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Season 6
Season 6 episodes1998-08-31

Season 6

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 6

Episode 1

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Darryl Strawberry, Joe Cocker

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Episode 2

Beau Bridges, Terrell Davis, Squirrel Nut Zippers

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Episode 3

Terry Bradshaw, Jesse Jackson

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Episode 4

Ray Romano, Chris Cardone, Tom Agna

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Episode 5

Stupid Human Tricks, Jason Patric, Eve 6

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Episode 6

Richard Simmons, Luisa Conlon

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Episode 7

Andie MacDowell, Willie Nelson

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Episode 8

Tim Forneris, Stephen Dorff, Wynonna

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Episode 9

Charles Grodin, Paul Hopkins

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Episode 10

Jack Hanna, Gretchen Mol, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Episode 11

Cindy Crawford, Jeff Greenfield, Hootie & The Blowfish

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Episode 12

Ben Stiller, Jackie Chan, Vince Gill

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Episode 13

Bill Cosby, George Hamilton

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Episode 14

Denis Leary, George Hamilton

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Episode 15

Vince Vaughn, Brian Benben, Brian Setzer Orchestra

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Episode 16

Michael J. Fox, Evander Holyfield, Dixie Chicks

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Episode 17

Jennifer Lopez, Meredith Viera, Lyle Lovett

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Episode 18

Stupid Pet Tricks, Marv Albert, Kevin James

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Episode 19

Howard Stern, Katie Holmes

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Episode 20

Jon Stewart, Jean Reno, Rob Zombie

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Episode 21

Fran Drescher, Chris Kattan, Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach

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Episode 22

Chris Tucker, Faith Ford, Eagle Eye Cherry

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Episode 23

Kelsey Grammer, Nick Mason, Tony Bennett

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Episode 24

Drew Carey, Billy Connolly, Hedwig & The Angry Inch

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Episode 25

Steve Martin, Cokie Roberts

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Episode 26

Kelly Preston, Peter Boyle, Semisonic

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Episode 27

Elizabeth & Bob Dole, Joaquin Phoenix

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Episode 28

Jeff Goldblum, John Mellencamp

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Episode 29

Isabella Rossellini, Stephen Baldwin, George Miller

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Episode 30

Joan Lunden, Jeff Altman, Sheryl Crow

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Episode 31

Mark McGwire, Robert Benigni, Bruce Hornsby

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Episode 32

State Fair Champions, Ringo Starr

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Episode 33

Jeff Daniels, David Cross, Mitch Hedberg

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Episode 34

Danny Glover, Cal Ripken Jr., R.E.M.

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Episode 35

Naomi Campbell, David Wells, R.E.M.

