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 Season 20 (NBC)(1981-82)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Uploaded July 2020]
references:
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NYT and Brooklyn Daily Eagle
 

 ##### Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson #####
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NBC Monday to Friday 10:30pm to 11:30am (60 min) All Episodes Re-Numbered
 

20.01 [4713] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 19th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
27Sep1981 Sunday 2hr 8-10pm
Host Johnny Carson
with
Richard Benjamin, Shelley Winters, Steve Martin, Betty White, Pete Fountain,
Jerry Seinfeld, Marie Murphy, Rodney Dangerfield, Gary Shandling,
Dr. Carl Sagan, Jim Fowler, Joan Embry.
Highlights from the past year's shows. Included: takeoff on foreign commercials;
skit on Walter Cronkite' final newscast; skit on a school for actors in commercials;
Jim Fowler and Joan Embry with animals; a Tarzan skit with Betty White.

20.02 [4714] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Sep1981
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian-satirist Mark Russell
and fitness guru Richard Simmons.

20.03 [4715] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Sep1981
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor James Coco
actress Elizabeth Ashley
and columnist Erma Bombeck.

20.04 [4716] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Sep1981
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
singer Cher who performed "Those Shoes"
actor Charles Grodin
and "Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8pSlqsZ0G8


20.05 [4717] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Oct1981
Guest Host David Steinberg
Guests
comedienne Phyllis Diller
actress Beverly D'Angelo
and satirist Peter Cook.

20.06 [4718] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Oct1981 [Albuqerque Journal]
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actor Merlin Olsen
comedian Dave Thomas
and actress Lorna Patterson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Oct1981 [repeat from 16Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Hope, Raquel Welch, Carol Neblett.


20.07 [4719] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Oct1981 [Minneapolis Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Elliott Gould
and singer Dionne Warwick.

20.08 [4720] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Oct1981 [Minneapolis Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Maureen Stapleton
comedian-actor Buddy Hackett
and singer Sarah Vaughan.

20.09 [4721] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Oct1981 [Argus Leader]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
actress Jean Marsh
and child actor Peter Billingsley.

20.10 [4722] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Oct1981 [Greenville News]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Candice Bergen
and magician Doug Henning.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Oct1981 [repeat from 20Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Pleshette, Buck Henry, Sarah Purcell, Joe Williams.


20.11 [4723] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Oct1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Brenner
"The Nut Lady" Elizabeth Tashjian
and musician B.B. King.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBAm0iLgim8

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-johnny-carson/david-brenner-the-nut-lady-lRXLgdt60Yh/


20.12 [4724] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Oct1981 [Journal News]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Robin Williams
and actress Jean Marsh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr1DSLoHni0


20.13 [4725] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Oct1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Alan Alda
comedian Alan King
and baseball announcer Bob Uecker.

20.14 [4726] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Oct1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Bruce Dern
and comedienne-actress Andrea Martin.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Oct1981 [repeat from 21Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Randall, Buddy Rich, Kelly Monteith.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Oct1981 [repeat from 22Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Arlene Golonka, Tony Bennett, Bartine Zane.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Oct1981 [repeat from 23Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Pat Boone, George Carlin, Brenda Boozer.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Oct1981 [repeat from 27Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Crystal Gayle, Joe Namath, Johnny Yune.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Oct1981 [repeat from 28Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Donna Summer, Charlie Callas, Oak Ridge Boys.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Oct1981 [repeat from 29Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dick Van Patten, David Steinberg, Melissa Manchester.


20.15 [4727] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Oct1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
and singer Jim Stafford.

20.16 [4728] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Oct1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
magician Lance Burton
and Country singer Reba McEntire who performs "You Lift Me Up to Heaven".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jObpEfC4E9U


20.17 [4729] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Oct1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
comedian Garry Shandling
and dance group Pilobolus.

20.18 [4730] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Oct1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
and singer Sheena Easton who sings "Morning Train".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlFV97FvSE4


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Nov1981 [repeat from 30Nov79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Beverly Sills, James Woods, Monti Rock, Erma Bombeck.

20.19 [4731] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
comedian-musician Pete Barbutti
and the L.A. Dodgers Blue Wrecking Crew.

20.20 [4732] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Gabriel Kaplan
actress Teri Garr
and Country singer Ronnie Milsap.

20.21 [4733] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
The Smothers Brothers
comic actor Frank Nelson
and Opera singer Joan Dornemann.

