Choose any of my complete Tonight Shows with Johnny Carson from my list of about 90 from 1963-1992. $6 each. Housed in paper sleeves with inserts. Feel free to ask questions. Quality varies a bit but most of them are very good and many are pristine. See them just like they were aired back then! shipping is $3 first class mail in the U.S. no matter how many discs you buy. Outside the U.S. please ask for an estimate. Paypal and money orders accepted. The list:
Unless marked with "b/w", they are in color. All have original
commercials unless noted. The black & white ones from the 60's come
from kinescope and were usually saved because Armed Forces Network had
a print. Almost every tape from the first 10 years was erased so they
could use the tape over again. Only a handful survive.
12-9-1963. Henny Youngman. b/w. 75m. no commercials.
1-9-64. Henry Morgan. Anne Jackson. b/w. 45m. Cuts off during Morgan.
no commercials.
1-14-64. Hedda Hopper, Stan Levinson, Jonah Jones, Jack Douglas. b/w.
80m. no commercials.
3-25-65. Henry Morgan, Anita Bryant, Anita Gillette, J.W. Erlich,
Robert Murphy. b/w. 70m. no commercials. also has "What's my Line?"
with Johnny and "Password" from 1962. total time is 2:06.
12-31-65. New Years Eve show (in COLOR) with remotes from Times Square
at midnight. Guests include Woody Allen, Criswell the psychic- who
predicts the coming year's events and appeared in Ed Wood films
including 'Plan 9 From Outer Space', actress Gila Golan ('Our Man
Flint'), William Walker, Jim Hensen and the Muppets, and a special
music opening. from NYC. 1 hour 45m complete show with original
commercials. Excellent quality!
3-25-69. Guest Host: Jerry Lewis. Charlie Callas, George Carlin,
Patrice Munsel, Mason Williams, Jim Turner, Robert Ettinger. b/w. 75m.
no commercials.
6-13-69. Joan Rivers, Jim Fowler, Stan Freberg, Dana Valery. b/w. 65m.
no commercials.
11-18-69. Lucille Ball, Ozzie and Harriet, Trini Lopez, Louis Nye, Ann
Howard. b/w. 60m. no commercials. (from Hollywood)
all of these from now on are in COLOR
12-17-69. Tiny Tim wedding to Miss Vicki. Also, Florence Henderson,
Phyllis Diller, Nick Lucas. 90m. Bonus footage from the Dean Martin
roast of Johnny Carson. 2 hrs total.
8-13-70. Buddy Hackett, Dr. Paul Ehrlich, Ben Wattenberg. Hackett is
on for almost an hour. Ehrlich wrote "The Population Bomb" and
Wattenberg opposes his doomsday views. They come out together to
debate the issue. 90m.
5-6-71. Woody Allen hosts the Tonight Show from New York with guests
Bob Hope and James Coco. Only the first 55 minutes exist. Great
quality in color. Woody and Ed open by discussing their lives, then
Woody has a question and answer session with the audience, then the
guests. quite a rare find.
7-1-71. Della Reese, Rodney Dangerfield, Freeway,
Jerzy Kosinski. 90m.
7-21-71. Guest Host: Joey Bishop. Joe Frazier, Bob Uecker, Eva Gabor,
Charo. 90m.
9-13-71. Guest Host: Burt Reynolds. Jake LaMotta, Alex Karras, Charo,
Miss America Laurie Lea Schaefer, The Amazing Kreskin. 90m (the last
18 minutes is audio only, however.
9-28-71. Paul Harvey, Louise Lasser, Larry Kert,
Dick Haymes. 90m.
10-5-71. Robert Goulet, Charlie Callas, 3 members of the NY Giants
football team (Bob Lurtsema, Roland Lakes, Jim Files) and former
Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel. 90m. ***First 27 on the disc
is from 4-21-69 and is Vice President Spiro Agnew's complete guest
appearance (in color)***
10-26-71. William F. Buckley, Victor Buono, Ace
Trucking Company. 78m (ends right after Buckley's
appearance)
2-29-72. Flip Wilson, Susan St James, George Carlin, Ann Margaret. The
Mighty Carson Art Players spoof "Ironside". 90m.
5-2-72. George Carlin, Rob Reiner, Johnny Mathis, Carol Wayne, and Mr
Blackwell. 90m.
