Archive_87
02-21-2026, 10:54 PM
Greetings,
This is my current list of Arsenio Hall shows that I have available for trade. Any updates to my inventory will be noted in posts below this one and they will also be integrated into this main list as well.
If you are already familiar with this main list and only want to see the updates as of July 9th, 2026, please scroll down to the third Post in this thread and you will see them there.
The shows in the update post have been integrated into this list as well.
I am seeking any Arsenio Hall shows that you do not see on this list. I am particularly looking for some circulating episodes, which you can find listed in this post:
https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=514129
This entire list was overhauled on June 21st, 2026 and the latest update was made on July 9th, 2026.. I've made several changes which included correcting some air dates, guest listings and song performances.
I currently have about 75 shows which I know barely scratches the surface of the episodes that aired over a 5-year time span . I certainly do not expect to obtain every episode, that would probably be impossible, but I would like to get what I can.
I started collecting these shows about 4 months ago and I've been very fortunate to have obtained what is listed below, thanks in part to several nice people in this community.
As of today, these are all the shows I have to date that are available for trade.
As I receive more shows, they will be noted in updates below this post and they will be integrated into the main list as well.
Please note that I primarily trade via snail mail and physical media (DVD). There is a possibility I can get a friend to conduct a digital trade for me but I am not promising that. It would obviously require me to ask someone a favor to do this and I don't want to make any promises if I can't carry out a digital trade.
General info:
*Quality
I have outlined the quality and other information regarding the shows as clearly and honestly as possible below. This way there are no disappointments when you get them.
Please be advised, One cannot expect Pristine and HD quality that we are currently use to now from shows recorded on VHS, most likely in the EP speed from 35 years ago or more. The shows I have are pretty good considering those factors.
Most shows are in reasonably good quality, most likely transferred from off air EP recorded VHS tapes. Most appear to have been transferred to disc from VHS to DVD in the 1-hour mode.
You will find a few shows have occasional tracking issues at the bottom of the screen and/or some audio "hum" in the background. It's not enough to greatly hinder viewer enjoyment but it is noticeable.
The audio level on different shows aren't always consistent. Most shows have a decent audio Level, however there are a few shows where you may have to turn up the volume on your TV or whatever you use to play back DVDs / files to higher than normal.
A fair amount of shows were recorded on VCRs that have mono audio playback so the sound May appear a little flat. But a good amount of the shows have a higher audio Level which may indicate a Hi-Fi stereo VCR was used to record them.
*I trade show for show. There is generally One show per disc. I may have a few discs that contain multiple shows on them, as that's how I received them. But I generally trade show for show.
*Most Shows contain original commercials and are complete. Having said that, Some shows may be missing a bit of the closing credits because the network that broadcasted the show chose to cut them off to go to commercials. This was not the doing of the person who recorded them.
Several shows have the commercials removed. That's how I received them.
Each show on the list is indicated as to if they have the commercials in them or not.
*Some discs may have a few minutes of unrelated footage before and after the show. A few discs may also have an annoying few seconds of loud static at the start or end. None of this affects the show presented on the disc, but whoever transferred the shows recorded them from VHS to DVD this way.
Had I transferred these shows from VHS myself, the extra crap wouldn't be present but I am not inclined to spend time re-authoring these discs right now. That is something you can do yourself if you wish. The shows on the discs are complete, as they were aired and recorded, unless otherwise noted. (I have about three shows on this list that may be missing a few minutes but those are indicated with an explanation.)
*Some discs may have a basic title menu, indicating the guests and/or date of the show. Some discs may only have a generic title menu that will indicate the length of the recording and nothing else. That is how the original person created the disc and how I received my copy. Some of the discs have no chapter marks at all (in other words, no way to skip ahead other than using the "scan" feature on your remote) or have chapter marks that let you skip ahead every 5 or 10 minutes of the show.
*I have made several attempts to find accurate air dates for the shows and I have been pretty successful in noting them for about 90% of the listings. There are a few shows where I could not find an exact air date anywhere, in those cases, the year of the show is listed without a month or a date.
*Please indicate any shows you would like by the air date that is located in the left column of every show entry. In a case where an actual air date may not be noted, please indicate the year of the show and at least one guest that appears on it.
I have all my discs organized in date order of when they aired. My previous list had disc numbers assigned to some of them, I have since removed those references.
If you have any questions about any of the shows, please contact me by direct message.
Thanks.
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Arsenio Hall Shows Available For Trade (as of June 21st, 2026)
1/3/89
Arsenio Hall's Premiere Show w/Brooke Shields, Leslie Nielsen and Luther Vandross (Love Won't Let Me Wait, interview and Any Love)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
1989
JoBeth Williams, Brian Robbins and The Escape Club (Wild Wild West, Walking Through Walls and interview)
(60 minutes with original commercials, most of closing credits cut off by TV station, some minor background audio hum)
2/3/89
Mike Tyson, Don King, Marsha Warfield, Carole Shaw and New Kids On The Block (You Got It (The Right Stuff), and Hangin' Tough)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
2/10/89- I am seeking an upgrade on this show. Please see description below. I only recommend getting this if you HAVE to have it.
