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 Season 23 (NBC)(1984-85)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Updated Oct 2020]
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)

NYT and Brooklyn Daily Eagle
 

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NBC Monday to Friday 10:30pm to 11:30am (60 min)

 23.01 [5292] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Oct1984 NBC 2hrs 9-11pm
22nd Anniversary Celebration Show

Host Johnny Carson
with Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen.
For the sixth consecutive year, Johnny Carson gets two hours
of prime time to observe the anniversary of his long-running
late-night gig.
Footage features Buddy Hackett, Robin Williams, James Stewart,
Red Skelton, Albert Brooks, Shelley Winters and a slew of others.

23.02 [5293] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Virginia Madsen
game show host Bert Convy
and skier Bill Maher.

23.03 [5294] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Ana Obregon
comedian Pete Barbutti
and inventor David Fuhrer.

23.04 [5295] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
comedian Ronnie Shakes
and violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

23.05 [5296] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Oct1984 NBC [Sun Sentinel]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Randy Quaid
comedian Ronnie Shakes
and singer Phyllis Newman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Oct1984 NBC [repeat from 11May83]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Burns, Jacqueline Bisset, Conti Condoli.


23.06 [5297] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bob Newhart
actress Erin Gray
and violinist Richard Stoltzman.

23.07 [5298] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
comedian Jimmy Brogan
and singer-tap dancer Corky Pigeon.

23.08 [5299] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Bud Clark, Mayoral candidate from Portland, Oregon
comedian Buddy Hackett
and singer Rosemary Clooney.

23.09 [5300] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
comedian Dom DeLuise
and psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Oct1984 NBC [repeat from 24Jun83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Eddie Murphy, Reggie Joule, Jennifer Richards


23.10 [5301] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Carrie Fisher
and animal expert Jim Fowler.

23.11 [5302] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Kerrie Keane
comedian Dave Coulier
and Country singer Loretta Lynn.

23.12 [5303] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tim Conway
singer-songwriter Randy Newman
and violinist James Graseck.

23.13 [5304] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Victoria Principal
singer Boy George
and violinist Ross Tompkins,

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Oct1984 NBC [repeat from 25May83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Martina Arroyo, Buddy Rich, Sunny Haws, Jennifer Watson.

23.14 [5305] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mary Gross
comedian Jonathan Brown
and singer Paul McCartney promoting his movie "Give My Regards to Broad Street".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkMVQ0ydvMw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NOMzUQk0R0


23.15 [5306] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
comedian Randy Credico
and actor Allen Garfield.

23.16 [5307] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jane Badler of "V"
comedian Martin Mull
Jazz pianist Claude Bolling
and flautist Hubert Laws.

23.17 [5308] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Oct1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teri Garr
singers Patti LaBelle
and Jim Stafford.

23.18 [5309] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Oct1984 NBC
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actors Tony Danza
and Joe Piscopo
actresses Drew Barrymore
and Twiggy.
*Note: Joan Rivers was unable to guest host due to husband Edgar's emergency surgery.
David Brenner was called in to guest host for the week.

23.19 [5310] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Oct1984 NBC
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actress Suzanne Somers
and Little Richard.

23.20 [5311] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Oct1984 NBC
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actor Vincent Price
comedian Howie Mandel
and Mistress of Darkness Elvira.

23.21 [5312] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Nov1984 NBC
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actors Jerry Mathers
and James Coco
comedian Robert Wuhl
and Miss America 1984 Sharlene Wells.

23.22 [5313] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Nov1984 NBC
Guest Host David Brenner
Guests
actor Don Johnson
writer Don Novello (Father Guido Sarducci)
Country singers Kris Kristofferson
and Willie Nelson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Nov1984 NBC [repeat from 23Jun83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Lauren Bacall, Pete Fountain, Jim Fowler, Mighty Carson Art Players.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Nov1984 NBC
pre-empted for Election Coverage

 



23.23 [5314] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Burns
sportscaster Bob Uecker
and Country singer Lee Greenwood.

23.24 [5315] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Rosalind Chao
gardening expert Thalassa Cruso
and the King's Sisters.

