| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
|---|---|
| Season 1973 | |
| No. of episodes | 260 |
| 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 1973:
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2632 | January 1, 1973 | Burt Reynolds (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Dyan Cannon, Carol Burnett, Fernando Lamas, James Hampton | Kaye Ballard | |
| 2633 | January 2, 1973 | David Steinberg, Leslie Caron, Joe Flynn | Freda Payne | |
| Desk- "New Year's Eve" | ||||
| 2634 | January 3, 1973 | Joan Rivers, Jack Lemmon, Billy Wilder | Helen Reddy, The Illegitimate Theater | |
| Desk- "How to Know When You're Old" | ||||
| 2635 | January 4, 1973 | Oral Roberts, Buddy Hackett, Dan Jenkins | Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Johnny and Ed discuss: Ed's trip to Aspen, Johnny's critical of noisy snowmobiles and the damage they can cause." | ||||
| 2636 | January 5, 1973 | Mike Connors, Mr. Blackwell, Lee Trevino, Marcel Marceau | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- Ed shows a clipping from a 1938 newspaper in which Johnny's picture appears. | ||||
| 2637 | January 8, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Shecky Greene | N/A | |
| Desk- Johnny tells about a snowman being stolen from in front of his house in Encino. | ||||
| 2638 | January 9, 1973 | George Segal, Don Rickles, Susan Saint James | Peter Nero | |
| Desk- "The Rights Of a Hospital Patient"; Ed's 'Cheer' Commercial (20 Years Ago) | ||||
| 2639 | January 10, 1973 | Tony Curtis, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "The Vikings"; Desk- "The Best Antics of the NFL During Last Season" | ||||
| 2640 | January 11, 1973 | Michael Caine, Pat McCormick | Connie Stevens ("Let Me Be the One" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy"), Ella Fitzgerald, Larry Kert | |
| Sketch- "Robert Blevins- Astronaut" | ||||
| 2641 | January 12, 1973 | Karen Valentine, George Gobel, Redd Foxx | Joe Williams | |
| Commercial Parodies: Milk Commercial, Hair Spray Commercial, and Auto Additive Commercial | ||||
| 2642 | January 15, 1973 | Liberace (guest host), Bob Hope, Shelley Winters | N/A | |
| 2643 | January 16, 1973 | Suzanne Pleshette, Tony Randall, Alex Karras | Roy Clark | |
| Desk- "Calendar of Annual Events for 1973" | ||||
| 2644 | January 17, 1973 | Jack Benny, Rich Little, Dick Barlow, Roger Pida | Dylana Jenson | |
| Desk- "Letters from Children Regarding Johnny Carson" | ||||
| 2645 | January 18, 1973 | Ernest Borgnine, Carol Lynley, John Williams | Artie Shaw, Eubie Blake | |
| 2646 | January 19, 1973 | James Caan, Florence Henderson, Karen Black, Frank Shorter, Kipchoge Keino | N/A | |
| 2647 | January 22, 1973 | Dom DeLuise (guest host), Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | N/A | |
| 2648 | January 23, 1973 | Joan Embery, Joan Rivers, George Maharis | Bobby Goldsboro | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2649 | January 24, 1973 | Elke Sommer, Billie Jean King, Brian Bressler, Dr. Champion Teutsch | Harry Chapin | |
| 2650 | January 25, 1973 | Brian Keith, Joe Flynn | John Denver ("Rocky Mountain High") | |
| Desk- "It's The Law" | ||||
| 2651 | January 26, 1973 | Cass Elliot (guest host), Charles Grodin, Frances Sayer | Pat Boone, Ronny Graham, The New Seekers | |
| Desk- "T.V. Guide Synopses" | ||||
| 2652 | January 29, 1973 | Cass Elliot (guest host), Tony Curtis, Virginia Graham | Bobby Darin | |
| 2653 | January 30, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host) | Kaye Ballard, The Lettermen | |
| 2654 | January 31, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Charles Nelson Reilly | Jose Molina, Della Reese | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2655 | February 1, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Cloris Leachman, Jan Murray, Pat Hollis, Stan Kann | N/A | |
| 2656 | February 2, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Louis Nye, Sarah Kennedy | Ike & Tina Turner, Bobby Vinton | |
| 2657 | February 5, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Patti Deutsch, Fernando Lamas | Annette Thomas | |
| 2658 | February 6, 1973 | Joan Embery, Orson Bean | Bobby Darin, Seals and Crofts | |
| El Mouldo | ||||
| 2659 | February 7, 1973 | James Stewart, Charles Durning, Charles Schulz | Charlie Brown Group, Kenny Rankin | |
| Desk- "Ways a Man Can Please a Woman" | ||||
