Even jay and David had star power though at least. I watch Carson reruns and the thought of how quickly he could make a career is crazy. Jay tried very hard and was a great guest and stand up. Okay host but then seeing Fallon get something so easily that it felt Nobody was good enough for was annoying. Conan maybe shoulda just sucked up because he woulda become a better host. Seinfeld woulda been good I thought
Another Sullivan They never had a funeral service for him there are no memorials for him except in a little park the whole city of Hollywood in Burbank really have forgotten him almost within the day he died
@@richardharris6058 I would not doubt you. I read his mother was a true child abuser POS human being who destroyed Johnny Carson's childhood. Child abuse is rampant in this country, but it's out of sight, out of mind. In Johnny's defense, he was programmed to be cruel by his mother. Sadly.
I grew up with Johnny Carson, and I cried my eyes out when he passed and saw this tribute. A great big piece of America - and humanity - died with him. RIP, Mr. Carson. Thank you for filling this early Generation X-er's childhood with hope, laughter, and love.
I could have watched a LOT more JC, but, I was much younger, and needed my sleep and college study time. Never has there been such a range of characters to sit beside him - - from astronauts to zoologists - - and, even, to sit in his chair, even for just a day. He l launched many careers from a single show, and even ended those of a few. After Carson left the air, I tried to watch late night shows, such as Arsenio, Rivers, Leno, Letterman, and all the wannabes who came afterward on the myriad networks, including daytime talk shows, but, there is no comparison to Carson, because those hosts are all egomaniacs, no matter how warmly they present themselves (Dick Cavett was a second best, but, he always struck me as awkward, never sure what to do next, always at a loss for focus, etc). Now, I settle for the "Best of Carson," hoping that, someday, they release the hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of most of the Tonight Shows that Johnny saw fit to store deep in a salt mine to be preserved for all time; what good are they sitting there?
In 1966 my husband and our Baby had to stay overnight in NY there my husband turned the TV on ...the tonight show with Jonny Carson... from that day on I watched his show.... we didn't have such a show with J. CARSON and we never will... thank you Johnny Carson......
I wish Johnny Carson's family would make a channel of all his shows, unedited. What I really love is David Letterman paying tribute for Johnny.Johnny wanted David Letterman to take over HIS show.
They have. Carson’s nephew, Jeff Sotzing, was a producer on The Tonight Show for many years, and is now in charge of Carson Entertainment Productions, which owns The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson catalog. They have a You Tube channel that features many clips. DVD sets of entire episodes are available from Amazon, though not nearly all of them. Almost all episodes from 1962-1971 were erased or taped over by NBC.
@@OikPoinFive I thought they ran it on the weekends as well? Or at least they did? Did that change? I seem to recall when they began, they ran the hour long era shows M-F and then on the weekends ran the hour and a half era ones. Did they cut those out?
Its now 2022 There's not a nighttime show that can beat Jonny Carson. He stayed out of politics that made him the MAN We could watch him and laugh forget about all bad going on
I live in Indonesia so I only watch Johnny Carson's old video on YT. What a lucky you all americans, he is truly a national treasure. God bless his soul 🙏
Well he was my fav late night host when i was studying in the States back in the 80's. Great to have seen him everynight... *o yes btw... I am Indonesian... 😀
Johnny kept it funny, classy, apolitical, witty, unpredictable, simple and clever. It was the place to be past the wee hours. He either introduced and propelled new talent or gathered the finest stars in show business. "Here's Johnny!" introduced to us someone who was both a star and a humble man from Nebraska into our living rooms every night. He had a special quality and we loved him.
No one will ever take his place. The pretenders and replacements all failed to match him even a little. And now the world is a different place with too many options and not enough demanded of any talent. Those days are over, and that is one of the tragedies of advancement, because the joy of knowing who gave gathered in one place by the millions for the best cannot ever be replicated.
Johnny was # 1 and always will be. I lost more sleep in the 70's staying up late as a teenager just to watch him....I cried during his last show. I still miss him..
@@morbidmanmusic Even a year later, you come across like a jealous, bitter child. Even if that was part of who he was, who are you or anyone to just HAVE to come and piss on someone else's comment in some half witted attempt to try and puff yourself up or kick the props out from under someone else? God grant that your life is never held up to scrutiny when you're dead and can no longer speak for yourself, you arrogant twit. You, and all like you are a blight on humanity with your ugly, bitter comments.
I will never forget staying with my Grandparents and watching the tonight show with them. I didn't get the humor at the time but just enjoyed watching it with them.
My memory of Johnny as a kid is how much my dad loved to stay up after 11 o'clock news just to watch Johnny's monologues everynite then faithfully go to bed cause he had to go to work early in the morning. My strict dad acted like a kid when Johnny performed and to me, that was magical
Late night hasn't been the same since Johnny left. I don't even watch it anymore. Unless I turn on TH-cam and watch the old Johnny Carson late night shows.
