The Tonight Show with Jay Leno/Season Five

Season Five
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Season Premiere	September 16, 1996
Season Finale	September 11, 1997
Episode Count	213
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Season Five of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno premiered on September 16, 1996.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
997	1	Show 997 Bette Midler; David Hyde Pierce; a performance from the musical "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk."			September 16, 1996
998	2	Show 998 Molly Ringwald; James Spader; The Wallflowers			September 17, 1996
999	3	Show 999 Brooke Shields; Miss America 1997			September 18, 1996
1000	4	Show 1000 Dolly Parton; Rob Schneider			September 19, 1996
1001	5	Show 1001 Sharon Stone; Jeff Foxworthy; Robbie Knievel			September 20, 1996
1002	6	Show 1002 Richard Simmons; Clint Black			September 23, 1996
1003	7	Show 1003 Michael Jordan; Elizabeth Hurley			September 24, 1996
1004	8	Show 1004 Dan Aykroyd; Tori Spelling; John Cale			September 25, 1996
1005	9	Show 1005 Teri Hatcher; Noah Wyle; Natalie Cole			September 26, 1996
1006	10	Show 1006 Geena Davis			September 27, 1996
1007	11	Show 1007 Elizabeth Dole; Kenny G.			September 30, 1996
1008	12	Show 1008 David Hasselhoff; Julianne Moore; The Cranberries			October 1, 1996
1009	13	Show 1009 Ally Walker; Chris O'Donnell			October 2, 1996
1010	14	Show 1010 Michael Douglas			October 3, 1996
1011	15	Show 1011 Hugh Grant; Kristin Johnston			October 4, 1996
1012	16	Show 1012 Tom Hanks; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Maria Bello			October 7, 1996
1013	17	Show 1013 Ellen DeGeneres; Lucy Lawless; Luther Vandross			October 8, 1996
1014	18	Show 1014 Richard Dreyfuss; Claire Danes; Chris Isaak			October 9, 1996
1015	19	Show 1015 Cher; newsman Brian Williams			October 10, 1996
1016	20	Show 1016 Rodney Dangerfield; Adam Sandler			October 11, 1996
1017	21	Show 1017 Paul Reiser; a performance by Cirque du Soleil			October 21, 1996
1018	22	Show 1018 Don Rickles; Kimberly Williams; Keith Sweat			October 22, 1996
1019	23	Show 1019 Liam Neeson; former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard			October 23, 1996
1020	24	Show 1020 Mary Chapin Carpenter; Julianna Margulies			October 24, 1996
1021	25	Show 1021 Aidan Quinn; Minnie Driver; reptile expert Clyde Peeling			October 25, 1996
1022	26	Show 1022 Greg Kinnear			October 28, 1996
1023	27	Show 1023 Richard Dean Anderson; Alan Jackson			October 29, 1996
1024	28	Show 1024 Christopher Walken			October 30, 1996
1025	29	Show 1025 Cindy Crawford; Super Dave Osborne; Vince Vaughn			October 31, 1996
1026	30	Show 1026 David Duchovny; Neil Diamond			November 1, 1996
1027	31	Show 1027 Walter Matthau; Reba McEntire; Jada Pinkett			November 4, 1996
1028	32	Show 1028 John Mellencamp; young memory whiz Nick Grass			November 6, 1996
1029	33	Show 1029 Phil Collins; Matt LeBlanc			November 7, 1996
1030	34	Show 1030 Michael Richards			November 8, 1996
1031	35	Show 1031 Ricki Lake; Also: a performance from Broadway's "Rent."			November 11, 1996
1032	36	Show 1032 Garry Shandling; San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice; Kermit the Frog			November 12, 1996