10-1-72. 10th Anniversary Show. Great line-up of guests: Governor
Ronald Reagan, Jack Benny, George Burns, Joey Bishop, Jerry Lewis,
Carol Wayne. Dean Martin introduces the show. Rowan and Martin
appeared on this show but the tape is missing the last 10 minutes (so
they are not on here) but there is only one source for this episode.
10-26-72. Norman Mailer, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jud Strunk, Cicely
Tyson, Julie Budd. 90m.
11-13-72. Muhammad Ali, NYC Mayor John Lindsay and the Mayor of
Jeruselem Teddy Kollek (first Lindsay, then they both talk together
and compare their 2 cities); singer Harry Chapin. 90m.
11-24-72. Tony Randall, David Brenner, Jaye P. Morgan, mentalist Mark
Stone, Oleg Popov the clown. 90m.
1-3-73. Joan Rivers, Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, Helen Reddy. 90m.
Bonus footage of Johnny being honored by the Kennedy Center with
President and Hillary Clinton, David Letterman, Ted Koppel...
2-14-73. Bob Newhart, Evel Kneivel, Johnny Mathis, Charles Grodin.
66m. no commercials.
3-21-73. Steve Martin, Florence Henderson (sings 2 songs) Candice
Bergen (rare appearance) gymnast Karen Brakke, and James Hampton
briefly at the end. Ed is away this night. 90m. Johnny does a
commercial for his clothing line.
5-10-73. Tony Randall, Eubie Blake, Elizabeth Martineau Dawson, Glynis
Johns, D. Janin-Bartlett. 90m.
9-18-73. Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, Tony Randall. 90m.
(network minutes-counter appears at bottom of screen)
9-27-73. Vincent Price promoting latest film "Theater of Blood"; Mama
Cass Elliot- very talkative and sings one song; Washington political
writer Barbara Howar talks about DC and the current administration;
antique bicycle lady Jeanne Trepanier; singer John O'Banion. 90m.
10-2-73. 11th Anniversary Show. Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Buddy
Hackett, Dean Martin, Carol Wayne, Shecky Greene. 90m.
11-6-73. Robert Blake (mentions that he knows at least 5 people he
would like to "snuff out". creepy. The Carpenters (sing 2 songs and a
LONG interview) and Martin Poriss (the guy who saves money on
everything) 90m.
12-6-73. Diane Keaton, Sammy Davis, Jr, Freddie Prinze. extra footage:
Television Academy Hall of
Fame telecast w/Jay Leno, Red Skelton, and others.
Johnny speaks at the end. 90m total.
1-23-74. Jack Benny, Mel Blanc, Maria Muldaur, Jim Hensen & the
Muppets, Dr Irwin Maxwell Stillman. 90m.
5-21-74. Bob Hope, Michael Landon, Freddie Prinze,
Don Rickles. 90m.
6-5-74. Rich Little, Truman Capote, Olivia Newton-John, Martin Poriss,
Donna Myers. 90m. Has bonus footage from a partial show (unknown date
from the 70's) with Tom Snyder, who announces he's leaving Burbank for
his own prime-time show in New York. Tom is on for a good 10-12
minutes but the end is cut just as he is about to leave. Includes
opening monologue and sketch with Ed.
9-2-74. Doris Day, Rodney Dangerfield, Burt Mustin,
Carol Wayne. 90m.
9-26-74. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Art Carney, "The Ace Trucking
Company". 90m.
10-1-74. 12th Anniversary Show. Clips of old shows. NBC president Bob
Howard is a guest. Special 2 hour show w/no commercials. 90m.
1-22-75. Ann-Marget (sings 1 song + long interview) Bruce Dern (Ann
and Bruce went to the same high school in Illinois) Art Carney (plays
the piano. Just did "Harry and Tonto". Johnny does Carnac. 90m.
3-14-75. Michael Landon, Olivia Newton-John (sings 2 songs), tennis
player John Newcombe, Joan Embry from the San Diego Zoo, the Mighty
Carson Art Players. This show was beamed to Australia via satellite.
90m.
4-22-75. Bea Arthur, Buddy Rich, (plays with Band) January Jones,
consumer advocate David Horowitz. 90m.
9-22-75. Glen Campbell, Fernando Lamas, Lynn Redgrave, Kelly Montieth,
and The Supremes. 90m.
10-3-75. Diana Ross, Tony Curtis, Elaine Stritch. 90m.
10-29-75. McLean Stevenson, Truman Capote, Lana Cantrell, 90m but
instead of commercials there are the tonight show tags and spaces.
