But its NOT rare. We've been misled , no , we've been lied to for years.....There are episodes "popping-up " all over the place. Is it coincidence that as soon as Johnny died , the episodes begin / began to materialize....?!
Very rare , almost impossible to see the early Tonight Shows from New York. We are able to witness a point in the evolution of Johnny and Ed creating the most entertaining and prolific program in television history. Thanks Yester Days , you have another subscriber.
This "Rare" episode is on " The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson - The VAULT Series " a 6 DVD SET. There are quite a few that have seemed to materialize since Carson died....
It was a major feat to put on a 1 1/2 hr show every single night. People who guest-hosted said it was the most exhausting, grueling thing they ever did - 16-hr days 5 days a week. And yet it was always fresh, lively, entertaining.
Thanks for this episode!! We are pretty lucky so many complete early 70s episodes have popped up in the last few years. What I find fascinating is that the Tonight Show set in New York seems really tiny compared to the Burbank studio.
@@jazzfan67 It is just a part of adulthood to look back on childhood with fondness. I am not sure if things were really better or I was just a kid and unaware of adult complexity.
Johhny looked totally at ease. Look at the set way back then! It was a real treat when I could stay late and watch the showing. The monolog and Carnac would have me rolling even though I didn't "get" all the jokes.
I was in 2nd grade but lucky enough to have a Grandmother that watched him every night!! I would sleep with Johnny playing in the background. So i haven't actually seen any of these. Im catching up Grandmother!💜💛💛🌷🌷💜💜
This had the best audio of all of 'em! Most of the others have 'squelchy' audio where you can't hear the off-mic voices and can barely hear the audience.!
@@JazznRealHipHop Carson had already moved the show to Burbank, CA. back in Feb 72. This must have been a long, rough and grueling trip back to NYC to do this show.
Finding New York episodes in great quality (and this looks like videotape rather than kinescope) are major finds. NBC wiped its copies of the shows from 1962-72. When Carson took over ownership of the show (Carson Productions), he received a copy of every episode that are stored in the underground warehouses. Supposedly, Armed Forces Network has 16mm kinescopes of shows from the 60s-70s. That's where the famous appearance by Bob Hope, Dean Martin and George Gobel was found.
LOL, this is a good illustration of why they decided to move to LA. I had no idea who Larry Kert and Linda Hopkins were, and only vaguely who Patsy Kelly was. Rex Reed was a fairly well-known celebrity, but I have never known why. Compare that to a typical guest list from 1973: Sammy Davis Jr., Diane Keaton, Freddie Prinze, and Erma Bombeck. Those of us pretty much anywhere but New York would be more familiar with his California guests.
Fallon, Letterman and (for much of his run) O'Brien were in NYC. I think part of the issue here was a 90 minute show, which those guys didn't have. That also led him to have more serious guests than later shows would. He did a bit of that in LA, but less.
I somehow missed the original airing of this one. I resided, at the time, in Baumholder, Germany as a guest of Uncle Sam. I was about to spend my first Thanksgiving far, far from that mouth watering turkey dinner I craved on the other side of the globe...
"I though committing suicide was very sophisticated, at 12. When I got older I realised it was sophisticated to survive." I thought that was kind of poignant but Johnny didn't want to risk any more of that 😅
@@johndalton3180 Rex is 85 now and I became a big fan of his in 1974 when he wrote a scathing review of Frank Sinatra's Madison Square Garden broadcast called "The Main Event." No one else dared to say, much less write, what they were really thinking about Frank: that he was overweight, sloppily dressed, hoarse from smoking, and possibly drunk. Rex even trashed Frank's ecstatic audience. Frank responded by dissing Rex for being- gasp!- gay. Jerry Lewis issued a long, typed letter- it's probably still up here on YT- that didn't exactly refute what Rex wrote, but listed Frank's many charitable deeds.
Of all the Carnac segments I have seen, this was the least funniest,,,,,,,,,,,and the audience agreed! But I overall enjoyed the rest of the show along with the original commercials which were GREAT to see again.
@@roxanne6434 I felt the same. Yah, not every night can be a winner but this beloved and legendary show was MUCH better than the GARBAGE on late night tv today. Oh, how I miss Johnny and Ed and the rest of the gang on the show. Only Doc is still with us of the main people on the show.
The song Larry Kert sings was part of Nancy Wilson's stage show in 1968, so I don't know what the heck he is talking about introducing it to America in 1972.