 23.25 [5316] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Nov1984 NBC [rerun 25Nov85] [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
comedian Kevin Nealon
singer Joe Williams
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Nov1984 NBC [repeat from 19Jul83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Peter Strauss, Amanda McBroom.


23.26 [5317] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Nov1984 NBC [23Dec85]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
football player Lyle Alzado
and singer Barry Manilow who performs ""Paradise Cafe,"
"When Love Is Gone" and "When October Goes".

23.27 [5318] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor George Segal
comedian George Miller
and drummer Buddy Rich.

23.28 [5319] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Nov1984 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Weller
Country singer Kenny Rogers
and Air Jazz.

23.29 [5320] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr.
and Scot Morris (Omni puzzles editor).

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Nov1984 NBC [repeat from 17Jun83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Landon, Pete Barbutti, Michael Murphy.


23.30 [5321] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
comedian Louie Anderson (his first appearance)
and actress Selma Diamond.
https://www.92kqrs.com/2016/12/22/louie-andersons-1984-tonight-show-appearance/


23.31 [5322] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
actress Angie Dickinson
and the Oak Ridge Boys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Envmqb9GZlY


23.32 [5323] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Nov1984 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actor Michael Talbott of "Miami Vice"
and Ethel Nixon, 99 year old makes her network televison debut
she talks to Johnny about her social life, cocktail parties and her drinking habit
(no more than two martinis a day) and the hazards of driving on
the L.A. freeways, because she still drives a car .

23.33 [5324] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Harvey Korman
comedienne Pamela Stephenson
and The Funny Boys.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Nov1984 NBC [repeat from 20Jul83]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Brenner, Lee Greenwood, Adriana Caselotti.


23.34 [5325] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Raquel Welch
Chef Justin Wilson
and musician B.B. King.

23.35 [5326] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Howie Mandel
actress Mimi Kennedy
and food critic Calvin Trillin.

23.36 [5327] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Nov1984 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Carlin
actresses Keshia Knight Pulliam
and Ana Obregon.

23.37 [5328] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Nov1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Christopher Reeve
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
and the Burbank Hot Five.

23.38 [5329] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Dec1984 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedienne Lucille Ball
actresses Sandy Duncan
Morgan Fairchild
and Betty White.

23.39 [5330] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Dec1984 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor James Caan
actresses Lauren Hutton
and Lynn Redgrave
and comedian Jimmy Aleck.

23.40 [5331] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Dec1984 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Susan Sullivan
comedians Alan King
and Charles Nelson Reilly.

23.41 [5332] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Dec1984 NBC [Selma Times]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors Roy Scheider
and James Coco
actress Jane Seymour
and psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers.

23.42 [5333] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Dec1984 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Anthony Perkins
actresses Brooke Shields
and Michele Lee
and sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Dec1984 NBC [repeat from 22Jun83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Steve Landesberg, Sandra Bernhard, Jose Feliciano.


23.43 [5334] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Dec1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
and actor John Lithgow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mlvQYZfJ58


23.44 [5335] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Dec1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Isabel Campbell, a 90-year-old wedding planner
comedian Steven Wright
and Opera singer Marilyn Horne who performs "Habanera".

23.45 [5336] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Dec1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Keaton
comedian Paul Rodriguez
and singer Helen O'Connell.

23.46 [5337] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Dec1984 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello)
actress Helen Slater
and exercise instructor Arthur Jones and wife Terri.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Dec1984 NBC [repeat from 08Sep83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bill Cosby, Chuck Mangione, Victoria Jackson.


23.47 [5338] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Dec1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Gregory Hines
actor Judge Reinhold
and singer Loudon Wainwright III who performs "The Golfin' Blues".

23.48 [5339] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Dec1984 NBC [Tampa Bay Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
game show host Bert Convy
comedian Paul Rodriguez
and classical guitarist Liona Boyd.

23.49 [5340] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Dec1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Country singer John Denver
Also, a new products demonstration.

23.50 [5341] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Dec1984 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Garry Shandling
manualist John Twomey
and singer Tony Bennett.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Dec1984 NBC
pre-empted for "Christmas with Friends".