11-6-75. Steve Allen, Jack Palance, Buddy Rich (plays with band)
Madlyn Rhue. There are some slight audio and video problems that seem
to be on the NBC master tape. Very strange show worth seeing. 90m.
3-5-76. Bing Crosby, Ray Bolger, Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Mustin. 90m.
4-30-76. Paul Lynde, McLean Stevenson, Bob Uecker, Carol Wayne. 90m.
9-21-76. Freddie Prinze (talks about his new movie "billion-dollar
rip-off and many other projects); Anthony Newley sings "as time goes
by"; golfer Jan Stephenson; and ex-convict Ray Johnson, who is quite
funny. 90m.
10-28-76. Bob Hope, Steve Martin, Jim Fowler, "Aunt Blabby", David
Horowitz. 90m.
11-12-76. Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles (he walks on and surprises Frank
& Johnny and is one of the highlights of the 30 years of the Tonight
Show) David Janssen, Olivia Newton-John, Ray Johnson. 90m.
7-20-77. Joan Rivers, Richard Lewis, Bert Convy, Dr. Michael Fox.
Johnny does Aunt Blevy character. 90m.
8-3-77. Gregory Peck, Edgar Bergen, George Gobel, baseball pitcher Jim
Bouton. 90m. bonus footage: CBS "60 Minutes" interview with Johnny in
1979.
11-14-77 Guest Host: Frank Sinatra. with guests
George Burns, Carroll O'Connor, Angie Dickinson,
Don Rickles. 55m. no commercials. very rare show
and the most available. one other guest is missing
but most of the show is here. This is not good quality
but very rare as there is only one source for it.
9-25-78. Guest Host: Steve Martin. Burt Reynolds, Cheryl Ladd, Steve
Landesberg, John McEuen, Carazini the magician. 90m.
7-28-78. McLean Stevenson, Charles Nelson Reilly, & an extended "stump
the band" segment. 90m.
10-1-78. 16th anniversary. Clips of Jimmy Stewart, Dolly Parton, Karl
Malden, the Don Rickles cigarette box incident when Johnny confronts
Rickles on his "CPO Sharkey set", President of NBC Fred Silverman, Dom
DeLouise and Johnny's "egg fight", Paul Williams singing in the ape
suit, Burt Reynolds, the famous 1965 Ed Ames tomahawk chop segment,
Steve Lawrence singing "our love is here to stay". Johnny opens the
show coming out in a bed with apparently no clothes on. Also has the
Charles DeGaulle sketch. (very beginning is a little jumpy) 90m. The
disc also has a "What's My Line?" episode with Johnny as a bonus.
4-5-79. Robert Blake, Joan Embery, Kenny Rogers, Monti Rock III 90m. a
few notches below in quality.
3-21-79. Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Patten, Mariette
Hartley. 90m. (some slight color
problems at times)
2-1-80. Bob Hope, Ray Charles (performs 2 songs with Doc and the Band
and talks with Johnny), Teri Garr (who asks Johnny if "he's ever tried
grass") and talks about shooting her latest film "Honky Tonk Freeway"
and hosting Saturday Night Live. Johnny says the audience was a "10"
tonight. Bob Hope is great and they show many clips of him performing
for the US troops since the early 40's to the present. 90m.
1-4-80. Robert Blake, Martin Mull, Playboy Miss July 1979 Dorothy
Mays, write Tom Wolfe. 90m.
3-28-80. William Holden, Steve Lawrence, Carl Reiner, Clark Terry. 90m.
5-7-80. partial show with Johnny Cash (and June Carter) singing 3
songs: "I Will Rock and Roll With You", "Song of the Patriot", and
"Jackson". 30m
6-25-80. Lee Marvin, Buck Henry, Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes. the quality
is not very good on this one but it is extremely rare. 90m.
9-5-80. Bob Hope, Richard Pryor, David Bowie,
Randi Oakes. 90m.
8-6-82. Steven Wright (his "Tonight Show" debut)
and Kenny Rogers. pic quality not the best. 60m.
6-27-83. Jerry Seinfeld, Shelly Winters. 60m.
12-6-83. Red Skelton, Sterling Hayden. 60m.
10-23-84. Paul McCartney, Mary Gross, Jonathan Brown.
The opening credits and the bit with Ed between the monologue and
McCartney's appearance are missing. Paul sings "You Are My Sunshine"
before Johnny signs off. a short section of it is snowy. 37m.
6-9-87. Madonna, Ray Charles. (some glitches) 60m.
12-17-87. Jack Paar. 60m.
7-28-88. Bill Clinton, Joe Cocker. 60m.
