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| List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
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| 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 1967:
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1084 | January 2, 1967 | Theodore Bikel, Morey Amsterdam | N/A |
| 1085 | January 3, 1967 | TBA | N/A |
| 1086 | January 4, 1967 | Henry Morgan, Sarah Vaughan | Jill St. John |
| 1087 | January 5, 1967 | Buddy Hackett, Dr. Margaret Mead, Frances Langford, Shirley Jones | N/A |
| 1088 | January 6, 1967 | Jane Fonda, George Jessel | N/A |
| 1089 | January 9, 1967 | Pat Boone (guest host), Sid Caesar, Selma Diamond, Clint Eastwood | Buddy Greco |
| 1090 | January 10, 1967 | Pat Boone (guest host), Rich Little | N/A |
| 1091 | January 11, 1967 | Pat Boone (guest host), Woody Woodbury, Adam Keefe | N/A |
| 1092 | January 12, 1967 | Pat Boone (guest host), Peter Ustinov | N/A |
| 1093 | January 13, 1967 | Pat Boone (guest host), Dom DeLuise | N/A |
| 1094 | January 16, 1967 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Norm Crosby, Fannie Flagg | N/A |
| 1095 | January 17, 1967 | Bob Newhart (guest host), | N/A |
| 1096 | January 18, 1967 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Louis Nye | N/A |
| 1097 | January 19, 1967 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Shelley Winters, John Byner | N/A |
| 1098 | January 20, 1967 | Bob Newhart (guest host), Florence Henderson, Murray Roman, Joe Garagiola | N/A |
| 1099 | January 23, 1967 | Dick Cavett, James Mason, Tony Martin, Beverly Todd | N/A |
| 1100 | January 24, 1967 | Carol Wayne | N/A |
| 1101 | January 25, 1967 | TBA | N/A |
| 1102 | January 26, 1967 | Phyllis Newman, Robert Culp | N/A |
| 1103 | January 27, 1967 | Charlie Manna | N/A |
| 1104 | January 30, 1967 | Tony Randall, Robert Shaw | N/A |
| 1105 | January 31, 1967 | Jackie Vernon, Abbe Lane | N/A |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1106 | February 1, 1967 | Robert Merrill, Jan Peerce, Sarah Churchill | N/A |
| 1107 | February 2, 1967 | Rod Steiger, Eydie Gorme, Soupy Sales, Bart Starr | N/A |
| 1108 | February 3, 1967 | TBA | N/A |
| 1109 | February 6, 1967 | Morton Hunt, Herschel Bernardi, Mimi Hines | N/A |
| 1110 | February 7, 1967 | Tony Bennett, Professor Irwin Corey | N/A |
| 1111 | February 8, 1967 | Al Capp, Sen. Jacob Javits | N/A |
| 1112 | February 9, 1967 | Corbett Monica | N/A |
| 1113 | February 10, 1967 | Henry Morgan, Mitzi Gaynor, Muhammad Ali | N/A |
| 1114 | February 13, 1967 | Carol Lawrence | N/A |
| 1115 | February 14, 1967 | Gov. Norbert T. Tiemann, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows | N/A |
| 1116 | February 15, 1967 | Betsy Palmer, Mitzi Gaynor, Eddy Arnold | N/A |
| 1117 | February 16, 1967 | Phyllis Newman, Betsy Palmer, Ashley Montagu | N/A |
| 1118 | February 17, 1967 | Soupy Sales, Lynn Redgrave, Elmer Carlson | N/A |
| 1119 | February 20, 1967 | George Kirby, Joan Rivers | N/A |
| 1120 | February 21, 1967 | Sam Levenson | Martina Arroyo |
| 1121 | February 22, 1967 | Buddy Hackett, Dr. Robert Ellinger | N/A |
| 1122 | February 23, 1967 | Maximilian Schell | Buddy DeFranco |
| 1123 | February 24, 1967 | Florence Henderson, Paul Sann, Jackie Vernon | N/A |
| 1124 | February 27, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope | Della Reese |
| 1125 | February 28, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby | N/A |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1126 | March 1, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Annette Funicello | N/A | |
| 1127 | March 2, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) | N/A | |
| 1128 | March 3, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) James Garner, Pearl Bailey | N/A | |
| 1129 | March 6, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, Carol Lawrence, Macdonald Carey, Jack Haley, Jr. | N/A | |
| 1130 | March 7, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) | N/A | |
| 1131 | March 8, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Barbara Eden | N/A | |
| 1132 | March 9, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Kaye Ballard | N/A | |
