Johnny Carson


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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Ed McMahon on the legacy of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:44
Fred de Cordova on meeting Johnny Carson
02:15
Lyle "Skitch" Henderson on working with Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:30
Joan Rivers on her relationship with Johnny Carson
02:00
Bruce Vilanch on helping Bette Midler with her farewell appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
00:57
Keenen Ivory Wayans on appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; his childhood idol- and what it meant for him personally "like stepping into your dream"; on being asked to sit with Johnny after his act
04:45
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Steve Allen

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Steve Allen on Jack Paar and Allen prank calling Johnny Carson on The Steve Allen Westinghouse Show
00:14
Steve Allen on being in awe of how Johnny Carson stayed at The Tonight Show for thirty years
00:36

Army Archerd

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Army Archerd on Johnny Carson
00:17

George Balzer

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George Balzer on Fred De Cordova and Johnny Carson
02:06

Harve Bennett

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Harve Bennett on producing Johnny Carson's early daytime show
03:22

Shelley Berman

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Shelley Berman on his appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as an established comedian
01:41

Pat Boone

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Pat Boone on performing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
02:50
Pat Boone on milking a cow in front of Johnny Carson
01:43

Al Borden

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Al Borden on working on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:20

Ernest Borgnine

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Ernest Borgnine on his many appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:26

James L. Brooks

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James L. Brooks on the "Mary's Big Party" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, guest starring Johnny Carson
00:41

Harvey Bullock

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Harvey Bullock on writing for Johnny Carson on Who Do You Trust?,  and on writing McKeever & the Colonel 
01:47

Vince Calandra

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Vince Calandra on his work booking talent for the American Teacher Awards
00:38

Josie Carey

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Josie Carey on guests who appeared on The Children's Corner, including Johnny Carson and Charles M. Schulz
03:12

Dick Cavett

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Dick Cavett on his love of magic, which led him to meeting a young magician named Johnny Carson
02:47
Dick Cavett on writing for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and his friendship with Carson
06:25
Dick Cavett on replacing Joey Bishop in late night and going up against Johnny Carson
03:32

Roy Clark

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Roy Clark on his relationship with Johnny Carson
02:16

Dick Clark

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Dick Clark on producing Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Johnny Carson, and his early years working with Carson
01:57

Charles Grodin with Emerson College

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Charles Grodin on appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman
05:30

Paul Rodriguez with Emerson College

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Paul Rodriguez on appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:41

Dick Cavett with Emerson College

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Dick Cavett on wondering for how many hours of his life Johnny Carson was "on"
00:37
Dick Cavett on being told by announcer Bob Johnson that he, like Johnny Carson, would get out of Nebraska
01:06
Dick Cavett on a dinner he once had with Johnny Carson, at which he and Carson got emotional
07:08
Dick Cavett on how TV show hosts balance public and private lives
01:09

Steven Wright with Emerson College

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Steven Wright on meeting Johnny Carson for the first time
00:30

Fred de Cordova

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Fred de Cordova on meeting Johnny Carson
02:15
Fred de Cordova on the talents of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:30
Fred de Cordova on his personal relationship with Johnny Carson
03:32
Fred de Cordova on his daily routine on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson including Johnny Carson's monologue
04:19
Fred de Cordova on Johnny Carson's retirement from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:09
Fred de Cordova on Johnny Carson
00:46

Billy Crystal

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Billy Crystal on his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
08:43

Phil Donahue

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Phil Donahue on interviewing Johnny Carson
00:49

Hugh Downs

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Hugh Downs on working with Johnny Carson
00:22

Dick Ebersol

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Dick Ebersol on the time slot that would become Saturday Night Live's
03:57
Dick Ebersol on being summoned with Lorne Michaels to see Johnny Carson 
04:37

Stephanie Edwards

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Stephanie Edwards on her appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
02:27

Irving Fein

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Irving Fein on Johnny Carson
00:43

June Foray

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June Foray on working on Carson's Cellar
02:10

Harry Friedman

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Harry Friedman on Johnny Carson's local television show in Omaha, Nebraska 
03:16

Brad Garrett

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Brad Garrett on appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
01:13

Hal Gurnee

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Hal Gurnee on Johnny Carson appearing on Late Night with David Letterman
01:33

Monty Hall

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Monty Hall on Johnny Carson potentially leaving The Tonight Show
02:41

Skitch Henderson

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Lyle "Skitch" Henderson on returning to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:33
Lyle "Skitch" Henderson on working with Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:30

Florence Henderson

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Florence Henderson on working with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
07:04

Danette Herman

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Danette Herman on her favorite awards show hosts
00:53

Arthur Hiller

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Arthur Hiller on the Playhouse 90 episode "Three Men on a Horse," featuring Johnny Carson
00:50

Seaman Jacobs

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Seaman Jacobs on writing for Johnny Carson on Earn Your Vacation
04:00
Seaman Jacobs on Johnny Carson
00:47

Al Jean

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Al Jean on writing for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
06:00

Lynwood King

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Lynwood King on filling in as director of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and on working with Carson, Ed McMahon, and Doc Severinsen
05:43

Arnie Kogen

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Arnie Kogen on being hired to write for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:40

Buz Kohan

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Buz Kohan on memorable on-camera moments at Academy Awards shows -- Johnny Carson as host
02:52

Peter Lassally

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Peter Lassally on going to work for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
02:51
Peter Lassally on his personal and professional relationship with Johnny Carson
06:23
Peter Lassally on Johnny Carson retiring from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:12
Peter Lassally on appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman's tribute to Johnny Carson
04:57

Warren Littlefield

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Warren Littlefield on The Tonight Show's transition from Johnny Carson to Jay Leno
07:09

