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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25x01 Liza Minnelli, Tom Dreesen
21 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x02 Sigourney Weaver, Rosemary Clooney
22 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x03 Lily Tomlin, Ray Combs
23 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x04 Michael Landon, Thalassa Cruso
24 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x05 Garry Shandling (guest host), Martin Mull, Vanna White
27 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x06 Garry Shandling (guest host), Father Guido Sarducci, Victoria Jackson, Jason Bateman
28 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x07 Garry Shandling (guest host), Tyne Daly, Susan Sullivan, Bill Maher
29 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x08 Bill Cosby (guest host), Bob Melvin
30 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x09 Chevy Chase (guest host), Jay Leno, Markie Post
31 October, 1986 8:00 am
25x12 Alan Thicke, Rosanna Arquette, Oprah Winfrey
07 November, 1986 8:00 am
Actor Alan Thicke; actress Rosanna Arquette; talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Johnny talks about how he cut his ear.
25x13 Jeff Daniels, Georgette Prothero
11 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x14 Saundra Santiago, Roy Blount, Jr.
12 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x15 The Amazing Randi
13 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x16 Dabney Coleman, Rich Hall
14 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x17 Jack Paar, Stephen Lang
18 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x18 Paul Reiser, Tom Gaskin
19 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x19 Tim Conway, Maureen Stapleton
20 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x20 David Steinberg, Paul Shaffer
21 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x21 Jim Fowler, Victoria Jackson
25 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x22 George Carlin, Barney Odom
26 November, 1986 8:00 am
Letters Written by 2nd and 5th Grade Students Regarding Being a Turkey.
Guests: George Carlin, Barney Odom and his tree climbing dog
25x23 David Letterman, Robert Palmer
27 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x24 Joe Piscopo, Ellen DeGeneres, Dennis Hart
28 November, 1986 8:00 am
25x25 Tony Danza (guest host), Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro, Marilu Henner
01 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x26 Garry Shandling (guest host), Richard Lewis, Kate Capshaw
02 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x27 Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, Tom Poston
03 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x28 Jay Leno (guest host), Amy Irving, Eva Marie Saint, Michael Palin
04 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x29 Jay Leno (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Stepfanie Kramer
05 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x30 Don Rickles
09 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x31 Ritch Shydner, David Horowitz
10 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x32 Eddie Townsend, James Garner
11 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x33 Chevy Chase, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert
12 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x34 Steve Martin, Joseph Gabriel
16 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x35 Jim McMahon, Mark McCollum
17 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x36 Jane Fonda
18 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x37 Bob Hope, Tom Noddy
19 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x38 Tim Conway, Teresa Ganzel
30 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x39 Bill Kirchenbauer
31 December, 1986 8:00 am
25x40 Jay Leno, Scott Morris
06 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x41 Alan King, Warren Chang
07 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x42 Robert Goulet, Waddie Mitchell, Baxter Black
08 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x43 Joan Embery, Teresa Ganzel, Wil Shriner
09 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x44 Jay Leno (guest host), John Larroquette, Dana Carvey
13 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x45 Garry Shandling (guest host), Ellen Greene, James Woods, Ellen DeGeneres
14 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x46 Garry Shandling (guest host), Ed Begley, Jr., Taylor Negron
15 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x47 Garry Shandling (guest host), Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Kelly Monteith
16 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x48 Jerry Seinfeld, Mike Ditka
20 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x49 Barbara Schein, Robert Klein
21 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x50 Richard Pryor, Robert Ballard
22 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x51 Lauren Bacall, Roseanne Barr
23 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x52 Patrick Duffy (guest host), Steve Allen, William Shatner
26 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x53 Jay Leno (guest host), Michele Lee, John Davidson, Randall "Tex" Cobb
27 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x54 Jay Leno (guest host), Pat Sajak
28 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x55 Garry Shandling (guest host), Phil Simms, Carrie Fisher, Justine Bateman
29 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x56 Garry Shandling (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Bob Saget, Molly Cheek
30 January, 1987 8:00 am
25x57 Paul Reiser
03 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x58 George Carlin, Susan Sullivan, Sheryl Lee Ralph
04 February, 1987 8:00 am
Starring George Carlin, Susan Sullivan, and Sheryl Lee Ralph
25x59 Ann-Margret
05 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x60 Shelley Long, Liv Ullman, Bob Nelson
06 February, 1987 8:00 am
Actress Shelley Long; actress Liv Ullman; comedian Bob Nelson.
