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"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962): :  -- John and Ross chat with Alison Sweeney of Days of Our Lives, as they walk her over for her first appearance on The Tonight Show.

Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   448 votes
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Writers:
Hank Bradford (head writer) (1969-1975)
Johnny Carson (writer)
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Release Date:
1 October 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Music | Talk-Show more
Plot:
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 33 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(33 articles)
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McMahon Honoured At Memorial
 (From WENN. 29 June 2009, 4:06 AM, PDT)

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Funny+Awesome+Classic=Johnny Carson more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 1 of 971)

Johnny Carson ... Himself - Host / ... (1,925 episodes, 1962-1992)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"The Best of Carson" (USA) (rerun title)
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Runtime:
105 min (1962-1966) | 60 min (1980-1992) | USA:90 min (1967-1980)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (1962-1984) | Stereo (1984-1992)

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Trivia:
Five years after the final 'The (1962) Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' broadcast aired, 10,000 "Tonight Show" tapes were transported to a working salt mine in Kansas, 54 stories underground, to protect them from deterioration. The average temperature of the salt mine is 68 degrees, with 40% humidity. more
Quotes:
Karnack: [Holding the envelope to his head] Shogun.
Ed McMahon: Shogun.
Karnack: [Opening envelope] What's the first thing you do when you hold up a liquor store?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "All in the Family: Maude (#2.24)" (1972) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Funny+Awesome+Classic=Johnny Carson, 4 December 2005
10/10
Author: CarsonFan from United States

This show is downright hilarious! Johnny Carson is the funniest comedian ever! Period. You have to love Johnny. The moments on his show can't be beat. Ed Ames' tomahawk toss, Don Rickles breaks Johnny's cigarette box, Bob Hope's stand-up act about Johnny, the spoofs of Mr. Rogers, Walter Cronkite, and Tarzan, and many, many more. However, I wasn't even a year old when Johnny retired, so I didn't get to see him on NBC. But I have DVDs featuring highlights of his show which are hilarious. They ought to show reruns on E or TV Land or somewhere. I mean this is the King of Late Night, the Silver Fox,America's King of Comedy for 30 years. As my title of this review says, "Funny+Awesome+Classic=Johnny Carson." No matter what anyone says no one will be better than Johnny. No one! Not at all!

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