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If Anton did it, said it, or was simply mentioned......it's here!
NBC SHOW 1986-1993
3/13/86: Anton sits in with the WMDB.
3/19/86: Anton Fig and Marcus Miller sitting in
5/05/86: ANTON FIG'S FIRST NIGHT (as a regular in the WMDB)
4/28/87: Dave announces Anton's and Gerard's babies
4/30/87: Top Ten Least-Used Hyphenated Words (presented by Anton Fig)
8/27/87: Anton suggests every segment.
12/15/87: Anton Fig writes home.
1/08/88: Viewer Mail (the legendary episode with Anton eating the canary)
1/08/88: clip of Anton, Wilford Brimley on the John and Leeza Show
2/02/88: Dave rehashes Anton biting the head off the canary. (a previous Viewer Mail stunt)
7/06/88: Anton's back.
8/01/88: Steve Ferrone sitting in on drums while Anton's in Europe
3/03/89: Steve Ferrone sitting in for Anton
6/20/89: cold opening: Anton Fig and Ringo Starr
7/12/89: Anton gets sworn in as a U. S. citizen.
8/08/89: It's Anton's birthday.
9/12/89: Anton plugs what he will play tomorrow.
9/20/89: Anton wrecks an interview with "Bob Simpson" (writer Jeff Martin).
8/08/90: Dave makes note of Anton's birthday.
9/21/90: The Sampsons #1 (with voices by Anton)
12/27/90: Kenny Aronoff sitting in for Anton also 12/28
3/19/91: Dave quizzes Anton.
3/20/91: Anton does a rim shot with his hands
7/12/91: Viewer Mail (with Anton and Marv)
4/07/92: Omar Hakeem (?) in for Anton
4/08/92: Steve Ferrone sitting in for Anton (also 4/09, 4/10)
4/30/92: Anton does a brief drum solo.
8/12/92: Anton's dad in the audience / Isabella Rossellini takes some perfume to Anton's father.
10/09/92: Steve Ferrone sitting in on drums for Anton - also 10/16
12/22/92: Kenny Aronoff sitting in for Anton also 12/23
1/14/93: no Anton tonight
CBS SHOW 1993-2005
11/10/93: Dave, Biff, Gaines, Anton and Laurie get their teeth cleaned.
3/03/95: stuff for Anton to do in his spare time
11/22/95: "New for the Holidays" (with Kreskin and Rupert, also Anton
and the voice of James Earl Jones)
2/14/96: "What the Crew is Doing for Valentine's Day" (with Anton, Biff, Gerard, Paul and Calvert)
6/20/96: "CBS Mailbag" (with Paul, Rupert and Martin Scorcese as Anton)
7/16/96: "Anton Fig's Favorite Olympic Moments"
8/07/96: "The Late Show Real World" (with Paul, Anton and Pat Farmer)
9/27/96: "CBS Mailbag" (with Anton — and Gerard as Sasquatch)
10/14/96: COMPILATION REPEAT: Anton Fig introduces the repeat / Anton
explains the fundamentals of drumming.
1/09/97: Dave throws snowballs at Anton's cymbals.
3/17/97: Sean Pelton sitting in for Anton (who is in Australia)
3/27/97: Dave sends Anton out for coffee.
6/23/97: Anton introduced as Anton Zip / Paul introduced as Radu
11/05/97: sneak preview of "Late Show: the Movie" (with Dave, Paul,
Alan, Calvert and Anton)
12/30/97: Anton, Pat Farmer, Kenny Sheehan and Biff wearing a blue dot
2/03/98: Anton introduced as Prince Randusi of Senegal
3/16/98: Sean Pelton sitting in for Anton Zippy Stickwork
3/18/98: Sean Pelton sitting in for Anton
3/24/98: Anton Fig is back.
6/10/98: MOVIE NIGHT: Anton Fig in "Dusty Spurs"
6/23/98: Anton does a drum solo.
7/03/98: "CBS Mailbag" / staff baby pictures of Anton, Alan, Paul, the Spice Girls
7/21/98: Roll call: Zorro (played by Anton Fig)
7/28/98: Anton introduced as Buddy Rich, Jr.
