Late Show with David Letterman Season 5 Episode 153
Harry Connick, Jr., Hank Azaria
A parody of VH-1's ""Behind the Music"" features Paul Shaffer's rise and fall and rise again, with testimonials from Kris Kristofferson, Eddie Vedder, Sting, Erik Estrada (who replaced Paul as bandleader), Lou Reed, and WCBS-TV's local news anchor Dana Tyler (see recap).
5 - 203Wesley Snipes, Robert KleinAug. 14, 1998- 5 - 202Angela Basset, Pete TownshendAug. 13, 1998
- 5 - 201Ray Liotta, Sela Ward, Liz PhairAug. 12, 1998
- 5 - 200Kevin Spacey, Bobby Rahal, Harvey DangerAug. 11, 1998
- 5 - 199Leslie Nielsen, David Roth, Teresa WitherspoonAug. 10, 1998
- 5 - 198Tom Arnold, Doris Roberts, Blues TravelerAug. 07, 1998
- 5 - 197Jerry Seinfeld, Hunter ScottAug. 06, 1998
- 5 - 196Penn & Teller, French Stewart, Wynton MarsalisAug. 05, 1998
- 5 - 195Noyz Boyz, Nathan Lane, Boy George & Culture ClubAug. 04, 1998
- 5 - 194Drew Barrymore, Dee Dee Meyers, The VerveAug. 03, 1998
- 5 - 193Jamie Lee Curtis, George FreestoneJul. 31, 1998
- 5 - 192Samuel L. Jackson, Jenni, Smashing PumpkinsJul. 30, 1998
- 5 - 191Yasmine Bleeth, David Brenner, Barenaked LadiesJul. 29, 1998
- 5 - 190Kids with animals, Gary Sinise, Goo Goo DollsJul. 28, 1998
- 5 - 189Jenny McCarthy, Adam Arkin, Tori AmosJul. 27, 1998
- 5 - 188Pauly Shore, Pam Grier, Natalie ImbrugliaJul. 24, 1998
- 5 - 187Marilu Henner, Gloria EstefanJul. 23, 1998
- 5 - 186Tony Danza, Peter Farrelly, Brian WilsonJul. 22, 1998
- 5 - 185Janet Jackson, Scott Farrell, Nanci GriffithJul. 21, 1998
- 5 - 184James Caan, Buck O'Neil, Lenny KravitzJul. 20, 1998
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- 5 - 182Anthony Hopkins, Cowboy JunkiesJul. 16, 1998
- 5 - 181Antonio Banderas, Chris ElliotJul. 15, 1998
- 5 - 180Matt Dillon, Daniel Boulud, Arj BarkerJul. 14, 1998
- 5 - 179Don Rickles, Matt Drudge, Cherry Poppin' DaddiesJul. 13, 1998
- 5 - 178The Beltway Bunch, Stupid Pet Tricks, Bob DoleJul. 03, 1998
- 5 - 177Ben Stiller, Hatty Jones, Spice GirlsJul. 02, 1998
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- 5 - 174Lisa Kudrow, Mike Piazza, Billy Bragg & WilcoJun. 29, 1998
- 5 - 173Mary Tyler Moore, Ron EldardJun. 26, 1998
- 5 - 172Dennis Quaid, Chloe Sevigny, Grant Lee BuffaloJun. 25, 1998
- 5 - 171Jennifer Lopez, Chris Eigeman, LargoJun. 24, 1998
- 5 - 170John McEnroe, The PretendersJun. 23, 1998
- 5 - 169Piedmont Bird Callers, George Clooney, Steve YzermanJun. 22, 1998
- 5 - 168Anthony Edwards, George Miller, Sean LennonJun. 19, 1998
- 5 - 167Sam Donaldson, Gloria Reuben, Babyface & Des'reeJun. 18, 1998
- 5 - 166Ellen Barkin, Jeff Altman, Sonic YouthJun. 17, 1998
- 5 - 165David Duchovny, Stevie NicksJun. 16, 1998
- 5 - 164Naomi Campbell, Luke Buchheit, Sinead O'ConnorJun. 15, 1998
- 5 - 163Charles Grodin, Paul RodriguezJun. 12, 1998
- 5 - 162Harrison Ford, Dane CookJun. 11, 1998
- 5 - 161Bob Newhart, Nicole Sullivan, Wendy LiebmanJun. 10, 1998
- 5 - 160Bill Cosby, Andy DickJun. 09, 1998
- 5 - 159Whoopi Goldberg, Janeane GarofaloJun. 08, 1998
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- 5 - 157Evander Holyfield, Laura Linney, FastballJun. 04, 1998
- 5 - 156Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Bradley, Chase ButrellJun. 03, 1998
