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Season 19 (NBC)(1980-81)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Uploaded July 2020]
references:
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##### Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson #####
########### season 19 1980-1981 ###############
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NBC Monday to Friday 10:30pm to 11:30am (60 min)
Two to three guests will be the norm on the shorter show.
Performers either doing their acts or joining Carson for conversation.
19.01 [4518] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (1hr)
[Premiere]
16Sep1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer-actress Bette Midler
and comedian David Brenner.
19.02 [4519] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Sep1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
and singer Tony Bennett.
19.03 [4520] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Sep1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tim Conway
and singer Eve Marie Shahoian.
19.04 [4521] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Sep1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Garner
actress Suzanne Somers
and comedian George Carlin.
19.05 [4522] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Sep1980 NBC Mon [Press and Sun Bulletin NY]
Guest Host Robert Klein
Guests
actors Gary Coleman
and Christopher Reeve
and singer Peabo Bryson.
19.06 [4523] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Sep1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Martin Mull
19.07 [4524] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Sep1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
farmer Ron Lieske and his pig Ed
and Country singer Crystal Gayle.
19.08 [4525] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Sep1980 NBC Thu [Daily Oklahoman]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Walter Matthau
comedian Charlie Callas
and singer-songwriter Mac Davis.
19.09 [4526] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Sep1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Martin
and astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan.
19.10 [4527] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (2hrs) 18th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
29Sep1980 NBC Mon
Host Johnny Carson
with Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
Memorable moments from past "Tonight Show" presentations are featured.
19.11 [4528] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Sep1980 NBC Tue
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
comedian Marty Feldman
actress Rita Moreno
and singer Joe Williams.
19.12 [4529] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Oct1980 NBC Wed [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actor Mike Connors
author James Burke
and singer Pat Boone.
19.13 [4530] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Oct1980 NBC Thu
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
comedian George Burns
inventor Stan Kann
and sportscaster Bob Uecker.
19.14 [4531] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Oct1980 NBC Fri
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
Monty Python actors Eric Idle and John Cleese
actress Nancy Allen
and Country singer Mel Tillis.
19.15 [4532] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Oct1980 NBC Mon [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actresses Loretta Young
and Sandy Duncan
model-actress Dorit Stevens
and musician George Benson.
19.16 [4533] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Oct1980 NBC Tue
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actress Diahann Carroll
actor Howard Hesseman
and comic Rip Taylor.
19.17 [4534] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Oct1980 NBC Wed [Statesman Journal]
Guest Host David Steinberg
Guests
actor James Woods
voice actress Maggie Roswell
singers John Davidson
and Jim Stafford.
19.18 [4535] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Oct1980 NBC Thu
Guest Host Robert Klein
Guests
TV personality Steve Allen
sportscaster Dick Enberg
and singer Linda Hopkins.
19.19 [4536] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Oct1980 NBC Fri
Guest Host Gabriel Kaplan
Guests
actress Bonnie Franklin
comedienne Vicki Lawrence
and impressionist Fred Travalena.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Oct1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 07Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Landon, Buck Henry, Racine Neago and Bulan.
19.20 [4537] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Oct1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Dom DeLuise
actress Brooke Shields
and comedian Sean Morey.
19.21 [4538] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Oct1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Goldie Hawn
comedienne Maureen Murphy
Judge Richard Roylston
and Judge Robert Roylston.
19.22 [4539] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Oct1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
and Dr. Morris W. Goldberg (dentist-chauffeur).
19.23 [4540] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Oct1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
and singer Steve Lawrence.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Oct1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 06Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Garner, James Galway
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Oct1980 NBC Tue [repeat from 08Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with McLean Stevenson, Herve Villechaize, Art Graham Trio.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Oct1980 NBC Wed [repeat from 13Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Stewart, William Devane, Gallagher.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Oct1980 NBC Thu [repeat from 15Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Henry Fonda, Chris Lemmon, Fred Travalena, Bob Glover.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Oct1980 NBC Fri [repeat from 21Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bert Convy, David Steinberg
19.24 [4541] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Oct1980 NBC Mon [Tucson Citizen]
Guest Host Martin Mull
Guests
actress Elizabeth Ashley
The Smothers Brothers
and Manhattan Transfer.
