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Season 24 (NBC)(1985-86)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Updated Oct 2020]
references:
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NYT and Brooklyn Daily Eagle
##### Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson #####
########### season 24 1985-1986 ###############
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NBC Monday to Friday 10:30pm to 11:30am (60 min)
24.01 [5478] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Sep1985 NBC Mon 2 hr. 23rd Anniversary Special
Host Johnny Carson
with sidekicks Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen.
Celebrating 23 years with classic clips and highlights
from past shows. Scheduled appearances by
comedians Garry Shandling, Louie Anderson and Ronnie Shakes
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMAiDQuVj8g
24.02 [5479] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
football player Lyle Alzado
comedian Jimmy Brogan
and singer Melissa Manchester.
24.03 [5480] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jackee Harry
singer John Howard
and drummer Buddy Rich.
24.04 [5481] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
business owner Dr. Armand Hammer
photographer John Bryson
and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.
24.05 [5482] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Loni Anderson
actor Tim Thomerson
and conservationists Mark & Delia Owens.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Oct1985 NBC [repeat from 07Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Johnny Mathis, Thalassa Cruso.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Oct1985 NBC [repeat from 14Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bill Cosby, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Oct1985 NBC [repeat from 13Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Wil Shriner, Mary Gross, Joan Embery.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Oct1985 NBC [repeat from 15Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dolly Parton, Elmer Conrad.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Oct1985 NBC [repeat from 20Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Shelley Winters, Annie Potts, Ronnie Shakes.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Oct1985 NBC [repeat from 08Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Charles Grodin, Brad Garrett, Merie Earle.
24.06 [5483] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Oct1985 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Burns
actress Mariette Hartley
and consumer expert David Horowitz.
24.07 [5484] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Oct1985 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Brenner
actress Rita Wilson
and singer Laura Branigan.
24.08 [5485] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Mary Armstrong
and singer Steve Lawrence.
24.09 [5486] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jackie Gleason
and singer Jim Stafford.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vacVMJbji60&list=PLN27Dkvp_PlUd2K2FQgzTz1LWRDAQOBLU&index=24
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Oct1985 NBC Mon [repeat from 12Jul84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Howie Mandel, Miss Piggy, Dr. John McCosker.
24.10 [5487] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
singer-actress Liza Minnelli who sings "Boys and Girls Like You and Me"
humorist Roy Blount Jr.
and comedian Bobby Kelton.
24.11 [5488] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
game show host Bert Convy
tennis champ Martina Navratilova
and Opera singer Julia Migneses-Johnson.
24.12 [5489] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Oct1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Pleshette
actor Joe Piscopo
and musician Dizzy Gillespie.
24.13 [5490] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Oct1985 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Dyan Cannon
pumpkin carver Scott Cully
and singer Laura Branigan who performs "Forever Young" from her album "Hold Me".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA-wwVMM_1c
24.14 [5491] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Oct1985 NBC Mon [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors George Hamilton
and John Larroquette
comedian Howie Mandel
and musicians The Brunson Brothers.
24.15 [5492] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Oct1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors Rex Harrison
and Griffin Dunne
actresses Kate Jackson
Judy Carne
and Susan Sullivan.
24.16 [5493] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Oct1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian Martin Mull
actresses Nancy McKeon
and Priscilla Presley
and Chef Julia Child.
24.17 [5494] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Oct1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
rock singer David Lee Roth
TV personality Pee Wee Herman
comedienne Phyllis Diller
and Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira, Mistress of Darkness).
24.18 [5495] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Nov1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedienne Lucille Ball
comedian Steven Wright
baseball player Reggie Jackson
and sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Nov1985 NBC Mon [repeat from 15Aug84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Buddy Hackett, Toni Tennille, Teresa Ganzel.
24.19 [5496] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Nov1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Strauss
comedian Teddy Bergeron
baseball pitcher Bret Saberhagen
and singer-actress Anita Morris.
24.20 [5497] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Roseanne Barr
actress Alexandra Paul
and singer Julio Iglesias who performs
"I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Ni Te Tengo Ni Te Olvido".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYAXOvZCt-E
24.21 [5498] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Nov1985 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Sydney Walsh
gardening expert Thalassa Cruso
and dance group Pilobolus.
24.22 [5499] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Nov1985 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Liv Ullmann
comedian Larry Miller
and Country singer Lee Greenwood.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Nov1985 NBC Mon [repeat from 15Jun84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dolly Parton and Elmer Conrad.
24.23 [5500] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Nov1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actress Teresa Ganzel
ventriloquist Jay Johnson
Harlem Globetrotters player Lynette Woodard
and singer-songwriter James Taylor.
