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Season 5
Season 5 episodes1997-09-01

Season 5

David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.

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Episodes

Season 5

Episode 1

Terry Bradshaw, Carmen Electra, Eddie Brill

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Episode 2

Steven Seagal, Brittany Starr, Beck

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Episode 3

Joan Lunden, Chris Rock, Fiona Apple

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Episode 4

Geena Davis, Martha Stewart, Robert Carlyle

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Episode 5

Kevin Kline, Jamie Foxx, Sugar Ray

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Episode 6

Danny DeVito, Patrick Rafter, Tim McGraw

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Episode 7

Salma Hayek, Joan Cusak, Louie Anderson

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Episode 8

Noah Wylie, Damon Wayons, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot

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Episode 9

Andie MacDowell, Cynthia Cooper, Nanci Griffith & Darius Rucker

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Episode 10

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Starr Jones, Bee Gees

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Episode 11

George Clooney, Bill Cosby

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Episode 12

Nicole Kidman, Gregory Hines, God's Property

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Episode 13

Jennifer Lopez, Michael Lamonico, Bill Engvall

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Episode 14

Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Lipnicki, Deana Carter

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Episode 15

Kim Basinger, Ray Ramano, Jackson Browne

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Episode 16

Fourth Anniversary Special

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Episode 17

Fran Drescher, Ryan Tripp, Brooks & Dunn

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Episode 18

Michael J. Fox, Sarah O'Hare, Patti Smith

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Episode 19

Cameron Diaz, Adam Arkin, Veniamin

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Episode 20

Matt Lauer, Ryan Kurlander, Sheryl Crow

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Episode 21

Elle MacPherson, Jon Tenney, Elvis Costello & the Fairfield Four

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Episode 22

Dan Aykroyd, Jack Hanna, Boyz II Men

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Episode 23

Bryant Gumbel, Harland Williams, Everclear

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Episode 24

John Lithgow, Christy Turlington, Foo Fighters

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Episode 25

James Belushi, Christina Ricci, Oasis

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Episode 26

Uma Thurman, Mark Wahlberg, Eddie Izzard

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Episode 27

David Duchovny, Emily Mae Young, Todd Barry

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Episode 28

Tom Brokaw, Stevie Starr, Green Day

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Episode 29

Nathan Lane, Chalize Theron, Carly Simon

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Episode 30

Mike Wallace, Kelly Montieth, LL Cool J

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Episode 31

Robert Pastorelli, Harmony Korine, Smash Mouth

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Episode 32

Mariah Carey, Anthony Clark

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Episode 33

Maria Martiromo, Penn & Teller, Amy Grant

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Episode 34

Ellen Barkin, Bobby Bonilla, Angelo Massagli

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Episode 35

Kid Scientists, David Hyde Pierce, Andy Greene

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Episode 36

Stupid Human Tricks, Naomi Campbell, Bobby Brown

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Episode 37

John Travolta, Cybill Shepard, Kuznetsov Troupe

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Episode 38

Danny Aiello, Helena Bonham Carter, Mandy & Dora Lee Patinkin

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Episode 39

Sarah Ferguson, Kelly McGillis, Leann Rimes

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Episode 40

Harry Connick Jr., Pamela Lee

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Episode 41

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Heather Matarazzo, B.B. King & Tracy Chapman

