Johnny Carson

labworm · Aug 30, 2012

A long long time ago in the distant past, there was the Tonight Show hosted by a man named Johnny Carson

Never forget this one stint and still get a chuckle when I think of it.

Carnac the Magnificent

The answer is: FORMICA

The question: Who did the Riffleman do all his fighting for

doublesharp · Aug 30, 2012

Had to use google to get that joke!

I always think of the Arnold Palmer joke or the Ames tomahawk throw.

M29since14 · Aug 30, 2012

The Carnac skit really could be a side-splitter. I remember it well, particularly the incident with the special desk.

labworm · Aug 30, 2012

M29since14 said:
The Carnac skit really could be a side-splitter. I remember it well, particularly the incident with the special desk.

There were many, give us the special desk one if you remember it. Please

Gunslinger808 · Aug 30, 2012

My favorite will always be the show where Carson, Don Rickles, and Robert Blake actually sat on the stage floor with a bottle (or Three) of booze, got drunk and had a great time.
Unscripted, almost unedited, and one of the funniest episodes ever!
Blake broke the table they were using, Carson coudn't stand, and Rickles was at his finest.
They even chased McMahon off.

ringo1597 · Aug 30, 2012

The Copper Clapper Caper

I have always enjoyed this one with Jack Webb.
Copper Clappers - YouTube

StatesRightist · Aug 30, 2012

We are the Carson's today? Class, funny, yet still a man's man, not a crass, biased, vindictive little weasels like we have today. We used to beat up little smart alecks like Leno, Conan and Kimmel, now they are role models?

BigDaddy7972 · Aug 30, 2012

As much as I like Jay Leno, NONE of these new guys including Leno can hold a candle to Johnny Carson. He was the best and there will never be another like him.

M29since14 · Aug 30, 2012

labworm said:
There were many, give us the special desk one if you remember it. Please

Well, it wasn't a joke that I can recite. You may recall that Carnac would always appear to trip or stumble as he made his way to Carson's desk. One evening the staff had a very convincing-looking desk made of balsawood and when Carnac did his usual stumbling routine and caught himself on the desk, it collapsed into a pile of splinters. This is just the sort of thing Carson was so good at maximizing. I laughed until tears rolled down my face. I guess you either liked the Carnac skit or you didn't. I thought it usually was hilarious. Don't recall ever seeing a bad one.

j38 · Aug 30, 2012

I can't begin to remember all the Carson episodes that kept me laughing - and listening. I still miss that guy.

Jerry

M29since14 · Aug 30, 2012

StatesRightist said:
Where are the Carsons today?

Answer: None to be found. He, Ed, and Doc set the standard that others have never been able to equal, or even come close. Add Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason to that list, as far as I am concerned. And Victor Borge. Does anyone remember him?

Gunslinger808 · Aug 30, 2012

RonJ · Aug 30, 2012

I've often heard the one about Zsa Zsa and the cat. Was that a myth or did it really happen?

M29since14 · Aug 30, 2012

I vaguely remember something along those lines, but I can't say anything for sure. Maybe someone else will know. My memory is so terrible any more sometimes I don't know whether I am "remembering," or "remembering fondly."

I can tell you with certainty I sure miss those guys. That's about all.

bgrafsr · Aug 30, 2012

M29since14 said:
Answer: None to be found. He, Ed, and Doc set the standard that others have never been able to equal, or even come close. Add Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason to that list, as far as I am concerned. And Victor Borge. Does anyone remember him?

What about Red Skelton, Jack Benny, and Jimmy Durante?

I love to watch re-runs of Victor Borge on PBS. Pure classic comedy and he could play a mean piano too.

Sprefix · Aug 30, 2012

They are not to be found........

StatesRightist said:
We are the Carson's today? Class, funny, yet still a man's man, not a crass, biased, vindictive little weasels like we have today. We used to beat up little smart alecks like Leno, Conan and Kimmel, now they are role models?

That is the problem with this country. The laws of God and nature are not observed. The strong survive has been shot down by Hollyweird and its' ways of "understanding and tolerance". Mens' men are a fast-dying breed of the past (very sorry to say). Now you have "metro-sexuals"..........

StatesRightist · Aug 30, 2012

M29since14 said:
Answer: None to be found. He, Ed, and Doc set the standard that others have never been able to equal, or even come close. Add Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason to that list, as far as I am concerned. And Victor Borge. Does anyone remember him?

Amen, Hope was a classic, I miss him, he was also a humanitarian and Patriot. I still have to watch him on DVD at Christmas and remember the great holiday specials. Deano and Frank too.

M29since14 · Aug 30, 2012

Yes, they were all good. You forgot Steve Allen, and a few others too, I'm sure. Victor Borge was a special favorite. Does anyone remember his "phonetic punctuation" skit? When I think about what I see nowadays compared to what I saw as a young fellow, it makes me wonder...

A10 · Aug 30, 2012

Some of my favorite episodes had Buddy Rich. Carson, being a drummer himself, always set Buddy up for something. One time he had the stage hands fill Buddy's floor tom with milk. Buddy was in the middle of making his opening run and slammed the tom, losing his sticks and splattering milk all over the stage. After they recovered from laughing their collective donkeys off, he finished the tune. Classic stuff!

red14 · Aug 30, 2012

'brown shoes'

Notice Dean flicking ashes into George Gobel's drink,
The World is a tuxedo and I'm a pair of brown shoes - YouTube

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