The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Raven-Symoné/Robert Townsend/John McLaughlin (1991)
Johnny Carson: Self - Host
Quotes
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Johnny Carson : People who break up bar fights don't like to be called bouncers anymore. They'd prefer to be known as airborne doorway transport attendants.
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Johnny Carson : [scanning a list of jokes in a comedy bit gone sideways] I'm editing here as I go along.
Ed McMahon : ...Could've done some of that this afternoon.
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Johnny Carson : The man who cleans up after the horses in the Rose Bowl parade is the scooperintendent.
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Johnny Carson : Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Raven-Symoné : Watch yourself, Mr. Carson.
Johnny Carson : Hm?
Raven-Symoné : Watch yourself, Mr. Carson.
Johnny Carson : ...Watch myself? What do you mean?
Raven-Symoné : Watch yourself; I don't - I don't have any boy - I don't have any boyfriends.
Johnny Carson : Oh, I didn't say boyfriends; I said brothers or sisters.
Raven-Symoné : Oh!
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Johnny Carson : You don't see anybody beating the incumbent, do you?
John McLaughlin : Uh, not unless...
Johnny Carson : The way things are right now.
John McLaughlin : Not unless there's something catastrophic.
Johnny Carson : Yeah. Yeah.
John McLaughlin : Like the economy goes into some kind of terrible tailspin; I think George Bush is probably, uh, invincible.
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John McLaughlin : [on his 1970 Senate run] It was a good race - learned a lot. I think running for elective office is probably one of the most, uh, rewarding experiences one can, uh... one can have.
Johnny Carson : Yeah.
John McLaughlin : And I - I enjoyed it greatly.
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John McLaughlin : You're an institution. You're like, uh, Broadway, or baseball. You're like the U.S. Congress. Oh, I really shouldn't say that about anybody.
Johnny Carson : No, no - please. You were doing so well until you got there.