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Episode 36

Danny DeVito, Joe Torre, Eddie Brill

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Episode 37

Martin Short, Eddie Izzard, Phish

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Episode 38

Daniel Baldwin, Todd Solondz, Phil Collins

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Episode 39

Holly Hunter, Hunter S. Thompson, Garbage

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Episode 40

Ted Danson, Denny Brauer, Black Sabbath

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Episode 41

Anthony Hopkins, Buzz Aldrin, Depeche Mode

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Episode 42

Queen Latifah, Ellie Lammer, Darrell Hammond

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Episode 43

Adam Sandler, Jayson Williams, Soul Coughing

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Episode 44

Denzel Washington, Father Mike Berner

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Episode 45

George Pataki, Evan Metropoulis, P.J. Harvey

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Episode 46

George Michael, Col. Gail Halverson, Hanson

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Episode 47

Luke Perry, Tom Wolfe, Jay-Z

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Episode 48

Melanie Griffith, Walter Cronkite, Travis Tritt

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Episode 49

Roma Downey, Kenneth Branagh, Goo Goo Dolls

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Episode 50

Donald Trump, Doug Flutie, Sarah Silverman

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Episode 51

Kid Scientists, Cameron Diaz, Mariah Carey

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Episode 52

Will Smith, Jack Hanna

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Episode 53

Cher, Jerry Springer

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Episode 54

Christian Slater, Celine Dion & Bryan Adams

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Episode 55

Drew Barrymore, Siskel & Ebert

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Episode 56

Helen Hunt, Ray Romano

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Episode 57

Geena Davis, Martha Stewart, Roger Daltrey

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Episode 58

Gwyneth Paltrow, Peter Berg, Bonnie Raitt

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Episode 59

Michael Caine, Jewel

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Episode 60

Salma Hayek, Marilyn Manson, Caroline Rhea

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Episode 61

Patrick Stewart, Jon Stewart, Faith Hill

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Episode 62

Greg Kinnear, Jane Horrocks, Reggie McFadden

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Episode 63

Tom Hanks, Brooklyn Philharmonic

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Episode 64

Meg Ryan, Whitney Houston

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Episode 65

Tom Brokaw, Famke Janssen, Emmylou Harris

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Episode 66

Robin Williams, Natalie Merchant

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Episode 67

Val Kilmer, Ricky Williams, Billy Bragg & Natalie Merchant

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Episode 68

Susan Sarandon, Marc Weinberg, Vienna Choir Boys

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Episode 69

Jeff Goldblum, Angelina Jolie, Third Eye Blind

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Episode 70

Julia Roberts, David Kelly

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Episode 71

Barbara Walters, Josh Hartnett, Cyndi Lauper

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Episode 72

Charles Grodin, John Witherspoon, Jessye Norman

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Episode 73

John Travolta, Darlene Love

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Episode 74

Chazz Palminteri, Ann Curry, Rufus Wainwright

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Episode 75

James Woods, David Brenner, Cast of But Boy Could He Sing

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Episode 76

Jay Thomas, Vinny Testaverde, Patti Smith

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Episode 77

Stupid Human Tricks, Nathan Lane, St. Luke's Bottle Band

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Episode 78

Jon Voight, Jena Malone, Louie C.K.

