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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26x01 Barry Sobel, Betty White, Tiffany
07 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x02 John Larroquette, Kenny G
08 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x03 Jay Leno (guest host), Valerie Harper, Brian Dennehy, Florence Henderson
12 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x04 The Tonight Show 17th Anniversary Special
13 October, 1987 8:00 am
Actor Patrick Swayze plugs his new film "Dirty Dancing" and chats with Johnny about taking dance classes as a kid, Comedian A. Whitney Brown does stand up and then chats with Johnny too. Actress Alexandra Paul talks about her desire to never get married or have her own children (she eventually did marry 13 years later but remains childless by choice.) She was there to plug her new film "The Passage" which was eventually released in September of 1988 as "After the Rain" starring Ned Beatty and Brian Keith.
26x05 Madeline Kahn, Don Rickles, Michael Franks
14 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x06 Tim Conway, Kevin Rooney, Jester Hairston, Donald O. Cram
15 October, 1987 8:00 am
Comic Tim Conway; Kevin Rooney; Jester Hairston; Donald O. Cram.
26x07 James Galway, Myrtle Young
16 October, 1987 8:00 am
With Musician James Galway and Myrtle Young Included: ""The Potato Chip Lady,"" Myrtle Young of Fort Wayne, Indiana, visits with Johnny and shows her collection of chips resembling famous people. Johnny can't resist the chance to pull a prank, and bites into a chip from an off-camera bowl -- causing Myrtle to nearly collapse in horror.
26x08 Jay Leno (guest host), Jacqueline Bisset, James Brolin
19 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x09 Helen Shaver, Calvin Trillin, George Benson
21 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x10 Connie Lew, Robert Klein
22 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x11 David Letterman, Joe Piscopo, Cutting Crew
23 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x12 Jay Leno (guest host), Brian Bonsall, Marilu Henner, Fred Dryer, Anita Pointer
26 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x13 Jay Leno (guest host), Donna Mills, Paul Reiser, Linda Hopkins
27 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x14 Jay Leno (guest host), John Davidson, Joseph Wapner, Cirque du Soleil
28 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x15 Jay Leno (guest host), Tyne Daly, Alan Thicke, Mary Hart
29 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x16 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Robert Klein, Corbin Bernsen
30 October, 1987 8:00 am
26x17 George C. Scott, JoAnne Astrow, Amazing Randi
03 November, 1987 8:00 am
Actor George C. Scott; producer JoAnne Astrow; magician James Randi.
26x18 Candice Bergen, Francis Ruffelle
04 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x19 Chuck Berry
05 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x20 Mabel Gaskill, Shelley Long, Steve Lawrence
06 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x21 James Stewart, Paula Poundstone, Linda Hopkins
10 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x22 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Thalassa Cruso, Rosanne Cash
11 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x23 Carl Reiner, Jeff Cesario, Holly Robinson
12 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x24 Farrah Fawcett, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, The Ed Shaughnessy Quartet
13 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x25 Jay Leno, George Miller, Jayne Atkinson
17 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x26 Paul Reiser, Rebecca Arthur, Diane Schuur
18 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x27 Hailey Nance, Bill Maher, Saundra Santiago
19 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x28 Ted Danson, Steven Wright, Nicolas Pryor
20 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x29 Harvey Korman, Cathy Guisewite
24 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x30 Bob Pohle, Jonathan Winters, Icehouse
25 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x31 Louie Anderson, Jack Jones
26 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x32 David Steinberg, Jann Karam, Don Yesso
27 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x33 Jay Leno (guest host), Melvin Kiser, Vincent Price, Susan Ruttan, Joe Williams
30 November, 1987 8:00 am
26x34 Jay Leno (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Patrick Swayze, Bill Alexander, Sheila E
01 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x35 Jay Leno (guest host), Tom Snyder, Oak Ridge Boys
02 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x36 Jay Leno (guest host), Connie Selleca, Paul Provenza, John Denver
03 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x37 Jay Leno (guest host), Billy Crystal, Christina Pickles, 10,000 Maniacs
04 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x38 Jay Leno (guest host), Calvin Trillin, Roy Orbison, k.d. lang
07 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x39 Merv Griffin, Linda Ronstadt
09 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x40 David Brenner, Ray Charles
10 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x41 Danny DeVito, Yakov Smirnoff, Pointer Sisters
11 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x42 Jay Leno (guest host), Debbie Reynolds, Robert Townsend, Air Supply
14 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x43 Bob Uecker, Colm Wilkinson
16 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x44 Jack Paar
17 December, 1987 8:00 am
Former host Jack Paar is the only guest on this show during which he discusses his time at the helm of "The Tonight Show" and his upcoming NBC special among other things. Even 25 years after giving up the show, you can see Paar still has the same manic energy as always.