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Episode 42

Wesley Snipes, Naomi Judd, Martina Hingis

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Episode 43

Claire Danes, Michelle Kwan, Lorrie Morgan

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Episode 44

Marv Albert, Daniel Scribner & Tylin Hall, John Fogerty

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Episode 45

Bill Murray, Alison Eastwood, Matchbox 20

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Episode 46

Don Rickles, Heather Graham, Lou Reed

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Episode 47

Richard Simmons, Venus Williams, Wynonna

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Episode 48

Tom Arnold, Kordell Stewart, Elvis Costello

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Episode 49

Sigourney Weaver, David Brenner, Trischa Yearwood

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Episode 50

Danny DeVito, Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Episode 51

Kirstie Alley, Luke Perry, Shengyang Acrobats

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Episode 52

John Cusak, Natalie Portman, Stomp with Bill Irwin

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Episode 53

Kids Tell Jokes, Marisa Tomei, James Taylor

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Episode 54

Stupid Pet Tricks, Anthony Edwards, Joost Elffers

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Episode 55

Kevin Spacey, Art Donovan, Wallflowers

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Episode 56

Jon Stewart, John Witherspoon, Days of the New

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Episode 57

Courteney Cox, Peyton Manning, Shania Twain

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Episode 58

Helen Hunt, Terrell Davis, Chumbawamba

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Episode 59

Sir Anthony Hopkins, Eric Lindros, Enya

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Episode 60

Nathan Lane, Hazelle Goodman, Mitch Fatel

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Episode 61

Alex D Linz, Jerry O'Connell, Bryan Adams

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Episode 62

Kevin Costner, Tyra Banks, Nina & Nickolai

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Episode 63

Pam Grier, Tom Everett Scott, James Brown

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Episode 64

Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Folds Five

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Episode 65

Leslie Nelson, Michelle Yeoh, Hanson

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Episode 66

Pierce Brosnan, Lou Holtz

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Episode 67

Joan Lunden, Angelo Massaglini, G. Love with Special Sauce & Dr. John

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Episode 68

Terry Bradshaw, Billy Zane, Darlene Love

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Episode 69

Quentin Tarantino, Anne Heche, Kenny Wayne Shepard Band

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Episode 70

Bridget Fonda, Matt Damon, Allan Harvey

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Episode 71

Marilu Henner, Leila Kenzle, George Miller

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Episode 72

Samuel L. Jackson, Howie Long, Louie C.K.

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Episode 73

Tom Brokaw, Tobey Maquire, Fiona Apple

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Episode 74

Norm MacDonald, Peta Wilson, Streb

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Episode 75

Minnie Driver, Paul Simon, Cast of The Capeman

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Episode 76

Penelope Ann Miller, Terry Pledger, Collective Soul

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Episode 77

Robin Williams, Dave Chappelle, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham

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Episode 78

Bill Pullman, Jim Breuer, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham

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Episode 79

Peter O'Toole, Martin Scorcese

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Episode 80

Kenneth Branagh, Spice Girls, Jim Nantz

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Episode 81

Ben Stiller, Sandra Bernhard, Jars of Clay

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Episode 82

Michael Isikoff, Sarah Ferguson

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Episode 83

Robert Duvall, Kennedy, Emmylou Harris

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Episode 84

Michael Keaton, Brian Williams, Blues Traveller

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Episode 85

David Spade, Justin Miller, Jeff Garlin

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Episode 86

Ethan Hawke, Merrill Markoe

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Episode 87

Tom Arnold, Steve Forbes, Jake Johannsen

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Episode 88

John Goodman, Mitch Hedberg, Jeff Gordon

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Episode 89

Dan Akroyd, Naomi Campbell, Duncan Sheik

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Episode 90

Dan Rather, Honeymoon the pig, Cast of Ragtime

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Episode 91

Drew Barrymore, Shania Twain

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Episode 92

Richard Simmons, John Elway

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Episode 93

Bill Cosby, Blues Brothers

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Episode 94

Stupid Human Tricks, Cindy Crawford, Jonny Moseley

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Episode 95

Adam Sandler, Jack Hanna

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Episode 96

Bruce Willis, LeAnn Rimes & Bryan White

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Episode 97

Heather Locklear, Tom Selleck

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Episode 98

Mike Myers, Paula Cole

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Episode 99

Nathan Lane, Bingo Granny

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Episode 100

Bob Dole, Marilyn Manson

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Episode 101

Stupid Pet Tricks, Jonny Moseley

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Episode 102

Jeff Bridges, Nikki Stone, John Fogerty

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Episode 103

Kelsey Grammer, Sarah Tueting & Cammi Granato, Sarah McLachlan

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Episode 104

Susan Sarandon, Eric Bergoust, Aretha Franklin

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Episode 105

David Schwimmer, Chris Witty, Shawn Colvin

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Episode 106

Kate Winslet, Tara Lipinski, Ray Romano

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Episode 107

Patrick Stewart, Frank Urbancic, Joan Cusak

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Episode 108

Kid Scientists, Gabriel Byrne, Richie Sambora

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Episode 109

Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Fonda, Loreena McKennitt

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Episode 110

Siskel & Ebert, Karl Malone, Mark Chesnutt

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Episode 111

Norm MacDonald, Richie Stachowski

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Episode 112

Emma Thompson, Alex Zanardi, Willie Nelson & Emmylou Harris

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Episode 113

John Travolta, Jack Johnson, The Chieftains

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Episode 114

Bill Murray, Eddie Izzard, Gheorge Meuresun

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Episode 115

Dennis Hopper, Robert Klein, Patricia Heaton

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Episode 116

Charles Grodin, Edward Burns, Marcy Playground

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Episode 117

Dolly Parton, Bob Hoskins

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Episode 118

Al Franken, Lauren Holly, Ani DiFranco

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Episode 119

Evander Holyfield, Joseph Loveland, Michael Moore

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Episode 120

Don Rickles, Mimi Rogers, Steve Miller

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Episode 121

Alec Baldwin, Heather Graham, Barenaked Ladies

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Episode 122

Tom Brokaw, Ice Cube, Natalie Imbruglia

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Episode 123

Tom Hanks, Matt Medenweldt, Scott Weiland

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Episode 124

Matt LeBlanc, Natasha Henstridge, The Lynns

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Episode 125

Quentin Tarantino, Steven Weber, Clint Black

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Episode 126

James Belushi, Lacey Chabert, Robbie Robertson

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Episode 127

Val Kilmer, Jimmie Walker, cast of Cabaret

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Episode 128

Billy Crystal, Hatty Jones, Tori Amos

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Episode 129

Gwyneth Paltrow, Harmony Korine, Wyclef Jean

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Episode 130

Claire Danes, George Miller, Matthew Ryan

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Episode 131

Jason Alexander, Isabella Rossellini, Steve Earle

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Episode 132

Ricki Lake, Vaughn Cordle, Rita Wilson

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Episode 133

Jennifer Aniston, Jerry Springer, Al Green

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Episode 134

Marisa Tomei, Ryan Leaf, Alana Davis

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Episode 135

Jack Hanna, Ray Allen, Dave Matthews Band

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Episode 136

Patrick Swayze, Hugh Hefner

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Episode 137

Gena Lee Nolan, Mark Wahlberg, Brian Regan

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Episode 138

Stupid Human Tricks, Norm MacDonald, Pearl Jam

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Episode 139

Elle MacPherson, Jon Favreau, Usher

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Episode 140

Donald Trump, Jayson Williams, Cast of Home Coming, Trisha Yearwood

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Episode 141

Sally Field, Philip Bigler, Lyle Lovett

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Episode 142

Matt Lauer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Green Day

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Episode 143

Marilu Henner, Jim Lovell

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Episode 144

Fran Drescher, Bob Berman, Faith Hill

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Episode 145

Christopher Reeve, Hanson

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Episode 146

Warren Beatty, Wayne Knight, Bonnie Raitt

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Episode 147

Jim Breuer, Tara Lipinski, Foo Fighters

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Episode 148

Richard Simmons, Beau Jaques and the Zydeco Highrollers

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Episode 149

Matthew Broderick, David Wells, Natalie Merchant

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Episode 150

Sandra Bullock, Jeff Foxworthy, Cast of One Small Step

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Episode 151

Drew Carey, Scarlett Johannson, Soul Asylum

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Episode 152

Ted Danson, Mae Whitman, The Flatlanders

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Episode 153

Harry Connick, Jr., Hank Azaria

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Episode 154

John Goodman, Esther Canadas, Sarah McLachlan

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Episode 155

Norm MacDonald, Jacques Villeneuve, Randy Travis

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Episode 156

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Bradley, Chase Butrell

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Episode 157

Evander Holyfield, Laura Linney, Fastball

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Episode 158

George Carlin, Bob Saget, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Luscious Jackson, Rebekah