| 2660 | February 8, 1973 | Muhammad Ali, Robert Blake, Carol Wayne | Roger Miller - "(The Day I Jumped) From Uncle Harvey's Plane" and "Oo-De-Lally" | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "The Poseidon Thing" | ||||
| 2661 | February 9, 1973 | George Gobel | Paul Williams ("Here's That Rainy Day"), Paula Kelly | |
| Sketch- "Mayoral Candidate- Henry Kalman Interview" | ||||
| 2662 | February 12, 1973 | Truman Capote, McLean Stevenson, Detective Dave Toma | Mel Tormé | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
| 2663 | February 13, 1973 | George Burns, Sammy Davis Jr., Carl Reiner | Sammy Davis Jr. performed ("In the Still of the Night" and "The Lady Is a Tramp"), Honey Cone | |
| Desk- "Letters from Children Describing Ed McMahon" | ||||
| 2664 | February 14, 1973 | Evel Knievel, Bob Newhart, Charles Grodin, Dr. Laurence J. Peter | Johnny Mathis | |
| 2665 | February 15, 1973 | George Foreman, Sandy Duncan, Steve Martin, Binnie Barnes | N/A | |
| Demonstration- "Unusual Inventions" | ||||
| 2666 | February 16, 1973 | Rex Harrison, George Carlin, Chet Huntley | Doc Severinsen & The Tonight Show Band ("Last Tango in Paris") | |
| Biggest Chicken | ||||
| 2667 | February 19, 1973 | Rex Reed, Robert Klein, Carl Jackson | Anne Murray, Glen Campbell | |
| Desk- "Spin Offs of Current Movies" | ||||
| 2668 | February 20, 1973 | Lawrence Welk, Dr. Laurence J. Peter | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- "Interview with Pretzel Maker- Esther Miller" | ||||
| 2669 | February 21, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, Brian Bressler, Dr. Esther Vilar | N/A | |
| Desk- "Strange Bumper Stickers in California"; Stump the Band | ||||
| 2670 | February 22, 1973 | Don Rickles, Elliott Gould, Harris Nelson | Ethel Ennis | |
| Demonstration- "Strange Instruments with Harris Nelson" | ||||
| 2671 | February 23, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Joseph Wambaugh, Carol Lynley | Harry Chapin | |
| Desk- "Comments About the Earthquake" | ||||
| 2672 | February 26, 1973 | David Brenner, Ross Martin, Eddie Campos, Paul Williams | Talya Ferro | |
| 2673 | February 27, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, Marcel Marceau | Hurricane Smith, Nancy Wilson | |
| 2674 | February 28, 1973 | Albert Brooks, Suzy Chaffee, William Demarest | N/A | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2675 | March 1, 1973 | Diana Ross, Charles Grodin | Pat Boone performed ("Golden Rocket" and "Begin to Be Free") | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2676 | March 2, 1973 | Suzanne Pleshette, Shirley Luthman, Russell Voisin | Trini Lopez | |
| Desk- "Questions Determining the End of a Relationship" | ||||
| 2677 | March 5, 1973 | Jack Lemmon, Mamie Van Doren | Linda Hopkins ("Seven Days and Nights" and "Ease Away"), Ace Trucking Company | |
| Desk- "Spring Cleaning" | ||||
| 2678 | March 6, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Sally Kellerman, Ronnie Schell, Bruno Vailati | N/A | |
| Desk- "Ed McMahon's 50th Birthday" | ||||
| 2679 | March 7, 1973 | Euell Gibbons, Jerzy Kosinski | Ronny Graham, Bobby Goldsboro | |
| Desk- "Celebrating Ed McMahon's Birthday" | ||||
| 2680 | March 8, 1973 | Jonathan Winters, Joan Rivers, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Judy Collins | |
| 2681 | March 9, 1973 | Marlo Thomas, Carol Wayne, James Hampton | Joel Grey | |
| Desk- "Johnny's Trip to Mexico"; Mighty Carson Art Players- "Jack LaStrain" | ||||
| 2682 | March 12, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Totie Fields, Joe Frazier, Bill Shoemaker | Enzo Stuarti, Larry Kert | |
| 2683 | March 13, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Shelley Winters, Richard Boone | Stiller and Meara, Jose Molina | |
| 2684 | March 14, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Ross Martin, Allan Drake, Detective Dave Toma, Sarah Kennedy | Kaye Stevens | |
| 2685 | March 15, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Foster Brooks, Cleveland Amory | James Brown, Lyn Collins | |
| 2686 | March 16, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Burl Ives, Carol Lawrence, Allan Drake, Stan Kann, Lynda Day George, Roger Jacobs | N/A | |
| 2687 | March 19, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Carroll O'Connor, Ralph Pearl | Peggy Lee, Tommy Leonetti | |
| 2688 | March 20, 1973 | Bob Newhart, Erich Segal | Larry Kert, Vikki Carr | |