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Dec1984 NBC [repeat from 14Dec83]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Davidson, Alan King.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Dec1984 NBC [repeat from 15Dec83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Mel Brooks, Teri Garr, the Mighty Carson Art Players.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Dec1984 NBC [repeat from 13Dec83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jack Lemmon, Wil Shriner, Buddy Rich.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Dec1984 NBC [repeat from 06Dec83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Red Skelton, Sterling Hayden, Donna Theodore.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Dec1984 NBC [repeat from 09Sep83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Linda Ronstadt, Richard Benjamin

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jan1985 NBC [repeat from 04Aug83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Diana Ross, Diane Lane, Ron McCroby.


23.51 [5342] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Pleshette
comedian Louie Anderson
and flautist James Galway.

23.52 [5343] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jan1985 NBC [News Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Elya Baskin
comedian Michael Davis
and singer John Davidson.

23.53 [5344] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jan1985 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Fonda
comedians Charles Nelson Reilly
and A. Whitney Brown.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jan1985 NBC [repeat from 10Aug83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Maureen Stapleton, Bill Maher, Buddy Rich.

23.54 [5345] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
actor Ed Begley, Jr.
and singer Laura Branigan.

23.55 [5346] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Alan King
actor Elya Baskin
and classical guitarist Liona Boyd.

23.56 [5347] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Tyne Daly
and Opera singer Judith Blegen.

23.57 [5348] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
golfer Lee Trevino
comedian David Letterman
impersonator Jim Bailey
and Free Flight.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jan1985 NBC [repeat from 16Sep83]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Burns, Victoria Principal, Randall 'Tex' Cobb.


23.58 [5349] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Pete Barbutti
actor Stephen Furst
and singer George Michaels.

23.59 [5350] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tom Dreesen
Country singer Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson

23.60 [5351] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Donna Mills
boxer Kevin Rooney
and Mummenschanz.

23.61 [5352] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Long
TV personality Bill Maher
and The Labeque Sisters.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jan1985 NBC [repeat from 21Sep83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Caine, Mary Kay Place, James Galway.


23.62 [5353] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
and violinist Itzhak Perlman.

223.63 [5354] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jan1985 NBC [rerun 10Mar86]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Joey Bishop
and singer Linda Ronstadt who performed "Skylark".

23.64 [5355] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
dancer-actor Gene Kelly
comedian Blake Clark
and actress Lonette McKee.

23.65 [5356] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jan1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teri Garr
writer Roy Blount Jr.
and singer Toni Tennille.

23.66 [5357] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jan1985 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Joan Van Ark
comedian Gallagher
Judge Joseph Wapner of "People's Court"
and singer-actress Nell Carter who sings "Be Mine Tonight".

23.67 [5358] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jan1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian Howie Mandel
comedienne Selma Diamond
actress Ali MacGraw
and talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

23.68 [5359] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jan1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Diahann Carroll
actor Bronson Pinchot
ventriloquist Ronn Lucas
and columnist Erma Bombeck.

23.69 [5360] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Jan1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
child actor Emmanuel Lewis
actor George Hamilton
comedian Steven Wright
and singer-actress Anita Morris.

23.70 [5361] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Feb1985 NBC [Times Advocate]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
Mayor Ed Koch
comedian Bill Cosby
actresses Elizabeth Ashley
and Cheryl Ladd.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Feb1985 NBC [repeat from 04Aug83]
"The Best of Carson"
with Diana Ross, Diane Lane, Ron McCroby.


23.71 [5362] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Feb1985 NBC [Times Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Country singer Glen Campbell
sports announcer Bob Uecker
and animal experts Delia and Mark Owens.

23.72 [5363] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Feb1985 NBC [Syracuse Herald American]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
child actor Ricky Schroder
actress Lisa Eilbacher
and Cajun chef Justin Wilson.

23.73 [5364] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Dorothy Loudon
animal expert Jim Fowler
comedian Ritch Shyder
and cellist Yo Yo Ma.

23.74 [5365] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Marsha Mason
and Sydney Goldsmith
poets Waddie Mitchell
and Nyle Henderson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Feb1985 NBC [repeat from 04Jan84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dabney Coleman, Paul Rodriguez, Lee Greenwood.