Ann Gronbach Late night TV is garbage now. As a child I heard my father downstairs laughing his butt off watching Carson them I started watching Carson in the mid-70s when I was in high school and watched it until the end. I like Jimmy Kimmel but he's no Carson. RIP Johnny, Ed, Tommy....
@@szqsk8 my mom use to tell my dad Johnny was my real dad cause he woried 3rd shift slot a d so my mom would stay up watching Johnny Carson at night 😂😂
Betts song to Johnny on his second to last show brought me to tears. He was an Icon that reached the masses every night. He was class at it very top level. Goodnight Johnny and until we meet again my friend keep them laughing up there.
Growing up in the 80s, we watched his shows every night and relied on them. Tucking America to bed for 33 years, amd here I am, 20 years past his passing, I still come here to watch his shows. Bluetooth YT to my TV & Johnny Carson is still tucking me to bed 💜 The Goat of night time television 🕊️
It's sad to be flipping through the myriad TV channels looking for something to watch and realizing that the best thing on at the moment is an infomercial for "The Best of Carson" DVD sets
The Greatest! I got hooked on Johnny Carson when I was in Jr High, but my parents wouldnt let me stay up that late. I had a tv in my room but would often get caught staying up late. I wish I could remember all those shows, because today late night stinks. Thank you Mr. Carson.
Whoever wrote this speech...it was brilliant and so well structured and timed. And DAVE delivered it beautifully A great and accurate tribute to TV's greatest host
Considering their long friendship, Dave’s own beautiful, low-key tribute on his show, and the recently revealed secret that Johnny had been sending jokes to David, I tend to think he was asked to write and present this tribute.
@@35diamondgirl agreed. The fact that Jay Leno was hosting the Tonight Show at this point and didn't give this tribute is very telling. From what I've read Johnny was a big admirer of David Letterman.
Grew up (tho debate remains) in the 70s and 80s - and no matter how crappy or unhinged a day you had...watching Johnny (at least his monologue) never failed to instill a sense of normalcy with a few genuine laughs. Razor sharp wit, classy - great mid-western values - Johnny Carson was the total package deal. His longevity was just one testimony to how good he was. He was adored by millions for so many reasons. There will never be another like him. He was in his own league.
I grew up in the 70's and 80's. And I remember Carson vividly. And Letterman when he was on NBC. Worth staying up for, even when I was 12. This one brought tears to my eyes.
*watching all those current hosts grimace* Someone earlier replied, here, "I feel sorry for the generation that didn't know Johnny Carson." Make that 'generations', now. Shame what TV has become. Just remember John. And smile.
I grew up in the 70's and 80's. And I remember Carson vividly. And Letterman when he was on NBC. Worth staying up for, even when I was 12. This one brought tears to my eyes.
Johnny was SECOND to none, there was NO ONE who could or EVER WILL give us what he did every night! RIP, as this world will never be the same without you Johnny Carson. 👏🏻🇺🇸🥸🙏🏼🤣
I remember Johnny when he was still hosting his game show "Who Do You Trust." Most of the great original shows were in New York at the time and when he took over the Tonight Show from Jack Paar, and it too was in New York, I often went in to watch it being taped. My tickets were from his very gracious sponsors at the time. From day one until the last Good-Night - I loved Johnny Carson. There will never be another like him...but then again...the world doesn't need another...he brought us all we could ever want and we loved every second of it.
I never watched "Who Do You Trust" (I was very young), but I remember a commercial for the show. It consisted of funny banter between Carson and McMahon about whether the show should be called "Who Do You Trust" or "Whom Do You Trust". To this day, whenever people argue over "who" or "whom", I think of that commercial. :)
I wasn’t alive for Johnny Carson’s tonight show but I am so happy I was introduced to that generation of television through the internet and have since watched 100s of old tonight show episodes which has given me an appreciation for the art of late night comedy that I did not have in this modern landscape
@@Pretermit_Soundyou mean when Conan stole the tonight show from Jay, Jay stole it back and then conan went to TBS and stole George Lopez’ timeslot. Of course, if you ask Conan, George was so supportive of conan taking his slot
bluorangefyre ok and current late night making fun of orange man every night isnt repetitive? Trump is basically the sidekick for every late night host except conan who’s actually funny. Craig didnt give a damn about politics at least. Late night became a divisive platform with these other new clowns.
It's nice to see young people pay tribute to Johnny. From the very beginning Johnny was head and shoulders above the other hosts of the day. He still is. I feel very lucky to have been able to see him from beginning to end, along with my dad. Kudos Mr. Carson, you enriched our lives more than you could have ever known.
This video literally had the past, present and future of late night entertainment... Carson, letterman and Conan.... Love and Respect each one of them...❤ Each one traced the footsteps of the other and made a path of their own...