8/04/98: Paul announces special guest Anton Fig sitting in.
12/30/98: "Last Time 1998" (with Anton Fig, Alan Kalter, Kenny Sheehan
and Nadine Hennelly in a wig)
1/29/99: "CBS Mailbag" (with Alan, "Anton Fig's Elevator Etiquette")
3/03/99: [ROLL CALL: Tony Mendez, Alan, Paul, Paul's puppeteer (Chris
Goumas), Anton Fig,
4/02/99: "CBS Mailbag" (with Dolly Parton, Paul in a little skit, Tony Mendez, Bill DeLace, Michael Z. McIntee, and Anton shooting Tick Tock, the Late Show clock)
5/26/99: Anton introduced as Buddy Rich, Jr. also 6/18, 7/27, 8/19, 9/22
7/30/99: Top Ten Drumrolls (with Anton)
9/16/99: Jenna Elfman / Jenna plays Anton's drums.
10/15/99: "CBS Mailbag" (with Warren, Carrot Top, Anton, Alan, and Biff's ascension to Heaven)
3/06/00: Academy Award-nominated work by the staff: Anton in "American Beauty"
4/12/00: Job Hunting Tips" (with Kenny, Anton, Bill DeLace, Michael Z. McIntee, Jay Johnson,
9/04/00: Paul's musical number "Summer Memories" -- memories from
Gerard / Harold Larkin /Anton with a gigantic mosquito on his head
10/04/00: no Paul tonight / Anton's in charge
10/04/00: "New for Fall": "Anton's Led Zeppelin Wednesday"
10/13/00: Warren Zevon sitting in for Paul / Dave gets Warren to slap together a tune (with Anton)
11/20/00: Anton tells about his troubles with a kid on Halloween
1/08/01: Dave visits with Anton Fig, who stepped on a sea urchin recently.
5/18/01: "CBS Mailbag": 2. Is it OK to feed corn chips to my pet goldfish? Sure... and
Anton Fig's goldfish gets salsa with its corn chips.
6/29/01: "CBS Mailbag": 2. My mother always says you are what you eat. Is that true? Well, yes it is. / Anton eats a fig sandwich.
3/18/02: Dave says Paul was at Liza Minnelli's wedding and performed. / Also, Anton Fig played drums for about eight hours.
5/23/02: Anton Fig and special guest Ivan Neville with the CBSO play a number from Anton's new CD: "Figments."
9/12/02: "Anton Fig's Beret of Mystery": a tip of the trademark beret reveals buttered toast.
12/27/02: "CBS Mailbag": 3. Where does Anton buy all his hip berets? / Saddam Hussein!
11/03/03: Anton Fig is bandleader.
5/19/04: "CBS Mailbag": Alan does some stand-up, and some of the jokes focus on his unfaithful wife. In fact, Alan's "wife" is hanging with Anton Fig right now!
6/15/04: Sean Pelton sitting in for Anton Fig also 6/16, 6/17, 6/18
7/29/04: Anton Fig is sitting in for Paul, who is in Thunder Bay with his ailing father.
Duke Diamond is in for Anton, who moved down to Paul's spot. (also 7/30, 8/02, 8/03, 8/04, 8/05
7/30/04: This is Anton's first time to play WIF? / A 12-ounce jar of Heinz Homestyle Rich Mushroom Gravy is going under. / Anton wants to know what color it is. He says sink. Dave agrees. / Anna Jack on hula hoops and Kiva Kahl on grinder duty / Andrea Sande on foat tank duty. It sinks!
11/01/04: Shawn Pelton is sitting in for Anton, whose father recently passed away.
11/03/04: Ralph Rolle is sitting in for Anton Fig.
11/04/04: Ralph Rolle is sitting in for Anton Fig.
11/25/04: John Mayer sings (accompanied by Paul on piano and Anton Fig on can).
1/19/05: Paul Shaffer is host as Dave is called to Dearborn, Michigan
to accept the Borg-Warner trophy awarded to him as co-owner of Rahal
Letterman Racing, recognizing driver Buddy Rice's Indy 500 win. — Anton is in charge of the CBSO, and Michael Bearden is sitting in on keyboards.
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