i love how chill this is compared to modern late nite. Just an interesting conversation with an interesting guy and a witty host. Dont need anymore bells and whistles than that.
It’s not called interviewing today. It’s just following along with the narrative. And that’s it that’s the only guests you have on and that’s your monologue copy paste repeat what the liberals want you to say
For those wondering why the feel here is so relaxed and conversational: this episode is from 1978, which was during the 8 year period the Tonight Show was 90 minutes long instead of the now-customary hour long show. This interview took place in the final half-hour, when more unusual guests could come on and there was plenty of time to go in-depth on a subject.
I read his book in 10th grade, 1978, and it, along with 3 or 4 other books (Abby Hoffman's Steal This Book was another one) changed my life. I wrote him and he wrote me back. I emailed Frank recently, and hes as friendly and as warm as ever. Great man. Great life.
This type of entertainment was so laid back, reminiscent of the 1950s to 1970s era. It's too bad that it's lost and forgotten by now, I wish it would come back.
I saw Frank at a conference. What a moving talk. Heartfelt. Had the audience in tears. His message was children need their parents to be together. A loving home matters.
Young people today don't understand why Carson was such a legend. This is why. He brings on amazing guests, sets them up, and let them tell their story. No overexaggerated, fake laughing to trick the audience into laughing like Fallon. And no relying on stupid newspaper headlines.
Mr. Abagnale came to my high school and spoke to my senior class assembly in 1980!!! We had no idea who he was when he got up on stage. It was a fascinating presentation he gave!!!
A few used to be, Craig Ferguson was hilarious on the Late Late show and David Letterman was a great show too, but Johnny will always be the aster. Probably the only TV show (host) I actually miss. He was the perfect end to any kind of day. 🙂
Only Johnnie could do this interview without appearing anything but real and in the moment. Fallon and all the rest would be gushing and searching for a joke in all the wrong places and times.
Thanks for clarifying that punchline. The sound dropped out so I wasn’t sure what Johnny said. Did Frank say that the hooker was a well known model, in the beginning of that story?
Johnny Carson was classy. Frank Abagnale is BS. Instead of being a master con artist, he is a failure. Alan C Logan of the book, "The Greatest Hoax on Earth", debunked Abagnale's exploits with records of arrests and jail during supposed impersonations.
Only Johnny did interrupt him a few times. He didn't get a chance to talk about his work with the Secret Service and how he legitimately makes millions of dollars a year stopping check fraud.
When Johnny was king, there was only 1 Late Show. Now there's a dozen. Why..... Cause they're STILL trying to find one as good as the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson... Not gonna happen. Thanks 4 these re-runs !!
Frank said somewhere that he was supposed to be only 4 minutes with Johnny and there was a next guest waiting but Johnny wanted more of Frank and pumped the other guest for an another show. He also said that he was a quest on Carson for total of 9 times. Hopefully those other times are uploaded to this channel too.
@@Olaz1, yes you could really see how J. Carson was intrigued by this guy's lifestyle. Also I can see why J. C. brought this guy back for more. It's intriguing but also against the law. And the audience was lapping it up. Carson knew his audience at home were likely into this story as well.
I worked for several banks in the 80's and remember vividly the security meetings we had monthly with tapes of Mr Abagnale. He is the reason I never had someone short change me or cash a forged check. He taught us a lot, and he was easy to watch!
@@fjccommish You've got a point, but u still don't know for sure.. he may have exaggerated his stories, but to say they're completely unfounded, that i'm not too sure of.
@@marksteve8373 Son, he's a self proclaimed con man. If you want to believe, believe. His hooker check story made no sense. He gave the woman a check that the hotel would cash for him because he was (conned her into believing) he was part owner. Why would she think they would cash the check for her? It makes no sense because it's a lie.
@@Ru4444 thats the point he was a conman and then he changed his ways, Im not here trying to be friends with him, I am pointing out that the topic is interesting
@@billie0429 He didnt change his ways, he lied about all his cons, none of it happend. I do agree with u that the show was funny and interesting, but educational it is not.
@@billie0429 Not sure if you understood what he said. He meant as in Frank might have made up most of his stories (about impersonating a doctor, about making 2 million plus dollars during his schemes, and such). Essentially he might have conned everyone about his cons.
One of the things that makes Sean Hannity one of the worst interviewers is that he doesn't listen. He's more interested in what he has to say than his guest.
Johnny never went through the motions. He listened intently to each and every guest like they were most important person on the planet. Which is why the show was never boring.
I was thinking the same thing. not only that I've watched a few of Frank Abignails talks as well as dozens of Carson's interviews and I've never seen this. crazy!
One of the great things about Johnny Carson was that he knew how to let someone else have center stage. There will never be anyone else like him. TV has been in a serious decline for years. If you don't believe it, watch late night TV.
