Episode #218 "Fifteen Minutes of Fame"

When band leader Paul Shaffer and a producer from David Letterman’s talk show come into the coffee shop, Hilton wrangles an invitation to appear on the show. Unbeknownst to him, they plan to bill him as "the Dullest Man in New York." He rehearses his "act" at home until Ruth begs for mercy. On the day of the show, while working on a junker car he’s just bought, Griffin accidentally knocks a cap off Hilton’s tooth. He volunteers to drive Hilton to the dentist to glue it back on. Suddenly, Erica rushes in to tell Hilton that he needs to leave -- the show tapes at 5:00 rather than 11:30, the time the show airs. Griffin offers to glue Hilton’s tooth in himself, and he accepts. On the way to the show, the car stalls, and as they’re trying to get it started, Hilton and Griffin are accosted by two undercover female cops posing as hookers. A series of miscommunications leads to their arrest. Hilton protests that he needs to get to the Letterman taping, but no one believes him. Erica arrives and gets word back to Ruth, Pauline and the Letterman people that Hilton won’t be able to do the show. Letterman instead sends a cameraman to the jail, and Hilton’s wish to appear on a talk show comes true after all.