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Late Night with David Letterman

Season 5

1986 · 138 episodes · 138h 0m in all

Episodes

  1. 3

    3. 861111

    11 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  2. 4

    4. 860804

    4 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  3. 5

    5. 860729

    29 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  4. 6

    6. 860728

    28 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  5. 7

    7. 860626

    26 Jun 1986 · 60 min

  6. 8

    8. 860805

    5 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  7. 9

    9. 861112

    12 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  8. 10

    10. 860625

    25 Jun 1986 · 60 min

  9. 11

    11. 860717

    17 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  10. 12

    12. 860623

    23 Jun 1986 · 60 min

  11. 13

    13. 860714

    14 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  12. 14

    14. 860731

    31 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  13. 15

    15. 860624

    24 Jun 1986 · 60 min

  14. 16

    16. 860818

    18 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  15. 17

    17. 861124

    24 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  16. 18

    18. 860730

    30 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  17. 19

    19. 860807

    7 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  18. 20

    20. 860819

    19 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  19. 21

    21. 861113

    13 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  20. 22

    22. 860806

    6 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  21. 23

    23. 860917

    17 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  22. 24

    24. 860709

    9 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  23. 25

    25. 860710

    10 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  24. 26

    26. 860724

    24 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  25. 27

    27. 860723

    23 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  26. 28

    28. 860915

    15 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  27. 29

    29. 860916

    16 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  28. 30

    30. 860722

    22 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  29. 31

    31. 860918

    18 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  30. 32

    32. 860813

    13 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  31. 33

    33. 860721

    21 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  32. 34

    34. 860923

    23 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  33. 35

    35. 860924

    24 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  34. 36

    36. 860925

    25 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  35. 37

    37. 860814

    14 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  36. 38

    38. 860811

    11 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  37. 39

    39. 870115

    15 Jan 1987 · 60 min

  38. 40

    40. 860708

    8 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  39. 41

    41. 860707

    7 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  40. 42

    42. 861013

    13 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  41. 43

    43. 861125

    25 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  42. 44

    44. 861222

    22 Dec 1986 · 60 min

  43. 45

    45. 861027

    27 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  44. 46

    46. 861028

    28 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  45. 47

    47. 861016

    16 Oct 1986 · 60 min

    Recapping the Mets/Astros bet with Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire; ""Viewer Mail"" features eight letters (#6 twice); Paulina Porizkova; director John Waters; Bonnie Raitt sings.

  46. 48

    48. 861015

    15 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  47. 49

    49. 861014

    14 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  48. 50

    50. 861126

    26 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  49. 51

    51. 870112

    12 Jan 1987 · 60 min

  50. 52

    52. 861029

    29 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  51. 53

    53. 861030

    30 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  52. 54

    54. 860908

    8 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  53. 55

    55. 870113

    13 Jan 1987 · 60 min

  54. 56

    56. 870114

    14 Jan 1987 · 60 min

  55. 57

    57. 860812

    12 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  56. 58

    58. 861008

    8 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  57. 59

    59. 860909

    9 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  58. 60

    60. 861006

    6 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  59. 61

    61. 861106

    6 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  60. 62

    62. 860716

    16 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  61. 63

    63. 861007

    7 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  62. 64

    64. 860715

    15 Jul 1986 · 60 min

  63. 65

    65. 861105

    5 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  64. 66

    66. 861103

    3 Nov 1986 · 60 min

  65. 67

    67. 860820

    20 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  66. 68

    68. 860911

    11 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  67. 69

    69. 860910

    10 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  68. 70

    70. 860929

    29 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  69. 71

    71. 860930

    30 Sept 1986 · 60 min

  70. 72

    72. 861001

    1 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  71. 73

    73. 861002

    2 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  72. 74

    74. 860821

    21 Aug 1986 · 60 min

  73. 75

    75. 861009

    9 Oct 1986 · 60 min

  74. 76

    76. 860617

    17 Jun 1986 · 60 min

  75. 77

    77. 860618

    18 Jun 1986 · 60 min

  76. 78

    78. 860616

    16 Jun 1986 · 60 min

  77. 79

    79. 860619

    19 Jun 1986 · 60 min

    ""Viewer Mail"" features Dave proving he does have a ""romantic bone"" in his body; Rodney Dangerfield ""drops by,"" complete with a Top Ten list and a clip from Back To School; Rosanne Cash; ""Grant Tinker"" with the history of Studio 8H; Dennis Miller; Rosanne performs ""Second To No One.""

  78. 80

    80. Show #0659

    3 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  79. 81

    81. Show #0660

    4 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  80. 82

    82. Show #0661

    5 Feb 1986 · 60 min

    Dave does a mini-rant on the all-nude, NYC cable access show, ""Interludes After Midnight;"" ""People Who Won't Be On The Show"" goes awry because it's ""dog night"" in the control room; Dave crashes the set of ""Live At Five,"" and Marv Albert's interview with Wayne Gretzky (anchors Jack Cafferty and Sue Simmons and weatherman Al Roker are briefly seen); Connie Chung disappoints the audience by refusing to do impersonations; another look at the Mayfair House hotel in Coconut Grove, Fl.; Wayne Gretzky brings his Pro Stars breakfast cereal.