| Desk- "Battle Plan for Women in Combating the High Price of Food" | ||||
| 2689 | March 21, 1973 | Florence Henderson, Steve Martin, Candice Bergen | N/A | |
| 2690 | March 22, 1973 | John Wayne, Charles Grodin, Danny Thomas, The Amazing Randi | John O'Banion ("My Melancholy Baby") | |
| Desk- "New Laws for California" | ||||
| 2691 | March 23, 1973 | Bob Hope, Mitzi Gaynor, Rodney Dangerfield, Bruno Vailati | Beverly Sills | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- Takeoff of 'Kung Fu' | ||||
| 2692 | March 26, 1973 | Vikki Carr (guest host), Buck Henry, Professor Backwards, Victor Buono | Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge | |
| 2693 | March 28, 1973 | Robert Blake, Putt Mossman [1] | Bee Gees ("Wouldn't I Be Someone", "Saw a New Morning" and "Massachusetts") | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2694 | March 29, 1973 | Charlton Heston, Rex Reed, Richard Bach | Eubie Blake | |
| 2695 | March 30, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, McLean Stevenson, John Kidner, Brady Watt | N/A | |
| Desk- "Newspaper Articles Sent In From Viewers" | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2696 | April 2, 1973 | Kate Smith (guest host), Jean Stapleton, Charles Nelson Reilly | N/A | |
| 2697 | April 3, 1973 | Clint Eastwood, Robert Klein, Buddy Hackett, Telly Savalas, Lillian Williams | N/A | |
| Desk- "Awards Given to Police Officers for Bravery" | ||||
| 2698 | April 4, 1973 | David Steinberg, Diane Keaton, Maury Wills | Mac Davis | |
| Desk- "Sampling Beefburgers and Horseburgers" | ||||
| 2699 | April 5, 1973 | Eva Gabor, Foster Brooks, Susan George, George V. Higgins | Thelma Houston | |
| Desk- "T.V. Guide Listings" | ||||
| 2700 | April 6, 1973 | Juliet Prowse, Sid Caesar, Richard Munizich | Johnnie Ray | |
| Desk- "What Spring Is" | ||||
| 2701 | April 9, 1973 | Dom DeLuise (guest host), Gene Hackman, Binnie Barnes, Johnny Brown, Joseph N. Sorrentino, Debbie Drake | N/A | |
| 2702 | April 10, 1973 | Charles Grodin | Phyllis Newman, Roy Clark | |
| Ed McMahon Gives His Version of His Accident (The boat lurched as he stepped off it. He had only two drinks.) | ||||
| 2703 | April 11, 1973 | Jerry Lewis, James Hampton, Alan Bursky | Julie Budd | |
| Desk- "Various Diets in Vogue" | ||||
| 2704 | April 12, 1973 | Joan Rivers, Jon Voight, Bob Uecker, Phillip Stern | Joe Williams | |
| Desk- "Baseball Cliches" | ||||
| 2705 | April 13, 1973 | Ricardo Montalbán, David Smith | Buddy Rich, Della Reese, Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Phobias" | ||||
| 2706 | April 16, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), Jack Klugman, Luciana Paluzzi, Bill Shoemaker | N/A | |
| 2707 | April 17, 1973 | Bob Hope, Karen Valentine, Jack Wright | Jack Jones | |
| Desk- "Meat Boycott- Horse Meat" | ||||
| 2708 | April 18, 1973 | Robert Blake | Artie Shaw, Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- Johnny talks about going to a party where James Cagney was present. | ||||
| 2709 | April 19, 1973 | Susan Saint James, Robert Shaw, Kreskin | Now Generation Brass and Today's Children | |
| New Products | ||||
| 2710 | April 20, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), John Davidson, Cliff Robertson | Ray Charles, Ace Trucking Company | |
| 2711 | April 23, 1973 | Vikki Carr (guest host), Michael Landon, Steve Martin, David Hartman, Doug Sanders | Austin Roberts | |
| 2712 | April 24, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Red Buttons, Lee Marvin, James Darren | Eartha Kitt | |
| 2713 | April 25, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Rich Little, Joel Rapp, Lynn Rapp, Richard Crenna | Peter Lemongello | |
| 2714 | April 26, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Steve Allen, Cloris Leachman, Bobby Riggs | Jerry Vale | |
| 2715 | April 27, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Sally Struthers, Otto Preminger, Bobby Winkles, Steve Martin | Pearl Bailey, Peter Lemongello | |
| 2716 | April 30, 1973 | Don Rickles (guest host), Bob Newhart, Charles Nelson Reilly, Telly Savalas, Corbett Monica, John Parisella | N/A | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2717 | May 1, 1973 | Joan Embery, Dub Taylor | Larry Kert, Lola Falana | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
| 2718 | May 2, 1973 | Ben Gazzara, Margot Kidder, Jacqueline Susann, James Darren | N/A | |