| 1133 | March 10, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Eva Gabor | Mel Tormé | |
| 1134 | March 13, 1967 | New York governor Nelson Rockefeller, Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse | Connie Stevens | |
On the show, Rockefeller suggested Carson run against Robert F. Kennedy for the U.S. Senate in 1970. | ||||
| 1135 | March 14, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1136 | March 15, 1967 | Henry Morgan, Max Lerner | N/A | |
| 1137 | March 16, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1138 | March 17, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1139 | March 20, 1967 | Woody Allen (guest host), Jerry Lewis, David Merrick, Ursula Andress | Jake Holmes | |
| 1140 | March 21, 1967 | Woody Allen (guest host), Joan Rivers | N/A | |
| 1141 | March 22, 1967 | Woody Allen (guest host), Robert Shaw | N/A | |
| 1142 | March 23, 1967 | Woody Allen (guest host) | N/A | |
| 1143 | March 24, 1967 | Woody Allen (guest host) | Vic Damone | |
| 1144 | March 27, 1967 | Corbett Monica, Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows | N/A | |
| 1145 | March 28, 1967 | George Carlin | N/A | |
The AFTRA Strike began at 5am the next morning, putting The Tonight Show on temporary hiatus, with NBC showing repeats. | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1146 | April 10, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
Johnny Carson refused to return to the show, saying on April 4 that NBC had violated his contract by showing reruns during the strike. NBC stated that they would hold him to his contract which ran through 1970. | ||||
| 1147 | April 11, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1148 | April 12, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1149 | April 13, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1150 | April 14, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1151 | April 17, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1152 | April 18, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1153 | April 19, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host), Leonard Nimoy | Martha Raye | |
| 1154 | April 20, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1155 | April 21, 1967 | Jimmy Dean (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1156 | April 24, 1967 | Buddy Hackett, Mamie Van Doren, Phil Leeds | Peter, Paul and Mary | |
Johnny Carson returns as host after renegotiating his contract and one week after the premiere of The Joey Bishop Show as well as the first night of the ratings period. | ||||
| 1157 | April 25, 1967 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Susan Oliver, Clive Revill | Count Basie, Roger Miller | |
| 1158 | April 26, 1967 | Billy Graham, Allen Funt | Della Reese | |
| 1159 | April 27, 1967 | Robert F. Kennedy, Bob Hope | N/A | |
| 1160 | April 28, 1967 | Diahann Carroll, Milt Kamen, Peter Bull, parachutist William Ottley | N/A | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1161 | May 1, 1967 | Jack Palance, Joan Rivers, Dr. Frank Field | Stan Kenton | |
| 1162 | May 2, 1967 | New York City mayor John Lindsay, Sandra Hilder | N/A | |
| 1163 | May 3, 1967 | Martha Raye, Barichierich, the world's strongest man, | Jerry Vale | |
| 1164 | May 4, 1967 | Gore Vidal, Pamela Austin | Luiz Bonfa | |
| 1165 | May 5, 1967 | F. Lee Bailey | N/A | |
| 1166 | May 8, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1167 | May 9, 1967 | TBA | The Allen Brothers | |
Ed McMahon sings his new record, "Beautiful Girl". | ||||
| 1168 | May 10, 1967 | Allen Funt | Spanky and Our Gang | |
| 1169 | May 11, 1967 | Alan King, Nina Ricci, Dr. Frank Field | N/A | |
A Ricci fashion show was presented. | ||||
| 1170 | May 12, 1967 | Gloria Swanson | N/A | |
| 1171 | May 15, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1172 | May 16, 1967 | Luba Lisa, Flip Wilson, Lyn Tornabene | Duluth Accordionaires | |
| 1173 | May 17, 1967 | Shari Lewis, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines, author and priest Father Bernard Basset | N/A | |
| 1174 | May 18, 1967 | Roger Moore, Bob Considine | Lana Cantrell | |
