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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • TV Series
  • 1962–1992
  • TV-14
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
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Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
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Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.

  • Stars
    • Johnny Carson
    • Ed McMahon
    • Doc Severinsen
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    • Stars
      • Johnny Carson
      • Ed McMahon
      • Doc Severinsen
    • 23User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 8 Primetime Emmys
      • 12 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Johnny Carson
    Johnny Carson
    • Self - Host…
    • 1962–1992
    Ed McMahon
    Ed McMahon
    • Self - Announcer…
    • 1962–1992
    Doc Severinsen
    Doc Severinsen
    • Self - Bandleader…
    • 1963–1992
    Skitch Henderson
    Skitch Henderson
    • Self - Bandleader…
    • 1962–1966
    Tommy Newsom
    • Self - Substitute Bandleader…
    • 1970–1992
    Jay Leno
    Jay Leno
    • Self - Guest Host…
    • 1977–1992
    Joan Rivers
    Joan Rivers
    • Self - Guest Host…
    • 1963–1986
    Joey Bishop
    Joey Bishop
    • Self - Guest Host
    • 1963–1988
    Milton Delugg
    • Self - Bandleader
    • 1963–1967
    David Brenner
    David Brenner
    • Self - Guest Host…
    • 1971–1991
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Self - Guest
    • 1963–1992
    Bob Newhart
    Bob Newhart
    • Self - Guest Host…
    • 1963–1992
    Don Rickles
    Don Rickles
    • Self - Guest…
    • 1963–1992
    Bill Cosby
    Bill Cosby
    • Self - Guest Host…
    • 1963–1992
    David Steinberg
    David Steinberg
    • Self - Guest…
    • 1968–1992
    John Davidson
    John Davidson
    • Self - Guest Host…
    • 1963–1987
    Frederick De Cordova
    Frederick De Cordova
    • Self - Producer…
    • 1972–1992
    Alan King
    Alan King
    • Self - Guest…
    • 1962–1992
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      On January 1, 1971, at 11:59 PM, the show broadcast an ad for Virginia Slims. It was the last cigarette ad shown before a federal law banned cigarette ads on TV.
    • Quotes
      • [from his last show - May 22, 1992]
      • [referring to his family in the audience and the death of Rick, his other son, in a car crash]
      • Johnny Carson: It would have been a perfect evening if their brother Rick had been here with us, but I guess life does what it's supposed to do and you accept it and go on.
    • Crazy credits
      Whenever Carson added a skit to an episode, the "Mighty Carson Art Players" would be announced as guest stars.
    • Alternate versions
      Select comedy sketches from the Tonight Show were taken and placed into syndication into "Carson's Comedy Classics" during the mid 1980's.
    • Connections
      Edited into Carson's Comedy Classics (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Time to Shine
      (uncredited)
      Music by Roger Dexter
      [Plays over the Carson Productions Logo]
      [Antenna TV airing only]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 1, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Carson Productions
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Carson
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 6B, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(1962-1972)
    • Production companies
      • Carson Productions
      • NBC Entertainment
      • NBC Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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