Overview of 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' Season 23

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

Talk

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Writing:

Greg Fields
Sylvester Weaver
Patric M. Verrone

Stars:

Release Date: 1962-10-01
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

7.5/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 60

Season 23 Episode List

Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 1984-01-03
Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 1984-01-04
Episode 3 - 850606
Release Date: 1985-06-06
Episode 4 - 850510
Release Date: 1985-05-10
Episode 5 - 850213
Release Date: 1985-02-13
Episode 6 - 850201
Release Date: 1985-02-01
Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 1984-01-12
Episode 8 - 850111
Release Date: 1985-01-11
Episode 9 - 850524
Release Date: 1985-05-24
Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 1984-01-17
Episode 11 - 841218
Release Date: 1984-12-18
Episode 12 - 841031
Release Date: 1984-10-31
Episode 13 - 850805
Release Date: 1985-08-05
Episode 14 - 841012
Release Date: 1984-10-12
Episode 15 - 850514
Release Date: 1985-05-14
Episode 16 - 850507
Release Date: 1985-05-07
Episode 17 - 850205
Release Date: 1985-02-05
Episode 18 - Episode 18
Release Date: 1984-02-07
Episode 19 - Episode dated 27 September 1984
Release Date: 1984-09-27
Episode 23 - Don Rickles/Angie Dickinson/The Oak Ridge Boys
Release Date: 1984-11-21
Johnny reads kids' comments about Thanksgiving. Don Rickles talks about his vacation to the south of France; Angie Dickinson (A Touch of Scandal (1984). Also: The Oak Ridge Boys perform.
Episode 27 - Howie Mandel/Mimi Kennedy/Calvin Trillin
Release Date: 1984-11-28
Johnny looks at holiday shopping at the Burbank Galleria. Howie Mandel (St. Elsewhere (1982); Mimi Kennedy (Spencer (1984); Calvin Trillin (book "With All Due Disrespect")
Episode 28 - George Carlin, Keshia Knight Pulliam
Release Date: 1984-11-29
Johnny reads trivia questions phoned in to libraries. George Carlin (book "Sometimes a Little Brain Damage Can Help") performs stand-up and is interviewed; Keshia Knight Pulliam (The Cosby Show (1984)
Episode 29 - Howie Mandel, Mimi Kennedy, Calvin Trillin
Release Date: 1984-11-28
Johnny looks at holiday shopping at the Burbank Galleria. Howie Mandel (St. Elsewhere (1982); Mimi Kennedy (Spencer (1984); Calvin Trillin (book "With All Due Disrespect")
Episode 33 - Episode 33
Release Date: 1984-03-02
Episode 36 - Steven Wright/Marilyn Horne/Isabel Campbell
Release Date: 1984-12-12
Johnny looks at Christmas TV specials. Steven Wright performs stand-up and is interviewed; Marilyn Horne performs and is interviewed; 90-year-old wedding planner Isabel Campbell.
Episode 41 - Tim Conway, Hal Linden
Release Date: 1986-01-03
Episode 45 - Peter Fonda/Charles Nelson Reilly/A. Whitney Brown
Release Date: 1985-01-04
David Howitzer looks at holiday purchase scams. Peter Fonda (A Reason to Live (1985); Charles Nelson Reilly recalls Christmases from his youth; A. Whitney Brown performs stand-up.
Episode 50 - Episode 50
Release Date: 1984-03-30
Episode 51 - Episode 51
Release Date: 1984-04-03
Episode 55 - Episode 55
Release Date: 1984-04-16
Episode 59 - Episode 59
Release Date: 1984-04-20
Episode 61 - Episode 61
Release Date: 1984-04-25
Episode 62 - Episode 62
Release Date: 1984-04-25
Episode 78 - Robert Blake/Christie Brinkley
Release Date: 1985-03-01
Ed interviews Dr. Ruth about "Okay Sex". Robert Blake (Hell Town (1985); model Christie Brinkley (Christie Brinkley Sportswear).
Episode 79 - Episode 79
Release Date: 1984-05-25
Episode 80 - Episode 8-
Release Date: 1984-05-25
Episode 81 - Episode 81
Release Date: 1984-05-28
Episode 82 - Sylvester Stallone, A. Whitney Brown, Horacio Gutierrez
Release Date: 1985-05-21
Johnny records public service announcements. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985); A. Whitney Brown performs stand-up. Also: Pianist Horacio Gutiérrez performs a Franz Liszt composition and is interviewed
Episode 95 - Episode 95
Release Date: 1984-06-20
Episode 97 - Episode 97
Release Date: 1984-06-22
Episode 98 - Michael Palin, Mariette Hartley
Release Date: 1985-10-22
With Actor Michael Palin, and Actress Mariette Hartley
Episode 104 - Episode 104
Release Date: 1984-07-11
Episode 118 - Chevy Chase/Maureen Murphy/Vanity
Release Date: 1985-05-30
The audience stars in The Edge of Wetness. Chevy Chase (Fletch (1985); Maureen Murphy performs stand-up and is interviewed briefly; Vanity (The Last Dragon (1985).
Episode 127 - Episode 127
Release Date: 1984-08-31
Episode 143 - Episode 143
Release Date: 1984-09-27
Episode 150 - Episode 150
Release Date: 1984-10-09
Episode 153 - Episode 153
Release Date: 1984-10-12
Episode 154 - Episode 154
Release Date: 1984-10-16
Episode 156 - George Carlin, Chuck Yeager
Release Date: 1985-08-21
Test pilot Chuck Yeager; comedian George Carlin
Episode 157 - Arnold Schwarzenegger/Ed Begley Jr./Ginger McLamb
Release Date: 1985-08-22
Johnny records public service announcements. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Commando (1985), book "Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding"); Ed Begley Jr. (St. Elsewhere (1982), Transylvania 6-5000 (1985); National Hollerin' Contest winner Ginger McLamb.
Episode 158 - Gary Busey/Roseanne Barr/Steve Trotter
Release Date: 1985-08-23
Johnny listens to answering machine recordings. Gary Busey (Insignificance (1985); Roseanne Barr performs stand-up; daredevil Steve Trotter discusses becoming the seventh person to survive Niagara Falls.
Episode 160 - Episode 160
Release Date: 1984-10-25
Episode 161 - Episode 161
Release Date: 1984-10-26
Episode 163 - Episode 163
Release Date: 1984-10-30
Episode 166 - Episode 166
Release Date: 1984-11-02
Episode 169 - Episode 169
Release Date: 1984-11-09
Episode 171 - Episode 171
Release Date: 1984-11-14
Episode 173 - Ted Danson/Courteney Cox/Judy Schwartz & Rickey Berkowitz
Release Date: 1985-09-19
Johnny tells his "record 4,192nd" joke, spoofing Pete Rose. Ted Danson (Cheers (1982); Courteney Cox (Misfits of Science (1985). Judy Schwartz and Rickey Berkowitz recount their survival after being adrift for 21 days off the coast of Indonesia.
Episode 185 - Jackie Gleason/Jim Stafford
Release Date: 1985-10-18
Johnny answers questions from the audience. Jackie Gleason discusses his career in television and music, and his biography "How Sweet It Is"; Jim Stafford displays an unusual guitar, and talks about hosting a game show pilot.