Martin Short, Manny the Hippie, Fang Fang 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. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Season Lists Title Martin Short, Manny the Hippie, Fang Fang Genres Talk Comedy Release Date 1997-07-04 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 03 Minutes Season Number 4 Episode Number 183 Production Companies Worldwide Pants, CBS Entertainment Productions, CBS Productions, CBS Studios David Letterman... Self - Host... Paul Shaffer... Self -Musical Director... Alan Kalter... Self - Announcer (voice)... New 'Late Show with David Letterman' Opening Titles - April 2013 (Opening Credits) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (3000x1688) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (2000x1125) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (960x1440) Original Size (970x1455) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (680x1000) Season 1 219 Episode(s) 1993-08-30 Season 2 220 Episode(s) 1994-08-29 Season 3 210 Episode(s) 1995-09-04 Season 4 213 Episode(s) 1996-09-02 Season 5 203 Episode(s) 1997-09-01 Season 6 213 Episode(s) 1998-08-31 Season 7 196 Episode(s) 1999-09-07 Season 8 197 Episode(s) 2000-08-21 Season 9 208 Episode(s) 2001-08-20 Season 10 187 Episode(s) 2002-09-03 Season 11 189 Episode(s) 2003-09-01 Season 12 193 Episode(s) 2004-08-23 Season 13 197 Episode(s) 2005-08-29 Season 14 199 Episode(s) 2006-08-28 Season 15 168 Episode(s) 2007-09-04 Season 16 200 Episode(s) 2008-09-02 Season 17 245 Episode(s) 2009-08-31 Season 18 181 Episode(s) 2011-01-03 Season 19 178 Episode(s) 2012-01-03 Season 20 179 Episode(s) 2013-01-02 Season 21 118 Episode(s) 2014-01-06 Season 22 139 Episode(s) 2014-09-02