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 24 episodes
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Episode 3
Episode 3
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Charles Nelson Reilly, Peter Fonda, Tommy Newsom, A. Whitney Brown
Episode 4
Episode 4
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Guest stars Jerry Seinfeld, Ed Begley Jr., Laura Branigan
Episode 5
Episode 5
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Tom Dreesen, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson
Episode 15
Episode 15
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Toni Tennille, Roy Blount Jr.
Episode 27
Episode 27
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gormé
Episode 32
Episode 32
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, McLean Stevenson, Dorothy Loudon, Rosalind Chao, Ron McCroby
Episode 35
Episode 35
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Kove
Episode 47
Episode 47
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Alice Krige
Episode 57
Episode 57
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Donald O'Connor, Ornella Muti
Episode 62
Episode 62
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, John Ritter, Grace Jones
Episode 63
Episode 63
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Marvin Hagler, Stanley Jordan
Episode 69
Episode 69
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Roger Moore
Episode 73
Episode 73
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Tom Dreesen, Lance Burton
Episode 79
Episode 79
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Anthony Newley, Joan Rivers, Ann Jillian, Martha Plimpton
Episode 89
Episode 89
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Burt Reynolds, Laura Branigan
Episode 93
Episode 93
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jerry Seinfeld
Episode 97
Episode 97
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Rich Hall, Don Ameche, Rob Lowe
Episode 98
Episode 98
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Joan Rivers, Hulk Hogan, Catherine Oxenberg
Episode 100
Episode 100
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dabney Coleman, Horacio Gutiérrez
Episode 102
Episode 102
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Michael J. Fox, 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Episode 107
Episode 107
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Carl Reiner, Tommy Newsom, Teresa Ganzel, George Miller
Episode 110
Episode 110
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Guest stars Betty White, Joan Rivers, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Paul Reubens, Roddy McDowall, Mary Lou Retton
Episode 112
Episode 112
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Joan Rivers, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Garry Shandling, Norman Mailer, Clint Holmes
Episode 122
Episode 122
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Burt Reynolds, Sonia Braga
Episode 128
Episode 128
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Bob Hope, Joan Rivers, Tommy Newsom, Bruce Weitz, Oprah Winfrey
Episode 129
Episode 129
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Bob Newhart, Teresa Ganzel, Saundra Santiago
Episode 133
Episode 133
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Lou Rawls, Blake Clark, Garry Shandling, Ed Begley Jr.
Episode 136
Episode 136
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Charles Grodin, Loni Anderson, Clark Terry
Episode 144
Episode 144
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Steve Lawrence
Episode 152
Episode 152
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, Martin Mull, Julia Child, Nancy McKeon, Priscilla Presley
Episode 153
Episode 153
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, Phyllis Diller, Paul Reubens, Cassandra Peterson, David Lee Roth
Episode 160
Episode 160
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Carl Reiner, Tommy Newsom, André-Philippe Gagnon, David Huddleston
Episode 165
Episode 165
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Ryan O'Neal, Bob Uecker
Episode 171
Episode 171
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Larry Gatlin, Christopher Reeve, Joan Rivers
Episode 174
Episode 174
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, Telly Savalas, Rich Hall, Pamela Bellwood
Episode 179
Episode 179
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Tim Reid, Luther Vandross
Episode 181
Episode 181
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dick Shawn, Teri Garr, Tim Reid, Michael McDonald
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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