Original title
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Released
10/1/1962
Origin country
US
Genre
Talk
Production companies
NBC Productions, Carson Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
31
Number of episodes
3663
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 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Twenty-five years ago, a new star was welcomed into the NBC family. This is his story.
30 years of the funniest highlights and biggest stars with Ed, Doc, and Johnny.
During the last months of The Tonight Show, a behind-the-scenes record was made of NBC's Studio 1 in beautiful downtown Burbank. This one-of-a-kind, V.I.P. backstage pass provides a glimpse of the many artists and craftsman at work and the now legendary Tonight Show icons that have since become a part of television history. [1. Tonight Show monologue writers; 2. Setting up the cue cards; 3. Ed introduces Johnny; 4. Johnny talks with the audience after the monologue; 5. In the control room during the show; 6. Backstage with Johnny at the end of the show; 7. Tour of Johnny's desk; 8. Johnny's rubber chicken; 9. Tonight Show weather machine: Snow; 10. NBC Orchestra's pension plan; 11. From outside Studio 1 to Johnny's dressing room.]
Sisters, who are exactly alike, but absolutely different inside. One dreams about the career on TV, the other wants to get to Russian boxing team. An injury makes them switch their places.
New Year's Eve show that features live remote pick-ups from Times Square with Ben Grauer.
This week's theme is dance. Ken Daneyko is the guest judge.
Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicki Budinger in a nationally televised ceremony.
Charles Nelson Reilly, Garry Shandling, Audrie J. Neenan
Robin Williams, Bette Midler
The Last Tonight Show: Carson presents a retrospective of clips covering the past 30 years. Carson says goodnight for the last time.
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