Sheena Easton (The Lover In Me, Days Like This and interview) and Eddie Murphy, quick Cameo appearances from John Tesh and Whitney Houston
(37 minutes, no commercials, missing most of the opening segment, show starts when Whitney Houston and Arsenio are about to introduce Sheena Easton. Quality is passable but there are noticeable tracking lines at the top and bottom of the screen)
4/11/89
Stacy Keach, Animotion (Room To Move and interview with lead singer Cynthia Rhodes) and Soul Train Creator and host Don Cornelius
(60 minutes with original commercials)
4/13/89
Robin Leach and The Mac Band (sits in with Arsenio's band and performs several songs including Stuck, Roses Are Red and Got To Get Over You) and the Ohio Players make a surprise appearance, performing their classic "Fire"
(Baseball pitcher Orel Hershiser was scheduled to appear but never shows up due to a game running overtime)
(60 minutes with commercials)
4/14/89
Patti D'Arbanville, Peter DeLuise and Levert (Casanova and Just Coolin' - w/Heavy D)
Cameo appearance from five-year-old Ginger Orsi (of TV sitcoms "Duet" and "Open House")
(60 minutes with original commercials- has some minor background audio buzz)
4/21/89
Farrah Fawcett, Michael Tucker and Earth Wind & Fire Horns (New York) (closing credits cut)
(42 minutes, no commercials)
4/25/89
Dana Plato (discusses Playboy pictorial), Stephen Furst and Bonnie Raitt (Thing Called Love and Love Letter)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/18/89
Sam Elliott, Jasmine Guy and Donny Osmond (Soldier Of Love and interview)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/19/89
Al Green (Let's Stay Together, As Long As We're Together and interview), Morton Downey Jr. (Interview and Hey Mr. Dealer) and Sally Kirkland
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/22/89
Arsenio's 100th Show w/Levar Burton, Jim Henson and Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians (What I Am and Love Like We Do)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/23/89
Diahann Carroll, Allison Smith, "Mystery Guest" David Cassidy and Was (Not Was) (Anything Can Happen and a bit of Walk The Dinosaur- cut off by closing credits)
(60 minutes with original commercials. Has occasional picture shakiness and minor tracking flutter at the bottom of the screen. It's noticeable but it doesn't hinder viewing enjoyment)
5/25/89
Larry Drake, Marla Gibbs, Samantha Fox (I Only Wanna Be With You and interview), Mystery Guest - Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks and a John B. Williams poetry moment
(44 minutes, no commercials. 3rd Gen quality)
6/15/89
Howie Mandell, Julian Lennon (You're The One, interview and I Get Up) and Leo Buscaglia
(44 minutes, no commercials)
6/26/89
Sammy Davis, Jr. (Interview and So Lucky To Be Loving You) and Ellen DeGeneres
(42 minutes, no commercials. Guest announcement at the beginning was cut out, other than that, show is complete)
7/10/89
Bo Jackson, Jonathan Silverman, and Howard Jones (No One Is To Blame and The Prisoner)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/11/89
Ricardo Montalban, Holly Robinson-Peete and Robert Davi
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/12/89
Lisa Bonet, Danny Glover and Joe Jackson (Is She Really Going Out With Him and Down To London)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/13/89
Eddie Murphy and Tyne Daly
(60 minutes with original commercials- a bit of the closing segment and closing credits are cut off)
7/14/89
Ringo Starr (interview), Robert Urich and Richard Marx (Satisfied and interview
(44 minutes, no commercials)
7/24/89
Tony Danza, Anthony Perkins and Scott LaRose
(41 minutes, no commercials, closing credits cut)
7/31/89
Sylvester Stallone and De La Soul (Me Myself and I)
(60 minutes with commercials)
8/2/89
Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson and Craig T. Nelson
(43 minutes, no commercials)
9/18/89
Pee Wee Herman, Donna Mills and 2 Live Crew (Me So Horny)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
9/26/89 w/Steve Garvey, Susan Sullivan, Tommy Davidson
(44 minutes, no commercials)
9/29/89
Dana Delaney, Elizabeth McGovern and Martika (I Feel The Earth Move, Toy Soldiers and brief chat)
(60 minutes with original commercials. Missing a few seconds of opening credits)
10/24/89
Glenn Close, Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Get On Your Feet, interview and Don't Wanna Lose You)
(42 minutes, no commercials, some of the closing credits are cut off)
11/7/89
Cindy Crawford, Eric Roberts, Barry White (does the show's opening announcement, performs "You're The First, The Last, My Everything", interview and "Superlover")
(43 minutes, no commercials, some closing credits are cut off)
11/30/89 Isiah Thomas, George Carlin (interview and sings a 50's song "Cherry Pie" while playing the keyboard) and 11 year old Philippines singing sensation, Banig (Dancing In The Streets)
Arsenio also opens the show performing a rap in his short-lived "Chunky A" persona (may be missing a few beginning seconds)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/5/89
Bea Arthur and Phil Collins (Another Day In Paradise, interview and That's Just The Way It Is) (both songs w/David Crosby)
(43 minutes, no commercials, some of the closing credit are cut off)
12/8/89
Robert De Niro, Harry Hamlin and New Kids On The Block (Funky Funky Christmas)
(57 minutes with commercials, missing closing segment)
12/11/89
Carol Burnett, Nancy Giles and the B 52’s (Love Shack and Roam)
(60 minutes with original commercials- Brief tracking and audio flutter at the beginning of the first B-52's performance)
12/15/89
Danny Devito, Michael Douglas and Terence Trent D'Arby (Roly Poly and To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
1/5/90
Arsenio's 1st Anniversary show with Pee-wee Herman, Luther Vandross (Here And Now, interview and If Only For One Night) and a cameo from Whoopi Goldberg (43 minutes, no commercials)
1/10/90
Patti Labelle (Be Yourself, I Can't Complain and interview) and Beau Bridges
(Incomplete show, 46 minutes with original commercials, missing show intro and guest James Earl Jones)
1/19/90
Tom Cruise, Elton John (Sacrifice, interview and Sad Songs Say So Much)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
1/22/90
Anthony Perkins, Bill Kirchenbauer and Calloway (I Wanna Be Rich)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
1/30/90
Lesley Ann Warren, Elle MacPherson, and Bad English (Best Of What I Got and Price Of Love)
(60 minutes with original commercials. Opening credits slightly cut)
2/7/90
Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Clifton Davis and Anna Maria Horsford ("Amen" cast members) and George Lopez
(60 minutes with original commercials)
2/13/90
Kadeem Harrison, Sally Kirkland and 3rd Bass (interview and The Gas Face)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
2/21/90
Harry Blackstone Jr. Mavis Staples (Time Waits For No One and interview) and Marina Sirtis
(40 minutes, no commercials. Appears to be missing some of the opening)
2/16/90
Malcom Forbes, Faith Ford, and Kool Moe Dee (interview, HIV PSA and Knowledge Is King)
(55 minutes with original commercials. Missing the closing segment. Has very slight picture vibration.)
