The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Season 26
TV-PG
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Where to Watch Season 26
139 Episodes
- The Tonight Show 17th Anniversary SpecialE4
The Tonight Show 17th Anniversary SpecialActor Patrick Swayze plugs his new film "Dirty Dancing" and chats with Johnny about taking dance classes as a kid, Comedian A. Whitney Brown does stand up and then chats with Johnny too. Actress Alexandra Paul talks about her desire to never get married or have her own children (she eventually did marry 13 years later but remains childless by choice.) She was there to plug her new film "The Passage" which was eventually released in September of 1988 as "After the Rain" starring Ned Beatty and Brian Keith. - James Galway, Myrtle YoungE7
James Galway, Myrtle YoungWith Musician James Galway and Myrtle Young Included: ""The Potato Chip Lady,"" Myrtle Young of Fort Wayne, Indiana, visits with Johnny and shows her collection of chips resembling famous people. Johnny can't resist the chance to pull a prank, and bites into a chip from an off-camera bowl -- causing Myrtle to nearly collapse in horror. - Jack PaarE44
Jack PaarFormer host Jack Paar is the only guest on this show during which he discusses his time at the helm of "The Tonight Show" and his upcoming NBC special among other things. Even 25 years after giving up the show, you can see Paar still has the same manic energy as always. This is another Christmastime show so we also have more new products and letters to Santa.
