The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is an American talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the Tonight Show franchise from October 1, 1962 through May 22, 1992.

Original Release

10/01/1962 on NBC

Cast

Name	Character

Ed McMahon	Himself - Announcer
Doc Severinsen	Himself - Bandleader
Johnny Carson	Himself - Host
Johnny Carson	Host
Skitch Henderson	Himself - Bandleader
Jay Leno	Himself - Guest Host
Tommy Newsom	Himself - Bandleader
Milton Delugg	Himself - Bandleader
Joey Bishop	Himself - Guest Host
Johnny Carson	Himself - Host (credit only)

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Episode #30.1	Tuesday, 08 October 1991
2	Episode #30.2	Wednesday, 09 October 1991
3	Carl Reiner/Destiny/Mike Zele	Thursday, 10 October 1991
4	Episode #30.4	Friday, 11 October 1991
5	Episode #30.5	Monday, 14 October 1991
6	Episode #30.6	Tuesday, 15 October 1991
7	Episode #30.7	Wednesday, 16 October 1991
8	Episode #30.8	Thursday, 17 October 1991
9	Episode #30.9	Friday, 18 October 1991
10	Episode #30.10	Saturday, 19 October 1991
11	Episode #30.11	Tuesday, 29 October 1991
12	Episode #30.12	Wednesday, 30 October 1991
13	Episode #30.13	Thursday, 31 October 1991
14	Episode #30.14	Friday, 01 November 1991
15	Episode #30.15	Tuesday, 05 November 1991
16	Episode #30.16	Wednesday, 06 November 1991
17	Patrick Duffy/Jeff Foxworthy/Animal Logic	Thursday, 07 November 1991
18	George Segal/Penelope Ann Miller/Drew Carey	Friday, 08 November 1991
19	Episode #30.19	Tuesday, 12 November 1991
20	Glenn Close/Tim Allen/Buddy Guy	Wednesday, 13 November 1991
21	George Burns/Barry Levinson/Patricia Kaas	Thursday, 14 November 1991
22	Episode #30.22	Friday, 15 November 1991
23	Episode #30.23	Tuesday, 19 November 1991
24	Episode #30.24	Wednesday, 20 November 1991
25	Episode #30.25	Thursday, 21 November 1991
26	Episode #30.26	Friday, 22 November 1991
27	Episode #30.27	Monday, 25 November 1991
28	Episode #30.28	Tuesday, 26 November 1991
29	Episode #30.29	Wednesday, 27 November 1991
30	Episode #30.30	Thursday, 28 November 1991
31	Episode #30.31	Friday, 29 November 1991
32	Episode #30.32	Tuesday, 03 December 1991
33	Episode #30.33	Wednesday, 04 December 1991
34	Episode #30.34	Friday, 06 December 1991
35	Episode #30.35	Tuesday, 10 December 1991
36	Episode #30.36	Wednesday, 11 December 1991
37	Episode #30.37	Thursday, 12 December 1991
38	Episode #30.38	Friday, 13 December 1991
39	Episode #30.39	Tuesday, 17 December 1991
40	Episode #30.40	Wednesday, 18 December 1991
41	Episode #30.41	Thursday, 19 December 1991
42	Jonathan Winters/Bonnie Hunt/Joe Williams	Friday, 20 December 1991
43	Episode #30.43	Monday, 30 December 1991
44	Episode #30.44	Tuesday, 31 December 1991
45	Episode #30.45	Wednesday, 01 January 1992
46	Episode #30.46	Thursday, 02 January 1992
47	Episode #30.47	Friday, 03 January 1992
48	Episode #30.48	Tuesday, 07 January 1992
49	Episode #30.49	Wednesday, 08 January 1992
50	Episode #30.50	Thursday, 09 January 1992
51	David Steinberg/Drew Carey/Regis Philbin	Friday, 10 January 1992
52	Episode #30.52	Tuesday, 14 January 1992
53	Episode #30.53	Wednesday, 15 January 1992