| 1175 | May 19, 1967 | Zsa Zsa Gabor, anthropologist Ashley Montagu | N/A | |
A fur fashion show was presented. | ||||
| 1176 | May 22, 1967 | Woody Allen, Eva Gabor, orchestra leader Helen Quach | The Supremes | |
| 1177 | May 23, 1967 | Alan King, Irene Tsu, soccer expert Danny Blanchflower | The Allen Brothers | |
| 1178 | May 24, 1967 | Vincent Price | Eddy Arnold | |
| 1179 | May 25, 1967 | Stiller and Meara, Soupy Sales | Dorothy Loudon, Joe Bushkin | |
| 1180 | May 26, 1967 | Tony Randall | N/A | |
| 1181 | May 29, 1967 | Lois Maxwell, Monti Rock III, comedian Fred Smoot, weightlifter Paul Anderson | Tommy Leonetti | |
| 1182 | May 30, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1183 | May 31, 1967 | George Kirby | N/A | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1184 | June 1, 1967 | Peter Ustinov | N/A |
| 1185 | June 2, 1967 | Melina Mercouri, David Frye, ESP expert Peter Hurkos and Ivan Volkman, a Lyndon Johnson lookalike | N/A |
| 1186 | June 5, 1967 | Robert Goulet | N/A |
| 1187 | June 6, 1967 | Jean Shrimpton | The Serendipity Singers |
| 1188 | June 7, 1967 | Senta Berger | N/A |
| 1189 | June 8, 1967 | Jim Brown, Dave Garroway, Melvin Belli | N/A |
| 1190 | June 9, 1967 | Oleg Cassini | N/A |
| 1191 | June 12, 1967 | Myrna Loy, Eddie Lawrence, author and priest Father Bernard Basset | Gary and the Hornets |
| 1192 | June 13, 1967 | George Segal | N/A |
| 1193 | June 14, 1967 | Jim Brown | Trini Lopez |
| 1194 | June 15, 1967 | Alan King, football announcer Benny Friedman, Canadian television host and author Pierre Berton | N/A |
| 1195 | June 16, 1967 | Carol Lawrence, Corbett Monica, Episcopalian bishop James Pike | Johnny Tillotson |
| 1196 | June 19, 1967 | Charlie Mann | Leslie Uggams, Johnny Tillotson |
| 1197 | June 20, 1967 | Shelley Winters, Richard Pryor | N/A |
| 1198 | June 21, 1967 | Hayley Mills | Luis Bonfa |
| 1199 | June 22, 1967 | Joan Rivers, journalist Alden Whitman, author Morton Shulman | Louis Armstrong, Matt Monro |
| 1200 | June 23, 1967 | Debbie Reynolds, Bill Dana, Rudy Gernreich | Moe Koffman |
| 1201 | June 26, 1967 | TBA | Georgia Brown |
| 1202 | June 27, 1967 | Dick Cavett | Spanky and Our Gang |
| 1203 | June 28, 1967 | Marni Nixon | N/A |
| 1204 | June 29, 1967 | Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Sandy Koufax | N/A |
| 1205 | June 30, 1967 | Buddy Hackett | Buddy Rich, The Turtles |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1206 | July 3, 1967 | Barbara Nichols | N/A | |
A robot demonstration is presented. | ||||
| 1207 | July 4, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1208 | July 5, 1967 | Alan King, George Segal, Bill Moyers, Rose Marie | Hines, Hines and Dad | |
| 1209 | July 6, 1967 | New York City mayor John Lindsay, author William Redfield | Chris and Peter Allen | |
| 1210 | July 7, 1967 | Tony Randall, Oleg Cassini, Allen Funt | Johnny Mathis, Marilyn Maye | |
| 1211 | July 10, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Sen. Everett Dirksen, Norm Crosby | Billy Eckstine | |
Bob Newhart begins three weeks as guest host while Johnny Carson performs in Las Vegas. | ||||
| 1212 | July 11, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Ruth Dayan, wife of Israeli military leader, Moshe Dayan; Jackie Vernon | N/A | |
| 1213 | July 12, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Yvonne Craig | Janice Ian, Erroll Garner | |
| 1214 | July 13, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Edith Evans, Aaron Sussman | Jane Morgan | |
| 1215 | July 14, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Bob Thomas | N/A | |
| 1216 | July 17, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host) | The Young Americans | |
| 1217 | July 18, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Charlie Weaver; Tammy Grimes | N/A | |
| 1218 | July 19, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); author Leatrice Fountain | Simon & Garfunkel | |
| 1219 | July 20, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1220 | July 21, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1221 | July 24, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Ashley Montagu | Al Hirt | |
