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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29x01 Jay Leno (guest host), Paul Sorvino, Peggy Lipton, John Hiatt
02 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x02 Rita Rudner, Becky Klemt, Johnny Clegg & Savuka
03 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x03 Alan King, Maryedith Burrell, George Benson
04 October, 1990 8:00 am
Mighty Carson Art Players- "David Howitzer- Consumer Supporter"
29x04 Robert Klein, Jackie Collins, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
05 October, 1990 8:00 am
Dream Analysis
29x05 Jay Leno (guest host), Elizabeth Perkins, Perry King, Paula Poundstone
09 October, 1990 8:00 am
Jay Reads One Headline
29x06 Shelby Foote, Louie Bellson
10 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x07 Father Guido Sarducci, Jim Fowler
11 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x08 Teri Garr, Kevin Pollak
12 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x09 Jay Leno (guest host), Tom Selleck, Will Smith, Take 6
15 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x10 Jay Leno (guest host), Craig T. Nelson, Helen Thomas, Garth Brooks
16 October, 1990 8:00 am
Headlines
29x11 Jay Leno (guest host), Amy Irving, Rich Hall, Scott Bakula
17 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x12 Jay Leno (guest host), Kadeem Hardison, Barry Levinson, The Neville Brothers
18 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x13 Jay Leno (guest host), Angela Lansbury, Walter Cronkite, John Denver
19 October, 1990 8:00 am
29x14 Jay Leno (guest host), Kate Jackson, Wayne Cotter, Patty Loveless
30 October, 1990 8:00 am
Trick or Treaters
29x15 John Larroquette, Anthony Griffith, Kevin Pollak
31 October, 1990 8:00 am
Happy Birthday, Fred
29x17 Ed Begley, Jr., Calvin Trillin, Cupstacking Champions
02 November, 1990 8:00 am
Floyd R. Turbo- "Against Female Reporters in Mens' Locker Rooms"
29x18 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Urich, Sally Jessy Raphael, Johnny Dark
06 November, 1990 8:00 am
29x21 George Foreman, Joanna Kerns, James Ingram
09 November, 1990 8:00 am
Book Store/Video Store Test
29x22 Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Franklin Ajaye, Charles Kuralt
13 November, 1990 8:00 am
29x23 Harry Anderson, Bob Uecker, Dan Fogelberg
14 November, 1990 8:00 am
29x25 Jester Hairston, Rita Rudner, Joan Benny, Jimmy Buffett
16 November, 1990 8:00 am
29x26 Jay Leno (guest host), Sharon Gless, Michael Moriarty, Mariah Carey
20 November, 1990 8:00 am
Books by Pets
29x30 Jay Leno (guest host), Charlie Sheen, Judy Collins
04 December, 1990 8:00 am
Newspaper Headlines
29x32 George Carlin, Pete Fountain
06 December, 1990 8:00 am
29x34 Jay Leno (guest host), Clint Eastwood, Olivia Newton-John, Whitney Houston
11 December, 1990 8:00 am
29x35 Richard Benjamin, Johnn Clegg & Savuka
12 December, 1990 8:00 am
29x36 Bob Hope, Kirstie Alley, John Travolta, The Go-Go's
13 December, 1990 8:00 am
Poinsetta Talks; Foreign Commercials
29x38 Jay Leno (guest host), Glenn Close, John Chancellor, Bill Maher, Rosanne Cash
17 December, 1990 8:00 am
29x39 Jay Leno (guest host), Kathy Bates, Barry Manilow, K.T. Oslin
18 December, 1990 8:00 am
Kids Letters
29x40 Jay Leno (guest host), Jacqueline Bisset, Johnny Mathis
19 December, 1990 8:00 am
29x41 Jay Leno (guest host), John Mendoza, The Jeff Healey Band
20 December, 1990 8:00 am
Pet Products
29x42 Jay Leno (guest host), James Avery, Paul Hogan, Lou Rawls
21 December, 1990 8:00 am
29x43 Jay Leno (guest host), Jane Pauley, Phil Hartman, B.B. King, Dwight Yoakam
31 December, 1990 8:00 am
Times Square Remote; Phil Donahue Sketch
29x45 Kevin Costner, Lou Holtz, The Neville Brothers
03 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x46 Jeff Cesario, The Robert Cray Band
04 January, 1991 8:00 am
Material Supporter Phone; Foreign Commercials
29x47 Jay Leno (guest host), Marlo Thomas, Charles Johnson
08 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x48 Tony Danza, Willis Eden, Chris Isaak
09 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x49 Robin Williams, Steve Lawrence
10 January, 1991 8:00 am
What Have I Learned; Scientific Research on Cow Belching's Effect on Global Warming
29x50 Bob Hope, Richard Harris, Helen Thomas
11 January, 1991 8:00 am
Bob Hope chats with Johnny about his recent trip to entertain the troops in Saudi Arabia. Actor Richard Harris talks about working on his autobiography and Helen Thomas talks about her experience as White house bureau chief.
