TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, THE {17TH ANNIVERSARY} (TV)
Summary
The seventeenth anniversary program in this series of talk/variety programs hosted by Johnny Carson. This special features clips from past "Tonight Show" programs. Highlights include the following: Carson introduces the show with his monologue; he reminisces back to his first show as host; and Carson and his sidekick Ed McMahon give a preview of the upcoming NBC fall television line-up. Clip highlights include the following: Dom Deluise prepares to perform a magic trick with some eggs, but it devolves into an egg-tossing session between him, Carson, and a whipped cream-toting Burt Reynolds; Sally Field surprises Carson by spraying shaving cream all over him; an appearance by the inept magician, Carnac the Magnificient; Steve Martin finishes his visit but doesn't want to leave even though he pretends he has some "movie star" stuff to do; Anthony Quinn follows Martin and pulls the same routine; phony commercials that involve pie throwing and one that took many takes because the pie always missed Carson's face; Dolly Parton talks about all the jokes that are made about her gargantuan breasts; around holiday time, Carson and McMahon display new toys on the market; guest host Don Rickles breaks Carson's beloved cigarette box; in an unrehearsed moment, Steve Lawrence drags Carson on stage to sing a duet of "Our Love Is Here To Stay"; Joan Embry of the San Diego Zoo brings many different animals to the show and Carson shows his admiration; Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Orchestra play a number for the live audience; clips of more phony commercials; Bob Hope, Dean Martin, and George Gobel become involved in a spotlight battle; a barroom brawl is staged with western actors Doug McClure and James Drury, with Carson throwing the first and last punch; Jimmy Stewart recites an original poem; Jack Webb, star of "Dragnet," does a spoof of that show; a selection of Carson's many outrageous stunts; in the only black-and-white clip of the special, Ed Ames, having played a Native American on "Daniel Boone," demonstrates a tomahawk-throwing technique and the tomahawk lands in an unlikely spot. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: October 1, 1979 Monday 9:22 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:55:31
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T80:0340
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety; Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; Indigenous Peoples Collection
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1962-1992
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AMC automobiles
- TV - Commercials - American Express Card
- TV - Commercials - Ban deodorant
- TV - Commercials - Bell Telephone
- TV - Commercials - Big Red chewing gum
- TV - Commercials - Bufferin aspirin
- TV - Commercials - Caress Soap
- TV - Commercials - Cheer detergent
- TV - Commercials - Chef Boy-ar-Dee
- TV - Commercials - Cling Free fabric softener
- TV - Commercials - Doritos Tortilla Chips
- TV - Commercials - E.F. Hutton
- TV - Commercials - Eveready Alkaline batteries
- TV - Commercials - Ford Motor Company
- TV - Commercials - Glamorene Rug Fresh
- TV - Commercials - Head & Shoulders shampoo
- TV - Commercials - Lysol products
- TV - Commercials - Mazola margarine
- TV - Commercials - Olympus cameras
- TV - Commercials - Sambo's Restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Soft Scrub cleanser
- TV - Commercials - Tylenol aspirin
- TV - Commercials - Underalls
- TV - Commercials - Velamints
- TV - Commercials - Whirlpool Company
- TV - Commercials - Wizard rug deodorizer
- TV - Promo - "A Man Called Sloane"
- TV - Promo - "BJ and the Bear"
- TV - Promo - "Buck Rogers"
- TV - Promo - "CHiPs"
- TV - Promo - "Disney's $1,000,000 Duck"
- TV - Promo - "Gray Lady Down"
- TV - Promo - "Prime Time Sunday"
- TV - Promo - "Quincy, M.E."
- TV - Promo - "When Hell Was in Session"
- TV - Promo - NBC Baseball
CREDITS
- De Cordova, Fred … Executive Producer
- Peter Lassally … Producer
- Bobby Quinn … Director
- Raymond Siller … Writer
- Michael Barrie … Writer
- James Mulholland … Writer
- Pat McCormick … Writer
- Robert Smith … Writer
- Kevin Mulholland … Writer
- Hal Goodman … Writer
- Larry Klein … Writer
- Severinsen, Doc (See also: Severinsen, Carl) … Conductor
- Paul Anka … Theme Music by
- Johnny Carson … Theme Music by
- NBC Orchestra, The … Music Group
- Ed McMahon … Announcer
- Johnny Carson … Host
- Ed Ames
- Dom DeLuise
- James Drury
- Joan Embry
- Sally Field
- George Gobel
- Bob Hope
- Dean Martin
- Steve Martin
- Dolly Parton
- Anthony Quinn
- Burt Reynolds
- Don Rickles
- Jack Webb