This is another Christmastime show so we also have more new products and letters to Santa.
26x45 Robin Williams, Bob Hope, Tony Bennett
18 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x46 Jay Leno (guest host), John Davidson, Robert Conrad, Connie Chung
28 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x47 Gregory Peck, Argus Hamilton, B.B. King
30 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x48 Smothers Brothers, Daniel Rosen
31 December, 1987 8:00 am
26x49 Jay Leno (guest host), Lance Burton, Rita Moreno, Baxter Black
04 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x50 Franklin Ajaye, Jester Hairston, Belinda Carlisle
06 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x51 Bette Davis, Martin Short
07 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x52 Robert Goulet, Mark & Delia Owen
08 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x53 Jay Leno (guest host), Dan Aykroyd, Nigel Havers, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
11 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x54 Whoopi Goldberg, Jerry Seinfeld, The Chieftains
13 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x55 Milton Berle, Carol Siskind, Don Yesso
14 January, 1988 8:00 am
Comic Milton Berle; actress Carol Siskind; actor Don Yesso.
26x56 Lisa Jane Persky, Buster Poindexter
15 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x57 Jay Leno (guest host), Jimmy Walker, Deborah Raffin, Roy Blount, Jr.
18 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x58 Howard Cosell, Barry Manilow
20 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x59 Jack Lemmon, K.T. Oslin
21 January, 1988 8:00 am
26x60 Jim Fowler, Teresa Ganzel, Bob Nelson
22 January, 1988 8:00 am
Jim Fowler; Bob Nelson; Teresa Ganzel; The Mighty Carson Art Players.
26x61 Paul Reiser, James Taylor
02 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x62 Merritt Heaton, Betty White, Ray Stevens
03 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x63 Sammy Davis, Jr, Jason Bateman
04 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x64 Oprah Winfrey, Daniel Rosen, Sydney Walsh
05 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x65 Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan, Randy Travis
10 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x66 Jay Leno (guest host), Dr. David Dahl, Tom Parks, Tim Reid, Jerry Lee Lewis
11 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x67 Jay Leno (guest host), Brooke Adams, Kevin Meaney, Carl Weathers, Glen Campbell
12 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x68 Tim Conway, Jonathan Butler
16 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x69 Jackie Mason, Joanna Kerns, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
17 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x70 Minnie Black, Dudley Moore
18 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x71 Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Bob Saget, Los Lobos
19 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x72 Louie Anderson, Jennifer Tilly, Dionne Warwick
23 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x73 Ritch Shydner, Rita Rudner, Fred Roggin, Darryl Sivad
24 February, 1988 8:00 am
Comic Ritch Shydner; comedian Rita Rudner; sports anchor Fred Roggin; actor/comedian Darryl Sivad.
26x74 Eddy Edwards, Burt Reynolds, Teresa Ganzel
25 February, 1988 8:00 am
Actor Burt Reynolds; actress Teresa Ganzel; skier Eddie Edwards; The Mighty Carson Art Players.
26x75 Garry Shandling, Allyce Beasley, Donna Theodore
26 February, 1988 8:00 am
26x76 Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Ben Vereen
07 March, 1988 8:00 am
26x77 Joe Piscopo
11 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x78 Dana Carvey, Joe Garagiola
12 May, 1988 8:00 am
Actor Dana Carvey; actor Joe Garagiola; actor David Teitelbaum; Jack Saltzberg.
26x79 Bob Hope, k.d. lang
13 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x80 Dr. Terry Gosliner, Billy Vera & The Beaters
18 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x81 Jonathan Winters, Kristin Banerjee
19 May, 1988 8:00 am
Comedian Jonathan Winters; Kristin Banerjee.
26x82 Sylvester Stallone
20 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x83 David Brenner, Paul Hogan, Linda Hopkins
25 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x84 Chevy Chase, Thalassa Cruso, John Suter
26 May, 1988 8:00 am
Starring Chevy Chase and Thalassa Cruso
26x85 James Stewart, Fred Roggin
27 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x86 Garry Shandling (guest host), Elizabeth Perkins, Bob Saget, Jimmy Buffett
30 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x87 Garry Shandling (guest host), Harry Connick, Jr.