*Note: Bob Hope was to appear but rescheduled for Friday.
19.25 [4542] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Oct1980 NBC Tue [Minneapolis Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Loni Anderson
chicken expert Andrew Stodel
and drummer Buddy Rich.
19.26 [4543] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Oct1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Mitchum
and Country singer Larry Gatlin.
19.27 [4544] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Oct1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Carlin
and sportscaster Joe Garagiola.
19.28 [4545] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Oct1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope talks about his special "Bob Hope for President"
airing
Saturday November 1, 1980
comedian Steve Landesberg
and author Gore Vidal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BpHxM33z70
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Nov1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 20Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sally Field, Buddy Hackett.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Nov1980 NBC Tue
pre-empted for Elections.
19.29 [4546] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Nov1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
and singer Elton John who performs "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjdbSe_oJPY
19.30 [4547] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Nov1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
and Hollywood reporter Rona Barrett.
19.31 [4548] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Nov1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
and Professor John Rassias.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Nov1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 22Feb79]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Peppard, David Letterman, Buddy Rich.
19.32 [4549] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Nov1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians David Letterman
and Michael Pritchard
and musician Pete Fountain.
19.33 [4550] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Nov1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr.
and animal expert Jim Fowler.
19.34 [4551] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Nov1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tim Conway
and actress Mare Winningham.
19.35 [4552] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Nov1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jean Marsh
comedian Thom Sharp
and singer Joe Williams.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Nov1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 23Mar79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Pleshette, Dr. Carl Sagan, Doug Henning.
19.36 [4553] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Nov1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
journalist Calvin Trillin
and Country singer Dolly Parton.
19.37 [4554] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Nov1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
child actor Ricky Schroder
comedian Sean Morey
and TV personality Jeana Tomasino.
19.38 [4555] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Nov1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Coco
cross-country coach Joe Newton
and guitarist Chet Atkins.
19.39 [4556] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Nov1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
writer-director Carl Reiner
and actress Raquel Welch of the TV special "From Raquel With Love".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXfKnxI9aI
19.40 [4557] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Nov1980 NBC Mon
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Linda Lavin
and comedienne Minnie Pearl.
*Note: Larry Hagman was scheduled for an appearance but
was caught in California rush-hour traffic. Guest host Joan Rivers
grumbled, "If he wasn't caught in traffic, I'd shoot him myself".
19.41 [4558] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Nov1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Harry Garrison
actress Maureen Murphy
and singer Eydie Gormé.
19.42 [4559] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Nov1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
George Heap
and comedian Don Rickles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LADnb1XL_RQ
19.43 [4560] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Nov1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
and comedian Charles Grodin.
19.44 [4561] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Nov1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Duvall
comedian Bobby Kelton
and singer Jim Stafford.
19.45 [4562] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Dec1980 NBC Mon
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
comedian Pete Barbutti
and actress Marilu Henner.
19.46 [4563] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Dec1980 NBC Tue
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actor Jack Lemmon
comedian Wil Shriner
and Country singer Hoyt Axton.
19.47 [4564] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Dec1980 NBC Wed
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
pianist Victor Borge
comedian Rich Hall
and Country singer Crystal Gayle.
19.48 [4565] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Dec1980 NBC Thu
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
comedian George Miller
and singer Marie Osmond (star of "Marie" premiering Dec. 12).
19.49 [4566] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Dec1980 NBC Fri
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
TV personality Steve Allen
comedian Tom Dreesen
and Jazz guitarist Joe Pass.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Dec1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 21Mar79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Patton.
19.50 [4567] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Dec1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bill Cosby
and actress Susan George.