23.75 [5366] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
sports announcer Bob Uecker
consumer advocate David Horowitz
and musician Mark Hudson.

23.76 [5367] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Feb1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star Telegram]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Christine Jones
comedian Ronnie Shakes
and Country singer Mel Tillis.

23.77 [5368] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Lavern McDavitt, 97-year-old county clerk for Knoxville, Illinois
singers Eydie Gormé
and Steve Lawrence.
*Note: Oldest working politician in the United States,
nicknamed "Captain Mac" he passed away at age 104.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YoayhEeb_c


23.78 [5369] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Feb1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star Telegram]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
actress Ally Sheedy
singer John Davidson
and Jazz musician Michal Urbaniak.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Feb1985 NBC [repeat from 10Jan84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dinah Manoff, Lyle Alzado, Jim Stafford.


23.79 [5370] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor John Larroquette
game show host Bert Convy
English comedian Rod Hull and his puppet Emu.

23.80 [5371] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actor Tom Hulce
and singer-actress Betty Buckley who sings "The Wind Beneath My Wings".

23.81 [5372] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Rosalind Chao
comedian Brad Garrett
and singer Dionne Warwick.

23.82 [5373] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Feb1985 NBC [Manhattan Mercury]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor McLean Stevenson
singer-actress Dorothy Loudon
and whistler Ron McCroby.
*Note: Guest Shelley Winters had to reschedule to next week.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Feb1985 NBC [repeat from 06Jan84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Estelle Parsons, Bert Convy


23.83 [5374] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
writer humorist Lewis Grizzard
and singer-actress Anita Morris.

23.84 [5375] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Feb1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
The Smothers Brothers
actress Jami Gertz
and Country singer Lee Greenwood.

23.85 [5376] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Feb1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
actor Martin Kove
and singer Catte Adams.

23.86 [5377] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Mar1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
model-actress Christie Brinkley
and singer-actor Scott Grimes.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 11Jan84]
"The Best of Carson"
with William F. Buckley Jr., Itzhak Perlman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 12Jan84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Susan Sullivan, Steve Lawrence, Howie Mandel.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 13Jan84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Carol Wayne.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 31Jan84]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Carlin, Loni Anderson, Linda Hopkins.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 01Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tom Jones, Byron Janis, Bobby Kelton.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 02Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Ray Charles, George Jones, Charles Nelson Reilly.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Mar1985 NBC
*NOTE: Repeats aired for the week due to Writer's Strike.
Scheduled to originally appear were
Candice Bergen, Tim Reid and the King's Singers.


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Mar1985 NBC [repeat]
Host Johnny Carson
Scheduled to originally appear were
John Larroquette, Robert Klein and Patti LaBelle.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Mar1985 NBC [repeat]
Host Johnny Carson
Scheduled to originally appear were
Charles Grodin and Martina Arroyo.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Mar1985 NBC [repeat]
Host Johnny Carson
Scheduled to originally appear were
Linda Thorson and Luciano Pavarotti.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 03Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Landon, Ronn Lucas and Air Supply.

 


23.87 [5378] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Mar1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comedian Kevin Nealon
and singer Linda Thorson.

23.88 [5379] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Mar1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
actor John Larroquette of "Night Court"
and singer Patti LaBelle.

23.89 [5380] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Mar1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Candice Bergen
actor Tim Reid
and George Carl.

23.90 [5381] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Mar1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor F. Murray Abraham
actress Victoria Jackson
musician Louie Bellson
and The Labeque Sisters.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Mar1985 NBC [repeat from 07Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Teri Garr, Pete Barbutti, Michael Murphy.


23.91 [5382] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Mar1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart
and violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

23.92 [5383] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Mar1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Ted Danson of "Cheers"
comedian Howie Mandel
and Little Richard.

23.93 [5384] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Mar1985 NBC [rerun 26May86]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Jack Lemmon
singer Joe Williams
and comic troup The Groundlings.
*Note: Jon Lovitz premiered his character "Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous
and following his appearance as one of The Groundlings his career took off.