54	Keenen Ivory Wayans/Jimmy Brogan/Siskel & Ebert	Thursday, 16 January 1992
55	Episode #30.55	Friday, 17 January 1992
56	Episode #30.56	Tuesday, 21 January 1992
57	Episode #30.57	Tuesday, 28 January 1992
58	Melanie Griffith/Tim Allen/William Wegman	Wednesday, 29 January 1992
59	Episode #30.59	Thursday, 30 January 1992
60	Kevin Bacon/Wayne Cotter/Amanda Plummer	Friday, 31 January 1992
61	Episode #30.61	Tuesday, 04 February 1992
62	Episode #30.62	Wednesday, 05 February 1992
63	Episode #30.63	Thursday, 06 February 1992
64	Episode #30.64	Friday, 07 February 1992
65	Episode #30.65	Tuesday, 11 February 1992
66	Episode #30.66	Thursday, 13 February 1992
67	Episode #30.67	Friday, 14 February 1992
68	Episode #30.68	Tuesday, 18 February 1992
69	Episode #30.69	Wednesday, 19 February 1992
70	Episode #30.70	Thursday, 20 February 1992
71	Elizabeth Taylor/Michael Douglas	Friday, 21 February 1992
72	Episode #30.72	Monday, 24 February 1992
73	Episode #30.73	Tuesday, 25 February 1992
74	Episode #30.74	Wednesday, 26 February 1992
75	Episode #30.75	Thursday, 27 February 1992
76	Episode #30.76	Friday, 28 February 1992
77	Show #4488	Friday, 28 February 1992
78	Episode #30.78	Tuesday, 03 March 1992
79	Episode #30.79	Wednesday, 04 March 1992
80	Episode #30.80	Thursday, 05 March 1992
81	Episode #30.81	Friday, 06 March 1992
82	Episode #30.82	Tuesday, 10 March 1992
83	Episode #30.83	Wednesday, 11 March 1992
84	Burt Reynolds/Pete Barbutti/Ahmad Rashad	Thursday, 12 March 1992
85	Episode #30.85	Friday, 13 March 1992
86	Episode #30.86	Tuesday, 17 March 1992
87	Episode #30.87	Wednesday, 18 March 1992
88	Episode #30.88	Thursday, 19 March 1992
89	Woody Harrelson/Blake Clark/Cathy Guisewite	Friday, 20 March 1992
90	Episode #30.90	Monday, 23 March 1992
91	Episode #30.91	Tuesday, 24 March 1992
92	Episode #30.92	Wednesday, 25 March 1992
93	Episode #30.93	Thursday, 26 March 1992
94	Episode #30.94	Friday, 27 March 1992
95	Episode #30.95	Tuesday, 31 March 1992
96	Episode #30.96	Wednesday, 01 April 1992
97	Craig T. Nelson/Michael Crawford/Bob Costas	Thursday, 02 April 1992
98	Episode #30.98	Friday, 03 April 1992
99	Episode #30.99	Tuesday, 07 April 1992
100	Episode #30.100	Wednesday, 08 April 1992
101	Episode #30.101	Thursday, 09 April 1992
102	Episode #30.102	Friday, 10 April 1992
103	Episode #30.103	Tuesday, 14 April 1992
104	Episode #30.104	Wednesday, 15 April 1992
105	Episode #30.105	Thursday, 16 April 1992
106	Episode #30.106	Friday, 17 April 1992
107	Episode #30.107	Tuesday, 28 April 1992
108	Episode #30.108	Wednesday, 29 April 1992
109	Episode #30.109	Tuesday, 05 May 1992
110	Episode #30.110	Wednesday, 06 May 1992
111	Episode #30.111	Thursday, 07 May 1992
112	Garry Shandling/George Foreman	Friday, 08 May 1992
113	Episode #30.113	Tuesday, 12 May 1992
114	Episode #30.114	Wednesday, 13 May 1992
115	Michael Keaton/Martin Short/Teri Garr	Thursday, 14 May 1992
116	Clint Eastwood/David Letterman/Bob Hope	Friday, 15 May 1992
117	Episode #30.117	Tuesday, 19 May 1992
118	Episode #30.118	Wednesday, 20 May 1992
119	Episode #30.119	Thursday, 21 May 1992
120	Show #4531	Friday, 22 May 1992

