List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1988)

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The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1988:

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1988

January

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,767January 4, 1988 (1988-01-04) Jay Leno (guest host), Lance Burton, Baxter Black Rita Moreno
3,768January 6, 1988 (1988-01-06) Franklyn Ajaye, Jester Hairston Belinda Carlisle
Motivations to Lose Weight After the Holidays
3,769January 7, 1988 (1988-01-07) Bette Davis, Martin Short N/A
Special Calendars
3,770January 8, 1988 (1988-01-08)Mark & Delia Owens Robert Goulet
Questions from The Audience
3,771January 11, 1988 (1988-01-11) Jay Leno (guest host), Dan Aykroyd, Nigel Havers Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
Headlines
3,772January 13, 1988 (1988-01-13) Whoopi Goldberg, Jerry Seinfeld The Chieftains ("Dans Mod Koh A Vaod" and "Full Of Joy")
How Americans Slogans Translate In Foreign Countries
3,773January 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) Milton Berle, Carol Siskind, Don YessoN/A
Public Service Announcements
3,774January 15, 1988 (1988-01-15) Lisa Jane Persky Buster Poindexter ("Hot, Hot, Hot", "Somebody Buy Me A Drink")
A videotape of Johnny trying his jokes out on shoe-shine man Floyd Jackson, security guard Eddie Murphy, and commissary worker Wyn Hoonahan while they sit at Floyd's stand.
3,775January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) Jay Leno (guest host), Jimmie Walker, Deborah Raffin, Roy Blount, Jr. N/A
Notes from a Church Bulletin
3,776January 20, 1988 (1988-01-20) Howard Cosell Barry Manilow
3,777January 21, 1988 (1988-01-21) Jack Lemmon K.T. Oslin
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Malibu Restaurant" (rerun from Betty White episode)
3,778January 22, 1988 (1988-01-22) Jim Fowler, Teresa Ganzel, Bob Nelson N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Tea Time Movie"

February

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,779February 2, 1988 (1988-02-02) Paul Reiser James Taylor
Emergency backup statistics not used but ready for use at football games by the sports announcers covering them.
3,780February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03) Betty White, Merritt Heaton Ray Stevens
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Breakfast at The Rather Household"
3,781February 4, 1988 (1988-02-04) Sammy Davis, Jr, Jason Bateman N/A
Johnny's mock eulogy of Luicci the Capuccino Monkey
3,782February 5, 1988 (1988-02-05) Oprah Winfrey, Sydney Walsh Daniel Rosen
Backup 'Wheaties' Box Covers
3,783February 10, 1988 (1988-02-10) Jay Leno (guest host), Sandy Duncan Randy Travis
Headlines; Kid Inventors
3,784February 11, 1988 (1988-02-11) Jay Leno (guest host), Tim Reid, Tom Parks, Dr. David Dahl Jerry Lee Lewis ("Rockin' My Life Away" and "Great Balls of Fire")
3,785February 12, 1988 (1988-02-12) Jay Leno (guest host), Brooke Adams, Kevin Meaney, Carl Weathers Glen Campbell ("I Remember You")
3,786February 16, 1988 (1988-02-16) Tim Conway Jonathan Butler
Diary of Things Johnny Did While He Was Sick
3,787February 17, 1988 (1988-02-17) Jackie Mason, Joanna Kerns Kid Creole & The Coconuts ("Dropout", "Curiosity")
USA Today Poll About the Sexes
3,788February 18, 1988 (1988-02-18) Dudley Moore, Minnie BlackN/A
A Presidential Debate with Questions asked by Johnny.
3,789February 19, 1988 (1988-02-19) Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Bob Saget Los Lobos ("In America", "La Bamba")
Forgotten Movies From the Past
3,790February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23) Louie Anderson, Jennifer Tilly Dionne Warwick
3,791February 24, 1988 (1988-02-24) Ritch Shydner, Rita Rudner, Fred Roggin, Darryl Sivad N/A
Questions From the Audience
3,792February 25, 1988 (1988-02-25) Burt Reynolds, Teresa Ganzel, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards N/A
Mighty Carson Art Players - "Tele-Scam"; Expensive Props
3,793February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26) Garry Shandling, Allyce Beasley Donna Theodore
The Wheel of Candidates

