Monday September 8, 1980
The Crew: Edie McClurg, Paul Raley, Wil Shriner, Rich Hall (Note: Valri Bromfield still credited as writer)
Announcer: Bill Wendell
Set: #3
Guests include Mary Ellen Pinkham and Edie McClurg as Mrs. Marv Mendenhall
Segments include a call to Henny Youngman
Tuesday September 9, 1980
And Now: "...a man who still is celebrating the Bicentennial"
Dave walks out with the shot framed by a wreath. Announces that Christmas special will be recorded today before viewers get tired of them, and so that the staff can have the day off.
New Christmas gifts segment. Includes Mr. Mashed Potato Head.
Susan Powell interview
Dave: "Thank you for having the courage for being on the show."
Susan: "You know, I was just thinking that..."
Musical Guest: Susan Powell performs "White Christmas"
On the Street video - Christmas Shoppers
Rich Hall Skiing video
Small Town News segment. Includes update on Men and their Vegetables
Hall of Fame. Call to John Ritz of Canton, OH, who grew a 337 lb.
squash.
Tom Feltenstein interview
Visit from Santa (Willard Scott)
Edwin Newman NBC News Update
Closing of show includes all the kids from the audience
Wednesday September 10, 1980
And Now: "...a man who's much smarter than he looks"
Dave announces beginning of contest to host program in your own home
Dr. William Stein interview and rebuttal to Dave's comment that
"elevator music" makes him sick to his stomach. As he speaks, "elevator
music" begins to drown him out. (This is talent coordinator Willie Stein)
Gary Null interview (3 segments). In 2nd segment, comparison shown of name-brand products and their generic counterparts. (One item on display, but not referenced, is generic cow paste and Winky's Cow Paste) In 3rd segment, Olga Fettuccine from audience selected to do a comparison taste test.
Dave in audience, selecting Dorothy to receive a "Barbara Walters"-style interview
Robert Petro interview (2 segments). In 2nd segment, speaks with the audience giving psychic discussions.
Edwin Newman NBC News Update (Dave introduces with voice over, and show goes to commercial at end of update)
Dorothy's "Barbara Walters"-style interview
Thursday September 11, 1980
And Now: "...a man who believes in preventive maintenance"
Guests who won't be on the show segment
Dr. Benjamin Spock interview (2 segments). In the 2nd segment, Dr. Spock takes questions from the audience.
Coffee Cup Theater segment - 9th
Behind the scenes tour - Chyron machine
Eliot Janeway interview (2 segments)
Edwin Newman NBC News Update
And Now: "...a man who'd rather do it himself"
(In a reversal of fortune, people are now sitting in the aisles)
Viewer Mail segment (includes a letter about the fire on August 27)
Edwin Newman interview (2 segments)
Video - Tour of NYC street vendors
Margorie & Morton Shaevitz interview
Margorie: Mothers stayed home, and they took care of the kinds of things
like washing, cleaning, ironing, kids, the grocery man who didn't show
up, or the linoleum man who did, but now...
(audience holding back laughter)
Dave: I think you rang a bell with linoleum there.
(audience free to laugh now)
Margorie: I wonder what the significance of that is?
Dave: I don't know, I think there's an old, cheap, ugly joke involved.
(audience holding back laughter)
Dave: I think you rang a bell with linoleum there.
(audience free to laugh now)
Margorie: I wonder what the significance of that is?
Dave: I don't know, I think there's an old, cheap, ugly joke involved.
Edwin Newman NBC News Update
Paul Raley panel
Musical Guest: Harve Mann performs "The David Letterman Show"
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