23.94 [5385] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Mar1985 NBC [rerun 09Jun86]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jennifer O'Neill
comedian Gallagher
singer-actress Dorothy Loudon
and Jazz group Turbo.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Apr1985 NBC [repeat from 15Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sammy Davis Jr., Joyce DeWitt


23.95 [5386] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Apr1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Colleen Camp
actor Jeff Daniels
and musician B.B. King.

23.96 [5387] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Apr1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Drew Barrymore
actor Joe Penny
and singer Maureen McGovern

23.97 [5388] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Apr1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor George Segal
and actress Alice Krige.

23.98 [5389] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Apr1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Joan Collins of "Dynasty"
writer Roy Blount, Jr.
and singer Whitney Houston who performs "You Give Good Love".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e9aqfi2aro

*Note: This was Whitney Houston's debut on the "Tonight Show".

23.99 [5390] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Apr1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian Bill Cosby
actress Lucie Arnaz
boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler
and singer John Davidson.

23.100 [5391] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Apr1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Telly Savalas
actress Eileen Brennan
comedian Louie Anderson
and singer-actress Cher.

23.101 [5392] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Apr1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian David Brenner
actresses Donna Mills of "Knots Landing"
and Keshia Knight Pulliam of "The Cosby Show"
actor Tony Danza of "Who's the Boss?"

23.102 [5393] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Apr1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Catherine Oxenberg of "Dynasty"
comedian Garry Shandling
singers John Davidson
and Vanity.

23.103 [5394] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Apr1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Susan Sullivan
comedian Dennis Blair
sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer
and singer-actress Rita Moreno.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Apr1985 NBC [repeat from 16Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dyan Cannon, Tom Selleck, Nick Apollo Forte.

23.104 [5395] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Apr1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Amy Irving
food critic-author Calvin Trillin
and ventriloquist Jay Johnson.

23.105 [5396] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Apr1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Patty Duke
sportscaster Joe Garagiola
and Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello).

23.106 [5397] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Apr1985 NBC [Manhattan Mercury]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Cassie Yates
and Mariette Hartley
comedian Michael Palin of "Monty Python"
and singer Tony Bennett.

23.107 [5398] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Apr1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Donald O'Connor
actress Ornella Muti
and comedian Argus Hamilton.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Apr1985 NBC [repeat from 17Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Madeline Kahn, Tracey Ullman.


23.108 [5399] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Apr1985 NBC [rerun 02Jul86] [Tucson Citizen]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Courtney Cox
and Anita Morris
comedian Argus Hamilton
and singer Roger Miller.

23.109 [5400] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Apr1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
Scot Morris (Omni puzzles editor)
and Soprano Julia Migenes-Johnson.

23.110 [5401] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Apr1985 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Alan King
actress Maria Conchita Alonso
and musician Pete Fountain.

23.111 [5402] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Apr1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Doc Severinsen fills in for Ed McMahon who's sick with the flu.
Tommy Newsom fills Doc's spot.
Guests
actress JoBeth Williams
actor Elya Baskin
and Dr. Jim King.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqhszt3lSOY


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Apr1985 NBC [repeat from 21Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Mariette Hartley, Bill Johnson, Alice Neel.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Apr1985 NBC [repeat from 22Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Ann-Margret, Sue Raney, Kelly Monteith.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01May1985 NBC [repeat from 23Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Pleshette, Ed Begley Jr., Michael Davis.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02May1985 NBC [repeat from 24Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Steinberg, Rosalind Chao, Ed Krupp.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03May1985 NBC [repeat from 28Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Don Rickles, Jim Fowler.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06May1985 NBC [repeat from 29Feb84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Emmanuel Lewis, Maureen Murphy, Wynton Marsalis.


23.112 [5403] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor John Ritter
comedian George Miller
and singer-actress Grace Jones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GtmHKPfk3Y


23.113 [5404] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bob Newhart
boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler
and Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan.

23.114 [5405] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Red Buttons
Belle McKee, 100-year-old woman
and Country singer Roy Clark.

23.115 [5406] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10May1985 NBC [rerun 28Jul86]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
actress Victoria Jackson
and Patsy Dawson & Twiggy the Dog.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13May1985 NBC [repeat from 22Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Richard Benjamin, Lance Burton, Maria Conchita Alonso.