19.51 [4568] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Dec1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jane Fonda
and comedian John Byner.
19.52 [4569] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Dec1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart of "Mr. Krueger's Christmas"
Hodding Carter III, former State Department official
and comedian Charles Nelson Reilly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ytqZr8ePPA
19.53 [4570] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Dec1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Richard Pryor
and actor Richard Benjamin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOwHKLIYvFM
19.54 [4571] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Dec1980 NBC Mon
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
and actor Charlton Heston.
19.55 [4572] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Dec1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
columnist Erma Bombeck
and singer Johnny Mathis.
19.56 [4573] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Dec1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shirley MacLaine
comedian Johnny Yune
and musician B.B. King.
19.57 [4574] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Dec1980 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Somers
and comedian Robert Klein.
19.58 [4575] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Dec1980 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer Frank Sinatra
comedian Bob Newhart
singer-songwriter Mac Davis
and the St. Matthews School Choir.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Dec1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 15Dec78]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dan Haggerty, Joe Garagiola, Phyllis Newman.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Dec1980 NBC Tue [repeat from 22Dec78]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bert Convy, Marilyn Horne, Mighty Carson Players.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Dec1980 NBC Wed
pre-empted for Christmas Eve programming.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Dec1980 NBC Thu [repeat from 20Dec78]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bruce Dern, Johnny Mathis, Myron Cohen.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Dec1980 NBC Fri [repeat from 14Dec78]
"The Best of Carson"
with Engelbert Humperdinck, Jean Marsh, Dr. Arnold Lieber.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Dec1980 NBC Mon [repeat from 30Mar79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Anthony Newley, Shelley Winters.
19.59 [4576] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Dec1980 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
Professor Andrew Levine
and musician Eddie Harris.
19.60 [4577] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Dec1980 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Maureen Murphy
Sahara Girls
and Manhattan Transfer.
19.61 [4578] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jan1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer Marie Osmond
and comedian Charles Nelson Reilly.
19.62 [4579] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jan1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
actress Susan Sarandon
and singer Linda Hopkins.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jan1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 05Apr79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Blake, Kenny Rogers, Joan Embery, Monti Rock.
19.63 [4580] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jan1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter O'Toole
actress Victoria Principal
and The Pointer Sisters.
19.64 [4581] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jan1981 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
actor James Woods
columnist Erma Bombeck
and singer Joe Williams.
19.65 [4582] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jan1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
magician Doug Henning
and football coach Bum Phillips.
19.66 [4583] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jan1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
comedian Argus Hamilton
and The Doobie Brothers.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jan1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 04Apr79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Angie Dickinson, Ethel Merman, Richie Barathy.
19.67 [4584] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jan1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
comedian Martin Mull
and singer Juanita Booker.
19.68 [4585] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jan1981 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Strauss
comedian George Gobel
and the Oak Ridge Boys.
19.69 [4586] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jan1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor William Conrad
and comedian David Steinberg.
19.70 [4587] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jan1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actor Tony Randall
and comedian Argus Hamilton.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jan1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 06Apr79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Cheryl Ladd, Buck Henry
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jan1981 NBC Tue [repeat from 11Apr79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Johnny Mathis, Marilu Tolo, Kelly Monteith.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jan1981 NBC Wed [repeat from 12Apr79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Maureen Stapleton, Pete Fountain, Dr. Jonathan Miller.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jan1981 NBC Thu [repeat from 13Apr79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Somers, Michael Douglas, Debby Boone.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jan1981 NBC Fri [repeat from 02May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Raquel Welch, Tony Bennett, James Galway.
19.71 [4588] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jan1981 NBC Mon [Statesman Journal]
Guest Host George Carlin
Guests
actress Debbie Reynolds
comedian Kip Addotta
and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
19.72 [4589] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jan1981 NBC Tue
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
gymnast Kurt Thomas
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
and singer Ricky Nelson.