20.22 [4734] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
and humorist-author Calvin Trillin.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Nov1981 [repeat from 04Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Blake, Martin Mull, Tom Wolfe, Dorothy Mays.


20.23 [4735] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor David Niven
and Country singer Barbara Mandrell.

20.24 [4736] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer Dionne Warwick
drummer Buddy Rich
and farmer Wally Lattimer.

20.25 [4737] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Dom DeLuise
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and actress Betty White.

20.26 [4738] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Burns
and actress Lorna Patterson

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Nov1981 [repeat from 10Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Phyllis George, Mike Farrell, Jerzy Kosinski.


20.27 [4739] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Joan Rivers
consumer reporter David Horowitz
and singer Linda Hopkins.

20.28 [4740] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Cassie Yates
"nut lady" Elizabeth Tashjian
and Country singer Mel Tillis.

20.29 [4741] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Pleshette
and Opera star Luciano Pavarotti.

20.30 [4742] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
child actor Ricky Schroder
and actress Susan Sarandon

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Nov1981 [repeat from 09Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Cloris Leachman, Robby Benson, Sydney Goldsmith.


20.31 [4743] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Brenner
farmer Wally Lattimer
and singer Aretha Franklin.

20.32 [4744] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
Louis and Bernice Eisenberg
and Country singer Kenny Rogers.

20.33 [4745] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Nov1981 [Manhattan Mercury]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
comedian Buddy Hackett
film director Bud Greenspan
and The Angels Ensemble of California.

20.34 [4746] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Nov1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Garner talks about his remake series "Bret Maverick"
and TV host Regis Philbin talks about his new series
starting daytime Monday "The Regis Philbin Show".

20.35 [4747] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Nov1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
football player Bubba Smith
and singer Anne Murray.

20.36 [4748] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Dec1981 [Des Moines Register]
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
columnist Rona Barrett
comedian Dave Thomas
actor-musician Conrad Janis
and the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band.

20.37 [4749] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Dec1981
Guest Host David Letterman
Guests
sportscaster Dick Enberg
news anchor Jane Pauley
and singer Natalie Cole.

20.38 [4750] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Dec1981
Guest Host George Carlin
Guests
actor Victor Buono
singer Della Reese
and Country singer Roy Clayborne who sings "Little Boys Lie".

20.39 [4751] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Dec1981 [Greenville News]
Guest Host George Carlin
Guests
actress Sandy Duncan
Stan Kann the gadget man
and singer Helen Reddy.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Dec1981 [repeat from 02Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Karl Malden, Teri Garr, Mel Tillis, Eubie Blake.


20.40 [4752] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Dec1981 [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
actor Scatman Crothers
and boxer Rocky Graziano.

20.41 [4753] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Dec1981 [Star Tribune]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Elizabeth Ashley
comedians Charlie Callas
and Charles Nelson Reilly
and Gerry Speiss.

20.42 [4754] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Dec1981 [Call Leader]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors Jack Lemmon
and Walter Matthau
and actress Mimi Kennedy.

20.43 [4755] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Chevy Chase
and singer-actress Diana Ross.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Dec1981 [repeat from 03Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Burns, Johnny Mathis.


20.44 [4756] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Sally Field
animal expert Jim Fowler
and author Gore Vidal.

20.45 [4757] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Stewart Granger

20.46 [4758] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
actress Donna Dixon
and musician B.B. King.

20.47 [4759] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actress Jane Fonda
comic actor Frank Nelson
and singer Sarah Vaughan

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Dec1981 [repeat from 21Dec79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Fred Astaire, Al Hirt, Steve Landesberg.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Dec1981 [repeat from 13Dec79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Steve Martin, Placido Domingo, Phyllis Newman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Dec1981 [repeat from 20Dec79]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bruce Dern, David Letterman, Judith Blegen.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Dec1981
pre-empted for Christmas Eve programming.


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Dec1981 [repeat from 21Nov80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Hope, Carl Reiner, Henry Winkler.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Dec1981 [repeat from 11Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Lauren Bacall, Eubie Blake, David Steinberg.


20.48 [4760] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart
and comedian-musician Pete Barbutti.

20.49 [4761] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Martin Mull
news anchor Bryant Gumbel
and The Manhattan Transfer.

20.50 [4762] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Dec1981
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
magician Lance Burton
Maureen Murphy
The Playboy Playmates song-and-dance group
and dancers the Nicholas Brothers.
*Note: The Playboy Playmates were Sondra Theodore, Michele Drake,
Heidi Sorenson and Nicki Thomas.

