List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1968)
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1968 episodes | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original network | NBC |
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1968:
1968
January
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 1968 | Bart Starr, Daryle Lamonica, Don Meredith, Pete Beathard | N/A | ||
| January 2, 1968 | TBA | N/A | ||
| January 3, 1968 | Margaret Mead, David Steinberg, Bosley Crowther | Spanky and Our Gang | ||
| January 4, 1968 | Barbara Walters, Ron Carey | N/A | ||
| January 5, 1968 | Tony Randall | N/A | ||
| January 8, 1968 | Rich Little, Adela Rogers St. Johns, bird calling expert | N/A | ||
| January 9, 1968 | NASA scientist Robert Jastrow | Liza Minnelli | ||
| January 10, 1968 | John Glenn | Al Hirt | ||
| Members of the Ice Follies performed | ||||
| January 11, 1968 | Stella Stevens | N/A | ||
| January 12, 1968 | Don Rickles (guest host), Robert Culp, Sammy Davis, Jr. | Connie Francis | ||
| January 15, 1968 | TBA | Cab Calloway | ||
| January 16, 1968 | Bob Hope, Pat Paulsen | Tony Darryl | ||
| January 17, 1968 | Bennett Cerf, Norm Crosby, Don Herbert | Marilyn Maye | ||
| January 18, 1968 | TBA | The Koehler Brothers | ||
| January 19, 1968 | Dirk Bogarde, Maharishi Mahesh | N/A | ||
| January 22, 1968 | David Frost, Sebastian Cabot, Leonard Marks, director of the United States Information Agency | The First Edition | ||
| January 23, 1968 | Fannie Flagg, Orson Bean, Clifton Fadiman | Wes Montgomery | ||
| January 24, 1968 | Mort Sahl, David Merrick, Betty Furness | John Fred and His Playboy Band | ||
| January 25, 1968 | Dick Cavett, George Kirby, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, Lee Beery | N/A | ||
| January 26, 1968 | Peggy Cass, Jim Fowler | N/A | ||
| January 29, 1968 | Rod Steiger, Flip Wilson, The Jose Molina Dancers, Madam Irene Quo, Chinese expert in Chinese foods and customs | N/A | ||
| January 30, 1968 | Ron Carey, Pat McCormick, Desmond Morris | Roger Miller | ||
| January 31, 1968 | Jim Garrison | None | ||
February
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1, 1968 | Mark Tendler | Richie Havens | ||
| February 2, 1968 | Albert Finney, Eddy Arnold, Robert Klein, Joan Rivers | N/A | ||
| February 5, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) Senator Robert F. Kennedy, The Smothers Brothers, Bill Cosby | Lena Horne | ||
| February 6, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host), Zero Mostel, Diahann Carroll | Petula Clark | ||
| February 7, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) | N/A | ||
| February 8, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) Nipsey Russell, Dunja Rajter, Paul Newman, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | N/A | ||
| February 9, 1968 | Harry Belafonte (guest host) | N/A | ||
| February 12, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Nancy Sinatra, Liberace, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | N/A | ||
| February 13, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) James Drury, Doug McClure, Ray Bolger | Shirley Jones | ||
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Bar Room Brawl Sketch" | ||||
| February 14, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas | N/A | ||
| February 15, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Sid Caesar, Richard Pryor, Bobby Darin | N/A | ||
| February 16, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles,[1] Don Adams, Sherry Jackson | Sonny & Cher | ||
| Japanese Bath Sketch | ||||
| February 19, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) James Garner, Milton Berle, Richard Crenna | The King Cousins | ||