19.73 [4590] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jan1981 NBC Wed
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
sportscaster Dick Enberg
comedian Pete Barbutti
and singer Aretha Franklin.
19.74 [4591] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jan1981 NBC Thu
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Marilu Henner
comedian Kelly Monteith
and cartoonist Arnold Roth.
19.75 [4592] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jan1981 NBC Fri [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
comedienne Lily Tomlin
writer Paul Raley
and dog trainer Warren Eckstein.
19.76 [4593] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Feb1981 NBC Mon
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors Larry Hagman
and Ricky Schroder
and singer Bobby Vinton.
19.77 [4594] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Feb1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Rodney Dangerfield
author Joe Graedon
and singer Irene Cara.
19.78 [4595] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Feb1981 NBC Wed [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Charlie Callas
and actor Buddy Ebsen.
19.79 [4596] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Feb1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
wood sculptor Jon Walter
and singer Tony Bennett.
19.80 [4597] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Feb1981 [rerun 10Mar83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
actress Tanya Roberts
Jazz pianist Claude Bolling
and flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Feb1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 03May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Roy Clark, Charles Nelson Reilly
19.81 [4598] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Feb1981 [rerun 11Mar83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
comedian Bill Cosby
and actor Jack Klugman.
19.82 [4599] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Feb1981 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Charles Grodin
and Country singer Loretta Lynn.
19.83 [4600] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Feb1981 NBC Thu [Clarion Ledger]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor George Segal
actress Teri Garr
and commercial actor John Moscitta.
19.84 [4601] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Feb1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
magician Doug Henning
comedy duo Bob and Ray
and Sgt. Jake Janelka and Toughy (Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff and his trained
dog.)
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Feb1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 04May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sammy Davis Jr., Susan Sarandon.
19.85 [4602] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Feb1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
journalist Calvin Trillin
and singer Linda Hopkins.
19.86 [4603] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Feb1981 [rerun 04Apr83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
golfer Lee Trevino
actor William Demarest
and musician Pete Fountain.
19.87 [4604] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Feb1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Rich Hall
and singer Jim Stafford.
19.88 [4605] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Feb1981 [rerun 11Apr83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
Dr. Lawrence Kuznetz
Terence O'Donnell author of "Garden of the Brave"
and singer Sarah Vaughan.
19.89 [4606] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Feb1981 NBC Mon
Guest Host Rich Little
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
satirist Peter Cook
and singer-songwriter Paul Williams.
19.90 [4607] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Feb1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
writer-director Carl Reiner
and actress Catherine Deneuve.
19.91 [4608] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Feb1981 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Barbara Eden of "Harper Valley P.T.A."
comedian Bobby Kelton
and cartoonist Arnold Roth.
19.92 [4609] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Feb1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Mickey Rooney
actress Priscilla Barnes
and singer-actress Diana Ross.
19.93 [4610] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Feb1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
actress Sydne Rome
and astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan.
19.94 [4611] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Mar1981 NBC Mon
Guest Host Martin Mull
Guests
actress Morgan Fairchild
sportscaster Bob Uecker
and singer-songwriter Mac Davis.
19.95 [4612] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Mar1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Joan Rivers
and Country singer Barbara Mandrell.
19.96 [4613] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Mar1981 [rerun 30May83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Brenner
model-actress Christie Brinkley
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.
19.97 [4614] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Mar1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
actress Natassja Kinski
and Country singer Slim Whitman.
19.98 [4615] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Mar1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
journalist Rita Jenrette
and singer Melissa Manchester.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Mar1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 11Apr79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Johnny Mathis, Kelly Monteith, Marilu Tolo.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Mar1981 NBC Tue [repeat from 08May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Buddy Hackett, Larry Gatlin.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Mar1981 NBC Wed [repeat from 11May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Richard Pryor, Bess Armstrong, Judith Blegen.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Mar1981 NBC Thu [repeat from 16May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Peppard, Joel Grey, Bob Uecker.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Mar1981 NBC Fri [repeat from 17May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bert Convy, Connie Stevens, Victor Buono.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Mar1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 18May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence, Dudley Moore.
