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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30x01 Jay Leno (guest host), Corbin Bernsen, Fran Drescher, Branford Marsalis, Henry Alford
01 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x02 Jay Leno (guest host), Pete Barbutti, Fred Roggin, James Taylor
02 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x03 29th Anniversary Show
03 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x04 Jay Leno (guest host), James Earl Jones, Roma Downey
08 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x06 Carl Reiner, Destiny, Mike Zele
10 October, 1991 8:00 am
Actor Carl Reiner; Destiny; Mike Zele
30x07 Ann-Margret, John Henton, B.B. King
11 October, 1991 8:00 am
Mighty Carson Art Players- "David Howitzer- Consumer Reporter"
30x08 Jay Leno (guest host), Kevin Pollak, Brock Yates, The Manhattan Transfer
14 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x09 Jay Leno (guest host), Kadeem Hardison, Larry Miller, Craig T. Nelson, Russ Irwin
15 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x10 Jay Leno (guest host), Jodie Foster, Wayne Cotter, Michael Bolton
16 October, 1991 8:00 am
Education Aids
30x11 Jay Leno (guest host), Andy Griffith, Ron Richards, Garth Brooks
17 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x12 Jay Leno (guest host), Lily Tomlin, Neil Patrick Harris
18 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x13 Jay Leno (guest host), Jeff Daniels, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Garry Marshall
29 October, 1991 8:00 am
30x15 Richard Lewis, Kevin Rooney, Al Jarreau
31 October, 1991 8:00 am
Carved Pumpkins; Homework School of The Air
30x16 Jim Fowler, Dudley Moore, Calvin Trillin
01 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x17 Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Stack, Steve Landesberg, Harry Connick, Jr.
05 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x20 George Segal, Drew Carey, Penelope Ann Miller
08 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x21 Jay Leno (guest host), Jaleel White, Paula Poundstone, Edie McClurg
12 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x25 Jay Leno (guest host), Jamie Lee Curtis, Katherine Helmond, Huey Lewis & The News
19 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x27 Bob Newhart, George Lopez, Lisa Stansfield
21 November, 1991 8:00 am
Kids' Answers to Questions about Thanksgiving
30x28 Bette Midler, Bill Maher
22 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x29 Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Collins, James Avery, The Judds
25 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x30 Jay Leno (guest host), Luke Perry, Jason Alexander, Smokey Robinson
26 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x31 Jay Leno (guest host), William Shatner, Ted Wass, Halle Berry, Marc Cohn
27 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x32 Jay Leno (guest host), Alan Rachins, Dame Edna, Lewis Grizzard
28 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x33 Jay Leno (guest host), Shirley MacLaine, Kirk Cameron
29 November, 1991 8:00 am
30x34 Jay Leno (guest host), Richard Crenna, Jason Priestly, Richard Marx
03 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x36 Anjelica Huston, Richard Harris
06 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x37 Jay Leno (guest host), Norm Macdonald, Mark Shields, Barry Manilow
10 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x38 Burt Reynolds, Vince Gill
11 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x41 Jay Leno (guest host), Bob Hope, Kathy Bates, Joe Mantegna
17 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x42 George Foreman, Jack Jones
18 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x43 Steve Martin, Cathy Ladman, Leon Redbone
19 December, 1991 8:00 am
Children's Christmas Letters
30x44 Jonathan Winters, Bonnie Hunt, Joe Williams
20 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x45 Jay Leno (guest host), Ahmad Rashad, Tammy Lauren, Fabulous Thunderbirds
30 December, 1991 8:00 am
30x46 Jay Leno (guest host), Phil Hartman, Carol Leifer, Kadeem Hardison, Ron Richards, Tracie Spencer
31 December, 1991 8:00 am
Sketch- "Lust Connection"
30x47 Jay Leno (guest host), Susan Lucci, Ned Beatty, Michael Richards, Dave Barry
01 January, 1992 8:00 am
Kids' Resolutions
30x48 Jay Leno (guest host), Carl Weathers, Jeff Stillman
02 January, 1992 8:00 am
30x49 Jay Leno (guest host), Peter Weller, Tommy Davidson
03 January, 1992 8:00 am
30x50 Jay Leno (guest host), Danny Glover, Dinah Manoff, Eddie Money
07 January, 1992 8:00 am
30x53 David Steinberg, Drew Carey, Regis Philbin
10 January, 1992 8:00 am
Blue Cards. Guest: Actor David Steinberg; actor Drew Carey; actor Regis Philbin.
