The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Season 0)
The Johnny Carson Story (Episode 1)
Air date: 1987-01-10
Overview: Twenty-five years ago, a new star was welcomed into the NBC family. This is his story.
Tonight Show Memories (Episode 2)
Overview: 30 years of the funniest highlights and biggest stars with Ed, Doc, and Johnny.
Studio 1 Backstage (Episode 3)
Overview: During the last months of The Tonight Show, a behind-the-scenes record was made of NBC's Studio 1 in beautiful downtown Burbank. This one-of-a-kind, V.I.P. backstage pass provides a glimpse of the many artists and craftsman at work and the now legendary Tonight Show icons that have since become a part of television history. [1. Tonight Show monologue writers; 2. Setting up the cue cards; 3. Ed introduces Johnny; 4. Johnny talks with the audience after the monologue; 5. In the control room during the show; 6. Backstage with Johnny at the end of the show; 7. Tour of Johnny's desk; 8. Johnny's rubber chicken; 9. Tonight Show weather machine: Snow; 10. NBC Orchestra's pension plan; 11. From outside Studio 1 to Johnny's dressing room.]
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