19.99 [4616] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Mar1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Sally Field
and Country singer Mel Tillis.
19.100 [4617] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Mar1981 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Richard Benjamin
comedian Garry Shandling
and golfer Jan Stephenson.
19.101 [4618] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Mar1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
model-actress Lois Areno
and singer Peabo Bryson.
19.102 [4619] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Mar1981 [rerun 03Jun83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Somers
Dr. Warren Thomas director of the Los Angeles Zoo
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Mar1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 23May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Joan Rivers, Marjoe Gortner, Dar Robinson.
19.103 [4620] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Mar1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
musician B.B. King
and singer Phyllis Newman.
19.104 [4621] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Mar1981 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Strauss of "Masada"
Gore Vidal author of "Creation"
and actress Lorna Patterson.
19.105 [4622] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Mar1981 [rerun 01Jun83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Patrick Macnee
comedian Pete Barbutti
actress Natassja Kinski
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.
19.106 [4623] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Mar1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Cathy Moriarty of "Raging Bull"
comedians Charles Nelson Reilly
and Richard Lewis.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Mar1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 01Jun79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Angie Dickinson, Tom Snyder, Ray Price.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Mar1981 NBC Tue [repeat from 29May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sally Field, Mac Davis.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Apr1981 NBC Wed [repeat from 30May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jack Lemmon, Rodney Dangerfield, Robby Benson.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Apr1981 NBC Thu [repeat from 31May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Victoria Principal, Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Fowler.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Apr1981 NBC Fri [repeat from 25May79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Linda Gray, Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Lawrence.
19.107 [4624] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Apr1981 NBC Mon
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian David Brenner
actor James Coco
and comic Rip Taylor.
19.108 [4625] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Apr1981 NBC Tue
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Pleshette of "The Star Maker"
and TV host Dick Cavett of "Remember When ...".
19.109 [4626] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Apr1981 NBC Wed
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
hat designer Ann Waldrop
and singer Joe Williams.
19.110 [4627] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Apr1981 NBC Thu
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Albert Brooks of "Modern Romance"
and actress Susan Sarandon of "Atlantic City".
19.111 [4628] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Apr1981 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
critic Calvin Trillin author of "Floater"
and Country singer Dolly Parton.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Apr1981 NBC Mon
Host Johnny Carson
Scheduled to appear were Robert Culp, Irlene Mandrell and the Hudson Brothers.
*Note: Johnny Carson, a member of the Writers Guild,
walked off
the "Tonight Show" in a strike action Monday night.
NBC officials said the popular late night show would
suspend production until further notice.
The NBC spokesman said the "Tonight Show" would be
replaced by repeats of "The Best of Carson" until further notice.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Apr1981 NBC Tue [repeat]
"The Best of Carson"
*Note: Jerry Lewis was the scheduled guest.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Apr1981 NBC Wed [repeat]
"The Best of Carson"
*Note: Scheduled guests were Don McLean, Lorna Patterson and George Miller.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Apr1981 NBC Thu [repeat]
"The Best of Carson"
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Apr1981 NBC Fri [repeat]
"The Best of Carson"
19.112 [4629] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Apr1981 [Beatrice Daily Sun]
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
Oakland Raiders football player John Matuzak
actress Sydney Goldsmith
and singer-songwriter Paul Williams..
19.113 [4630] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Apr1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Susan Saint James
comedian Jimmy Aleck
and pediatrician Dr. Lendon Smith..
19.114 [4631] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Apr1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Teri Garr
singer-actor Ben Vereen
and pharmacologist Joe Graedon.
