Show Details: Repeat Best Ofs
2005-07-09
- Ira Glass Score: 1
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! showcasing favorite moments from 1999 to the present
According to the show page on NPR.org, this show is a repeat of the Best Of show that aired on 2004-12-25.
2006-07-08
- Maj. Robert Bateman Score: 1 *
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: singing mice, "666"/"616" introduction debacle, Not My Job with Maj. Robert Bateman, Paula Poundstone's first win
2006-12-30
- Anthony Williams Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: psychic Adam Felber and "embarrassing" answers, Roxanne and Mo lengthy attempts to correctly answer their questions, Dick Cheney incident, P.J. aggrieved rants, Bluff the Listener about KISS, Not My Job with D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams about Turkmenistan, panelists working together and thinking alike
At the start of the final segment, Peter Sagal mentioned that the clips came from the "May 15th" show. There was no show that aired on 2006-05-15. Instead, the clips came from the 2006-05-13 show.
2008-05-31
- Elizabeth Edwards Score: 2
- Stephen Breyer Score: 0
- Al Michaels Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! where Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce and Kyrie O'Connor review their favorite moments from the past ten years.
2008-07-05
- Craig Ferguson Score: 1
- Dave Barry Score: 2
- Gwen Ifill Score: 2
- Calvin Trillin Score: 2
- Kevin Clash and Elmo Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests from 2006
2008-11-29
- Chris Paul Score: 3
- Anne Garrels Score: 1
- Valerie Plame Wilson Score: 0
- Michael Moore Score: 2
- Robert Lutz Score: 0
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites
2010-07-10
- Michael Pollan Score: 2
- Craig Ferguson Score: 1
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring favorite moments as requested by listeners
2010-11-27
- Kevin Fitzgerald Score: 3
- Bob Freer Score: 0
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring great animal-inspired moments
When Carl Kasell was setting up for the clip of Mo Rocca receiving a homemade sweater, Carl said that it happened on a show from May 2009. It actually happened on the 2009-04-11 show.
2012-02-25
- Kevin Bacon Score: 2
- Lisa Kudrow Score: 2
- Pee-wee Herman (Paul Ruebens) Score: 2
- Lucy Lawless Score: 0
- John Leguizamo Score: 1
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several actors and actresses featured on Not My Job
2014-03-01
- Jim Bouton Score: 2
- Barry Sonnenfeld Score: 2
- Kyle Gass and Jack Black of Tenacious D Score: 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Wait Wait moments, including questions about IKEA and when science fiction meets science non-fiction
2015-04-11
Vertebrate AnchormanBill Kurtis
- Amy Tan Score: 2
- Misty Copeland Score: 2
- Rob Lowe Score: 0
- Mikaela Shiffrin Score: 3
- Baz Luhrmann Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite guest segments from 2014
2017-02-25
I'm the anchor real men tattoo onto their chestsBill Kurtis
- Jacques Pépin Score: 2
- Chance the Rapper (Chancelor Bennett) Score: 2
- Neil deGrasse Tyson Score: 1
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with a look back at some favorite guests and segments
2018-08-25
I'm legendary anchormanBill Kurtis
- Kevin Fitzgerald Score: 3
- Rick Schwartz Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring animal-related segments from past shows
This show is a repeat of the Best Of show that aired on 2015-07-04; which, in turn is a re-packaged version of the Best Of show from 2014-08-23.