| 1222 | July 25, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); author and teacher Haim Ginott | N/A | |
| 1223 | July 26, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1224 | July 27, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Carl Reiner, Joe Garagiola | N/A | |
| 1225 | July 28, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host) | N/A | |
| 1226 | July 31, 1967 | Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Eartha Kitt, psychiatrist and author Dr. Renatus Hartogs | Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with vocalist Carmen Lombardo | |
Johnny Carson returns after three weeks off to perform in Las Vegas. | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1227 | August 1, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1228 | August 2, 1967 | Louis Nye, Sharon Tate | N/A | |
| 1229 | August 3, 1967 | Betty Grable, author and NASA scientist Robert Jastrow | Victor Borge | |
| 1230 | August 4, 1967 | Agnes Moorehead, Jose Greco, hairdresser Mark Traynor | Baja Marimba Band. Joan Baez | |
| 1231 | August 7, 1967 | Vincent Price, author Joe Dicerto | Sam the Sham | |
| 1232 | August 8, 1967 | Myron Cohen | N/A | |
| 1233 | August 9, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1234 | August 10, 1967 | Ted Mack, Whitey Ford | N/A | |
| 1235 | August 11, 1967 | Ayn Rand, Florence Henderson | The Temptations | |
| 1236 | August 14, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1237 | August 15, 1967 | Tab Hunter, Sally Rand | The Staple Singers | |
| 1238 | August 16, 1967 | Cyril Ritchard, Eve Arden | Louis Armstrong | |
| 1239 | August 17, 1967 | Gymnast Muriel Davis, Sam Blum | N/A | |
| 1240 | August 18, 1967 | Hugh Hefner, Buster Crabbe | N/A | |
| 1241 | August 21, 1967 | George Kirby, Mort Sahl, Carol Lawrence | Liberace | |
During the show, Lawrence suffered a cut lip after falling. | ||||
| 1242 | August 22, 1967 | George Carlin, Nina Wayne | Eddy Arnold | |
| 1243 | August 23, 1967 | TBA | Della Reese | |
| 1244 | August 24, 1967 | Bob Considine | Lynn Kellogg | |
| 1245 | August 25, 1967 | Buddy Hackett | N/A | |
| 1246 | August 28, 1967 | Twiggy | N/A | |
| 1247 | August 29, 1967 | Kaye Ballard, Bill Stern, Curtis & Tracy | Ray Price | |
| 1248 | August 30, 1967 | Dr. Richard Evans | Elias & Shaw | |
| 1249 | August 31, 1967 | Willie Tyler | N/A | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1250 | September 1, 1967 | Six Miss America contestants are guests | N/A | |
| 1251 | September 4, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1252 | September 5, 1967 | Steve Allen, Peter Ustinov | N/A | |
| 1253 | September 6, 1967 | Joe Namath, Sam Levenson | N/A | |
| 1254 | September 7, 1967 | TBA | Billy Eckstine, Lesley Gore | |
| 1255 | September 8, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1256 | September 11, 1967 | Author and Episcopalian bishop James Pike, Curtiss & Tracy | N/A | |
| 1257 | September 12, 1967 | Jack Valenti | N/A | |
| 1258 | September 13, 1967 | Joan Rivers, Robert Horton, Dr. Dana Greeley, head of the Unitarian Church | N/A | |
| 1259 | September 14, 1967 | Lee Marvin | Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | |
Exactly one month later, Terrell collapsed on stage and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. | ||||
| 1260 | September 15, 1967 | NASA scientist Dr. Robert Jastrow | N/A | |
| 1261 | September 18, 1967 | Gene Rayburn (Guest Host); [1] Bart Starr | N/A | |
| 1262 | September 19, 1967 | Gene Rayburn (Guest Host); [1] Rod Serling, Orson Bean, Jane Holzer | Milt Trenier, Micki Lynd | |
| 1263 | September 20, 1967 | Gene Rayburn (Guest Host); [1] Lynn Redgrave and husband John Clark | N/A | |
| 1264 | September 21, 1967 | Gene Rayburn (Guest Host); [1] Ben Gazzara | N/A | |
| 1265 | September 22, 1967 | Gene Rayburn (Guest Host); [1] Eli Wallach and Ann Jackson, David and Goliath | David Houston | |
| 1266 | September 25, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Hope | The Fifth Dimension | |
| 1267 | September 26, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams, Sherry Jackson, Maharishi Mahesh | N/A | |