19.115 [4632] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Apr1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actor Robert Hays
Willard Scott of NBC's "Today Show"
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
19.116 [4633] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Apr1981
Guest Host Bob Newhart
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Apr1981 NBC Mon [repeat from 01Aug79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Rodney Dangerfield, Arlene Golonka, Debby Boone.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Apr1981 [Times Herald][Lompoc Record]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan
and singer Johnny Mathis.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Apr1981 [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Farrah Fawcett
and singer Nicolette Larson.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Apr1981 [Star Phoenix][Statesman Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Joan Rivers
and singer Tony Bennett.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01May1981 [Evening Sun][Auburn Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Gerry Speiss who sailed a 10-foot boat across the Atlantic.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04May1981 [repeat from 10Aug79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Carol Burnett, Tim Conway
19.117 [4634] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
horticulturist Thalassa Cruso
and singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.
19.118 [4635] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06May1981 [Tucson Citizen]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
singer-musician Ringo Starr
wife model-actress Barbara Bach
and the Oak Ridge Boys.
19.119 [4636] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07May1981 [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Richard Harris
and actress Mariette Hartley.
19.120 [4637] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
and actor Charles Haid.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11May1981 [repeat from 16Aug79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Fernando Lamas, Buddy Hackett, Brenda Boozer.
19.121 [4638] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Lorna Patterson
and singer Jim Stafford.
19.122 [4639] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Martin Mull
and sportscaster Joe Garagiola.
19.123 [4640] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Joan Rivers
and William & Amos Caulfield 78-year-old twins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufINzlJrLTM
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15May1981 [repeat from 06Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Pleshette, Hoyt Axton, Bob Uecker.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18May1981 [repeat from 05Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Ricardo Montalban, Jackie Collins, Judith Blegen.
19.124 [4641] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Alan Alda
and comedian David Brenner.
19.125 [4642] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20May1981 [rerun 12Jul83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians George Carlin
and Richard Pryor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8aHGo13yUg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jus-OaJV8E&list=PLN27Dkvp_PlUd2K2FQgzTz1LWRDAQOBLU&index=31
https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=fred&p=92&item=B:45127
19.126 [4643] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21May1981 [rerun 14Jul83][San Francisco Examiner][Minneapolis Star][Democrat and
Chronicle][Akron Beacon]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor-musicians George Segal and Conrad Janis of the Beverly Hills Jazz Band
actress Kathryn Harrold
and comedian Rich Hall.
19.127 [4644] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Carol Wayne
Leonard J. Waxdeck
and Country singer Larry Gatlin.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25May1981 [repeat from 15Aug79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Randall, David Letterman
19.128 [4645] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26May1981 [rerun 13Jul83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer-actress Liza Minnelli who performs "New York, New York"
and Dr. Paul Ehrlich.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2bdtBBsSEY
19.129 [4646] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
and comedian Robert Klein.
19.130 [4647] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28May1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Maureen Murphy
and singer Steve Lawrence.
19.131 [4648] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29May1981 [rerun 08Aug83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Kathryn Harrold
baseball player Danny Goodwin
filmmaker conservationists Tom and Joan Root
and singer Eydie Gormé.
19.132 [4649] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jun1981
Guest Host Rich Little
Guests
singers Charo
and Jack Jones.
19.133 [4650] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jun1981
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
singer-actress Connie Stevens
and singer Linda Hopkins.
19.134 [4651] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jun1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
and singer Tina Turner.
19.135 [4652] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jun1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Teri Garr
and game show host Bert Convy.
19.136 [4653] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jun1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
Dr. Lendon Smith
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
and Country singer Hoyt Axton.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jun1981 [repeat from 17Aug79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Alan Alda, Sarah Vaughan, Mighty Carson Art Players.
19.137 [4654] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jun1981 [rerun 15Aug83 ]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians Buddy Hackett
and Charles Nelson Reilly
and spelling expert Dr. Richard Archer.
19.138 [4655] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Madeline Kahn
and comedian Pete Barbutti.
19.139 [4656] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Cook
comedian Garry Shandling
and Country musician Chet Atkins.