1033	37	Show 1033 Margot Kidder; animal expert Joan Embery			November 13, 1996
1034	38	Show 1034 Anthony Edwards; The Dave Matthews Band			November 14, 1996
1035	39	Show 1035 Oprah Winfrey; Lionel Richie; Anthony Clark			November 15, 1996
1036	40	Show 1036 Emilio Estevez; Harry Connick Jr.			November 18, 1996
1037	41	Show 1037 Mel Gibson; Naomi Campbell; Barry Manilow			November 19, 1996
1038	42	Show 1038 Magic Johnson; Ted Danson; Michael Bolton			November 20, 1996
1039	43	Show 1039 Arnold Schwarzenegger; Tim Allen; animal impressionist Hank Shores			November 21, 1996
1040	44	Show 1040 Dana Carvey; Amber Valletta; illusionists The Pendragons			November 22, 1996
1041	45	Show 1041 Christie Brinkley; Scott Wolf			November 25, 1996
1042	46	Show 1042 Huey Lewis and the News			November 26, 1996
1043	47	Show 1043 Bill Gates; Rodney Dangerfield			November 27, 1996
1044	48	Show 1044 Deana Carter			November 29, 1996
1045	49	Show 1045 Johnny Cash; Chris Rock			December 2, 1996
1046	50	Show 1046 James Woods; Amy Brenneman; Sheryl Crow			December 3, 1996
1047	51	Show 1047 Angela Lansbury; Sylvester Stallone			December 4, 1996
1048	52	Show 1048 Kevin Bacon; Penny Marshall			December 5, 1996
1049	53	Show 1049 Greg Kinnear			December 6, 1996
1050	54	Show 1050 Celine Dion			December 6, 1996
1051	55	Show 1051 Tom Selleck; Patti LaBelle			December 9, 1996
1052	56	Show 1052 Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York; Joan Lunden			December 10, 1996
1053	57	Show 1053 Chris O'Donnell; Kelly Preston; Lyle Lovett			December 11, 1996
1054	58	Show 1054 Denzel Washington; Joe Cocker			December 12, 1996
1055	59	Show 1055 Martin Short; Kathy Kinney; animal expert Jim Fowler			December 13, 1996
1056	60	Show 1056 Luther Vandross			December 14, 1996
1057	61	Show 1057 Vanessa Williams; Gillian Anderson; Ron Eldard			December 16, 1996
1058	62	Show 1058 Former President Jimmy Carter; William Hurt; Jamie Luner			December 17, 1996
1059	63	Show 1059 Rob Reiner; Courteney Cox; LeAnn Rimes			December 18, 1996
1060	64	Show 1060 John Travolta; Laura Dern; Stone Temple Pilots			December 20, 1996
1061	65	Show 1061 Shirley MacLaine; Tom Selleck			December 23, 1996
1062	66	Show 1062 Jonathan William Lipnicki; Children of the World Choir			December 26, 1996
1063	67	Show 1063 Walter Matthau; Bill Paxton			December 27, 1996
1064	68	Show 1064 Willem Dafoe			December 30, 1996
1065	69	Show 1065 A New Year's Eve edition featuring Miss Piggy reporting from Times Square. Also: Carrot Top; Magician Brett Daniels			December 31, 1996
1066	70	Show 1066 Mae Whitman			January 1, 1997
1067	71	Show 1067 Jeff Foxworthy			January 2, 1997
1068	72	Show 1068 Jimmy Smits			January 3, 1997
1069	73	Show 1069 Lauren Holly; young Emily Young; John Michael Montgomery			January 6, 1997
1070	74	Show 1070 Albert Brooks; Kristin Scott Thomas			January 7, 1997
1071	75	Show 1071 Sam Donaldson; illusionists Penn & Teller			January 8, 1997
1072	76	Show 1072 Diane Keaton; Cuba Gooding Jr.; Better Than Ezra			January 9, 1997
1073	77	Show 1073 Goldie Hawn; Geoffrey Rush			January 20, 1997
1074	78	Show 1074 Tea Leoni; Steve Guttenberg			January 21, 1997
