- David Letterman (Self - Host)
- Paul Shaffer (Self -Musical Director)
- Alan Kalter (Self - Announcer (voice))
Episode: Martin Short, Manny the Hippie, Fang Fang
Air Date: 1997-07-04
Pro bowler Nelson Burton, Jr. sits in; during Mailbag, Tom Arnold bits his own ear off; Manny the Hippie resurfaces; for the second year in a row, Dave sends audience members from San Francisco to the Empire State Building to display the US flag.