March

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,794March 7, 1988 (1988-03-07) Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne Ben Vereen
Headlines

May

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,795May 11, 1988 (1988-05-11) Joe Piscopo, Bill TooneN/A
3,796May 12, 1988 (1988-05-12) Dana Carvey, Joe Garagiola, David Teitelbaum, Jack SaltzbergN/A
Carnac the Magnificent
3,797May 13, 1988 (1988-05-13) Fred de Cordova, Bob Hope k.d. lang
3,798May 18, 1988 (1988-05-18) Bill Kirchenbauer, Dr. Terry Gosliner Billy Vera & The Beaters
Blue Cards
3,799May 19, 1988 (1988-05-19) Jonathan Winters, Kristin BanerjeeN/A
Audience Questionnaire
3,800May 20, 1988 (1988-05-20) Sylvester Stallone N/A
Stump the Band
3,801May 25, 1988 (1988-05-25) Paul Hogan, David Brenner Linda Hopkins ("Born on Friday")
Direct Response Commercials, the 'Playette' and the 'Jog'r'.
3,802May 26, 1988 (1988-05-26) Chevy Chase, Iditarod racer John Suter, Thalassa Cruso N/A
3,803May 27, 1988 (1988-05-27) James Stewart, Fred Roggin Leonard Waxdeck & The Birdcallers
Johnny provides evidence that Bonzo the famous chimpanzee is really still alive.
3,804May 30, 1988 (1988-05-30) Garry Shandling (guest host), Elizabeth Perkins, Bob Saget Jimmy Buffett
3,805May 31, 1988 (1988-05-31) Garry Shandling (guest host) Harry Connick, Jr.

June

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,806June 1, 1988 (1988-06-01) Garry Shandling (guest host), Paula Poundstone Natalie Cole
Comparison of Photos between Reagan at the Kremlin and a family at Disneyland.
3,807June 2, 1988 (1988-06-02) Garry Shandling (guest host), Angie Dickinson, Fritz Coleman, Allyce Beasley Michael Bolton
3,808June 3, 1988 (1988-06-03) Garry Shandling (guest host), Stan Kann, Joanna Kerns, Roy Blount, Jr. N/A
3,809June 6, 1988 (1988-06-06) Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Cathy Guisewite N/A
Headlines
3,810June 8, 1988 (1988-06-08) David Brinkley Chuck Berry
3,811June 9, 1988 (1988-06-09) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Seinfeld, Andre Agassi N/A
Jokes That Are Sent In By Viewers During the Writers Strike
3,812June 10, 1988 (1988-06-10)Don Yesso Basia
3,813June 13, 1988 (1988-06-13) Jay Leno (guest host), Vincent Price, Dave Barry N/A
Jay shows a film clip of his adventure with the Blue Angels.
3,814June 15, 1988 (1988-06-15) James Belushi Julio Iglesias
Commencement Address to The Audience
3,815June 16, 1988 (1988-06-16) Bill Cosby, William Ennis Belinda Carlisle ("Circle in the Sand")
3,816June 17, 1988 (1988-06-17) David Steinberg Andrea Marcovicci
Blue Cards
3,817June 20, 1988 (1988-06-20) Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Embery, Marsha Warfield, Dr. Joyce Brothers N/A
Jay reads unusual newspaper clippings.
3,818June 22, 1988 (1988-06-22) Jay Leno, Raquel Welch, garbage truck driver Ray AndersonN/A
Johnny comments on the Lakers repeating as NBA champions
3,819June 23, 1988 (1988-06-23) Magic Johnson, Bruce Willis Johnny Frigo
Rules of Thumb
3,820June 24, 1988 (1988-06-24) Dudley Moore, Lottie Hicks Diane Schuur
Extracurricular Activities from Celebrity's High School Yearbooks
3,821June 27, 1988 (1988-06-27) Jay Leno (guest host), Dennis Miller, Erma Bombeck Little Richard
Headlines
3,822June 28, 1988 (1988-06-28) Jay Leno (guest host), Steve Allen, Super Dave Osborne, Bill Maher N/A
3,823June 29, 1988 (1988-06-29) Jay Leno (guest host), Charles Fleischer, Sydney Walsh, Frank Zappa N/A
3,824June 30, 1988 (1988-06-30) Jay Leno (guest host), Sammy Davis, Jr., Connie Chung N/A
Stamps by Mail

