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 Season 27 (NBC)(1988-89)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Updated Dec 020]
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
 


 ##### Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson #####
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  NBC Monday to Friday 10:30-11:30pm



[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Oct1988 NBC Mon [repeat from 21Oct87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Helen Shaver, George Benson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Oct1988 NBC [repeat from 22Oct87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Klein, Connie Lew.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Oct1988 NBC [repeat from 03Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with George C. Scott, JoAnne Astrow, the Amazing Randi.


27.01 [5990] Tonight Show 26th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
06Oct1988 NBC Thurs 9:30pm to 11pm
Host Johnny Carson
with Ed McMahon and Doc Severinsen
A salute to the talk show includes performances by
David Letterman, Jay Leno and Garry Shandling.
Also featuring Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Chevy Chase,
George Carlin and Eddie Murphy.



[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Oct1988 NBC Fri [repeat from 04Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Candice Bergen, Frances Ruffelle.


27.02 [5991] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Oct1988 Mon NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Robert Stack
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
and musician Kenny G.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Oct1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 15Oct87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tim Conway, Jester Hariston, Kevin Rooney.


27.03 [5992] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Oct1988 NBC [Tampa Bay Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Brooke Adams
grasshopper enthusiast Cody Carr
and singer Ray Charles who performs "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)"
and "There'll Be Some Changes Made".

27.04 [5993] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Oct1988 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Jason Bateman
baseball manager Tommy Lasorda
93-year-old auto enthusiast Seawillow Zimmerman
and singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.

27.05 [5994] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Oct1988 NBC [rerun 25Aug89]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor George Segal
actress Sandy Duncan
comedian Steve Mittleman
and TV host Irv Kupcinet.

27.06 [5995] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Oct1988 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Robert Mitchum
comedian Bob Einstein aka Super Dave Osborne
and antique car collector Kenneth Behring (Blackhawk Auto Museum).

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Oct1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 16Oct87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Myrtle Young, James Galway.


27.07 [5996] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Oct1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedienne-actress Whoopi Goldberg
comedian-actor Kevin Pollak
and harpist Alice Chalifoux.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7xplSR8xLI


27.08 [5997] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Oct1988 NBC [rerun 28Aug89]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Caine
singers Eydie Gormé
and Steve Lawrence.

27.09 [5998] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Oct1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Susan Sullivan
baseball pitcher Orel Hershiser
shoeshine man Floyd Jackson
and guitarist Lee Ritenour.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Oct1988 NBC Mon [repeat from 05Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Chuck Berry and singing dog contest.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Oct1988 NBC [repeat from 10Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Stewart, Paula Poundstone.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Oct1988 NBC [repeat from 11Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rosanne Cash, Thalassa Cruso.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Oct1988 NBC [repeat from 12Nov1987]
"The Best of Carson"
with Carl Reiner, Jeff Cesario, Holly Robinson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Oct1988 NBC Fri [repeat from 06Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Steve Lawrence, Shelley Long.


27.10 [5999] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Oct1988 NBC [Daily News]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian Jimmie Walker
actress Kate Jackson of "Baby Boom"
actor Richard Mulligan of "Empty Nest"
and impressionist Jim Morris.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Nov1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 13Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Farrah Fawcett, Siskel & Ebert, the Eddie Shaughnessy Quartet.


27.11 [6000] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Nov1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Christopher Reeve of "The Great Escape II: The Untold Story"
actress Melanie Mayron of "Thirtysomething"
and child journalist Jonathan Zachary.

27.12 [6001] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Nov1988 NBC [rerun 04Sep89] [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests

actor Michael J. Fox
comedian Larry Miller
and memory expert Harry Lorayne.

27.13 [6002] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Nov1988 NBC [Post Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Garner
comedian Jeff Cesario
actress Park Overall
and Iowa political personality "Shorty" Sullivan.

27.14 [6003] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Nov1988 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Marilu Henner
"Wheel of Fortune" hostess Vanna White
and composer-songwriter Jester Hairston.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Nov1988 NBC Tue
pre-empted for Election coverage.


27.15 [6004] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Nov1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Candice Bergen
comedian Steven Wright
and the amazing violinist Johnny Frigo performs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1i8B2DHGE


27.16 [6005] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Nov1988 NBC [rerun 11Sep89]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
author Gore Vidal
comedian Richard Jeni
and fitness expert Greg Irwin with finger ballet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl3g6UtPnEA


27.17 [6006] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Nov1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor-comedian Paul Reiser
TV personality Kitty Carlisle
and the Oak Ridge Boys.

27.18 [6007] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Nov1988 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Joan Collins
comedian John Byner
and actress Maryam D'Abo of "Something Is Out There".