  81. 83

    83. Show #0662

    6 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  82. 84

    84. Show #0663

    10 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  83. 85

    85. Show #0664

    11 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  84. 86

    86. Show #0665

    12 Feb 1986 · 60 min

    A bullhorn-toting Larry ""Bud"" -- outside the Soviet mission to the United Nations -- tries to get Russians to defect; Lee Marvin promotes Delta Force; kid inventors; comedian Bill Hicks.

  85. 87

    87. Show #0666

    13 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  86. 88

    88. Show #0667

    17 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  87. 89

    89. Show #0668

    18 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  88. 90

    90. Show #0669

    19 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  89. 91

    91. Show #0670

    20 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  90. 92

    92. Show #0671

    24 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  91. 93

    93. Show #0672

    25 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  92. 94

    94. Show #0673

    26 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  93. 95

    95. Show #0674

    27 Feb 1986 · 60 min

  94. 96

    96. Show #0675

    10 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  95. 97

    97. Show #0676

    11 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  96. 98

    98. Show #0677

    12 Mar 1986 · 60 min

    Test video from the failed first attempt at the ""Late Night Monkey Cam;"" ""Supermarket Finds;"" Michael Keaton plugs Gung Ho; another ""Regulator Guy"" promo; a call to Arnie Barnes; Mariel Hemingway; Roseanne (Barr) does stand-up.

  97. 99

    99. Show #0678

    13 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  98. 100

    100. Show #0679

    17 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  99. 101

    101. Show #0680

    18 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  100. 102

    102. Show #0681

    19 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  101. 103

    103. Show #0682

    20 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  102. 104

    104. Show #0683

    24 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  103. 105

    105. Show #0684

    25 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  104. 106

    106. Show #0685

    26 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  105. 107

    107. Show #0686

    27 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  106. 108

    108. Show #0687

    31 Mar 1986 · 60 min

  107. 109

    109. Show #0688

    1 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  108. 110

    110. Show #0689

    2 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  109. 111

    111. Show #0690

    3 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  110. 112

    112. Show #0691

    7 Apr 1986 · 60 min

    With the baseball season underway, Dave chats with all-time Home Run king Hank Aaron, then meets George Brett of the '85 World Series Champs, the Kansas City Royals.

  111. 113

    113. Show #0692

    8 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  112. 114

    114. Show #0693

    9 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  113. 115

    115. Show #0694

    10 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  114. 116

    116. Show #0695

    21 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  115. 117

    117. Show #0696

    22 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  116. 118

    118. Show #0697

    23 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  117. 119

    119. Show #0698

    24 Apr 1986 · 60 min

    Lincoln BurnhamGoodbye to the Rough-tailed Jellyfish; ""Viewer Mail"" kills another actor/singer; Jonathan Winters gets a surprise visit from worshiper Robin Williams; Judy Mowatt sings; New Hampshire farmer Lincoln Burnham tells why he refuses to acknowledge Daylight Saving Time.

  118. 120

    120. Show #0699

    28 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  119. 121

    121. Show #0700

    29 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  120. 122

    122. Show #0701

    30 Apr 1986 · 60 min

  121. 123

    123. Show #0702

    1 May 1986 · 60 min

  122. 124

    124. Show #0703

    5 May 1986 · 60 min

  123. 125

    125. Show #0704

    6 May 1986 · 60 min

  124. 126

    126. Show #0705

    7 May 1986 · 60 min

    Cybill ShepherdThe Giant Topaz; in response to Dave's cajoling about her dress that had arrived at NBC one week prior to her appearance, Cybill Shepherd appears, clad only in a towel; golfer Mac O'Grady; 80-year-old rock singer Gert Mulvin.

  125. 127

    127. Show #0706

    8 May 1986 · 60 min

  126. 128

    128. Show #0707

    9 May 1986 · 60 min

  127. 129

    129. Show #0708

    12 May 1986 · 60 min

  128. 130

    130. Show #0709

    13 May 1986 · 60 min

  129. 131

    131. Show #0710

    14 May 1986 · 60 min

    More with the remote-controlled Neanderthal skull; after ""Small Town News,"" Dave has to rescue one of the Stupid Pet Tricks dogs from a burning green room; video: making a frequent stop at the same New York State Thruway booth; Marv Albert; actor Ron Silver.

  130. 132

    132. Show #0711

    15 May 1986 · 60 min

  131. 133

    133. Show #0712

    19 May 1986 · 60 min

  132. 134

    134. Show #0713

    20 May 1986 · 60 min

  133. 135

    135. Show #0714

    21 May 1986 · 60 min

  134. 136

    136. Show #0715

    22 May 1986 · 60 min

  135. 137

    137. Show #0716

    26 May 1986 · 60 min

  136. 138

    138. Show #0717

    27 May 1986 · 60 min

  137. 139

    139. Show #0718

    28 May 1986 · 60 min

  138. 140

    140. Show #0719

    29 May 1986 · 60 min

Late Night with David Letterman Season 5: quick answers

How many episodes are in Late Night with David Letterman Season 5?

Season 5 of Late Night with David Letterman has 138 episodes, about 138 hours in total.

When did Late Night with David Letterman Season 5 come out?

Season 5 premiered on 3 Feb 1986.

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