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 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)