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Product Description Tonight is an all-new release from Carson Entertainment Group and Respond2 Entertainment. This deluxe collection features over 30 hours of timeless entertainment from 4 decades of The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson that has never before been released to DVD. Featuring over 50 shows - hand-selected by an original Producer, as the best episodes from the most popular late night show in history! DVD bonus features include over an hour of rescued footage from shows originally airing in the 1960s + all-new interviews with some of the most celebrated and regular guest stars that appeared on the show including Loni Anderson, Comedian David Brenner, and animal handler Jim Fowler! .com Here's Johnny in a massive, mixed-blessings of a boxed set that in the immortal words of Stephen Sondheim offers something for everyone (but mostly comedy Tonight). Unlike previous DVD collections of certified classic Tonight Show clips, this set offers a more representative retrospective of Johnny's 30-year reign as the King of Late Night, a bygone era when there were only three networks and Jerry Seinfeld opened for Andy Williams in Bloomington, Minnesota. These episodes are truncated, yes, but you get the good stuff: Ed McMahon's iconic "And now, here's Johnny" intro; the topical monologue; a comedy bit (Carnac the Magnificent, the Mighty Carson Art Players, Stump the Band); and a diverse array of stars, who seemed to shine a little brighter when doing panel with Johnny. Even on an average night, there was the feeling that anything could happen, and these episodes offer a plethora of great water-cooler moments: Robert Blake showing up as Baretta during a Columbo sketch; an unannounced Don Rickles interrupting a Frank Sinatra appearance (with Frank himself telling Rickles's signature "Hey, Frank, can't you see I'm eating" story); Michael Landon tearing into a TV Guide reporter; Johnny shanghaiing David Letterman's beat-up truck from his Malibu home; Steve Martin ordering dinner during his panel set; and a great barroom-brawl stuntman demonstration (featuring future Smoky and the Bandit director Hal Needham). For comedians, Johnny was a career-making kingmaker, and this set features some great standup sets by Seinfeld, Letterman, Garry Shandling, David Brenner, and Jay Leno. But as good as Johnny was with celebrities, he was even better at interviewing who Sarah Palin calls "the nice folks," ordinary citizens with some extraordinary talents, such as champion hog callers, and a senior citizen adept at martial arts. The Tonight Show also spotlighted weird, wild acts, like the guy who blows cigarette smoke bubbles. Chapter stops would have been nice. There are also some technical issues (a couple of clips featured in a new interview with Loni Anderson--one of several Most Favored Guests who share reminiscences of appearing on The Tonight Show-- have no sound). But these are minor quibbles. You do get some bonus unearthed vintage '60s-'70s clips such as Johnny's interview with Jay "Tonto" Silverheels, a stirring appearance by the crew of Apollo 13, and a nice bit with Charlton Heston in which he and Johnny take turns reading limericks. Let's hope there's "More to Come." --Donald Liebenson
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About the Actor Born on October 23, 1925, Johnny Carson grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska. Perhaps Johnny was destined to be the King of Late Night. At 14 he had a magic act called The Great Carsoni. At 20, as an Ensign serving aboard the USS Pennsylvania, Johnny entertained enlisted men during shows on the ship. While a student at the University of Nebraska, he also worked at a local radio station, KFAB and later at WOW in Omaha, where he wrote comedy and announced commercials. Deciding that his entertainment future was in California, he landed a job in 1950 as staff announcer for KNXT in Los Angeles, where he soon hosted, Carson's Cellar. He suspended his on-camera work to write material for Red Skelton's TV program. One night, Skelton ran into a breakaway door and suffered a concussion during rehearsal. Johnny went on in Red Skelton's place, opening with a monologue he had put together while driving to the studio. Jack Benny's said after You better watch that Carson kid. The kid is great... At 29, Carson became host of his own network show, Earn Your Vacation, while also appearing as a substitute host for another up and coming TV personality, Jack Paar, on CBS's The Morning Show. In 1957, Johnny moved to ABC as host of a new daytime game show, Who Do You Trust where he was teamed with his future Tonight Show announcer, Ed McMahon. In 1958 he was again asked to fill in for Paar, this time on NBC's The Tonight Show! On October 1, 1962, Groucho Marx introduced Carson to the nation's late-night television audience as the new host of The Tonight Show and the rest, as the say, is history! See more
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C**N
Here's Johnny! DVD
It is so fun watching the old sitcoms of the past. I have laughed so hard from some of the old jokes and skits that I could watch again. Many stars have died but watching it brings back so many memories. Johnny Carson was such a GREAT entertainer.