The day my mom let me have a little b/w tv in my room I knew it was for one reason only. Every night I would cover it with the blanket and watch Johnny. The volume knob would be turned down so low because I didn’t want my folks to hear the loud laughter from the show
There were only three major networks during Johnny Carson's run, so anyone given a show had to be good. But nobody else was THIS good. The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson was a high-water mark for the industry, and a cultural institution. His content went viral, daily, before there was an internet.
Carson was no doubt the best and he set the bar high. I was 26 when he retired and it’s true there was a stretch when you couldn’t go anywhere without someone saying did you see Carson last night, but I noticed later I couldn’t go to bed without watching Letterman. He was a mainstay for 33 years. I loved that show when all the pencils came down. The tonight show and the late late show 63 years 2 people that’s insane.
He was kind of my english teacher, every night for the years I watched american TV in Seoul Korea. Even if I could not understand all, I just felt ' this is a good man, and he gives joy and love'. He made each of my evening great. Thank you Mr Carson.
Johnny Carson, was by far the best night show host. I watched him pretty much every single night. May he rest in peace. Today's date is April 23rd 2022.
There is no question about there will never be a late night show like The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, just like there will never be another Beatles. I would not give a million dollars to have missed these magnificent events in my life!!!
Johnny was my childhood in a nutshell during the 1980s when my dad let me stop up to watch The Tonight Show with him. Unforgettable entertainment. Interviewing all those legendary stars of stage and screen while slowly becoming one himself by the 1970s. There will never be another Carson. Continue RIP Johnny.
Wonderful tribute by Letterman. I grew up watching the last 10 years of Carson, no one ever held a a candle to his natural talent and gift. So glad I can watch old reruns occasionally.
Johnny was the only true King of Late Night. Nowadays they do an hour. Johnny did an hour and forty-five minutes at the start and 90 minutes for much of his run. Not only was he a great stand up comedian whose opening monologue was anxiously awaited for every day, but he was a terrific interviewer equally at home with children and major stars (by far the best of all the comics who've ever done late night shows dealing with regular people and because his show ran so long he had many more of them on in the early days than other hosts do nowadays). He was the best at what he did and really established the genre despite the fact there were others before him. Everything Dave says is spot on.
Johnny Carson paved the way for many different comedians and actors in Hollywood and pretty much around the world as well. I have very fond memories as a young boy, watching his show my parents and distant relatives also have fond memories of him growing up and throughout their adulthood as well. I really respected him for everything that he did and I think it was a great loss when he passed! R.I.P. Johnny Carson!
Letterman was the Carson for anyone who was born in the 90s and weren't born when Johnny Carson was on and I think David should have taken over the tonight show instead of Jay Leno, Johnny Carson himself wanted David Letterman to take over when he retired
The rift between Johnny Carson and NBC widened when the network execs unilaterally chosen the next host of The Tonight Show without asking Johnny first of who want to be his successor.
“I’m gettin’ old. My last birthday cake, I couldn’t blow out the candles. The heat drove me back.” 🎂 November 22 📷: Rodney celebrating his 56th birthday with Jackie Mason, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller
Was a very uncool teen in the 70's. Loved my friends and loved the music but did not like the bar scene. Music was deafening loud, smoke made my eyes burn, and I didn't like the taste of soda, let alone booze. But I went where my friends wanted to be. Around midnight with a hoarse vouce and a ringing in my ears, I distinctly remember thinking how I would much rather be at home watching Johnny. Guess this video popped up in my recommendations because I've tried to distract myself from the humorless times we are living in. Johnny still sending me off to bed with a smile and lighter heart. Thank you, Johnny. Well done, Dave.
As a boy, from about 12 years old and through high school my parents were always demanding that I needed my sleep and that 10:00 pm was my bedtime and about every night I was forced to stall and slowly shuffling to my bedroom down the hallway begging to just hear Johnny’s monologue! Show started 10:30 pm in our central time zone. I think that it was finally my senior year that bedtime was agreed upon that my brother and I could stay up late enough at least for the 24 joke nightly monologue
Starting when I was in junior high, I stayed up pretty late doing homework; so even though the show didn't come on until 11:30 where I lived, I still managed to watch the monologue most nights. I can still picture myself sitting on my bedroom floor, leaning against my bed with a text book balanced on my knees and Johnny Carson on the TV.
I was a full grown man when Jonny left the Tonight Show. That night I cried silently for The loss we as a Audience would Have. No more monologs , No more Interviews with the people of the audience, No more Jonny. When he died I sat with a friend and we told each other about which was are favorite episodes of Jonny then we cried on each others shoulders . I Miss Jonny Carson and I think so does everyone who ever saw and watched his show every night. I see this now 14 years Later and realize Just how much we needed him then and I for one am grateful we had him. Oh how I Wish we had someone like him now. No one can replace someone else, but we can at least hope for someone like him. But alas that is not to be. God Bless you Mister Carson, We miss you everyday.
