Episode 1
Episode 1
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Greg Louganis
TV series
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 2
Episode 2
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, B.B. King
Episode 24
Episode 24
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jack Jones, Bob Newhart
Episode 32
Episode 32
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, James Mason
Episode 38
Episode 38
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Argus Hamilton, Louis Gossett Jr., Richard Kline
Episode 40
Episode 40
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Reiner, Ed Koch, Estelle Reiner
Episode 42
Episode 42
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Teri Garr, Jennifer O'Neill, Paul Provenza
Episode 56
Episode 56
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Sammy Davis Jr., James B. Sikking
Episode 57
April 28, 1983
Charles Nelson Reilly, Garry Shandling, Audrie J. Neenan
Where to watch The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonEpisode 68
Episode 68
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Martin Mull, Tommy Newsom, Donald Sutherland
Episode 70
Episode 70
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Anthony Quinn, Julie Hayek
Episode 72
Episode 72
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Suzanne Somers, Kathleen Beller, Blake Clark
Episode 75
Episode 75
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Mel Blanc, Steve Lawrence
Episode 80
Episode 80
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teresa Ganzel, Roger Moore, Donna Summer
Episode 83
Episode 83
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, James Brown, Robin Williams
Episode 85
Episode 85
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dyan Cannon
Episode 101
Episode 101
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Garry Shandling, Carrie Fisher
Episode 108
Episode 108
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jerry Lewis, Dabney Coleman
Episode 116
Episode 116
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Maureen Murphy, Charlie Byrd
Episode 119
Episode 119
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Copley, Amanda McBroom
Episode 131
Episode 131
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Lily Tomlin, Joan Rivers, James Coco, Linda Gray
Episode 137
Episode 137
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Peter Ustinov
Episode 138
Episode 138
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Sean Connery
Episode 140
Episode 140
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, James Stephens
Episode 177
Episode 177
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Guest stars Mel Brooks, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr
Episode 180
Episode 180
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Garry Shandling, Barry Manilow, Markie Post
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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
Themes
late-night showtalk show
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