2/28/90
George Carlin (stand up routine and interview), Lenny Kravitz (Let Love Rule, interview and Mr. Cab Driver) and a John B. Williams poetry moment
(43 minutes, no commercials)
4/6/90
Dudley Moore, Ricki Lake, and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. (R.A.I.D.)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
5/14/90
Pamela Reed, Charlton Heston, Dennis Wolfberg, and Vail (Kenny G's bass player sitting in with the band)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
5/15/90
Richard Crenna and Barry Manilow (If You Remember Me, interview, song bits at the piano and Some Good Things Never Last w/Debra Byrd & Dana Robbins)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
5/23/90
Lisa Stansfield (All Around The World, You Can't Deny It and interview), Polly Draper of "ThirtySomething" and Tempestt Bledsoe from "The Cosby Show"
(57 minutes with original commercials, Missing first 3 minutes of the show, starts during Arsenio's opening monologue)
6/20/90
Blue Magic (Sideshow), The Dramatics (In The Rain and a bit of Watcha See Is What You Get), Sinbad and Barbara Mandrell & The Do-Rites (Pieces Of My Heart and interview)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/25/90
Mickey Mantle, Cameo Appearance from M.C. Hammer (brief dance routine to U Can't Touch This and interview), Howard Rollins and After 7 (Ready Or Not and Can't Stop)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
7/6/90
Nicole Kidman, Kwame And A New Beginning (Ownlee Eue) and John Amos
(44 minutes, no commercials)
7/13/90
Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Najee f/Vesta (I'll Be Good To You)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
8/15/90
Molly Ringwald, Boogie Down Productions f/KRS1 (interview and Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)
and Mary Hart
(55 minutes with original commercials, missing closing segment and end credits)
8/16/90
Jim Belushi, Billy Idol (Cradle Of Love, interview and LA Woman) and Cynthia Gibb
(60 minutes with original commercials)
8/17/90
Steve Martin, Rosie Perez and a dance routine from the " In Living Color" show's Fly Girls Dance Troupe
(43 minutes, no commercials)
10/30/90
"Cheers" cast reunion, Henry Winkler and The Mighty Clouds of Joy (Heavy Load)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
11/26/90
Cindy Crawford, Danny Glover and Macaulay Culkin
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/7/90
Ed Asner, Laura Flynn Boyle and Nelson ((Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, After The Rain and interview)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
12/14/90
Gospel Singer Calvin Rhone (impromptu performance), Paul Hogan and Poison (Something To Believe In, Every Rose Has It's Thorn and brief interview)
Plus Queer Nation activists attempt to disrupt Arsenio's show.
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/90
Danny Glover, Maxi Priest (Close To You) and Bronson Pinchot and a cameo from Young MC
(60 minutes with commercials)
1/4/91
Arsenio's 2nd anniversary show with Roseanne Barr, Whitney Houston (I'm Your Baby Tonight), Brooke Shields, a cameo from Jimmy Walker and the P Funk Horns f/KC (That's The Way I Like It)
(60 minutes with original commercials. This show is not great quality, it looks like it came from an antenna recording and it has wavy lines due to faulty TV reception throughout the show. Hopefully I'll get a better copy in the future but I would only recommend this one if you must have a copy of the show)
2/8/91
Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Kirk Cameron, a John B. Williams poetry moment and Ralph Tresvant (Rated R (intro/Sensitivity and Stone Cold Gentleman (f/Bobby Brown) )
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/13/91 Terry Norris, George Carlin (stand up routine and interview), Susan Dey and a Cameo appearance from Female MC Queen Latifah
(40 minutes, no commercials, missing first 3 minutes of the show, starts during Arsenio's opening monologue)
3/20/91
Rosie Perez, Kyle MacLachlan and Rick Astley (Cry For Help and interview)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
4/11/91
Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Joe Sample and The Boys (Thing Called Love and interview)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
July (?) 1991
Kenny G (Theme from "Dying Young" and interview) , Beverly DeAngelo and Debbie Allen
(60 minutes with original commercials. This show has some minor buzzing in the audio)
11/8/91
Magic Johnson, Roseanne and Tom Arnold, Barry White (Put Me In Your Mix, Dark And Lovely with Isaac Hayes and interview)
(Of special note- this was Magic Johnson's first TV appearance just one day after announcing he had the HIV virus and retired from the Lakers)
(60 minutes with commercials, opening slightly cut)
11/12/91
Mark Harmon, Meshach Taylor and Stevie Nicks (Stand Back and Love's A Hard Game To Play)
(60 minutes with original commercials, has grainy TV reception and minor audio buzz)
12/6/91
Bette Midler (Pretty Legs And Great Big Knockers, interview, Every Road Leads Back To You/From A Distance) and comedian Mario Joyner
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/10/91
Robin Williams, Rob Reiner and Toad the Wet Sprocket (Walk On The Ocean)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/16/91
Cindy Crawford, Kevin Pollak and Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch (Marky Mark Is Here and Wildside)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/14/92
Valentine's Day special with a tribute to The Temptations featuring Boyz II Men and Howie Mandel
(Performances: Boyz II Men w/The Temptations- I Can't Get Next To You, The Temptations - Hits Medley (The Way You Do The Things You Do, Get Ready, Just My Imagination, My Girl, Ain't Too Proud To Beg), Old Man River and Treat Her Like A Lady- partial over show closing segment and credits), Boyz II Men- Papa Was A Rolling Stone and Beauty's Only Skin Deep (snippets with Arsenio's band) Temptations- interview,
(42 minutes without commercials)
3/25/92
Molly Ringwald, Kadeem Hardison, Dennis Wolfberg and TLC (Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg)
(42 minutes without commercials)
5/27/92
Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, DJ Wiz, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Ringo Starr and his all star band (Timmy Cappello, Burton Cummings, Dave Edmunds, Nils Lofgren, Todd Rundgren, Timothy B. Schmit, Zak Starkey, and Joe Walsh- "Weight Of The World"
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/1/92
Cindy Crawford, Ed McMahon, Neville Brothers (Fly Like An Eagle) and a amateur "Star Hunt" contest
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/3/92
Bill & Hillary Clinton, Teri Garr
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/16/92
Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell (promoting "A League Of Their Own) and Grover Washington Jr. (Sits in with Arsenio's band throughout the show and later performs " Love Like This" w/Lalah Hathaway)
*Rosie performs a campy spoof of "Vogue" and Madonna's dad makes a surprise appearance.