July

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,825July 1, 1988 (1988-07-01) Jay Leno (guest host), Stepfanie Kramer, Kevin Pollak, Michael WarrenN/A
Jay has a satellite interview with President Reagan.
3,826July 18, 1988 (1988-07-18) Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, John Cleese, Malcolm Forbes N/A
Headlines
3,827July 20, 1988 (1988-07-20)Joe King, Yakov Smirnoff Buster Poindexter
Photos of Famous Political People with Insertions of What They May Be Saying
3,828July 21, 1988 (1988-07-21) Arsenio Hall Hall & Oates ("Missing Each Other", "She's A Monster")
The Tonight Show version of The Democratic Convention (audience members as the delegates)
3,829July 22, 1988 (1988-07-22) Tom Hanks, Brian Gillis Michael Davis
3,830July 25, 1988 (1988-07-25) Jay Leno (guest host), Jamie Lee Curtis, Louie Anderson Johnny Mathis
3,831July 27, 1988 (1988-07-27) John Larroquette, John Bogosian Rosemary Clooney
A satellite interview with the 'still alive' Elvis Presley in a cabin in North Dakota. This Elvis is known as Ron Stein.
3,832July 28, 1988 (1988-07-28) Governor Bill Clinton Joe Cocker
A film clip of the youngest pilot.
3,833July 29, 1988 (1988-07-29) Michael Landon, Smokey Tennison k.d. lang
Celebrity Photos

August

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,834August 1, 1988 (1988-08-01) Jay Leno (guest host), Chuck Norris, Joan Van Ark, Abigail Van Buren Oak Ridge Boys
3,835August 3, 1988 (1988-08-03) Bill Murray, Jeff Cesario Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Psychic Predictions
3,836August 4, 1988 (1988-08-04) Paul Reiser, Mabel Hines Buck Robben Ford
3,837August 5, 1988 (1988-08-05) Richard Pryor, Richard Jeni Pete Fountain
Photos of celebrities showing tiny notes on their person supposedly enlarged by 'high resolution cameras'.
3,838August 8, 1988 (1988-08-08) Garry Shandling (guest host), Phoebe Mills, Ed Begley, Jr., Richard Lewis Dizzy Gillespie
3,839August 9, 1988 (1988-08-09) Garry Shandling (guest host), Sugar Ray Leonard, Bill Maher, Patti D'Arbanville N/A
3,840August 10, 1988 (1988-08-10) Garry Shandling (guest host), Joan Embery, David Steinberg, Catherine O'Hara Linda Hopkins
3,841August 11, 1988 (1988-08-11) Garry Shandling (guest host), Tracey Ullman, Ken Olin, Fred Roggin Brenda Russell
3,842August 12, 1988 (1988-08-12) Garry Shandling (guest host), Kirstie Alley, Mariel Hemingway, Cathy Guisewite
Garry Shandling's final episode as guest host.
N/A
The Lobster Boy Letter
3,843August 22, 1988 (1988-08-22) Jay Leno (guest host), Shirley Jones, Wayne Gretzky
Jay Leno becomes permanent guest host as of this episode; no other guest hosts were used between now and the end of the show's run.
B.B. King
Headlines
3,844August 24, 1988 (1988-08-24) George Carlin, Mark Harmon N/A
The Tonight Show version of the Republican Convention (audience members as the delegates)
3,845August 25, 1988 (1988-08-25) Jonathan Winters, Karen Josephson, Sarah Josephson N/A
Phobias
3,846August 29, 1988 (1988-08-29) Jay Leno (guest host), Holly Robinson Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens
Headlines
3,847August 31, 1988 (1988-08-31) Kirk Douglas, Ritch Shydner The Temptations
Examples of Contemporary Slang