20.51 [4763] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
and comedian-actor Eddie Murphy.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jan1982 [repeat from ]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Randall, Joe Namath, Stephanie Faracy.

20.52 [4764] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians David Steinberg
and Rich Hall
and actress Nell Carter who sings "Never Been So Glad".

20.53 [4765] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians Alan King
and Charles Nelson Reilly.

20.54 [4766] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Carlin
actress Colleen Camp
and singer Ray Price.

20.55 [4767] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mimi Kennedy
comedian Pete Barbutti
comedy duo Bob and Ray
and the Oak Ridge Boys.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jan1982 [repeat from 30Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Candice Bergen, Mac Davis.


20.56 [4768] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Sally Field
and Cathy Moriarty
and musician Lionel Hampton.

20.57 [4769] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
and violinist Itzhak Perlman.

20.58 [4770] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
game show host Bert Convy
and Tillie Abrahamson.

20.59 [4771] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jan1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
and singer Melissa Manchester.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jan1982 [repeat from 31Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jim Fowler, Michael Landon, Donna Theodore.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jan1982 [repeat from 01Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Teri Garr.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jan1982 [repeat from 05Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with McLean Stevenson, Natalie Cole, Henry T. Smith, Tom Dreesen.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jan1982 [repeat from 07Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Lucille Ball, Kelly Monteith, Dick Enberg and Friendship.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jan1982 [repeat from 17Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tom Snyder, James Woods, Benny Goodman.


20.60 [4772] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jan1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
and impressionist Rich Little.

20.61 [4773] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jan1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Mike Connors
actress Jean Marsh
and comic Rip Taylor.

20.62 [4774] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jan1982 [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor John Ritter
actress Charlotte Rae
and singer Charo.

20.63 [4775] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jan1982
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actress Susan Saint James
comedian Gallagher
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.

20.64 [4776] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jan1982
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
actress Kate Jackson
and "Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Feb1982 [repeat from 06Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Mariette Hartley, Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Goulet.

20.65 [4777] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Feb1982 [Minneapolis Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Dom DeLuise
actress Brooke Shields
and Country singer Willie Nelson.

20.66 [4778] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
satirist-comedic actor Peter Cook
and actor Gregory Hines.

20.67 [4779] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Lynn Redgrave
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
and actor Tom Hanks.

20.68 [4780] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
comedian John Byner
and gardening expert Thalassa Cruso.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Feb1982 [repeat from 18Jan80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Angie Dickinson, Melissa Manchester, Bud Greenspan.


20.69 [4781] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Ustinov
and actress Nell Carter who sings "Leave Me My Heart".

20.70 [4782] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Wayne Rogers
comedian Eddie Murphy
and songwriter Albert Hague.

20.71 [4783] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
and comedian Richard Lewis.
"This Is Your Life" segment for Burt Reynolds.
Surprise appearance from Dom DeLuise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExamxOzVM_E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLRm6bNAzn8


20.72 [4784] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
and author Gore Vidal.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Feb1982 [repeat from 14Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Ali MacGraw, Pat Boone, Phil Donahue.


20.73 [4785] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
and the Smothers Brothers.

20.74 [4786] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Gallagher
actress Irena Ferris
and singer Steve Lawrence.

20.75 [4787] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Rodney Dangerfield
actress Mimi Kennedy
and musician B.B. King.

20.76 [4788] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Somers
and journalist Calvin Trillin.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Feb1982 [repeat from 12Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Patrick Duffy, Red Buttons, William F. Buckley Jr.


20.77 [4789] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Swoosie Kurtz
comedian David Brenner
and singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.

20.78 [4790] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer-actress Diahann Carroll
and comedian Steve Landesberg.

20.79 [4791] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
impressionist Rich Little
actress Irena Ferris
and tap dancer-choreographer Gregg Burge.

20.80 [4792] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Feb1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
musician Pete Fountain
and comedienne Maureen Murphy.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Mar1982 [repeat from 13Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Steve Martin, Lynn Redgrave, Linda Hopkins.


20.81 [4793] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Paul Sorvino
comedian Garry Shandling
and singer Joe Williams who performs "8 to 5 I Lose"
and "I Had Someone Else Before I Had You".

20.82 [4794] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Caine
actress Dana Hill.
and ventriloquist Ronn Lucas.