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Nov1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 17Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jay Leno, George Miller, Jayne Atkinson.


27.19 [6008] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Nov1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Harry Anderson of "Night Court"
comedian Argus Hamilton
and journalist Calvin Trillin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJVmhSKgJw


27.20 [6009] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Nov1988 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bob Newhart
actress Helen Shaver
consumer expert David Horowitz
and tin can xylophone player Julia LeBeau.

27.21 [6010] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Nov1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV hostess Oprah Winfrey
and Scottish pop singer Sheena Easton
who sings "The Lover In Me" and "Follow My Rainbow".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM83zDH3VTs


27.22 [6011] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Nov1988 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Tony Danza
and Malcolm-Jamal Warner
and singer Andy Williams.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Nov1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 20Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Ted Danson, Steven Wright.


27.23 [6012] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Nov1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Burns
comedienne Tracey Ullman
and performs Jeff Healey who performs "See The Light"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbey_Cwk7bs


27.24 [6013] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Nov1988 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Lucy Webb
fifth grade river researchers Molly Peterson and Dallas Neil
and Country singer Willie Nelson.

27.25 [6014] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Nov1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Teri Garr
comedienne Marsha Warfield
and Johnny Clegg & Savuka.

27.26 [6015] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Nov1988 Mon NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
TV hostess Barbara Walters
actress Joanna Kerns
and guitarist Stanley Jordan.

27.27 [6016] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Nov1988 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Mary Tyler Moore
actor James Earl Jones
and dancer-actress-director Debbie Allen.

27.28 [6017] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Nov1988 NBC [Sacramento Bee]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Harvey Fierstein
actress Courteney Cox of "Family Ties"
comedian Steven Wright
and Country singer K.T. Oslin.

27.29 [6018] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Dec1988 NBC [Miami News]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Joan Van Ark of "Knots Landing"
actor Fred Savage of "The Wonder Years"
actor David Leisure of "Empty Nest"
and recording group Los Lobos.

27.30 [6019] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Dec1988 NBC [News Journal]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Cindy Williams
actor Stephen Collins
comedian Larry Miller
and singer-musician Phil Collins who performs "Groovy Kind Of Love" and "Separate Lives".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHev841zBB4


27.31 [6020] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Dec1988 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Kirk Douglas
actress Eva Marie Saint
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and singer Linda Hopkins.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Dec1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 18Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Paul Reiser, Rebeca Arthur, Diane Schuur.


27.32 [6021] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Dec1988 NBC [Times Leader]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedy writer-director Carl Reiner
actress Catherine Hicks
and orchestra fan Zola Croughan.

27.33 [6022] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Dec1988 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jonathan Winters
actress Susie Essman
and singer Kenny Loggins who performs "Footloose", "A Lesson Hard To Learn".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo2VNIzu0oE


27.34 [6023] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Dec1988 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors Danny DeVito
and Richard Benjamin
and actress Helen Shaver.

27.35 [6024] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Dec1988 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
TV personality Pee Wee Herman
actor Ricardo Montalban
comedian Ritch Shydner
and singer Lou Rawls.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Dec1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 24Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Harvey Korman, Cathy Guisewite, Bourgeois Tagg.


27.36 [6025] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Dec1988 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Steve Martin
actress Helen Shaver
and Steve Jenne saved Nixon's half-eaten sandwich for 60 years..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFtFUFVIbhU&list=FLVoHNBtQWm1uyLYRfyjX-Xw&index=35


27.37 [6026] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Dec1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
comedian Jimmy Tingle
and singer Ellen Greene.

27.38 [6027] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Dec1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger of "Twins"
and singer-actress Bette Midler of "Beaches"
who performs "Under The Boardwalk" and "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUwoFB3AwpY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_eK3TlWd0w

 

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Dec1988 NBC Mon [repeat from 26Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Louie Anderson, Jack Jones.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Dec1988 NBC [repeat from 27Nov87]
"The Best of Carson"
with David Steinberg, Don Yesso, Jann Karam.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Dec1988 NBC [repeat from 09Dec87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Linda Ronstadt, Merv Griffin.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Dec1988 NBC [repeat from 10Dec87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Ray Charles, David Brenner.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Dec1988 NBC Fri [repeat from 16Dec87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Colm Wilkinson, Bob Uecker.

27.39 [6028] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Dec1988 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Brice Beckham
TV personality Joey Bishop
comedian Louie Anderson
and Country singer Dwight Yoakam.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Dec1988 NBC Tue [repeat from 30Dec87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Gregory Peck, B.B. King, Argus Hamilton.