"The talk was always who's going to replace Johnny on The Tonight Show. What nobody understood until it happened, was that nobody was going to replace Johnny. There was no The Tonight Show. It was Carson." - Jerry Seinfeld.
We use to tune our TV on the tonight show every night while in bed. We would catch Johnny's monologue, even though we had to get up early.. He was the best late night show host ever. Rip Johnny.
Was glad they included the clip for George Gobel joking about the world a tuxedo you a pair of brow shoes. That's know as one of the funniest show. It had Bob Hope, George Gobel schedule guess but then George gave up some of his time to Dean Martin, he came out before George and let's just say Dean acted like Dean... Loveable craziness. It must see, there several clip on TH-cam of this show.
A class act, there will never be another. Now a days these late night “hosts” seem to be wannabe political pundits and push an agenda, rather than make us laugh
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Ironically, David Letterman is probably the last TV star that has earned that level of show business sendoff.
Dick Cavett.
conan.
conan if nobody else
I feel sorry for the generation that didn't know Johnny Carson.
Even jay and David had star power though at least. I watch Carson reruns and the thought of how quickly he could make a career is crazy. Jay tried very hard and was a great guest and stand up. Okay host but then seeing Fallon get something so easily that it felt Nobody was good enough for was annoying. Conan maybe shoulda just sucked up because he woulda become a better host. Seinfeld woulda been good I thought
Cigarettes shortened his life, like it shortens everyones life. But it's still legal! Cuz it makes money.
Another Sullivan I live in Malibu and Johnny Carson was the biggest fucking asshole!!! there are so many people that don’t miss him at all
Another Sullivan They never had a funeral service for him there are no memorials for him except in a little park the whole city of Hollywood in Burbank really have forgotten him almost within the day he died
@@richardharris6058 I would not doubt you. I read his mother was a true child abuser POS human being who destroyed Johnny Carson's childhood. Child abuse is rampant in this country, but it's out of sight, out of mind. In Johnny's defense, he was programmed to be cruel by his mother. Sadly.
I'm an old lady now. 57. But my son is 19. I had him when I was 38. Luv johhny
I grew up with Johnny Carson, and I cried my eyes out when he passed and saw this tribute. A great big piece of America - and humanity - died with him. RIP, Mr. Carson. Thank you for filling this early Generation X-er's childhood with hope, laughter, and love.
I could have watched a LOT more JC, but, I was much younger, and needed my sleep and college study time. Never has there been such a range of characters to sit beside him - - from astronauts to zoologists - - and, even, to sit in his chair, even for just a day. He l launched many careers from a single show, and even ended those of a few. After Carson left the air, I tried to watch late night shows, such as Arsenio, Rivers, Leno, Letterman, and all the wannabes who came afterward on the myriad networks, including daytime talk shows, but, there is no comparison to Carson, because those hosts are all egomaniacs, no matter how warmly they present themselves (Dick Cavett was a second best, but, he always struck me as awkward, never sure what to do next, always at a loss for focus, etc). Now, I settle for the "Best of Carson," hoping that, someday, they release the hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of most of the Tonight Shows that Johnny saw fit to store deep in a salt mine to be preserved for all time; what good are they sitting there?
There will never be another like Johnny!
Conan was as close as well get.
There will never be anyone to reach the masses like Johnny Carson. I'm happy he was able to realize it in this life.
In 1966 my husband and our Baby had to stay overnight in NY there my husband turned the TV on ...the tonight show with Jonny Carson... from that day on I watched his show.... we didn't have such a show with J. CARSON and we never will... thank you Johnny Carson......
Wow on the story
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You are so correct about the show
I wish Johnny Carson's family would make a channel of all his shows, unedited. What I really love is David Letterman paying tribute for Johnny.Johnny wanted David Letterman to take over HIS show.
They have. Carson’s nephew, Jeff Sotzing, was a producer on The Tonight Show for many years, and is now in charge of Carson Entertainment Productions, which owns The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson catalog. They have a You Tube channel that features many clips. DVD sets of entire episodes are available from Amazon, though not nearly all of them. Almost all episodes from 1962-1971 were erased or taped over by NBC.
@@35diamondgirl Antenna TV runs the show every night too in addition, has for several years now.
@@ajk * M - F. (No sat, sun)
@@OikPoinFive I thought they ran it on the weekends as well? Or at least they did? Did that change? I seem to recall when they began, they ran the hour long era shows M-F and then on the weekends ran the hour and a half era ones. Did they cut those out?
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Its now 2022 There's not a nighttime
show that can beat Jonny Carson. He stayed out of politics that made him the MAN We could watch him and laugh forget about all bad going on
An amazing tribute by the man who adored Johnny.
Who was certainly adored by Johnny...
The true heir of night time talk show
I think we all adored Johnny.
How to make money disappear.
"You get married"
What a heartfelt tribute. I still watch reruns of Johnny. I loved him.
Me too.