20.83 [4795] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Harvey Korman
and news anchor Jane Pauley.

20.84 [4796] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
news anchor Walter Cronkite
and actress Dyan Cannon.

20.85 [4797] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Mar1982 [Fort Worth Star]
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actor Dick Van Patten
actress Teri Garr
and comedian Greg Cooper.

20.86 [4798] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Mar1982 [Courier-Journal]
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actress Morgan Fairchild
comedian Pete Barbutti
and musician Max Roach.

20.87 [4799] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Mar1982 [Lake Geneva News]
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actress Priscilla Barnes
Dr. Joyce Brothers
and singer Joe Williams.

20.88 [4800] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Mar1982
Guest Host George Carlin
Guests
singer-songwriter Paul Williams
TV host Regis Philbin
and flamenco dancer Jose Molina.

20.89 [4801] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Mar1982
Guest Host George Carlin
Guests
actor James Garner
comedian Richard Belzer
and actress Jean Marsh.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Mar1982 [repeat from 08Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Hope, Marsha Mason, Nell Carter, Merie Earle.


20.90 [4802] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Richard Pryor
Jack Arak and wife Lillian
and musician Woody Herman.

20.91 [4803] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedy writer-director Carl Reiner
and sports announcer Bob Uecker.

20.92 [4804] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Jack Lemmon
comedienne Maureen Murphy
and actress Janet Hillis.

20.93 [4805] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
James M. Whitney
and singer Linda Hopkins.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Mar1982 [repeat from 15Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Beau Bridges, Dionne Warwick, Calvin Trillin.


20.94 [4806] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
child actor Ricky Schroder of "Silver Spoons"
and actor Walter Matthau.

20.95 [4807] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
and comedian Bill Cosby.

20.96 [4808] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Christopher Reeve
and songwriter-composer Albert Hague.

20.97 [4809] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Cheryl Ladd
and actor Scatman Crothers.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Mar1982 [repeat from 19Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Segal, Alan King, Argus Hamilton, Savannah Smith.


20.98 [4810] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Roger Moore
and actress Maureen Stapleton.

20.99 [4811] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Mar1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Joan Rivers
actress Kim Lankford
and actor Joey Lawrence.

20.100 [4812] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Kelly Monteith
and tenor Placido Domingo.

20.101 [4813] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
and super centenarian ex-railroader Walter Casey Jones (05Apr1872-18May1982).

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Apr1982 [repeat from 20Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dom DeLuise, Lauren Hutton, Mel Tillis.


20.102 [4814] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and actress Victoria Principal.

20.103 [4815] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
and sportscaster Joe Garagiola.

20.104 [4816] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
animal expert Jim Fowler
actor Tom Hanks
and tap dancer-choreographer Gregg Burge.

20.105 [4817] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Lynn Redgrave
actor Paul Reiser
and consumer expert David Horowitz.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Apr1982 [repeat from 21Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Engelbert Humperdinck, Loni Anderson, Steve Landesberg, Bill Underwood.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Apr1982 [repeat from 22Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dean Martin, Florence Henderson, Kurt Thomas.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Apr1982 [repeat from 26Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with William Devane, Buddy Rich, David Horowitz.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Apr1982 [repeat from 28Feb80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Blake, Bambi Finney, Charlie Callas.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Apr1982 [repeat from 19Mar80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tim Conway, Sammy Davis Jr., Julia Child.

20.106 [4818] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Apr1982 [Fort Worth Star]
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actresses Mariette Hartley
and Shari Belafonte
and singer Tony Orlando.

20.107 [4819] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Apr1982
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
singer Marie Osmond
TV personality Steve Allen
and comedian Reynaldo Rey.

20.108 [4820] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Apr1982 [Courier-Journal]
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
boxers Marvin Hagler
and Thomas Hearns
singer-actor Jerry Reed
and musician Wynton Marsalis.

20.109 [4821] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Apr1982 [Star Tribune]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Robert Mitchum
actress Lesley Ann Warren
and comedian Gallagher.

20.110 [4822] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Apr1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Betty White
comedian David Brenner
and singer-actress Bernadette Peters.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Apr1982 [repeat from 21Mar80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bert Convy, Erma Bombeck, Manhattan Transfer.


20.111 [4823] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Paul Sorvino
and singer Andy Williams.

20.112 [4824] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mimi Kennedy
singer-actress Teri Ann Linn
and Country singer Loretta Lynn.