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Episode 79

Sarah Jessica Parker, David Remnick, Bryan Callan

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Episode 80

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Liam Aiken, Greg Behrendt

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Episode 81

Mira Sorvino, Terry Bradshaw

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Episode 82

Lisa Kudrow, Terry Bradshaw, Jason Kuller

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Episode 83

Jon Stewart, Marv Albert, Jim Gaffigan

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Episode 84

Gillian Anderson, Charlie Rose, Black Crowes

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Episode 85

Robert Duvall, Al Franken, B.B. King

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Episode 86

Conan O'Brian, Alanis Morrisette

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Episode 87

William Baldwin, Trisha Yearwood, Scott Ferrall

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Episode 88

Jack Hanna, Patricia Arquette

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Episode 89

Yasmine Bleeth, Adam Carolla, James Brown

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Episode 90

Alicia Silverstone, D.L. Hughley, Second Hand

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Episode 91

Sophia Loren, The Mavericks

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Episode 92

Bill Murray, Shania Twain

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Episode 93

Cate Blanchett, Jason Schwartzman, Brandy

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Episode 94

Bill Cosby, Brendon Fraser, Ricky Scruggs & Vince Gill

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Episode 95

Tom Arnold, David Brenner, Catherine Bell

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Episode 96

Tom Brokaw, Sean Patrick Flanery, Creed

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Episode 97

Mel Gibson, Laetitia Casta, Fresh Step

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Episode 98

Stupid Pet Tricks, Martha Stewart, Mitch Hedberg

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Episode 99

Michael J. Fox, Rev. John & Ellena Cobb, Willie Nelson

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Episode 100

Jeff Daniels, Fernanda Montenegro, Monica

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Episode 101

Robin Wright Penn, Richard Kind, Chris Isaak

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Episode 102

Sandra Bullock, James Carville, Hootie & The Blowfish

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Episode 103

Richard Simmons, Sarah O'Hare, Ondar

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Episode 104

Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce

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Episode 105

Andy Garcia, Tara Lipinksi, Wendy Liebman

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Episode 106

Andie MacDowell, Mike Judge, Julian Lennon

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Episode 107

Magic Johnson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jewel

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Episode 108

Lauren Bacall, Greg Smith, Sugar Ray

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Episode 109

Matthew Broderick, Sheryl Crow

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Episode 110

Kid Scientists, Jesse Ventura

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Episode 111

Uma Thurman, Tom Green, De La Guarda

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Episode 112

Eriq La Salle, Homer Hickman, Blondie

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Episode 113

James Coburn, Will Ferrall, Marvelous Three

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Episode 114

Brooke Shields, Peter Hillary

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Episode 115

Ian McKellen, Reese Witherspoon, The Roots & Erykah Badu

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Episode 116

Kid Turkey Callers, Mark Wahlberg, Fresh Step

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Episode 117

Billy Crystal, George Miller

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Episode 118

Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Altman, Everclear

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Episode 119

Norm MacDonald, Jeff Beck

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Episode 120

Elizabeth Hurley, Katie Holmes, Cake

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Episode 121

Stupid Human Tricks, Craig Kilborn, Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, and Dolly Parton

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Episode 122

Elton John, Henry Kissinger, LeAnn Rimes

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Episode 123

Ron Howard, Charlotte Church

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Episode 124

Marv Albert, Diane Lane, Blur

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Episode 125

Laurence Fishburne, Sister Carol Anne Corley, Wilco

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Episode 126

Steve Martin & Goldie Hawn, Jim Calhoun, Joe Henry

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Episode 127

Dennis Hopper, Jason Nastke, The Corrs

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Episode 128

Marilu Henner, Master P, Greg Fitzsimmons

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Episode 129

Charles Grodin, David Arquette, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, and Kris Kristofferson

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Episode 130

Drew Barrymore, Scott Wolf, Barenaked Ladies

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Episode 131

Lennox Lewis, Dr. Bertrand Piccard & Brian Jones

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Episode 132

George Stephanopoulos, Molly Shannon, Andrea Bocelli

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Episode 133

Bill Maher, Khalid El-Amin, Marc Maron

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Episode 134

Elle Macpherson, Don Zimmer, John Mellencamp

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Episode 135

Kevin Spacey, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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Episode 136