27.40 [6029] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Dec1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Franklyn Ajaye
actress Catherine Hicks
and 100-year-old bowler "Papa" John Venturello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XfwKaE1-nY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iOQS4hmpuA


27.41 [6030] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Dec1988 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
Winners of the Los Angeles Music Center's high-school competition,
musicians Haldan Martinson, Jessica Vallot and Cristin Morrison.

27.42 [6031] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Dec1988 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian A. Whitney Brown
ventriloquist Jeff Dunham
juggler Grigori Popovich
and Sweet Baby Blues Band.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jan1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 07Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bette Davis, Martin Short.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jan1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 08Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Robert Goulet, Mark and Delia Owens.


27.43 [6032] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jan1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart
comedian actor Bob Saget
and singer Preston Smith who performs "Oh, I Love You So".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTpCbSat1-0


27.44 [6033] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jan1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
comic actor Jake Johannsen
and actress Susie Essman.

27.45 [6034] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jan1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Paul Reiser
actor Jason Bateman
and 100-year-old pianist Mabel Hines Buck.

27.46 [6035] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jan1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Ken Olin
humorist Calvin Trillin
and singer Jeffrey Osborne.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jan1989 NBC [repeat from 13Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Whoopi Goldberg, Jerry Seinfeld, The Chieftains.


27.47 [6036] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jan1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
acrtress Victoria Jackson
comedienne Ellen DeGeneres
and singer Chuck Berry who performs "Carol" and "Little Queenie"

27.48 [6037] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jan1989 NBC [Statesman Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Don Rickles
game show host Rolf Benirschke
and singer Tiffany who performs "All This Time".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2e0YSEOIio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-NtbzGIG2o


27.49 [6038] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jan1989 NBC [Atlanta Constitution]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Robert Klein
actress Blair Brown
and 7-year-old youth commissioner Teddy Andrews

27.50 [6039] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jan1989 NBC [Santa Cruz Sentinel]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Robert Urich
actress Linda Gray
Fred Rogers host of "Mister Rogers Neighborhood"
and saxophonist David Sanborn.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jan1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 14Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Milton Berle, Carol Siskind, Don Yesso.


27.51 [6040] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jan1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Dudley Moore
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and Country singer K.T. Oslin.

27.52 [6041] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jan1989 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Suzanne Pleshette
cowboy poets Baxter Black and Carlos Ashley
and musician Louie Bellson.
Plus a Regan farewell sketch.

27.53 [6042] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jan1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tom Selleck
comedian Alan King
and musician Louis Bellson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jan1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 11Dec87]
"The Best of Carson"
with Danny DeVito, Yakov Smirnoff, the Pointer Sisters.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jan1989 NBC [repeat from 15Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Buster Poindexter, Lisa Jane Persky.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jan1989 NBC [repeat from 20Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Howard Cosell, Barry Manilow, Rita Rudner.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jan1989 NBC [repeat from 22Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Teresa Ganzel, Jim Fowler, Bob Nelson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jan1989 NBC Fri [repeat from 02Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Paul Reiser, James Taylor, Fred Roggin.


27.54 [6043] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jan1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Lisa Hartman
sportscaster Dick Butkus
and Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Jan1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 21Jan88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jack Lemmon, K.T. Oslin, Ritch Shydner.


27.55 [6044] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Feb1989 NBC [News Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Martin Short
actress Isabella Rossellini
and Gene Fleming with Andy the goose.

27.56 [6045] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Feb1989 NBC [Florida Today]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jay Leno
child actor Fred Savage
49ers quarterback Joe Montana
and magician Brian Gillis.

27.57 [6046] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Feb1989 NBC [rerun 01Jan90]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Peter Falk
comic actor Martin Short
sportscaster Fred Roggin
and cowboys Lloyd Gerber and Martin Bergin.
NOT Snooky Young.

27.58 [6047] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Feb1989 NBC [Times News]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor John Ritter
boxer Mike Tyson
boxing promoter Don King
and violinist Itzhak Perlman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Feb1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 16Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tim Conway, Jonathan Butler, Paul Gertner.


27.59 [6048] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Feb1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor John Larroquette
actress Jennifer Tilly
and magician Lance Burton.

27.60 [6049] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Feb1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
sportscaster Bob Uecker
cartoonist Cathy Guisewite
and child drummer Jacob Armen.

27.61 [6050] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Feb1989 NBC [Daily Sun]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests

comic actor Super Dave Osborne (Bob Einstein)
actress Park Overall
comedian Mark Schiff
and singer Anita Baker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbjHoOxBfeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y52duhD7gjM


27.62 [6051] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Feb1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Sandy Duncan
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Feb1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 04Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sammy Davis Jr., Jason Bateman.


