The Guy Under the Seats Collection on Letterman, 1984-1985

The Guy Under the Seats Collection

The complete collection of Chris Elliott's third running character on Late Night, The Guy Under the Seats. It ran for 12 episodes over six months, from October 15, 1984, until April 10, 1985, plus two unnumbered episodes that occurred during Viewer Mail and Lucky Number segments. The Fugitive Guy Under the Seats hybrid aired six months later on October 17, 1985, and, finally, "The Lost Episode" (a tribute to the Honeymooners' then-recently-aired "lost" series) on December 11, 1985.

Plus the inspiration for Chris's catch phrase.

1. October 15, 1984: Introduction and Episode 1: The Birth of The Guy Under the Seats
2. October 29, 1984: Episode 2: "Domestic Trouble"
[February 1, 1982: Bill Murray warns Dave…]
3. November 12, 1984: Episode 3: "The Cookout"
4. November 20, 1984: Episode 4: "The Bookworm"
5. November 29, 1984: Episode 5: "Disaster in Shaft 9"
6. December 5, 1984: Episode 6: "The Ski Bum"
7. January 23, 1985: Episode 7: "King of the Mole People"
8. January 30, 1985 (International Night #4): Episode 8: "The Russian Sub Crisis"
9. February 5, 1985: Episode 9: "Roosevelt - A One-Man Show"
10. February 14, 1985: Viewer Mail #4: "All in Good Fun"
11. February 20, 1985: Episode 10: "The Dead Man's Ring"
12. February 26, 1985: Lucky Number 394: "Winning Lucky Number"
13. March 27, 1985: Episode 11: "Chris & Pinky"
14. April 10, 1985: Episode 12: "The Great White Whale" and Retrospective, with a bouquet of roses presented to Chris by Late Night Production Staffer Neena Beeber.
15. October 17, 1985: The Fugitive Guy Under the Seats: "A Pinch of Salt, A Dash of Death"
16. December 11, 1985: The Lost Episode: "Miracle Under the Seats" -- "Mrs. Parker" was Chris's wife Paula Niedert; her young daughter Suzy was played by 8 1/2-year-old Sarah Michelle Geller.