| February 20, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Steve Allen, Jack Webb, Shecky Greene, Spanky Wilson | N/A | ||
| Mighty Carson Art Players- "Copper Clappers" | ||||
| February 21, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Carlin, Eva Gabor, Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss | N/A | ||
| February 22, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis | Lennon Sisters | ||
| February 23, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Tony Curtis, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, April Taten | N/A | ||
| February 26, 1968 | Eydie Gorme | The Cowsills | ||
| February 27, 1968 | Orson Bean | N/A | ||
| February 28, 1968 | TBA | N/A | ||
| February 29, 1968 | Vincent Price, Joey Heatherton | N/A | ||
March
April
May
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1968 | Joan Rivers, Criswell, Jon Lindbergh | N/A | ||
| A fashion show of future clothing is presented | ||||
| May 2, 1968 | Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Ron Carey | The Beach Boys | ||
| May 3, 1968 | Paul Newman, Robert Klein | Peter and Chris Allen | ||
| May 6, 1968 | Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Totie Fields, Sammy Cahn, Debbie Drake | Billy Eckstine | ||
| May 7, 1968 | Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Neil Simon, Burt Bacharach, Florence Henderson, Charlie Manna | Julius La Rosa | ||
| May 8, 1968 | Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Robert Merrill, Don Franks, Rich Little | Little Richard, Jan Peerce | ||
| May 9, 1968 | Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Gig Young, Godfrey Cambridge, Mark Traynor, Johnny Mercer, Sam Levenson | Bobby Goldsboro | ||
| May 10, 1968 | Steve Lawrence (Guest Host); Jackie Mason, Eydie Gorme, Stiller and Meara, Jim Fowler | N/A | ||
| May 13, 1968 | Joe Garagiola (guest host), Jack Paar, Tony Conigliaro, Mike and Bryan | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | ||
| May 14, 1968 | Joe Garagiola (guest host), John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Tallulah Bankhead, Soupy Sales, Tony Scotti, Jack Twyman, Lou Thesz | N/A | ||
| May 15, 1968 | Joe Garagiola (guest host), Slappy White, John Scarne, Miss Indian America Sarah Johnson, pickpocketing expert Vic Perry | N/A | ||
| A fashion show featuring football players is presented | ||||
| May 16, 1968 | Joe Garagiola (guest host), Yogi Berra, Robert Goulet, Bill Dana, Art Buchwald | Toni Carroll | ||
| May 17, 1968 | Joe Garagiola (guest host), Nipsey Russell, Barbara Walters, Dizzy Dean; 92-year-old baseball pitcher, Amazing Randy | N/A | ||
| Dizzy Dean sings | ||||
| May 20, 1968 | Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Norman Jewison | N/A | ||
| May 21, 1968 | Bette Davis, Scott Carpenter, Jacqueline Bisset, Pigmeat Markham | N/A | ||
| May 22, 1968 | Flip Wilson, Zsa Zsa Gabor | Joe Tex | ||
| A bathing suit fashion show is presented | ||||
| May 23, 1968 | Irene Ryan, Clair and McMahon | N/A | ||
| May 24, 1968 | John Byner, Juliet Prowse, Noel Harrison | N/A | ||
| May 27, 1968 | Slappy White, Erika Pinske performs a circus rope ballet | Tiny Tim | ||
| May 28, 1968 | TBA | The Four Freshmen | ||
| May 29, 1968 | TBA | N/A | ||
| May 30, 1968 | Richard Harris, Phyllis McGuire, Peggy Moffitt | N/A | ||
| May 31, 1968 | James Garner, Jane Elliott | The Box Tops | ||
June
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 1968 | Bob Hope | N/A | ||
| 6/4/68 pre-empted by NBC News coverage of California and South Dakota primaries | ||||
| June 5, 1968 | Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy | N/A | ||
| Scheduled guests were Clifton Fadiman, Joe E. Lewis and Trini Lopez | ||||
| June 6, 1968 | Preempted by coverage of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy | N/A | ||