Directors

Bobby Quinn, Dick Carson, Robert Ostberg, Jerry Lewis, Frederick de Cordova, Ellen Brown, Dick Schneider

Writers

Jim Mulholland, Michael Barrie, Hank Bradford, Mickey Rose, Tom Finnigan, Raymond Siller, Ted Lang, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Kevin Mulholland, Bob Howard, Darrell Vickers, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, Stan Dreben, Joe Bigelow, Nick Arnold, Andrew Nicholls, Tony DeSena, Tom Moore, Bob Keane, Bob Dolan Smith, Ralph Goodman, Gary Murphy, Patric M. Verrone, Greg Fields, Sidney Reznick, Norm Liebmann, Marshall Brickman, David Lloyd, Bob Howard, Gary Belkin, Pat McCormick, Tom Moore, Herbert Sargent, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, David Lloyd, Dennis Snee, Walter Kempley, Bill Daley, George Tricker, Monty Aidem, Eric Cohen, Bob Carman, Allyn Warner, Terry Hart, Dave Randolph, David Randolph, Roy Teicher, Bill Larkin, Eric Cohen, Sidney Green, Charles Isaacs, Robert Keane, Art McAloon, Joan Rivers, Bob Keane, Arnie Kogen, Robert Mott, Bob Klein, Jack Douglas, Andrew Johnson, Jim Magee, Allan Robbin

Cast

Name	Character

Ed McMahon	Himself - Announcer
Doc Severinsen	Himself - Bandleader
Johnny Carson	Himself - Host
Johnny Carson	Host
Skitch Henderson	Himself - Bandleader
Jay Leno	Himself - Guest Host
Tommy Newsom	Himself - Bandleader
Milton Delugg	Himself - Bandleader
Joey Bishop	Himself - Guest Host
Johnny Carson	Himself - Host (credit only)
Joan Rivers	Herself - Guest Hostess
Doc Severinsen	Himself - Announcer
Tommy Newsom	Himself - Substitute Bandleader
Bob Hope	Himself
Bob Newhart	Himself - Guest Host
Ed McMahon	Himself
Doc Severinsen	Himself
David Brenner	Himself - Guest Host
Buddy Hackett	Himself - Guest
Jerry Lewis	Himself - Guest Host

Producers

Name	Role

Frederick de Cordova	Executive Producer
Peter Lassally	Executive Producer
Frederick de Cordova	Producer
Peter Lassally	Producer
Rudy Tellez	Producer
Jeff Sotzing	Producer
Art Stark	Producer
Jim McCawley	Producer
Dick Manley	Producer
Perry Cross	Producer
Peggy Grifferty	Producer
John Jay Carsey	Producer
John Gilroy	Producer

Editors

Gene Dubois, Charlton Holder, Steven B. Ross, Skip Hornbrook, Jake Rees, Chuck Droege, Frank Krogh, Bob Veatch, Dick King, Carrie Biggs-Adams, Ken Baker, Frank Phillips

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Year	Type	Category	Won

1992	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Variety or Music Program	Nominated
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special	Nominated
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special	Nominated
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program	Nominated
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Won
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series	Nominated
1992	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Series)	Won
1991	Emmy	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special	Nominated
1991	Emmy	Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series	Nominated
1991	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Nominated
1990	Emmy	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special	Nominated
1990	Emmy	Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series	Nominated
1989	Emmy	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special	Nominated
1989	Emmy	Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program	Nominated
1988	Emmy	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special	Nominated
1987	Emmy	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special	Won
1987	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Nominated
1987	Emmy	Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program	Nominated
1986	Emmy	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special	Nominated
1986	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Nominated