Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present) is an award-winning CBS late night talk show hosted by David Letterman with band leader and sidekick Paul Shaffer. Letterman previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982 to 1993.

The show was spoofed by Kermit the Frog with "Too Late for Kermit Letterfrog" in Kermit the Frog's 1996 Advertising Parodies! calendar.

Muppet Mentions
Top Ten Ways The Muppets Can Appeal To Today's Teens July 20, 1999
 * 10) Sexually curious Gonzo sticks nose in warm apple pie
 * 9) Introduce new Muppet -- Notorious B.I.G. Bird
 * 8) Sesame Street episodes now sponsored by the number 3 and Colt 45
 * 7) Rumble scene with cast of "South Park" where Gonzo shanks Cartman
 * 6) Goodbye singing, dancing and hugging -- hello drinking, fighting and smoking
 * 5) Cookie Monster writes tell-all book about his struggles with eating disorder
 * 4) New fuzzy purple Muppet named "Ritalin"
 * 3) Kermit gets "thug life" tattoo on chest
 * 2) Scooter openly complains about the guy with his hand up his ass
 * 1) Kubrick-style orgy scene in Ernie and Bert's bathtub

Top Ten Changes They're Making To Sesame Street November 16, 1998
 * 10) Steinbrenner buys neighborhood and moves it to Jersey
 * 9) In a very special episode, Grover develops a severe case of static cling
 * 8) Instead of the letter "B," show now brought to you by Budweiser
 * 7) Oscar the Grouch has new roommate in garbage can: Tony the Mob Corpse
 * 6) Bert dumps Ernie for a massage therapist named Rico
 * 5) Bill Gates comes on to teach kids the number 55 billion
 * 4) You know that counting Vampire? He and Buffy start getting it on!
 * 3) Newest furry creature -- Willie Nelson
 * 2) Big Bird launches rap career -- changes name to Notorious B.I.G.B.I.R.D.
 * 1) Goodbye Jimmy Smits -- hello Rick Schroeder

Top Ten Reasons Hillary Won't Be Invited Back to Sesame Street October 15, 1993
 * 10) Announced government plans to rid the nation of talking frogs by 1996
 * 9) Asked if she could spell "cat", she snapped "I'm a Yale graduate, you felt-faced freak!"
 * 8) Two words: "puppet tax"
 * 7) Mistook Oscar the Grouch for a rat; beat him to death with a rake
 * 6) Insisted on wearing totally inappropriate cone bra
 * 5) She squeezed Big Bird a little too hard during health care "turn your head and cough segment."
 * 4) Demanded dressing room fridge be stocked with malt liquor
 * 3) Told behind-the-scenes puppeteers: "That's pretty much how I handle Bill."
 * 2) She pulled one of those Ted Danson deals.
 * 1) Kept saying "Where the hell's Barney?"