This was the most formal speech from Letterman ever
I live in Indonesia so I only watch Johnny Carson's old video on YT. What a lucky you all americans, he is truly a national treasure. God bless his soul 🙏
Well he was my fav late night host when i was studying in the States back in the 80's. Great to have seen him everynight...
*o yes btw... I am Indonesian... 😀
Johnny unites Americans.
Till now there's no one like him.
Johnny kept it funny, classy, apolitical, witty, unpredictable, simple and clever. It was the place to be past the wee hours. He either introduced and propelled new talent or gathered the finest stars in show business. "Here's Johnny!" introduced to us someone who was both a star and a humble man from Nebraska into our living rooms every night. He had a special quality and we loved him.
Very eloquently said.
Well said
Carson was like everyone's daddy. Tucking us in at night. No one will ever take his place. The master and king of late night.
best and perfect comment
I love that tucking us in at night....Well said..
So true.no one will ever be Johnny Carson.He is and will always be Late Night TV.RIP Johnny you are sorely missed
Yes he was and he wore it well. 🙏😢❤️Johnny
Johnny Carson was everyone ❤️🙏
Johnny on his worst night was better than any other host(s) on ALL of their best nights!!!!!!!
DAVE COULD HOLD A CANDLE NEXT TO JOHNNY.
amen!
@@shyba2011 Conan is very good
conan and letterman are both better than carson
I don't agree. Letterman was hands-down the quickest and funniest.
The single greatest talk show host in television history. No one has ever come even close.
Sally Jesse Raphael
@@KokoTheGorilla69 ...Sally who?
Jimmy Fallon???
@Lloyd Bonafide you must be a teen go do you're homework
No one will ever take his place. The pretenders and replacements all failed to match him even a little. And now the world is a different place with too many options and not enough demanded of any talent. Those days are over, and that is one of the tragedies of advancement, because the joy of knowing who gave gathered in one place by the millions for the best cannot ever be replicated.
Johnny was # 1 and always will be. I lost more sleep in the 70's staying up late as a teenager just to watch him....I cried during his last show. I still miss him..
Johnny Carson was as much an American icon as apple pie and America never quite seemed the same without him. RIP, Sir!
...and over drinking, and womanizing.
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@@morbidmanmusic Even a year later, you come across like a jealous, bitter child. Even if that was part of who he was, who are you or anyone to just HAVE to come and piss on someone else's comment in some half witted attempt to try and puff yourself up or kick the props out from under someone else? God grant that your life is never held up to scrutiny when you're dead and can no longer speak for yourself, you arrogant twit. You, and all like you are a blight on humanity with your ugly, bitter comments.
Daves' delivery proves how much we love and miss Johnny.
The only time I witnessed my grand father laugh from the heart was when we was watching Johnny Carson's show. Thank you :)
I will never forget staying with my Grandparents and watching the tonight show with them. I didn't get the humor at the time but just enjoyed watching it with them.
Saw his show tape live from the front row once. Didnt realize at the time how lucky I was. I do now.
Must have been amazing.
My memory of Johnny as a kid is how much my dad loved to stay up after 11 o'clock news just to watch Johnny's monologues everynite then faithfully go to bed cause he had to go to work early in the morning. My strict dad acted like a kid when Johnny performed and to me, that was magical
My dad worked swings i was allowed to watch the monologue as a kid then off to bed while ge finished watching it
That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Can relate. Had a similar experience with my Dad. Always watch the monologue... sometimes first guest. Completely skip Leno guest hosting nights
Late night hasn't been the same since Johnny left. I don't even watch it anymore. Unless I turn on TH-cam and watch the old Johnny Carson late night shows.
Ann Gronbach Late night TV is garbage now. As a child I heard my father downstairs laughing his butt off watching Carson them I started watching Carson in the mid-70s when I was in high school and watched it until the end. I like Jimmy Kimmel but he's no Carson. RIP Johnny, Ed, Tommy....
@@szqsk8 my mom use to tell my dad Johnny was my real dad cause he woried 3rd shift slot a d so my mom would stay up watching Johnny Carson at night 😂😂
THE GOLD STANDARD FOR A TRIBUTE
Betts song to Johnny on his second to last show brought me to tears. He was an Icon that reached the masses every night. He was class at it very top level. Goodnight Johnny and until we meet again my friend keep them laughing up there.
a true national treasure, never to duplicated or replaced .
Growing up in the 80s, we watched his shows every night and relied on them. Tucking America to bed for 33 years, amd here I am, 20 years past his passing, I still come here to watch his shows. Bluetooth YT to my TV & Johnny Carson is still tucking me to bed 💜 The Goat of night time television 🕊️
It's sad to be flipping through the myriad TV channels looking for something to watch and realizing that the best thing on at the moment is an infomercial for "The Best of Carson" DVD sets
It's actually true.
Great tribute. Johnny and David had a lot of respect for each other.