31 May, 1988 8:00 am
26x88 Garry Shandling (guest host), Paula Poundstone, Natalie Cole
01 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x90 Garry Shandling (guest host), Stan Kann, Joanna Kerns, Roy Blount, Jr.
03 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x91 Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Cathy Guisewite
06 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x92 David Brinkley, Chuck Berry
08 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x93 Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Seinfeld, Andre Agassi
09 June, 1988 8:00 am
Arnold Schwarzenegger; comedian Jerry Seinfeld; tennis player Andre Agassi.
26x94 Don Yesso, Basia
10 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x95 Jay Leno (guest host), Vincent Price, Dave Barry
13 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x96 James Belushi Julio Iglesias
15 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x97 William Ennis, Bill Cosby, Belinda Carlisle
16 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x98 David Steinberg, Andrea Marcovicci
17 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x99 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Marsha Warfield, Dr. Joyce Brothers
20 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x100 Jay Leno, Raquel Welch, Ray Anderson
22 June, 1988 8:00 am
Starring Jay Leno, Raquel Welch, and Ray Anderson
26x101 Magic Johnson, Bruce Willis
23 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x102 Lottie Hicks, Dudley Moore, Diane Schuur
24 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x103 Jay Leno (guest host), Dennis Miller, Erma Bombeck, Little Richard
27 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x104 Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Allen, Super Dave Osborne, Bill Maher
28 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x105 Jay Leno (guest host), Charles Fleischer, Sydney Walsh, Frank Zappa
29 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x106 Jay Leno (guest host), Sammy Davis, Jr., Connie Chung
30 June, 1988 8:00 am
26x107 Jay Leno (guest host), Stephanie Kramer, Kevin Pollak, Michael Warren
01 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x108 Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, John Cleese, Malcolm Forbes
18 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x109 Joe King, Yakov Smirnoff Buster, Poindexter
20 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x110 Arsenio Hall, Hall & Oates
21 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x111 Tom Hanks, Michael Davis
22 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x112 Jay Leno (guest host), Jamie Lee Curtis, Louie Anderson, Johnny Mathis
25 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x113 John Bogosian, John Larroquette, Rosemary Clooney
27 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x114 Bill Clinton, Joe Cocker
28 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x115 Michael Landon, k.d. Lang, Blown Up Photos
29 July, 1988 8:00 am
26x116 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Van Ark, Chuck Norris, Abigail Van Buren, Oak Ridge Boys
01 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x117 Bill Murray, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
03 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x118 Mabel Hines Buck, Paul Reiser, Robert Ford
04 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x119 Richard Pryor, Pete Fountain
05 August, 1988 8:00 am
Photos of celebrities showing tiny notes on their person supposedly enlarged by 'high resolution cameras'.
26x121 Garry Shandling (guest host), Sugar Ray Leonard, Bill Maher, Patti D'Arbanville
09 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x123 Garry Shandling (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Ken Olin, Fred Roggin, Brenda Russell
11 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x124 Garry Shandling (guest host), Kirstie Alley, Mariel Hemingway, Cathy Guisewite
12 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x125 Jay Leno (guest host), Wayne Gretzky, B.B. King
22 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x127 Jonathan Winters, Karen and Sarah Josephson
25 August, 1988 8:00 am
Comedian Jonathan Winters; Karen and Sarah Josephson.
26x128 Jay Leno (guest host), Holly Robinson, Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
29 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x129 Kirk Douglas, Ritch Shydner, The Temptations
31 August, 1988 8:00 am
26x130 Dana Delany, Buddy Hackett
01 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x131 Jennifer Tilly, Randy Travis
02 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x132 Jay Leno (guest host), Norm Crosby, George Benson
05 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x133 Bob Hope, Tim Conway, Joe Williams
07 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x134 Martin Short, Johnny Clegg & Savuka
08 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x135 Shabana Kazi, Harry Belafonte
09 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x136 Jay Leno (guest host), Betty White, Elvira, The Spinners
12 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x137 Jim Fowler
14 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x138 Bob Uecker, Sigourney Weaver, Reba McEntire
15 September, 1988 8:00 am
26x139 26th Anniversary Show
06 October, 1988 8:00 am
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