25x61 Michael J. Fox, Elle Macpherson
10 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x62 Tony Danza, Ellen DeGeneres
11 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x63 Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Teresa Ganzel
12 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x64 Seth Green, Angie Dickinson
13 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x65 Jonathan Winters
17 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x66 Bob Uecker
18 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x67 Lily Tomlin
19 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x68 George Segal
20 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x69 Charles Grodin, Ronnie Shakes
24 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x70 Burt Reynolds, David Horowitz
25 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x71 Carl Reiner, Christina Pickles
26 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x72 Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Saget
27 February, 1987 8:00 am
25x73 James Stewart, Carol Siskind
10 March, 1987 8:00 am
25x74 Christopher Reeve, Dana Carvey, Frank Olivier
11 March, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Christopher Reeve; comic Dana Carvey; comic Frank Olivier
25x75 Danny DeVito, Calvin Trillin, Rohan Varavadekar
12 March, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Danny DeVito; Calvin Trillin; Rohan Varavadekar.
25x76 George Hamilton
13 March, 1987 8:00 am
25x78 Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Alan Thicke, Rebeca Arthur
18 March, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Alan Thicke; actress Rebeca Arthur; boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
25x79 Sherman Hemsley, Joe Garagiola, Dalton Stevens
19 March, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Sherman Hemsley; sports figure Joe Garagiola; Dalton Stevens.
25x80 Willie Nelson, Jimmy Brogan, Joseph Bologna, Dick Manley
20 March, 1987 8:00 am
25x81 Patrick Duffy, Smothers Brothers, Mykelti Williamson
24 March, 1987 8:00 am
25x82 John Larroquette, John Mendoza
25 March, 1987 8:00 am
25x83 Dick Cavett
26 March, 1987 8:00 am
25x84 Jim Fowler
27 March, 1987 8:00 am
25x85 Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Connie Chung
31 March, 1987 9:00 am
25x86 Betty White, Tom Parks
01 April, 1987 9:00 am
25x87 Woody Harrelson, Allyce Beasley
02 April, 1987 9:00 am
25x88 Rue McClanahan, Pam Matteson
14 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x89 Steve Landesberg, Kathleen Wilhoite
15 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x90 Victoria Principal, Robert Townsend
16 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x91 Bob Hope, Bill Maher, Helen Hunt
17 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x93 David Steinberg, Kenny G
22 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x94 Sammy Davis, Jr., Vanna White
23 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x95 Chevy Chase, Teri Garr
24 April, 1987 8:00 am
A spoof on the garbage barges that are combing the Eastern Seaboard. Johnny telephones EPA in Louisiana to find out why they won't let New York's garbage be dumped in their state.
25x96 John Larroquette (guest host), Victoria Jackson, Gary Busey, Wil Shriner
27 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x97 Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, Carol Kane, Dennis Miller
28 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x99 Garry Shandling (guest host), Tony Randall, Heather Thomas, Dom Irrera
30 April, 1987 8:00 am
25x100 Tony Danza (guest host), Burt Reynolds, Angie Dickinson
01 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x101 Kristie Phillips, George C. Scott
05 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x102 Father Guido Sarducci
06 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x103 Saundra Santiago
07 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x104 Paul Reiser, Margaret Whitton, Teresa Ganzel
08 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x105 Paul Shaffer
12 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x106 Jonathan Winters, Anne-Marie Johnson
13 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x107 Crispin Glover, Thalassa Cruso
14 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x108 Bob Saget, Jan Gan Boyd
15 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x109 Dr. Birute Galdikas
19 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x110 Tony Danza, Pete Barbutti, Sally Love
20 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x111 Eddie Murphy, Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Leeves, Teresa Ganzel
21 May, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Eddie Murphy; comic Ellen DeGeneres; actress Jane Leeves; actress Teresa Gazel.
25x112 Carol Kane
22 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x113 Pat Sajak, Ritch Shydner, Christina Pickles
26 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x114 Crispin Glover, Gore Vidal
27 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x115 Gregory Peck
28 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x116 Arnold Schwarzenegger
29 May, 1987 8:00 am
25x117 Madonna
09 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x118 Dennis Miller, Randy Graff
10 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x119 Dudley Moore, Tom Parks
11 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x120 Buddy Hackett
12 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x121 Tim Conway
16 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x122 Magic Johnson, Bernadette Peters, Bill Alexander
17 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x123 Steve Martin
18 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x124 Jerry Seinfeld, Veronica Cartwright
19 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x125 Mel Brooks
23 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x126 Carl Reiner, Jester Hairston
24 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x127 Dan Aykroyd, Bobby Kelton, Helen Shaver
25 June, 1987 8:00 am
Dan Aykroyd, Bobby Kelton, Helen Shaver.
25x128 Robert Klein, William F. Buckley, Jr.
26 June, 1987 8:00 am
25x129 Joe Piscopo, Paul Reiser, Maryam d'Abo
21 July, 1987 8:00 am
25x130 Patrick Duffy, Prof. Jearl Walker
22 July, 1987 8:00 am
With Actor Patrick Duffy, and Physicist Prof. Jearl Walker
25x131 George Segal, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert
23 July, 1987 8:00 am
25x132 Mark Harmon, Barry Sobel, Charles Batton
24 July, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Mark Harmon shows a clip from his new film "Summer School"; national hollerin' contest winner Charles Batton of Louisburg, N.C. chats with Johnny and does some hollerin'; Comic Barry Sobel goofs around.
