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Johnny reads audience comments on love and romance. Bette Davis (Right of Way (1983), album "Miss Bette Davis Sings"); Richard Pryor (The Toy (1982)).
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Ed McMahon | ... | Self - Announcer / ... 9,676 episodes, 1962-1992 | |
| Johnny Carson | ... | Self - Host / ... 8,226 episodes, 1962-1992 | |
| Doc Severinsen | ... | Self - Bandleader / ... 5,132 episodes, 1967-1992 | |
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Here's Johnny!!! - What did the Pearly Gatekeeper say when...Johnny arrived there? There will never be another Johnny Carson. The entertainment he provided with the help of thousands of guests over 30 years will never be equaled by anyone. I don't even know that anyone can ever do justice to comment on one of the rare things that rates more than a 10 on a scale of 10 in our lifetimes.
Even before Johnny Carson died, a greater loss was when NBC lost most of his Tonight Shows from the 1960's. If only somebody could find these shows because these are the shows which made him number 1. They were 90 minutes each of Carson arriving at the top of his career. It has been forgotten how hard nosed an interviewer he was during that decade. Also lost are some of the most famous guests in show business during that era & the fact that he would have controversial guests on & face them on any subject during that era.
The greatest thing was Carson arrived at his peak in the 1960's & then amazingly stayed there for three decades. Thank goodness NBC didn't lose any of those other shows. How they got lost makes me wonder if they didn't want the tough hard-nosed Carson who was not afraid to face any guest remembered or if they wanted to lose some of the early images of Johnny smoking on air. I mean, NBC managed to archive all the Original LET'S MAKE A DEAL programs in the same era. Why not the Johnny Carson's?
I have the set of clips of his & every so often I turn them on. I taped his last show, & keep it in my archives. I wish somewhere, somehow, someplace those 1960's shows would show up. At least now that I've seen the best, I can only wish to see it again. We were all blessed to have had Johnny Carson.