27.63 [6052] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Feb1989 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Patrick Swayze
child inventors Tracy Riley, Alison Cansler and Paul Janisckevich
and singer-guitarist Rodney Crowell.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNJAuu4ObNA


27.64 [6053] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Feb1989 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian George Carlin
actress Valeria Golino
and singer-songwriter Don McLean.

27.65 [6054] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Feb1989 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Woods
actress Gloria DeHaven
and comedian Kevin Meaney.

27.66 [6055] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Feb1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor-magician Harry Anderson
actor Ted Danson of "Cheers"
and singer-songwriter Paul Williams.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Feb1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 05Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Oprah Winfrey, Sydney Walsh, Daniel Rosen.


27.67 [6056] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Feb1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Alan King
and snoring champion Mark Hebbard and his wife Carol.
*Note: Miriam Margolyes was scheduled to appear but
was bumped to the following night.

27.68 [6057] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Feb1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedy writer-director Carl Reiner
actress Miriam Margolyes
and singer Sandi Patty.

27.69 [6058] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Feb1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Ray Sharkey of "The Revenge of Al Capone"
actress Brooke Adams of the TV movie "Bridesmaids"
and businessman George Bush.

27.70 [6059] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Feb1989 NBC Mon
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Debbie Reynolds
comedian Kevin Nealon
and actor Kirk Cameron.

27.71 [6060] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Feb1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Tom Bosley
actress Cybill Shepherd
sportscaster Dick Butkus
and singer Michelle Shocked.

27.72 [6061] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Mar1989 NBC [Daily News]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Sigourney Weaver
actors Jason Bateman
and Tim Busfield
and Opera singer Marilyn Horne.

27.73 [6062] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Mar1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian Michael Richards
actress Lynn Redgrave
writer-humorist Roy Blount, Jr.
and band America.

27.74 [6063] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Mar1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
actress Joanna Kerns of "Those She Left Behind"
comic Jim Morris
and British actor Nigel Havers.

27.75 [6064] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Mar1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actresses Linda Gray
and Jamie Lee Curtis
and singer Smokey Robinson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Mar1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 19Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Saget, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Los Lobos.


27.76 [6065] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Mar1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor-comedian Bob Newhart
comic Kevin Meaney
and the King's Sisters.

27.77 [6066] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Mar1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bill Maher
bat expert Bert Grantges
and Jazz singer Diane Schuur.

27.78 [6067] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Mar1989 NBC [rerun 02Mar90]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Landon
comedian John Mendoza
singer Thelma Houston
and The Winans.

27.79 [6068] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Mar1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Geena Davis
comedian Blake Clark
actor Timothy Busfield
and singer-songwriter Randy Newman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Mar1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 17Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jackie Mason, Joanna Kerns, Kid Creole & the Coconuts.


27.80 [6069] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Mar1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Joe Piscopo
Barney Odom and his tree-climbing dogs Flatnose and Peepers
and the band Perri.

27.81 [6070] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Mar1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jodie Foster
magician Paul Gertner
and the Gipsy Kings.

27.82 [6071] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Mar1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV hostess Oprah Winfrey
comedian Louie Anderson
consumer reporter David Horowitz
and The Trinity Irish Dancers.

27.83 [6072] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Mar1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Randy Quaid
actresses Angie Dickinson
and Penelope Ann Miller
and pool trick-shooter Gene Catron.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Mar1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 24Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Fred Roggin, Rita Rudner, Daryl Sivad, Ritch Shydner.


27.84 [6073] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Mar1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shelley Long
female jockey Julie Krone
and singer Lyle Lovett.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83AaaFctEz4


27.85 [6074] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Mar1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor-comediansChevy Chase
and Kevin Pollak
and tenor Placido Domingo.

27.86 [6075] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Mar1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
consumer expert David Horowitz
and Cowboy poets Kay Kelley and Rodney Nelson.

27.87 [6076] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Mar1989 NBC Mon [Times Advocate]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedians Sid Caesar
and Franklyn Ajaye
actor Ernie Hudson
and Billy Vera & The Beaters

27.88 [6077] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Mar1989 NBC [Times Advocate]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Richard Crenna
actress Meredith Baxter Birney
comedian Jeff Altman
and singer-musician Phil Collins.

27.89 [6078] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Mar1989 NBC [Times Advocate]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Brent Spiner
child actor Michael Fishman of "Roseanne"
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and singer-musician Ricky Van Shelton.

27.90 [6079] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Mar1989 NBC [Times Advocate]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Charlie Sheen
film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
and singer Crystal Gayle.