19.140 [4657] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
actress Shelley Long
and musician Pete Fountain.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jun1981 [repeat from 19Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Patrick Duffy, Dolly Parton, Henny Youngman.
19.141 [4658] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
and singer Dionne Warwick.
19.142 [4659] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
farmer Gerald Lawton
bus driver Myrtle Whitcher
and lottery president Terry Rich all are from Cooper, Iowa
and singer Tom Jones.
19.143 [4660] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
and animal expert Jim Fowler.
19.144 [4661] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
football coach Lou Holtz
astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan
and Jazz pianist Ross Tompkins
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jun1981 [repeat from 07Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Claude Akins, Erma Bombeck, Pete Fountain.
19.145 [4662] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
comedian George Miller
and singer Kenny Rankin.
19.146 [4663] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
consumer expert David Horowitz
and singer Nicolette Larson.
19.147 [4664] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
and baseball announcer Bob Uecker.
19.148 [4665] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jun1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Somers
and actor William Holden.
19.149 [4666] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jun1981
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors Gary Coleman
and Dick Van Patten
and impressionist Fred Travalena.
19.150 [4667] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jun1981
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor George Hamilton
comedian George Gobel
and singer-songwriter Mac Davis.
19.151 [4668] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jul1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Bess Armstrong
sportscaster Joe Garagiola
and comedian Pete Barbutti.
19.152 [4669] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jul1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
comedian Richard Lewis
boxer Thomas Hearns
and singer Jim Stafford.
19.153 [4670] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jul1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Margot Kidder
fitness guru Richard Simmons
and singer Natalie Cole.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jul1981 [repeat from 14Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Hope, Mariette Hartley, Luciano Pavarotti.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jul1981 [repeat from 20Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Landon, Dinah Shore.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jul1981 [repeat from 27Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Liberace, Andrea McArdle, Dick Van Patten.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jul1981 [repeat from 26Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Garner, Lesley Ann Warren, Larry Gatlin.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jul1981 [repeat from 21Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Blake, Sharon Gless, Carol Neblett.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jul1981 [repeat from 28Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Steinberg, Patti D'Arbanville, Crystal Gayle.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jul1981 [repeat from 18Oct79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Charlton Heston, Arlene Golonka, Merie Earle.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jul1981 [repeat from 19Oct79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Erik Estrada, Marsha Mason, Placido Domingo.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jul1981 [repeat from ]
"The Best of Carson"
with Lola Falana, James Woods, Wally Lattimer.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jul1981 [repeat from 12Sep79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dionne Warwick, Buddy Rich, Charles Nelson Reilly.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jul1981 [repeat from 01Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Rivers, June Valli.
19.154 [4671] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jul1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Pleshette
and Dr. Robert Altman with Nino, an opera singing parrot.
19.155 [4672] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jul1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
columnist Rona Barrett
and The Angels Ensemble of California.
19.156 [4673] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jul1981 [rerun 21Mar83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor George Segal
actresses Mariette Hartley
and Lorna Patterson
and The Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band who perform "Ain't Nobody's Business"
and "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?"
19.157 [4674] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jul1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
and actress Bo Derek.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq9ebAce5Kk
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jul1981 [repeat from 07Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Blake, James Galway, Marilyn Maye.
19.158 [4675] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jul1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart
and singer-songwriter Mac Davis.
19.159 [4676] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jul1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
and singer Johnny Mathis.
19.160 [4677] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jul1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Sylvester Stallone
comedian Sean Morey
and musician B.B. King.
19.161 [4678] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Jul1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
baseball manager Tommy Lasorda
and comedian Dom DeLuise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLcUKfVZk9I
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Aug1981 [repeat from 08Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Kate Jackson, Marilyn Horne.
19.162 [4679] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
and Country singer Loretta Lynn.
19.163 [4680] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Alan King
and singer Sheena Easton.
19.164 [4681] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor John Travolta
and columnist Erma Bombeck.
