The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Created by Steve Allen, Sylvester Weaver
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12… From TMDB
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60 of 102 · most liked firstOnly RICKLES could’ve got away with doing to SINATRA — ‘The Chairman Of The Board’ — what he did one night in a restaurant… THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON (1976)
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy birthday to Paul Anka, born on this day in 1941 in Ottawa! One of Canada's most celebrated musicians, his songs include Diana, Lonely Boy and Put Your Head on My Shoulder. He also wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and the English lyrics for My Way.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy birthday to David Steinberg, born on this day in 1942 in Winnipeg! As a comedian and actor, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson more than 130 times. He also guest hosted 12 times. He has five Emmy nominations and the Order of Canada. 📸 Evan Agostini
neutral · AI labelView post →"In its day, The Population Bomb was omnipresent....Ehrlich appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at least 18 times, at a time when it was not unusual for a third of the country’s entire television audience to be watching." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON will be delayed 15 minutes in order to bring you the following Wimbledon ‘85 update from NBC Sports. youtu.be/AqOnV-vSFm8?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Decades after they first aired, 50 ‘new’ episodes of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’ are headed to streaming for for the first time ever — along some of the original music performances.
neutral · AI labelView post →20 years ago today, Johnny Carson, an American television host, comedian, and writer, died. He is best known as the host of NBC's *The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson* (1962–1992)..
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s a Wayback Wednesday Christmas edition here at WoA, going back 38 years to 1986 with Dolly Parton, bedecked in her elf costume, performing “A Smokey Mountain Christmas” on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Thank you to @dollyeveryday IG for spreading the joy. Merry Christmas, friends! ❤️🎄🌟
neutral · AI labelView post →While his acting career slowed, Silverheels began to raise, breed and race Standardbred horses. He also reprised his character in commercials and in cameos on TV shows including The Brady Bunch and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. 🧵12/16
neutral · AI labelView post →the Manager variant of MEAN LELAND obvs is in line with 90s Harley, but just for me I added some Ed Shaughnessy in there (an all time legend drummer, famous from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)
neutral · AI labelView post →Peter Lassally, who produced 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' and 'Late Show with David Letterman,' has died. He was 93.
neutral · AI labelView post →Producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin bought the rights after seeing Abagnale on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Following that, Columbia, TriStar and Paramount all produced treatments or scripts, before it finally came to Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks. 3/39
neutral · AI labelView post →[February 21st, 1986] Oprah Winfrey made her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on February 21, 1986, promoting her role in The Color Purple (1985) and discussing her rising success. She appeared alongside comedian Jerry Seinfeld and drag racer Shirley Muldowney
neutral · AI labelView post →Craig Tennis, who booked acts including Billy Crystal, Tiny Tim, Freddie Prinze, Bill Withers and Gabe Kaplan as the head talent coordinator on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, has died. He was 85.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Craig Tennis, who booked acts including Billy Crystal, Tiny Tim, Freddie Prinze, Bill Withers and Gabe Kaplan as the head talent coordinator on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, has died. He was 85.
neutral · AI labelView post →Still dumbfounded why this was a hit. She appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and it just didn’t fit. The video is online and it’s just awkward. #AT40
negative · AI labelView post →Shout! TV is adding 50 newly digitized episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to streaming—many unseen for decades.
neutral · AI labelView post →Decades after they first aired, 50 ‘new’ episodes of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’ are headed to streaming for for the first time ever — along some of the original music performances.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON (NBC, 1962-1992) Created by Steve Allen, William O. Harbach, Dwight Hemion and Sylvester Weaver
neutral · AI labelView post →Back in 1977, just two jobs into her Hollywood career, Jamie Lee Curtis landed on 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'—in a low-key way.
neutral · AI labelView post →Buddy Rich and Ed Shaughnessy Play Drums on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" - 1978
neutral · AI labelView post →TV Commercial Break Art Cards for "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" by Rick Andreoli. "New Year's" Series Mixed Media
neutral · AI labelView post →Today in Cool History: Oct. 1, 1962 - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" debuted on NBC TV. Carson hosted the show through May 1992.
neutral · AI labelView post →📺 August 19, 1972: “The Midnight Special,“ a 90-minute late night music variety series following the Friday edition of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” on NBC, premiered as a special.
