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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23x01 Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Teresa Ganzel
12 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x02 Carrie Fisher, Jim Fowler
16 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x03 Dave Coulier
17 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x04 Tim Conway
18 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x05 Victoria Principal
19 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x06 Paul McCartney, Mary Gross, Jonathan Brown
23 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x07 Mariette Hartley, Allen Garfield
24 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x08 Martin Mull, Jane Badler
25 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x09 Teri Garr
26 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x10 David Brenner (guest host), Joe Piscopo, Drew Barrymore, Tony Danza
29 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x11 David Brenner (guest host), David Steinberg, Suzanne Somers
30 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x12 David Brenner (guest host), Vincent Price, Howie Mandel, Elvira
31 October, 1984 8:00 am
23x13 David Brenner (guest host), Jerry Mathers, Robert Wuhl
01 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x14 David Brenner (guest host), Don Novello
02 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x15 George Burns, Bob Uecker
07 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x16 Rosalind Chao
08 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x17 Shelley Winters, Kevin Nealon
09 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x18 Lyle Alzado
13 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x19 George Segal
14 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x20 Peter Weller
15 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x21 Sammy Davis, Jr.
16 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x22 Robert Blake, Louie Anderson, Selma Diamond
20 November, 1984 8:00 am
Robert Blake, Louie Anderson
23x23 Don Rickles, Angie Dickinson
21 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x24 David Steinberg, Michael Talbott
22 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x25 Harvey Korman, Pamela Stephenson
23 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x26 Raquel Welch
27 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x27 Howie Mandel, Mimi Kennedy, Calvin Trillin
28 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x28 George Carlin, Keshia Knight Pulliam
29 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x29 Joan Embery, Christopher Reeve
30 November, 1984 8:00 am
23x30 Joan Rivers (guest host), Lucille Ball, Sandy Duncan, Morgan Fairchild, Betty White
03 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x31 Joan Rivers (guest host), James Caan, Lauren Hutton, Lynn Redgrave, Jimmy Aleck
04 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x32 Joan Rivers (guest host), Alan King, Charles Nelson Reilly
05 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x33 Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Dr. Joyce Brothers
06 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x34 Joan Rivers (guest host), Anthony Perkins, Brooke Shields, Dr. Ruth Westheimer
07 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x35 Buddy Hackett, John Lithgow
11 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x36 Steven Wright, Marilyn Horne, Isabel Campbell
12 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x37 Michael Keaton, Paul Rodriguez
13 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x38 Father Guido Sarducci, Helen Slater
14 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x39 Gregory Hines, Judge Reinhold
18 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x40 Bert Convy
19 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x41 John Denver
20 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x42 Garry Shandling, Tony Bennett
21 December, 1984 8:00 am
23x43 Suzanne Pleshette, Louie Anderson
02 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x44 John Davidson, Michael Davis
03 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x45 Peter Fonda, Charles Nelson Reilly, A. Whitney Brown
04 January, 1985 8:00 am
Actor Peter Fonda; comic Charles Nelson Reilly; writer A. Whitney Brown
23x46 Jerry Seinfeld, Ed Begley, Jr.
08 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x47 Alan King, Elya Baskin
09 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x48 Tyne Daley
10 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x49 Lee Trevino, David Letterman, Jim Bailey
11 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x50 George Michaels, Stephen Furst, Pete Barbutti
15 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x51 Tom Dreesen
16 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x52 Donna Mills
17 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x53 Shelley Long, Bill Maher
18 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x54 Mariette Hartley
22 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x55 Joey Bishop
23 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x56 Gene Kelly, Blake Clark
24 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x57 Teri Garr
25 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x58 Joan Rivers (guest host), Nell Carter, Gallagher, Joseph Wapner
28 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x59 Joan Rivers (guest host), Howie Mandel, Selma Diamond, Ali MacGraw, Oprah Winfrey
29 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x60 Joan Rivers (guest host), Erma Bombeck, Bronson Pinchot
30 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x61 Joan Rivers (guest host), Emmanuel Lewis, George Hamilton, Steven Wright
31 January, 1985 8:00 am
23x62 Joan Rivers (guest host), Mayor Ed Koch, Bill Cosby, Elizabeth Ashley
01 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x63 Delia and Mark Owens
05 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x64 Ricky Schroder, Lisa Eilbacher, Justin Wilson
06 February, 1985 8:00 am
Actor Ricky Schroder; actress Lisa Eilbacher; Justin Wilson.
23x65 Jim Fowler
07 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x66 Marsha Mason
08 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x67 Bob Uecker, Mark Hudson, David Horowitz
12 February, 1985 8:00 am
With Baseball player Bob Uecker, Record producer Mark Hudson, Consumer Advocate David Horowitz
23x68 Ronnie Shakes
13 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x69 Lavern McDavitt
14 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x70 Ally Sheedy, John Davidson
15 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x71 Bert Convy
19 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x72 David Steinberg, Tom Hulce
20 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x73 Brad Garrett
21 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x74 McLean Stevenson, Rosalind Chao
22 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x75 Steve Landesberg
26 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x76 Smothers Brothers, Jami Gertz
27 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x77 Shelley Winters
28 February, 1985 8:00 am
23x78 Robert Blake, Christie Brinkley
01 March, 1985 8:00 am
Actor Robert Blake; model Christie Brinkley; The Mighty Carson Art Players.