24.24 [5501] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedy writer-director Carl Reiner
actor David Huddleston
and comedian-impressionist André-Philippe Gagnon performs "We Are The World".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yvPSP9ovbU
24.25 [5502] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Blake
Eura "Granny" Irwin 81-year-old newspaper delivery person
and consumer expert David Horowitz.
************* Re-numbered from here ************
24.26 [5503] Tonight Show starring Johnny
Carson
15Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Dick Shawn
duckmaster Edward Pembroke
and pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1070521127722
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Nov1985 NBC Mon [repeat from 21Aug84]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Stewart, Barbara Mandrell
24.27 [5504] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-musician Pete Barbutti
singer Grace Jones
and Jazz guitarist John McLaughlin performs "Cherokee".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCO6ZPtxa9k
24.28 [5505] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Saundra Santiago
comedian David Brenner
and The Roches.
24.29 [5506] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Ryan O'Neal
sports announcer Bob Uecker
and The Judds who perform "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ole Days".
24.30 [5507] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Nov1985 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
animal expert Jim Fowler
mime Marty Pollio
and musician Ruben Blades.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Nov1985 NBC Mon [repeat from 09Nov84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Shelley Winters, Kevin Nealon, Joe Williams, Mighty Carson Art Players.
24.31 [5508] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Nov1985 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Chicago Bears' William "The Refrigerator" Perry
author Gore Vidal
comedian Jack Gallagher
and piano-playing LaBeque Sisters.
24.32 [5509] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Nov1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
football player Lyle Alzado
comedian Yakov Smirnoff
and singer Patti LaBelle.
24.33 [5510] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Nov1985 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Victoria Jackson
98-year-old bowler Ethel Brunnick
and Opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa.
24.34 [5511] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Nov1985 NBC Fri
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors Chevy Chase
and Dan Akroyd
TV host David Letterman
and singer Barry Manilow who performs "In Search of Love", "Some Sweet Day"
and
"Sweet Heaven (I'm In Love Again)".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY--LEbKxFY
24.35 [5512] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Dec1985 NBC Mon
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Christopher Reeve
comedian Charles Nelson Reilly
and Country singer Larry Gatlin.
24.36 [5513] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Dec1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Peter Falk
actresses Rue McClanahan
and Telma Hopkins
and singer Tom Jones.
24.37 [5514] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Dec1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
sportscaster Howard Cosell
actor Charlton Heston
actress Brigitte Nielsen
comedian Gallagher
and singer Whitney Houston who sings "Saving All My Love for You".
24.38 [5515] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Dec1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors Telly Savalas
and George Hamilton
actress Pamela Bellwood
and comedian Rich Hall.
24.39 [5516] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Dec1985 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Jon Voight
actress Michele Lee
tennis champ Jimmy Connors
and singer John Davidson.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Dec1985 NBC Mon [repeat from 15Nov84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Kenny Rogers, Peter Weller, jugglers Air Jazz
24.40 [5517] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Dec1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Alan King
and Polka player-songwriter Vlasta Krsek.
24.41 [5518] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Dec1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
journalist William F. Buckley Jr.
actor John Larroquette
and singer Joe Williams.
24.42 [5519] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Dec1985 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
guitarist Stanley Jordan
and 101-year-old Birdie McKay.
24.43 [5520] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Dec1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actor Tim Reid
and singer Luther Vandross who performs "'Til My Baby Comes Home" and "If Only
for One Night".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Dec1985 NBC Mon [repeat from 08Nov84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Rosalind Chao, Thalassa Cruso, The King's Sisters.
24.44 [5521] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Dec1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Ana Obregon
singer-actress Bette Midler who performs "Fat As I Am" and "Skylark".
and pop group Mr. Mister perform "Broken Wings".
24.45 [5522] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Dec1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teri Garr
actor Tim Reid
comedian Dick Shawn
and singer Michael McDonald.
24.46 [5523] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Dec1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Kevin Nealon
pianio players David Tolley who plays "Memories" from Cats
and Mary Jo Manela who plays "Silver Bells".
*Note: Classical pianist Horacio Guiterrez was due to appear on the show
but had an accident and injured his hand and was replaced at last minute
with two audience members who play piano.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFw3NDZ1R6o
24.47 [5524] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Dec1985 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Jack Lemmon
Los Angeles policeman Jack Velasco
who gives people citations for doing good things
and singer Sade who sings "Smooth Operator" and "The Sweetest Taboo".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Dec1985 NBC [repeat from 13Nov84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Barry Manilow, Lyle Alzado.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Dec1985 NBC
pre-empted for "Christmas With Friends".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Dec1985 NBC [repeat from 21Dec84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Bennett, Garry Shandling, John Twomey.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Dec1985 NBC [repeat from 13Dec84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Keaton, Paul Rodriguez, Helen O'Connell.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Dec1985 NBC [repeat from 12Dec84]
"The Best of Carson"
with Marilyn Horne, Steven Wright, Isabel Campbell.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Dec1985 NBC [repeat from 14Nov84]
"The Best of Carson"
with George Segal, Buddy Rich, George Miller.
