MyEpisodeCalendar.com - The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episode Summaries

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First Aired: October 1st, 1962

Status: Ended

Genre: Talk

Network: NBC

Summary: 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.

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Season 23

Episode 1: Episode 1

Air Date: January 3rd, 1984

Episode 2: 850102

Air Date: January 2nd, 1985

Episode 3: 850606

Air Date: June 6th, 1985

Episode 4: 850510

Air Date: May 10th, 1985

Episode 5: 850213

Air Date: February 13rd, 1985

Episode 6: 850201

Air Date: February 1st, 1985

Episode 7: 841019

Air Date: October 19th, 1984

Episode 8: 850111

Air Date: January 11st, 1985

Episode 9: 850524

Air Date: May 24th, 1985

Episode 10: Episode 10

Air Date: January 17th, 1984

Episode 11: 841218

Air Date: December 18th, 1984

Episode 12: 841031

Air Date: October 31st, 1984

Episode 13: 850805

Air Date: August 5th, 1985

Episode 14: 841012

Air Date: October 12nd, 1984

Episode 15: 850514

Air Date: May 14th, 1985

Episode 16: 850507

Air Date: May 7th, 1985

Episode 17: 850205

Air Date: February 5th, 1985

Episode 18: 850828

Air Date: August 28th, 1985

Episode 19: Episode dated 27 September 1984

Air Date: September 27th, 1984

Episode 23: Don Rickles/Angie Dickinson/The Oak Ridge Boys

Air Date: November 21st, 1984

Summary: Johnny reads kids' comments about Thanksgiving. Don Rickles talks about his vacation to the south of France; Angie Dickinson (A Touch of Scandal (1984). Also: The Oak Ridge Boys perform.

Episode 27: Howie Mandel/Mimi Kennedy/Calvin Trillin

Air Date: November 28th, 1984

Summary: Johnny looks at holiday shopping at the Burbank Galleria. Howie Mandel (St. Elsewhere (1982); Mimi Kennedy (Spencer (1984); Calvin Trillin (book "With All Due Disrespect")

Episode 28: George Carlin, Keshia Knight Pulliam

Air Date: November 29th, 1984

Summary: Johnny reads trivia questions phoned in to libraries. George Carlin (book "Sometimes a Little Brain Damage Can Help") performs stand-up and is interviewed; Keshia Knight Pulliam (The Cosby Show (1984)

Episode 29: Howie Mandel, Mimi Kennedy, Calvin Trillin

Air Date: November 28th, 1984

Summary: Johnny looks at holiday shopping at the Burbank Galleria. Howie Mandel (St. Elsewhere (1982); Mimi Kennedy (Spencer (1984); Calvin Trillin (book "With All Due Disrespect")

Episode 36: Steven Wright/Marilyn Horne/Isabel Campbell

Air Date: December 12nd, 1984

Summary: Johnny looks at Christmas TV specials. Steven Wright performs stand-up and is interviewed; Marilyn Horne performs and is interviewed; 90-year-old wedding planner Isabel Campbell.

Episode 41: Tim Conway, Hal Linden

Air Date: January 3rd, 1986

Episode 45: Peter Fonda/Charles Nelson Reilly/A. Whitney Brown

Air Date: January 4th, 1985

Summary: David Howitzer looks at holiday purchase scams. Peter Fonda (A Reason to Live (1985); Charles Nelson Reilly recalls Christmases from his youth; A. Whitney Brown performs stand-up.

Episode 50: Episode 50

Air Date: March 30th, 1984

Episode 59: Episode 59

Air Date: April 20th, 1984

Episode 79: Episode 79

Air Date: May 25th, 1984

Episode 81: Candice Bergen/George Carl/Tim Reid

Air Date: March 21st, 1985

Summary: Johnny provides captions for photos of politicians. Candice Bergen (memoir "Knock Wood", Hollywood Wives (1985); clown George Carl performs; Tim Reid (Simon & Simon (1981)

Episode 82: Sylvester Stallone, A. Whitney Brown, Horacio Gutierrez

Air Date: May 21st, 1985

Summary: Johnny records public service announcements. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); A. Whitney Brown performs stand-up. Also: Pianist Horacio Gutiérrez performs a Franz Liszt composition and is interviewed

Episode 98: Michael Palin, Mariette Hartley

Air Date: October 22nd, 1985

Summary: With Actor Michael Palin, and Actress Mariette Hartley

Episode 104: Episode 104

Air Date: July 11st, 1984

Episode 118: Chevy Chase/Maureen Murphy/Vanity

Air Date: May 30th, 1985

Summary: The audience stars in The Edge of Wetness. Chevy Chase (Fletch (1985); Maureen Murphy performs stand-up and is interviewed briefly; Vanity (The Last Dragon (1985).

Episode 153: Episode 153

Air Date: October 12nd, 1984

Episode 156: George Carlin, Chuck Yeager

Air Date: August 21st, 1985

Summary: Test pilot Chuck Yeager; comedian George Carlin

Episode 158: Gary Busey/Roseanne Barr/Steve Trotter

Air Date: August 23rd, 1985

Summary: Johnny listens to answering machine recordings. Gary Busey (Insignificance (1985); Roseanne Barr performs stand-up; daredevil Steve Trotter discusses becoming the seventh person to survive Niagara Falls.

Episode 163: Episode 163

Air Date: October 30th, 1984

Episode 171: Episode 171

Air Date: November 14th, 1984

Episode 173: Ted Danson/Courteney Cox/Judy Schwartz & Rickey Berkowitz

Air Date: September 19th, 1985

Summary: Johnny tells his "record 4,192nd" joke, spoofing Pete Rose. Ted Danson (Cheers (1982); Courteney Cox (Misfits of Science (1985). Judy Schwartz and Rickey Berkowitz recount their survival after being adrift for 21 days off the coast of Indonesia.

Episode 185: Jackie Gleason/Jim Stafford

Air Date: October 18th, 1985

Summary: Johnny answers questions from the audience. Jackie Gleason discusses his career in television and music, and his biography "How Sweet It Is"; Jim Stafford displays an unusual guitar, and talks about hosting a game show pilot.

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