29x51 Jay Leno (guest host), Jerry Seinfeld, Tyne Daly, Corbin Bernsen
15 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x52 Dyan Cannon, Brian Haley
18 January, 1991 8:00 am
New Products; Predictions Scientists Have Made About Things We Will Have In Our Home In The Year 2000
29x53 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Jeremy Irons, Paula Poundstone
21 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x54 Jay Leno (guest host), Andie MacDowell, Will Smith, Helen Shaver
22 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x55 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Urich, Louie Anderson, Edie McClurg, Indigo Girls
23 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x56 Jay Leno (guest host), Lucie Arnaz, Joe Mantegna, Fred Roggin, Garth Brooks
24 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x57 Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Guttenberg, Jack Palance, Patrika Darbo, Surface
25 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x58 Jay Leno (guest host), Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Thomas, Celine Dion
29 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x60 Jeff Hostetler, Jonathan Winters, Sarah Brightman
31 January, 1991 8:00 am
29x61 Carl Reiner, John Riggi, Roger McGuinn
01 February, 1991 8:00 am
Baghdad Betty Joke; Kids Proverbs
29x62 Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Debbie Allen, Paul Provenza, Wilson Phillips
05 February, 1991 8:00 am
29x63 Sarah Evetts, Dan Aykroyd, Maceo Parker
06 February, 1991 8:00 am
Homework School Of The Air (Professor John W. Carson)
29x64 Robert Morse, Ritch Shydner, Clint Black
07 February, 1991 8:00 am
Euphemism Speech- What the Congressman Really Said In His Speech
29x66 Jay Leno (guest host), Anthony Quinn, Kevin Pollak, Tracie Spencer
12 February, 1991 8:00 am
29x67 C.F. Corzine, Jodie Foster, Oleta Adams
13 February, 1991 8:00 am
Rejected Valentine's Day Cards
29x68 Garry Shandling, Cathy Guisewite
14 February, 1991 8:00 am
Light Her Fire- Johnny gives romantic ideas to please your valentine.
29x69 Michael Landon, Blake Clark
15 February, 1991 8:00 am
29x70 Jay Leno (guest host), John Goodman, Kevin Bacon, Louie Anderson
19 February, 1991 8:00 am
29x71 David Brenner, Miko Hughes, Roger Rees
20 February, 1991 8:00 am
Actor Miko Hughes; actor Roger Rees; actor David Brenner.
29x72 Jerry Seinfeld, Brooke Adams, Rod McQueary & Collin Sweeten
21 February, 1991 8:00 am
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld; actress Brooke Adams; cowboy poets Rod McQueary and Collin Sweeten. Mail Order Sweepstakes
29x73 Ted Danson, Park Overall, Joe Williams
22 February, 1991 8:00 am
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Glue Sketch"
29x74 Jay Leno (guest host), Michael J. Fox, Raven-Symoné
05 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x77 Richard Harris, Martin Mull, Alias
08 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x80 Teri Garr, Calvin Trillin, B.B. King
14 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x81 James Woods, Isabella Rossellini, The Trinity Irish Dancers
15 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x82 Jay Leno (guest host), Anthony Hopkins, Robert Klein, Dave Koz
19 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x83 John Larroquette, Anthony Griffith (actor), Roy Blount, Jr.
20 March, 1991 8:00 am
The 3rd Annual Snivelling Weasel's Choice Awards
29x84 Albert Brooks, Yakov Smirnoff , The Robert Cray Band
21 March, 1991 8:00 am
If There Were Any Justice...
