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| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 257 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Season chronology | |
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1971:
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2250 | July 1, 1971 | Rodney Dangerfield, Jerzy Kosinski | Della Reese, Freeway (band) | |
| 2251 | July 2, 1971 | Bob Hope, Carol Lawrence, Selma Diamond, Godfrey Cambridge, Bob Melvin | Irene Cara | |
| 2252 | July 5, 1971 | Joan Rivers (guest host), James Coco, Hugh O'Brian, Stan Kann | N/A | |
| 2253 | July 6, 1971 | Albert Brooks, Truman Capote, Louise Lasser | N/A | |
| 2254 | July 7, 1971 | Art Metrano, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Luiz Bonfa, Lynn Anderson | |
| 2255 | July 8, 1971 | Abie Grossfeld | Larry Kert, Marilyn Horne, Yvonne Constant | |
| 2256 | July 9, 1971 | Yvonne Constant, Yvonne de Carlo | Helen Reddy, Ace Trucking Company | |
| 2257 | July 12, 1971 | Phyllis Diller (guest host), Dr. Lendon Smith | Charo | |
| 2258 | July 13, 1971 | Dom DeLuise, Ashley Montagu, Richard Roundtree | Genya Ravan, Luiz Bonfa | |
| 2259 | July 14, 1971 | James Coco, Norm Crosby, Richard Roundtree | The Cowsills, Los Indios Tabajaras | |
| 2260 | July 15, 1971 | Gig Young, Sharon Farrell, Gael Greene | Liz Torres | |
| 2261 | July 16, 1971 | Redd Foxx | N/A | |
| 2262 | July 19, 1971 | Joey Bishop (guest host), London Lee | N/A | |
| 2263 | July 20, 1971 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Lee Trevino, Irwin C. Watson | Dana Valery | |
| 2264 | July 21, 1971 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Joe Frazier, Eva Gabor, Bob Uecker, Charo | N/A | |
| 2265 | July 22, 1971 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Victor Buono, Anne Baxter, Corbett Monica, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | N/A | |
| 2266 | July 23, 1971 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Rex Reed, Louisa Moritz, Stan Kann | Troy Donahue | |
Note: This was the episode where Louisa Moritz claimed to have been raped by Bill Cosby backstage. She claimed that her alleged incident with Cosby happened in 1971. | ||||
| 2267 | July 26, 1971 | Alan King (guest host), Barbara Walters, Max Shulman, Judith Lowry | Eloise Laws | |
| 2268 | July 27, 1971 | Rodney Dangerfield, Billy de Wolfe | Mac Davis | |
| 2268 | July 28, 1971 | George Carlin, Jack Cassidy, Ashley Montagu | N/A | |
| 2269 | July 29, 1971 | David Brenner | Bobby Goldsboro | |
| 2270 | July 30, 1971 | Dom DeLuise, Mr. Blackwell, Sandy Baron | Karen Morrow | |
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