They couldn't have had a better friendship. They were very close.
The Greatest!
I got hooked on Johnny Carson when I was in Jr High, but my parents wouldnt let me stay up that late. I had a tv in my room but would often get caught staying up late. I wish I could remember all those shows, because today late night stinks. Thank you Mr. Carson.
I still watch him almost every night on Sling TV. His 50 year old humor is timeless and still funnier than anything new on television.
Whoever wrote this speech...it was brilliant and so well structured and timed.
And DAVE delivered it beautifully
A great and accurate tribute to TV's greatest host
Considering their long friendship, Dave’s own beautiful, low-key tribute on his show, and the recently revealed secret that Johnny had been sending jokes to David, I tend to think he was asked to write and present this tribute.
@@35diamondgirl agreed. The fact that Jay Leno was hosting the Tonight Show at this point and didn't give this tribute is very telling. From what I've read Johnny was a big admirer of David Letterman.
Grew up (tho debate remains) in the 70s and 80s - and no matter how crappy or unhinged a day you had...watching Johnny (at least his monologue) never failed to instill a sense of normalcy with a few genuine laughs. Razor sharp wit, classy - great mid-western values - Johnny Carson was the total package deal. His longevity was just one testimony to how good he was. He was adored by millions for so many reasons. There will never be another like him. He was in his own league.
This warmed my heart. So nice to see Johnny again. He is still very much missed.
My dad would sit up every night Monday through Friday to watch Johnny Carson's monologue before going to bed.it was a better time that I miss.
You'r right. It was a better time. It really was.
If I had to choose the two greatest late night talk show hosts of all time, Johnny and Dave, no question.
The King and his Prince ruled late-night in tandem during the '80s. There's a good reason Letterman was chosen for this tribute.
dave hahahahahaha
I grew up in the 70's and 80's. And I remember Carson vividly. And Letterman when he was on NBC. Worth staying up for, even when I was 12. This one brought tears to my eyes.
wasteland70 absolutely
8. Am and a beautiful day out and this brought me almost to tears as well. His last show ended an era I think we will never recover
Only David Letterman could hold a candle to Carson!
@@mikewrasman5103 Craig Ferguson is goat
*watching all those current hosts grimace*
Someone earlier replied, here, "I feel sorry for the generation that didn't know Johnny Carson."
Make that 'generations', now.
Shame what TV has become. Just remember John.
And smile.
I grew up in the 70's and 80's. And I remember Carson vividly. And Letterman when he was on NBC. Worth staying up for, even when I was 12. This one brought tears to my eyes.
My son is 19 and has never heard of johhny carson. I grew up with him. I really miss him. He was the greatest
Johnny was SECOND to none, there was NO ONE who could or EVER WILL give us what he did every night! RIP, as this world will never be the same without you Johnny Carson. 👏🏻🇺🇸🥸🙏🏼🤣
Wonderful tribute. Carson was PURE GOLD almost every single night for 30 years!!! EVERYBODY wanted to be on his show. and he was smooth as silk.
So true.
Everybody HAD to be on his show idiot - it was their only source of publicity back then.
I remember Johnny when he was still hosting his game show "Who Do You Trust." Most of the great original shows were in New York at the time and when he took over the Tonight Show from Jack Paar, and it too was in New York, I often went in to watch it being taped. My tickets were from his very gracious sponsors at the time. From day one until the last Good-Night - I loved Johnny Carson. There will never be another like him...but then again...the world doesn't need another...he brought us all we could ever want and we loved every second of it.
I was right there with you the whole career. I remember Paar and I also remember Johnny on the quiz shows. His ability was or has never been matched.
I never watched "Who Do You Trust" (I was very young), but I remember a commercial for the show. It consisted of funny banter between Carson and McMahon about whether the show should be called "Who Do You Trust" or "Whom Do You Trust". To this day, whenever people argue over "who" or "whom", I think of that commercial. :)
The Tonight Show was a staple of our culture 🇺🇸 ❤
I wasn’t alive for Johnny Carson’s tonight show but I am so happy I was introduced to that generation of television through the internet and have since watched 100s of old tonight show episodes which has given me an appreciation for the art of late night comedy that I did not have in this modern landscape
Dave loved Johnny the way we loved Johnny . I wish PlutoTV played the complete uncut versions of his show .
He'd have wanted it to be Dave...
In a way, I’m glad he didn’t live to see how Leno acted when it was his turn to pass the baton of the Tonight Show. Still miss Johnny though 😞
@@Pretermit_SoundJohnny wouldn't be surprised....and probably wouldn't care.
@@Pretermit_Soundyou mean when Conan stole the tonight show from Jay, Jay stole it back and then conan went to TBS and stole George Lopez’ timeslot. Of course, if you ask Conan, George was so supportive of conan taking his slot
Johnny DID prefer Dave
God rest your soul Mr. Carson. Thank-you for gracing and blessing all our lives.
