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The Johnny Carson Show

Season 1

TV-PG
Comedy routines, featuring Johnny Carson and guests, and singing were the theme of this program.
Where to Watch Season 1
9 Episodes
  • Catch Up With the News
    E1
    Episode 1Catch Up With the NewsIn the series premiere, Johnny imitates Edward R. Murrow in a spoof of Murrow's Person to Person program featuring Johnny's first wife Jody and their three children. In Catch Up With the News, Johnny plays a roving reporter.
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears
    E4
    Episode 4Goldilocks and the Three BearsJohnny imitates Walter Cronkite, takes a look at the pitfalls of marriage, and parodies Goldilocks And The Three Bears and You Are There.
  • Life in the 80's
    E9
    Episode 9Life in the 80'sSketches include a spoof of the Russian ballet, Catch Up With The News and a 1950s-style look at the future, as Johnny imagines what life will be like in 1980.
  • Dillinger, The Mental Wizard
    E10
    Episode 10Dillinger, The Mental WizardJohnny plays Dillinger, The Mental Wizard, in a parody of Joseph Dunniger, the famous mind reader (This sketch is the early inspiration for Carson's most famous character from his Tonight Show years, Carnac The Magnificent). Another sketch finds Johnny playing tourist in Paris; we also get an idea of what might happen to your television reception near an airport.
  • James Arness
    E11
    Episode 11James ArnessJames Arness visits the show to promote his new series, Gunsmoke, Jack Albertson appears in a grocery store sketch and Johnny plays Colonel John J. Carson in a military sketch.
  • Jack Albertson
    E16
    Episode 16Jack AlbertsonJohnny takes care of unfinished business; Jack Albertson appears in sketches about Johnny's fan club and bachelor life. Then Johnny plays violinist Yasha Carson.
  • Dimitri Tiomkin
    E19
    Episode 19Dimitri TiomkinLegendary movie composer Dimitri Tiomkin appears in the Johnny's Record Collection sketch. Then Johnny salutes old time Vaudeville, and stars in an epic Greek-Trojan war sketch.
  • Ed Sullivan Impersonation
    E20
    Episode 20Ed Sullivan Impersonation
  • Stay-at-Home Husband
    E25
    Episode 25Stay-at-Home HusbandJohnny plays a stay-at-home husband whose wife has a very unusual job. Other sketches include the Giveaway Pet Parade, a precursor to the numerous segments Johnny would do with animals later in his career, and a look at what the detective show Dragnet might have been like during the time of Alexander the Great.
Cast of Season 1
  • Johnny CarsonHimself
 
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