24.48 [5525] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Dec1985 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bill Maher
mime Marty Pollio
musician B.B. King
and singer Laura Branigan.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jan1986 NBC Wed [repeat from 02Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Suzanne Pleshette, Louie Anderson, James Galway.
24.49 [5526] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jan1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Angie Dickinson
actor Judge Reinhold
TV personality Gene Rader
and Opera star Luciano Pavarotti.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG_Q-V4Lya4&app=desktop
24.50 [5527] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tim Conway
actor Hal Linden of "Blacke's Magic"
and Don Stanley.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jan1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 03Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Davidson, Michael Davis, Elya Baskin.
24.51 [5528] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
actor George Segal
basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
and comedian Wil Shriner.
24.52 [5529] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jan1986 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Madeline Kahn
comedian A. Whitney Brown
and actress Jackee Harry of "227".
24.53 [5530] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Miller
actress Rosanna Arquette
and pianist Liberace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laiML0Evfzk&list=PL3MHe17K-JvChCwLLIxi9lPROKVjhGjIY&index=84
24.54 [5531] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Brian Dennehy
mime George Carl
and Opera singer Martina Arroyo.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jan1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 04Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Peter Fonda, Charles Nelson Reilly, A. Whitney Brown.
24.55 [5532] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Garner
comedian Barry Diamond
and singer-actress Anita Morris.
24.56 [5533] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jan1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
cowboy poets Waddie Mitchell
and Gwen Peterson
and musician Pete Fountain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3wcDpoVjd4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AxTZ06pbd0
24.57 [5534] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jan1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Douglas
actress Joanna Kerns
and the New York Sax Quartet with Dick Hyman.
24.58 [5535] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors Dabney Coleman
and Ed Begley Jr.
astronomer Dr. Carl Sagan
and pilot Hung Dinh Vu.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jan1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 09Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Alan King, Elya Baskin, Liona Boyd.
24.59 [5536] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
comedian Brad Garrett
and Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan.
24.60 [5537] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
football star Joe Namath
actress Teri Garr
and humorist-author Roy Blount, Jr.
24.61 [5538] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jan1986 NBC [rerun 06Mar87]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Jeff Daniels
tennis player Vijay Amritraj
and expert marksman Rufus Hussey.
24.62 [5539] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jan1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Harvey Korman
magician Michael Ammar
and pianist David Tolley.
24.63 [5540] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jan1986 NBC Mon
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Betty White
actor Emmanuel Lewis
TV host Oprah Winfrey
and New York City Mayor Ed Koch.
24.64 [5541] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jan1986 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Tony Danza
actress Linda Lavin
comedian Louie Anderson
and sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer.
24.65 [5542] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jan1986 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actors James Farentino
and Mark Harmon
and actress Estelle Getty.
24.66 [5543] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jan1986 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Joan Collins of "Dynasty"
actor William Devane of "Knots Landing"
and football player William Perry.
24.67 [5544] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Jan1986 NBC
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actresses Ursula Andress
and Kate Capshaw
and film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel
and singer Teddy Pendergrass.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Feb1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 11Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Letterman, Lee Trevino, Free Flight.
24.68 [5545] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Feb1986 NBC [rerun 02Mar87] [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
actress Jamie Rose
Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon
and drummer Louis Bellson.
24.69 [5546] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Feb1986 NBC [Daily Record]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Louie Anderson
Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon
Steve Callahan talks about being lost at sea for 76 days
and the Miami Sound Machine who perform "Conga".
24.70 [5547] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Feb1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Robin Williams
singer-actor Danny Cooksey
and mime group Mummenschanz.
24.71 [5548] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Feb1986 NBC [Tampa Bay Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Alan Thicke
actress Jamie Rose
and Atlanta Hawks guard Spud Webb.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Feb1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 16Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Dreesen.
24.72 [5549] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Feb1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Don Ameche
wrestler America Morris
and singer-songwriter Jim Stafford.
24.73 [5550] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Feb1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
baseball manager Billy Martin
comedienne Maureen Murphy
and actress Akosua Busia.
24.74 [5551] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Feb1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Alexandra Paul
and Deborah Foreman
and musician Julia Migenes-Johnson.