1075	79	Show 1075 Jamie Lee Curtis; LL Cool J			January 22, 1997
1076	80	Show 1076 Gloria Reuben			January 23, 1997
1077	81	Show 1077 Linda Hamilton; Don McMillan; Carl Perkins and Brian Setzer			January 27, 1997
1078	82	Show 1078 Damon Wayans; Little Richard			January 28, 1997
1079	83	Show 1079 Kevin Spacey			January 29, 1997
1080	84	Show 1080 Pierce Brosnan			January 30, 1997
1081	85	Show 1081 Scheduled from Las Vegas: Tom Arnold			February 3, 1997
1082	86	Show 1082 Scheduled from Las Vegas: Heather Locklear; John Leguizamo			February 4, 1997
1083	87	Show 1083 Scheduled from Las Vegas: Wayne Newton; Chevy Chase			February 5, 1997
1084	88	Show 1084 Scheduled from Las Vegas: Dennis Rodman; Tracey Ullman; Magician Lance Burton			February 6, 1997
1085	89	Show 1085 Scheduled from Las Vegas: Martin Short; Pat Boone			February 7, 1997
1086	90	Show 1086 L.A. Laker Shaquille O'Neal			February 10, 1997
1087	91	Show 1087 David Bowie; Bridget Fonda; Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman			February 11, 1997
1088	92	Show 1088 Matthew Perry; Donna D'Errico			February 12, 1997
1089	93	Show 1089 Babyface; Richard Simmons			February 14, 1997
1090	94	Show 1090 Kevin Bacon and music from the Bacon Brothers; animal expert Joan Embery			February 17, 1997
1091	95	Show 1091 Gwyneth Paltrow; David Lynch			February 18, 1997
1092	96	Show 1092 Fran Drescher; 1997 Sports Illustrated swimsuit-edition models			February 19, 1997
1093	97	Show 1093 Cuba Gooding Jr.; Julie Delpy			February 19, 1997
1094	98	Show 1094 David Hasselhoff			February 20, 1997
1095	99	Show 1095 George Carlin			February 21, 1997
1096	100	Show 1096 Kellie Martin; Gabriel Byrne; Jonathan William Lipnicki			February 24, 1997
1097	101	Show 1097 Brooke Shields; chef Emeril Lagasse			February 25, 1997
1098	102	Show 1098 Christie Brinkley; Robert Urich			February 26, 1997
1099	103	Show 1099 Martha Stewart			February 27, 1997
1100	104	Show 1100 James Woods			March 3, 1997
1101	105	Show 1101 Arsenio Hall			March 4, 1997
1102	106	Show 1102 Cuba Gooding Jr.; Anthony Clark			March 5, 1997
1103	107	Show 1103 Dennis Miller			March 6, 1997
1104	108	Show 1104 Howard Stern; Jewel; political strategist James Carville			March 7, 1997
1105	109	Show 1105 Diane Keaton; Stephen Dorff; Deana Carter			March 10, 1997
1106	110	Show 1106 Mia Farrow; Craig Ferguson			March 11, 1997
1107	111	Show 1107 Phil Hartman; Laura San Giacomo			March 12, 1997
1108	112	Show 1108 Tim Allen; Collective Soul			March 13, 1997
1109	113	Show 1109 Thomas Haden Church			March 14, 1997
1110	114	Show 1110 Jason Priestley; Vivica Fox; professional tennis player Carlos Moya			March 17, 1997
1111	115	Show 1111 Johnny Cash; Jennifer Lopez			March 18, 1997
1112	116	Show 1112 Marlon Wayans			March 19, 1997
1113	117	Show 1113 Jim Carrey			March 20, 1997
1114	118	Show 1114 Jenny McCarthy			March 21, 1997
1115	119	Show 1115 Magic Johnson; Melissa Joan Hart; dancer Michael Flatley			March 31, 1997
1116	120	Show 1116 Halle Berry; The Bee Gees			April 1, 1997
1117	121	Show 1117 Lisa Kudrow; John Waters			April 2, 1997
1118	122	Show 1118 Elisabeth Shue; newsman Brian Williams; The Wallflowers			April 3, 1997