23x79 Charles Grodin, Kevin Nealon, Linda Thorson
19 March, 1985 8:00 am
Actor Charles Grodin, actor Kevin Nealon; actress Linda Thorson.
23x80 Buddy Hackett, John Larroquette
20 March, 1985 8:00 am
23x81 Candice Bergen, George Carl, Tim Reid
21 March, 1985 8:00 am
Actress Candice Bergen; George Carl; Tim Reid.
23x82 F. Murray Abraham, Victoria Jackson
22 March, 1985 8:00 am
23x83 James Stewart
26 March, 1985 8:00 am
23x84 Howie Mandel, Ted Danson
27 March, 1985 8:00 am
23x85 Jack Lemmon
28 March, 1985 8:00 am
23x86 Dorothy Loudon, Gallagher, Jennifer O'Neill
29 March, 1985 8:00 am
23x87 Colleen Camp, Jeff Daniels
02 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x88 Drew Barrymore, Joe Penny
03 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x89 George Segal, Alice Krige
04 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x90 Joan Collins
05 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x92 Joan Rivers (guest host), Gary Coleman, Louie Anderson, Cher
09 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x93 Joan Rivers (guest host), David Brenner, Lucie Arnaz, Tony Danza
10 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x94 Joan Rivers (guest host), Ed Begley, Jr., Garry Shandling, Sally Kellerman
11 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x95 Joan Rivers (guest host), Rita Moreno, Susan Sullivan, Dr. Ruth Westheimer
12 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x96 Amy Irving, Jay Johnson, Calvin Trillin
16 April, 1985 9:00 am
Actress Amy Irving; ventriloquist Jay Johnson; writer Calvin Trillin.
23x97 Father Guido Sarducci, Patty Duke, Joe Garagiola
17 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x98 Michael Palin, Mariette Hartley
18 April, 1985 9:00 am
With Actor Michael Palin, and Actress Mariette Hartley
23x99 Donald O'Connor, Ornella Muti
19 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x100 Anita Morris, Argus Hamilton
23 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x101 David Steinberg
24 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x102 Alan King
25 April, 1985 9:00 am
23x103 JoBeth Williams, Elya Baskin, Dr. Jim King
26 April, 1985 9:00 am
Starring JoBeth Williams, Elya Baskin, and Dr. Jim King
23x104 John Ritter, Grace Jones
07 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x105 Bob Newhart
08 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x106 Red Buttons, Belle McKee
09 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x107 David Letterman, Victoria Jackson
10 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x108 Tom Brokaw, Kevin Rooney
14 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x109 Robert Klein, Richard Bass
15 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x110 Dom DeLuise
16 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x111 Roger Moore
17 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x112 Sylvester Stallone, A. Whitney Brown, Horacio Gutierrez
21 May, 1985 8:00 am
With Actor Sylvester Stallone, Writer A. Whitney Brown, and Pianist Horacio Gutierrez
23x113 Cloris Leachman, Kevin Nealon, Courteney Cox
22 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x114 Tony Randall
23 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x115 Lance Burton, Teri Garr, Tom Dreesen
24 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x116 Patrick Duffy, Jimmy Aleck
28 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x117 Jim Fowler
29 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x118 Chevy Chase, Maureen Murphy, Vanity
30 May, 1985 8:00 am
With Actor Chevy Chase, Actress Maureen Murphy, and Actress Vanity
23x119 Charles Grodin
31 May, 1985 8:00 am
23x120 Joan Rivers (guest host), Lynda Carter, Grace Jones, Danny Sullivan, Robin Leach
03 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x121 Joan Rivers (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly, Martha Plimpton
04 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x122 Joan Rivers (guest host), John Travolta, David Steinberg, Stephen Barry
05 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x123 Joan Rivers (guest host), Don Rickles, Bonnie Franklin, Dack Rambo
06 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x125 Buddy Hackett, Honi Coles
11 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x126 Louie Anderson, Magic Johnson
12 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x127 Catherine Costello, Ana Obregon
13 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x128 Sammy Davis, Jr., Dr. Paul Ekman
14 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x129 Franklyn Ajaye, Tom Conti
18 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x130 Diana Fosley, Ronnie Shakes, Tim Reid
19 June, 1985 8:00 am
Actor Tim Reid; comic Ronnie Shakes; celebrity Dian Fossey.
