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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16x01 Robert Blake

14 October, 1977 8:00 am

16x14 Fernando Lamas

02 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x15 Henry Winkler, Fred Graham

03 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x16 Buck Henry, Susan Ford

04 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x18 Joe Namath

08 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x19 McLean Stevenson, Jean Marsh

09 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x21 George Willig, John Byner

11 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x23 Cloris Leachman

15 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x24 Tony Randall, Jack Douglas

16 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x26 James Caan, Lucille Ball

18 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x28 Carl Reiner, Bill Cosby

22 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x29 Burt Reynolds, Jane Seymour

23 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x31 David Steinberg

25 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x34 Chuck Mangione

30 November, 1977 8:00 am

16x35 Jack Albertson, Betty White

01 December, 1977 8:00 am

16x45 Susan Sullivan

15 December, 1977 8:00 am

16x54 Bert Convy, Vincent Price

28 December, 1977 8:00 am

16x59 John Davidson, Orson Bean

04 January, 1978 8:00 am

16x60 David Brenner

05 January, 1978 8:00 am

16x63 John Byner, Suzanne Somers

10 January, 1978 8:00 am

16x64 Tony Randall, Marsha Mason

11 January, 1978 8:00 am

16x65 Susan Sarandon, Red Buttons

12 January, 1978 8:00 am

16x66 Buddy Hackett, Peter O'Toole, William Demarest, Victor Buono

13 January, 1978 8:00 am
With Comic Buddy Hackett; actor Peter O'Toole; actor William Demarest; actor Victor Buono

16x69 Peter Strauss, Robert Klein

18 January, 1978 8:00 am

16x71 Charlie Callas

20 January, 1978 8:00 am
Johnny shows film clip of attempted 50 men link up on the air by sky divers, after clip Johnny brings out photographer Carl Banish for bow.

16x75 David Brenner (guest host)

26 January, 1978 8:00 am

16x79 Gabriel Kaplan, Cloris Leachman, Marcel Marceau

01 February, 1978 8:00 am
Actor Gabriel Kaplan; actress Cloris Leachman; actor Marcel Marceau.

16x80 Carl Reiner, Jack Klugman, Jan Todd

02 February, 1978 8:00 am
With Actor Jack Klugman; actor Carl Reiner; powerlifter Jan Todd.

16x81 Joan Rivers, David Susskind

03 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x83 Britt Ekland, Mel Tillis

07 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x84 Jay Leno, Norman Fell

08 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x85 Jill Ireland

09 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x86 Bob Hope, Dr. William Nolen

10 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x89 Walter Matthau

15 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x90 Orson Bean, Mary Livingstone

16 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x91 Elizabeth Ashley, Jack Webb

17 February, 1978 8:00 am

16x94 Goldie Hawn, Buck Henry, Dennis Dugan

22 February, 1978 8:00 am
With Actress Goldie Hawn; actor Buck Henry; Dennis Dugan

16x98 Susan Clark, Kelly Monteith, Barbara Howar, Joan Embery

28 February, 1978 8:00 am
Joan Embery brings frogs a hornbill bird and baby orangutans to visit; actress Susan Clark talks with Johnny about stage acting; comedian Kelly Monteith does a set and chats with Johnny; Writer & TV personality Barbara Howar talks with Johnny about gossip and freedom of the press.

16x99 Cheryl Ladd, Don Rickles, Ray Bradbury

01 March, 1978 8:00 am
With Comedian Don Rickles; author Ray Bradbury; actress Cheryl Ladd.

16x100 Bruce Dern, Robert Kliein, Susan Sullivan, Carl Sagan

02 March, 1978 8:00 am
With Actor Bruce Dern, Comedian Robert Kliein, Actress Susan Sullivan, and Astronomer Carl Sagan. Sketch- "Canadian Mouse"

16x113 Show #4002

21 March, 1978 9:00 am

16x116 Milton Berle, Dr. Lendon Smith

24 March, 1978 9:00 am
Donna Pyle, Milton Berle

16x118 Show #4007

28 March, 1978 9:00 am

16x121 Jack Klugman

31 March, 1978 9:00 am

16x123 Show #4012

04 April, 1978 9:00 am

16x128 Show #4017

11 April, 1978 9:00 am

16x143 Sammy Davis, Jr., Char Fontane

02 May, 1978 8:00 am
Aunt Blabby, Sammy Davis, Jr.

16x148 Show #4037

09 May, 1978 8:00 am

16x149 Erma Bombeck

10 May, 1978 8:00 am

16x156 Robert Blake

19 May, 1978 8:00 am

16x158 Burt Reynolds

23 May, 1978 8:00 am

16x159 Shecky Greene

24 May, 1978 8:00 am

16x163 Show #4052

30 May, 1978 8:00 am

16x173 Show #4062

13 June, 1978 8:00 am

16x175 Jim Fowler

15 June, 1978 8:00 am

16x178 Show #4067

20 June, 1978 8:00 am

16x183 John Davidson (guest host), Elke Sommer, Kip Addota

27 June, 1978 8:00 am
John Davidson (guest host), Elke Sommer The Carpenters

16x198 Show #4087

18 July, 1978 8:00 am

16x200 Bruce Jenner, Joe Williams, Ray Johnson, Marilu Tolo, Donna Hois

20 July, 1978 8:00 am
Sports figure Bruce Jenner; actor Joe Williams; Ray Johnson; actress Marilu Tolo; Donna Hois.

16x203 Show #4092

25 July, 1978 8:00 am

16x208 Show #4097

01 August, 1978 8:00 am

16x209 Burt Reynolds, Susan Sarandon, Andrew Tobias

02 August, 1978 8:00 am
With actor Burt Reynolds; actress Susan Sarandon; author Andrew Tobias.

16x213 Show #4102

08 August, 1978 8:00 am

16x215 David Steinberg

10 August, 1978 8:00 am

16x218 Show #4107

15 August, 1978 8:00 am

16x220 Elia Kazan, Bess Armstrong, Bobby Kelton, Ardath Evitt

17 August, 1978 8:00 am
74 yr old Ardith Evitt talks about her experience becoming 'the oldest woman to make her first parachute jump'; actress Bess Armstrong talks about her new film "How to Pick Up Girls!"; comedian Bobby Kelton does standup; Elia Kazan talks about writing his new book "Acts of Love".

16x221 Buck Henry, Jack Douglas

18 August, 1978 8:00 am

16x228 Show #4117

05 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x233 Show #4122

12 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x234 Jack Albertson

13 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x235 Phyllis George

14 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x236 Shecky Greene, Barbara Howar

15 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x238 Show #4127

19 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x239 Jack Klugman, George Plimpton

20 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x240 Joe Namath, Jim Fowler

21 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x241 Tim Conway, Angie Dickinson

22 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x246 16th Anniversary Special

29 September, 1978 8:00 am

16x248 Show #4137

03 October, 1978 8:00 am

16x250 Betty White

05 October, 1978 8:00 am

16x251 Dick Van Patten

06 October, 1978 8:00 am

16x253 Show #4142

10 October, 1978 8:00 am

16x254 Jean Marsh

11 October, 1978 8:00 am

16x255 David Steinberg

12 October, 1978 8:00 am

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