24.75 [5552] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Feb1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart
weatherman/comedian Fritz Coleman
and musician Sheila E.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Feb1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 17Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Donna Mills, Kevin Rooney, Mummenschantz.
24.76 [5553] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Feb1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Betty White
actor Jon Cryer
and singer-actress Pia Zadora.
24.77 [5554] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Feb1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Roseanne Barr
16-year-old lawyer Stephen Baccus
24.78 [5555] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Feb1986 NBC [rerun 07Apr87]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
animal expert Jim Fowler
magician Ronn Lucas
model Brenda Venus.
and Gospel singer Andrae Crouch who performs "Got Me Some Angels".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA9YMUIdilM
24.79 [5556] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Feb1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV hostess Oprah Winfrey
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and race car driver Shirley Muldowney.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QfsnDvysJU
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Feb1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 18Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Shelley Long, Bill Maher, LaBeque Sisters.
24.80 [5557] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Feb1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
sports announcer Bud Greenspan
mime Russell Feig
and singer Jim Stafford.
24.81 [5558] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Feb1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tab Thacker
actress Victoria Jackson
comedian Jack Gallagher
and singer-songwriter James Taylor.
24.82 [5559] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Feb1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Garry Shandling
actor Jason Bateman
and inventor Joseph Westley Newman.
24.83 [5560] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Feb1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello)
inventor Robin Barnett
and musician Clarence Clemons.
24.84 [5561] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Mar1986 NBC Mon [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Carrie Fisher
actor Hal Holbrook
comedian Ronnie Shakes
and Country singer John Denver who sings "Dreamland Express", "Aspen on a
Saturday Night".
24.85 [5562] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Mar1986 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
TV hostess Barbara Walters
actress Susan Sullivan
film critic Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
and singer Little Richard.
24.86 [5563] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Mar1986 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Lynn Redgrave
actor C. Thomas Howell
Hollywood columnist Rona Barrett
and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
24.87 [5564] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Mar1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Valerie Harper
actor Ron Howard
TV host Arsenio Hall
and singer-pianist Peter Allen.
*Note: Patti Davis, the President's 33-year-old daughter was scheduled to appear
but cancelled at the last minute under mysterious circumstances. Arsenio Hall
was
rushed in as a substitute guest.
24.88 [5565] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Mar1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Katherine Helmond
actor Dolph Lundgren
film critic Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
and singer-actress Nell Carter who performs "Be Mine Tonight" and "Stormy Monday
Blues".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Mar1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 23Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Linda Ronstadt, Joey Bishop
24.89 [5566] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Keith Carradine
actresses Jennifer Rush
and Wendy Schaal.
24.90 [5567] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Mar1986 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
World Pizza champion Barry O'Halloran
and consumer expert David Horowitz
https://premier-pizza.com/barry.php
24.91 [5568] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jane Curtin
actor Jason Bateman
and ventriloquist Jay Johnson.
24.92 [5569] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actor Woody Harrelson
and The King's Sisters.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Mar1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 25Jan85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Teri Garr, Toni Tennille, Roy Blount Jr.
24.93 [5570] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actress Barbara Hershey
and singer Ray Charles who sings "Stranger In My Own Home"
and "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3QQWH-y9Xs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69L1VaSk_Ew
24.94 [5571] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Mar1986 NBC [Detroit Free Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Jon Voight
comedian Bill Maher
and Alabama who perform "She And I", "Forty Hour Week".
24.95 [5572] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Shelley Long
and Margaret Avery
and jugglers The Raspyni Brothers.
24.96 [5573] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Keaton
actress Teresa Ganzel
and singer Dionne Warwick.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Mar1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 12Feb85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Uecker, Mark Hudson, David Horowitz.
24.97 [5574] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Mar1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Richard Benjamin
actress Teri Garr
and Country singer Willie Nelson.
24.98 [5575] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Mar1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
magician Doug Henning
and comedian Jackie Mason.
*Note: Corey Cerovsek was scheduled to appear but
was bumped to Fridays show.
24.99 [5576] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Billy Crystal
Lucille Thompson, 88-year-old black belt karate granny
and drummer Buddy Rich.
24.100 [5577] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Mar1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Dom Irrera
actress Bess Armstrong
police officer Adela Rivera
and 12-year-old violinist Corey Cerovsek.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Mar1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 15Feb85]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Davidson, Ally Sheedy, Michael Urbaniak.
24.101 [5578] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teri Garr
actor Richard Chamberlain
classical pianist Horacio Guttierez
and musicians The Brunson Brothers.
24.102 [5579] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Apr1986 NBC [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Lucy Lee Plippin
fight promoter Don King
and guitarist John Williams.