(42 minutes, no commercials)
?/?/92
Sean Connery, Sandra Bernhard, "Star Hunt" contest sketch and Digital Underground (group sits in with Arsenio's house band; abbreviated performances of "Same Song", "The Humpty Dance", "Kiss You Back" and a short interview at the end of the show)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
7/9/92
Kathy Ireland, Clyde Drexler, TLC (Baby Baby Baby and interview) and Dave Koz (sitting in with the band)
(While the above show is good quality, there is a significant amount of jumpy picture disturbance throughout it. This may have been caused by The source tape or the VCR it was recorded on. I would only recommend this show if you absolutely HAVE to have it.)
9/8/92
Richard Pryor, Barry Manilow (Another Life, interview and My Country Tis Of Thee/Let Freedom Ring)
(41 minutes, no commercials. Missing opening credits, show starts before monologue)
September (?) 1992
Sandra Bernhard and Public Enemy (interview w/Chuck D and Flava Flav and Hazy Shade Of Criminal)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
10/23/92 (from repeat broadcast on 4/5/93)
Bill Cosby, Mary- Kate and Ashley Olsen, Al B. Sure (Right Now and interview) and Barry Bonds
(42 minutes, no commercials, a little fuzzy)
11/17/92 (from repeat broadcast on 7/5/93)
Martin Lawrence, Suzanne Somers and Jaleel White
(60 minutes with commercials)
2/4/93
Bobcat Goldthwait, Polly Draper, Aj Jamal and Ali "Oli" Woodson and Bobby Womack sitting in with Arsenio's band (snippets of Treat Her Like A Lady, Looking For A Love, Lady Soul and more)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/19/93
Christian Slater, Lita Ford (sits in with the band), TLC (Hat To The Back), Maya Angelou
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/23/93
Sinbad, Dave Koz, basketball player Brad Daugherty and Prince & the New Power Generation (My Name Is Prince, The Morning Papers, Blue Light and The Max)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
5/13/93
"Best Of Arsenio Hall"
Clip Show with many different guests, too numerous to mention
(41 minutes)
6/22/93
Louie Anderson and Billy Ray Cyrus (In The Heart Of A Woman, interview and Ain't Your Dog No More)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/13/93
The Partridge Family Reunion (David Cassidy, Shirley Jones and Danny Bonaduce- David performs "I Think I Love You"), Andy Kindler and Toni Braxton (Another Sad Love Song)
(Includes "Arsenio In The House" contest promo)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
7/19/93
Dan Aykroyd (in "Conehead" character), Pam Stone, Mica Paris (sits in with band/song bits to and from commercial breaks), Jane Curtain and Tupac (Interview & I Get Around w/Digital Underground)
(43 minutes, no commercials. Show opens with a short Tupac interview already in progress, not sure if anything is missing. He returns later in the show for a longer interview and performance)
8/20/93
Paula Abdul, Babyface (For The Cool In You and interview) and the "Living Single" cast
(52 minutes, complete show, first two commercial breaks were edited out, the remainder of the show has the commercials intact)
10/29/93
The Amazing Jonathon, Richard Simmons, Teddy Pendergrass (Voodoo, interview and If You Don't Know Me By Now w/Harold Melvin)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
11/8/93
Mitch Mullany, Dennis Wolfberg, Thea Vidale, Evander Holyfield, Emanuel Stewart and MC Hammer
(42 minutes, no commercials)
3/9/94
Freddie Jackson (Make Love Easy and interview), Dennis Leary, Ralph Fiennes and a cameo from Rudy Ray Moore
(43 minutes, no commercials. There is some visual and audio disturbance in the first two minutes of the show due to tape damage. It clears up after that)
3/15/94
Dennis Miller, Anna Nicole Smith and backstage at the Soul Train Music Awards with Barry White, Jodeci, Lisa Lisa, Silk, and Jamie Foxx
(43 minutes, no commercials. Picture goes in and out for the first 3 minutes of the show, it resumes normally shortly after Arsenio starts his monologue. Most of the closing segments and credits are cut. Despite these flaws, the vast majority of the show is fine and watchable)
5/27/94
Arsenio's Final Show with tons of clips from his past shows, guest Cameos (live and pre-taped) plus guests Luther Vandross (If Only For One Night), James Brown (Medley (Cold Sweat, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Try Me), I Got You (I Feel Good),Say It Loud (outro) and Whoopi Goldberg, along w/Dave Koz and Everette Harp sitting in with the band
(43 minutes, no commercials)
This is my current list of Arsenio Hall shows that I have available for trade. Any updates to my inventory will be noted in posts below this one and they will also be integrated into this main list as well.