20.113 [4825] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Apr1982 [Journal Herald]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Presidential Speech Writers Vic Gold and Bob Orben
Wilderness Survival expert Tom Brown Jr.
Cosmic visionary Ruth Norman
and singer Sheena Easton who performs "For Your Eyes Only" and "You Could Have Been With Me".

20.114 [4826] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Apr1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
and singer-actor Sammy Davis, Jr.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03May1982 [repeat from 26Mar80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Henry Fonda, Crystal Gayle, Fernando Lamas, Lacey Neuhaus.


20.115 [4827] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04May1982 [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Sandahl Bergman
comedian Wil Shriner
and singer Edie Gorme.

20.116 [4828] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
clarinetist Buddy DeFranco
and musician Terry Gibbs.

20.117 [4829] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
comedian Bill Kirchenbauer
and Dr. Theodore Goldstein.

20.118 [4830] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07May1982 [Vancouver Sun]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
The Smothers Brothers
and Frank Hill, who found a bond worth $3.5 million.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10May1982 [repeat from 20Mar80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Somers, Billy Crystal, Loretta Lynn.


20.119 [4831] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11May1982 [Star Tribune]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
baseball player George Foster
and singer-songwriter Gerard Kenny.

20.120 [4832] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Alex Karras
comedian Wil Shriner
and baseball umpire Ron Luciano.

20.121 [4833] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
and the Oak Ridge Boys.

20.122 [4834] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
comedian Bobby Kelton
and model-actress Christie Brinkley.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17May1982 [repeat from 27Mar80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Mac Davis, Joe Namath, Andy Lipkins, Judith Blegen.

 


20.123 [4835] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tim Conway
and Country singer Willie Nelson.

20.124 [4836] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19May1982 [Lake Geneva News]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Alan King
actor Richard Harris
and singer Johnny Mathis.

20.125 [4837] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20May1982 [Des Moines Register]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedy writer-director Carl Reiner
comedian Bill Cosby
and W.A. "Bill" Jacobsen.

20.126 [4838] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Sylvester Stallone
and comedian Steve Martin.
 


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24May1982 [repeat from 02Apr80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Bennett, Buddy Rich, Bill Rafferty.

20.127 [4839] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Pleshette
comedian Argus Hamilton
Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

20.128 [4840] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26May1982 [Quad-City Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Sandahl Bergman
Dennis Spinney, man who saved a hamster in a fire
and singer Johnny Mathis.
 

20.129 [4841] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Strauss
and the Jazz Band Ball Orchestra.

20.130 [4842] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28May1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Danny Thomas
Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers
and Country singer Glen Campbell who performs "There Are Blues", "An American Trilogy".

20.131 [4843] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31May1982 [Fort Worth Star]
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
fitness guru Richard Simmons
food critic Calvin Trillin
and singer Debby Boone.

20.132 [4844] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jun1982 [Journal News]
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
comedian Dick Shawn
"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown
and Nell Carter who sings "Take It Home", "Stormy Weather" and "Since I Fell for You".

20.133 [4845] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jun1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor William Shatner
singer Peter Allen
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.

20.134 [4846] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jun1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actresses Lynn Redgrave
and Mimi Kennedy
and comedian-musician Pete Barbutti.

20.135 [4847] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jun1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedienne Lucille Ball
actor Steve Guttenberg
and singer Anthony Newley.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jun1982 [repeat from 04Apr80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Randall, Melissa Manchester, Bill Underwood.


20.136 [4848] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jun1982 [Des Moines Register]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Strauss
drummer Buddy Rich
and David Hall who advocates skirts for men.

20.137 [4849] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jun1982 [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
actress Cassandra Peterson
and singer Dionne Warwick.

20.138 [4850] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Dana Hill
and singer Tony Bennett.

20.139 [4851] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Dyan Cannon
"Days of Our Lives" actress Patty Weaver
and sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jun1982 [repeat from 03Apr80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Joan Rivers, Dick Van Patten, Byron Allen.


20.140 [4852] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
wrestler Hulk Hogan
comedian George Miller
and actress Brooke Shields.

20.141 [4853] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Margot Kidder
stuntman Dar Robinson
and guitarist Liona Boyd.

20.142 [4854] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jun1982 [Calgary Herald]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart
actress Kaleena Kiff of "Love, Sidney"
and singer Linda Hopkins.