25x133 Dan Aykroyd, Bobby Kelton, Helen Shaver
25 July, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Dan Aykroyd; comic Bobby Kelton; actress Helen Shaver.
25x134 Harry Anderson, David Barker
28 July, 1987 8:00 am
25x135 Pat Cash, Ray Combs, John Clark Gable
29 July, 1987 8:00 am
25x136 David Steinberg, Emily Lloyd
30 July, 1987 8:00 am
25x137 Penelope Ann Miller, Robert Townsend
31 July, 1987 8:00 am
25x138 Graham Chapman
04 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x139 Allyce Beasley
05 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x140 Tom Selleck, Carol Kane
06 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x141 Jay Leno, Pat Sajak
07 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x142 Jay Leno (guest host), Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Woody Harrelson
10 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x143 Jay Leno (guest host), Connie Chung, Fritz Coleman, Jami Gertz
11 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x144 Jay Leno (guest host), Ron Reagan, Jesse Ventura
12 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x145 Jay Leno (guest host), Beverly D'Angelo, Jimmie Walker
13 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x146 Jay Leno (guest host), Larry King, Michele Lee, Roy Blount, Jr.
14 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x147 Joan Embery, Bob Nelson
25 August, 1987 8:00 am
Wildlife expert Joan Embery brings a Koala bear, his albino brother and a Lemur to visit; comedian Bob Nelson does a great stand up bit and chats with Johnny. This is a fun and interesting episode as Johnny is very relaxed after two weeks vacation and we see a slightly different side of him. In the opening monologue he tells an un PC joke about a political figure that would have been funny if Don Rickles told it but the audience doesn't accept it coming from Johnny. He talks shop openly on camera with Fred DeCordova and others who are giving him cues. He even slips up and uses salty language a couple of times during the show. At the close of the show it was bad enough to get bleeped out. Johnny immediately realizes what he said and apologizes to America before saying good night.
25x148 Dana Carvey, Mildred Holt
26 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x149 Buddy Hackett
27 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x150 Shelley Winters, Tom Parks
28 August, 1987 8:00 am
25x151 Jon Lovitz, Paul Sorvino, Abbe Jaye
01 September, 1987 8:00 am
Abbe Jaye; actor Paul Sorvino; actor Jon Lovitz.
25x152 Christina Pickles, John Mendoza, Ed Gillet
02 September, 1987 8:00 am
With Actress Christina Pickles, Comedian John Mendoza, Kayaker Ed Gillet. Doc's gardening experience with tomatoes
25x153 Lauren Bacall, Victoria Jackson
03 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x154 David Horowitz, Bob Saget
04 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x155 Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Allen, Lynn Redgrave, Tim Reid
07 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x156 Jay Leno (guest host), Anthony Perkins, Vanna White
08 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x157 Jay Leno (guest host), Michael J. Fox, Diedre Hall
09 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x158 Jay Leno (guest host), Bert Convy, Annie Potts, Erma Bombeck
10 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x159 Jay Leno (guest host), Carrie Fisher, Dennis Weaver
11 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x160 Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Joan Van Ark
14 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x161 Joe Garagiola, Dennis Wolfberg, Lisa Jane Persky
16 September, 1987 8:00 am
Sports announcer Joe Garagiola; comedian Dennis Wolfberg; actress Lisa Jane Persky.
25x162 Bob Newhart, Courteney Cox
17 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x163 Dabney Coleman, Paul Reiser
18 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x164 Jay Leno (guest host), Charlton Heston, Kathryn Harrold, Malcolm Forbes
21 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x165 Dudley Moore, Bob Uecker, Kirstie Alley
23 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x166 Denise Parker
24 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x167 Don Johnson, David Brenner, Dale Robertson
25 September, 1987 8:00 am
Comic David Brenner; actor Don Johnson; actor Dale Robertson.
25x168 Garry Shandling (guest host), Justine Bateman, Blake Clark, Rob Reiner
28 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x169 Garry Shandling (guest host), Dave Coulier, Emma Samms
29 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x170 Garry Shandling (guest host), Susan Sullivan, Cathy Guisewite, Kirk Cameron, Bill Maher
30 September, 1987 8:00 am
25x171 25th Anniversary Show: Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, Judy Garland, Dianna Ross, Jackson 5
01 October, 1987 8:00 am
Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, Judy Garland, Dianna Ross, Jackson 5
25x172 Jay Leno (guest host), Joanna Kerns, Wil Shriner, Jason Bateman
05 October, 1987 8:00 am
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