Episode 1
Episode 1
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Richard Chamberlain, Craig T. Nelson, John Mendoza, Thomas F. Wilson
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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 8
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Guest stars Carl Reiner, Jay Leno, Blair Brown, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Roy Blount Jr.
Episode 15
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Hoyt Axton, Don Herbert
Episode 21
Episode 21
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Carl Reiner, Tommy Newsom, Jennifer Grey, Kathy Mattea
Episode 27
Episode 27
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jack Jones, Robert D. Ballard, John Larroquette
Episode 29
Episode 29
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Natalie Cole, Magic Johnson
Episode 30
Episode 30
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Guest stars Shelley Winters, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, Bea Arthur
Episode 31
Episode 31
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Bo Diddley, James "Buster" Douglas
Episode 33
Episode 33
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dabney Coleman, Kenneth Branagh
Episode 35
Episode 35
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Burt Reynolds, Ray Price
Episode 48
Episode 48
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Guest stars Jay Leno, Martin Mull, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Carol Burnett, Edie McClurg
Episode 50
Episode 50
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Guest stars Jay Leno, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Roger Moore, Sam Donaldson
Episode 54
Episode 54
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Jeff Dunham, B.B. King
Episode 69
Episode 69
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Dabney Coleman, Yakov Smirnoff
Episode 72
Episode 72
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Jay Leno, Tommy Newsom, Teri Garr, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Eva Marie Saint
Episode 79
Episode 79
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Al Green
Episode 89
Episode 89
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, David Byrne, Peter Jennings
Episode 102
Episode 102
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Guest stars Jay Leno, Martin Mull, Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom, Bill Maher, Lyle Lovett, Charlie Korsmo
Episode 104
Episode 104
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, George Segal
Episode 114
Episode 114
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Jay Leno, Tommy Newsom, Park Overall, Brian Dennehy, Lou Gramm
Episode 120
Episode 120
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Guest stars Mel Gibson, David Alan Grier
Episode 137
Episode 137
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Martin Mull, Ruth Brown, Anne DeSalvo
Episode 138
Episode 138
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Park Overall, Pete Sampras
Episode 143
Episode 143
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Guest stars Christine Lahti, Crystal Bernard
Episode 144
Episode 144
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Guest stars Valerie Bertinelli, Paul Reiser
Episode 148
Episode 148
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Jay Leno, John Hiatt, Paul Sorvino, Peggy Lipton, Nicollette Sheridan
Episode 155
Episode 155
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Tommy Newsom, Teri Garr, Kevin Pollak
Episode 163
Episode 163
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Shelby Foote, Gary Morris, Carl Reiner
Episode 171
Episode 171
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Newhart, Céline Dion, Catherine O'Hara
Episode 183
Episode 183
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Guest stars Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Bob Hope, Kirstie Alley, John Travolta
Episode 184
Episode 184
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Guest stars Dolly Parton, Mark Schiff, Kadeem Hardison
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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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