| Scheduled guests were Victor Borge and Joey Heatherton | ||||
| June 7, 1968 | Entire show was devoted to memorializing Robert F. Kennedy | N/A | ||
| June 10, 1968 | Doug McClure | N/A | ||
| June 11, 1968 | Oskar Werner | N/A | ||
| June 12, 1968 | Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Peggy Cass | N/A | ||
| June 13, 1968 | Joe E. Lewis | Trini Lopez | ||
| June 14, 1968 | Magician Don Alan | Jimmy Webb | ||
| June 17, 1968 | New York City Mayor John Lindsay, Marilyn Maye | Boots Randolph | ||
| June 18, 1968 | George Carlin, Oskar Werner | N/A | ||
| June 19, 1968 | Alan King, Raquel Welch | N/A | ||
| June 20, 1968 | Walter Matthau, Ed Sullivan | James Brown, Nancy Wilson | ||
| June 21, 1968 | Steve McQueen, David Frye, Pat McCormick | N/A | ||
| June 24, 1968 | Bennett Cerf | Judy Garland, The Mummers | ||
| Jack Haskell replaced a vacationing Ed McMahon | ||||
| June 25, 1968 | Victor Borge, Margaret Hamilton, Clair and McMahon | N/A | ||
| June 26, 1968 | Vidal Sassoon, Pearl Mesta | Aretha Franklin | ||
| June 27, 1968 | Heywood Hale Broun, Jean Paul Vignon | N/A | ||
| June 28, 1968 | Buddy Hackett | The University of Iowa Bagpipe Band | ||
| Excerpts from the Broadway musical, Hair | ||||
July
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1968 | Billy Graham, David Frye | N/A | ||
| July 2, 1968 | Buddy Hackett, Margaret Hamilton, David Frost | N/A | ||
| July 3, 1968 | William Schultz | Homer and Jethro | ||
| July 4, 1968 | David Frost guest host; Jimmy Breslin | Mel Torme | ||
| July 5, 1968 | David Frost guest host; Joel Grey | N/A | ||
| July 8, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Lemmon, April Tatro | N/A | ||
| July 9, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Newhart, Janet Leigh | Sonny and Cher | ||
| July 10, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Tom Smothers, The Committee, Eva Gabor | Tiny Tim | ||
| Part of a sketch by The Committee was censored by NBC | ||||
| July 11, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, James Garner, Richard Pryor | N/A | ||
| July 12, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Phyllis Diller | N/A | ||
| July 15, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jerry Lewis, David Janssen, Kaye Ballard | N/A | ||
| July 16, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Dinah Shore, Pat Paulsen, Sebastian Cabot | Glen Campbell | ||
| July 17, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Vincent Price, Eva Gabor, Bill Dana | Roger Miller | ||
| July 18, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Carol Wayne, Lana Wood, Ralph Williams | N/A | ||
| July 19, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Carl Reiner, Karl Malden, Don Davis | N/A | ||
| July 22, 1968 | Alan King guest host; Ed Begley, Jackie Vernon | N/A | ||
| July 23, 1968 | Alan King guest host; Pat Henry | N/A | ||
| July 24, 1968 | Alan King guest host; Rod Serling | Paul Anka | ||
| July 25, 1968 | Flip Wilson | Ray Price | ||
| July 26, 1968 | Godfrey Cambridge | N/A | ||
| July 29, 1968 | TBA | N/A | ||
| July 30, 1968 | Joan Fontaine | N/A | ||
| July 31, 1968 | Cyril Ritchard, Clifton Fadiman | N/A | ||
August
September
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2, 1968 | (guest host) | The Craig Hundley Trio | ||
| September 3, 1968 | Raymond Burr, Gloria Steinem | The Golddiggers, The Muppets | ||
| September 4, 1968 | Yonley | N/A | ||
| September 5, 1968 | Connie Von Hagen | N/A | ||
| September 6, 1968 | David Frye | N/A | ||
| September 9, 1968 | Polly Bergen | Sandler & Young | ||
| Johnny Carson Rides a Unicycle | ||||
| September 10, 1968 | Rene Carpenter | N/A | ||
| September 11, 1968 | Ruth Montgomery | James Brown | ||
| September 12, 1968 | Mickey Mantle, Veruschka | N/A | ||