-**-
Gotta love Johnny!
I grew up watching the Tonight Show w/Johnny Carson and there's simply Never a Dull Moment.~Nostalgic~
P**R
The COMPLETE(!!) JOHNNY CARSON SET!
If you love Johnny Carson as I did, and still do, you probably own, or have seen all of the popular clips and segments from The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. And if you are like me, and crave and yearn to see complete shows of the Tonight Show, then this is "as close" as you are going to find. I say this because although there are many highlighted shows included in this wonderful collection, the shows contain the monologues, guests and musical entertainment, there are small sections missing from the shows. Johnny used to go to the desk after his opening and spend 20 minutes or so just goofing off with Ed, or Doc or Freddy, and those are not there. On certain shows, certain guests never come on. But that's probably because they were no factor and not very entertaining. Nonetheless, the set is awesome, has shows dated, and most of the famous shows are in this set. I like the way the box is set up, And it is a true addition to your collection, like me, whereas you can see JC in his prime through the years, and it is a great reminder of how great he was and what domination he had on late night. And remember, this collection has really old black and white shows out of New York, in great condition, and also you can follow the transition into the nineties when he was king in LA. As a side note, there is another collection for the Tonight Show. It has the curtains of the show on the box. Don't do like I did and get misled into buying that set because it is not good at all. Be sure you order the one that has Johnny with his sheepish smile, in a tux on the box to get the true collection of shows. Happy viewing!!!!
D**K
J Carson CDs
These are just delightful, and sometimes gut-wrenchingly tear-makingly funny. It's rather like watching JC live, (albeit without commercials)... some nights are great, some are just OK, and once in a while, they're sleep-inducing. But even with the trip down memory lane (Oh my gosh those plaid jackets!!) the current events remain horrifyingly the same, the humor is the same... only the names have changed. AND we get to hear some great performers- some before they were super-stars (or super-sized..).The sound quality is absolutely horrid on the very first segment (thus the 4 stars), but persevere! The remainder are fine. The video quality (on a relatively small flat screen) is quite good... not plastic, no pixellating, etc.And the once-in-a-while superb humor is worth every penny. Unlike the "best of" CDs, these show most (not all-- thus the 4 stars again) of the evening and so we get the rythm of the show, the spontaneity and interplay between guests. Much more better! So glad I got this... a good laugh is hard to find!
G**G
I can watch this show and see how it evolved
I grew up watching this show when it was happening live. I love that I can see many of the episodes again and also over the entire 30 years. When I miss this show I can pull this out and watch some episodes. I may even have episodes I have never seen in this group.
R**R
R. Schrader
There's nothing I'd like more than a website or cable station devoted to showing all of Johnny's shows, uncut. The man truly earned his King of Late Night moniker. But given that it would probably be too cost prohibitive to offer all the surviving shows (gotta give those "poor" performers who apperead on the show their royalties, you know) this is probably the best we'll get for now. While I agree with other reviewers that the shows are really cut down (and sometimes the editing is bizarre; interviews don't end, they just cut to the Carson logo and the show's over), I had to give this 5 stars because, as the Amazon stars say "I love it." Until the powers that be decide to issue more of Johnny's shows (complete, preferably) this set is the only place you're going to get a feel of what it was like to watch the Tonight Show. Johnny's plaid suits and Doc's funky threads from the 70s are almost worth the price alone :) It's really too bad more people today don't get to see Johnny's show somewhere. When it comes down to it, if you love Johnny, you'll love this set. It's not perfect, mind you, but it's a glimpse back to a time when the humor was gentler, the guests classier and the host impeccable. Try to get past the abdridged shows and just turn down the lights and enjoy. Hi-yoooooooooooooo!
