
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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1980-06-23
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1980-06-24
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1980-06-30
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1980-07-01
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1980-07-14
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1980-07-23
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1980-07-24
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1980-07-25
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1980-07-28
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1980-07-29
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1980-07-30
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1980-07-31
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1980-08-01
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1980-08-04
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1980-08-11
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1980-08-15
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1980-08-18
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1980-08-19
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1980-08-20
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1980-08-22
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1980-08-25
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1980-08-26
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1980-08-27
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1980-08-28
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1980-08-29
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1980-09-01
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1980-09-02
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1980-09-03
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1980-09-04
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1980-09-05
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1980-09-08
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1980-09-09
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1980-09-10
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1980-09-11
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1980-09-12
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1980-09-15
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1980-09-16
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1980-09-17
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1980-09-18
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1980-09-19
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1980-09-22
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1980-09-23
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1980-09-24
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1980-09-25
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1980-09-26
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1980-09-29
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1980-09-30
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1980-10-01
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1980-10-02
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1980-10-03
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1980-10-06
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1980-10-07
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1980-10-08
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1980-10-09
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1980-10-10
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1980-10-13
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1980-10-14
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1980-10-15
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1980-10-16
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1980-10-17
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1980-10-20
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1980-10-21
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1980-10-22
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1980-10-23
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Second to last show, with Steve Allen; kids' Halloween costumes.

1980-10-24
Aired 1980-10-24
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.
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