| 2719 | May 3, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Bruce Dern, Melvin Belli | Pat Boone | |
| 2720 | May 4, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Sandy Duncan, James Hampton | Robert Goulet | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2721 | May 7, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Shelley Winters, Rodney Dangerfield, Pete Hamill, Marcel Marceau | Linda Hopkins | |
| Desk- "Talk with Ed" (Johnny and Ed talk about being back in New York City. Johnny told of riding with a cabby who give him a tour of the pot-holes in the streets.) | ||||
| 2722 | May 8, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) James Coco, Rex Reed, Gabriel Kaplan, Barry Bostwick, Ilene Graff | Richie Havens | |
| Johnny talked about the New York Knicks. | ||||
| 2723 | May 9, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Debbie Reynolds, Jerzy Kosinski, Pelé | Harry Chapin | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2724 | May 10, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Tony Randall, Elizabeth Martineau | Glynis Johns ("Send In The Clowns"), Eubie Blake | |
| 2725 | May 11, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Charles Grodin, E.G. Marshall, Michael Preminger | Buddy Rich | |
| 2726 | May 14, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Peter Bogdanovich, Jerry Lucas | Ace Trucking Company | |
| 2727 | May 15, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Robert Blake, Michele Lee, Myron Cohen | Tommy Tune | |
| 2728 | May 16, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Shecky Greene, Orson Bean, Barry Newman, Paul Williams | N/A | |
| Desk- "Rebuttal to a Letter from Morticans" | ||||
| 2729 | May 17, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Muhammad Ali, Jack Albertson, Marty Brill, Kreskin | Marilyn Maye | |
| 2730 | May 18, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Christopher Plummer, Art Carney, Sid Caesar, Gunther Gebel-Williams | Kelly Garrett ("Do You Remember These?") | |
| 2731 | May 21, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Bob Uecker, Alexis Smith, Dick Shawn | Judy Collins, The Lettermen | |
| Desk- "Jealously Among the Aging" | ||||
| 2732 | May 22, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Joan Rivers, McLean Stevenson, Don Murray, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Lana Cantrell | |
| Desk- "Westbury Appearances" | ||||
| 2733 | May 23, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Faye Dunaway, James Hampton | Phyllis McGuire, Phyllis Newman, The New Seekers | |
| 2734 | May 24, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Sammy Davis, Jr., Phyllis Diller, Sarah Miles | N/A | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2735 | May 25, 1973 | (FROM NEW YORK CITY) Mayor John Lindsay, David Brenner | Peter Nero | |
| Last show ever from New York City during Carson's tenure. | ||||
| 2736 | May 28, 1973 | Bill Cosby (guest host), Groucho Marx, Bill Russell, Jo Anne Worley, Foster Brooks | Fairmount Street Singers | |
| 2737 | May 29, 1973 | Bill Cosby (guest host), Richard Pryor, Billie Jean King, Michele Carey, Hugh Hefner | Erroll Garner | |
| Bill Cosby and his partner performs a "Garbage Man" routine. | ||||
| 2738 | May 30, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Karen Valentine | Jim Croce, Peter Marshall | |
| 2739 | May 31, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Patti Deutsch, Sarah Kennedy, Cloris Leachman, Sally Field | Dusty Springfield | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2763 | July 2, 1973 | George Burns, Loretta Swit, Shecky Greene, Ross Martin, Don Grady | N/A | |
| 2764 | July 3, 1973 | Joan Embery, Shecky Greene, Rex Reed | Lola Falana | |
| 2765 | July 4, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Mickey Rooney, Florence Henderson, Pam Grier | N/A | |
| Desk- Johnny tells a story about firecrackers. | ||||
| 2766 | July 5, 1973 | Michael Landon, Alan Bursky, Chuck Norris, Phillip Paley, Robert Wall, Bruno Vailati | Mac Davis | |
| Desk- Johnny reads an article regarding Reverend Rex Humbard. | ||||
| 2767 | July 6, 1973 | Joan Rivers, Shelley Winters, McLean Stevenson | Gerri Granger | |
| Desk- "Fan Mail" | ||||
| 2768 | July 9, 1973 | Sandy Duncan (guest host), Bob Hope | Kaye Ballard | |
| 2769 | July 10, 1973 | Orson Bean, Candice Bergen, Pam Grier | N/A | |
| 2770 | July 11, 1973 | Ben Gazzara, David Steinberg, Merle Oberon | Johnny Mathis | |
