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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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

23x08 Martin Mull, Jane Badler

25 October, 1984 8:00 am

23x09 Teri Garr

26 October, 1984 8:00 am

23x15 George Burns, Bob Uecker

07 November, 1984 8:00 am

23x16 Rosalind Chao

08 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

23x26 Raquel Welch

27 November, 1984 8:00 am

23x35 Buddy Hackett, John Lithgow

11 December, 1984 8:00 am

23x40 Bert Convy

19 December, 1984 8:00 am

23x41 John Denver

20 December, 1984 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

23x47 Alan King, Elya Baskin

09 January, 1985 8:00 am

23x48 Tyne Daley

10 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

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

23x75 Steve Landesberg

26 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.

23x81 Candice Bergen, George Carl, Tim Reid

21 March, 1985 8:00 am
Actress Candice Bergen; George Carl; Tim Reid.

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

23x90 Joan Collins

05 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.

23x98 Michael Palin, Mariette Hartley

18 April, 1985 9:00 am
With Actor Michael Palin, and Actress Mariette Hartley

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

23x105 Bob Newhart

08 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

23x114 Tony Randall

23 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

23x130 Diana Fosley, Ronnie Shakes, Tim Reid

19 June, 1985 8:00 am
Actor Tim Reid; comic Ronnie Shakes; celebrity Dian Fossey.

23x134 Kaleena Kiff

26 June, 1985 8:00 am

23x136 Howie Mandel

28 June, 1985 8:00 am

23x146 Mel Fisher

30 July, 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.

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

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

23x171 Buddy Hackett, Phil Donahue

17 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

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

23x182 Loni Anderson, Tim Thomerson, Delia & Mark Owens

04 October, 1985 8:00 am
Actress Loni Anderson; actor Tim Thomerson; zoologists Delia & Mark Owens.

23x184 Mary Armstrong

17 October, 1985 8:00 am

23x185 Jackie Gleason, Jim Stafford

18 October, 1985 8:00 am
Comic Jackie Gleason; Jim Stafford.

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