24.103 [5580] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
musician Frank Zappa
actor Mark Lindsay Chapman
and egg collector Dorothy Davis.
*Note: Arnold Schwarzenegger was to be a guest but due to
scheduling conflicts his visit was postponed to a later date.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csl-_rLbMkA&app=desktop
24.104 [5581] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comedian Yakov Smirnoff
and Katrina & The Waves who perform "Walking on Sunshine".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Apr1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 19Feb85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bert Convy, English
comedian Rod Hull and his puppet Emu.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Apr1986 NBC [repeat from 20Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Laroquette, Buddy Hackett, Patti LaBelle.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Apr1986 NBC [repeat from 26Feb85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Steve Landesberg, Anita Morris, Lewis Grizzard.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Apr1986 NBC [repeat from 27Feb85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Smothers Brothers, Lee Greenwood, Jami Gertz.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Apr1986 NBC [repeat from 28Feb85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Shelley Winters, Martin Kove, Catte Adams.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Apr1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 01Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Blake, Christie Brinkley, Scott Grimes.
24.105 [5582] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Judge Reinhold
silly spellers Don Richardson and Jane Snyder
and rock band Exile.
24.106 [5583] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Larry Miller
actor Mark Lindsay Chapman
and Polka king Frankie Yankovic who performs "Just Because" & "Cleveland, The
Polka Town".
24.107 [5584] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
and comedian Bill Maher.
*Note: Lucy Lee Flippin was scheduled to appear but was
bumped and rescheduled to the following week on April 23rd.
24.108 [5585] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
police officer Adela Rivera
and singer Maureen McGovern who performs "I Got Rhythm".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Apr1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 21Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Candice Bergen, Tim Reid, George Carl.
24.109 [5586] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tom Hulce of "Amadeus"
magician The Amazing Randi
and percussionist Brian Slawson.
24.110 [5587] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Patrick Duffy
comedian-magician Harry Anderson
and actress Lucy Lee Flippin of "The Last Precinct".
24.111 [5588] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
media mogul Ted Turner
comedian Kevin Rooney
and musician Dizzy Gillespie
24.112 [5589] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Apr1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Philip Michael Thomas
comedienne Joan Rivers
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7OCm7E9-BA&list=PLN27Dkvp_PlXFhrgEfyYBj4U__b1Q2BwH&index=18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lEX6HI4Mew
24.113 [5590] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Apr1986 NBC Mon
Guest Host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Anthony Quinn
actress Rita Moreno
singer Patti LaBelle who sings "Winner in You"
and singer Michael McDonald who performs "On My Own" with Patti LaBelle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y5JmFPsbDM
24.114 [5591] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Apr1986 NBC
Guest host Joan Rivers
Guests
actress Phylicia Rashad
Fred Rogers host of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood"
wrestler Hulk Hogan
and humorist-food critic Calvin Trillin.
24.115 [5592] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Apr1986 NBC
Guest host Joan Rivers
Guests
actors Danny DeVito
and Ted Danson
comedian Bobcat Goldthwait
magazine editor Helen Gurley Brown
and the Pointer Sisters who perform "Jump" and "Hey You".
24.116 [5593] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01May1986 NBC
Guest host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Tony Danza
actress Elizabeth Ashley
fitness guru Richard Simmons
and singer-actress Pia Zadora.
24.117 [5594] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02May1986 NBC
Guest host Joan Rivers
Guests
actor Mark Harmon
TV personality Vanna White
comedian Rick Overton
and film director Roger Vadim.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa_ZDGpaYDQ
*Note: Joan Rivers guest hosts "The Tonight Show" for the last time since she
first guest hosted in 1969.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05May1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 22Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with F. Murray Abraham, Victoria Jackson, Louie Bellson, LaBeque Sisters.
24.118 [5595] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06May1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Harvey Korman of "Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills"
music historian Nicolas Slonimsky
and singer Donna Theodore.
24.119 [5596] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07May1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
actress Ally Sheedy
and balancing artist Ed Kennedy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJoYbr1_5JQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNPzsG3yDPo
24.120 [5597] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08May1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Joe Piscopo
cellist Yo-Yo Ma
and novelty whistlers.
24.121 [5598] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Bob Uecker of "Mr. Belvedere"
actor Steven Berkoff
actress Kathleen Wilhoite
and Zippy the Chimp
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12May1986 NBC [repeat from 26Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Stewart, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.
24.122 [5599] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steven Wright
boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler
and singer-actress Jennifer Holliday who performs "We Can Work It Out" and
"Dreams Never Die".
24.123 [5600] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Patrick Swayze
journalist Linda Ellerbee
and the Oak Ridge Boys who perform "Juliet".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzCCrk1TqpM
24.124 [5601] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Anthony Quinn
actress JoBeth Williams
and Jazz pianist Joe Bushkin.
