When he started
Almost 30 years later
Without a doubt, it was "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson!! He kept millions of people laughing from October 1, 1962 through
May 22, 1992. Those of us who are "of a certain age" have a definite advantage over you young punks--we can remember his shows. For you older people who want to reminisce & laugh & for you younger ones who just want to laugh, I'd like to present some of the better clips from his shows. It was very difficult to limit my selections!!
One of my favorite skits on his show
was Carnac, the seer:
Some other great Carnac lines:
"Billy Graham, Virginia
Graham, and Lester Maddox"
... "Name two Grahams and a Cracker!"
"Over 105 in Los Angeles" ... "Under the Reagan plan, how old do you have to be to collect Social Security?"
"Camelot" ... "Where do Arabians park their camels?"
"Over 105 in Los Angeles" ... "Under the Reagan plan, how old do you have to be to collect Social Security?"
"Camelot" ... "Where do Arabians park their camels?"
"Gatorade". ... "What does an alligator get on welfare?"
"Ben-Gay" ... "Why didn't Mrs. Franklin have any kids?"
"20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" ... "How deep is Orson Welles' belly button?"
"Ben-Gay" ... "Why didn't Mrs. Franklin have any kids?"
"20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" ... "How deep is Orson Welles' belly button?"
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"S. I. Hayakawa!" ... "Describe the sound made by a man getting his zipper caught in a Waring blender."
"S. I. Hayakawa!" ... "Describe the sound made by a man getting his zipper caught in a Waring blender."
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"Dippity-Do!" ... "What forms on your Dippity early in the morning?"
"Dippity-Do!" ... "What forms on your Dippity early in the morning?"
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· "Senta Berger"
... "I ordered a corned beef on rye from the NBC commissary, and
guess what they did!"
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"Inky dinky doo" ... "What do sanitation workers have to sweep up after a parade of Inky dinkies?"
"Inky dinky doo" ... "What do sanitation workers have to sweep up after a parade of Inky dinkies?"
The show was sometimes educational.
Ed Ames, who was of Native American descent,
Johnny Carson was an amateur magician
& often gave professional magicians the spotlight.
Click here.
He featured many comedians on the show.
Click here
and here.
And when he featured animals,
nothing ever went wrong.
Click here
and here.
To see his almost 1 hour long Friar's Club roast,
click here.
He featured many comedians on the show.
Click here
and here.
And when he featured animals,
nothing ever went wrong.
Click here
and here.
To see his almost 1 hour long Friar's Club roast,
click here.
The man had class in addition to humor. This was his final closing:
“And so it has come to this: I, uh... am one of the lucky people in the
world; I found something I always wanted to do and I have enjoyed every single
minute of it. I want to thank the people who've shared this stage with me for
thirty years. Mr. Ed McMahon, Mr. Doc Severinsen, and you people watching. I
can only tell you that it has been an honor and a privilege to come into your
homes all these years and entertain you. And I hope when I find something that
I want to do and I think you would like and come back, that you'll be as
gracious in inviting me into your home as you have been. I bid you a very
heartfelt good night.”
I don't think you need any more laughs today & besides, I couldn't find any good Carson cartoons----fishducky

I don't think you need any more laughs today & besides, I couldn't find any good Carson cartoons----fishducky