| September 13, 1968 | Alan King (guest host), Matt Monro, Bill Moyers | N/A | ||
| September 16, 1968 | Billy Eckstein, Joseph W. Barr | Sandler & Young | ||
| September 17, 1968 | Slappy White, Lesley Gore, Cere Robinson | N/A | ||
| September 18, 1968 | Marilyn Maye | N/A | ||
| September 19, 1968 | Joe Tex | N/A | ||
| September 20, 1968 | Peter Ustinov | N/A | ||
| September 23, 1968 | John Davidson (guest host), George Carlin | N/A | ||
| September 24, 1968 | Alan King, Mamie Van Doren | N/A | ||
| September 25, 1968 | Buddy Hackett, Herb Tarr | N/A | ||
| September 26, 1968 | George Carlin | N/A | ||
| September 27, 1968 | David Frye, Henry Trefflich | N/A | ||
| September 30, 1968 | David Frost (guest host), Phyllis Newman, Dr. Julian Fast | N/A | ||
October
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 1968 | Clips of past highlights and special guests visit | N/A | ||
| 6th Anniversary Show | ||||
| October 2, 1968 | Twiggy, Trevor Howard, Mario Andretti, Adela Rogers St. Johns | N/A | ||
| October 3, 1968 | Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, The Pickle Brothers | N/A | ||
| October 4, 1968 | Shelley Winters | Marilyn Maye, Joao Gilberto | ||
| October 7, 1968 | Bob Crane (guest host), Pamela Mason, Irwin Corey, David Hemmings, Dave Barry | N/A | ||
| October 8, 1968 | Bob Crane (guest host), Patricia Neal, Gig Young, Jack Valenti | Engelbert Humperdinck | ||
| October 9, 1968 | Bob Crane (guest host), Cliff Robertson, Sheila MacRae | N/A | ||
| October 10, 1968 | Dinah Shore (guest host), Dina Merrill, Rich Little, Jack Albertson, Arthur Ashe, Pancho Gonzalez | N/A | ||
| October 11, 1968 | Dinah Shore (guest host), Shecky Greene, Oscar de la Renta | Jack Jones | ||
| October 14, 1968 | David McCallum, Chet Huntley, Alice Faye, Dr. Nauricio Obregon | N/A | ||
| An "eatable" fashion show is presented. | ||||
| October 15, 1968 | Jill St. John, Bob Gibson, Kay Reid | N/A | ||
| October 16, 1968 | Tony Curtis, William Bradford Huie, Rita Smith | N/A | ||
| October 17, 1968 | Allen Funt, Melvin Belli | N/A | ||
| October 18, 1968 | Victor Borge, Thallisa Cruso | N/A | ||
| October 21, 1968 | Phyllis Diller (guest host), Rip Taylor, Norm Crosby, Ward Donovan | N/A | ||
| October 22, 1968 | Mia Farrow, Ronnie Dyson, Gilbert Becaud | N/A | ||
| October 23, 1968 | Gerald Scarfe, Roberta Quinlan | The Ramsey Lewis Trio | ||
| October 24, 1968 | Carol Wayne, Rita Smith, Dennis Rudalawicz | Jack Jones | ||
| October 25, 1968 | Don Rickles, William Shatner, Barbara Eden, Clare Conley | Buddy Rich | ||
| October 28, 1968 | Eddy Arnold (guest host), Liberace, Phyllis Newman | Robert Merrill | ||
| October 29, 1968 | Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones, The Muppets | N/A | ||
| October 30, 1968 | Joan Rivers, Alistair Cooke, Phyllis McGuire | N/A | ||
| American Federation of Musicians went on strike, meaning that there was no band for the show. | ||||
| October 31, 1968 | Monique Wilson | Kaye Stevens, Jack Haskell | ||
November
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1968 | Woody Allen (Guest Host), Muhammad Ali, James Earl Jones, Viva | N/A | ||
| November 4, 1968 | Pearl Bailey (Guest Host), Anthony Quinn, Jackie Mason, Bunny Briggs | Cab Calloway, Louie Bellson | ||
| (11/5/68 pre-empted for NBC News election night coverage) | ||||
| November 6, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby, Carol Burnett, Dick Fosbury | N/A | ||
| November 7, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Ed Ames | N/A | ||
| November 8, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) David Frye, David Janssen | N/A | ||
| November 11, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Mickey Rooney, Barbara Feldon, Carol Wayne | N/A | ||
| A sketch involving Carson, Feldon and Wayne was erased due to complaints from NBC censors. | ||||
