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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19x01 Martin Mull (guest host), Elizabeth Ashley, Smothers Brothers
27 October, 1980 8:00 am
19x02 Loni Anderson
28 October, 1980 8:00 am
19x03 Robert Mitchum
29 October, 1980 8:00 am
19x04 George Carlin, Joe Garagiola
30 October, 1980 8:00 am
19x05 Bob Hope, Steve Landesberg, Gore Vidal
31 October, 1980 8:00 am
19x06 Angie Dickinson
05 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x07 Tony Randall, Rona Barrett
06 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x08 Charlton Heston
07 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x09 David Letterman, Pete Fountain
11 November, 1980 8:00 am
Carnac The Magnificent, David Letterman
19x10 Sammy Davis, Jr., Jim Fowler
12 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x11 Tim Conway
13 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x12 Jean Marsh
14 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x13 Calvin Trillin
18 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x14 Ricky Schroder, Sean Morey, Jeana Tomasino
19 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x15 James Coco
20 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x16 Carl Reiner, Raquel Welch
21 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x17 Joan Rivers (guest host), Minnie Pearl
24 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x18 Harry Garrison
25 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x19 Don Rickles
26 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x20 McLean Stevenson, Charles Grodin
27 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x21 Shelley Duvall
28 November, 1980 8:00 am
19x22 David Letterman (guest host), Pete Barbutti, Marilu Henner
01 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x23 David Letterman (guest host), Jack Lemmon
02 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x24 David Letterman (guest host), Rich Hall
03 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x25 David Letterman (guest host), Teri Garr, Victor Buono
04 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x26 David Letterman (guest host), Steve Allen
05 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x27 Bill Cosby, Susan George
09 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x28 Jane Fonda, Pete Barbutti
10 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x29 James Stewart, Hodding Carter
11 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x30 Richard Pryor, Richard Benjamin
12 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x31 Joan Rivers (guest host), Bob Hope, Charlton Heston
15 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x32 Buddy Hackett
16 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x33 Johnny Yune
17 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x34 Suzanne Somers, Robert Klein
18 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x35 Bob Newhart, Frank Sinatra
19 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x36 Angie Dickinson
30 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x37 Maureen Murphy
31 December, 1980 8:00 am
19x38 Marie Osmond, Charles Nelson Reilly
01 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x39 David Letterman, Susan Sarandon
02 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x40 Peter O'Toole, Victoria Principal
06 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x41 Sugar Ray Leonard, Erma Bombeck
07 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x42 McLean Stevenson, James Woods, Bum Phillips, The Might Carson Art Players
08 January, 1981 8:00 am
McLean Stevenson; James Woods; Bum Phillips; The Might Carson Art Players.
19x43 Burt Reynolds
09 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x44 Shelley Winters, Martin Mull
13 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x45 Peter Strauss, George Gobel
14 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x46 David Steinberg, William Conrad
15 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x47 Bob Hope, Argus Hamilton, Seven Lovelies from "B.J. and the Bear"
16 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x48 George Carlin (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Kip Addota
26 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x49 David Letterman (guest host), Franklyn Ajaye
27 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x50 David Letterman (guest host), Pete Barbutti
28 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x51 David Letterman (guest host), Kelly Monteith, Marilu Henner
29 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x52 David Letterman (guest host), Lily Tomlin
30 January, 1981 8:00 am
19x53 Joan Rivers (guest host), Larry Hagman, Ricky Schroder
02 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x54 Rodney Dangerfield
03 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x55 Charlie Callas
04 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x56 Jon Walter
05 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x57 Michael Landon, Tanya Roberts
06 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x58 Bill Cosby, Jack Klugman
10 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x59 Charles Grodin
11 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x60 George Segal
12 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x61 Doug Henning
13 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x62 Robert Blake, Calvin Trillin
17 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x63 Lee Trevino
18 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x64 Rich Hall
19 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x65 Tony Randall
20 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x66 Rich Little (guest host), Peter Cook, Charlton Heston, Paul Williams
23 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x67 Carl Reiner, Catherine Deneuve
24 February, 1981 8:00 am
With Actor/director Carl Reiner; actress Catherine Deneuve.
19x68 Barbara Eden, Bobby Kelton, Arnold Roth
25 February, 1981 8:00 am
With actress Barbara Eden; comedian Bobby Kelton; cartoonist Arnold Roth.