| 2771 | July 12, 1973 | Bob Newhart, Ronald J. Fields | Larry Kert, The Pointer Sisters | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2772 | July 13, 1973 | James Garner, Rodney Dangerfield, Alan Lakein | Roberta Flack | |
| The NBC Orchestra performs "What Have They Done to My Song?" | ||||
| 2773 | July 16, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Guy Marks, Jack Jones, Charo | |
| 2774 | July 17, 1973 | Paul Williams, Dick Shawn, Eddie Campos | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- Johnny and Doc talk about their weekends. | ||||
| 2775 | July 18, 1973 | Robert Blake, Dorothy Uhnak | Chet Atkins, Phyllis Newman | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2776 | July 19, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, David Carradine | Beverly Sills | |
| Desk- "Watergate Memorabilia" | ||||
| 2777 | July 20, 1973 | Jack Benny, Elke Sommer, Joe Namath | N/A | |
| Desk- "How to Tell When You're in Phase IV", Desk- Doc Severinsen chews & spits tobacco. | ||||
| 2778 | July 23, 1973 | Vikki Carr (guest host), Ruth Gordon, Nolan Ryan, Ruth Ryan | Burns & Schreiber (Jack Burns and Avery Schreiber), Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 | |
| 2779 | July 24, 1973 | Foster Brooks, Strother Martin | N/A | |
| 2780 | July 25, 1973 | Cloris Leachman, Marty Brill, Gail Parent, Tamara Dobson | N/A | |
| 2781 | July 26, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Rip Taylor | N/A | |
| 2782 | July 27, 1973 | Barbara Howar | Dionne Warwick | |
| 2783 | July 30, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Professor Backwards, Otto Preminger, David Brenner, Jim Brown | N/A | |
| 2784 | July 31, 1973 | Tony Randall, Billie Jean King, Carol Wayne, Gunther Gebel-Williams | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tea-Time Movie" | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2785 | August 1, 1973 | Ricardo Montalbán, Laura Bergt, Fred Titus, Lester Bodfish, Reggie Joule, Roger Kunayak, Uri Geller | N/A | |
| Desk- "Commercially Oriented Greeting Cards" | ||||
| 2786 | August 2, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Edy Williams, Bob Rosefsky | The Three Degrees | |
| Desk- "How To Save Energy" | ||||
| 2787 | August 3, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Don Rickles, Don Adams, Carol Wayne | Harry Belafonte | |
| Desk- "The Meaning of Body Language"; Stump the Band | ||||
| 2788 | August 6, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Sally Struthers, David Frye, Marjoe Gortner | Lana Cantrell, Leslie Uggams | |
| 2789 | August 7, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, Diana Rigg, Dorothy Uhnak | Gerri Granger | |
| Desk- "Carson's High School Memories" | ||||
| 2790 | August 8, 1973 | Earl Holliman, George Gobel, Henry Hite, Bob Rosefsky | Billy Preston | |
| 2791 | August 9, 1973 | Jack Palance, Victoria Principal, Gabriel Kaplan, Bobby Riggs | Linda Hopkins | |
| 2792 | August 10, 1973 | Joey Bishop, Marty Brill, Carol Lynley | Mac Davis | |
| Desk- Johnny and Ed discuss the 'water' incident from the previous night. | ||||
| 2793 | August 13, 1973 | Shecky Greene (guest host), Richard Crenna, Bobby Sandler | Jose Molina, Della Reese, Mel Tormé | |
| 2794 | August 14, 1973 | James Garner, Pete DePaolo | Larry Kert, Roger Miller | |
| Desk- "Uncommon Mistakes" | ||||
| 2795 | August 15, 1973 | Robert Blake, Alex Karras, Senator William Proxmire | Trini Lopez | |
| Desk- "Odds and Ends" | ||||
| 2796 | August 16, 1973 | Tom Weiskopf, Jo Ann Pflug, Rich Little, Victor Buono | N/A | |
| 2797 | August 17, 1973 | Orson Bean, Victoria Principal, Edie Steinmetz | Dean Scott and Group | |
| Desk- "Pictures from Burbank Natural History Museum" | ||||
| 2798 | August 20, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Redd Foxx, Pam Grier | Charo | |
| 2799 | August 21, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Stanley Myron Handelman, Helen Gurley Brown, Henry Fonda, Bob Melvin | Leslie Uggams | |
| 2800 | August 22, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Klugman, Marcel Marceau, Stan Kann | N/A | |
| 2801 | August 23, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Charlton Heston | Bobby Goldsboro | |
| 2802 | August 24, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Laurence Harvey, Irwin C. Watson | Rod McKuen | |