@@tuningin88 so basically you're talking about nothing since it didn't exist, you just need some attention today is that it? Well let's all look at you you knew David Letterman wasn't on the air at 12:30 and 1972 damn you are one knowledgeable dude
The Whirlitzer home organ commercial made me a little sad to remember a time when people had pianos and organs in their homes, and probably full-sized stereos. Music was more than just crummy recordings of crummy music on crummy devices.
Larry and Rex were gay. Unless a lot of people are lying, Patsy was a lesbian. Debbie's own son Todd spilled the beans about his mother and Agnes Moorehead.
Oh hell, that Carnac routine went into the crapper fast. Johnny said it happens, not every Carnac routine could be brilliant. And this one was a real stinker.
The sex is wholesome and natural...with an attitude like that you wont half as much fun....fantastic joke. kind of dropped with the crowd but very good
Thanks for letting us know how much you can bear. Have you ever tried using that thing by your keyboard , if you know what that is, called a mouse. With your mouse , you can scan forward by moving the small arrow along the line at the bottom of the screen. Hope that helps, but if not , the long interruptions will still be unbearable for you.
Wow...did the bits get funnier over the course of the series? Or were those SoCal audiences just more receptive? This looked like one of the harder nights for Carnac...
Carnac bombed often. I think that was part of the fun, and I suspect they wrote a lot of comically terrible jokes deliberately for him. That way Carnac could offer the audience one of his timeless curses. "May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits." His curses were always the best part.
After the show moved to Burbank, from time to time, Johnny and the gang would go back to NY and do the show from there, for a week or two. This is one of those times. The guests and Johnny even mention this.
An ultra rare ‘72 episode of The Tonight Show, complete with a “Carnac” segment! You can’t beat it!
But its NOT rare. We've been misled , no , we've been lied to for years.....There are episodes "popping-up " all over the place. Is it coincidence that as soon as Johnny died , the episodes begin / began to materialize....?!
@@johnsewell6593 That’s a very good point! 😉 I’m hoping we’ll see more in the future.
Love all these old Johnny Carson Tonight Show episodes. Don’t know where you’re finding them, but please keep them coming. 🤓👍🏻
True, these are outstanding. I think Johnny was at his peak in the 70s. What a great entertainer.
Very rare , almost impossible to see the early Tonight Shows from New York. We are able to witness a point in the evolution of Johnny and Ed creating the most entertaining and prolific program in television history. Thanks Yester Days , you have another subscriber.
This "Rare" episode is on " The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson - The VAULT Series " a 6 DVD SET. There are quite a few that have seemed to materialize since Carson died....
There is one from 1964.
It was a major feat to put on a 1 1/2 hr show every single night. People who guest-hosted said it was the most exhausting, grueling thing they ever did - 16-hr days 5 days a week. And yet it was always fresh, lively, entertaining.
16 hours a day?
@@gm12551 That is correct
Thanks for this episode!! We are pretty lucky so many complete early 70s episodes have popped up in the last few years.
What I find fascinating is that the Tonight Show set in New York seems really tiny compared to the Burbank studio.
The Burbank studio seated about twice as many people.
I was 2 months old when this aired, now I am ancient, lol. This is a real gem with original commercials. Thanks so much for this !!
I was 21. Loved him then. Love him now!
@@jazzfan67 It is just a part of adulthood to look back on childhood with fondness. I am not sure if things were really better or I was just a kid and unaware of adult complexity.
@@cindypruitt9534 Probably a combination of both.
OMG. You missed Elvis and The Beatles.
I was 1 year, 3 months old..... lol... I know we all idealize our childhoods..but I really do miss the 70s and early 80s
Thanks for sharing. Please keep these old shows coming.
I was nine years old, and lived in Kew Gardens when this show aired. Now I'm 61,and live in Bellmore.
Is there a reason we would find that interesting or are you just self-absorbed?
Johhny looked totally at ease. Look at the set way back then! It was a real treat when I could stay late and watch the showing. The monolog and Carnac would have me rolling even though I didn't "get" all the jokes.
Johnny Carson was an amazing comedian. These shows are orecious poeces of American cultural history.
Doc was always on the cutting edge of fashion!
I am 70 and watched it every night....so I probably watched this live.
Thanks for posting these…catching up on the early episodes I missed as a teen..
Incredible era music during the break segment!
Amazing that Patsy was in Hal Roach's stock company when Laurel & Hardy were in full swing. I would have loved to hear all about it.
I was in 2nd grade but lucky enough to have a Grandmother that watched him every night!! I would sleep with Johnny playing in the background. So i haven't actually seen any of these. Im catching up Grandmother!💜💛💛🌷🌷💜💜
This had the best audio of all of 'em! Most of the others have 'squelchy' audio where you can't hear the off-mic voices and can barely hear the audience.!
