Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
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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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(uncredited)
Music by Roger Dexter
[Plays over the Carson Productions Logo]
[Antenna TV airing only]
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Trivia
A soundtrack album was issued in the 1970s, including highlights with Tom Smothers and Dick Smothers, George Carlin, Pearl Bailey singing a duet with Johnny, and even former President Richard Nixon appearing on the show. It sold over half a million copies. See more »Quotes
Art Fern: How do you get there? Let me tell you friends, how do you get there! You take the San Diego Freeway to the Ventura Freeway. You drive to the Slauson Cutoff, get out of your car, cut off your Slauson, get back in your car, then you drive six miles till you see the Giant Neon Vice-Squad Cop.See more »
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
A number of 90-minute episodes from the 1970s were reedited to fit 60-minute timeslots for rerun purposes. See more »Soundtracks
Time to Shine(uncredited)
Music by Roger Dexter
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 October 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Best of Carson See more »Filming Locations:
Studio 6B, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Company Credits
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Carson and company helped lay the foundation for contemporary topical humor in the US. From '62 to '92, the most significant pitches for movies, books and live appearances on the part of actors, authors, politicians and every other kind of luminary came before America and the world at Carson's desk. This show probably experienced an unrepeatable level of success.