Carson, Letterman and then Conan
Conan? LMFAO
@@acerothstein4755 Conan is the best.
Forgot Craig Ferguson
@@lasvegassecurity2958 the crazed Scotsman with an animatronic sidekick gag only went so far.
bluorangefyre ok and current late night making fun of orange man every night isnt repetitive? Trump is basically the sidekick for every late night host except conan who’s actually funny. Craig didnt give a damn about politics at least. Late night became a divisive platform with these other new clowns.
I looked forward to this show every night. Got me through some tough times. He wasn't a phony and money wasn't his motive. He loved what he did!
Every single person in that room should have been standing for the ovation. Every talk show host should have been bowing, Wayne & Garth style.
It's nice to see young people pay tribute to Johnny. From the very beginning Johnny was head and shoulders above the other hosts of the day. He still is. I feel very lucky to have been able to see him from beginning to end, along with my dad. Kudos Mr. Carson, you enriched our lives more than you could have ever known.
There will never be another Carson
All these years later I still miss this guy so much.
This video literally had the past, present and future of late night entertainment...
Carson, letterman and Conan....
Love and Respect each one of them...❤
Each one traced the footsteps of the other and made a path of their own...
I was born in the 1980s so I knew who Carson was and even though I only saw his last few seasons he really was the BEST!!
The day my mom let me have a little b/w tv in my room I knew it was for one reason only. Every night I would cover it with the blanket and watch Johnny. The volume knob would be turned down so low because I didn’t want my folks to hear the loud laughter from the show
A brilliant tribute to a brilliant host, by his only worthy talk show descendant. Nice job Dave!
There were only three major networks during Johnny Carson's run, so anyone given a show had to be good. But nobody else was THIS good. The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson was a high-water mark for the industry, and a cultural institution. His content went viral, daily, before there was an internet.
Carson was no doubt the best and he set the bar high. I was 26 when he retired and it’s true there was a stretch when you couldn’t go anywhere without someone saying did you see Carson last night, but I noticed later I couldn’t go to bed without watching Letterman. He was a mainstay for 33 years. I loved that show when all the pencils came down. The tonight show and the late late show 63 years 2 people that’s insane.
Not only American but Canadian too. We watched him every night
He was kind of my english teacher, every night for the years I watched american TV in Seoul Korea. Even if I could not understand all, I just felt ' this is a good man, and he gives joy and love'. He made each of my evening great. Thank you Mr Carson.
Johnny Carson, was by far the best night show host. I watched him pretty much every single night. May he rest in peace. Today's date is April 23rd 2022.
There is no question about there will never be a late night show like The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, just like there will never be another Beatles. I would not give a million dollars to have missed these magnificent events in my life!!!
Dany Lynen DanFab4 they were both really cool and class acts
Once they decided to bow out, both The Beatles AND Johnny had the smarts to avoid a comeback. It's never the same.
Johnny was my childhood in a nutshell during the 1980s when my dad let me stop up to watch The Tonight Show with him. Unforgettable entertainment. Interviewing all those legendary stars of stage and screen while slowly becoming one himself by the 1970s. There will never be another Carson. Continue RIP Johnny.
Shoes that can never be filled.
The Greatest Late Night Talk Show Host Ever !!!!!
Johnny wasn't bad either.
I Clog Toilets it’s a joke man
Wonderful tribute by Letterman. I grew up watching the last 10 years of Carson, no one ever held a a candle to his natural talent and gift. So glad I can watch old reruns occasionally.
Im glad I found this clip. It's my favorite. Johnny was the best.
Look up the Leno tribute - about 20 minutes long which has many great moments. You will love it ! It was done right after he passed.
Johnny was the only true King of Late Night. Nowadays they do an hour. Johnny did an hour and forty-five minutes at the start and 90 minutes for much of his run. Not only was he a great stand up comedian whose opening monologue was anxiously awaited for every day, but he was a terrific interviewer equally at home with children and major stars (by far the best of all the comics who've ever done late night shows dealing with regular people and because his show ran so long he had many more of them on in the early days than other hosts do nowadays). He was the best at what he did and really established the genre despite the fact there were others before him. Everything Dave says is spot on.
@Elijah Jones Yes and Joe Biden is doing a great job,
Johnny Carson paved the way for many different comedians and actors in Hollywood and pretty much around the world as well. I have very fond memories as a young boy, watching his show my parents and distant relatives also have fond memories of him growing up and throughout their adulthood as well. I really respected him for everything that he did and I think it was a great loss when he passed! R.I.P. Johnny Carson!
Very nicely said.
How Dave Letterman kept from breaking down while doing this tribute is amazing. We loved you Johnny rip
David Letterman I guess I'll have to give you an A+ I did watch your shows occasionally, BUT Johnny was by and far the best.