Late night shows are so formulaic now. The hosts would not be able to approach the abilities of Johnny Carson in this interview. They couldn't even do this kind of interview nowadays.
The biggest problem TV producers face today is the public's short attention span -- particularly those who have grown up with the internet and social media. When I was a kid, we had 6 channels -- the 3 networks and 3 local stations. That was it. And it was fine. At night, I watched a couple of the network shows, Honeymooner re-runs at 11 p.m., and Johnny Carson at 11:30. We couldn't pause shows or skip through commercials. "Cable" was a word that came before "car" and "stream" was something you swam in. Today we have 500 channels, endless streaming options, millions of videos and dozens of social media outlets, all vying for our time and attention. That's why the networks and cable TV make their shows as glitzy and fast-paced and controversial and edgy as possible -- all while appealing to the lowest common denominator. Everyone's trying to push the envelope and quality suffers as a result. I hate to sound like the old guy in the room (I'm 56, so maybe I am) but the internet has not only shortened everyone's attention span, but has also made society more cynical, malicious, desensitized and ignorant -- and I'm afraid it's only going to keep getting worse.
As a part of his parole, he came to our small class in high school in 1978. That guy is very good at what he did in large part because of his personality. Extremely engaging.
This is absolutely priceless !! Particularly when the comment was made about Abagnale's story being fit for Hollywood ..... clearly a premonition foreseeing the 2002 Spielberg film. In principle it's hard to cheer and laugh over a crook's escapades, but this guy is definitely one of a kind. And Carson's the perfect side man for this, with is dry wit and .... that FACE !! I mean NO ONE can hold a card to Carson's expressions. Beautiful post .... thanks!
Johnny '"I'd go back to your hotel with you for $300." He made me laugh out loud all these years later. This interview and how Johnny was throughout it is a classic example of why he'll always be the king. You could tell going in he had no idea how it was going to go...but letting Frank talk(which he loved to do) and asking just a few great questions that he figured the audience would be interested in, made it an fantastic 10 minutes. He's the best. It's amazing it took so long for someone in Hollywood to make a movie based on his story. Johnny and the audience's reaction should have been a pretty good clue that people were ripe to see this on the big screen.
I met Frank when he gave a speech at my college in 1980 here in Texas. He was a super nice guy. I was working on my lithography and printing degree followups in criminal justice, and he said, you know, getting busted for printing money is an automatic 20 years first offense in federal prison. I've been honest ever since.
Spot on. It was genius of Johnny to realize he had to keep him over beyond his time. He knew this was a once in a lifetime guest and interview. There will never be another Carson!
A life coach I knew used to advise her clients to watch Carson to learn how to listen. He was really great at drawing people out. Just responsive enough, funny, but engaged. Really made all kinds of people feel comfortable.
His whole story/book is nearly all lies. He made up most of it just to profit from gullible people who believe it. He was no genius, just a con man who did very little of what he claims. His real con is the fake story.
hate to break it to you: The guy made the whole thing up. That's his greatest con. None of it was true. Still a great movie. Love it. But ya, no one bothered to do any research to see if the story was actually true. Why bother, it's a great story.
But his claims have never been verified. One commentator said that most of Frank's claims never happened, they were complete fabrications. So the world has been conned by a great con man
@@davidradovsky7405 In his early life, Frank spent time in the navy. He was arrested several times and ended-up in jail, although this part of his young life doesn't match-up with Frank's story. He did pass several bad cheques,supposedly issued by Pan Am. But incredibly used his own name on each dud check, making it easy to track him down. There is a UA-cam channel - Most Notorious- which refutes most of his claims.
I heard that he once took a laundry bag , stood in front of an ATM machine in an airport With a sign that said, " Machine out of order, please deposit money with the security guard" Walked out with $75,000 at the end of the day.
Oh , so many people believed Frank's story including me .His story is just a story , Alan C Logan investigated Frank and Frank's entire story is all fake . Frank stole from people's homes and stole from a children's camp .@@frankmoyer5822
Man, a lot of this I was a little kid for but there is no one that came close to Carson. One of the reasons classic tv was cool. This is a helluva story and Carson’s expressions and replies, working WITH the guest…this is just awesome. Rest Easy JC, you are missed.
All very entertaining until he described impersonating a physician supervising residents in a hospital. Can you imagine being a patient in that ward?? I’m shocked at how lightly Carson treated that. So incredibly unethical and DANGEROUS.
@@calisongbird I I thought that,too! Even worse, I once read that something like 10% of all hospital staff are drug addicts. Anytime I am in the hospital, I remember that and it scares me completely!
@@calisongbird He was trusting that the residents knew how to treat the patients. Remember... residents have finished med school and have spent another 2 or 3 yrs as interns. So they are not stupid. But, yes, my first thought was that it was very dangerous, too!
