Episode 1
Episode 1
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull, Jane Goodall, Stephanie Zimbalist
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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 2
Episode 2
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dabney Coleman, Paul Rodríguez
Episode 7
Episode 7
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Steve Lawrence, Howie Mandel, Susan Sullivan
Episode 10
Episode 10
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, Gene Hackman, Paul Reubens, Debbie Reynolds
Episode 16
Episode 16
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ray Charles, George Jones, Holly Palance
Episode 18
Episode 18
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Teri Garr, Pete Barbutti, Michael Martin Murphey
Episode 33
Episode 33
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Jimmy Aleck, John Ritter, Robyn Douglass
Episode 38
Episode 38
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Guest stars Charles Nelson Reilly, Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Joan Rivers, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Desi Arnaz Jr.
Episode 50
Episode 50
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Howie Mandel
Episode 51
Episode 51
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Phyllis Newman, Robin Williams
Episode 55
Episode 55
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Guest stars Joan Rivers, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Elizabeth Ashley, Kris Kristofferson
Episode 59
Episode 59
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Guest stars Suzanne Somers, Joan Rivers, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Henry Winkler
Episode 61
Episode 61
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Joe Garagiola, Deniece Williams
Episode 62
Episode 62
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Joe Garagiola, Deniece Williams
Episode 78
Episode 78
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Sammy Davis Jr.
Episode 80
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Jim Stafford
Episode 81
Episode 81
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, Erma Bombeck, Michael J. Fox
Episode 95
Episode 95
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Annie Potts
Episode 97
Episode 97
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Steve Lawrence, Karla Tamburrelli
Episode 104
Episode 104
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Bob Uecker
Episode 115
Episode 115
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Guest stars Charles Nelson Reilly, Joan Rivers, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Howie Mandel, John Lithgow
Episode 127
Episode 127
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Donald O'Connor
Episode 140
Episode 140
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Cyndi Lauper
Episode 141
Episode 141
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Guest stars Carl Reiner, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Laura Branigan
Episode 143
Episode 143
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Pete Fountain, Ryan O'Neal, Tommy Newsom, Farrah Fawcett
Episode 150
Episode 150
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Erin Gray
Episode 153
Episode 153
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Guest stars Joyce Brothers, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Teresa Ganzel
Episode 154
Episode 154
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Jim Fowler, Tommy Newsom, Carrie Fisher
Episode 156
Episode 156
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Tim Conway, Randy Newman, James E. Graseck
Episode 160
Episode 160
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull, Jane Badler, Claude Bolling, Hubert Laws
Episode 161
Episode 161
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Roy Blount Jr., Patti LaBelle
Episode 163
Episode 163
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Suzanne Somers, David Steinberg, David Brenner, Little Richard
Episode 166
Episode 166
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Kris Kristofferson, David Brenner, Willie Nelson, Don Novello
Episode 169
Episode 169
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joe Williams, Kevin Nealon
Episode 171
Episode 171
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Guest stars Buddy Rich, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal
Episode 184
Episode 184
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Alan King, Charles Nelson Reilly, Joan Rivers, Susan Sullivan
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
Themes
late-night showtalk show
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