Johnny Carson

[labworm]

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]

Had to use google to get that joke!

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

 

[M29since14]

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

 

[labworm]

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]

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]

The Copper Clapper Caper

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

 

[StatesRightist]

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]

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]

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]

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

Jerry

 

[M29since14]

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]

 

[RonJ]

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

 

[M29since14]

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

'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

 

[M29since14]

You guys, we're all showing our age. I'm going to sign off and head for the shower.

"Thanks, for the Memories"

 

[swilli41]

Ah, Victor Borge.....great act. The funniest line I remember is at the beginning of his show while standing at his piano, "The Steinway Piano company has asked me to announce that this is a Baldwin piano."

 

[yaktamer]

I liked the Carnac where the answer was "Siss, boom, bah."

The question: "Describe the sound of a sheep exploding."

IMO, the departure of Carson from the Tonight Show was pretty much the final curtain on any semblence of intelligent pop culture.

 

[sheepdawg]

It used to kill me when Carnac would predict an answer and McMahon would pause a second and repeat it, or his reactions when a joke would bomb.

 

[armadillo]

Carson and Dom Deluise - The Egg Trick

Dom Deluise and Johnny Carson-The Egg Trick

 

[kozmic]

Carson proved nightly that comedy doesn't have to be at someone else's expense or be mean spirited.
Late night hack Letterman couldn't tote Johnny's water (or scotch as it were)!

 

[ibthumper]

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.

The greats are long gone and will never be replaced. No longer a Leno fan. Anti Gun Libs don't deserve my support. To bad, I did enjoy his car web site

 

[old bear]

Does anyone else remember the Carnac, gag when the staff put baby powder in the envelope?
Mr. Carson was one of the Greatest entertainers to ever appear on TV, when he and Buddy Hackett played off each other it was pure comic magic.

 

[chud333]

Someone mentioned Don Rickles and i believe
him to be the funniest guest ever on any show.
Never be another like him for sure.
Here's a few Carnac jokes i pulled off a website
about "Johnny Carson and Carnac jokes"
Answer: Touchback.
Question: What's the smart thing to do if a Dallas Cowgirl touches you?

Answer: Yassir Arafat.
Question: What's the sound made when Dolly Parton removes her bra?

Answer: Catch-22.
Question: What do the Los Angeles Dodgers do with 100 pop flies.

Answer: Do-whacka-do.
Question: What do you look for when you're hunting do-whackas?

Answer: Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Ed Sullivan.
Question: Name two hockey players and a hockey puck

Chuck

 

[Skootertrash]

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

If I remember correctly, it was Raquel Welch. I was about 15 at the time, and the hormones were raging back then.