23.116 [5407] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
news correspondent Tom Brokaw
boxer Kevin Rooney
and singer Johnny Mathis who performs "Hooked on Goodbye" and "Right From the Heart".

23.117 [5408] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15May1985 NBC [York Daily Record]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
mountain climber Richard Bass
and harpist Andreas Vollenweider who performs "Pace/Verde".

23.118 [5409] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16May1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Dom DeLuise
actress Courtney Cox
and guitarist George Benson.

23.119 [5410] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17May1985 NBC [rerun 04Aug86]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Roger Moore of "A View to a Kill"
and Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDX3EO8cmxA


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20May1985 NBC [repeat from 14Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bill Cosby, Bob Uecker, Dale Frishberg, Mighty Carson Art Players.


23.120 [5411] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Sylvester Stallone
comedian A. Whitney Brown
and pianist Horacio Gutiérrez who plays "Etude in F Minor".

23.121 [5412] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22May1985 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Cloris Leachman
and Courtney Cox
comedian Kevin Nealon
and singer Charly McClain.

23.122 [5413] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Randall
actress Saundra Santiago
and singer Al Jarreau.

23.123 [5414] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teri Garr
comedian Tom Dreesen
and magician Lance Burton.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27May1985 NBC [repeat from 01Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Cyndi Lauper, Robert Klein.


23.124 [5415] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Patrick Duffy
comedian Jimmy Aleck
and the Amherst Sax Quartet.

23.125 [5416] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
animal expert Jim Fowler
and Country singer John Denver who performs "Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight".

23.126 [5417] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30May1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Chevy Chase
actress Maureen Murphy
and singer Vanity.

23.127 [5418] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31May1985 NBC [rerun 19Aug86]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
weathercaster Fritz Coleman
singer-actress Anita Morris
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.

23.128 [5419] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jun1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Lynda Carter who sings "Come Rain or Come Shine"
race car driver Danny Sullivan
TV personality Robin Leach
and singer-actress Grace Jones.

23.129 [5420] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jun1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
actresses Ann Jillian
and Martha Plimpton
and singer Anthony Newley.

23.130 [5421] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jun1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor John Travolta
comedian David Steinberg
Stephen Barry former valet to Prince Charles
and singer Natalie Cole who performs "Dangerous".

23.131 [5422] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jun1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
actress Bonnie Franklin
actor Dack Rambo
and singer Patti LaBelle who sings "Stir it Up" and "Forever Young".

23.132 [5423] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jun1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
TV host Dick Cavett
actresses Laraine Newman
Florence Henderson
and Lana Wood.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jun1985 NBC [repeat from 15Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Peter Ueberroth, A. Whitney Brown.


23.133 [5424] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
tap dancer-actor Charles "Honi" Coles
and Balu Natarajan (1985 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion)

23.134 [5425] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Louie Anderson
basketball star Magic Johnson
and singer Phil Collins who performs "Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now)" and "The Roof Is Leaking".

23.135 [5426] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jun1985 NBC [rerun 22Aug86]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Catherine Costello, 14-year-old College graduate
actress Ana Obregon
weathercaster Fritz Coleman
and singer Joe Williams.

23.136 [5427] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
and Dr. Paul Ekman, an expert on lies.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jun1985 NBC [repeat from 20Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Amy Irving, Fran Tate

23.137 [5428] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
actor Tom Conti
and tuba player Roger Bobo who plays "Carnival of Venice".

23.138 [5429] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tim Reid
comedian Ronnie Shakes
and conservationist Dian Fossey.

23.139 [5430] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jun1985 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
hollerer Jim Grastie
and singer Laura Branigan who sings "Spanish Eddie" and "Forever Young"

23.140 [5431] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Wil Shriner
newswoman Connie Chung
and B.B. King who performs "I've Got a Mind to Give Up Living" and "My Lucille"

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jun1985 NBC [repeat from 27Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Brad Garrett, Charles Grodin, Dr. John McCosker.


23.141 [5432] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Brigitte Nielsen
comedian Pete Barbutti
and Opera star Luciano Pavarotti.