30x54 Jay Leno (guest host), Kevin Costner, Cybill Shepherd, Kenny Loggins
14 January, 1992 8:00 am
30x55 Christian Slater, Paula Poundstone, Yo Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin
15 January, 1992 8:00 am
30x56 Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jimmy Brogan, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert
16 January, 1992 8:00 am
With Actor Keenen Ivory Wayans, Comedian Jimmy Brogan, and Film Crtics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Differences Between Men and Women
30x57 Jeremy Irons, Louie Anderson, Baxter Black
17 January, 1992 8:00 am
30x58 Jay Leno (guest host), Hal Roach, Tom Skerritt, Ken Burns, Boyz II Men
28 January, 1992 8:00 am
Elvis Sighting
30x59 Melanie Griffth, Tim Allen, William Wegman
29 January, 1992 8:00 am
Conversation with The Audience. Guest: Actor Melanie Griffith; actor Tim Allen; William Wegman.
30x60 Michael J. Fox, Mark Schiff, Trisha Yearwood
30 January, 1992 8:00 am
30x61 Kevin Bacon, Wayne Cotter, Amanda Plummer
31 January, 1992 8:00 am
Actor Kevin Bacon; comic Wayne Cotter; actress Amanda Plummer. Zero Gravity Experiments
30x62 Jay Leno (guest host), John McLaughlin, Brian Keith, Joey Lawrence
04 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x63 Bob Newhart, Carol Leifer, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
05 February, 1992 8:00 am
What I Want From The President
30x64 Sean Connery, Jack Coen, Richard Marx
06 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x65 John Riggi, Edie McClurg, Larry Gatlin
07 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x66 Jay Leno (guest host), William Devane, Elizabeth Ashley, Marc Cohn
11 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x69 Jay Leno (guest host), Maria Shriver, George Wallace, Professor Cassidy
18 February, 1992 8:00 am
Japanese Products That Failed
30x70 Jim Fowler, Dudley Moore, Louis Bellson
19 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x71 Chevy Chase, Smothers Brothers
20 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x72 Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Douglas
21 February, 1992 8:00 am
Actress Elizabeth Taylor; actor Michael Douglas.
30x73 Jay Leno (guest host), Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Marion Ross
24 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x74 Jay Leno (guest host), Diane Ladd, Ian Ziering, Jeff Stilson
25 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x75 Jay Leno (guest host), Meredith Baxter, John Spencer, Shelby Lynn
26 February, 1992 8:00 am
Albums
30x76 Jay Leno (guest host), John Chancellor, Billy Bragg, Erma Bombeck
27 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x77 Jay Leno (guest host), Mark Harmon, Jack Palance
28 February, 1992 8:00 am
30x78 Jay Leno (guest host), Brian Dennehy, Jeff Altman, Vanessa Williams
03 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x80 Don Rickles, Calvin Trillin, Five Guys Named Moe
05 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x82 Jay Leno (guest host), Warren Beatty, Sophie B. Hawkins
10 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x83 Tony Danza, Paul Gertner, Pete Fountain
11 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x84 Burt Reynolds, Pete Barbutti, Ahmad Rashad
12 March, 1992 8:00 am
With Actor Burt Reynolds, Comedian Pete Barbutti, Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad. Children's Letters to Johnny Carson
30x85 Bob Hope, Martin Mull, Teresa Ganzel
13 March, 1992 8:00 am
Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea Time Movie"
30x87 Marilu Henner, Kevin Pollak, Randy Travis
18 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x88 Richard Lewis, Susie Loucks, Leon Redbone
19 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x90 Jay Leno (guest host), Michael Jeter, Roxette
23 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x91 Jay Leno (guest host), Jonathan Ross, Pam Tillis
24 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x92 Jay Leno (guest host), Willem Dafoe, Norman Lear
25 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x93 Jay Leno (guest host), Christopher Reeve, Melissa Gilbert-Brinkman, Mr. Big
26 March, 1992 8:00 am
Congratulations to Victor Christen- 103 Years Old
30x94 Jay Leno (guest host), Armand Assante, Stone Phillips, Bronx Style Bob
27 March, 1992 8:00 am
30x95 Jay Leno (guest host), Jack Palance, Richard Dean Anderson, Celine Dion
31 March, 1992 9:00 am
30x96 Patrick Swayze, Steve Lawrence, David Horowitz
01 April, 1992 9:00 am
Prop Giveaway (Certificate of Authenticity); PR Slogans
30x97 Craig T. Nelson, Michael Crawford, Bob Costas
02 April, 1992 9:00 am
Actor Craig T. Nelson; actor Michael Crawford; journalist Bob Costas. Prop Giveaway (Swiss Army Knife); Buttocks Descriptions.