24.125 [5602] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Paula Poundstone
Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers
and ZZ Top who perform "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Tush".
Johnny Carson as ZZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eibFiNSZEC8
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19May1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 27Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Howie Mandel, Ted Danson, Little Richard.
24.126 [5603] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Lucy Lee Flippin
Susan Montgomery Williams record holding bubble gum blower
and Country singer Dwight Yoakam who performs "Honky Tonk Man", "Guitars,
Cadillacs".
24.127 [5604] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Dudley Moore
comedian Richard Pryor
and pig trainer Gwen Norton.
24.128 [5605] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Bette Davis
and musician Pete Fountain.
24.129 [5606] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope ("Bob Hope's High Flying Birthday")
actress Christine Lahti
and Jazz singer Diane Schuur.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26May1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 28Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jack Lemmon, Joe Williams, comic troupe the Groundlings.
24.130 [5607] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Joanna Kerns of "Growing Pains"
magician The Amazing Randi
and mime George Carl.
24.131 [5608] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
90-year-old Avon lady Rosie Gries
and comedian Steven Wright.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpOPQD2tkDc
24.132 [5609] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tom Selleck
comedienne Pam Matteson
and singer Robert Palmer who performed "Addicted to Love" and "Hyperactive".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXN58jtQJm4
24.133 [5610] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30May1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jackie Mason
actress Teresa Ganzel
and Country singer Dolly Parton who performs "My Tennessee Mountain Home".
24.134 [5611] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jun1986 NBC Mon
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Doc Severinsen filling in for the week as co-host for the vacationing Ed
McMahon.
Guests
actor Jon Voight
comedian Rich Hall
actress Justine Bateman
and composer Marvin Hamlisch.
24.135 [5612] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jun1986 NBC
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actress Betty White of "The Golden Girls"
actor Alan Thicke of "Growing Pains"
and comedian Kevin Nealon.
24.136 [5613] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jun1986 NBC
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actress Joan Van Ark of "Knots Landing"
actor Robert Hays of "Starman"
comedienne Victoria Jackson
and The Nylons who perform "Silhouettes".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrW-grslg8
24.137 [5614] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jun1986 NBC
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
comedian Howie Mandel
actor Jeff Goldblum
singer-actress Vanity of "Never Too Young to Die"
and singer Eddie Rabbitt who performs "I Love a Rainy Night" and "Repetitive
Regret".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm053zq9z1k
24.138 [5615] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jun1986 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actor Ed Begley Jr.
actress Teresa Ganzel
boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
and singer Jim Stafford.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jun1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 29Mar85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jennifer O'Neill, Gallagher, Dorothy Loudon, Turbo.
24.139 [5616] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jun1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Carlin
actress Kate Capshaw
and Jon Pennington (1986 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdhnBbajOvs
24.140 [5617] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jun1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Billy Crystal
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger of "Raw Deal"
and magician Michael Ammar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2wsF-hLwTk
24.141 [5618] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jun1986 NBC [rerun 13Jul87]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Cybill Shepherd
89-year-old waitress Virgie White
and Gospel singer Andrae Crouch.
24.142 [5619] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jun1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians Bill Cosby
and Jon Lovitz
and singer Graham Nash who performs "Innocent Eyes".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jun1986 NBC [repeat from 17Apr85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Patty Duke, Joe Garagiola, Father Guido Sarducci.
24.143 [5620] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jun1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedy writer-director Carl Reiner
comedians Max and Ross Messick
and author-humorist Roy Blount Jr.
24.144 [5621] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jun1986 NBC [rerun 16Jul87]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors Burt Reynolds
and Gregory Hines
actress Valerie Wildman
and comedian Franklyn Ajaye.
24.145 [5622] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jun1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne Roseanne Barr
actress Kate Capshaw
and actor Woody Harrelson of "Cheers".
24.146 [5623] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jun1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actor Craig T. Nelson
and singer Kim Carnes who performs "Black & White" and "I'd Lie to You for Your
Love".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jun1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 03Apr85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Drew Barrymore, Joe Penny, Maureen McGovern.
24.147 [5624] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jun1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Anthony Perkins
sportscaster Joe Garagiola
and TV personality Paul Provenza.
24.148 [5625] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jun1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
the multimarried Kaufmann twins
and singer Joe Jackson who performs "Home Town" and "Tango Atlantico".
