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Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman: Season 8

Air Date

January 31, 1989

Episodes

167 episodes

Late Night with David Letterman

Season 8

Episodes

2. Show #1087

January 31, 1989
60 min

3. Show #1088

February 1, 1989
60 min

4. 7th Anniversary Special

February 2, 1989
60 min

5. Show #1090

February 2, 1989
60 min

6. Show #1091

February 3, 1989
60 min

7. Show #1092

February 7, 1989
60 min

8. Show #1093

February 8, 1989
60 min

9. Show #1094

February 9, 1989
60 min

10. Show #1095

February 10, 1989
60 min

11. Show #1096

February 14, 1989
60 min

12. Show #1097

February 15, 1989
60 min

13. Show #1098

February 16, 1989
60 min

14. Show #1099

February 17, 1989
60 min

15. Show #1100

February 21, 1989
60 min

16. Show #1101

February 22, 1989
60 min

17. Show #1102

February 23, 1989
60 min

18. Show #1103

February 24, 1989
60 min

19. Show #1104

February 28, 1989
60 min

20. Show #1105

March 1, 1989
60 min

21. Show #1106

March 2, 1989
60 min

22. Show #1107

March 3, 1989
60 min

""Viewer Mail;"" a less than talkative Cybill Shepherd talks about dating Elvis Presley; Larry ""Bud"" (in a bird suit) flies through a window; Elvis Costello performs.