23.142 [5433] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Kaleena Kiff
singer Tom Jones who performs "The Heat is On" and "Memory"
and Girl's Rock Club performs "You Got Me Burnin'".

23.143 [5434] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jun1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and the King's Singers.

23.144 [5435] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jun1985 NBC [Akron Beacon Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Howie Mandel
actress Estelle Parsons
and the National Chinese Acrobats.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 28Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Steve Landesberg, Joe Williams, Liz and Jean Sagal.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 29Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Candice Bergen, Judith Blegen, Pete Fountain.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 03Apr84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robin Williams, Phyllis Newman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 05Apr84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Angie Dickinson, Ronnie Shakes, Betty Buckley.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 06Apr84]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Letterman, Teresa Ganzel, Roberta Flack.


23.145 [5436] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jul1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor George Peppard
actress Helen Slater
and singer-actress Susan Anton.

23.146 [5437] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jul1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Sandy Duncan
author Jackie Collins
weathercaster Fritz Coleman
and dancer Tommy Tune.

23.147 [5438] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jul1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors Don Ameche
and Rob Lowe
comedian Rich Hall
and singer-actress Nell Carter who sings "Walking on Sunshine" and "Ain't Misbehavin'".

23.148 [5439] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jul1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
wrestler Hulk Hogan
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
actress Catherine Oxenberg
and the Weather Girls.

23.149 [5440] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jul1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
impressionist John Byner
actor Steve Guttenberg
Country singer Roger Miller
and pop singer Rick James.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 30Mar84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Howie Mandel, George Segal and his jazz group.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 24Apr84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Martin Mull, Jerry Seinfeld, Scot Morris.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 25Apr84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Newhart, Joe Garagiola, Deniece Williams.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 27Apr84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Richard Pryor, Todd Christensen.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 04May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Drew Barrymore, James Coco, Patti LaBelle.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 08May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Joan Collins, Alan King, Sharon Gless.


23.150 [5441] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jul1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Dabney Coleman
video game reviewer Rawson Stovall
and pianist Horacio Gutierrez who performs "Sparks" and "Study In A".

23.151 [5442] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jul1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
actress Jennifer Tilly
and USC musician David Weiss.


23.152 [5443] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jul1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael J. Fox of "Family Ties" (first Tonight Show appearance)
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
and entertainer Weird Al Yankovic ("Yoda", "Hooked On Polkas".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gojSNEhRmEQ


23.153 [5444] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jul1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
playwright Neil Simon
actor Joe Penny
and Prof. Bernard Leikind.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jul1985 NBC [repeat from 09May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Cloris Leachman, Patti LaBelle, Abel Kiviat.


23.154 [5445] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jul1985 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
tennis star Martina Navratilova
treasure hunter Mel Fisher
and The McGuire Sisters.

23.155 [5446] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Jul1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
teacher-astronaut Christa McAuliffe
actress Rita Wilson
and musician Stanley Jordan who performs "Moon River", "Fun Dance".

23.156 [5447] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Aug1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV personality Bill Maher
consumer expert David Horowitz
and The LaBeque Sisters.

23.157 [5448] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Aug1985 NBC [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedy writer-director Carl Reiner
comedian George Miller
actress Teresa Ganzel
and hollering expert Ginger McLamb.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Aug1985 NBC [repeat from 23May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sammy Davis Jr., Charles Nelson Reilly.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Aug1985 NBC [repeat from 15May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Randall, Steven Wright, Paul Marr.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Aug1985 NBC [repeat from 16May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Pete Barbutti, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Irving W. Cohen, "Edge of Wetness" segment.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Aug1985 NBC [repeat from 18May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bert Convy, Shelley Long, Bob and Ray.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Aug1985 NBC [repeat from 10May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Liberace, Bill Maher, Clio Goldsmith, a moron movies segment.


23.158 [5449] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Aug1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian David Brenner
actresses Lynn Redgrave
and Brooke Shields
and actor Fisher Stevens.

23.159 [5450] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Aug1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actresses Julie Walters
and Patti D'Arbanville
comedian Dick Shawn
and violinist Itzhak Perlman.