1119	123	Show 1119 Val Kilmer; Jennifer Tilly			April 4, 1997
1120	124	Show 1120 Andre Agassi; Cirque du Soleil			April 7, 1997
1121	125	Show 1121 Boxer Oscar de la Hoya; Dennis Farina			April 8, 1997
1122	126	Show 1122 Carl Reiner; Lisa Kudrow			April 9, 1997
1123	127	Show 1123 Jean-Claude Van Damme; Minnie Driver; Counting Crows			April 10, 1997
1124	128	Show 1124 No Doubt			April 11, 1997
1125	129	Show 1125 Glenn Close; Richard Marx; animal expert Julie Scardina			April 14, 1997
1126	130	Show 1126 Julianna Margulies			April 17, 1997
1127	131	Show 1127 Cindy Crawford; Jon Secada			April 18, 1997
1128	132	Show 1128 Rebecca DeMornay			April 21, 1997
1129	133	Show 1129 Michael J. Fox; Boxer Evander Holyfield; illusionists Penn & Teller			April 22, 1997
1130	134	Show 1130 Patrick Stewart			April 23, 1997
1131	135	Show 1131 Bill Paxton; animal expert Joan Embery; LeAnn Rimes			April 24, 1997
1132	136	Show 1132 Mira Sorvino; Rob Reiner; Tina Turner			April 25, 1997
1133	137	Show 1133 Mike Myers; Debrah Farentino			April 28, 1997
1134	138	Show 1134 Pianist David Helfgott; Alex D. Linz			April 29, 1997
1135	139	Show 1135 Anne Heche			April 30, 1997
1136	140	Show 1136 Ringo Starr			May 1, 1997
1137	141	Show 1137 Jenny McCarthy; reptile expert Clyde Peeling			May 2, 1997
1138	142	Show 1138 Jonathan Winters; Sharon Lawrence; Magician Lance Burton			May 5, 1997
1139	143	Show 1139 Robin Williams and Billy Crystal; Barry Manilow			May 6, 1997
1140	144	Show 1140 Dana Carvey; Armand Assante			May 7, 1997
1141	145	Show 1141 Noah Wyle; Rebecca Romijn; Cyndi Lauper			May 8, 1997
1142	146	Show 1142 Martha Stewart; Sinbad			May 9, 1997
1143	147	Show 1143 John Lithgow; dance troupe Tap Dogs			May 12, 1997
1144	148	Show 1144 Jason Alexander; Joe Cavallo and his performing birds			May 13, 1997
1145	149	Show 1145 Teri Hatcher			May 14, 1997
1146	150	Show 1146 Fran Drescher; Depeche Mode			May 15, 1997
1147	151	Show 1147 Newsman Matt Lauer; Naomi Campbell; Jamiroquai			May 16, 1997
1148	152	Show 1148 Paul Reiser; James Taylor. Also: a one-person graduating class from a Montana high school			May 19, 1997
1149	153	Show 1149 Don Rickles; Julianne Moore			May 20, 1997
1150	154	Show 1150 O.J. Simpson trial prosecutor Marcia Clark; Michael Richards			May 21, 1997
1151	155	Show 1151 Leno's fifth-anniversary show with guests Jerry Seinfeld and Garth Brooks			May 22, 1997
1152	156	Show 1152 Jeff Goldblum; Annie Wood; NBA player Muggsy Bogues			May 27, 1997
1153	157	Show 1153 Vince Vaughn; Erykah Badu			May 28, 1997
1154	158	Show 1154 Kelly Preston; George Stephanopoulos; The Verve Pipe			May 29, 1997
1155	159	Show 1155 Richard Lewis; dancer Michael Flatley; Peta Wilson			May 30, 1997
1156	160	Show 1156 Rene Russo			June 2, 1997
1157	161	Show 1157 Vince Gill			June 3, 1997
1158	162	Show 1158 George Carlin			June 4, 1997
1159	163	Show 1159 Bush			June 5, 1997
1160	164	Show 1160 Nicolas Cage			June 6, 1997
1161	165	Show 1161 Sandra Bullock; Charles Shaughnessy; young Maestro Harrell			June 9, 1997
1162	166	Show 1162 George Clooney; golf analyst Gary McCord; Charles Cozart			June 10, 1997
1163	167	Show 1163 Chris O'Donnell			June 11, 1997