23. Show #1108

March 14, 1989
60 min

24. Show #1109

March 15, 1989
60 min

25. Show #1110

March 16, 1989
60 min

26. Show #1111

March 17, 1989
60 min

27. Show #1112

March 21, 1989
60 min

28. Show #1113

March 22, 1989
60 min

29. Show #1114

March 23, 1989
60 min

30. Show #1115

March 24, 1989
60 min

31. Show #1116

March 28, 1989
60 min

32. Show #1117

March 29, 1989
60 min

33. Show #1118

March 30, 1989
60 min

34. Show #1119

March 31, 1989
60 min

35. Show #1120

April 4, 1989
60 min

36. Show #1121

April 5, 1989
60 min

37. Show #1122

April 6, 1989
60 min

38. Show #1123

April 7, 1989
60 min

39. Show #1124

April 11, 1989
60 min

40. Show #1125

April 12, 1989
60 min

41. Show #1126

April 13, 1989
60 min

42. Show #1127

April 14, 1989
60 min

43. Show #1128

April 18, 1989
60 min

44. Show #1129

April 19, 1989
60 min

45. Show #1130

April 20, 1989
60 min

46. Show #1131

April 21, 1989
60 min

47. Show #1132

April 26, 1989
60 min

48. Show #1133

April 27, 1989
60 min

49. Show #1134

April 28, 1989
60 min

50. Show #1135

May 2, 1989
60 min

51. Show #1136

May 3, 1989
60 min

52. Show #1137

May 4, 1989
60 min

53. Show #1138

May 5, 1989
60 min

54. Show #1139

May 9, 1989
60 min

55. Show #1140

May 10, 1989
60 min

56. Show #1141

May 11, 1989
60 min

57. Show #1142

May 12, 1989
60 min

58. Show #1143

May 16, 1989
60 min

59. Show #1144

May 17, 1989
60 min

60. Show #1145

May 18, 1989
60 min

61. Show #1146

May 19, 1989
60 min

62. Show #1147

May 23, 1989
60 min

63. Show #1148

May 24, 1989
60 min

64. Show #1149

May 25, 1989
60 min

65. Show #1150

May 26, 1989
60 min

66. Show #1151

June 6, 1989
60 min

67. Show #1152

June 7, 1989
60 min

68. Show #1153

June 8, 1989
60 min

69. Show #1154

June 9, 1989
60 min

70. Show #1155

June 13, 1989
60 min

71. Show #1156

June 14, 1989
60 min

72. Show #1157

June 15, 1989
60 min

73. Show #1158

June 16, 1989
60 min

74. Show #1159

June 20, 1989
60 min

75. Show #1160

June 21, 1989
60 min

76. Show #1161

June 22, 1989
60 min

77. Show #1162

June 23, 1989
60 min

78. Show #1163

June 27, 1989
60 min

79. Show #1164

June 28, 1989
60 min

80. Show #1165

June 29, 1989
60 min

81. Show #1166

June 30, 1989
60 min

82. Show #1167

July 11, 1989
60 min

83. Show #1168

July 12, 1989
60 min

84. Show #1169

July 13, 1989
60 min

85. Show #1170

July 14, 1989
60 min

86. Show #1171

July 18, 1989
60 min

87. Show #1172

July 19, 1989
60 min

88. Show #1173

July 20, 1989
60 min

89. Show #1174

July 21, 1989
60 min

90. Show #1175

July 25, 1989
60 min

91. Show #1176

July 26, 1989
60 min

92. Show #1177

July 27, 1989
60 min

93. Show #1178

July 28, 1989
60 min

94. Show #1179

August 1, 1989
60 min

95. Show #1180

August 2, 1989
60 min

96. Show #1181

August 3, 1989
60 min

97. Show #1182

August 4, 1989
60 min

98. Show #1183

August 8, 1989
60 min

99. Show #1184

August 9, 1989
60 min

100. Show #1185

August 10, 1989
60 min

101. Show #1186

August 11, 1989
60 min

102. Show #1187

August 15, 1989
60 min

103. Show #1188

August 16, 1989
60 min

104. Show #1189

August 17, 1989
60 min

105. Show #1190

August 18, 1989
60 min

106. Show #1191

September 5, 1989
60 min

107. Show #1192

September 6, 1989
60 min

108. Show #1193

September 7, 1989
60 min

109. Show #1194

September 8, 1989
60 min

Dave rants about having his driver's license suspended; ""Viewer Mail"" features Paul torching a box of baby chicks, Chris Elliott in a dog food taste test and Hal Gurnee making out with staffer Deirdre Dod; Shelley Winters plugs her second book; ""Head of Homicide;"" future murderer O.J. Simpson talks about driving 170 MPH in his Ferrari Testarossa on the San Diego Freeway.

110. Show #1195

September 12, 1989
60 min

111. Show #1196

September 13, 1989
60 min

112. Show #1197

September 14, 1989
60 min

113. Show #1198

September 15, 1989
60 min

114. Show #1199

September 19, 1989
60 min

115. Show #1200

September 20, 1989
60 min

116. Show #1201

September 21, 1989
60 min

117. Show #1202

September 22, 1989
60 min

118. Show #1203

October 3, 1989
60 min

119. Show #1204

October 4, 1989
60 min

120. Show #1205

October 5, 1989
60 min

121. Show #1206

October 6, 1989
60 min

122. Show #1207

October 10, 1989
60 min

123. Show #1208

October 11, 1989
60 min

124. Show #1209

October 12, 1989
60 min

125. Show #1210

October 13, 1989
60 min

126. Show #1211

October 27, 1989
60 min

127. Show #1212

October 18, 1989
60 min

128. Show #1213

October 19, 1989
60 min

129. Show #1214

October 20, 1989
60 min

Bruce Willis shares his memories of ""Moonlighting"" and plays harmonica on ""10th Avenue Tango"" with the WMDB and guitarist Robben Ford; higlights of Dave's tour of the U.S. House of Representatives with Congressman Jack Buechner; Dave and Garry Kasparov begin their chess match.

130. Show #1215

October 31, 1989
60 min

131. Show #1216

November 1, 1989
60 min

132. Show #1217

November 2, 1989
60 min

133. Show #1218

November 3, 1989
60 min

134. Show #1219

November 9, 1989
60 min

135. Show #1220

November 10, 1989
60 min

136. Show #1221

November 14, 1989
60 min

137. Show #1222

November 15, 1989
60 min

138. Show #1223

November 16, 1989
60 min

139. Show #1224

November 17, 1989
60 min

140. Show #1225

November 21, 1989
60 min

141. Show #1226

November 22, 1989
60 min

142. Show #1227

November 23, 1989
60 min

143. Show #1228

November 24, 1989
60 min

144. Show #1229

November 28, 1989
60 min

Via satellite from Tulsa: Roy Clark washes his truck; Roseanne (Barr) plugs her book (My Life As A Woman) and movie (She-Devil); more long distance chess with Garry Kasparov; Phil Collins sings ""Another Day In Paradise.""

145. Show #1230

November 29, 1989
60 min

146. Show #1231

November 30, 1989
60 min

147. Show #1232

December 1, 1989
60 min

148. Show #1233

December 12, 1989
60 min

149. Show #1234

December 13, 1989
60 min

150. Show #1235

December 14, 1989
60 min

151. Show #1236

December 15, 1989
60 min

152. Show #1237

December 19, 1989
60 min

153. Show #1238

December 20, 1989
60 min

154. Show #1239

December 21, 1989
60 min

Paul does a commercial for new Late Night fragrances, ""Letterman,"" and ""Forever Biff.""

155. Show #1240

December 22, 1989
60 min

156. Show #1241

December 26, 1989
60 min

157. Show #1242

December 27, 1989
60 min

158. Show #1243

December 28, 1989
60 min

159. Show #1244

December 29, 1989
60 min

160. Show #1245

January 9, 1990
60 min

161. Show #1246

January 10, 1990
60 min

162. Show #1247

January 11, 1990
60 min

163. Show #1248

January 12, 1990
60 min

164. Show #1249

January 16, 1990
60 min

165. Show #1250

January 17, 1990
60 min

Dave chats with artist Reinhold Marxhausen, inventor of the ""Stardust"" sound sculpture (which puts Dave ""in the mind of fairies"").

166. Show #1251

January 18, 1990
60 min

167. Show #1252

January 19, 1990
60 min

168. Show #1253

January 22, 1990
60 min