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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25x01 Liza Minnelli, Tom Dreesen

21 October, 1986 8:00 am

25x03 Lily Tomlin, Ray Combs

23 October, 1986 8:00 am

25x10 Burt Reynolds, Dick Shawn

05 November, 1986 8:00 am
Actor Burt Reynolds; comedian Dick Shawn.

25x11 Joan Collins, Steven Wright

06 November, 1986 8:00 am
As The White House Turns

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.

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

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

25x30 Don Rickles

09 December, 1986 8:00 am

25x32 Eddie Townsend, James Garner

11 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

25x48 Jerry Seinfeld, Mike Ditka

20 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.

25x62 Tony Danza, Ellen DeGeneres

11 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

25x72 Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Saget

27 February, 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

25x77 Tim Conway, Harry Anderson

17 March, 1987 8:00 am
Starring Tim Conway and Harry Anderson

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.

25x83 Dick Cavett

26 March, 1987 8:00 am

25x84 Jim Fowler

27 March, 1987 8:00 am

25x86 Betty White, Tom Parks

01 April, 1987 9:00 am

25x92 Sam Donaldson, Fred Greenlee

21 April, 1987 8:00 am
Sam Donaldson; Fred Greenlee.

25x93 David Steinberg, Kenny G

22 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.

25x103 Saundra Santiago

07 May, 1987 8:00 am

25x105 Paul Shaffer

12 May, 1987 8:00 am

25x109 Dr. Birute Galdikas

19 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

25x115 Gregory Peck

28 May, 1987 8:00 am

25x117 Madonna

09 June, 1987 8:00 am

25x120 Buddy Hackett

12 June, 1987 8:00 am

25x121 Tim Conway

16 June, 1987 8:00 am

25x123 Steve Martin

18 June, 1987 8:00 am

25x125 Mel Brooks

23 June, 1987 8:00 am

25x127 Dan Aykroyd, Bobby Kelton, Helen Shaver

25 June, 1987 8:00 am
Dan Aykroyd, Bobby Kelton, Helen Shaver.

25x130 Patrick Duffy, Prof. Jearl Walker

22 July, 1987 8:00 am
With Actor Patrick Duffy, and Physicist Prof. Jearl Walker

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.

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

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.

25x149 Buddy Hackett

27 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

25x154 David Horowitz, Bob Saget

04 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

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.

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

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