| 1268 | September 27, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Leo Gorcey, Rose Marie, Sidney Miller | N/A | |
| 1269 | September 28, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby | N/A | |
| 1270 | September 29, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) James Garner, Bob Newhart, Parnelli Jones | N/A | |
Films of Johnny Carson driving the STP Turbocar at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were shown. | ||||
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1271 | October 2, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, George Burns, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Edward Everett Horton | N/A | |
Johnny Carson celebrated his fifth anniversary of the show. | ||||
| 1272 | October 3, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Desi Arnaz, Phil Harris, Bill Dana | The Jefferson Airplane | |
| 1273 | October 4, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Rose Marie, Sidney Miller, Lassie | N/A | |
| 1274 | October 5, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Henry Fonda, Sandra Dee, men's hair stylist Marengo | N/A | |
Fashions from the I. Magnin store in San Francisco are shown. | ||||
| 1275 | October 6, 1967 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Danny Thomas, Carl Ballantine, psychiatrist Dore Miller | Eddy Arnold, Mother Tucker | |
| 1276 | October 9, 1967 | New York City mayor John Lindsay, Diane Cilento | N/A | |
Doc Severinsen becomes the show's musical director, replacing Milton DeLugg. | ||||
| 1277 | October 10, 1967 | Alan King, Sen. Stuart Symington | N/A | |
| 1278 | October 11, 1967 | Carl Reiner, Elsa Lanchester, Erma Bombeck | Louis Armstrong | |
| 1279 | October 12, 1967 | Angie Dickinson, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale | Little Dion | |
| 1280 | October 13, 1967 | George Carlin, Sarah Churchill, men's hairdresser Marengo | The Walter Wonderly Trio | |
| 1281 | October 16, 1967 | World Series Most Valuable Player Bob Gibson, George Hamilton, Orson Bean, Monique Van Vooren | N/A | |
| 1282 | October 17, 1967 | Anne Baxter, Rich Little | N/A | |
| 1283 | October 18, 1967 | Carl Yastrzemski | N/A | |
| 1284 | October 19, 1967 | Carol Lawrence, NASA scientist Robert Jastrow | N/A | |
| 1285 | October 20, 1967 | Orson Bean (Guest Host); Betty Grable, Pat Henry, Ashley Montagu, men's hairdresser Marengo | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 1286 | October 23, 1967 | TBA | N/A | |
| 1287 | October 24, 1967 | Psychiatrist Dr. Marvin Ziporyn | N/A | |
| 1288 | October 25, 1967 | General Omar Bradley, Walter Winchell | Aretha Franklin | |
| 1289 | October 26, 1967 | Ayn Rand, Monique Van Vooren, Charlie Manna | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 1290 | October 27, 1967 | Peggy Cass, George Hamilton, Pat McCormick | N/A | |
| 1291 | October 30, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); George Kirby | N/A | |
| 1292 | October 31, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host) Mort Sahl, Ricardo Montalbán | N/A | |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1290 | November 1, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); General Omar Bradley, Joan Bennett, Jackie Vernon | N/A |
| 1291 | November 2, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Bob Hope, Angie Dickinson, Stiller and Meara, Dr. D. Bono | Robert Morse |
| 1292 | November 3, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Peter Ustinov, Mort Sahl, George Plimpton | Count Basie |
| 1293 | November 6, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Rich Little, former president of EngenderHealth H. Curtis Wood, Jr. | Vicki Carr |
| 1294 | November 7, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); William F. Buckley, Jr., Orson Bean, Dina Merrill, Tommy Leonetti | N/A |
| 1295 | November 8, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Barbara Feldon; Norm Crosby; Irwin Corey | Jerry Vale |
| 1296 | November 9, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Fran Tarkenton, Joe Namath, John Forsythe, Ron Carey, Yael Dayan | Alice Playten |