| 2803 | August 27, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Steve Allen, Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
| 2804 | August 28, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Mickey Rooney | Eartha Kitt | |
| 2805 | August 29, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Fernando Lamas, Mickey Rooney, Rip Taylor, Michael Roessler, Lou Marett, Mark Spitz | Liz Torres | |
| 2806 | August 30, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Yul Brynner, George Kirby, Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman | Abbe Lane | |
| Audience Talent Contest | ||||
| 2807 | August 31, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Leonard Barr, Nipsey Russell, Stephanie Edwards, Cleveland Amory | Jerry Vale | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2808 | September 3, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, John DeLorean, Jan Murray | Mills Brothers | |
| 2809 | September 4, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Olivia Hussey | The 5th Dimension | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2810 | September 5, 1973 | Buddy Rich, Cathy Rich, Sandy Duncan, Kreskin | Roy Clark | |
| Desk- "How Long Will You Live" | ||||
| 2811 | September 6, 1973 | Glen Campbell, Don Rickles, Dom DeLuise, Jimmy Breslin | Campbell ("Back Home Again in Indiana") | |
| Desk- "Los Angeles Historical Society Mementos" | ||||
| 2812 | September 7, 1973 | Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Karen Valentine, Carol Wayne | Joel Grey | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Tibet Your Life" | ||||
| 2813 | September 10, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr. (guest host), Rodney Allen Rippy, Sam Levenson | Gladys Knight & The Pips, Lola Falana | |
| 2814 | September 11, 1973 | William Holden, Joan Rivers, Bruno Vailati | Gran Picasso | |
| Desk- "Super Market Survival Manual" | ||||
| 2815 | September 12, 1973 | Joan Embery, David Steinberg, Joseph Wambaugh | Bette Midler | |
| 2816 | September 13, 1973 | Dom DeLuise, Gabriel Kaplan, Ron Leibman | Thelma Houston | |
| Desk- "T.V. Listings of Syndicated Network Shows" | ||||
| 2817 | September 14, 1973 | Richard Benjamin, Carol Wayne, Bob Rosefsky | James Brown performed ("Slaughter's Theme Song" and "If I Ruled the World") | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
| 2818 | September 17, 1973 | David Steinberg (guest host), Buddy Hackett, Tom Smothers | Peter Allen | |
| 2819 | September 18, 1973 | Tony Randall, Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson, Jerry Van Dyke, William Peter Blatty | N/A | |
| Desk- "How Not to Be Mugged" | ||||
| 2820 | September 19, 1973 | Richard Pryor, Douglas Morrow, Shimada (illusionist), Miss Texas Judy Mallett | Roberta Linn ("A House is Not a Home") | |
| Desk- "Expression Cards Based on 'I Love You'" | ||||
| 2821 | September 20, 1973 | Orson Bean, Carol Lynley, Rick Segall | Harry Chapin, Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "Childrens Name In Newspaper"; Desk- "Fire Department in Wells, Maine" | ||||
| 2822 | September 21, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, David Brenner, Adelle Davis | Cleo Laine | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2823 | September 24, 1973 | John Denver (guest host), George Maharis, Shari Lewis, Werner Erhard, Bill Dana | Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff | |
| 2824 | September 25, 1973 | Bob Hope, Diana Rigg, Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick | Roy Clark | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2825 | September 26, 1973 | Robert Blake, Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Flynn | Richie Havens | |
| Desk- "Los Angeles Police Department Valor Medal Winners"; Desk- "Burbank Valor Awards" | ||||
| 2826 | September 27, 1973 | Vincent Price, Barbara Howar, Jeanne Trepanier | Cass Elliot, John O'Banion | |
| Desk- "Bonzo Pictures" (directed by Fred de Cordova) | ||||
| 2827 | September 28, 1973 | Michael Landon, Wilt Chamberlain | Johnny Mathis | |
| Desk- "Astronauts Duties While in Space" | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2828 | October 1, 1973 | Red Buttons | Jose Molina, Sandler & Young, Loretta Lynn | |
| 2829 | October 2, 1973 | Buddy Hackett, Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Carol Wayne | N/A | |
| The 11th anniversary of Johnny's show is celebrated, with a surprise appearance by Dean Martin; Mighty Carson Art Players present Tea Time Movie | ||||