29x86 Jay Leno (guest host), Shelley Winters, Jim Carrey, Pet Shop Boys
25 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x87 Jay Leno (guest host), Tyne Daly, George Wallace
26 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x88 Jay Leno (guest host), Jack Lemmon, Ted Wass, Bob Costas, Hall & Oates
27 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x89 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Townsend, Sissy Spacek, Pierce Brosnan
28 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x90 Jay Leno (guest host), Cheryl Ladd, Wayne Cotter
29 March, 1991 8:00 am
29x91 Jay Leno (guest host), Jaleel White, Victoria Principal, Barry Levinson
02 April, 1991 9:00 am
29x94 Marilu Henner, Bob Hope, Diane Regan
05 April, 1991 9:00 am
Letter Received from M/M Smith; Spear Fishing Vacation in S. Dakota
29x95 Jay Leno (guest host), Scott Bakula, Elizabeth Ashley, Chris Isaak
09 April, 1991 8:00 am
29x97 Bob Saget, Cathy Ladman, Arthur Kent
11 April, 1991 8:00 am
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Brutally Honest Anonymous"
29x98 Tony Randall, Sheena Easton
12 April, 1991 8:00 am
29x99 Jay Leno (guest host), Kadeem Hardison, Sarah Jessica Parker, The Boys
15 April, 1991 8:00 am
29x101 Jay Leno (guest host), Kathy Bates, Lee Horsley, The Temptations
17 April, 1991 8:00 am
29x102 Jay Leno (guest host), Neil Simon, Travis Tritt
18 April, 1991 8:00 am
Celebrity Product Endorsements
29x103 Jay Leno (guest host), Richard Dean Anderson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Keith Sweat
19 April, 1991 8:00 am
29x104 Jay Leno (guest host), James Earl Jones, Brian Kerwin, George Strait
23 April, 1991 8:00 am
29x107 Burt Reynolds, John Wing, The Meeting
26 April, 1991 8:00 am
29x109 Roger Moore, Jack Mayberry, The Rembrandts
01 May, 1991 8:00 am
29x110 Sylvester Stallone, Orson Bean, Max Alexander
02 May, 1991 8:00 am
29x111 Dick Cavett, Chief Jesse Smith, Al Green
03 May, 1991 8:00 am
29x114 Michael Landon, George Foreman, Joe Jackson
09 May, 1991 8:00 am
29x115 Jack Palance, Wendy Liebman, Bob Evans, Linda Hopkins
10 May, 1991 8:00 am
Linda Hopkins performance is cut from syndicated copies of this show.
29x116 Jay Leno (guest host), Jill Clayburgh, Cindy Crawford, Louis Gossett, Jr.
14 May, 1991 8:00 am
Headlines; Interview with The Stewardess
29x117 Jerry Seinfeld, Marv Albert, Julio Iglesias
15 May, 1991 8:00 am
29x118 Jay Leno, Jaleel White
16 May, 1991 8:00 am
Comedian Jay Leno; actor Jaleel White. Foreign Products
29x119 Jim Valvano, John Candy, Maureen O'Hara
17 May, 1991 8:00 am
With Basketball Coach Jim Valvano, Actor John Candy, Actress Maureen O'Hara, and Jazz Pianist Shirley Horn. Stumpies: Johnny talks with a few members of audience who try to stump band with songs band doesn't know
29x120 Jay Leno (guest host), Bernard Shaw, Rick Reynolds, Michael Bolton
28 May, 1991 8:00 am
Props and Books- Major Booksellers
29x121 Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Leonard Waxdeck and The Birdcallers
29 May, 1991 8:00 am
Satellite Photos
29x124 Jay Leno (guest host), Geena Davis, Sean Astin, C. Everett Koop
04 June, 1991 8:00 am
29x127 Liv Ullman, John Riggi, Joe Williams
07 June, 1991 8:00 am
29x128 Jay Leno (guest host), Spike Lee, Jack Palance, Gerardo
11 June, 1991 8:00 am
Gerardo ("We Got The Funk", "Rico Suave")
29x129 Raven-Symoné, Robert Townsend, John McLaughlin
12 June, 1991 8:00 am
Euphemisms. Guest: Actor Raven Symone; John McLaughlin; actor Robert Townsend.