| November 12, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Rickles, Don Adams, Dan Blocker, Kaye Ballard | N/A | ||
| November 13, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Bill Toomey | N/A | ||
| November 14, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Peter Lawford, Jonathan Winters, Rose Marie, Shecky Greene | Tiny Tim | ||
| November 15, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, Nancy Kwan | The Golddiggers, Tennessee Ernie Ford | ||
| November 18, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bob Crane, Phyllis Diller, Darren McGavin, John Byner | N/A | ||
| November 19, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Fonda, Roger Vadim, Flip Wilson, The Smothers Brothers | N/A | ||
| November 20, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Lucille Ball, Steve Allen | N/A | ||
| November 21, 1968 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jane Wyman, Bill Dana, Paul Lynde, Tony Curtis | N/A | ||
| November 22 show was cancelled when Johnny Carson developed a virus | ||||
| November 25, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Pierre Salinger, The Committee | N/A | ||
| November 26, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Roger Smith, Richard Pryor | Bobbie Gentry | ||
| November 27, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Jack Lemmon, Jerry Lewis, Otto Preminger, Vic Perry | N/A | ||
| November 28, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), George Hamilton | N/A | ||
| November 29, 1968 | Peter Lawford (Guest Host), Milton Berle, Dick Cavett | Steve Lawrence | ||
December
| No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2, 1968 | O.J. Simpson, Ted Hendricks, Bill Stanfill, Terry Hanratty, Leroy Keyes, Jerry Levias | N/A | ||
| All of the football players were members of the Look Magazine All-American Football Team | ||||
| December 3, 1968 | Shari Lewis, John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands | N/A | ||
| December 4, 1968 | Charlie Callas | Astrud Gilberto | ||
| December 5, 1968 | Ann Landers, Irwin C. Watson | N/A | ||
| December 6, 1968 | George Segal | N/A | ||
| December 9, 1968 | Orson Bean (Guest Host); George Kirby, Beryl Reid | N/A | ||
| December 10, 1968 | Polly Bergen, Alan Bates, Alan Alda | Gloria Loring | ||
| December 11, 1968 | Rod Steiger | N/A | ||
| December 12, 1968 | Susannah York, Jack Carter | N/A | ||
| December 13, 1968 | James Garner | Tiny Tim | ||
| December 16, 1968 | Woody Allen (guest host), Shari Lewis | Turk Murphy | ||
| December 17, 1968 | Judy Garland, Slappy White, Jerry Kramer | N/A | ||
| December 18, 1968 | James Mason, Sheldon Leonard | Tiny Tim | ||
| December 19, 1968 | Simone Signoret | Liza Minnelli | ||
| December 20, 1968 | Vanessa Redgrave, David Frye, Hines, Hines & Dad, painter Jan De Ruth | N/A | ||
| December 23, 1968 | Alan King (guest host); Maureen Stapleton | N/A | ||
| December 25, 1968 | Jack Jones (guest host), Sammy Cahn, Chuck McCann, Ivan Sanderson, Irwin C. Watson | Jane Morgan | ||
| December 26, 1968 | Jack Jones (guest host), Milt Kamen, Phyllis Newman, Don Murray, Hines, Hines & Dad | N/A | ||
| December 27, 1968 | Jack Jones (guest host), Dick Cavett, Henry Borovik | N/A | ||
| December 30, 1968 | Rod Steiger, Harry Belafonte, Sander Vanocur, E.J. Peaker | N/A | ||
| December 31, 1968 | Tony Randall, Joan Rivers, Joel Grey, Jimmy Breslin | Jan Peerce | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.johnnycarson.com/carson/search.do?singleDateMonth=02&singleDateDay=16&singleDateYear=1968
- ↑ Paley Center. "TONIGHT SHOW SEGMENT: JEAN PAUL VIGNON (TV)". Paley Center. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
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