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 25 episodes
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Episode 6
Episode 6
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martina Arroyo, Brian Dennehy, George Carl
Episode 10
Episode 10
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Carl Sagan, Dabney Coleman
Episode 11
Episode 11
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Stanley Jordan, Brad Garrett
Episode 12
Episode 12
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Joe Namath, Roy Blount Jr.
Episode 22
Episode 22
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Robin Williams, Danny Cooksey
Episode 24
Episode 24
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Don Ameche
Episode 36
Episode 36
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Guest stars Joan Rivers, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, John Denver, Hal Holbrook, Carrie Fisher
Episode 45
Episode 45
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Barbara Hershey
Episode 49
Episode 49
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Richard Benjamin, Willie Nelson
Episode 53
Episode 53
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Richard Chamberlain
Episode 65
Episode 65
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joan Rivers, Rita Moreno, Anthony Quinn, Patti LaBelle, Michael McDonald
Episode 76
Episode 76
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Joe Bushkin, Anthony Quinn, JoBeth Williams
Episode 81
Episode 81
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Christine Lahti, Diane Schuur
Episode 96
Episode 96
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Burt Reynolds, Franklyn Ajaye, Valerie Wildman
Episode 103
Episode 103
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, David Steinberg, Carrie Fisher, Garry Shandling, Rosanne Cash, Bronson Pinchot, George Wendt
Episode 111
Episode 111
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Leon Redbone
Episode 124
Episode 124
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Guest stars Tony Bennett, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen
Episode 128
Episode 128
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jack Klugman, William Devane, Paul Rodríguez, Betty White
Episode 130
Episode 130
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Paul Sorvino, Pam Dawber, Robert Palmer
Episode 132
Episode 132
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Teri Garr, Billy Crystal, Chaka Khan, Don King, Paul Shaffer
Episode 135
Episode 135
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal, Loni Anderson, Bill Paxton
Episode 143
Episode 143
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, John Davidson, David Steinberg, Tom Poston, Ed Begley Jr., Joanna Kerns
Episode 158
Episode 158
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Guest stars Martin Mull, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Garry Shandling, Vanna White
Episode 162
Episode 162
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Paul Simon, Markie Post, Chevy Chase
Episode 163
Episode 163
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dick Shawn, Burt Reynolds
Episode 169
Episode 169
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dabney Coleman, Rich Hall
Episode 180
Episode 180
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Joan Embery, Tommy Newsom, Garry Shandling, Sérgio Mendes, Tom Poston
Episode 190
Episode 190
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Tommy Newsom, Barbara Mandrell
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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