If you are already familiar with this main list and only want to see the updates as of July 9th, 2026, please scroll down to the third Post in this thread and you will see them there.
The shows in the update post have been integrated into this list as well.
I am seeking any Arsenio Hall shows that you do not see on this list. I am particularly looking for some circulating episodes, which you can find listed in this post:
https://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=514129
This entire list was overhauled on June 21st, 2026 and the latest update was made on July 9th, 2026.. I've made several changes which included correcting some air dates, guest listings and song performances.
I currently have about 75 shows which I know barely scratches the surface of the episodes that aired over a 5-year time span . I certainly do not expect to obtain every episode, that would probably be impossible, but I would like to get what I can.
I started collecting these shows about 4 months ago and I've been very fortunate to have obtained what is listed below, thanks in part to several nice people in this community.
As of today, these are all the shows I have to date that are available for trade.
As I receive more shows, they will be noted in updates below this post and they will be integrated into the main list as well.
Please note that I primarily trade via snail mail and physical media (DVD). There is a possibility I can get a friend to conduct a digital trade for me but I am not promising that. It would obviously require me to ask someone a favor to do this and I don't want to make any promises if I can't carry out a digital trade.
General info:
*Quality
I have outlined the quality and other information regarding the shows as clearly and honestly as possible below. This way there are no disappointments when you get them.
Please be advised, One cannot expect Pristine and HD quality that we are currently use to now from shows recorded on VHS, most likely in the EP speed from 35 years ago or more. The shows I have are pretty good considering those factors.
Most shows are in reasonably good quality, most likely transferred from off air EP recorded VHS tapes. Most appear to have been transferred to disc from VHS to DVD in the 1-hour mode.
You will find a few shows have occasional tracking issues at the bottom of the screen and/or some audio "hum" in the background. It's not enough to greatly hinder viewer enjoyment but it is noticeable.
The audio level on different shows aren't always consistent. Most shows have a decent audio Level, however there are a few shows where you may have to turn up the volume on your TV or whatever you use to play back DVDs / files to higher than normal.
A fair amount of shows were recorded on VCRs that have mono audio playback so the sound May appear a little flat. But a good amount of the shows have a higher audio Level which may indicate a Hi-Fi stereo VCR was used to record them.
*I trade show for show. There is generally One show per disc. I may have a few discs that contain multiple shows on them, as that's how I received them. But I generally trade show for show.
*Most Shows contain original commercials and are complete. Having said that, Some shows may be missing a bit of the closing credits because the network that broadcasted the show chose to cut them off to go to commercials. This was not the doing of the person who recorded them.
Several shows have the commercials removed. That's how I received them.
Each show on the list is indicated as to if they have the commercials in them or not.
*Some discs may have a few minutes of unrelated footage before and after the show. A few discs may also have an annoying few seconds of loud static at the start or end. None of this affects the show presented on the disc, but whoever transferred the shows recorded them from VHS to DVD this way.
Had I transferred these shows from VHS myself, the extra crap wouldn't be present but I am not inclined to spend time re-authoring these discs right now. That is something you can do yourself if you wish. The shows on the discs are complete, as they were aired and recorded, unless otherwise noted. (I have about three shows on this list that may be missing a few minutes but those are indicated with an explanation.)
*Some discs may have a basic title menu, indicating the guests and/or date of the show. Some discs may only have a generic title menu that will indicate the length of the recording and nothing else. That is how the original person created the disc and how I received my copy. Some of the discs have no chapter marks at all (in other words, no way to skip ahead other than using the "scan" feature on your remote) or have chapter marks that let you skip ahead every 5 or 10 minutes of the show.
*I have made several attempts to find accurate air dates for the shows and I have been pretty successful in noting them for about 90% of the listings. There are a few shows where I could not find an exact air date anywhere, in those cases, the year of the show is listed without a month or a date.
*Please indicate any shows you would like by the air date that is located in the left column of every show entry. In a case where an actual air date may not be noted, please indicate the year of the show and at least one guest that appears on it.
I have all my discs organized in date order of when they aired. My previous list had disc numbers assigned to some of them, I have since removed those references.
If you have any questions about any of the shows, please contact me by direct message.
Thanks.
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Arsenio Hall Shows Available For Trade (as of June 21st, 2026)
1/3/89
Arsenio Hall's Premiere Show w/Brooke Shields, Leslie Nielsen and Luther Vandross (Love Won't Let Me Wait, interview and Any Love)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
1989
JoBeth Williams, Brian Robbins and The Escape Club (Wild Wild West, Walking Through Walls and interview)
(60 minutes with original commercials, most of closing credits cut off by TV station, some minor background audio hum)
2/3/89
Mike Tyson, Don King, Marsha Warfield, Carole Shaw and New Kids On The Block (You Got It (The Right Stuff), and Hangin' Tough)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
2/10/89- I am seeking an upgrade on this show. Please see description below. I only recommend getting this if you HAVE to have it.