19x69 Mickey Rooney
26 February, 1981 8:00 am
19x70 David Letterman, Sydne Rome
27 February, 1981 8:00 am
Commercial Blackouts: "Alpo", "Static Gone", "Citi Corp Travelers Checks", "Kelvins" and "Harry's Bristol Cream" The Mighty Carson Art Players.
19x71 Martin Mull (guest host), Morgan Fairchild, Bob Uecker
02 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x72 Joan Rivers
03 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x73 Christie Brinkley, David Brenner
04 March, 1981 8:00 am
With Model Christie Brinkley; comic David Brenner; The Mighty Carson Art Players.
19x74 Charles Nelson Reilly, Slim Whitman
05 March, 1981 8:00 am
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Carl Sagan Sketch"
19x75 Steve Landesberg
06 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x76 Sally Field
17 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x77 Garry Shandling, Richard Benjamin, Jan Stephenson
18 March, 1981 8:00 am
With Comedian Garry Shandling, Actor Richard Benjamin, and Professional Golfer Jan Stephenson
19x78 David Steinberg
19 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x79 Suzanne Somers
20 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x80 B.B. King, Phyllis Newman
24 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x82 Patrick Macnee
26 March, 1981 8:00 am
19x83 Charles Nelson Reilly, Richard Lewis, Cathy Moriarty
27 March, 1981 8:00 am
Charles Nelson Reilly; Cathy Moriarty; Richard Lewis; The Mighty Carson Art Players.
19x84 Joan Rivers (guest host), David Brenner, James Coco, Rip Taylor
06 April, 1981 9:00 am
19x85 Dick Cavett, Suzanne Pleshette
07 April, 1981 9:00 am
With Television Personality Dick Cavett, and Actress Suzanne Pleshette
19x86 Angie Dickinson
08 April, 1981 9:00 am
19x87 Albert Brooks, Susan Sarandon
09 April, 1981 9:00 am
With Actor Albert Brooks; actress Susan Sarandon.
19x88 Robert Blake, Calvin Trillin
10 April, 1981 9:00 am
Actor Robert Blake; journalist Calvin Trillin; The Mighty Carson Art Players.
19x89 Joan Rivers; William Caulfield
04 May, 1981 8:00 am
Comic Joan Rivers; writer William Caulfield.
19x90 Jimmy Buffet, Thalassa Cruso
05 May, 1981 8:00 am
Desk- "What Writers Really Want Out Of The Strike"; Desk- "Foreign Commercials"
19x91 Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach, Jerry Seinfeld
06 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x92 Richard Harris
07 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x93 David Letterman
08 May, 1981 8:00 am
Charles Haid promotes a little drama called ""Hill Street Blues,"" while David Letterman does his stand-up act.
Desk- "Foreign Commercials"; Desk- "Letters from Children: Rules for Marriage Partners"
19x94 Lorna Patterson
12 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x95 Martin Mull, Joe Garagiola
13 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x96 Joan Rivers, William Caulfield
14 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x98 George Carlin, Richard Pryor
20 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x99 George Segal, Rich Hall
21 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x100 Carol Wayne
22 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x101 Liza Minnelli, Dr. Paul Ehrlich
26 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x102 Shelley Winters, Robert Klein
27 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x103 Maureen Murphy
28 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x104 Kathryn Harrold
29 May, 1981 8:00 am
19x105 Rich Little (guest host)
01 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x106 David Brenner (guest host)
02 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x107 David Letterman (guest host), Charles Grodin
03 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x108 David Letterman (guest host), Bert Convy, Teri Garr
04 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x109 David Letterman (guest host), Joan Embery, Dr. Lendon Smith
05 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x110 Buddy Hackett
09 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x111 Madeline Kahn
10 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x112 Peter Cook, Garry Shandling
11 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x113 Steve Landesberg, Shelley Long
12 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x114 Arnold Schwarzenegger
16 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x115 Gerald Lawton, Myrtle Whitcher, Terry Rich
17 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x116 David Steinberg, Jim Fowler
18 June, 1981 8:00 am
With Comedian David Steinberg; zoologist Jim Fowler.
19x117 Lou Holtz, Dr. Carl Sagan
19 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x118 Robert Blake
23 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x119 Franklyn Ajaye, David Horowitz
24 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x120 McLean Stevenson, Bob Uecker
25 June, 1981 8:00 am
Actor McLean Stevenson; retired American Major League Baseball player/actor Bob Uecker.