Kate Winslet, Darrell Hammond, Mandy Barnett

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Episode 137

David Spade, Tim Couch, Eagle-Eye Cherry

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Episode 138

John Cusack, Jack Hanna

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Episode 139

Matthew Broderick, Ben Stein, The Cranberries

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Episode 140

Martin Lawrence, Michelle Williams, Eddie Brill

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Episode 141

Dustin Hoffman, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Folds Five

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Episode 142

Ted Danson, Sarah Ferguson, Madness

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Episode 143

Glenn Close, George Hamilton, Elvis Crespo

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Episode 144

Tom Brokaw, Robbie Williams

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Episode 145

Earvin Magic Johnson, Sara Gentile, Silverchair

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Episode 146

Denny Brauer, Kelly Willis, Jesse Jackson

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Episode 147

Brendan Fraser, Jesse Jackson, Bonnie Raitt

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Episode 148

Kelsey Grammer, Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band

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Episode 149

Stupid Pet Tricks, Janeane Garofalo, Brian Regan

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Episode 150

Ben Stiller, Camryn Manheim, Eve 6

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Episode 151

Kathie Lee Gifford, Deana Carter

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Episode 152

Kevin Kline, Leelee Sobieski, Beth Orton

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Episode 153

Bill Cosby, Jon Favreau

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Episode 154

Julia Roberts, Alice Cooper

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Episode 155

Keri Russell, Aretha Franklin

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Episode 156

Tom Selleck, Bob Barker, Leon Russell

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Episode 157

Helen Hunt, Courtney Love, Hole

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Episode 158

Natalie Portman, Tom Everett Scott, J. Geils Band

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Episode 159

Harry Connick Jr., Damon Wayans

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Episode 160

Kate Capshaw, Britney Spears

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Episode 161

Kid Scientists, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Episode 162

Bill Murray, Everlast

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Episode 163

Jennifer Lopez, Ira Glass

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Episode 164

Dan Rather, Nancy Mace, Randy Newman

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Episode 165

Jeff Foxworthy, Kristin Davis, Snoop Dogg

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Episode 166

Timothy Hutton, Christine Lahti, Cast of It Ain't Nothing But the Blues

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Episode 167

Ray Romano, Jewel

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Episode 168

Heather Graham, David Wells

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Episode 169

Tim Robbins, Oscar De La Hoya, Dane Cook

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Episode 170

Roseanne, Susan Tedeschi

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Episode 171

David Schwimmer, Brandi Chastain, Seth Green

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Episode 172

Mike Myers, Ben Lee

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Episode 173

Julianna Margulies, Jon Stewart

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Episode 174

Felicity Huffman, Andy Dick, Elvis Costello

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Episode 175

Adam Sandler, Missy Elliot

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Episode 176

Geri Halliwell, Richard Belzer

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Episode 177

Rudolph Giuliani, Leslie Mann, The Pretenders

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Episode 178

Joey Lauren Adams, Spike Lee, Santana

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Episode 179

Colin Powell, Maurice Green

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Episode 180

Mira Sorvino, Lyle Lovett

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Episode 181

Piedmont Bird Callers, Avery Johnson, June Carter Cash

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Episode 182

Calista Flockhart, Jack Hannah

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Episode 183

Stupid Human Tricks, John Leguizamo, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

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Episode 184

John McEnroe, George Jones

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Episode 185

Chris Rock, Sixpence None the Richer

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Episode 186

Lindsay Davenport, Oliver Platt, Jeffrey Ross

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Episode 187

Jay Thomas, Jason Briggs

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Episode 188

Naomi Campbell, Jimmie Walker, Lucinda Williams

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Episode 189

Don Rickles, Dave Mirra, Patty Griffin

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Episode 190

U.S. 1999 World Cup Women's Soccer Team, Jim Gaffigan

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Episode 191

Matthew Broderick, Dennis Regan

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Episode 192

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Buzz Aldrin, Jamiroquai

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Episode 193

Charles Grodin, Alanis Morrisette

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Episode 194

Ted Koppel, Isabella Rossellini, Macy Gray

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Episode 195

National Hollerin' Champions, Garry Marshall, Los Lobos

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Episode 196

Samuel L. Jackson, Rita Wilson, Pete Townshend & Eddie Vedder

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Episode 197

Bruce Willis, Heidi Klum

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Episode 198

Lance Armstrong, Barry White

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Episode 199

Pierce Brosnan, Saffron Burrows, Jim Jeter

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Episode 200

Tom Arnold, Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes

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Episode 201

Dave Foley, Jonathan Witherspoon, Old 97's

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Episode 202

William H. Macy, George Miller, The Pretenders

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Episode 203

Ray Romano, Jeff Altman

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Episode 204

Regis Philbin, Dave Attell

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Episode 205

Claire Danes, Smash Mouth

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Episode 206

Hugh Grant, The Mavericks

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Episode 207

Rene Russo, Tori Amos

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Episode 208

Shaquille O'Neal, Helen Mirren

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Episode 209

Tony Danza, Katie Holmes, Robert Palmer

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Episode 210

Lara Flynn Boyle, David Brenner, Everclear

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Episode 211

Andie MacDowell, French Stewart, Tom Dreesen

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Episode 212

Alec Baldwin, Dwight Yoakam

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Episode 213

Albert Brooks, Omar Epps

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