24.149 [5626] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jun1986 NBC [rerun 27Jul87]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Danny DeVito of "Ruthless People"
impersonator John Searing who does the intro
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Itp66174VQ
24.150 [5627] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jun1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV host David Letterman
Judge Joseph Wapner of "People's Court"
and singer Julio Iglesias.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jun1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 19Apr85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Donald O'Connor, Ornella Muti, Argus Hamilton.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 05Apr85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Joan Collins, Whitney Houston, Roy Blount Jr.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 23Apr85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Roger Miller, Anita Morris, Argus Hamilton.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 24Apr85]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Steinberg, Scot Morris, Julia Migenes Johnson.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 25Apr85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Alan King, Maria Conchita Alonso, Scot Morris, Pete Fountain.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jul1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 07May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Ritter, George Miller, Grace Jones.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 08May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Newhart, Stanley Jordan, Marvin Hagler.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 09May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Roy Clark, Red Buttons, Mighty Carson Art Players.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 14May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Johnny Mathis, Kevin Rooney, Tom Brokaw.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jul1986 NBC [repeat from 15May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Klein, Richard Bass, Andreas Vollenweider.
24.151 [5628] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jul1986 NBC Mon [Chicago Tribune]
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actress Carrie Fisher
comedian David Steinberg
actors Bronson Pinchot
and George Wendt
and Country singer Rosanne Cash.
24.152 [5629] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jul1986 NBC
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actor Judge Reinhold
football star Lyle Alzado
actress Sydney Goldsmith
and comedian Jimmy Aleck.
24.153 [5630] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jul1986 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actresses Shelley Winters
Judith Light
and Sally Kellerman
comedienne Mary Gross
and comedian Richard Lewis.
24.154 [5631] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jul1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actress Marsha Mason
actors Anthony Perkins
comedian George Wallace
and TV themes expert Steve Gottlieb.
24.155 [5632] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jul1986 NBC
Guest Host Garry Shandling
Guests
actress Marilu Henner
actors John Larroquette
and James Belushi
and singer Anita Morris.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jul1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 16May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dom DeLuise, George Benson.
24.156 [5633] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jul1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Walter Matthau
pilots Dick Rutan
and Jeana Yeager
and Katrina & the Waves.
24.157 [5634] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jul1986 NBC [Chicago Tribune]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Garry Shandling
jugglers the Raspini Brothers
and classical pianist Horacio Gutiérrez who performs "Etude in D# and Etude in
F".
24.158 [5635] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jul1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jay Leno
and singer Sandi Patty who performs "Pour on the Power" and "Love In Any
Language".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaXH2P2-5X8&list=PLN27Dkvp_PlX3Hc6zshy97lzRkbJE9rxz&index=195
*Note: Patricia Charbonneau was to appear but the show ran a little long
and her appearance was cancelled.
24.159 [5636] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jul1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teri Garr
cockroach expert Michael Bohdan
and Leon Redbone who performs "Knocking Down Windows", "Steal Away Blues"
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jul1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 10May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Letterman, Victoria Jackson, Patsy Dawson.
24.160 [5637] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jul1986 NBC [rerun 20Aug87] [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
magician The Amazing Randi
Paul Miller who claims to have the longest mustache in the country at 7 feet.
and classical pianists The LaBeque Sisters (Katia and Marielle).
24.161 [5638] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jul1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Belushi
singer Judy Rodman
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.
24.162 [5639] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Jul1986 NBC [Courier Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
journalist Linda Ellerbee
Chinese acrobats Chong Qing
and singer Amy Grant who performs "Fat Baby" and "Stay for Awhile".
24.163 [5640] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Aug1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comedian Dom Irrera
and hot-dog vendor Tommy Walton.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Aug1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 17May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Roger Moore, Leonard Waxdeck and the Birdcallers.
24.164 [5641] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Aug1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello)
and singer Belinda Carlisle who performs "Mad About You" and "I Feel The Magic".
24.165 [5642] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Aug1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
actress Devin DeVasquez
and tenor Placido Domingo.
24.166 [5643] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Aug1986 NBC [Fort Worth Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Alan Thicke of "Growing Pains"
National Cluck-off champion John Agler
and the Miami Sound Machine who performs "Bad Boy" and "Words Get in the Way".
24.167 [5644] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Aug1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tom Hanks
comedian Ronnie Shakes
and Jazz singer Diane Schuur.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Aug1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 21May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sylvester Stallone, A. Whitney Brown, Horacio Guttierrez.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 23May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tony Randall, Al Jarreau, Saundra Santiago.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 24May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Teri Garr, Tom Dreesen, Lance Burton.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 28May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Patrick Duffy, the Amherst Sax Quartet, Jimmy Aleck.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 29May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Denver, Jim Fowler
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Aug1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 30May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Chevy Chase, Maureen Murphy, Vanity.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 31May85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Charles Grodin, Anita Morris, the Mighty Carson Art Players.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 11Jun85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Buddy Hackett, Charles "Honi" Coles, spelling bee champ Balu Natarajan.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 12Jun85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Phil Collins, Magic Johnson
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Aug1986 NBC [repeat from 13Jun85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Joe Williams, Ana Obregon, Fritz Coleman, Catherine Costello.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Aug1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 19Jun85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tim Reid, Ronnie Shakes, Dian Fossey.