Man, that Carnac segment was brutal.
I have t shirts with less material than that tie! Oye!
Love Johnny! I don't know where these old ones are coming from but keep em coming!
I miss this so bad. 😢
Crazy that they didn’t have enough advertisers to fill the entire break back then.
The blank spaces are for local advertisers. This is from the master tape, not on the air.
@@YesterdaysNews ahhhh. Thanks for the info.
Whoa!! Never ever had I heard Ed say such a soft johnnie in Heres johnnie!! Watch Ed that show every nite growing up with my parents!!
hey!! I turned 11 this day!! dont remember staying up for this one....lol
man, rough crowd!
One of the worst
Jokes weren’t great either tbh, I don’t blame Johnny the schedule they were on was grueling
@@JazznRealHipHop Carson had already moved the show to Burbank, CA. back in Feb 72. This must have been a long, rough and grueling trip back to NYC to do this show.
Finding New York episodes in great quality (and this looks like videotape rather than kinescope) are major finds. NBC wiped its copies of the shows from 1962-72. When Carson took over ownership of the show (Carson Productions), he received a copy of every episode that are stored in the underground warehouses.
Supposedly, Armed Forces Network has 16mm kinescopes of shows from the 60s-70s. That's where the famous appearance by Bob Hope, Dean Martin and George Gobel was found.
Oh my God, that show was truly hilarious, especially between Dean Martin and George Gobel, or GLOBAL GOBEL. ❤❤😅😅I😅🎉🎉🎉❤❤
time machine time
So THAT'S what was going on exactly 9 years before I was born!😂❤
Such a different feel compared to the Burbank shows
LOL, this is a good illustration of why they decided to move to LA. I had no idea who Larry Kert and Linda Hopkins were, and only vaguely who Patsy Kelly was. Rex Reed was a fairly well-known celebrity, but I have never known why. Compare that to a typical guest list from 1973: Sammy Davis Jr., Diane Keaton, Freddie Prinze, and Erma Bombeck. Those of us pretty much anywhere but New York would be more familiar with his California guests.
Fallon, Letterman and (for much of his run) O'Brien were in NYC. I think part of the issue here was a 90 minute show, which those guys didn't have. That also led him to have more serious guests than later shows would. He did a bit of that in LA, but less.
I somehow missed the original airing of this one. I resided, at the time, in Baumholder, Germany as a guest of Uncle Sam. I was about to spend my first Thanksgiving far, far from that mouth watering turkey dinner I craved on the other side of the globe...
"I though committing suicide was very sophisticated, at 12. When I got older I realised it was sophisticated to survive." I thought that was kind of poignant but Johnny didn't want to risk any more of that 😅
Does anyone know the name of the track the band plays at @27:01 am desperately trying to find it!
If your ever in Norfolk NE make sure you check out the Norfolk museum it’s all John Carson history and his child hood home.
Love the way the New Yorkers expressed their disgust to Carnac
I love NYC. They have an undeserved reputation of being cold and rude. The times I've been there, they were warm and friendly.
Now i know why The Tonight Show went back to Burbank to stay! LOL
Couple of digs at the New York Sheraton yet there was also an ad for it. Anyone know what that was all about.
Burbank crew was staying there while doing a week of NY based shows.
I like Rex and agree with him more often than not, but I could not disagree with him more about 1776. Wonderful musical and movie.
Rex fancied himself hip, and 1776 was sort of old fashioned.
@@johndalton3180 Rex is 85 now and I became a big fan of his in 1974 when he wrote a scathing review of Frank Sinatra's Madison Square Garden broadcast called "The Main Event." No one else dared to say, much less write, what they were really thinking about Frank: that he was overweight, sloppily dressed, hoarse from smoking, and possibly drunk. Rex even trashed Frank's ecstatic audience. Frank responded by dissing Rex for being- gasp!- gay. Jerry Lewis issued a long, typed letter- it's probably still up here on YT- that didn't exactly refute what Rex wrote, but listed Frank's many charitable deeds.
Of all the Carnac segments I have seen, this was the least funniest,,,,,,,,,,,and the audience agreed! But I overall enjoyed the rest of the show along with the original commercials which were GREAT to see again.
Agreed but I graded the whole show a B minus. Something was out of sorts. I suggest weak direction. Oh well😮
@@NetCerpher Yes, that grade sounds right. This was definitely NOT one of the best Carson shows.
