The Johnny Carson Show (1955)

Synopsis: Late-night talk-show king Johnny Carson first graced America's airwaves in 1955 when, as a young staff writer for THE RED SKELTON SHOW, he was asked to stand in for the injured host. Carson's... Late-night talk-show king Johnny Carson first graced America's airwaves in 1955 when, as a young staff writer for THE RED SKELTON SHOW, he was asked to stand in for the injured host. Carson's appearance was so successful that the network gave him his own primetime variety series, THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW, which, with its signature blend of monologues, comedy skits, and musical interludes served as a virtual blueprint for the later TONIGHT SHOW. This collection resurrects the long-lost series with 10 half-hour episodes that find Johnny parodying everything from Edward R. Murrow's PERSON TO PERSON to Goldilocks and the Three Bears. [More]

Starring: Johnny Carson

Starring: Johnny Carson