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Series, 1980–1980Ended

The David Letterman Show

IMDb 6.9, 1 season, 90 episodes, 90 min avg.

The David Letterman Show is a live morning NBC talk show hosted by David Letterman. It ran from June 23 to October 24, 1980. The show originally lasted 90 minutes, then 60 minutes from August 4 onward.

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Second to last show, with Steve Allen; kids' Halloween costumes.

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Dave jokes that the world is coming to an end; interviews with news anchor Edwin Newman and bandleader Frank Owen; Merrill Markoe, Rich Hall, Gerard Mulligan and Paul Raley tell jokes that didn't make it on the air during the summer; Wil Shriner shows bloopers from the show's run; Dave introduces crew members, including Kathleen Ankers, Bob Pook and Bill Wendell; Harve Mann sings ""The David Letterman Show"" theme; a deck of ""living"" playing cards dances through the studio as confetti and balloons are dropped.

Cast

1 credited
David Letterman
Host

Details

GenresTalk
StatusEnded
First airedJun 23, 1980
IMDBtt0080209
TMDB6307
TVDB77529

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