29x131 Bill Cosby, Beau Bridges, Morrissey
14 June, 1991 8:00 am
29x132 Jay Leno (guest host), Daniel Stern, Fred Roggin, Doobie Brothers
17 June, 1991 8:00 am
29x133 Jay Leno (guest host), Gregory Harrison, Gabrielle Anwar, Rhythm Tribe
18 June, 1991 8:00 am
29x134 Jay Leno (guest host), Julianne Phillips, Ron Richards, Natalie Cole
19 June, 1991 8:00 am
29x135 Jay Leno (guest host), Joe Mantegna, Robert Foxworth, Edie McClurg, Dave Koz
20 June, 1991 8:00 am
Summer Products
29x136 Jay Leno (guest host), Scott Glenn, Fran Drescher, Surface
21 June, 1991 8:00 am
29x138 Jay Leno (guest host), John Chancellor, Vince Gill
02 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x139 Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Saget, Jerry Van Dyke, Rosalind Chao, Richard Kastle
03 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x140 Jay Leno (guest host), Dixie Carter, Phil Hartman, Charles Kimbrough, Joey de Francesco
04 July, 1991 8:00 am
Visit from President Zachary Taylor (Phil Hartman)
29x142 Jay Leno (guest host), Elizabeth Perkins, P.J. O'Rourke, Willie Nelson
09 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x143 Jay Leno (guest host), Louie Anderson, Orson Bean, Celine Dion
10 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x144 Jay Leno (guest host), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Provenza, Itzhak Perlman
11 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x145 Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Kelley, Keith Washington, Catherine Crier
12 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x146 Jay Leno (guest host), Dennis Hopper, Linda Ellerbee, Wynton Marsalis
16 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x147 Bernadette Peters, Magic Johnson
17 July, 1991 8:00 am
Snack Food Tax Differential; Blue Cards
29x150 Jay Leno (guest host), John Stamos, Edwin Newman, Alan Jackson
23 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x153 Susan Sarandon, Dr. Norman Gary, Lyle Lovett
26 July, 1991 8:00 am
29x154 Jay Leno (guest host), Phil Hartman, Beverly D'Angelo, Robert Palmer
30 July, 1991 8:00 am
Senator Interview
29x158 Jay Leno (guest host), Mayim Bialik, Amy Tan, Blue Rodeo
13 August, 1991 8:00 am
29x161 Lance Burton, Jeff Dunham, Passing Zone
16 August, 1991 8:00 am
29x162 Jay Leno (guest host), Paul Reiser, Karyn Parsons, Williams Brothers
20 August, 1991 8:00 am
29x163 Burt Reynolds, David Horowitz, David Sanborn
21 August, 1991 8:00 am
29x165 David Steinberg, Kenneth Branagh, Harper Brothers
23 August, 1991 8:00 am
International Symbols
29x166 Jay Leno (guest host), Alex Rocco, Jan Hooks, Michael W. Smith, William Ross
27 August, 1991 8:00 am
29x167 Dyan Cannon, Baxter Black
28 August, 1991 8:00 am
29x168 Emma Thompson, Pat Benatar
29 August, 1991 8:00 am
29x169 David Letterman, B.B. King
30 August, 1991 8:00 am
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Telescam Home Shopping Network"
29x170 Jay Leno (guest host), John Goodman, Robert Guillaume, Kenny Loggins
10 September, 1991 8:00 am
29x172 Marilu Henner, Dom DeLuise, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
12 September, 1991 8:00 am
29x173 James Garner, Pete Rose, Ron Shock
13 September, 1991 8:00 am
Desk: Phobias. Guests Actor James Garner; comic Ron Shock; sports figure Pete Rose.
29x174 Jay Leno (guest host), John McLaughlin, John Singleton, Bonnie Raitt
17 September, 1991 8:00 am
29x175 Dabney Coleman, Connie Ray, Clint Black
18 September, 1991 8:00 am
Replacement Shows for Fall
29x176 Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters, Park Overall
19 September, 1991 8:00 am
Actor Robin Williams; comic Jonathan Winters; actress Park Overall.
29x177 Sean Penn, Neil Diamond
20 September, 1991 8:00 am
29x178 Jay Leno (guest host), Mike Wallace, Will Smith, Randy Travis
23 September, 1991 8:00 am
29x179 Jay Leno (guest host), Teri Garr, Carol Leifer, Bebe & Cece Winams
24 September, 1991 8:00 am
29x180 Jay Leno (guest host), Mark Harmon, Crystal Bernard
25 September, 1991 8:00 am
29x181 Jay Leno (guest host), Jerry Seinfeld, Matt Groening
26 September, 1991 8:00 am
Props- TV Show Art Cards
29x182 Jay Leno (guest host), Richard Dean Anderson, Bob Greene
27 September, 1991 8:00 am
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