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David Letterman
- Who was the first guest?
Bill Murray
- Name:
- The announcer
Bill Wendell
- The director
Hal Gurnee
- The cue-card guy (first name only)
Kevin
- The sound effects guy (first name only)
Howard
- What occurrence inspired Bob Rooney Day?
Playmate of the Year Marianne Gravatte gave Bob flowers as she walked into the studio.
- Name all the original band members and the instruments they played:
Paul Shaffer-- Keyboards; Will Lee-- Bass; Hiram Bullock-- Guitar; Steve Jordan-- Drums
- Where does Amie Barnes work?
Omaha Steaks.
- Where does Amie Barnes like to get drunk?
Fat Jack's.
- What were the first two locations of "the home office?"
Milwaukee and Scottsdale, AZ
- What were The Dancing Waters re-named?
"The Prancing Fluids"
- What did Dr. Ruth say to make Dave leave the studio in embarrassment?
She advocated the use by women of cucumbers for masturbation.
- By what name, besides "'The World's Most Dangerous Band" and "The World's Most Dangerous Orchestra, was the band, for a time, known?
"The Party Boys of Rock and Roll."
- What was unusual about guitarist Hiram Bullock's footwear?
He never wore any.
- Who wore the Guest-Cam?
Tom Hanks.
- During the first season, what mock commercial appeared on every show?
"Melman Bus Lines"
- How was New York described at the beginning of every show for the first month or so?
"The most exciting city in the tri-state area."
- Name all the special suits that Dave has wom:
Alka-Seltzer, Sponges, Velcro, Suet, Magnets, Cereal, Chips, Rice Krispies. (NOTE: There were more after this; for a complete list, look up the appropriate on-air question amid Gentle Tongue-Tongue's 5/97 contest.)
- What don't they sell at "Just Shades" and where can you get some?
Lightbulbs; "Just Bulbs."
- Where is the five-story tower that Dave likes to throw stuff off of?
New Rochelle, New York.
- Fill in the blank: "At the beach, Fred plays it safe and wears a protective sun-screen. Frank wears _________________."
"Evil clown make-up"
- One time, the show was done entirely on a plane. Whose picture was painted on the outside of the plane?
Connie Chung.
- What was the purpose of the "Pizza Centrifuge?"
Removing unwanted toppings
- List the cast of "The Fugitive Guy:"
Chris Elliot; Sandy Frank; Matt Wickline (as the one-legged man).
- Before he became a talk show tiost, Dave had another job in television. What was it?
He was a weatherman.
- Why did Bryant Gumble once threaten to punch Dave?
Dave interrupted an outdoor "Today Show" taping by yelling "I'm not wearing any pants" out his window through a megaphone.
- What is "the catch phrase?"
"I can't stand the itching, but I don't mind the swelling."
- What two celebrities (not really) have appeared at Dave's side during productions of the "Peace Through Dramatization Players?"
Indy 500 champ Bobby Rahal and Rock legend Roy Orbison