- 5 - 155Norm MacDonald, Jacques Villeneuve, Randy TravisJun. 02, 1998
- 5 - 154John Goodman, Esther Canadas, Sarah McLachlanJun. 01, 1998
- 5 - 153Harry Connick, Jr., Hank AzariaMay. 22, 1998
- 5 - 152Ted Danson, Mae Whitman, The FlatlandersMay. 21, 1998
- 5 - 151Drew Carey, Scarlett Johannson, Soul AsylumMay. 20, 1998
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- 5 - 149Matthew Broderick, David Wells, Natalie MerchantMay. 18, 1998
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- 5 - 147Jim Breuer, Tara Lipinski, Foo FightersMay. 14, 1998
- 5 - 146Warren Beatty, Wayne Knight, Bonnie RaittMay. 13, 1998
- 5 - 145Christopher Reeve, HansonMay. 12, 1998
- 5 - 144Fran Drescher, Bob Berman, Faith HillMay. 11, 1998
- 5 - 143Marilu Henner, Jim LovellMay. 08, 1998
- 5 - 142Matt Lauer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Green DayMay. 07, 1998
- 5 - 141Sally Field, Philip Bigler, Lyle LovettMay. 06, 1998
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- 5 - 139Elle MacPherson, Jon Favreau, UsherMay. 04, 1998
- 5 - 138Stupid Human Tricks, Norm MacDonald, Pearl JamMay. 01, 1998
- 5 - 137Gena Lee Nolan, Mark Wahlberg, Brian ReganApr. 30, 1998
- 5 - 136Patrick Swayze, Hugh HefnerApr. 29, 1998
- 5 - 135Jack Hanna, Ray Allen, Dave Matthews BandApr. 28, 1998
- 5 - 134Marisa Tomei, Ryan Leaf, Alana DavisApr. 27, 1998
- 5 - 133Jennifer Aniston, Jerry Springer, Al GreenApr. 24, 1998
- 5 - 132Ricki Lake, Vaughn Cordle, Rita WilsonApr. 23, 1998
- 5 - 131Jason Alexander, Isabella Rossellini, Steve EarleApr. 22, 1998
- 5 - 130Claire Danes, George Miller, Matthew RyanApr. 21, 1998
- 5 - 129Gwyneth Paltrow, Harmony Korine, Wyclef JeanApr. 20, 1998
- 5 - 128Billy Crystal, Hatty Jones, Tori AmosApr. 10, 1998
- 5 - 127Val Kilmer, Jimmie Walker, cast of CabaretApr. 09, 1998
- 5 - 126James Belushi, Lacey Chabert, Robbie RobertsonApr. 08, 1998
- 5 - 125Quentin Tarantino, Steven Weber, Clint BlackApr. 07, 1998
- 5 - 124Matt LeBlanc, Natasha Henstridge, The LynnsApr. 06, 1998
- 5 - 123Tom Hanks, Matt Medenweldt, Scott WeilandApr. 03, 1998
- 5 - 122Tom Brokaw, Ice Cube, Natalie ImbrugliaApr. 02, 1998
- 5 - 121Alec Baldwin, Heather Graham, Barenaked LadiesApr. 01, 1998
- 5 - 120Don Rickles, Mimi Rogers, Steve MillerMar. 31, 1998
- 5 - 119Evander Holyfield, Joseph Loveland, Michael MooreMar. 30, 1998
- 5 - 118Al Franken, Lauren Holly, Ani DiFrancoMar. 27, 1998
- 5 - 117Dolly Parton, Bob HoskinsMar. 26, 1998
- 5 - 116Charles Grodin, Edward Burns, Marcy PlaygroundMar. 25, 1998
- 5 - 115Dennis Hopper, Robert Klein, Patricia HeatonMar. 24, 1998
- 5 - 114Bill Murray, Eddie Izzard, Gheorge MeuresunMar. 18, 1998
- 5 - 113John Travolta, Jack Johnson, The ChieftainsMar. 17, 1998
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- 5 - 111Norm MacDonald, Richie StachowskiMar. 06, 1998
- 5 - 110Siskel & Ebert, Karl Malone, Mark ChesnuttMar. 05, 1998
- 5 - 109Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Fonda, Loreena McKennittMar. 04, 1998
- 5 - 108Kid Scientists, Gabriel Byrne, Richie SamboraMar. 03, 1998
- 5 - 107Patrick Stewart, Frank Urbancic, Joan CusakMar. 02, 1998
