Show #0001 Late Night with David Letterman : Season 1 Episode 1
TV-PG NBC 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: February 1st, 1982 @ 7:00 PM EST on NBC
The show opens with a haunting intro by NYC-based character actor Calvert Deforest; the NBC Peacock girls introduce Dave; throughout the night, a welding demonstration is held backstage; Dave gives a tour of the backstage area; Bill Murray dances to Olivia Newton-John's hit "Physical"; “Shame of the Cityâ€; Dave and Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert experiment with air compression; Steve Fessler recites lines from the movie "Bowery at Midnightâ€; Dave gives an office tour to a man named Stanley and a cameraman.