| 2830 | October 3, 1973 | Bob Uecker, Cheryl Ladd, Gina Lollobrigida, James McEachin | John O'Banion | |
| Desk- "List of Acts That Performed on The Tonight Show That Weren't Successful" | ||||
| 2831 | October 4, 1973 | Dennis Weaver, McLean Stevenson, Erich von Daniken | Liberace | |
| Desk- "Celebration of Bobby Quinn's Birthday" (showing Bobby in the control room.) | ||||
| 2832 | October 5, 1973 | Peter Falk, Robert Klein, Victoria Principal, Linda Monteleone | N/A | |
| Desk- "Proverbs To Live By" | ||||
| 2833 | October 8, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), George Kennedy, Fernando Lamas, John Davidson, Helen Gurley Brown, Irwin C. Watson | Gerri Granger | |
| 2834 | October 9, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers, Allan Drake | Mel Tillis | |
| 2835 | October 10, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Stephanie Edwards | Della Reese | |
| 2836 | October 11, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Stanley Myron Handelman, Cleveland Amory | Charo | |
| Audience Talent Contest | ||||
| 2837 | October 12, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Jan Murray, Rip Taylor | N/A | |
| 2838 | October 15, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Jack Lemmon, Karen Black | Peter Marshall | |
| 2839 | October 16, 1973 | George Burns, Billie Jean King, Carol Channing | N/A | |
| Desk- "NFL Film Clips" | ||||
| 2840 | October 17, 1973 | Jacqueline Bisset, Dick Shawn, William Demarest | Gladys Knight & The Pips | |
| Desk- Johnny and Ed celebrate fifteen years as partners. | ||||
| 2841 | October 18, 1973 | TBA | N/A | |
| 2842 | October 19, 1973 | Rodney Allen Rippy, Paul Hampton, J.B. West | Lola Falana | |
| Desk- "Motion Picture 'Spin-Offs'" | ||||
| 2843 | October 22, 1973 | Barbara Walters (guest host), Walter Matthau | Linda Hopkins | |
| 2844 | October 23, 1973 | Suzanne Pleshette | Vikki Carr, Ace Trucking Company | |
| Stump the Band; Desk- "How Married People Can Fight Successfully" | ||||
| 2845 | October 24, 1973 | Kirk Douglas, Joan Rivers, Johnny Hart | Larry Kert | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| 2846 | October 25, 1973 | Richard Benjamin, Albert Brooks, Garson Kanin | Gerri Granger | |
| 2847 | October 26, 1973 | Carl Reiner, George Carlin, Bob Rosefsky | Tommy Leonetti | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Euell Gibson Sketch" | ||||
| 2848 | October 29, 1973 | John Davidson (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Lily Tomlin | Charo | |
| 2849 | October 30, 1973 | Richard Harris, Rich Little | Ronny Graham | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2850 | October 31, 1973 | Tony Randall, Sandy Duncan, George Gobel, Radu Florescu | N/A | |
| Desk- "Superstitions"; Desk- "Things Kids Do at Halloween" | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2851 | November 1, 1973 | Elke Sommer, Gabriel Kaplan, Pete Hamill | Pat Boone | |
| Desk- "Nixon Tapes"; Desk- "Holidays That Never Caught On" | ||||
| 2852 | November 2, 1973 | Victor Buono | Roger Miller | |
| 2853 | November 5, 1973 | Joey Bishop (guest host), Allan Drake | Sonny King, Gerri Granger | |
| Audience Talent Contest | ||||
| 2854 | November 6, 1973 | Robert Blake, Martin Poriss | The Carpenters ("Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Goodbye to Love" and "Mr. Guder") | |
| Desk- "Blue Cards" | ||||
| 2855 | November 7, 1973 | Orson Bean, Stephanie Edwards | Wayne Newton | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2856 | November 8, 1973 | Fernando Lamas, Paul Williams | N/A | |
| Desk- "Saving Fuel- 50 M.P.H. Speed Limit"; Desk- "Early Christmas Advertising" | ||||
| 2857 | November 9, 1973 | Alex Karras, Barbara Howar | Joan Baez | |
| Desk- "50 M.P.H. on Freeways"; Desk- "T.V. Guide Descriptions" | ||||
| 2858 | November 12, 1973 | Karen Valentine (guest host), Bob Hope, John Davidson, Jo Ann Worley | N/A | |
| 2859 | November 13, 1973 | Jonathan Winters, Carol Lawrence, Bud Greenspan | N/A | |
| Desk- Johnny and Ed talked about NBC being on the air for 24 hours to cover Princess Anne's wedding. | ||||
| 2860 | November 14, 1973 | Don Rickles, Leo Durocher, Olga Connolly | Monti Rock | |
| Desk- "How to Pick Up Men" | ||||
| 2861 | November 15, 1973 | Charlie Callas, Dr. Paul Ehrlich | Diana Trask, Roy Clark | |
| Desk- "NFL Film Clips" | ||||
