The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

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15x13 James Stewart, Ed Ames

26 October, 1976 7:00 am

15x19 Lee Marvin, Orson Bean

04 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x22 Sean Connery

09 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x23 Tony Randall

10 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x24 Bert Convy

11 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x27 Mike Connors, George Miller

16 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x28 Fernando Lamas

17 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x29 Tony Curtis

18 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x30 Elliott Gould, Ruth Gordon

19 November, 1976 8:00 am

15x39 Orson Welles, Susan Flannery

02 December, 1976 8:00 am

15x40 Robert Wagner

03 December, 1976 8:00 am

15x44 George Gobel, Jessica Lange

09 December, 1976 8:00 am

15x52 John Davidson (guest host)

21 December, 1976 8:00 am

15x57 James Stewart

29 December, 1976 8:00 am

15x58 Orson Welles, Norman Fell

30 December, 1976 8:00 am

15x60 David Brenner (guest host)

03 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x62 John Byner, Fernando Lamas

05 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x65 Steve Lawrence (guest host)

10 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x66 David Steinberg

11 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x71 Earl Holliman, Charles Nelson Reilly, Billy Crystal, Merie Earle

18 January, 1977 8:00 am
Actor Billy Crystal; actor Charles Nelson Reilly; actor Merie Earle; actor Earl Holliman.

15x72 Pat Henry

19 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x73 Shelley Winters

20 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x76 David Brenner (guest host)

25 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x77 David Brenner (guest host)

26 January, 1977 8:00 am

15x78 Steve Martin (guest host), Tom Smothers, Ricky Jay

27 January, 1977 8:00 am
John Denver - They discuss his movie ""Oh, God!,"" George Burns playing God, renting a house in L.A. for filming and setting off the burglar alarm, displays his juggling ability and sings ""Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight,"" and ""Alaska."" The Carpenters - They discuss their vacation in Hawaii, going to Europe, Karen explains Richard's contribution to their success, sings ""From This Moment On,"" and told of swallowing a moth in the midst of singing. Tommy Smothers - They discuss the parting of the Smothers Brothers, selling Smothers Brothers material.

15x81 Buddy Hackett, Cindy Williams, Sander Vanocur

01 February, 1977 8:00 am
Actor Buddy Hackett; actor Cindy Williams; Journalist Sander Vanocur talks about the state of television and Johnny makes an interesting observation about the right time to end a television show being when you are "still on top".

15x84 Richard Thomas

04 February, 1977 8:00 am

15x87 Orson Bean, Marilyn Sokol

09 February, 1977 8:00 am

15x88 Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Buck Henry, David Horowitz

10 February, 1977 8:00 am
With Actor Richard Harris; actress Ann Turkel; actor Buck Henry; David Horowitz.

15x89 Bert Convy

11 February, 1977 8:00 am

15x91 Martina Navratilova, George Carlin, McLean Stevenson, Rita Reutter

15 February, 1977 8:00 am
La jugadora de tenis Martina Navratilova; el actor McLean Stevenson; el cómico George Carlin; Rita Reutter.

15x94 Lawrence Welk, Robert Klein

18 February, 1977 8:00 am

15x97 David Steinberg, Itzhak Perlman, Joan Embery

23 February, 1977 8:00 am
With Comedian David Steinberg, Violinist Itzhak Perlman, Zoologist Joan Embery

15x101 Eubie Blake

01 March, 1977 8:00 am

15x104 Peter Strauss

04 March, 1977 8:00 am

15x119 Mitzi Gaynor, Orson Bean, Dr. Carl Sagan

25 March, 1977 9:00 am
With Actress Mitzi Gaynor, Actor Orson Bean, and Astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan

15x122 Bruce Dern, Fernando Lamas, Mike Preminger, Dr. Samuel Dunkell

30 March, 1977 9:00 am
Bruce Dern; Fernando Lamas; Mike Preminger; Dr. Samuel Dunkell.

15x124 McLean Stevenson

01 April, 1977 9:00 am

15x142 Dr. Paul Ehrlich

27 April, 1977 8:00 am

15x147 Chevy Chase, Richard Pryor, Marilyn Sokol, James Hampton

04 May, 1977 8:00 am
With Comic Richard Pryor; actor Chevy Chase; actress Marilyn Sokol; actor James Hampton.

15x148 Show #3775

05 May, 1977 8:00 am

15x151 David Steinberg

10 May, 1977 8:00 am

15x157 Orson Bean, David Horowitz, Red Adair

18 May, 1977 8:00 am
With Actor Orson Bean; author David Horowitz; oil well firefighter Red Adair.

15x159 Peter Falk, Steve Landesberg, Carl Sagan, Muhammad Ali

20 May, 1977 8:00 am
With Actor Peter Falk; actor Steve Landesberg; astronomer Carl Sagan; boxer Muhammad Ali.

15x171 Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Snyder, Dr. Paul Ehrlich

07 June, 1977 8:00 am
Actress Suzanne Pleshette; Dr. Paul Ehrlich; host Tom Snyder.

15x173 Dan Rather

09 June, 1977 8:00 am

15x174 Sammy Davis, Jr.

10 June, 1977 8:00 am

15x176 Jay Leno, Joseph Wambaugh, Alice Cooper

14 June, 1977 8:00 am
Alice Cooper, Jay Leno, Aunt Blabby

15x178 Angie Dickinson

16 June, 1977 8:00 am

15x181 Tony Randall, Buddy Rich, Tom Dreesen, Merie Earle

21 June, 1977 8:00 am
With actor Tony Randall; drummer Buddy Rich; comedian Tom Dreesen; actress Merie Earle.

15x190 Richard Benjamin (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Marsha Mason, Neil Simon

04 July, 1977 8:00 am
Richard Benjamin talked about of doing "Quark" for NBC.

15x203 Katherine Crumbley

21 July, 1977 8:00 am

15x211 Pete Fountain, Liberace

02 August, 1977 8:00 am

15x212 Gregory Peck, Edgar Bergen, George Gobel, Jim Bouton

03 August, 1977 8:00 am
Actor Gregory Peck; actor Edgar Bergen; actor George Gobel; actor Jim Bouton.

15x232 David Steinberg

31 August, 1977 8:00 am

15x233 Don Rickles, Eli Wallach, Colleen Mcullough, Lou Brock

01 September, 1977 8:00 am
With Comic Don Rickles; actor Eli Wallach; author Colleen McCullough; Lou Brock

15x236 George Carlin

06 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x237 Orson Bean

07 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x238 Dr. Lendon Smith

08 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x239 John Davidson, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca

09 September, 1977 8:00 am
Sid Caesar, Eubie Blake, Stump the Band

15x242 James Garner, Jack Klugman

14 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x243 Tim Conway

15 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x246 Erma Bombeck

20 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x247 Tony Randall, Kelly Monteith

21 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x248 James Mason

22 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x249 Richard Lewis, Peter Ustinov

23 September, 1977 8:00 am

15x257 Jane Fonda, Orson Bean, Skip Stephenson, Dr. Michael Fox

06 October, 1977 8:00 am
With Jane Fonda, Orson Bean, Skip Stephenson, Dr. Michael Fox Desk- Johnny showed stills of personalities and ventured what they'd say if told the world will end in one hour.

15x258 Anna Marvin

07 October, 1977 8:00 am

15x260 Steve Landesberg

11 October, 1977 8:00 am

15x262 Jim Fowler, Buddy Hackett

13 October, 1977 8:00 am

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