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Episode 159

Whoopi Goldberg, Janeane Garofalo

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Episode 160

Bill Cosby, Andy Dick

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Episode 161

Bob Newhart, Nicole Sullivan, Wendy Liebman

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Episode 162

Harrison Ford, Dane Cook

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Episode 163

Charles Grodin, Paul Rodriguez

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Episode 164

Naomi Campbell, Luke Buchheit, Sinead O'Connor

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Episode 165

David Duchovny, Stevie Nicks

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Episode 166

Ellen Barkin, Jeff Altman, Sonic Youth

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Episode 167

Sam Donaldson, Gloria Reuben, Babyface & Des'ree

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Episode 168

Anthony Edwards, George Miller, Sean Lennon

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Episode 169

Piedmont Bird Callers, George Clooney, Steve Yzerman

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Episode 170

John McEnroe, The Pretenders

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Episode 171

Jennifer Lopez, Chris Eigeman, Largo

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Episode 172

Dennis Quaid, Chloe Sevigny, Grant Lee Buffalo

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Episode 173

Mary Tyler Moore, Ron Eldard

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Episode 174

Lisa Kudrow, Mike Piazza, Billy Bragg & Wilco

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Episode 175

Martha Anne Godwin, Kristen Johnston, Lucinda Williams

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Episode 176

Tom Brokaw, Steve Zahn, The Hummingbirds with Stevie Wonder & Paul Simon

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Episode 177

Ben Stiller, Hatty Jones, Spice Girls

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Episode 178

The Beltway Bunch, Stupid Pet Tricks, Bob Dole

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Episode 179

Don Rickles, Matt Drudge, Cherry Poppin' Daddies

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Episode 180

Matt Dillon, Daniel Boulud, Arj Barker

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Episode 181

Antonio Banderas, Chris Elliot

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Episode 182

Anthony Hopkins, Cowboy Junkies

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Episode 183

Gabriel Byrne, John Witherspoon, Tricky & P.J. Harvey

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Episode 184

James Caan, Buck O'Neil, Lenny Kravitz

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Episode 185

Janet Jackson, Scott Farrell, Nanci Griffith

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Episode 186

Tony Danza, Peter Farrelly, Brian Wilson

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Episode 187

Marilu Henner, Gloria Estefan

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Episode 188

Pauly Shore, Pam Grier, Natalie Imbruglia

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Episode 189

Jenny McCarthy, Adam Arkin, Tori Amos

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Episode 190

Kids with animals, Gary Sinise, Goo Goo Dolls

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Episode 191

Yasmine Bleeth, David Brenner, Barenaked Ladies

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Episode 192

Samuel L. Jackson, Jenni, Smashing Pumpkins

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Episode 193

Jamie Lee Curtis, George Freestone

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Episode 194

Drew Barrymore, Dee Dee Meyers, The Verve

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Episode 195

Noyz Boyz, Nathan Lane, Boy George & Culture Club

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Episode 196

Penn & Teller, French Stewart, Wynton Marsalis

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Episode 197

Jerry Seinfeld, Hunter Scott

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Episode 198

Tom Arnold, Doris Roberts, Blues Traveler

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Episode 199

Leslie Nielsen, David Roth, Teresa Witherspoon

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Episode 200

Kevin Spacey, Bobby Rahal, Harvey Danger

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Episode 201

Ray Liotta, Sela Ward, Liz Phair

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Episode 202

Angela Basset, Pete Townshend

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Episode 203

Wesley Snipes, Robert Klein

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