Sheena Easton (The Lover In Me, Days Like This and interview) and Eddie Murphy, quick Cameo appearances from John Tesh and Whitney Houston
(37 minutes, no commercials, missing most of the opening segment, show starts when Whitney Houston and Arsenio are about to introduce Sheena Easton. Quality is passable but there are noticeable tracking lines at the top and bottom of the screen)
4/11/89
Stacy Keach, Animotion (Room To Move and interview with lead singer Cynthia Rhodes) and Soul Train Creator and host Don Cornelius
(60 minutes with original commercials)
4/13/89
Robin Leach and The Mac Band (sits in with Arsenio's band and performs several songs including Stuck, Roses Are Red and Got To Get Over You) and the Ohio Players make a surprise appearance, performing their classic "Fire"
(Baseball pitcher Orel Hershiser was scheduled to appear but never shows up due to a game running overtime)
(60 minutes with commercials)
4/14/89
Patti D'Arbanville, Peter DeLuise and Levert (Casanova and Just Coolin' - w/Heavy D)
Cameo appearance from five-year-old Ginger Orsi (of TV sitcoms "Duet" and "Open House")
(60 minutes with original commercials- has some minor background audio buzz)
4/21/89
Farrah Fawcett, Michael Tucker and Earth Wind & Fire Horns (New York) (closing credits cut)
(42 minutes, no commercials)
4/25/89
Dana Plato (discusses Playboy pictorial), Stephen Furst and Bonnie Raitt (Thing Called Love and Love Letter)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/18/89
Sam Elliott, Jasmine Guy and Donny Osmond (Soldier Of Love and interview)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/19/89
Al Green (Let's Stay Together, As Long As We're Together and interview), Morton Downey Jr. (Interview and Hey Mr. Dealer) and Sally Kirkland
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/22/89
Arsenio's 100th Show w/Levar Burton, Jim Henson and Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians (What I Am and Love Like We Do)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
5/23/89
Diahann Carroll, Allison Smith, "Mystery Guest" David Cassidy and Was (Not Was) (Anything Can Happen and a bit of Walk The Dinosaur- cut off by closing credits)
(60 minutes with original commercials. Has occasional picture shakiness and minor tracking flutter at the bottom of the screen. It's noticeable but it doesn't hinder viewing enjoyment)
5/25/89
Larry Drake, Marla Gibbs, Samantha Fox (I Only Wanna Be With You and interview), Mystery Guest - Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks and a John B. Williams poetry moment
(44 minutes, no commercials. 3rd Gen quality)
6/15/89
Howie Mandell, Julian Lennon (You're The One, interview and I Get Up) and Leo Buscaglia
(44 minutes, no commercials)
6/26/89
Sammy Davis, Jr. (Interview and So Lucky To Be Loving You) and Ellen DeGeneres
(42 minutes, no commercials. Guest announcement at the beginning was cut out, other than that, show is complete)
7/10/89
Bo Jackson, Jonathan Silverman, and Howard Jones (No One Is To Blame and The Prisoner)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/11/89
Ricardo Montalban, Holly Robinson-Peete and Robert Davi
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/12/89
Lisa Bonet, Danny Glover and Joe Jackson (Is She Really Going Out With Him and Down To London)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/13/89
Eddie Murphy and Tyne Daly
(60 minutes with original commercials- a bit of the closing segment and closing credits are cut off)
7/14/89
Ringo Starr (interview), Robert Urich and Richard Marx (Satisfied and interview
(44 minutes, no commercials)
7/24/89
Tony Danza, Anthony Perkins and Scott LaRose
(41 minutes, no commercials, closing credits cut)
7/31/89
Sylvester Stallone and De La Soul (Me Myself and I)
(60 minutes with commercials)
8/2/89
Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson and Craig T. Nelson
(43 minutes, no commercials)
9/18/89
Pee Wee Herman, Donna Mills and 2 Live Crew (Me So Horny)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
9/26/89 w/Steve Garvey, Susan Sullivan, Tommy Davidson
(44 minutes, no commercials)
9/29/89
Dana Delaney, Elizabeth McGovern and Martika (I Feel The Earth Move, Toy Soldiers and brief chat)
(60 minutes with original commercials. Missing a few seconds of opening credits)
10/24/89
Glenn Close, Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (Get On Your Feet, interview and Don't Wanna Lose You)
(42 minutes, no commercials, some of the closing credits are cut off)
11/7/89
Cindy Crawford, Eric Roberts, Barry White (does the show's opening announcement, performs "You're The First, The Last, My Everything", interview and "Superlover")
(43 minutes, no commercials, some closing credits are cut off)
11/30/89 Isiah Thomas, George Carlin (interview and sings a 50's song "Cherry Pie" while playing the keyboard) and 11 year old Philippines singing sensation, Banig (Dancing In The Streets)
Arsenio also opens the show performing a rap in his short-lived "Chunky A" persona (may be missing a few beginning seconds)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/5/89
Bea Arthur and Phil Collins (Another Day In Paradise, interview and That's Just The Way It Is) (both songs w/David Crosby)
(43 minutes, no commercials, some of the closing credit are cut off)
12/8/89
Robert De Niro, Harry Hamlin and New Kids On The Block (Funky Funky Christmas)
(57 minutes with commercials, missing closing segment)
12/11/89
Carol Burnett, Nancy Giles and the B 52’s (Love Shack and Roam)
(60 minutes with original commercials- Brief tracking and audio flutter at the beginning of the first B-52's performance)
12/15/89
Danny Devito, Michael Douglas and Terence Trent D'Arby (Roly Poly and To Know Someone Deeply Is to Know Someone Softly)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
1/5/90
Arsenio's 1st Anniversary show with Pee-wee Herman, Luther Vandross (Here And Now, interview and If Only For One Night) and a cameo from Whoopi Goldberg (43 minutes, no commercials)
1/10/90
Patti Labelle (Be Yourself, I Can't Complain and interview) and Beau Bridges
(Incomplete show, 46 minutes with original commercials, missing show intro and guest James Earl Jones)
1/19/90
Tom Cruise, Elton John (Sacrifice, interview and Sad Songs Say So Much)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
1/22/90
Anthony Perkins, Bill Kirchenbauer and Calloway (I Wanna Be Rich)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
1/30/90
Lesley Ann Warren, Elle MacPherson, and Bad English (Best Of What I Got and Price Of Love)
(60 minutes with original commercials. Opening credits slightly cut)
2/7/90
Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Clifton Davis and Anna Maria Horsford ("Amen" cast members) and George Lopez
(60 minutes with original commercials)
2/13/90
Kadeem Harrison, Sally Kirkland and 3rd Bass (interview and The Gas Face)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
2/21/90
Harry Blackstone Jr. Mavis Staples (Time Waits For No One and interview) and Marina Sirtis
(40 minutes, no commercials. Appears to be missing some of the opening)
2/16/90
Malcom Forbes, Faith Ford, and Kool Moe Dee (interview, HIV PSA and Knowledge Is King)
(55 minutes with original commercials. Missing the closing segment. Has very slight picture vibration.)