19x121 Suzanne Somers, William Holden
26 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x122 Joan Rivers (guest host), Gary Coleman, Dick Van Patten
29 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x123 Joan Rivers (guest host), George Hamilton, George Gobel
30 June, 1981 8:00 am
19x124 David Letterman (guest host), Bess Armstrong, Joe Garagiola
01 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x125 David Letterman (guest host), Richard Lewis
02 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x126 David Letterman (guest host), Margot Kidder, Richard Simmons
03 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x127 Suzanne Pleshette, Dr. Robert Altman and his opera singing bird
21 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x128 Jerry Seinfeld, Rona Barrett
22 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x129 George Segal, Mariette Hartley
23 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x130 Michael Landon, Bo Derek
24 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x131 James Stewart
28 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x132 Robert Klein
29 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x133 Sylvester Stallone
30 July, 1981 8:00 am
19x134 Angie Dickinson, Dom DeLuise, Tommy Lasorda
31 July, 1981 8:00 am
With Actress Angie Dickinson, Actor Dom DeLuise, and Baseball Manager Tommy Lasorda
19x135 Charles Nelson Reilly
04 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x136 Alan King
05 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x137 Erma Bombeck, John Travolta
06 August, 1981 8:00 am
Actor John Travolta; humorist Erma Bombeck.
19x138 Dudley Moore
07 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x139 Betty Thomas, Marge Carlson
11 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x140 Pat McCormick
12 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x141 Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Henny Youngman
13 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x142 Peter Strauss, Betty White, Victor Buono
14 August, 1981 8:00 am
With Betty White; actor Peter Strauss; actor Victor Buono; The Mighty Carson Art Players.
19x143 David Steinberg (guest host), Bernadette Peters, Charles Grodin
17 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x144 David Steinberg (guest host), Joan Embery, Margot Kidder
18 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x145 David Letterman (guest host), Steve Allen, Sydney Goldsmith, Michael Keaton
19 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x146 David Letterman (guest host), Elke Sommer
20 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x147 David Letterman (guest host), John Ritter, Andrea Martin
21 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x148 Bill Cosby (guest host), Sugar Ray Leonard, Robert Culp
24 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x149 Bill Cosby (guest host), Norm Crosby, Richard Simmons
25 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x150 Bill Cosby (guest host), James Coco, Shelley Long
26 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x151 Bill Cosby (guest host), Dr. Lendon Smith
27 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x152 Bill Cosby (guest host), Lynn Redgrave, James Hampton
28 August, 1981 8:00 am
19x153 David Brenner
01 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x154 Joan Rivers, George Segal
02 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x155 Dom DeLuise
03 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x156 David Letterman, David Naughton
04 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x157 Neil Simon, Marsha Mason
08 September, 1981 8:00 am
Desk- Johnny explains that he is feeling a bit 'dippy' because he has been to a dentist this morning for deep cleaning. Tommy Newson was the next patient to see the dentist so Johnny dressed up as the dentist and checked over Tommy's charts and moaned.
19x158 Smothers Brothers, Brooke Shields
09 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x159 Tony Randall, Maureen Murphy
10 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x160 David Steinberg, Morgan Fairchild
11 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x161 Steve Landesberg
15 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x162 Margot Kidder
16 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x163 Bert Convy, Rich Hall
17 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x164 Robert Blake, Franklyn Ajaye
18 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x165 Burt Reynolds, Charles Nelson Reilly
22 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x166 Mariette Hartley
23 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x167 Robert Klein
24 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x168 Kelly Monteith
25 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x169 Joan Rivers (guest host), Richard Simmons
28 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x170 Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Erma Bombeck, Elizabeth Ashley
29 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x171 Joan Rivers (guest host), Cher, Charles Grodin, Helen Gurley Brown
30 September, 1981 8:00 am
19x172 David Steinberg (guest host), Phyllis Diller, Beverly D'Angelo, Peter Cook
01 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x173 David Letterman (guest host), Steve Allen
02 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x174 Maureen Stapleton, Elliott Gould
07 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x175 Martin Mull, James Woods, Peter Billingsley
08 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x176 Candice Bergen, Doug Henning
09 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x177 David Brenner
13 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x178 Robin Williams, Jean Marsh
14 October, 1981 8:00 am
With Actor Robin Williams, and Actress Jean Marsh. Blackouts: Takeoff of 'Patton' and Takeoff of a 'Chess Match'.
19x179 Sammy Davis, Jr., Alan Alda
15 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x180 Bruce Dern, Andrea Martin
16 October, 1981 8:00 am
19x181 Tony Randall
27 October, 1981 8:00 am
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