Alan Kalter Highlights Collection on Letterman, 1995-2015

In tribute to Alan Kalter, Dave's announcer but so much more. He passed away on October 4, 2021. This is a small sample of his work on Dave's Late Show. A more comprehensive collection is forthcoming.

I. Open
Prologue. October 14, 2014. Alan announces himself.
1. July 25, 1983 (taped July 11) Dave's "Don LaHerman" story.
2. September 4, 1995. Alan's debut announce and, later, Dave's welcome.
3a. Early May, 2015. Alan on his "first day."
3b. September 7, 1995. Day 4: The swim.
4. October 10, 1997. Visine with bleach.

II. Alan punches
1. April 3, 1998. Mailbag.
2. June 9, 1998. Top Ten.
3. October 23, 1998. Mailbag.
4. April 29, 1999. Jerry Foley.

III. Alan punched by Brian Donahue
1. July 11, 2001. Round the Horn.
2. July 12, 2001.
3. July 16, 2001.
4. July 17, 2001. Pizza, 1, and replay from last night.
5. July 18, 2001. Pizza, 2.
6. July 19, 2001. Pizza, 3.
7. July 20, 2001. Beaten up, a followup, and Billy Crystal.
8. July 23, 2001. Pizza, 4.
9. July 24, 2001. Beaten up and followup during Psychic Sandwich.
10. July 25, 2001. Audio guy.
11. July 26, 2001. Band sit-in.
12. July 27, 2001. Boy Scouts.
13. July 30, 2001. Lance Armstrong.
14. July 31, 2001. Rupert Jee.
15. August 1, 2001. Maria Pope, Rupert Jee.
16. August 3, 2001. CBS Page; Mailbag.

IV. Seductions
1. September 25, 1998. Mailbag: Big Red.
2. January 10, 2000. Seduction #1: Ellen Degeneres & Ann Heche.
3a. Alan discusses vamping with no light on cue cards.
3b. April 28, 2000. Seduction #2: Janet Reno.
4. March 13, 2001. Seduction #13: Camryn Manheim.
5. June 4, 2002. Seduction #22: Queen Elizabeth.
6. September 8, 2004. Seduction #34. Hillary Clinton.
7. November 3, 2004. Seduction #36: Laura Bush.
8. March 16, 2005. Seduction #38: Condoleeza Rice.

V. Campaign Round-Ups
1. October 6, 2000. Campaign Round-Up #1.
2. October 10, 2000. Campaign Round-Up #2.
3. October 13, 2000. Campaign Round-Up #5 with Calvert.
4. October 17, 2000. Campaign Round-Up. #9.

VI. The Kalter Twins
1. August 27, 2001. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."
2. September 7, 2001. "Up Where We Belong."
3. December 12, 2001. Entertainment Tonight profile.

VII. Rants
1. June 5, 1998. Why Alan accepts Dave's insults.
2. September 18, 1998. Sailor skit cancelled.
3. January 19, 2001. Red Hulk.
4. January 29, 2002. Would You Like Something from Alan Kalter's Office?
5. February 6, 2002. Who Asked for It?
6. March 18, 2002. Liza Minelli's Wedding.

VIII. Alan Kalter Stars in Famous Fred MacMurray Movie Roles
1. April 3, 2002.
2. April 10, 2002.
3. April 24, 2002.
4. May 2, 2002.
5. June 10, 2002.

6. September 27, 2002. I Love Lucy.

IX. Will It Float?
1. October 17, 2003. Sewing Machine.
2. April 14, 2006. Deluxe Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner and Tarnish Remover.
3. July 13, 2007. Miracle Gro Plant Food.

X. Languages
1. July 7, 2000. Korean.
Carter Bays on Twitter 10-10-21: "So many of the things [Craig Thomas and I] wrote for Alan were just us trying to find the limits of what he was capable of, because he was such a showbiz pro. It was like, 'Do you think Alan could deliver an entire monologue in Cantonese?' 'I don't know, let's find out!'"
2. July 12, 2002: French.
3. February 7, 2003. Kurdish.
4. March 15, 2006. Arabic.

XI. Closing Clips
1. February 27, 2006. Kaltershank Redemption. Encored on the April 21, 2015 show. Shown here is the original broadcast from 2006.
2. October 29, 2012. Late from Hurricane Sandy.
3. April 1, 2015. Late again.
4. October 25, 2005. Lookalikes.
5. May 7, 2007. Rapprochement..
6. Costumes Montage.
7. Show close with Margaret Hall.

8. September 4, 1995. "A little more energy."

Note: The full collection of Alan Kalter's Celebrity Interviews can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ViGh-ZCj9Tk

All credit for first noticing the “Don LaHerman” echo years ago goes to Adam Nedeff.

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