20.143 [4855] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer-actress Phyllis Newman
Dr. Robert Lewis
and Dave Brubeck Quartet.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jun1982 [repeat from 09Apr80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Pleshette, Sydney Goldsmith, Wally Lattimer, Maiden Voyage.


20.144 [4856] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bill Cosby
and pianist Dimitris Sgouros.

20.145 [4857] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jun1982 [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
George Archibald, a crane expert
and musician Clark Terry.

20.146 [4858] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
triathlete Kathleen McCartney
and Country singer Dolly Parton.

20.147 [4859] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jun1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
gardening expert Thalassa Cruso
and singer Linda Hopkins.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jun1982 [repeat from 10Apr80]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Letterman, Jack Klugman, Carol Neblett, Tom Wolfe.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jun1982 [repeat from 11Apr80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Liza Minnelli, Angie Dickinson, Nedra Volz, George Miller.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jun1982 [repeat from 30Apr80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Charlton Heston, Dorothy Stratten, Wally Mohrman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jul1982 [repeat from 06May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Garner, Joe Garagiola, Larry Adler.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jul1982 [repeat from 07May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Coburn, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash.


20.148 [4860] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jul1982
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actress Elizabeth Ashley
actor Ricardo Montalban
and singer Al Jarreau.

20.149 [4861] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jul1982
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actors Paul Sorvino
and Jack Klugman
and singer Melissa Manchester.

20.150 [4862] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jul1982 [Des Moines Register]
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
singer-actress Connie Stevens
actors Ed Marinaro
and Robert Easton.

20.151 [4863] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jul1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Joan Collins
writer George Plimpton
and singer-actress Rita Moreno.

20.152 [4864] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jul1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Andrea Martin
actor Wayne Rogers
and singer Lorna Luft.

20.153 [4865] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jul1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
and fitness guru Richard Simmons.

20.154 [4866] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jul1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actresses Shelley Winters
and Morgan Fairchild
and impressionist Fred Travalena.

20.155 [4867] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jul1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor James Coco
comedian Garry Shandling
and Dr. Lendon Smith.

20.156 [4868] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jul1982
Guest Host David Steinberg
Guests
actor Martin Mull
comedienne Betty Thomas
and comedian-musician Pete Barbutti.

20.157 [4869] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jul1982
Guest Host David Steinberg
Guests
actors John Candy
and Charles Grodin
and singer Joe Williams.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jul1982 [repeat from 02May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Landon, Steve Landesberg.


20.158 [4870] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jul1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
flautist James Galway
and singer Steve Lawrence.

20.159 [4871] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jul1982
Guest Host Steve Allen
Guests
actress Susan Sarandon
and comedian Charles Nelson Reilly.

20.160 [4872] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jul1982 [Chicago Tribune]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Robin Williams of "The World According to Garp"
and singer Roberta Flack.

20.161 [4873] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jul1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
tennis star Björn Borg
actress Jean Marsh
and race car driver Paul Tavilla.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jul1982 [repeat from 01May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Shelley Winters, Susan George, Kelly Garrett, Eric Heiden.


20.162 [4874] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jul1982 [Courier-Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Henry Winkler
songwriter Albert Hague
and entertainer Liberace.

20.163 [4875] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jul1982 [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Drew Barrymore of "E.T."
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and Country singer Larry Gatlin.

20.164 [4876] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jul1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Blake Clark
actor Fred Grandy
clarinetist Buddy DeFranco
and vibraphonist Terry Gibbs.

20.165 [4877] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jul1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Eddie Murphy
boxer Randall "Tex" Cobb
and singer Angela Bofill.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Aug1982 [repeat from 09May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Madeline Kahn, Tom Dreesen, Hiroshima.


20.166 [4878] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Henry Winkler
and singer Andy Williams

20.167 [4879] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Cindy Morgan
comedian Jimmy Aleck
and magician Raymond Smullyan.

20.168 [4880] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
tennis champ Martina Navratilova
violinist Itzhak Perlman
and Jason Hardman (12-year-old librarian in Utah).

20.169 [4881] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steven Wright
and Country singer Kenny Rogers.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Aug1982 [repeat from 13May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Omar Sharif, Sharon Gless, Kareen Abdul-Jabbar, Chuck Mangione.


20.170 [4882] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer
and Country singer Roy Clark.

20.171 [4883] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Aug1982 [Courier-Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Jerry Lewis
actress Dana Hill
and comedian Argus Hamilton.