September

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,848September 1, 1988 (1988-09-01) Buddy Hackett, Dana Delany N/A
Albums Sung by Celebrities in The Past
3,849September 2, 1988 (1988-09-02) Jennifer Tilly Randy Travis
Comedy Crypt - Some Old Jokes
3,850September 5, 1988 (1988-09-05) Jay Leno (guest host), Norm Crosby George Benson
The Tonight Show's Little Big Book of Romantic Phrases
3,851September 7, 1988 (1988-09-07) Bob Hope, Tim Conway Joe Williams
Low-Down On The Candidates
3,852September 8, 1988 (1988-09-08) Martin Short Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Different Sounds That Give People the Willies
3,853September 9, 1988 (1988-09-09)Shabana Kazi Harry Belafonte
International Symbols
3,854September 12, 1988 (1988-09-12) Jay Leno (guest host), Betty White, Elvira The Spinners
Newspaper Clippings
3,855September 14, 1988 (1988-09-14) Jim Fowler N/A
3,856September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15) Bob Uecker, Sigourney Weaver Reba McEntire
New Fall Shows

October

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,857October 6, 1988 (1988-10-06) David Letterman, Jay Leno, Garry Shandling [1] N/A
26th Anniversary Show
3,858October 10, 1988 (1988-10-10) Jay Leno (guest host), Robert Stack, Franklyn Ajaye Kenny G
3,859October 12, 1988 (1988-10-12)Cody Carr Ray Charles
A takeoff on the Presidential Debate in which Ed McMahon asks Johnny questions as if Johnny is Quayle or Bentsen.
3,860October 13, 1988 (1988-10-13) Tommy Lasorda Jimmy Buffett
3,861October 14, 1988 (1988-10-14) Sandy Duncan, Steve Mittleman, Irv Kupcinet N/A
Personalized License Plates
3,862October 17, 1988 (1988-10-17) Jay Leno (guest host), Super Dave Osborne, Robert Mitchum N/A
Headlines
3,863October 19, 1988 (1988-10-19) Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Pollak, Alice Chalifoux N/A
Answers to the Questionnaire passed out to 2nd and 3rd Graders based on the Presidential Election
3,864October 20, 1988 (1988-10-20) Michael Caine Eydie Gormé, Steve Lawrence
Blue Cards
3,865October 21, 1988 (1988-10-21) Orel Hershiser, Floyd Jackson, Susan Sullivan Lee Ritenour
3,866October 31, 1988 (1988-10-31) Jay Leno (guest host), Stepfanie Kramer, Jimmie Walker, Richard Mulligan N/A