1164	168	Show 1164 Arnold Schwarzenegger; Paulina Porizkova; Trisha Yearwood			June 12, 1997
1165	169	Show 1165 Elle Macpherson			June 13, 1997
1166	170	Show 1166 Conan O'Brien			June 16, 1997
1167	171	Show 1167 Boxing champ Evander Holyfield			June 18, 1997
1168	172	Show 1168 Jason Patric; k.d. lang			June 19, 1997
1169	173	Show 1169 Cameron Diaz			June 20, 1997
1170	174	Show 1170 Naomi Campbell; Tate Donovan; Patti LaBelle			June 23, 1997
1171	175	Show 1171 Gina Gershon; WNBA star Lisa Leslie			June 24, 1997
1172	176	Show 1172 Drew Carey; En Vogue			June 25, 1997
1173	177	Show 1173 Will Smith; Tom Jones			June 26, 1997
1174	178	Show 1174 John Travolta; Emily Young; Tom Dreesen			June 27, 1997
1175	179	Show 1175 Animal expert Joan Embery			July 7, 1997
1176	180	Show 1176 Mara Wilson			July 8, 1997
1177	181	Show 1177 Martin Short; Linda Fiorentino			July 9, 1997
1178	182	Show 1178 Jodie Foster; INXS			July 10, 1997
1179	183	Show 1179 Martin Lawrence; Hanson			July 11, 1997
1180	184	Show 1180 Richard Simmons			July 14, 1997
1181	185	Show 1181 Coolio			July 15, 1997
1182	186	Show 1182 Martin Lawrence			July 16, 1997
1183	187	Show 1183 Rob Lowe; Beck			July 17, 1997
1184	188	Show 1184 Glenn Close; Billy Connolly; Motley Crue			July 18, 1997
1185	189	Show 1185 Harrison Ford			July 21, 1997
1186	190	Show 1186 Patrick Stewart			July 23, 1997
1187	191	Show 1187 Kathy Ireland; Radiohead			July 25, 1997
1188	192	Show 1188 Alice Cooper			July 31, 1997
1189	193	Show 1189 Sylvester Stallone; Venus Williams			August 4, 1997
1190	194	Show 1190 Glenn Close; Jonathan Taylor Thomas			August 5, 1997
1191	195	Show 1191 NBA star Shaquille O'Neal; circus performer Emil Popescu and sea lions			August 6, 1997
1192	196	Show 1192 Mel Gibson; Baseball's Cal Ripken Jr.; Fiona Apple			August 7, 1997
1193	197	Show 1193 Jennifer Aniston			August 8, 1997
1194	198	Show 1194 Charlie Sheen; John Fogerty			August 11, 1997
1195	199	Show 1195 Lisa Kudrow; Natalie Cole; Peter Berg			August 12, 1997
1196	200	Show 1196 Laurence Fishburne; animal expert Julie Scardina			August 13, 1997
1197	201	Show 1197 Rodney Dangerfield; Lucy Lawless; Lyle Lovett			August 18, 1997
1198	202	Show 1198 House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Chris Tucker			August 19, 1997
1199	203	Show 1199 Ray Liotta			August 20, 1997
1200	204	Show 1200 Paul Reiser; k.d. lang; young Cameron Finley			August 21, 1997
1201	205	Show 1201 Steven Seagall; Christopher Walken			August 22, 1997
1202	206	Show 1202 Steve Oedekerk; Matchbox 20			September 2, 1997
1203	207	Show 1203 Ed McMahon; Courtney Thorne-Smith; Clint Black			September 3, 1997
1204	208	Show 1204 Alicia Silverstone; reptile expert Clyde Peeling; Cast performance from the musical "Ragtime."			September 4, 1997
1205	209	Show 1205 Karen Duffy; Jon Bon Jovi			September 5, 1997
1206	210	Show 1206 Jason Priestley; Sarah Michelle Gellar; dance troupe Tap Dogs			September 8, 1997
1207	211	Show 1207 Brooke Shields; Boxer Oscar De La Hoya; Amy Grant			September 9, 1997
1208	212	Show 1208 Michael Douglas; Laura San Giacomo; The Wilsons			September 10, 1997
1209	213	Show 1209 Bob Newhart; Carol Leifer; Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood			September 11, 1997