Letterman was the Carson for anyone who was born in the 90s and weren't born when Johnny Carson was on and I think David should have taken over the tonight show instead of Jay Leno, Johnny Carson himself wanted David Letterman to take over when he retired
What stopped him? Obama ran off Leno so what happened to you dave?.
NBC wanted Letterman but Dave said only if thats what Johnny wants. So they asked Johnny. Dave never got another call from NBC. Johnny picked Leno.
@@gclark12412 Jay Leno campaigned for the job and prevailed. 🖤
@Michael Serby Johnny wanted Leno.
@@gclark12412 Johnny was fickle, he wanted Joan Rivers to possibly take over until she got her own show on Fox, which pissed off Johnny ... ...
Carson and Cavett were the true legends of American late-night TV.
It's always felt like CBS did more to honor Carson in retirement than NBC did.
The rift between Johnny Carson and NBC widened when the network execs unilaterally chosen the next host of The Tonight Show without asking Johnny first of who want to be his successor.
“I’m gettin’ old. My last birthday cake, I couldn’t blow out the candles. The heat drove me back.” 🎂 November 22
📷: Rodney celebrating his 56th birthday with Jackie Mason, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller
Simply a legend! How lucky many of us were to grow up watching him!
Was a very uncool teen in the 70's. Loved my friends and loved the music but did not like the bar scene. Music was deafening loud, smoke made my eyes burn, and I didn't like the taste of soda, let alone booze. But I went where my friends wanted to be. Around midnight with a hoarse vouce and a ringing in my ears, I distinctly remember thinking how I would much rather be at home watching Johnny.
Guess this video popped up in my recommendations because I've tried to distract myself from the humorless times we are living in. Johnny still sending me off to bed with a smile and lighter heart.
Thank you, Johnny. Well done, Dave.
Truly an American treasure.
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST. Period.
A charming, intuitive, wacky, bright guy! Loved him! But as a tennis player -- I warned the dude about smoking! Loved him anyway! * Cav *
7:13 conan looks so moved by the tribute
I never found Conan funny!
Nimrif Firmin okay......
As a boy, from about 12 years old and through high school my parents were always demanding that I needed my sleep and that 10:00 pm was my bedtime and about every night I was forced to stall and slowly shuffling to my bedroom down the hallway begging to just hear Johnny’s monologue! Show started 10:30 pm in our central time zone. I think that it was finally my senior year that bedtime was agreed upon that my brother and I could stay up late enough at least for the 24 joke nightly monologue
Starting when I was in junior high, I stayed up pretty late doing homework; so even though the show didn't come on until 11:30 where I lived, I still managed to watch the monologue most nights. I can still picture myself sitting on my bedroom floor, leaning against my bed with a text book balanced on my knees and Johnny Carson on the TV.
I was a full grown man when Jonny left the Tonight Show. That night I cried silently for The loss we as a Audience would Have. No more monologs , No more Interviews with the people of the audience, No more Jonny.
When he died I sat with a friend and we told each other about which was are favorite episodes of Jonny then we cried on each others shoulders .
I Miss Jonny Carson and I think so does everyone who ever saw and watched his show every night. I see this now 14 years Later and realize Just how much we needed him then and I for one am grateful we had him.
Oh how I Wish we had someone like him now.
No one can replace someone else, but we can at least hope for someone like him.
But alas that is not to be.
God Bless you Mister Carson, We miss you everyday.
For cripe's sake, it's "Johnny"!
One of The Greatest and funniest ever to cross the TV screen. Absolutely the Greatest
"The talk was always who's going to replace Johnny on The Tonight Show. What nobody understood until it happened, was that nobody was going to replace Johnny. There was no The Tonight Show. It was Carson." - Jerry Seinfeld.
I wish I grew up during this Era
Life was more genuine
Miss these days so much
Today’s standards have lost the lustful pleasure
(from Bolivia)
There should be a statue of Johnny in Washington DC along with all the other famous men.
The 1 and only. Amazing guy, America's favorite for ever.
We use to tune our TV on the tonight show every night while in bed. We would catch Johnny's monologue, even though we had to get up early.. He was the best late night show host ever. Rip Johnny.
Was glad they included the clip for George Gobel joking about the world a tuxedo you a pair of brow shoes. That's know as one of the funniest show. It had Bob Hope, George Gobel schedule guess but then George gave up some of his time to Dean Martin, he came out before George and let's just say Dean acted like Dean... Loveable craziness. It must see, there several clip on TH-cam of this show.
That was a rat pack joke. Sinatra and brown shoes.
My husband and I used to watch Johnny and laugh together. They're both gone now, but I cherish the memories.
How I enjoyed Carson's Humour and Sauve Manner. He has Never been followed. RIP
A class act, there will never be another. Now a days these late night “hosts” seem to be wannabe political pundits and push an agenda, rather than make us laugh
Not Conan.
Johnny carson gave many their break in show business . Watched his show for many years and no doubt he opened the door for many .
He was the best of the best.