TV series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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.
Season 2 episodes
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Episode 2
Episode 2
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Guest stars Barbra Streisand, Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Ronny Graham, Don Adams, Marlin Perkins
Episode 8
Episode 8
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Don Adams, Horst Buchholz, Jane Withers, Barbara Dane
Episode 18
Episode 18
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Don Adams, Peter Lorre, Gretchen Wyler
Episode 19
Episode 19
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Agnes Moorehead, Ronny Graham
Episode 21
Episode 21
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Jack Douglas, Reiko Douglas, Paul Ford, Shirley Knight
Episode 24
Episode 24
This week's theme is dance. Ken Daneyko is the guest judge.
Where to watch The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonEpisode 37
Episode 37
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Art Linkletter, Hal March, Pippa Scott, Billy Daniels
Episode 39
Episode 39
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Guest stars Mel Brooks, Joyce Brothers, Barbra Streisand, Ed McMahon, Carl Reiner, Skitch Henderson, Carol Sloane
Episode 41
Episode 41
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Glenn Ford, Connie Francis, Hope Lange
Episode 43
Episode 43
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Bette Davis, Skitch Henderson, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Chamberlain, Hedda Hopper, Patty Duke, Gary Clarke
Episode 49
Episode 49
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Guest stars Earl Wrightson, Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Diahann Carroll, Florence Henderson, Richard Rodgers
Episode 59
Episode 59
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Peter Falk, Ray Berwick
Episode 70
Episode 70
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Earl Holliman, Madeleine Sherwood
Episode 73
Episode 73
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Carl Reiner, Skitch Henderson, Carmen McRae, Salome Jens
Episode 83
Episode 83
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Rocky Marciano, Glynis Johns
Episode 85
Episode 85
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Larry Blyden, Arlene Dahl, Louis Nye
Episode 86
Episode 86
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Della Reese, Skitch Henderson, France Nuyen, Dan Blocker
Episode 88
Episode 88
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Guest stars William Saroyan, Patrice Munsel, Ed McMahon, Bob Hope, Skitch Henderson, Brook Benton
Episode 91
Episode 91
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Donald O'Connor, Darla Hood
Episode 93
Episode 93
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Olivia de Havilland, Alan Young, Pat Carroll, Kurt Kasznar
Episode 103
Episode 103
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Raymond Massey, Skitch Henderson, Ernest Borgnine, Maureen O'Hara
Episode 104
Episode 104
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Bob Hope, Skitch Henderson, Ralph Bellamy, Janis Paige, Leslie Caron, Liberace
Episode 106
Episode 106
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Guest stars Tallulah Bankhead, Ed McMahon, Bob Hope, Skitch Henderson, Malcolm Muggeridge, Kitty Kallen
Episode 110
Episode 110
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Walter Slezak, Arthur Godfrey, Liza Minnelli, Meredith Willson
Episode 114
Episode 114
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Guest stars Jimmy Cannon
Episode 121
Episode 121
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Rona Jaffe
Episode 125
Episode 125
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Eva Gabor, Skitch Henderson, Jean-Paul Vignon, Myron Cohen, Bo Belinsky
Episode 136
Episode 136
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Phyllis Newman, Skitch Henderson, George Kirby, Reginald Gardiner, Blossom Dearie
Episode 138
Episode 138
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Guest stars Corbett Monica, Ed McMahon, Della Reese, Skitch Henderson, Hermione Gingold
Episode 148
Episode 148
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Della Reese, Skitch Henderson, Jerry Van Dyke, Susan Oliver
Episode 151
Episode 151
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Jean-Paul Vignon, Pat O'Brien, Arlene Francis, Jan Sterling, Sally Ann Howes, Ty Hardin
Episode 152
Episode 152
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Larry Storch, Arlene Francis, Elizabeth Allen
Episode 155
Episode 155
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Allan Sherman, Ray Charles, Rose Marie, Pat Carroll, Rod Serling
Episode 156
Episode 156
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Allan Sherman, Art Buchwald, Jim Backus, Bill Cosby, Kaye Stevens
Episode 157
Episode 157
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Allan Sherman, Phyllis Diller, Robert Stack, Ernest Adler
Episode 158
Episode 158
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Guest stars Buddy Hackett, Allan Sherman
Episode 164
Episode 164
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Della Reese, Tommy Leonetti, Skitch Henderson, George Christy
Episode 183
Episode 183
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Gene Baylos, Cass Elliot, Kurt Kasznar, Constance Towers, Jesse White
Episode 185
Episode 185
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Sheldon Leonard, Lorne Greene
Episode 186
Episode 186
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Henry Morgan, Richard Chamberlain, Susan Barrett, Elaine Stewart
Episode 192
Episode 192
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Eva Gabor, Skitch Henderson, Jack Ging
Episode 216
Episode 216
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, George Maharis, Skitch Henderson, Larry Storch, Gloria DeHaven
Episode 225
Episode 225
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Phyllis Diller, James Stewart, Ed Wynn, Jack Teagarden
Episode 230
Episode 230
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Arlene Dahl, Dennis Day, Johnny Desmond
Episode 242
Episode 242
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Della Reese, Skitch Henderson, Milt Kamen, Richard Tucker
Episode 253
Episode 253
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Skitch Henderson, Peter Bull, Dawn Nickerson
Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026
More about The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Cast
Johnny CarsonSelf - Host
Tony BennettSelf - Guest
Shelley WintersSelf - Guest
Ed McMahonSelf - Announcer
Robert BlakeSelf
Victor BuonoSelf
Charles Nelson ReillySelf
Buck HenrySelfCredits
- Created by
- Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Talk Show
- Episodes
- 3,756
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
NBC ProductionsUnited States- Carson ProductionsUnited States
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