24.168 [5645] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Aug1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
child actress Kaleena Kiff
actor Paul Hogan
and the Fabulous Thunderbirds who perform "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It Up".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=764QzYOYFek
24.169 [5646] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Aug1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Blake Clark
film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
and Country singer Crystal Gayle who performs "Cry".
24.170 [5647] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Aug1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Carlin
actress Helen Slater
and The Temptations.
24.171 [5648] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Aug1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Paul Reiser
actress Helen Slater
comedienne Victoria Jackson
and musician Pete Fountain.
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Sep1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 20Jun85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Burt Reynolds, Laura Brannigan, Jim Grastie.
24.172 [5649] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Sep1986 NBC [Times Leader]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Geena Davis of "The Fly"
Dr. Joe Daugherty
and singer Tony Bennett.
24.173 [5650] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Sep1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teresa Ganzel
writer Lewis Grizzard
and musician George Benson who performs "In Your Eyes", "Turn Your Love Around"
24.174 [5651] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Sep1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV personality Vanna White
comedian Bobby Kelton
and Opera star Luciano Pavarotti.
24.175 [5652] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Sep1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV host Merv Griffin
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and consumer expert David Horowitz.
24.176 [5653] Tonight Show starring
R>Johnny Carson
08Sep1986 NBC Mon
Guest Host Betty White
Guests
actors Jack Klugman
and William Devane
comedians Paul Rodriguez
and Charles Nelson Riley.
24.177 [5654] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Sep1986 NBC [Times Advocate]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actresses Michele Lee
and Deidre Hall
and musician B.B. King.
24.178 [5655] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Sep1986 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Pam Dawber
actor Paul Sorvino
and singer Robert Palmer who performs "Riptide".
24.179 [5656] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Sep1986 NBC
Guest Host Billy Crystal
Guests
sportscaster Howard Cosell
comedian Richard Lewis
and Country singer Larry Gatlin.
24.180 [5657] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Sep1986 NBC
Guest Host Billy Crystal
Guests
actress Teri Garr
fight promoter Don King
musician Paul Shaffer
and singer Chaka Kahn who performs "Love Is A Lifetime".
[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Sep1986 NBC Mon [repeat from 26Jun85]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tom Jones, Kaleena Kiff, the Girls Rock Club.
24.181 [5658] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Sep1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Landesberg
actor Jason Bateman
musicians Spiegle Willcox
and Wild Bill Davison who perform "If I Had You".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVPna19591k
24.182 [5659] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Sep1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bob Newhart
actresses Saundra Santiago
and Teresa Ganzel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWjkrldUVRA
24.183 [5660] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Sep1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors George Segal
and Bill Paxton
actress Loni Anderson
24.184 [5661] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Sep1986 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Letterman
actress Geena Davis
and Andreas Vollenweider.
24.185 [5662] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Sep1986 NBC Mon
Guest Host Kenny Rogers
Doc Severinsen co-hosts for the week for Ed McMahon
Guests
actor Tony Danza
musician-actor Dudley Moore
and golfer Jan Stephenson.
Highlights:
Kenny Rogers on cello and Dudley Moore on piano perform "Satin Doll".
https://freemontsoffice.com/2010/11/23/dudley-moore-kenny-rogers-jamming/
24.186 [5663] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Sep1986 NBC
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actress Beatrice Arthur
journalist Linda Ellerbee
and entertainer Liberace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7DyBGZ1GAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpxV0iXXs4I
24.187 [5664] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Sep1986 NBC
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actor Andy Griffith
comedian Brad Garrett
and the Pointer Sisters who perform "Neutron Dance".
24.188 [5665] Tonight Show 24th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 90min
25Sep1986 NBC Thurs 9:30 to 11pm
Host Johnny Carson
with Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen
The program features live performances from comics
Roseanne Barr and Jerry Seinfeld as well as memorable
clips from the current season, including some with
David Letterman, Judge Wapner, Cybill Shepherd and Bette Midler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnc8vDarSgA
24.188 [5666] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Sep1986 NBC
Guest Host Bill Cosby
Guests
actress Tyne Daly
actors Ted Danson
and Sherman Hemsley
and singer José Feliciano.
##### Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson #####
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