C**E
Five Stars
Purchased for a gift
K**N
Five Stars
excellent
R**M
A GREAT WAY TO REMEMBER JOHNNY CARSON
A GOOD COLLECTION OF DVD'S BY WHICH TO REMEMBER JOHNNY CARSON. HE WAS VERY FUNNY AND NO ONE ONE CAN EVER TAKE HIS PLACE. HE MADE IT ALL SEEM EASY. AS BOB HOPE USED TO SAY THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. AFTER jOHNNY CARSON DIED SOME WAY HOW THEY FOUND OUT HE HAD GIVE AWAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT. HE WOULD READ ABOUT SOMEONE IN DESPERATE NEED AND HE HAD A WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT PERSON'S NEEDS WERE MET AND THE PERSON RECEIVING THE AID NEVER KNEW WHO IT WAS FROM.PERHAPS HE DID ALL THIS THROUGH HIS LAWYER. HE WASN'T LIKE MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE WEALTH THAT THEY JUST KEEP FOR THEMSELVES AND WANT MORE AND MORE MONEY AND MATERIAL THINGS AND ARE NEVER SATISFIED WITH WHAT THEY HAVE AND DON'T CARE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. JOHNNY CARSON SUFFERED FROM LOW SELF ESTEEM BELIEVE IT OR NOT. READ A BOOK ABOUT HIM YOU WILL FIND IT VERY INTERESTING.
B**N
Disappointed
Although this item was as advertised, I was looking for the all time funniest moments from the "Tonight Show".I did not want to see the opening comments from Mr Carson, as well as his skits.I would not recommend this product, and found it not worth the money. Actually, one of the discs did not work.
M**Y
Carson's contribution to late night entertainment paved the way
This is a keepsake. Carson paved the way for all of today's performers. Laugh 'til you cry skits. Great product.
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Born on October 23, 1925, Johnny Carson grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska. Perhaps Johnny was destined to be the King of Late Night. At 14 he had a magic act called The Great Carsoni. At 20, as an Ensign serving aboard the USS Pennsylvania, Johnny entertained enlisted men during shows on the ship. While a student at the University of Nebraska, he also worked at a local radio station, KFAB and later at WOW in Omaha, where he wrote comedy and announced commercials. Deciding that his entertainment future was in California, he landed a job in 1950 as staff announcer for KNXT in Los Angeles, where he soon hosted, Carson's Cellar. He suspended his on-camera work to write material for Red Skelton's TV program. One night, Skelton ran into a breakaway door and suffered a concussion during rehearsal. Johnny went on in Red Skelton's place, opening with a monologue he had put together while driving to the studio. Jack Benny's said after You better watch that Carson kid. The kid is great... At 29, Carson became host of his own network show, Earn Your Vacation, while also appearing as a substitute host for another up and coming TV personality, Jack Paar, on CBS's The Morning Show. In 1957, Johnny moved to ABC as host of a new daytime game show, Who Do You Trust where he was teamed with his future Tonight Show announcer, Ed McMahon. In 1958 he was again asked to fill in for Paar, this time on NBC's The Tonight Show! On October 1, 1962, Groucho Marx introduced Carson to the nation's late-night television audience as the new host of The Tonight Show and the rest, as the say, is history!
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Johnny Carson was such a GREAT entertainer."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"-***-"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024","name":"5.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Gotta love Johnny!\n \n","reviewBody":"I grew up watching the Tonight Show w/Johnny Carson and there's simply Never a Dull Moment.~Nostalgic~"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"P***R"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2013","name":"5.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n The COMPLETE(!!) JOHNNY CARSON SET!\n \n","reviewBody":"If you love Johnny Carson as I did, and still do, you probably own, or have seen all of the popular clips and segments from The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. And if you are like me, and crave and yearn to see complete shows of the Tonight Show, then this is \"as close\" as you are going to find. I say this because although there are many highlighted shows included in this wonderful collection, the shows contain the monologues, guests and musical entertainment, there are small sections missing from the shows. Johnny used to go to the desk after his opening and spend 20 minutes or so just goofing off with Ed, or Doc or Freddy, and those are not there. On certain shows, certain guests never come on. But that's probably because they were no factor and not very entertaining. Nonetheless, the set is awesome, has shows dated, and most of the famous shows are in this set. I like the way the box is set up, And it is a true addition to your collection, like me, whereas you can see JC in his prime through the years, and it is a great reminder of how great he was and what domination he had on late night. And remember, this collection has really old black and white shows out of New York, in great condition, and also you can follow the transition into the nineties when he was king in LA. As a side note, there is another collection for the Tonight Show. It has the curtains of the show on the box. Don't do like I did and get misled into buying that set because it is not good at all. Be sure you order the one that has Johnny with his sheepish smile, in a tux on the box to get the true collection of shows. Happy viewing!!!!"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"D***K"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2011","name":"4.