| 1297 | November 10, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Richard Chamberlain, Soupy Sales, Joe Garagiola | N/A |
| 1298 | November 13, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Carol Channing, Phyllis Newman | N/A |
| 1299 | November 14, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Herb Caen | N/A |
| 1300 | November 15, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Costanza Cuccaro, winner of the Metropolitan Opera contest | Jan Peerce |
| 1301 | November 16, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host) | N/A |
| 1302 | November 17, 1967 | Bob Newhart (Guest Host); Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Bill Dana, Scott A. Hall | The Fifth Dimension |
| 1303 | November 20, 1967 | Mel Brooks, Hines, Hines and Dad, Chief of Protocol of the United States James Symington | N/A |
| 1304 | November 21, 1967 | Pat McCormick, Curtis and Tracy | Joan Baez |
| 1305 | November 22, 1967 | Richard Nixon, Lorne Greene | Vikki Carr |
| 1306 | November 23, 1967 | TBA | N/A |
| 1307 | November 24, 1967 | Don Rickles, Joan Rivers, Monti Rock III | Ray Price |
| 1308 | November 27, 1967 | George Kirby, Shari Lewis, Lord Anthony Snowdon | N/A |
| 1309 | November 28, 1967 | Arnold Palmer | Lulu |
| 1310 | November 29, 1967 | Alan King | N/A |
| 1311 | November 30, 1967 | Phyllis Diller | Tony Bennett, Nancy Sinatra |
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1312 | December 1, 1967 | Peggy Cass, Gig Young, Bosley Crowther | Sarah Vaughan | |
| 1313 | December 4, 1967 | Alan King | Kenny Rankin | |
| 1314 | December 5, 1967 | Mamie Van Doren, Ed Giacomin, Boom Boom Geoffrion, Clifton Fadiman | N/A | |
| 1315 | December 6, 1967 | Flip Wilson | Mara Lynn Brown | |
| 1316 | December 7, 1967 | Mel Brooks, Rich Little, Mitzi Gaynor, Lee Beery | The Serendipity Singers | |
| 1317 | December 8, 1967 | Louis Nye, Phil Foster | Nancy Sinatra | |
| 1318 | December 11, 1967 | Barbara Walters, John Byner | Marilyn Maye | |
| 1319 | December 12, 1967 | Stanley Kramer, Claire Trevor, Orson Bean, Linda Cristal | Chris and Peter Allen | |
| 1320 | December 13, 1967 | John Glenn, Ayn Rand, Lynn Devore | Teddy Neely | |
| 1321 | December 14, 1967 | Hal Roach, Bill Moyers, Carol Lawrence, New York City Fire Commissioner Robert O. Lowery | N/A | |
Roach showed films of Laurel and Hardy. | ||||
| 1322 | December 15, 1967 | James Coburn, Eva Gabor, Charlie Callas, painter Jan de Ruth | Pearl Bailey | |
| 1323 | December 18, 1967 | Alan King (Guest Host); [2] Samantha Eggar | Anthony Newley | |
| 1324 | December 19, 1967 | Alan King (Guest Host); [2] Robert Ryan, Lynn Redgrave, Claudia McNeil, Marsh & Adams, Allon Schoper | Joao Gilberto | |
| 1325 | December 20, 1967 | Alan King (Guest Host); [2] Jackie Clarke | Buddy Greco | |
| 1326 | December 21, 1967 | Alan King (Guest Host); [2] Nipsey Russell | N/A | |
| 1327 | December 22, 1967 | Phyllis Diller (Guest Host); [2] Salvador Dalí, Milt Kamen, Abigail Van Buren, Stan Kann, Ward Donovan | N/A | |
| 1328 | December 25, 1967 | Victor Borge (Guest Host) [3] | Leonid Hambro | |
| 1329 | December 26, 1967 | Victor Borge (Guest Host); [3] Joel Grey, Geraldine Chapman | N/A | |
| 1330 | December 27, 1967 | Victor Borge (Guest Host); [3] Muriel Humphrey | Mary Costa | |
| 1331 | December 28, 1967 | Victor Borge (Guest Host); [3] Morey Amsterdam, The Jose Molina Dancers | N/A | |
| 1332 | December 29, 1967 | Victor Borge (Guest Host) [3] | Cab Calloway and his daughter Chris | |
Late Night with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on NBC, the first iteration of the Late Night franchise. It premiered on February 1, 1982, and was produced by Letterman's production company, Space Age Meats, and Carson Productions. Letterman had previously hosted his own morning talk show on NBC from June to October 1980. The show's house band, The World's Most Dangerous Band, was led by music director Paul Shaffer. In 1993, Letterman announced that he would leave NBC to host the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. The final episode of Late Night was broadcast on June 25, 1993. The series has continued as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.