27.91 [6080] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Mar1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Tannis Vallely
cartoonist Cathy Guisewite
and singer Buster Poindexter.

27.92 [6081] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Apr1989 NBC [Boston Globe]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Anthony Perkins
comic actor Dave Coulier of "Full House"
comedian Peter Pitofsky
and musician Leon Redbone.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Apr1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 23Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jennifer Tilly, Louie Anderson, Dionne Warwick.


27.93 [6082] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Apr1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jodie Foster
91-year-old monologue abstainer Josephine Burke
and Country singer Reba McEntire.

27.94 [6083] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Apr1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Michael Keaton
comedian Ritch Shydner
and violinist Joshua Bell.

27.95 [6084] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Apr1989 NBC [rerun 30Apr90]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actresses Leanna Joy
and Monica Creel
animal expert Jim Fowler
and Country singer K.T. Oslin.

27.96 [6085] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Apr1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Maria Conchita Alonzo
"Cosmopolitan" editor Helen Gurley Brown
and singer-songwriter Carole King.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyzzDQNLSYQ&list=PL8tYVXgP-FznoMzZmd6kGlnwgufnfOBAQ&index=20&t=0s&app=desktop


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Apr1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 25Feb88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Burt Reynolds, Teresa Ganzel, Eddie Edwards.


27.97 [6086] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Apr1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tony Danza
humorist-writer Calvin Trillin
and musician Pete Fountain.

27.98 [6087] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Apr1989 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jonathan Winters
actor Peter Strauss
and magician Brian Gillis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAZCjKDbcvQ


27.99 [6088] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Apr1989 NBC [Boston Globe]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Dudley Moore
comedian Jack Mayberry
and singer Etta James & The Roots Band.

27.100 [6089] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Apr1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
"Muppet" creator Jim Henson
news anchor Tom Brokaw
and Country singer Loretta Lynn.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Apr1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 12May88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dana Carvey, Joe Garagiola.


27.101 [6090] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Apr1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Patrick Duffy
comic Barry Sobel
Dr. John
and singer Rickie Lee Jones.

27.102 [6091] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Apr1989 NBC [rerun 22May90]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Tim Conway
actor Richard Jeni
mime group Mummenschanz
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.

27.103 [6092] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Apr1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Jeff Daniels
Captain Maurice Seddon, electric clothes maker
and singer-musician Lyle Lovett.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Apr1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 13May88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bob Hope, K.D. Lang and the Reclines, Fred de Cordova.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Apr1989 NBC [repeat from 19May88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jonathan Winters, Kristin Banerjee.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Apr1989 NBC [repeat from 20May88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sylvester Stallone, Victoria Jackson, Steve Mittelman.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Apr1989 NBC [repeat from 25May88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Paul Hogan, David Brenner, Linda Hopkins.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Apr1989 NBC Fri [repeat from 26May88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Chevy Chase, Thalassa Cruso, John Suter.


27.104 [6093] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01May1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
Smothers Brothers
comic actor Richard Lewis
and Country group Alabama.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02May1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 27May88]
"The Best of Carson"
with James Stewart, Fred Roggin, Leonard Waxdeck and his bird callers.


27.105 [6094] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03May1989 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Harry Anderson
comedienne Cathy Ladman
and Opera singer Aprile Millo.

27.106 [6095] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04May1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
magician Brian Gillis
and the Cowboy Junkies perform "Sweet Jane".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKiSA_FvZrY

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


27.107 [6096] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05May1989 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Bob Saget
actress Miriam Margolyes
and "Jeopardy" game show host Alex Trebek.
*Note: Sean Lomax was bumped to May 10.

27.108 [6097] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08May1989 NBC [Boston Globe]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Michele Lee
actor Craig T. Nelson
and comedian George Wallace.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09May1989 NBC [repeat from 08Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Chuck Berry, David Brinkley.


27.109 [6098] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10May1989 NBC [rerun 25May90] [News Journal]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jeff Altman
chicken expert Catherine Grant
whistling champ Sean Lomax
and Country singer Kenny Rogers..

27.110 [6099] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11May1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comic actor Richard Pryor and his daughter Rain Pryor
actress Catherine Hicks
and comedian Jake Johannsen.

27.111 [6100] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12May1989 NBC [Post Star]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian David Steinberg
actress Margaret Whitton
comedienne Teresa Ganzel
and bee experts Frank Lehman and Trudy Shape.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15May1989 NBC Mon
pre-empted by Supreme Court ruling on Abortion with Tom Brokaw.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16May1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 09Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Seinfeld, Andre Agassi.


27.112 [6101] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17May1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Patrick Swayze
comedian Garry Shandling
and musical group The Bobs.