- 5 - 106Kate Winslet, Tara Lipinski, Ray RomanoFeb. 27, 1998
- 5 - 105David Schwimmer, Chris Witty, Shawn ColvinFeb. 26, 1998
- 5 - 104Susan Sarandon, Eric Bergoust, Aretha FranklinFeb. 25, 1998
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- 5 - 102Jeff Bridges, Nikki Stone, John FogertyFeb. 23, 1998
- 5 - 101Stupid Pet Tricks, Jonny MoseleyFeb. 20, 1998
- 5 - 100Bob Dole, Marilyn MansonFeb. 19, 1998
- 5 - 99Nathan Lane, Bingo GrannyFeb. 18, 1998
- 5 - 98Mike Myers, Paula ColeFeb. 17, 1998
- 5 - 97Heather Locklear, Tom SelleckFeb. 16, 1998
- 5 - 96Bruce Willis, LeAnn Rimes & Bryan WhiteFeb. 13, 1998
- 5 - 95Adam Sandler, Jack HannaFeb. 12, 1998
- 5 - 94Stupid Human Tricks, Cindy Crawford, Jonny MoseleyFeb. 11, 1998
- 5 - 93Bill Cosby, Blues BrothersFeb. 10, 1998
- 5 - 92Richard Simmons, John ElwayFeb. 09, 1998
- 5 - 91Drew Barrymore, Shania TwainFeb. 06, 1998
- 5 - 90Dan Rather, Honeymoon the pig, Cast of RagtimeFeb. 05, 1998
- 5 - 89Dan Akroyd, Naomi Campbell, Duncan SheikFeb. 04, 1998
- 5 - 88John Goodman, Mitch Hedberg, Jeff GordonFeb. 03, 1998
- 5 - 87Tom Arnold, Steve Forbes, Jake JohannsenFeb. 02, 1998
- 5 - 86Ethan Hawke, Merrill MarkoeJan. 30, 1998
- 5 - 85David Spade, Justin Miller, Jeff GarlinJan. 29, 1998
- 5 - 84Michael Keaton, Brian Williams, Blues TravellerJan. 28, 1998
- 5 - 83Robert Duvall, Kennedy, Emmylou HarrisJan. 27, 1998
- 5 - 82Michael Isikoff, Sarah FergusonJan. 26, 1998
- 5 - 81Ben Stiller, Sandra Bernhard, Jars of ClayJan. 16, 1998
- 5 - 80Kenneth Branagh, Spice Girls, Jim NantzJan. 15, 1998
- 5 - 79Peter O'Toole, Martin ScorceseJan. 14, 1998
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- 5 - 76Penelope Ann Miller, Terry Pledger, Collective SoulJan. 09, 1998
- 5 - 75Minnie Driver, Paul Simon, Cast of The CapemanJan. 08, 1998
- 5 - 74Norm MacDonald, Peta Wilson, StrebJan. 07, 1998
- 5 - 73Tom Brokaw, Tobey Maquire, Fiona AppleJan. 06, 1998
- 5 - 72Samuel L. Jackson, Howie Long, Louie C.K.Jan. 05, 1998
- 5 - 71Marilu Henner, Leila Kenzle, George MillerDec. 30, 1997
- 5 - 70Bridget Fonda, Matt Damon, Allan HarveyDec. 29, 1997
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- 5 - 68Terry Bradshaw, Billy Zane, Darlene LoveDec. 23, 1997
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- 5 - 66Pierce Brosnan, Lou HoltzDec. 19, 1997
- 5 - 65Leslie Nelson, Michelle Yeoh, HansonDec. 18, 1997
- 5 - 64Greg Kinnear, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Folds FiveDec. 17, 1997
- 5 - 63Pam Grier, Tom Everett Scott, James BrownDec. 16, 1997
- 5 - 62Kevin Costner, Tyra Banks, Nina & NickolaiDec. 15, 1997
- 5 - 61Alex D Linz, Jerry O'Connell, Bryan AdamsDec. 12, 1997
- 5 - 60Nathan Lane, Hazelle Goodman, Mitch FatelDec. 11, 1997
- 5 - 59Sir Anthony Hopkins, Eric Lindros, EnyaDec. 10, 1997
- 5 - 58Helen Hunt, Terrell Davis, ChumbawambaDec. 09, 1997
- 5 - 57Courteney Cox, Peyton Manning, Shania TwainDec. 08, 1997
- 5 - 56Jon Stewart, John Witherspoon, Days of the NewNov. 28, 1997
- 5 - 55Kevin Spacey, Art Donovan, WallflowersNov. 27, 1997
- 5 - 54Stupid Pet Tricks, Anthony Edwards, Joost ElffersNov. 26, 1997
- 5 - 53Kids Tell Jokes, Marisa Tomei, James TaylorNov. 25, 1997
