Episode 1
Episode 1
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Mel Tillis, Teri Garr, Eubie Blake, Karl Malden
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV-PG31 seasons7.5 / 10
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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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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Episode 3
Episode 3
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Blake, Martin Mull, Tom Wolfe
Episode 4
Episode 4
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jack Klugman, Pete Barbutti, Richard Dawson, Barbi Benton
Episode 7
Episode 7
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Burt Reynolds, Argus Hamilton
Episode 9
Episode 9
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull, Rita Moreno, Billy Crystal, Bea Arthur
Episode 13
Episode 13
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Bud Greenspan, Angie Dickinson, Melissa Manchester
Episode 16
Episode 16
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, David Letterman, Ben Vereen, José Feliciano, Linda Lavin, Meadowlark Lemon
Episode 21
Episode 21
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, McLean Stevenson, Natalie Cole
Episode 23
Episode 23
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Teri Garr
Episode 26
Episode 26
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Goulet, Rodney Dangerfield, Mariette Hartley
Episode 28
Episode 28
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Nell Carter, Marsha Mason
Episode 30
Episode 30
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Guest stars Red Buttons, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Patrick Duffy, Ann Reinking, William F. Buckley Jr.
Episode 34
Episode 34
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Suzanne Somers, Buddy Hackett, Kreskin, Roy Clark, Tammy Wynette
Episode 39
Episode 39
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, David Letterman, John Ritter, Irving Wallace
Episode 49
Episode 49
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Betty White, Martin Mull, Joseph Wambaugh, Rob Reiner
Episode 51
Episode 51
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Suzanne Somers, Billy Crystal, Loretta Lynn
Episode 52
Episode 52
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bert Convy, Erma Bombeck, Jean Marsh
Episode 56
Episode 56
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Steve Lawrence, William Holden, Clark Terry
Episode 57
Episode 57
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Guest stars Della Reese, David Letterman, Pat Paulsen, Cloris Leachman
Episode 58
Episode 58
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr
Episode 63
Episode 63
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jack Klugman, David Letterman, Tom Wolfe, Bonnie Janofsky
Episode 67
Episode 67
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Carlin, Phyllis Diller, Valerie Harper
Episode 69
Episode 69
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Carlin, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Boone, Roger Moore
Episode 71
Episode 71
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Steve Allen, Orson Bean, Richard Dawson, Judy Collins
Episode 72
Episode 72
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Goulet, Richard Dawson, Debralee Scott
Episode 77
Episode 77
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Buck Henry, William Devane, Susan George, Eric Heiden
Episode 86
Episode 86
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Don Adams, James Stewart
Episode 89
Episode 89
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Fernando Lamas, Teri Garr, Johnny Yune, Richie Havens, Richard Benjamin
Episode 90
Episode 90
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Victor Buono, Charles Nelson Reilly, Pete Barbutti, Tom Brokaw
Episode 94
Episode 94
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Betty White, George Gobel, Martin Mull
Episode 95
Episode 95
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Linda Gray, Gladys Knight
Episode 104
Episode 104
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Orson Bean, Peter Fonda, George Carlin, Peter Benchley, Patrice Rushen
Episode 108
Episode 108
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Buddy Hackett, Martin Mull
Episode 109
Episode 109
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Burt Reynolds, Anne Murray
Episode 110
Episode 110
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Buck Henry, Kenny Rogers, Lee Marvin, Kim Carnes
Episode 112
Episode 112
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Diahann Carroll, Teri Garr, Robert Klein
Episode 113
Episode 113
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Goulet, Rich Little, Bonnie Franklin, Pete Barbutti, Cleveland Amory
Episode 116
Episode 116
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Guest stars Jim Fowler, Rodney Dangerfield, Dyan Cannon, Arnaud de Borchgrave
Episode 119
Episode 119
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Orson Bean, Bobby Kelton, Jim Stafford, Bert Convy
Episode 122
Episode 122
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Sammy Davis Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer
Episode 128
Episode 128
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Johnny Mathis, Elizabeth Ashley, Conrad Janis, Paulette McWilliams
Episode 130
Episode 130
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, James Coco, Frank Abagnale Jr., Phyllis Diller, Nell Carter
Episode 133
Episode 133
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Richard Chamberlain, David Bowie, Randi Oakes, Richard Pryor
Episode 139
Episode 139
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Michael Landon
Episode 141
Episode 141
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Suzanne Somers, George Carlin, James Garner
Episode 143
Episode 143
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull, Walter Matthau
Episode 160
Episode 160
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, David Letterman, Steve Lawrence
Episode 161
Episode 161
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Martin Mull, Elizabeth Ashley
Episode 165
Episode 165
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Steve Landesberg, Gore Vidal
Episode 172
Episode 172
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joe Williams, Jean Marsh, Thom Sharp
Episode 177
Episode 177
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, Minnie Pearl, Linda Lavin
Episode 185
Episode 185
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Victor Buono, David Letterman, Teri Garr, Marie Osmond
Episode 191
Episode 191
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Joan Rivers, Charlton Heston
Episode 194
Episode 194
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Suzanne Somers, Robert Klein
Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026
More about The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Cast
Johnny CarsonSelf - Host
Tony BennettSelf - Guest
Shelley WintersSelf - Guest Hostess
Ed McMahonSelf - Substitute Host & Announcer
Victor BuonoSelf
Charles Nelson ReillySelf
Buck HenrySelf
Bob HopeSelfCredits
- Created by
- Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver
- Written by
- Pat McCormick
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Talk Show
- Episodes
- 3,756
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
NBC ProductionsUnited States- Carson ProductionsUnited States
Themes
late-night showtalk show
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