19.165 [4682] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Dudley Moore
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
and actress Laurene Landon.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Aug1981 [repeat from 13Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Elizabeth Ashley, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pete Barbutti.
19.166 [4683] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Betty Thomas
whistler Marge Carlson
and singer Andy Williams
who performs "New York, New York" and "The More I See
You".
19.167 [4684] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor William Devane
comedy writer Pat McCormick
and The Manhattan Transfer.
19.168 [4685] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Richard Benjamin
actress Paula Prentiss
and comedian Henny Youngman.
19.169 [4686] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Aug1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Strauss
actress Betty White
and actor Victor Buono.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdk0feQZjo
19.170 [4687] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Aug1981 [Arizona Daily Star]
Guest Host David Steinberg
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
singer-actress Bernadette Peters
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
19.171 [4688] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Aug1981 [Tampa Bay Times]
Guest Host David Steinberg
Guests
actress Margot Kidder
actor Burt Reynolds
and Country singer Ronnie Milsap.
19.172 [4689] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Aug1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
TV personality Steve Allen
actress Sydney Goldsmith
and actor Michael Keaton.
19.173 [4690] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Aug1981 {Star Telegram]
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Elke Sommer
comedian George Miller
and singer Al Jarreau.
19.174 [4691] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Aug1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actor John Ritter
comedian Tom Dreesen
and actress Andrea Martin.
19.175 [4692] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Aug1981
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
actor Robert Culp
and singer Irlene Mandrell.
19.176 [4693] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Aug1981
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
comedian Norm Crosby
exercise guru Richard Simmons
and singer Carmen McRae.
19.177 [4694] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Aug1981
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actor James Coco
actress Shelley Long
and pianist George Shearing.
19.178 [4695] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Aug1981
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
comedian Johnny Dark
Dr. Lendon Smith
and singer Tina Turner.
19.179 [4696] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Aug1981
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actress Lynn Redgrave
actor James Hampton
and singer Aretha Franklin.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Aug1981 [repeat from 02Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bo Derek, Pete Fountain.
19.180 [4697] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Brenner
and singer Tony Bennett.
19.181 [4698]
Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Sep1981 [rerun17Oct83]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Joan Rivers
actor George Segal
Conrad Janis and The Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band
and the Dixie Belles.
19.182 [4699] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Dom DeLuise
and singer Steve Lawrence.
19.183 [4700] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
actor David Naughton
and singer Linda Hopkins.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Sep1981 [repeat from 06Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Angie Dickinson, Bert Convy, Sydney Goldsmith.
19.184 [4701] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
playwright Neil Simon
actress Marsha Mason
comedian Sean Morey
and The Oak Ridge Boys.
19.185 [4702] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
The Smothers Brothers
actress Brooke Shields
and hog callers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjrOaYcSFlI
19.186 [4703] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
comedian Shecky Greene
and actress Maureen Murphy.
19.187 [4704] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actress Morgan Fairchild
and singer Joe Williams.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Sep1981 [repeat from 14Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Barry Manilow, Jean Marsh, Fernando Lamas.
19.188 [4705] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Sep1981 [Minneapolis Star][Journal Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Martin Mull
and Country singer Kenny Rogers.
19.189 [4706] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Sep1981 [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
singer Al Jarreau
and animal trainer David Frank with Poncho the singing Parrot
who sings "Bali Hai", "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "Springtime".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI6dPeNjRWw
19.190 [4707] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
game show host Bert Convy
comedian Rich Hall
and Country singer Mel Tillis.
19.191 [4708] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
and The Dixie Belles.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Sep1981 [repeat from 15Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Buddy Hackett, Steve Lawrence, Dizzy Gillespie.
19.192 [4709] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
and comedian Charles Nelson Reilly.
19.193 [4710] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
and The 5th Dimension.
19.194 [4711] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
and actress Ann Jillian.
19.195 [4712] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Sep1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Kelly Monteith
and singer Eydie Gormé.
##### Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson #####
############# end of season 19 ###############
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