neutral · AI labelView post →John William "Johnny" Carson October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005 American television host, comedian, and writer. He was best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 8, 1965, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "From Los Angeles California Don Rickles"
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 64th Anniversary To The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episode Groucho Marx, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks, Joan Crawford, Tom Pardi, Rudy Vallée, The Phoenix Singers That First Premiered On NBC On This Date October 1st 1962 Season 1 Episode 1
neutral · AI labelView post →[February 24th, 1981] Today's edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson featured comedian and filmmaker Carl Reiner and French actress Catherine Deneuve as the primary guests, along with announcer Ed McMahon. The episode included the classic segment "Carnac the Magnificent".
neutral · AI labelView post →«Jaye P Morgan, singer and actress banned from "Gong Show" for flashing her breasts, dies at 94» "Morgan was a regular on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and also appeared on “The Muppets.”" That's a trifecta.
neutral · AI labelView post →35 years ago on September 27, 1991, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Jay Leno (guest host), Richard Dean Anderson, Bob Greene, Elizabeth McGovern"
neutral · AI labelView post →[September 25th, 1986] "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24th Anniversary Special" TV special premieres on NBC www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnc8...
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 18, 1963, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "James Franciscus, Milt Kamen, Carlos Arruza, Lisa Charrell"
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 14, 1990, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Bob Hope/Park Overall/Pete Sampras"
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 13, 1989, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Zachary La Voy/Jonathan Winters/The Temptations"
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 5, 1980, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Bob Hope/Richard Pryor/Randi Oakes/David Bowie"
neutral · AI labelView post →[September 3rd, 1986] Tonight's edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson featured musical guest George Benson, actress Teresa Ganzel, and humorist Lewis Grizzard. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvFC...
neutral · AI labelView post →35 years ago on October 30, 1991, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Harry Anderson, Jim Carrey, Fourplay"
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 28, 1975, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Robert Blake/Kelly Monteith/Thomas Braden/Albert Weber"
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 101st Birthday To Johnny Carson In Heaven John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) Was An American Television Host, Comedian, Writer, And Producer. He Is Best Known As The Host Of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson Received Six Primetime Emmy Awards,
neutral · AI labelView post →60 years ago on October 20, 1966, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Bette Davis, Kathy Garver, April Olrich"
neutral · AI labelView post →35 years ago on October 18, 1991, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Jay Leno (guest host), Lily Tomlin, Neil Patrick Harris, Annie Leibovitz, Martika"
neutral · AI labelView post →Still, Joey shone on his own: 123 episodes of his own JOEY BISHOP SHOW sitcom, & more than 200 of his late night talk show. He guest-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at least 175 times in the 60s, & from 1971-76 more than anyone else then (Jay Leno & Joan Rivers later surpassed him).
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 15, 1982, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Joan Rivers/Tetsuko Kuroyanagi"
neutral · AI labelView post →35 years ago on October 14, 1991, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Jay Leno (guest host), Ken Wahl, Kevin Pollak, Brock Yates, The Manhattan Transfer"
neutral · AI labelView post →35 years ago on October 11, 1991, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Ann-Margret/John Henton/B.B. King"
neutral · AI labelView post →40 years ago on October 9, 1986, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Richard Pryor/Sean Penn/Kenny G"
neutral · AI labelView post →The Braves had a guy hitting tonight named Rowdy Tellez. At first, I thought he was the producer of the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson back in New York
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 5, 1973, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Peter Falk/Robert Klein/Victoria Principal/Linda Monteleone"
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 5, 1965, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "From Los Angeles California Bill Cosby, George Segal, Carol Andresson Paul Revere and the Raiders"
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 2, 1963, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Stanley Kramer, William Saroyan, John Gary"
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 2, 1973, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "11th Anniversary Show"
neutral · AI labelView post →35 years ago on October 1, 1991, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Jay Leno (guest host), Corbin Bernsen, Fran Drescher, Branford Marsalis, Henry Alford"
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 1, 1965, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "From Los Angeles California George Burns, Jerry Lewis"
neutral · AI labelView post →On October 1, 1962, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Premiere Show: intro by Groucho Marx; guests: Joan Crawford, Rudy Vallee, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks"
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 30, 1965, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "From Los Angeles California Rose Marie, Jerry Van Dyke, Carol Andresson"
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 29, 1980, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "18th Anniversary Show"
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 29, 1965, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "From Los Angeles California Don Adams, Phyllis Newman January Jones"
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 28, 1984, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "Kate Capshaw/Bobby Kelton/Ed Begley Jr."
neutral · AI labelView post →On September 28, 1965, TV show 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' aired episode "From Los Angeles California Danny Thomas, Carol LawrenceRobert Goulet"
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