November

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,867November 2, 1988 (1988-11-02) Christopher Reeve, Melanie Mayron, Jonathan ZacharyN/A
'If Election Was Held Tomorrow' Quiz; Local Propositions
3,868November 3, 1988 (1988-11-03) Michael J. Fox, Larry Miller, Harry Lorayne N/A
Funny Advertising Ads: Johnny and Ed present mash-ups of billboard slogans
3,869November 4, 1988 (1988-11-04) James Garner, Jeff Cesario, Park Overall N/A
'Politicboy' Magazine
3,870November 7, 1988 (1988-11-07) Jay Leno (guest host), Marilu Henner, Jester Hairston, Vanna White N/A
Headlines (11/8/88 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage)
3,871November 9, 1988 (1988-11-09) Candice Bergen, Steven Wright Johnny Frigo
As The White House Turns
3,872November 10, 1988 (1988-11-10)Greg Irwin, Richard Jeni, Gore Vidal N/A
Blue Cards
3,873November 11, 1988 (1988-11-11) Paul Reiser, Kitty Carlisle Oak Ridge Boys
Cultural Customs of The World
3,874November 14, 1988 (1988-11-14) Jay Leno (guest host), Joan Collins, John Byner N/A
Newspaper Clippings
3,875November 16, 1988 (1988-11-16) Harry Anderson, Argus Hamilton, Calvin Trillin N/A
Messages From Home
3,876November 17, 1988 (1988-11-17) Bob Newhart, David Horowitz N/A
Letters from Viewers Who Didn't Want Credit Cards But Got Them Away; Off The Wall Video Tapes On The Market Today
3,877November 18, 1988 (1988-11-18) Oprah Winfrey Sheena Easton ("The Lover In Me" and "Follow My Rainbow")
Sketch - "UCLA vs. Stanford Game (with Johnny as a commentator)"
3,878November 21, 1988 (1988-11-21) Jay Leno (guest host), Tony Danza, Malcolm-Jamal Warner Andy Williams
Tonight Show's Little Big Book of Romantic Phrases
3,879November 23, 1988 (1988-11-23) George Burns, Tracey Ullman Jeff Healey ("See The Light")
School Kids' Answers To a Thanksgiving Questionnaire.
3,880November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24) Lucy Webb Willie Nelson
Evening News with Zontar Rather in The Year 2008
3,881November 25, 1988 (1988-11-25) Teri Garr, Marsha Warfield Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Celebrity Perfumes
3,882November 28, 1988 (1988-11-28) Jay Leno (guest host), Barbara Walters, Joanna Kerns Stanley Jordan
Jay's High School Reunion
3,883November 29, 1988 (1988-11-29) Jay Leno (guest host), Mary Tyler Moore, James Earl Jones Debbie Allen
Actual Notes That Parents Wrote to Schools to Excuse their Children From Class
3,884November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30) Jay Leno (guest host), Harvey Fierstein, Courteney Cox K.T. Oslin
Headlines

December

No.Original air dateGuest(s)Musical/entertainment guest(s)
3,885December 1, 1988 (1988-12-01) Jay Leno (guest host), Fred Savage, Joan Van Ark Los Lobos
3,886December 2, 1988 (1988-12-02) Jay Leno (guest host), Larry Miller, Stephen Collins Phil Collins ("Groovy Kind Of Love" and "Separate Lives")
Games
3,887December 5, 1988 (1988-12-05) Jay Leno (guest host), Kirk Douglas, Paula Poundstone, Eva Marie Saint Linda Hopkins
3,888December 7, 1988 (1988-12-07) Carl Reiner, Zota CroughanN/A
Titles For Some Christmas Specials
3,889December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08) Jonathan Winters Kenny Loggins ("Footloose", "A Lesson Hard To Learn")
Johnny puts on a Christmas Helmet that was sent in.; Blue Cards
3,890December 9, 1988 (1988-12-09) Danny DeVito, Richard Benjamin N/A
Johnny determines whether the audience is on the Naughty or Nice list; Also explains the Santa Ana winds.
3,891December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) Jay Leno (guest host), Pee Wee Herman, Ricardo Montalbán, Ritch Shydner Lou Rawls
3,892December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14) Steve Martin, Helen Shaver, Steve JenneN/A
Actual Children's Letters to Santa Claus
3,893December 15, 1988 (1988-12-15) Bob Hope, Jimmy Tingle, Ellen Greene N/A
Photos of Supposed Relatives of Audience Members and The Strange Things They Have Done
3,894December 16, 1988 (1988-12-16) Arnold Schwarzenegger Bette Midler ("Under the Boardwalk" and "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today")
Fred de Cordova wears a moose hat called 'Chris Moose'.; New Products
3,895December 26, 1988 (1988-12-26) Jay Leno (guest host), Brice Beckham, Joey Bishop, Louie Anderson Dwight Yoakam
Jay ran into Chuck Norris at a store and saw he bought his wife an electronic automatic dog grooming brush for Xmas. He telephones Mrs. Norris to see if she really liked this Xmas present.; Psychic Predictions for Next Year
3,896December 28, 1988 (1988-12-28)'Poppa John' Venturello, Franklyn Ajaye, Catherine Hicks N/A
Specialized Christmas Cards
3,897December 29, 1988 (1988-12-29)Haldan Martinson, Jessica VallotCristin Morrison
Stump the Band
3,898December 30, 1988 (1988-12-30) A. Whitney Brown Gregory Popovich, Sweet Baby Blues Band
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