23x131 Burt Reynolds, Jim Grastie
20 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x132 Wil Shriner, Connie Chung
21 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x133 Pete Barbutti, Brigitte Nielsen
25 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x134 Kaleena Kiff
26 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x135 Shelley Winters, Jerry Seinfeld
27 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x136 Howie Mandel
28 June, 1985 8:00 am
23x137 Joan Rivers (guest host), George Peppard, Helen Slater
08 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x138 Joan Rivers (guest host), Tommy Tune, Sandy Duncan, Jackie Collins, Fritz Coleman
09 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x139 Joan Rivers (guest host), Nell Carter, Don Ameche, Rich Hall, Rob Lowe
10 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x140 Joan Rivers (guest host), Hulk Hogan, Charles Nelson Reilly, Catherine Oxenberg
11 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x141 Joan Rivers (guest host), John Byner, Steve Guttenberg
12 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x142 Rawson Stoval, Dabney Coleman
23 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x143 Buddy Hackett, Jennifer Tilly
24 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x144 Michael J. Fox, Charles Nelson Reilly
25 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x145 Prof. Bernard Leikind, Joe Penny
26 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x146 Mel Fisher
30 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x147 Christa McAuliffe, Rita Wilson
31 July, 1985 8:00 am
23x148 Bill Maher, David Horowitz
01 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x149 Carl Reiner, George Miller, Teresa Ganzel
05 August, 1985 8:00 am
Ed interviews Yellowstone Park Ranger Gus Grungy (Carson); Carl Reiner talks about shooting his new film "Summer Rental"; George Miller does stand up and chats with Johnny; Teresa Ganzel talks about shooting "Transylvania 6-5000" in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
23x150 Joan Rivers (guest host), David Brenner, Lynn Redgrave, Brooke Shields, Fisher Stevens
12 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x151 Joan Rivers (guest host), Julie Waters, Dick Shawn, Patti D'Arbanville
13 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x152 Joan Rivers (guest host), Mary Lou Retton, Pee Wee Herman, Betty White, Roddy McDowall
14 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x153 Joan Rivers (guest host), Leah Adler, John Davidson, Tracey Ullman, Richard Lewis
15 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x154 Joan Rivers (guest host), Shelley Winters, Garry Shandling, Norman Mailer
16 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x155 Boris Becker, Robert Klein
20 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x156 George Carlin, Chuck Yeager
21 August, 1985 8:00 am
Test pilot Chuck Yeager; comedian George Carlin.
23x157 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ed Begley Jr., Ginger McLamb
22 August, 1985 8:00 am
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ed Begley Jr., and Ginger McLamb
23x158 Gary Busey, Roseanne Barr, Steve Trotter
23 August, 1985 8:00 am
Actor Gary Busey; comedian Roseanne Barr; daredevil Steve Trotter.
23x159 Bob Uecker, Carol Alt
27 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x160 Chuck Norris, Victoria Jackson
28 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x161 Doug Henning
29 August, 1985 8:00 am
23x162 Robert Blake
03 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x163 Jane Fonda, George Carl
04 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x164 Burt Reynolds, Sonia Braga
05 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x165 Steven Wright
06 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x166 Joan Rivers (guest host), Howie Mandel, Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Morgan Fairchild
09 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x167 Joan Rivers (guest host), Tony Danza, Mariel Hemingway, Erma Bombeck, Gallagher
10 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x168 Joan Rivers (guest host), Michael J. Fox, Kevin Nealon, Richard Simmons, Bea Arthur
11 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x169 Joan Rivers (guest host), James Brolin, Barbara Walters, Marla Gibbs, Vincent Price
12 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x170 Joan Rivers (guest host), Bob Hope, Bruce Weitz, Oprah Winfrey
13 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x171 Buddy Hackett, Phil Donahue
17 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x172 Joe Garagiola, Paul Rodriguez, Glynis Barber
18 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x173 Ted Danson, Courteney Cox, Judy Schwartz & Rickey Berkowitz
19 September, 1985 8:00 am
Johnny is going for his 4,192nd joke, a clip of 'Henry Cobb' holding a record is shown, Johnny is then seen going from the dressing room to the stage with an entourage behind him cheering, tells a stupid joke, cries over his big celebration, and gets a phone call from President Reagan congratualating him.
Judy Schwartz & Rickey Berkowitz talk about being lost at sea in the Indian ocean.
Ted Danson talks about his third year on Cheers and Courteney Cox says she doesn't have a boyfriend.
23x174 David Steinberg, Bob & Ray
20 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x175 Garry Shandling (guest host), Teri Garr, Ed Begley, Jr., Blake Clark
24 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x176 Michael Landon, Glenn Close
25 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x177 Tim Conway
26 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x178 Charles Grodin, Olivia Brown
27 September, 1985 8:00 am
23x179 Jimmy Brogan, Lyle Alzado
01 October, 1985 8:00 am
23x180 John Howard, Jackee Harry
02 October, 1985 8:00 am
23x181 Dr. Armand Hammer, John Bryson
03 October, 1985 8:00 am
23x182 Loni Anderson, Tim Thomerson, Delia & Mark Owens
04 October, 1985 8:00 am
Actress Loni Anderson; actor Tim Thomerson; zoologists Delia & Mark Owens.
23x183 George Burns, Mariette Hartley
16 October, 1985 8:00 am
23x184 Mary Armstrong
17 October, 1985 8:00 am
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