- 5 - 52John Cusak, Natalie Portman, Stomp with Bill IrwinNov. 24, 1997
- 5 - 51Kirstie Alley, Luke Perry, Shengyang AcrobatsNov. 21, 1997
- 5 - 50Danny DeVito, Sarah Michelle GellarNov. 20, 1997
- 5 - 49Sigourney Weaver, David Brenner, Trischa YearwoodNov. 19, 1997
- 5 - 48Tom Arnold, Kordell Stewart, Elvis CostelloNov. 18, 1997
- 5 - 47Richard Simmons, Venus Williams, WynonnaNov. 17, 1997
- 5 - 46Don Rickles, Heather Graham, Lou ReedNov. 14, 1997
- 5 - 45Bill Murray, Alison Eastwood, Matchbox 20Nov. 13, 1997
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- 5 - 43Claire Danes, Michelle Kwan, Lorrie MorganNov. 11, 1997
- 5 - 42Wesley Snipes, Naomi Judd, Martina HingisNov. 10, 1997
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- 5 - 40Harry Connick Jr., Pamela LeeNov. 06, 1997
- 5 - 39Sarah Ferguson, Kelly McGillis, Leann RimesNov. 05, 1997
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- 5 - 37John Travolta, Cybill Shepard, Kuznetsov TroupeNov. 03, 1997
- 5 - 36Stupid Human Tricks, Naomi Campbell, Bobby BrownOct. 31, 1997
- 5 - 35Kid Scientists, David Hyde Pierce, Andy GreeneOct. 30, 1997
- 5 - 34Ellen Barkin, Bobby Bonilla, Angelo MassagliOct. 29, 1997
- 5 - 33Maria Martiromo, Penn & Teller, Amy GrantOct. 28, 1997
- 5 - 32Mariah Carey, Anthony ClarkOct. 27, 1997
- 5 - 31Robert Pastorelli, Harmony Korine, Smash MouthOct. 17, 1997
- 5 - 30Mike Wallace, Kelly Montieth, LL Cool JOct. 16, 1997
- 5 - 29Nathan Lane, Chalize Theron, Carly SimonOct. 15, 1997
- 5 - 28Tom Brokaw, Stevie Starr, Green DayOct. 14, 1997
- 5 - 27David Duchovny, Emily Mae Young, Todd BarryOct. 13, 1997
- 5 - 26Uma Thurman, Mark Wahlberg, Eddie IzzardOct. 10, 1997
- 5 - 25James Belushi, Christina Ricci, OasisOct. 09, 1997
- 5 - 24John Lithgow, Christy Turlington, Foo FightersOct. 08, 1997
- 5 - 23Bryant Gumbel, Harland Williams, EverclearOct. 07, 1997
- 5 - 22Dan Aykroyd, Jack Hanna, Boyz II MenOct. 06, 1997
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- 5 - 20Matt Lauer, Ryan Kurlander, Sheryl CrowOct. 02, 1997
- 5 - 19Cameron Diaz, Adam Arkin, VeniaminOct. 01, 1997
- 5 - 18Michael J. Fox, Sarah O'Hare, Patti SmithSep. 30, 1997
- 5 - 17Fran Drescher, Ryan Tripp, Brooks & DunnSep. 29, 1997
- 5 - 16Fourth Anniversary SpecialSep. 29, 1997
- 5 - 15Kim Basinger, Ray Ramano, Jackson BrowneSep. 26, 1997
- 5 - 14Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Lipnicki, Deana CarterSep. 25, 1997
- 5 - 13Jennifer Lopez, Michael Lamonico, Bill EngvallSep. 24, 1997
- 5 - 12Nicole Kidman, Gregory Hines, God's PropertySep. 23, 1997
- 5 - 11George Clooney, Bill CosbySep. 22, 1997
- 5 - 10Jennifer Jason Leigh, Starr Jones, Bee GeesSep. 12, 1997
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- 5 - 8Noah Wylie, Damon Wayons, Missy "Misdemeanor" ElliotSep. 10, 1997
- 5 - 7Salma Hayek, Joan Cusak, Louie AndersonSep. 09, 1997
- 5 - 6Danny DeVito, Patrick Rafter, Tim McGrawSep. 08, 1997
- 5 - 5Kevin Kline, Jamie Foxx, Sugar RaySep. 05, 1997
- 5 - 4Geena Davis, Martha Stewart, Robert CarlyleSep. 04, 1997
- 5 - 3Joan Lunden, Chris Rock, Fiona AppleSep. 03, 1997
- 5 - 2Steven Seagal, Brittany Starr, BeckSep. 02, 1997
- 5 - 1Terry Bradshaw, Carmen Electra, Eddie BrillSep. 01, 1997