3-5-92. Don Rickles, Calvin Trillin, Five Guys Named Moe.
4-28-92. Jerry Seinfeld, Carl Reiner, BB King. 60m.
5-13-92 George Carlin, Liv Ullmann, Gloria Estefan. 60m
5-12-92. Bob Newhart, Lyle Lovett, Magic Johnson. 60m.
5-15-92. David Letterman, Clint Eastwood, Bob Hope. 60m.
5-19-92. Mel Brooks, Tony Bennett, Jack Lemmon. 60m.
5-20-92. Roseanne Arnold, Richard Harris. 60m.
5-21-92. Robin Williams, Bette Midler. 60m. Warbly sound during the
music. I am looking for an upgrade.
5-22-92. The last show. No guests. + 1st 15 minutes of Late Night with
David Letterman from that same night.
6 anniversary shows from re-broadcasts but complete:
18th. 1980. Mock 1980 presidential debates; Clips of Don Rickles
throwing Johnny in the hot tub; Bette Midler and Barry Manilow each
sing; clips with Joan Rivers, Steve Martin, Rodney Dangerfield, and
Mel Brooks talking about Sid Caeser. a clip with Loni Anderson being
taught self-defense with Johnny. 120m.
19th. 1981. clips with Shelly Winters, Jerry Seinfeld, Garry
Shandling, Rodney Dangerfield; Johnny's Walter Cronkite sketch. some
brief tape interference. 90m but no commercials.
22nd. 1984. Johnny does Willie Nelson with Julio. Clips with Buddy
Hackett in 1964, Albert Brooks, Howie Mandell Red Skelton, Charles
Grodin, Betty White, Jimmy Stewart, Robin Williams. "Take a shower
with Johnny" sketch. 90m no commercials.
23rd. 1985. President Reagan press briefing sketch, Betty White with
Johnny tarzan sketch, famous moment when Johnny finds his precious
cigarette box is broken and discovers that Don Rickles broke it the
previous night. Johnny then invades Rickles' "CPO Sharkey" set to
confront him about it. Clips of Jack Benny, Benny Goodman, George C
Scott, Eddie Murphy, Burt Reynolds, Jimmy Stewart, Garry Shandling,
Louis Anderson. 90m no commercials.
25th. 1987. A very special night that has more than the usual clips of
stars who have been on the show: Groucho Marx 1965, Red Skelton 1983,
Jack Benny 1973, George Burns 1975, Bob Hope 1982, Pearl Bailey sings
and dances with Johnny 1964 "our love is here to stay", Jack Webb and
Johnny skit 1968, Ronald Reagan 1972, Richard Nixon 1967, Martin
Luther King, Jr 1968, Robert Kennedy with guest-host Harry Belafonte,
Judy Garland 1967, Liza Minelli 1986, Lena Horne 1983, Diana Ross
1975, Jackson 5 1974, Tina Turner 1981, Paul Simon 1986, Itzhak
Perlman 1985, Lucian Pavarotti 1980; comedians first appearances:
Steve Martin 1973, David Lettermann 1979, Jay Leno 1977, Garry
Shandling 1981, Eddie Murphy 1982; and 3 great musicians: Buddy Rich
1979, Louis Armstrong 1970, Benny Goodman 1980. Johnny shows the snip
of the night Ed appeared a little drunk on the air, and the time
Johnny, Doc, and Ed discuss the upcoming thanksgiving and their
experiences with marriage
and divorce. a clip of Fred Astaire singing at Johnny's desk closes
the show. 90m with commercials.
29th 60m. details to come.
and...
1/31/68. 45 minute segment where Johnny interviews
New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison, who claims
to have evidence that solves the assassination of JFK.
Johnny does quite a bit of sparring with Garrison and
this is one of the most infamous moments in Tonight Show history. the
video is thought to have been lost but this audio tape survives in
good quality (CD)
1985 Late Night with David Letterman Show with guests Johnny Carson
and Lee Marvin. This is a re-run of a show Letterman did from Los
Angeles- the last one of a week-long stay in 1985. It is missing the
last 5-6 minutes but the rest appears to be unedited from the
beginning. Johnny and Lee Marvin are wonderful. The 2nd half of the
disc is "Bob Hope's Funniest Outtakes" which aired on NBC on April 30,
2002. There is a promo for Jay Leno's 10th anniversary special which
aired that night as well so I assume this date is correct. These
outtakes had never been seen before. It is hosted by Kelsey Grammar
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