30x98 Charles Grodin, John Mendoza, k.d. lang
03 April, 1992 9:00 am
Prop Giveaway (Hussein A Flush); Blue Cards
30x99 Jay Leno (guest host), Cybill Shepherd, Chris North, Lisa Taylor, Mark Chestnut
07 April, 1992 8:00 am
30x103 Jay Leno (guest host), John Goodman, Dick Clark, Chic
14 April, 1992 8:00 am
30x104 Bernadette Peters, Rodney Dangerfield, Beau Bridges
15 April, 1992 8:00 am
Graduating The Audience
30x105 Tom Selleck, John McEnroe, Ray Charles
16 April, 1992 8:00 am
Prop Giveaway (Nathan Hall sweater, Napoleon's bathing trunks, giant finger)
30x106 Don Johnson, Amanda Plummer, Christopher Parkening
17 April, 1992 8:00 am
Final Prop Spot with Asteroid
30x107 Jerry Seinfeld, Carl Reiner, B.B. King
28 April, 1992 8:00 am
Walter Cronkie Sketch (sketch from 1981)
30x108 Bill Cosby, Bob Saget, Harry Connick, Jr.
29 April, 1992 8:00 am
Bar Room Brawl Sketch (from 1968)
30x109 Jonathan Winters, Dame Edna Everage, Jimmy Buffett
05 May, 1992 8:00 am
Performing Bird Montage
30x111 Madeline Kahn, Buddy Hackett, Diane Schuur
07 May, 1992 8:00 am
Playback of Sketches (Patton and Doc/Thanksgiving)
30x112 Garry Shandling, George Foreman
08 May, 1992 8:00 am
With Actor / Comedian Garry Shandling, and Boxer George Foreman. Including: Playback of Who's On First, Pies, and Pie Outtakes.
30x115 Michael Keaton, Martin Short, Teri Garr
14 May, 1992 8:00 am
Actor Michael Keaton; actor Martin Short; actress Teri Garr. Copper Clappers/Jack Webb Sketch (from 1968)
30x116 Clint Eastwood, David Letterman, Bob Hope
15 May, 1992 8:00 am
Thesaurus Writers Funeral (from 1990)
30x117 Mel Brooks, Tony Bennett, Jack Lemmon
19 May, 1992 8:00 am
Playback of Commercial Blackouts- 'Range Top Stuffing', 'Colonel Sanders', 'Karl Malden/Hot Tub', 'Old Splice', 'Yodel Hills', and 'Underalls'
30x118 Roseanne Arnold, Richard Harris
20 May, 1992 8:00 am
Playback- Johnny as Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias
30x119 Robin Williams, Bette Midler
21 May, 1992 8:00 am
Regarded as one of the most unforgettable moments in television history, Johnny's last two guests, Robin Williams and Bette Midler say farewell with performances that bring down the house.
30x120 Series Finale
22 May, 1992 8:00 am
Here's Johnny in his final Tonight Show appearance looking back at 30 years with Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen.
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