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n J Carson CDs\n \n","reviewBody":"These are just delightful, and sometimes gut-wrenchingly tear-makingly funny. It's rather like watching JC live, (albeit without commercials)... some nights are great, some are just OK, and once in a while, they're sleep-inducing. But even with the trip down memory lane (Oh my gosh those plaid jackets!!) the current events remain horrifyingly the same, the humor is the same... only the names have changed. AND we get to hear some great performers- some before they were super-stars (or super-sized..).The sound quality is absolutely horrid on the very first segment (thus the 4 stars), but persevere! The remainder are fine. The video quality (on a relatively small flat screen) is quite good... not plastic, no pixellating, etc.And the once-in-a-while superb humor is worth every penny. Unlike the \"best of\" CDs, these show most (not all-- thus the 4 stars again) of the evening and so we get the rythm of the show, the spontaneity and interplay between guests. Much more better! So glad I got this... a good laugh is hard to find!"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"G***G"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2023","name":"5.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n I can watch this show and see how it evolved\n \n","reviewBody":"I grew up watching this show when it was happening live. I love that I can see many of the episodes again and also over the entire 30 years. When I miss this show I can pull this out and watch some episodes. I may even have episodes I have never seen in this group."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"R***R"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2012","name":"5.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n R. Schrader\n \n","reviewBody":"There's nothing I'd like more than a website or cable station devoted to showing all of Johnny's shows, uncut. The man truly earned his King of Late Night moniker. But given that it would probably be too cost prohibitive to offer all the surviving shows (gotta give those \"poor\" performers who apperead on the show their royalties, you know) this is probably the best we'll get for now. While I agree with other reviewers that the shows are really cut down (and sometimes the editing is bizarre; interviews don't end, they just cut to the Carson logo and the show's over), I had to give this 5 stars because, as the Amazon stars say \"I love it.\" Until the powers that be decide to issue more of Johnny's shows (complete, preferably) this set is the only place you're going to get a feel of what it was like to watch the Tonight Show. Johnny's plaid suits and Doc's funky threads from the 70s are almost worth the price alone :) It's really too bad more people today don't get to see Johnny's show somewhere. When it comes down to it, if you love Johnny, you'll love this set. It's not perfect, mind you, but it's a glimpse back to a time when the humor was gentler, the guests classier and the host impeccable. Try to get past the abdridged shows and just turn down the lights and enjoy. Hi-yoooooooooooooo!"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"C***E"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on September 28, 2016","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Five Stars\n \n","reviewBody":"Purchased for a gift"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"K***N"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on September 7, 2014","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Five Stars\n \n","reviewBody":"excellent"},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"R***M"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2016","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n A GREAT WAY TO REMEMBER JOHNNY CARSON\n \n","reviewBody":"A GOOD COLLECTION OF DVD'S BY WHICH TO REMEMBER JOHNNY CARSON. HE WAS VERY FUNNY AND NO ONE ONE CAN EVER TAKE HIS PLACE. HE MADE IT ALL SEEM EASY. AS BOB HOPE USED TO SAY THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES. AFTER jOHNNY CARSON DIED SOME WAY HOW THEY FOUND OUT HE HAD GIVE AWAY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT. HE WOULD READ ABOUT SOMEONE IN DESPERATE NEED AND HE HAD A WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT PERSON'S NEEDS WERE MET AND THE PERSON RECEIVING THE AID NEVER KNEW WHO IT WAS FROM.PERHAPS HE DID ALL THIS THROUGH HIS LAWYER. HE WASN'T LIKE MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE WEALTH THAT THEY JUST KEEP FOR THEMSELVES AND WANT MORE AND MORE MONEY AND MATERIAL THINGS AND ARE NEVER SATISFIED WITH WHAT THEY HAVE AND DON'T CARE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. JOHNNY CARSON SUFFERED FROM LOW SELF ESTEEM BELIEVE IT OR NOT. READ A BOOK ABOUT HIM YOU WILL FIND IT VERY INTERESTING."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"3.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"B***N"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on July 24, 2011","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Disappointed\n \n","reviewBody":"Although this item was as advertised, I was looking for the all time funniest moments from the \"Tonight Show\".I did not want to see the opening comments from Mr Carson, as well as his skits.I would not recommend this product, and found it not worth the money. Actually, one of the discs did not work."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"4.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"M***Y"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in Canada on November 1, 2013","name":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Carson's contribution to late night entertainment paved the way\n \n","reviewBody":"This is a keepsake. Carson paved the way for all of today's performers. Laugh 'til you cry skits. Great product."}],"aggregateRating":{"@type":"AggregateRating","ratingValue":4.545454545454546,"bestRating":5,"ratingCount":11}}
