

""Viewer Mail;"" Pat Sajak; Dave goes to NYC fortune tellers; Buster Poindexter sings; NFL player Timmy Smith.

6. Show #0981

Aired 9 February 1988 • 60 min

7. Show #0982

Aired 10 February 1988 • 60 min

8. Show #0983

Aired 11 February 1988 • 60 min

9. Show #0984

Aired 12 February 1988 • 60 min

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10. Show #0985

Aired 16 February 1988 • 60 min

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11. Show #0986

Aired 17 February 1988 • 60 min

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12. Show #0987

Aired 18 February 1988 • 60 min

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13. Show #0988

Aired 19 February 1988 • 60 min

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14. Show #0989

Aired 23 February 1988 • 60 min

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15. Show #0990

Aired 24 February 1988 • 60 min

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16. Show #0991

Aired 25 February 1988 • 60 min

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17. Show #0992

Aired 26 February 1988 • 60 min

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18. Show #0993

Aired 1 March 1988 • 60 min

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19. Show #0994

Aired 2 March 1988 • 60 min

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20. Show #0995

Aired 3 March 1988 • 60 min

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21. Show #0996

Aired 4 March 1988 • 60 min

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22. Show #0997

Aired 28 June 1988 • 60 min

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23. Show #0998

Aired 29 June 1988 • 60 min

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24. Show #0999

Aired 1 July 1988 • 60 min

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25. Show #1000

Aired 5 July 1988 • 60 min

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26. Show #1001

Aired 6 July 1988 • 60 min

Paul congratulates Dave in the wake of Late Night's 1,000th broadcast. As a present, NBC head (and G.E. crony) Robert C. Wright gave the show a four-slice toaster. Thus Dave breaks out a whole loaf of bread and makes toast for everybody who attends this strike-breaking show. Hal Gurnee calls on two acrobats for a Network Time-Killer.

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27. Show #1002

Aired 7 July 1988 • 60 min

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28. Show #1003

Aired 8 July 1988 • 60 min

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29. Show #1004

Aired 12 July 1988 • 60 min

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30. Show #1005

Aired 13 July 1988 • 60 min

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31. Show #1006

Aired 14 July 1988 • 60 min

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32. Show #1007

Aired 15 July 1988 • 60 min

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33. Show #1008

Aired 19 July 1988 • 60 min

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34. Show #1009

Aired 20 July 1988 • 60 min

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35. Show #1010

Aired 21 July 1988 • 60 min

A visit to a NYC laundromat via satellite; Jackie Mason; Dave's suit fitting continues; Iggy Pop.

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36. Show #1011

Aired 22 July 1988 • 60 min

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37. Show #1012

Aired 1 August 1988 • 60 min

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38. Show #1013

Aired 2 August 1988 • 60 min

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39. Show #1014

Aired 3 August 1988 • 60 min

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40. Show #1015

Aired 4 August 1988 • 60 min

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41. Show #1016

Aired 5 August 1988 • 60 min

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42. Show #1017

Aired 9 August 1988 • 60 min

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43. Show #1018

Aired 10 August 1988 • 60 min

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44. Show #1019

Aired 11 August 1988 • 60 min

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45. Show #1020

Aired 12 August 1988 • 60 min

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46. Show #1021

Aired 23 August 1988 • 60 min

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47. Show #1022

Aired 24 August 1988 • 60 min

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48. Show #1023

Aired 25 August 1988 • 60 min

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49. Show #1024

Aired 26 August 1988 • 60 min

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50. Show #1025

Aired 30 August 1988 • 60 min

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51. Show #1026

Aired 31 August 1988 • 60 min

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52. Show #1027

Aired 1 September 1988 • 60 min

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53. Show #1028

Aired 2 September 1988 • 60 min

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54. Show #1029

Aired 6 September 1988 • 60 min

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55. Show #1030

Aired 7 September 1988 • 60 min

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56. Show #1031

Aired 8 September 1988 • 60 min

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57. Show #1032

Aired 9 September 1988 • 60 min

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58. Show #1033

Aired 13 September 1988 • 60 min

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59. Show #1034

Aired 14 September 1988 • 60 min

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60. Show #1035

Aired 15 September 1988 • 60 min

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61. Show #1036

Aired 16 September 1988 • 60 min

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62. Show #1037

Aired 4 October 1988 • 60 min

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63. Show #1038

Aired 5 October 1988 • 60 min

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64. Show #1039

Aired 6 October 1988 • 60 min

Cold open: Dave & Paul send up the Quayle/Bentsen debate; a crowd at Shea Stadium's parking lot watches the show on Diamond Vision; a Super SloMo camera demonstration; Sid's birthday; Tom Hanks with vacation photos; Mike Wallace visits; Eddie Money sings.

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65. Show #1040

Aired 7 October 1988 • 60 min

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66. Show #1041

Aired 11 October 1988 • 60 min

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67. Show #1042

Aired 12 October 1988 • 60 min

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68. Show #1043

Aired 13 October 1988 • 60 min

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69. Show #1044

Aired 14 October 1988 • 60 min

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70. Show #1045

Aired 18 October 1988 • 60 min

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71. Show #1046

Aired 19 October 1988 • 60 min

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72. Show #1047

Aired 20 October 1988 • 60 min

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73. Show #1048

Aired 21 October 1988 • 60 min

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74. Show #1049

Aired 1 November 1988 • 60 min

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75. Show #1050

Aired 2 November 1988 • 60 min

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76. Show #1051

Aired 3 November 1988 • 60 min

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77. Show #1052

Aired 4 November 1988 • 60 min

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78. Show #1053

Aired 9 November 1988 • 60 min

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79. Show #1054

Aired 10 November 1988 • 60 min

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80. Show #1055

Aired 11 November 1988 • 60 min

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81. Show #1056

Aired 15 November 1988 • 60 min

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82. Show #1057

Aired 16 November 1988 • 60 min

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83. Show #1058

Aired 17 November 1988 • 60 min

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84. Show #1059

Aired 18 November 1988 • 60 min

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85. Show #1060

Aired 22 November 1988 • 60 min

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86. Show #1061

Aired 23 November 1988 • 60 min

""Who Asked For It?"" Candice Bergen calls Dave a ""poodle;"" another plea from Calvert to come home from the Goodwill Tour; Jon Lovitz gets in a plug; Boz Scaggs sings.

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87. Show #1062

Aired 25 November 1988 • 60 min

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88. Show #1063

Aired 29 November 1988 • 60 min

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89. Show #1064

Aired 30 November 1988 • 60 min

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90. Show #1065

Aired 1 December 1988 • 60 min

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91. Show #1066

Aired 2 December 1988 • 60 min

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92. Show #1067

Aired 13 December 1988 • 60 min

The annual (bogus) lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Plaza; another call from Calvert's Goodwill Tour.

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93. Show #1068

Aired 14 December 1988 • 60 min

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94. Show #1069

Aired 15 December 1988 • 60 min

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95. Show #1070

Aired 16 December 1988 • 60 min

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96. Show #1071

Aired 20 December 1988 • 60 min

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97. Show #1072

Aired 21 December 1988 • 60 min

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98. Show #1073

Aired 22 December 1988 • 60 min

""Elf Night;"" A NYC Christmas tree vendor shocks Dave by charging $75 for trees; Art Donovan talks about drinking beer and promotes the paperback edition of his autobiography Fatso; a look at Paul's new Christmas movie; Geena Davis.

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