The show from the moment it began, I felt at once the Lack of Energy in this episode
@@roxanne6434 I felt the same. Yah, not every night can be a winner but this beloved and legendary show was MUCH better than the GARBAGE on late night tv today. Oh, how I miss Johnny and Ed and the rest of the gang on the show. Only Doc is still with us of the main people on the show.
16:34 - This chef looks oddly like John Cleese!
I wonder if that guy came back to the States on August 9, 1974 when the long national nightmare was over 😎
From what I've seen, Johnny always had a tough crowd in New York.
The song Larry Kert sings was part of Nancy Wilson's stage show in 1968, so I don't know what the heck he is talking about introducing it to America in 1972.
That really was the last envelope.⚰️⚰️
This is ALL WAY before David Letterman filled the 12:30am time slot, in the early 80s.
There was no 12:30 time slot when this show aired, he was still doing a 90-minute show. It wasn't until September of 1980 that that happened
@@AldousHuxleysCat I know that, I’m talking about BEFORE the 12:30am time slot even existed.
@@tuningin88 so basically you're talking about nothing since it didn't exist, you just need some attention today is that it? Well let's all look at you you knew David Letterman wasn't on the air at 12:30 and 1972 damn you are one knowledgeable dude
Guests: Debbie Reynolds, Patsy Kelly, Larry Kert, Rex Reed, and Linda Hopkins
This was a Thursday night.
The Whirlitzer home organ commercial made me a little sad to remember a time when people had pianos and organs in their homes, and probably full-sized stereos. Music was more than just crummy recordings of crummy music on crummy devices.
When did the show permanently go to CA.?
They “officially” went in 1972. They made a trip back to New York in November of ‘72.
@@martyduncan2636
Thanks!
They were back and forth for several years before the official move, no?
I believe you're right. I read about that online a few years ago. 😊
Vintage Trouble :)
Totally inappropriate jokes for us 52 years later.I was 28 at the time and saw nothing wrong.
😢
0:08
Hey-Oh!
When VCR's VTR's Beta / WHATEVER!! were about $2,000
I think this is the most unenthusiastic Heeeeres Johnny I’ve ever heard from Ed😂
Ed on Prozac or not drunk yet?
Trivia: As Larry Kert mentioned, his extensive acting career included this very famous Schaefer Beer ad: th-cam.com/video/CMQHDg6fTZc/w-d-xo.html
Linda is Great...Listen....
It bombed, but I thought t was better than the audience did
3 of the 4 guests were gay. And Debbie was a huge ally. Great show.
"May your only son take up with Lance of Arabia." Yikes.
Gay night LOL! 😮😊
Larry and Rex were gay. Unless a lot of people are lying, Patsy was a lesbian. Debbie's own son Todd spilled the beans about his mother and Agnes Moorehead.
Ed sounds like he has a cold.
Needed a hot toddy
Tell me must be nice to say here’s Johnny every night and get paid millions
I think that was the worst Carnac I've seen on youtube.
Oh hell, that Carnac routine went into the crapper fast. Johnny said it happens, not every Carnac routine could be brilliant. And this one was a real stinker.
The sex is wholesome and natural...with an attitude like that you wont half as much fun....fantastic joke. kind of dropped with the crowd but very good
Carnac bombed
Everything is being virtualized, digitally twinned
OH my! OH NO! what do we do?
The long inning interruptions are unbearable.
Thanks for letting us know how much you can bear. Have you ever tried using that thing by your keyboard , if you know what that is, called a mouse. With your mouse , you can scan forward by moving the small arrow along the line at the bottom of the screen. Hope that helps, but if not , the long interruptions will still be unbearable for you.
Wow...did the bits get funnier over the course of the series? Or were those SoCal audiences just more receptive? This looked like one of the harder nights for Carnac...
Carnac bombed often. I think that was part of the fun, and I suspect they wrote a lot of comically terrible jokes deliberately for him. That way Carnac could offer the audience one of his timeless curses. "May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits." His curses were always the best part.
3 of the 4 guests on the couch members of the LBGT+ community & Debbie Reynolds would go on to guest On Will & Grace in the 90s
👎👎👎👎
The date of the show is wrong. In May of 1972, the Tonight Show moved to Burbank.
After the show moved to Burbank, from time to time, Johnny and the gang would go back to NY and do the show from there, for a week or two.
This is one of those times.
The guests and Johnny even mention this.
I think this is the worst audience I’ve ever seen for the show. WOW.
Liberals just cannot get over themselves. Reed is so arrogant.
I like Debbie. Rex Reed...I don't like.
Possibly the worst Karma ever.
Ewwwwwwwwwwww, Bombo!
Black and noisy
racist....