2/28/90
George Carlin (stand up routine and interview), Lenny Kravitz (Let Love Rule, interview and Mr. Cab Driver) and a John B. Williams poetry moment
(43 minutes, no commercials)
4/6/90
Dudley Moore, Ricki Lake, and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. (R.A.I.D.)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
5/14/90
Pamela Reed, Charlton Heston, Dennis Wolfberg, and Vail (Kenny G's bass player sitting in with the band)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
5/15/90
Richard Crenna and Barry Manilow (If You Remember Me, interview, song bits at the piano and Some Good Things Never Last w/Debra Byrd & Dana Robbins)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
5/23/90
Lisa Stansfield (All Around The World, You Can't Deny It and interview), Polly Draper of "ThirtySomething" and Tempestt Bledsoe from "The Cosby Show"
(57 minutes with original commercials, Missing first 3 minutes of the show, starts during Arsenio's opening monologue)
6/20/90
Blue Magic (Sideshow), The Dramatics (In The Rain and a bit of Watcha See Is What You Get), Sinbad and Barbara Mandrell & The Do-Rites (Pieces Of My Heart and interview)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/25/90
Mickey Mantle, Cameo Appearance from M.C. Hammer (brief dance routine to U Can't Touch This and interview), Howard Rollins and After 7 (Ready Or Not and Can't Stop)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
7/6/90
Nicole Kidman, Kwame And A New Beginning (Ownlee Eue) and John Amos
(44 minutes, no commercials)
7/13/90
Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Najee f/Vesta (I'll Be Good To You)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
8/15/90
Molly Ringwald, Boogie Down Productions f/KRS1 (interview and Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)
and Mary Hart
(55 minutes with original commercials, missing closing segment and end credits)
8/16/90
Jim Belushi, Billy Idol (Cradle Of Love, interview and LA Woman) and Cynthia Gibb
(60 minutes with original commercials)
8/17/90
Steve Martin, Rosie Perez and a dance routine from the " In Living Color" show's Fly Girls Dance Troupe
(43 minutes, no commercials)
10/30/90
"Cheers" cast reunion, Henry Winkler and The Mighty Clouds of Joy (Heavy Load)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
11/26/90
Cindy Crawford, Danny Glover and Macaulay Culkin
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/7/90
Ed Asner, Laura Flynn Boyle and Nelson ((Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, After The Rain and interview)
(44 minutes, no commercials)
12/14/90
Gospel Singer Calvin Rhone (impromptu performance), Paul Hogan and Poison (Something To Believe In, Every Rose Has It's Thorn and brief interview)
Plus Queer Nation activists attempt to disrupt Arsenio's show.
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/90
Danny Glover, Maxi Priest (Close To You) and Bronson Pinchot and a cameo from Young MC
(60 minutes with commercials)
1/4/91
Arsenio's 2nd anniversary show with Roseanne Barr, Whitney Houston (I'm Your Baby Tonight), Brooke Shields, a cameo from Jimmy Walker and the P Funk Horns f/KC (That's The Way I Like It)
(60 minutes with original commercials. This show is not great quality, it looks like it came from an antenna recording and it has wavy lines due to faulty TV reception throughout the show. Hopefully I'll get a better copy in the future but I would only recommend this one if you must have a copy of the show)
2/8/91
Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Kirk Cameron, a John B. Williams poetry moment and Ralph Tresvant (Rated R (intro/Sensitivity and Stone Cold Gentleman (f/Bobby Brown) )
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/13/91 Terry Norris, George Carlin (stand up routine and interview), Susan Dey and a Cameo appearance from Female MC Queen Latifah
(40 minutes, no commercials, missing first 3 minutes of the show, starts during Arsenio's opening monologue)
3/20/91
Rosie Perez, Kyle MacLachlan and Rick Astley (Cry For Help and interview)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
4/11/91
Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Joe Sample and The Boys (Thing Called Love and interview)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
July (?) 1991
Kenny G (Theme from "Dying Young" and interview) , Beverly DeAngelo and Debbie Allen
(60 minutes with original commercials. This show has some minor buzzing in the audio)
11/8/91
Magic Johnson, Roseanne and Tom Arnold, Barry White (Put Me In Your Mix, Dark And Lovely with Isaac Hayes and interview)
(Of special note- this was Magic Johnson's first TV appearance just one day after announcing he had the HIV virus and retired from the Lakers)
(60 minutes with commercials, opening slightly cut)
11/12/91
Mark Harmon, Meshach Taylor and Stevie Nicks (Stand Back and Love's A Hard Game To Play)
(60 minutes with original commercials, has grainy TV reception and minor audio buzz)
12/6/91
Bette Midler (Pretty Legs And Great Big Knockers, interview, Every Road Leads Back To You/From A Distance) and comedian Mario Joyner
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/10/91
Robin Williams, Rob Reiner and Toad the Wet Sprocket (Walk On The Ocean)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
12/16/91
Cindy Crawford, Kevin Pollak and Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch (Marky Mark Is Here and Wildside)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/14/92
Valentine's Day special with a tribute to The Temptations featuring Boyz II Men and Howie Mandel
(Performances: Boyz II Men w/The Temptations- I Can't Get Next To You, The Temptations - Hits Medley (The Way You Do The Things You Do, Get Ready, Just My Imagination, My Girl, Ain't Too Proud To Beg), Old Man River and Treat Her Like A Lady- partial over show closing segment and credits), Boyz II Men- Papa Was A Rolling Stone and Beauty's Only Skin Deep (snippets with Arsenio's band) Temptations- interview,
(42 minutes without commercials)
3/25/92
Molly Ringwald, Kadeem Hardison, Dennis Wolfberg and TLC (Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg)
(42 minutes without commercials)
5/27/92
Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi, DJ Wiz, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Ringo Starr and his all star band (Timmy Cappello, Burton Cummings, Dave Edmunds, Nils Lofgren, Todd Rundgren, Timothy B. Schmit, Zak Starkey, and Joe Walsh- "Weight Of The World"
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/1/92
Cindy Crawford, Ed McMahon, Neville Brothers (Fly Like An Eagle) and a amateur "Star Hunt" contest
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/3/92
Bill & Hillary Clinton, Teri Garr
(43 minutes, no commercials)
6/16/92
Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell (promoting "A League Of Their Own) and Grover Washington Jr. (Sits in with Arsenio's band throughout the show and later performs " Love Like This" w/Lalah Hathaway)
*Rosie performs a campy spoof of "Vogue" and Madonna's dad makes a surprise appearance.