27.113 [6102] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18May1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
consumer expert David Horowitz
librarian Dottie Bird
and folksinger Emmylou Harris.

27.114 [6103] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19May1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Margaret Whitton
comedian Jeff Cesario
and singer Tony Bennett.

27.115 [6104] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22May1989 NBC [San Francisco Examiner]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
actress Stephanie Beacham
columnist Erma Bombeck
and the Robert Cray Band.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23May1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 10Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Don Yesso, Louise Gaddas, Elsie Stahly, Basia.


27.116 [6105] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24May1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Sam Kinison
actor Robert Townsend
and the Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6OukJ1G3I


27.117 [6106] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25May1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian A. Whitney Brown
chain cutter Jimmy Porter
and Country singer Lyle Lovett.

27.118 [6107] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26May1989 NBC Fri [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
and Leonard Waxdeck and the bird callers.

27.119 [6108] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29May1989 NBC Mon [San Bernardino Sun]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedienne Carol Leifer
writer Roy Blount Jr.
and singer Bonnie Raitt.

27.120 [6109] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30May1989 NBC [San Bernardino Sun]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Cindy Williams
Joan Embery of the San Diego Zoo
comic Jack Mayberry
and musician Jerry Jeff Walker.

27.121 [6110] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31May1989 NBC [San Francisco Examiner]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Alley Mills of "The Wonder Years"
comedian Peter Pitofsky
sportscaster Fred Roggin
and cowboy band the Mizzie Braun Family.

27.122 [6111] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Jun1989 NBC [San Bernardino County Sun]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
boxers Sugar Ray Leonard
and Thomas Hearns
actress Edie McClurg of "The Hogan Family"
and comic Wayne Cotter.

27.123 [6112] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Jun1989 NBC [San Bernardino County Sun]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Joe Regalbuto of "Murphy Brown"
and TV personality Super Dave Osborne (Bob Einstein)

27.124 [6113] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jun1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Leonard Nimoy
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and 10,000 Maniacs who perform "Trouble Me" and "Eat For Two".

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jun1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 15Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jim Belushi, Julio Iglesias.

 



27.125 [6114] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jun1989 NBC [San Bernardino County Sun]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Paul Reiser
actress Catherine Hicks
comedian Pat Hazell
and chicken expert Catherine Grant.

27.126 [6115] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Jun1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Martin Short
and actress Cybill Shepherd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uxIzYuCop4

*Note: The Jeff Healey Band was to appear
but due to time constraints was bumped from the program.

27.127 [6116] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Jun1989 NBC [San Bernardino County Sun]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Shirley MacLaine
comedienne Rita Rudner
and singer K.D. Lang and the Reclines.

27.128 [6117] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jun1989 NBC [Sacramento Bee]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
father-and-son comedians Bob and Chris Elliott
Hugh Downs host of 20/20
and folksinger Judy Collins.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jun1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 16Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bill Cosby, Belinda Carlisle.


27.129 [6118] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jun1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Jeff Altman
actress Helen Shaver
and singer Smokey Robinson.

27.130 [6119] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Jun1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors Dan Aykroyd
and Bill Murray of "Ghostbusters II"
and comedian Kevin Meaney.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaulCpe-Wf8


27.131 [6120] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Jun1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Burt Reynolds
water-bill rebel Carolyn Freeman
and singer Phoebe Snow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ciOJvcyk0


27.132 [6121] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jun1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor John Lithgow
comedienne Rita Rudner
actress Tracy Wells
and singer-actress Nell Carter
who performs "It Breaks My Heart" and "When I Grow Too Old To Dream".

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jun1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 17Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Andrea Marcovicci, David Steinberg, Jana Olson.


27.133 [6122] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jun1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Larry Miller
pianist Alexei Sultanov
and singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.

27.134 [6123] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Jun1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Dana Delany
comic-actor Richard Jeni
and singer-songwriter Barry Manilow
who performs "Keep Each Other Warm" and "When The Good Times Come Again".

27.135 [6124] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Jun1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
sportscaster Fred Roggin
snail farmer Frances Herb
and singer Sheena Easton who performs "The Lover In Me" and "I Wouldn't Beg For Water".

27.136 [6125] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jun1989 NBC Mon
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Tony Curtis
and Pat Morita
and comic actress Betty Thomas.

27.137 [6126] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jun1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Kadeem Hardison
comedienne Cathy Ladman
sportscaster Dick Butkus
and The Neville Brothers.

27.138 [6127] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jun1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian Bill Maher
actresses Saundra Santiago of "Miami Vice"
and Deborah Harmon of "Just the Ten of Us".