20.172 [4884] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comedian Steven Wright
and singer Gerard Kenny.

20.173 [4885] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Strauss
comedians George Burns
and Argus Hamilton.

20.174 [4886] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Aug1982 [Fort Worth Star]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Daniel J. Travanti
comedian Dick Shawn
and Diana McClellan author of "Ear on Washington".

20.175 [4887] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Aug1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
singer Dinah Shore
and comedian Charles Nelson Reilly.

20.176 [4888] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Aug1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Rock Hudson
comedienne Marcia Wallace
and singer-songwriter Paul Williams.

20.177 [4889] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Aug1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actresses Suzanne Somers
Betty White
and Michele Lee.

20.178 [4890] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Aug1982
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
entertainer Carol Channing
child actor Peter Billingsley
and comedian Tom Dreesen.

20.179 [4891] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Aug1982
Guest Host George Carlin
Guests
actors William Shatner
and Paul Sorvino
and comedian-musician Pete Barbutti.

20.180 [4892] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Aug1982
Guest Host Dick Cavett
Guests
actresses Lynn Redgrave
and June Allyson
and tap dancer Charles 'Honi' Coles.

20.181 [4893] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Aug1982
Guest Host Dick Cavett
Guests
impressionist Rich Little
"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown
and magician Dai Vernon.

20.182 [4894] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Aug1982
Guest Host Martin Mull
Guests
actress Debbie Reynolds
comedienne Betty Thomas
and musician B.B. King.

20.183 [4895] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Aug1982
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
singer-actress Diahann Carroll
actresses Tanya Roberts
and Aileen Quinn.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Aug1982 [repeat from 14May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Stewart, Don Adams, Manhattan Transfer.


20.184 [4896] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Aug1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
playwright Neil Simon
TV talk show host Bill Maher
and sportscaster Joe Garagiola.

20.185 [4897] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
and Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti.

20.186 [4898] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Dom DeLuise
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
and singer Phyllis Hyman.

20.187 [4899] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
Susie Petrucci (Kissimee, Fl motel maid who apprehended a burglas)
and Mack & Jamie (the comedy duo of Mack Dryden & Jamie Alcroft)

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Sep1982 [repeat from 15May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Howard Hesseman, Maxie and Kris Anderson.


20.188 [4900] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
actress Cindy Morgan
and Elden & Barbara Hathaway (ran the last hand-cranked phone system in the U.S. from their home).

20.189 [4901] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and singer Tony Bennett.

20.190 [4902] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Sep1982 [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor George Segal
and sex therapist Maureen Sullivan discusses surrogates and ethics.

20.191 [4903] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
game show host Bert Convy
and astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Sep1982 [repeat from 16May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sammy Davis Jr., Mariette Hartley, Bob & Ray.


20.192 [4904] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Sep1982 [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Melanie Chartoff
comedian Garry Shandling
and singer Aretha Franklin.
[Deming Headlight]
Also: Robert W. Duck whose fleet of ducks have won
the Great American Duck Race for the last two years.
Film footage of the duck race was shown. He then brought
out his famous Rouen duck Quacky Simone on a leash as
Johnny Carson quacked up. Duck quipped that Quacky
was nervous because "he has a date with the NBC peacock".
Johnny said, "That's all right, as long as he doesn't take her
across the state line to Nevada."
*Note: Show was delayed for a 20 minute NBC News Special
on the deaths of Princess Grace of Monaco and of Lebanese President-elect Beshir Gemayel.


20.193 [4905] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mimi Kennedy
and Kaleena Kiff of "Love, Sidney".

20.194 [4906] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
farmer Ron Zanini
Country singer Glen Campbell
and Opera singer Marilyn Horne.


20.195 [4907] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall of "Love, Sidney"
and journalist William F. Buckley, Jr.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Sep1982 [repeat from 20May80]
"The Best of Carson"
with Charles Nelson Reilly, Pete Barbutti, Victor Buono, Tom Brokaw.


20.196 [4908] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Richard Harris
comedians David Steinberg
and Charlie Callas.

20.197 [4909] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Richard Benjamin
and The Manhattan Transfer.

20.198 [4910] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Sep1982
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Brenner
sports announcer Bob Uecker
and entertainer Georgia Frontiere.

20.199 [4911] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Sep1982 [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
and The Singing Dogs.

 

 

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