| 2862 | November 16, 1973 | Dinah Shore, Joan Rivers, Ashley Montagu, Angie Bowie | N/A | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Football" (Johnny plays a referee) | ||||
| 2863 | November 19, 1973 | Steve Allen (guest host), Richard Dawson, Jayne Meadows | Charo | |
| Steve Allen's debut as guest host. | ||||
| 2864 | November 20, 1973 | Henry Fonda, Myron Cohen | Erroll Garner | |
| Desk- "How to Raise Taxes for The Government"; Desk- "Suggestions for Saving Energy" | ||||
| 2865 | November 21, 1973 | Tina Louise, Rodney Dangerfield, Gore Vidal | Robert Goulet | |
| Desk- "Letters from Children Regarding Ed McMahon" | ||||
| 2866 | November 22, 1973 | Joan Embery, Buddy Hackett, Steve Martin | N/A | |
| Desk- "Upcoming Holiday Season" | ||||
| 2867 | November 23, 1973 | Jack Palance, Victoria Principal, Michael Preminger, Stephen Birmingham | N/A | |
| Desk- "Ripley's Believe It or Not" | ||||
| 2868 | November 26, 1973 | McLean Stevenson (guest host), Doris Day, Euell Gibbons | N/A | |
| 2869 | November 27, 1973 | Carl Reiner, Truman Capote, Jerry Van Dyke | Lennon Sisters | |
| Carnac the Magnificent | ||||
| 2870 | November 28, 1973 | James Coco, John Davidson | N/A | |
| Desk- "Gas Crisis"; Desk- "NFL Film Clips" | ||||
| 2871 | November 29, 1973 | Lorne Greene, David Brenner, Erich von Daniken | Lana Cantrell | |
| Desk- "Letter From Viewer" (Johnny reads an item from Portland, Oregon newspaper about the 71-year-old man.); Mighty Carson Art Players- "The Man From Kakkalochie County" (or the 167-year-old man.) | ||||
| 2872 | November 30, 1973 | Rich Little, Dr. Carl Sagan, Matthew Margolis | Helen Reddy | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2873 | December 3, 1973 | David Steinberg (guest host), Steve Allen, Redd Foxx | N/A | |
| 2874 | December 4, 1973 | Tony Randall, Stockard Channing | Ronny Graham | |
| Desk- "Noteworthy Newspaper Articles" | ||||
| 2875 | December 5, 1973 | Bruce Dern, Dick Shawn | Lola Falana | |
| Desk- "What To Give The Man Who Has Everything" | ||||
| 2876 | December 6, 1973 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Diane Keaton, Freddie Prinze | Sammy Davis, Jr. ("In the Still of the Night", "I've Gotta Be Me", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree" and "Candy Man"), Diane Keaton performed "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It"), Louie Bellson ("Spacin' Home") | |
| Desk- "Curses for 1973" | ||||
| 2877 | December 7, 1973 | McLean Stevenson, Vincent Gardenia, Larry Merchant | The Lockers, Beverly Sills | |
| 2878 | December 10, 1973 | Wayne Newton (guest host), Dom DeLuise, Jack Benny | Paul Anka | |
| 2879 | December 11, 1973 | Richard Harris, Barbara Howar, Dar Robinson | N/A | |
| 2880 | December 12, 1973 | Robert Blake, Kreskin | Roy Clark | |
| New Products | ||||
| 2881 | December 13, 1973 | Shecky Greene, Kelly Monteith, Thalassa Cruso | Larry Kert | |
| Desk- "Letters to Santa Claus" | ||||
| 2882 | December 14, 1973 | Cloris Leachman, Fernando Lamas | Ike & Tina Turner, Monti Rock | |
| Stump the Band | ||||
| 2883 | December 17, 1973 | Steve Allen (guest host), Art Linkletter, Dom DeLuise | Charo, Skiles and Henderson | |
| 2884 | December 18, 1973 | Clint Eastwood, James Whitmore | Marilyn Horne | |
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Art Fern- Murray the Mailer" | ||||
| 2885 | December 19, 1973 | Hugh MacDonald (martial artist), McLean Stevenson, Tish Baldrige | Al Hirt | |
| Desk- "Odds and Ends" | ||||
| 2886 | December 20, 1973 | Joan Rivers, Adrienne Barbeau, Gabriel Kaplan, George Plimpton | N/A | |
| Desk- "Ed's Alligator" (Ed told of being in Florida and has an alligator in the pond in the back of his house.) Johnny also apologizes for telling a joke about psoriasis in the monologue a few weeks earlier. | ||||
| 2887 | December 21, 1973 | Orson Bean, Carol Wayne, Bud Greenspan | Lou Rawls | |
| Aunt Blabby | ||||
| 2888 | December 25, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Dr. Joyce Brothers | N/A | |
| 2889 | December 26, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Sharon Farrell, Bernie Casey, Eddie Ryder | Freda Payne, Mel Tormé | |
| 2890 | December 27, 1973 | Jerry Lewis (guest host), Steve Martin, Suzanne Pleshette, Ernest Borgnine | N/A | |
| 2891 | December 28, 1973 | Rich Little (guest host), George Burns, Steve Allen, Phyllis Diller, Norm Crosby | N/A | |
| Desk- "Predictions of 1974" | ||||