27.139 [6128] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Jun1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Mariette Hartley
actor Ernie Hudson
comic Wayne Cotter
and singer Al Jarreau who performs "All My Love".

27.140 [6129] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Jun1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
news anchor John Chancellor
comedian Jerry Seinfeld
and singer Robert Palmer who performs "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming".

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Jul1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 22Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Raquel Welch, Jay Leno, Ray Anderson.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Jul1989 NBC [repeat from 23Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bruce Willis, Magic Johnson, Johnny Frigo.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Jul1989 NBC [repeat from 24Jun88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Dudley Moore, Diane Schuur, Lottie Hicks.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Jul1989 NBC [repeat from 22Jul88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Tom Hanks, Michael Davis, Brian Gillis, Andrew Shuster.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Jul1989 NBC Fri [repeat from 27Jul88]
"The Best of Carson"
with John Larroquette, Rosemary Clooney.


27.141 [6130] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Jul1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Tyne Daly
actor Danny Glover
comic actor Phil Hartman
and comedian Thom Sharp.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Jul1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 03Aug88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Bill Murray, Jeff Cesario, Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg.


27.142 [6131] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Jul1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
musician-singer Ringo Starr
comedian-actor Kevin Pollak
and singer Sarah Brightman who performs "Dreamers" and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNovYXZ3RXU


27.143 [6132] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Jul1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Victoria Jackson
comedian Bill Engvall
and Country singer Ricky Skaggs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adEOYezC_M4


27.144 [6133] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Jul1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Bob Saget
90-year-old bride Mary Hagenstein and her husband Leo
and musician Pete Fountain.

27.145 [6134] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Jul1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Susan Sullivan
comics Al Franken and Tom Davis
actor Yahoo Serious
and musician David Sanborn.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Jul1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 04Aug88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Paul Reiser, Robben Ford, Mabel Hines Buck.


27.146 [6135] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Jul1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Woody Harrelson of "Cheers"
actor Peter MacNicol of "Ghostbusters II"
and Sunni Black of the San Diego Zoo.

27.147 [6136] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Jul1989 NBC [rerun 27Aug90]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
ABC News woman Diane Sawyer
comic Mike Dugan
and musician Gary Morris.

27.148 [6137] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Jul1989 NBC [Morning Call]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Park Overall of "Empty Nest"
comedian Steve Mittleman
and tennis player Michael Chang.

27.149 [6138] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Jul1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Billy Crystal
actress Carey Lowell
comedienne Paula Poundstone
and singer Donny Osmond.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Jul1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 05Aug88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Richard Pryor, Pete Fountain, Richard Jeni.


27.150 [6139] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
26Jul1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Buddy Hackett
comedienne Diane Nichols
and singer Joe Williams.

27.151 [6140] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
27Jul1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians Harvey Korman
and Yakov Smirnoff
and singer-actress Bernadette Peters who performs "Making Love Alone" and "I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eJnnEvaBIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBjrXePm-3o


27.152 [6141] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Jul1989 NBC [Berkshire Eagle]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Robert Wagner
oceanographer-explorer Dr. Robert Ballard
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello)
and magician Joseph Gabriel.

27.153 [6142] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Jul1989 NBC Mon [Akron Beacon Journal]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Tom Hulce
actress Rain Pryor
comedienne Carol Siskind
and the Pat Metheny Group.

27.154 [6143] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Aug1989 NBC [News Press]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Shelley Winters
actor Kevin Pollak
and comic Jimmy Aleck.

27.155 [6144] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
02Aug1989 NBC [The Record]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Charlton Heston
comedian Jeff Cesario
and singer Michael Johnson who performs "Bluer Than Blue".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF_dghzPOtU&app=desktop

*Note: This was Michael Johnson's first appearance on The Tonight Show.

27.156 [6145] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
03Aug1989 NBC [News Press]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Jack Palance
comedian Phil Hartman
and TV news anchor John Palmer. .

27.157 [6146] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Aug1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actors Tom Hanks
Carroll O'Connor
and Ron Perlman.

27.158 [6147] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Aug1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Teri Garr
comedian George Miller
and singer Michael Bolton.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Aug1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 25Aug88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Jonathan Winters, Karen and Sarah Josephson.


27.159 [6148] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
09Aug1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Alan King
Homer E. Williams, Indiana resident formerly declared legally dead
and singer Maria McKee.

27.160 [6149] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
10Aug1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actors George Segal
and Richard Jeni
and singer Rosemary Clooney
who performs "Guys and Dolls", "It Never Entered My Mind" and "Where Do You Start?"

