Letterman's Top Ten Montana Mentions

10. The Cold Hard Cash Show, a local Great Falls Johnny Cash tribute band, played the "Late Show" after Dave heard the band in Montana. It played Folsom Prison Blues on Nov. 18, 2008.

9. For a few minutes on Sept. 23, 2014, all creatures on the "Late Show" stage had a special Montana connection. Longtime Montana resident "Jungle" Jack Hanna, who lives in Bigfork on Flathead Lake, brought out two adorable mountain lion cubs — Lewis and Clark — who had been rescued by firefighters from a wildfire near Florence just a few weeks before.

8. Dave talked about the zombie attack in Montana in his monologue on Feb. 13, 2013, after local CBS affiliate KRTV and its CW station was hacked and the Emergency Alert System reported to viewers that zombies were attacking.

"The police department received four phone calls. Four phone calls," Dave said. "To get upset about zombies in Montana, the zombies gotta be stealing your cabin."

7. When Dave heard about a woman and a horse who saved a 8-year-old boy from a 750-pound grizzly near West Glacier, he brought not only the guide, but also the horse, Tonk, to the "Late Show." Erin Bolser put Tonk between the bear and the boy, who had fallen off his horse. She then charged the bear until it retreated. Bolster shared her story on the show on Oct. 11, 2011.

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