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 20 episodes
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Episode 5
Episode 5
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, McLean Stevenson
Episode 7
Episode 7
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull
Episode 10
Episode 10
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Bob Hope, Tommy Newsom, Argus Hamilton, Tony Randall
Episode 19
Episode 19
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen
Episode 21
Episode 21
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Bill Cosby, Jack Klugman
Episode 23
Episode 23
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Teri Garr, Lorna Patterson
Episode 34
Episode 34
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Guest stars Martin Mull, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Mac Davis, Bob Uecker, Morgan Fairchild
Episode 42
Episode 42
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Suzanne Somers, Tommy Newsom
Episode 45
Episode 45
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Pete Barbutti, Patrick Macnee
Episode 57
Episode 57
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull, Joe Garagiola
Episode 64
Episode 64
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robert Klein
Episode 65
Episode 65
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Steve Lawrence, Maureen Murphy
Episode 70
Episode 70
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Guest stars Bert Convy, David Letterman, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Teri Garr
Episode 71
Episode 71
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Guest stars David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Embery, Hoyt Axton
Episode 83
Episode 83
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Suzanne Somers, William Holden
Episode 90
Episode 90
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Guest stars Jerry Seinfeld, Rona Barrett
Episode 94
Episode 94
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Robert Klein, Johnny Mathis, B.B. King, Sylvester Stallone, Conrad E. Palmisano
Episode 104
Episode 104
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Victor Buono, Betty White, Peter Strauss
Episode 109
Episode 109
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, David Letterman, John Ritter, Andrea Martin
Episode 115
Episode 115
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, David Brenner
Episode 117
Episode 117
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dom DeLuise, Steve Lawrence
Episode 127
Episode 127
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Burt Reynolds
Episode 134
Episode 134
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Phyllis Diller, David Steinberg, Peter Cook, Beverly D'Angelo
Episode 137
Episode 137
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Sammy Davis Jr., Jean Marsh, Peter Billingsley
Episode 140
Episode 140
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robin Williams, Jean Marsh
Episode 147
Episode 147
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Pete Barbutti
Episode 148
Episode 148
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Gabe Kaplan, Teri Garr, Ronnie Milsap
Episode 152
Episode 152
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Barbara Mandrell, David Niven
Episode 153
Episode 153
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Guest stars Dom DeLuise, Betty White, Jerry Seinfeld
Episode 158
Episode 158
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Susan Sarandon, Rick Schroder
Episode 161
Episode 161
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, McLean Stevenson, Buddy Hackett, Bud Greenspan
Episode 166
Episode 166
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Victor Buono, Della Reese, George Carlin
Episode 173
Episode 173
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bert Convy, Burt Reynolds
Episode 175
Episode 175
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Jane Fonda, Sarah Vaughan
Episode 177
Episode 177
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull, Bryant Gumbel
Episode information updated Jul 24, 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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