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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 

| Comedy, Talk-Show | TV Series (1962–1992)
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6689 episodes
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Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.

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Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen | See full cast & crew »
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1992   1991   1990   1989   1988   1987   … See all »
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 37 nominations. See more awards »

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Series cast summary:
Ed McMahon ...  Self - Announcer / ... 6,397 episodes, 1962-1992
Doc Severinsen ...  Self - Bandleader / ... 5,134 episodes, 1967-1992
Johnny Carson ...  Self - Host / ... 4,947 episodes, 1962-1992
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Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.

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Trivia

Many taped episodes, including appearances by Ayn Rand, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney, were lost in a fire at NBC's archive; only clips made for other programs have survived. NBC also recycled the original tapes of many episodes, without Johnny Carson's knowledge or approval. That stopped once he found out about it. See more »

Quotes

George Gobel: Did you ever get the feeling that the world is a tuxedo and you're a pair of brown shoes.
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Crazy Credits

Whenever Carson added a skit to an episode, the "Mighty Carson Art Players" would be announced as guest stars. See more »

Alternate Versions

Select comedy sketches from the Tonight Show were taken and placed into syndication into "Carson's Comedy Classics" during the mid 1980's. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Roundhouse: Talent (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

Johnny's Theme
Composed by Paul Anka
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User Reviews

Johnny Carson, His Work Will Live On
5 February 2005 | by JTKBIZ – See all my reviews

For thirty years Johnny Carson's tonight show defined main stream late night television. For thirty years main stream was a very good thing. I think that the fact that his show hasn't been on since 1992 makes us realize what we have truly missed. Fortunately a lot of his shows have been saved. In the beginning his guests included Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, George Burns, Buddy Hackett and many others too numerous to list. In the end he was discovering the talents of Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, and Drew Carey. Bob Hope of course was pretty much on his show through out. Thirty years with thousands of quality guests and thousands of quality laughs, that is his legacy. An unmatched legacy indeed.
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Official Sites:

Carson Productions

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1962 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson See more »

Filming Locations:

Studio 6B, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carson Productions, NBC Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(1962-1966) | (1980-1992) | (1967-1980)

Sound Mix:

Mono (1962-1984)| Stereo (1984-1992)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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