(42 minutes, no commercials)
?/?/92
Sean Connery, Sandra Bernhard, "Star Hunt" contest sketch and Digital Underground (group sits in with Arsenio's house band; abbreviated performances of "Same Song", "The Humpty Dance", "Kiss You Back" and a short interview at the end of the show)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
7/9/92
Kathy Ireland, Clyde Drexler, TLC (Baby Baby Baby and interview) and Dave Koz (sitting in with the band)
(While the above show is good quality, there is a significant amount of jumpy picture disturbance throughout it. This may have been caused by The source tape or the VCR it was recorded on. I would only recommend this show if you absolutely HAVE to have it.)
9/8/92
Richard Pryor, Barry Manilow (Another Life, interview and My Country Tis Of Thee/Let Freedom Ring)
(41 minutes, no commercials. Missing opening credits, show starts before monologue)
September (?) 1992
Sandra Bernhard and Public Enemy (interview w/Chuck D and Flava Flav and Hazy Shade Of Criminal)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
10/23/92 (from repeat broadcast on 4/5/93)
Bill Cosby, Mary- Kate and Ashley Olsen, Al B. Sure (Right Now and interview) and Barry Bonds
(42 minutes, no commercials, a little fuzzy)
11/17/92 (from repeat broadcast on 7/5/93)
Martin Lawrence, Suzanne Somers and Jaleel White
(60 minutes with commercials)
2/4/93
Bobcat Goldthwait, Polly Draper, Aj Jamal and Ali "Oli" Woodson and Bobby Womack sitting in with Arsenio's band (snippets of Treat Her Like A Lady, Looking For A Love, Lady Soul and more)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/19/93
Christian Slater, Lita Ford (sits in with the band), TLC (Hat To The Back), Maya Angelou
(43 minutes, no commercials)
2/23/93
Sinbad, Dave Koz, basketball player Brad Daugherty and Prince & the New Power Generation (My Name Is Prince, The Morning Papers, Blue Light and The Max)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
5/13/93
"Best Of Arsenio Hall"
Clip Show with many different guests, too numerous to mention
(41 minutes)
6/22/93
Louie Anderson and Billy Ray Cyrus (In The Heart Of A Woman, interview and Ain't Your Dog No More)
(60 minutes with original commercials)
7/13/93
The Partridge Family Reunion (David Cassidy, Shirley Jones and Danny Bonaduce- David performs "I Think I Love You"), Andy Kindler and Toni Braxton (Another Sad Love Song)
(Includes "Arsenio In The House" contest promo)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
7/19/93
Dan Aykroyd (in "Conehead" character), Pam Stone, Mica Paris (sits in with band/song bits to and from commercial breaks), Jane Curtain and Tupac (Interview & I Get Around w/Digital Underground)
(43 minutes, no commercials. Show opens with a short Tupac interview already in progress, not sure if anything is missing. He returns later in the show for a longer interview and performance)
8/20/93
Paula Abdul, Babyface (For The Cool In You and interview) and the "Living Single" cast
(52 minutes, complete show, first two commercial breaks were edited out, the remainder of the show has the commercials intact)
10/29/93
The Amazing Jonathon, Richard Simmons, Teddy Pendergrass (Voodoo, interview and If You Don't Know Me By Now w/Harold Melvin)
(43 minutes, no commercials)
11/8/93
Mitch Mullany, Dennis Wolfberg, Thea Vidale, Evander Holyfield, Emanuel Stewart and MC Hammer
(42 minutes, no commercials)
3/9/94
Freddie Jackson (Make Love Easy and interview), Dennis Leary, Ralph Fiennes and a cameo from Rudy Ray Moore
(43 minutes, no commercials. There is some visual and audio disturbance in the first two minutes of the show due to tape damage. It clears up after that)
3/15/94
Dennis Miller, Anna Nicole Smith and backstage at the Soul Train Music Awards with Barry White, Jodeci, Lisa Lisa, Silk, and Jamie Foxx
(43 minutes, no commercials. Picture goes in and out for the first 3 minutes of the show, it resumes normally shortly after Arsenio starts his monologue. Most of the closing segments and credits are cut. Despite these flaws, the vast majority of the show is fine and watchable)
5/27/94
Arsenio's Final Show with tons of clips from his past shows, guest Cameos (live and pre-taped) plus guests Luther Vandross (If Only For One Night), James Brown (Medley (Cold Sweat, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Try Me), I Got You (I Feel Good),Say It Loud (outro) and Whoopi Goldberg, along w/Dave Koz and Everette Harp sitting in with the band
(43 minutes, no commercials)