27.161 [6150] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Aug1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Paul Reiser
actress Olivia d'Abo
and Country singer Randy Travis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWiG3AbP3BI


27.162 [6151] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Aug1989 NBC [San Francisco Examiner]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Robert Hays
TV host Larry King
comedian Paul Provenza
and musician-bandleader Paul Shaffer.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Aug1989 NBC Tue [repeat from 31Aug88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Kirk Douglas, Ritch Shydner, The Temptations.


27.163 [6152] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
16Aug1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Kevin Pollak
actress Darlanne Fluegel of "Lock Up"
and singer Julian Lennon who performs ("Mother Mary" and "Now You're In Heaven".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEmqK93iKHw


27.164 [6153] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
17Aug1989 NBC [Los Angeles Times]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
writer-humorist Roy Blount Jr.
comedian Fred Stoller
and Country music family Muzzie Braun and the Little Braun Brothers.

27.165 [6154] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Aug1989 NBC [Arizona Republic]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Tom Selleck
inventor Walt Netschert
and singer Patti LaBelle.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Aug1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 01Sep88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Buddy Hackett, Dana Delany, Barry Douglas.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Aug1989 NBC [repeat from 08Sep88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Martin Short, Johnny Clegg and Savuka.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
23Aug1989 NBC [repeat from 09Sep88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Harry Belafonte, Shabana Kazi.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
24Aug1989 NBC [repeat from 15Sep88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sigourney Weaver, Bob Uecker, Reba McEntire.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
25Aug1989 NBC Fri [repeat from 14Oct88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Sandy Duncan Steve Mittelman, Irv Kupcinet.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
28Aug1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 20Oct88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael Caine, Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence.


27.166 [6155] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
29Aug1989 NBC Tue [Intelligencer Journal]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actress Ally Sheedy
comedienne Rita Rudner
writer P.J. O'Rourke
and Blues musician B.B. King.

27.167 [6156] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
30Aug1989 NBC [Morning Call]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Steve Martin
champion wood chopper Helen Bullock
and singer K.D. Lang and the Reclines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piAwR8eVJdQ


27.168 [6157] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
31Aug1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
TV host David Letterman
comedienne Anita Weiss
singer Julie Budd who performs "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?"
and the Mighty Carson Art Players.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTnwnJbQN0I


[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
01Sep1989 NBC Fri
pre-empted for Preseason NFL Football.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
04Sep1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 03Nov88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Michael J. Fox, Harry Lorayne, Larry Miller.


27.169 [6158] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
05Sep1989 NBC Tue
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian Kelly Monteith
actress Nancy Giles of "China Beach"
and singer Richard Marx who performs "Right Here Waiting".

27.170 [6159] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
06Sep1989 NBC [News Press]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian Garry Shandling
"smokeless" hat inventor Walt Nefschert
and violinist Joshua Bell.

27.171 [6160] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
07Sep1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor James Stewart
and animal expert Jim Fowler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N_MSR_uONg


27.172 [6161] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
08Sep1989 NBC [Democrat and Chronicle]
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actor Charles Grodin
comic Jann Karam
and musician Dizzy Gillespie.

[--] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
11Sep1989 NBC Mon [repeat from 10Nov88]
"The Best of Carson"
with Gore Vidal, Richard Jeni.


27.173 [6162] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
12Sep1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor John Goodman
weathercaster Fritz Coleman
and singer-songwriter Barry Manilow
who performs "The One That Got Away" and "If I Can Dream".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPi-4HnYDM0


27.174 [6163] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
13Sep1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedians Jonathan Winters
child actor Zachary LaVoy
and The Temptations.

27.175 [6164] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
14Sep1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
comedian-actor Bob Newhart
cartoonist Cathy Guisewite
and singer Joe Cocker.

27.176 [6165] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
15Sep1989 NBC
Host Johnny Carson
Guests
actress Jane Fonda
and comedian Robert Klein.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRR1aKBOCOQ


27.177 [6166] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
18Sep1989 NBC [Indianapolis News]
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Edward Woodward
actor-magician Harry Anderson
comedian Bill Maher
and musician George Benson.

27.178 [6167] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
19Sep1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Robert Stack
actress Judith Light
and singer Tom Jones.

27.179 [6168] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
20Sep1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
actor Parker Stevenson
actress Stephanie Beacham
comedienne Cathy Ladman
and singer Michael Bolton.

27.180 [6169] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
21Sep1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
entertainer Bob Hope
comedian Tom Dreesen
and illusionists Penn & Teller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBU6A7bxtQ8


27.181 [6170] Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
22Sep1989 NBC
Guest Host Jay Leno
Guests
comedian-actor Paul Reiser
actors Timothy Busfield
and Mykelti Williamson.
 



 
   
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