23.160 [5451] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Aug1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
gymnast Mary Lou Retton
actors Pee Wee Herman
and Roddy McDowall
and actress Betty White.

23.161 [5452] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Aug1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Tracey Ullman
comedian Richard Lewis
restauranteur Leah Adler (Steven Spielberg's mother)
and singer John Davidson.

23.162 [5453] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Aug1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
comedian Garry Shandling
writer Norman Mailer
and singer-actor Clint Holmes.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Aug1985 NBC [repeat from 11May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Mariette Hartley, Calvin Trillin, the Funny Boys.


23.163 [5454] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Aug1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker
comedian Robert Klein
and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

23.164 [5455] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Aug1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Carlin
and test pilot Chuck Yeager talks about his memoir "Yeager".

23.165 [5456] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Aug1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Ed Begley, Jr.
and National Hollerin' Contest winner Ginger McLamb.

23.166 [5457] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Aug1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Gary Busey of "Insignificance"
comedienne Roseanne Barr
and daredevil Steve Trotter. (Seventh person to survive Niagara Falls.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXfaQeYXaH0


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Aug1985 NBC [repeat from 17May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Garry Shandling, Stephane Grappelli, Scot Morris.


23.167 [5458] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Aug1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
sports announcer Bob Uecker
model Carol Alt
and singer Smokey Robinson.

23.168 [5459] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Aug1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Chuck Norris
actress Victoria Jackson
and Country singer Glen Campbell.

23.169 [5460] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Aug1985 NBC [rerun 29Dec86] [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
magician Doug Henning
Soprano Julia Migenes-Johnson
singer Tony Bennett
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Sep1985 NBC [repeat from 24May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Denver, Michael Davis.


23.170 [5461] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
and violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.

23.171 [5462] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jane Fonda
mime George Carl
and tuba player Roger Bobo who plays "Romanian Dance #2".

23.172 [5463] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
actress Sonia Braga
and singer Paul Young who sings "Every Time You Go Away" and "Tear Your Playhouse Down".

23.173 [5464] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Sep1985 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steven Wright
drummer Buddy Rich
and singer Joe Williams.

23.174 [5465] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Sep1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian Howie Mandel
film critics Roger Ebert
and Gene Siskel
actress Morgan Fairchild
and singer Mac Davis.

23.175 [5466] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Sep1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Telly Savals
actress Mariel Hemingway
columnist Erma Bombeck
and comedian Gallagher.

23.176 [5467] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Sep1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Michael J. Fox
actress Bea Arthur
comedian Kevin Nealon
and fitness expert Richard Simmons.

23.177 [5468] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Sep1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors James Brolin
and Vincent Price
TV hostess Barbara Walters
and actress Marla Gibbs.

23.178 [5469] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Sep1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actor Bruce Weitz
TV hostess Oprah Winfrey
and The Manhattan Transfer.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Sep1985 NBC [repeat from 06Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd


23.179 [5470] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Sep1985 NBC [Herald Palladium]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
comedian Buddy Hackett
and TV host Phil Donahue.

23.180 [5471] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
sportscaster Joe Garagiola
comedian Paul Rodriguez
and actress Glynis Barber.

23.181 [5472] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Ted Danson
actress Courteney Cox
and Judy Schwartz and Rickey Berkowitz, who were lost at sea for 21 days.

23.182 [5473] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
comedy duo Bob & Ray
and pop group Cock Robin who perform "When You're Heart Is Weak".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrikWoue_Zc


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Sep1985 NBC [repeat from 23May84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sammy Davis Jr., Charles Nelson Reilly.


23.183 [5474] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Sep1985 NBC
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actress Teri Garr
actor Ed Begley Jr.
comedian Blake Clark
and singer Lou Rawls who sings "Hoochie Coochie Man".

23.184 [5475] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
actress Glenn Close
and the Ernie Watts Quartet who perform "One Love".

23.185 [5476] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Sep1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tim Conway
actress Olivia Brown
and Opera singer Marilyn Horne.

23.186 [5477] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Sep1985 NBC [Lincoln Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Loni Anderson
and Teri Garr
actor Charles Grodin
and trumpeter Clark Terry.




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