John William Carson was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has been broadcast on NBC since 1954. The program has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen (1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present). Besides the main hosts, a number of regular "guest hosts" have been used, notably Ernie Kovacs, who hosted two nights per week during 1956–1957, and a number of guests used by Carson, who curtailed his own hosting duties back to three nights per week by the 1980s. Among Carson's regular guest hosts were Joey Bishop, McLean Stevenson, David Letterman, David Brenner, Joan Rivers, and Jay Leno, although the practice has been mostly abandoned since hosts currently prefer reruns to showcasing potential rivals.
Donald Jay Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).
Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010, and ended on February 6, 2014.
Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk/variety show host, then later hosted a late-night talk show with Regis Philbin as his young sidekick on ABC. He also was a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford. He is listed as 96th entry on Comedy Central's list of 100 greatest comedians.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson on NBC, the third iteration of the Tonight Show franchise. The show debuted on October 1, 1962, and aired its final episode on May 22, 1992. Ed McMahon served as Carson's sidekick and the show's announcer.
The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno, and the Network Battle for the Night is a 1994 non-fiction book written by The New York Times media reporter Bill Carter. It chronicles the early 1990s conflict surrounding the American late-night talk show The Tonight Show. The book was later made into a film of the same name by HBO.
Frederick Timmins de Cordova was an American stage, motion picture and television director and producer. He is best known for his work on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Carol Marie Wayne was an American television and film actress. She appeared regularly on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as the Matinee Lady in the Art Fern's Tea Time Movie sketches.
The Johnny Carson Show is a 1955–56 half-hour primetime television variety show starring Johnny Carson.
The Joey Bishop Show is an American talk show that had its first broadcast on ABC on April 17, 1967, hosted by Joey Bishop and featuring Regis Philbin in his first ongoing role with national television exposure, as Bishop's sidekick/announcer. Created to challenge The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the show lasted 33 months, with the last show airing on December 26, 1969.
The Las Vegas Show was an American late night television program broadcast during the month of May 1967 on the United Network. Hosted by comedian Bill Dana, The Las Vegas Show was intended to be the flagship of a planned fourth television network, but was the only program the network ever transmitted. As United's affiliates largely scheduled the program to air at different times, the length of the program also varied between 90 or 120 minutes. The Las Vegas Show was cancelled solely due to the financial failure of the United Network after one month, with 23 episodes broadcast and two unaired episodes.
A late-night talk show is a genre of talk show, originating in the United States. It is generally structured around humorous monologues about the day's news, guest interviews, comedy sketches and music performances. It is characterized by spontaneous conversation, and for an effect of immediacy and intimacy as if the host were speaking directly to each member of the watching audience. Late-night talk shows are also fundamentally shaped by the personality of the host.
The Late Shift is a 1996 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Betty Thomas, and written by New York Times media reporter Bill Carter and George Armitage. Released by HBO Pictures and produced in conjunction with Northern Lights Entertainment, the film premiered on HBO on February 24, 1996.
Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under the Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It aired during late-night.
"Johnny's Theme" is an instrumental jazz song played as the opening theme of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from the show's inception in 1962 through its finale in 1992. The piece was composed by Paul Anka and Johnny Carson, based on a previous composition by Anka. It was performed by The Tonight Show Band, which released an arrangement by Tommy Newsom in 1986 as part of its Grammy Award-winning debut album. The single release also earned a Grammy nomination.
Here's Johnny: Magic Moments from the Tonight Show is a live double album commemorating 25 years of The Tonight Show, released by Casablanca Records in 1974. The album features an array of performers with never before available performances on record. The album included a 25th anniversary poster summarizing the history of the show.