A.C. Lyles

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A.C. Lyles on Johnny Carson plugging Here's Boomer on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and on his friendship with Carson
04:50

Barry Manilow

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Barry Manilow on appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01:32

Bob McGrath

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Bob McGrath on singing "Danny Boy" in Japanese on The Tonight Show
00:31

Ed McMahon

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Ed McMahon on being announcer for Who Do You Trust? and on meeting Johnny Carson
06:32
Ed McMahon on Edward R. Murrow's Person to Person, and on a favorite Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson sketch of his, which spawned a running joke
04:12
Ed McMahon on the concept behind the game show Who Do You Trust?, for which he was the announcer and Johnny Carson the host
04:01
Ed McMahon on the history of The Tonight Show leading up to Johnny Carson becoming host in 1962
03:29
Ed McMahon on his and Johnny Carson's first night on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on October 1, 1962, and on Fred de Cordova eventually taking over as producer
05:20
Ed McMahon on his and Johnny Carson's first Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson broadcast, and his "Here's Johnny!" introduction
05:18
Ed McMahon on the early set of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Johnny's golf swing, and on filling ninety minutes each night
04:39
Ed McMahon on the style and tone of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as opposed to earlier talk show hosts like Jack Paar, and on how Carson's style evolved over the years
08:10
Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson theme song, co-written by Paul Anka and Carson
02:04
Ed McMahon on his on-screen chemistry with Johnny Carson and Skitch Henderson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and on Henderson leaving the show
03:54
Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson moving from New York City to Burbank, CA in 1972, and on the show later being shortened to an hour
04:55
Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson going to one hour in 1980, and on cutting back to three nights a week
04:34
Ed McMahon on how his role on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson expanded over the years, and on being considered Carson's "second banana"
06:26
Ed McMahon on the Carnac "sis-boom-bah" joke on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and on what Carson would do if a joke bombed
04:56
Ed McMahon on the famous Ed Ames tomahawk throwing incident on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:00
Ed McMahon on Tiny Tim getting married on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:14
Ed McMahon on Johnny Carson announcing he was leaving The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:06
Ed McMahon on the second-to-last show for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, featuring Bette Midler and Robin Williams
05:48
Ed McMahon on his favorite moments of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
08:25
Ed McMahon on the legacy of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
04:44

Tony Mottola

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Tony Mottola on working with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson  and teaching Carson to play the guitar
02:53
Tony Mottola on a photo with Skitch Henderson and Johnny Carson on the set of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
00:45

Bob Newhart

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Bob Newhart on memorable guest stars on Newhart - Johnny Carson
00:51
Bob Newhart on his personal and professional relationship with Johnny Carson
05:24
Bob Newhart on a photo of him meeting Johnny Carson
00:52

Gail Parent

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Gail Parent on appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
03:56

Dick Van Patten

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Dick Van Patten on appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
01:59

Daniel Petrie, Sr.

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Daniel Petrie, Sr. on Johnny Carson
00:39

Suzanne Pleshette

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Suzanne Pleshette on guest-hosting The Tonight Show
01:46

Della Reese

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Della Reese on appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
02:55

Hank Rieger

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Hank Rieger on Johnny Carson's move from New York to Los Angeles
00:53
Hank Rieger on publicity for The Tonight Show and working with Johnny Carson
01:30

Joan Rivers

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Joan Rivers on her first time appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01:35
Joan Rivers on her final appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
02:05
Joan Rivers on her relationship with Johnny Carson
02:00

Fred Rogers

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Fred Rogers on imitations of him on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and by Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live
03:24

William Schallert

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William Schallert on working with Johnny Carson
01:51

Herbert S. Schlosser

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Herbert S. Schlosser on NBC's relationship with Bob Hope and Johnny Carson
07:00

Garry Shandling

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Garry Shandling on getting discovered as a stand-up comic and getting booked on The Tonight Show
03:29
Garry Shandling on getting Johnny Carson on The Garry Shandling Show 25th Anniversary Special
00:45
Garry Shandling on his interest in hosting The Tonight Show when Joan Rivers left
02:44

Cybill Shepherd

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Cybill Shepherd on talk show appearances: with Johnny Carson as host
00:35

Garry Simpson

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Garry Simpson on directing Four Star Revue
03:05

Doris Singleton

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Doris Singleton on her late husband, television writer Charlie Isaacs, working for Johnny Carson
00:30

G.E. Smith

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G.E. Smith on playing guitar for David Bowie and appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
02:32

Suzanne Somers

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Suzanne Somers on how she first came to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in her early career
03:12

Leslie Uggams

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Leslie Uggams on working with Johnny Carson
00:58

Bruce Vilanch

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Bruce Vilanch on helping Bette Midler with her farewell appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
00:57

Jimmie Walker

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Jimmie Walker on his goal to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and on working with Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
06:23

Keenen Ivory Wayans

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Keenen Ivory Wayans on watching The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson every night; confirming his decision to become a comedian
00:24
Keenen Ivory Wayans on appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; his childhood idol- and what it meant for him personally "like stepping into your dream"; on being asked to sit with Johnny after his act
04:45

Bob Weiskopf

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Bob Weiskopf on writing for Johnny Carson's local show
01:08

Ruth Westheimer

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Dr. Ruth Westheimer on being a guest on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson; on crediting her popularity with college students to David Letterman
01:06

Betty White

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Betty White on Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, Jan Sandrich, Bob Daly, Donna Reed, and Johnny Carson
06:03

Vanna White

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Vanna White on appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01:01

Jonathan Winters

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Jonathan Winters on the special quality Johnny Carson brought to The Tonight Show
04:39

Ben Wolf

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Ben Wolf on shooting Carson's Cellar with Johnny Carson
01:43

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