I remember my Parents actually entire family even in Canada watched beloved darn truful, Jonny Carson 🎯. Thanks for memories Jonny Carson RIP God bless 🙏
Frank telling that his life as a con man was a lonely life was the most heartfelt moment in this interview the rest of which was most definitely entertaining and interesting.
He's just like my brother, except my brother convinces himself that his lies are true. It's so sad to see people reacting to emotional trauma in such unhealthy ways.
I don't know why Spielberg had to pay Leonardo DiCaprio 20 millions when this role could have been easily played for a fraction of the cost by Jon Lovitz. [spoiler] Just kidding, of course. It's amazing how many people thought I was serious.
@@aels7 I really like Jon Lovitz (he's great in stepmothers an alien).. But, apart from a slight resemblance to Frank Abagnale, is not cut out to play the role. Leo pulled it off really well. Sometimes the director has to go with the right person for the role, rather than someone who resembles a person.
Frank didn't smoke, drink, or do drugs, his passion was women. In the book "Catch Me If You Can", which came out years before the movie of the same name, he tells of this encounter with this lady. He says he had before and since been with better women than her. This encounter is also in the movie. The book is better, but the movie is very good. If you haven't seen it, you should. Movie trivia: One of the French cops arresting Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the real Frank Abagnale Jr shown in this interview, but he's much older.
@@snowrocket ys i heard that the book he wrote is great. That was a great scne in film that showed jen garner as the "model" and other stuff was was done well, exc for the fact frank wasnt an only child. but hollywierd always takes liberties in films
This man's story has been debunked by some journalists. Read his Wikipedia article. But some of the debunking work is very old and can't be found on the Internet anymore.
All very entertaining until he described impersonating a physician supervising residents in a hospital. Can you imagine being a patient in that ward?? I’m shocked at how lightly Carson treated that. So incredibly unethical and DANGEROUS.
I can listen to his stories for hours! I just found a video from 2017 with Frank that's an hour and 3 minutes. I'm so listening to that while I'm out showing houses today. Just fascinating!
In the early 1960's when Johnny was the host, I was four years old, and I would sneak down and sit on the stairs to listen to Johnny while mt parents watched. I was so sad watching his last show. There was and never will be another this great. The One and Only!
@@TERoss-jk9ny Awesome! I see Richard Pryor as a link on this page. He lived in Northridge when he lit himself on fire. My buddy saw him running down the street when it happened. I grew up in what was Canoga Park and is now West Hills. In the 60's there were Condors in the N.W. corner of LA County and we saw them flying all the time. Too many people destroyed it all. Blessings
@@paulmikoll5186: Born and raised in Victorville. Not a lot of celebrities lighting themselves on fire up there… Richard Pryor was probably the greatest comedian of his generation. So sad how his life ended.
Johnny was a very good magician at one time so I think he admires this guy who obviously is a true professional master of the misdirection. Notice Johnny let him have the whole segment of the program without interrupting. Johnny was in awe.
What I enjoy about Johnny Carson was that he was secure in himself to let other guests ask questions of his main guest. Watching him felt like you were a part of a living room conversation.
There has never been a better host and interviewer than Johnny Carson. I truly miss him. This was a fantastic interview. Now I'm going to watch "Catch me if you can"
My husband always said Frank would be one person he would like to be on a deserted island with. Loved his stories. And we had an opportunity a few years ago to go to one of his talks through the AARP. We were in a hallway looking for the auditorium and accidentally got directed by someone into a small room when we were able to meet him personally and speak with him. It was a total accident. I think they thought we were AARP officials. But my husband is still thrilled to this day. (Frank’s talk was great too!)
"Catch me if you can" is one of my all time favorite movies. Seen it about a dozen times. It obviously came out after this interview, and the stories Frank tells Johnny closely follow the movie. That's cool. He's an amazing guy.
I had never heard of this movie but 1 night I went drop off a movie in blockbusters overnight mailbox and this movie was stuck in the slot and I've had it ever since Great movie.
The movie was good as a movie, but Abagnale's book of the same title was fantastic. Put the movie to shame... Also, the story of the time he did in the French prisons, which were barbaric beyond belief, leave no doubt that he paid his debt.
This is great!!!!!! "Catch me if you can" was one of my favorite movies! After hearing this guy talk you can see how easily he could have gotten away with all of the things he did. What a charismatic individual.
He’s a lying scumbag. The con was the fake story of being a con man. He never did any of those things. Read “The Greatest Hoax on Earth: Catching Truth, While We Can,” by Alan C. Logan.
I love how comfortable everyone is throughout this interview. George P feels free to add his thoughts to the conversation. There will never be another Johnny Carson and the impact he had on my generation. What a bunch of garbage there is on late night today.
Check out Britain's The Graham Norton Show, M Daley, if you haven't already but want to LYAO!! There are clips from Graham's 20+ yrs of talk shows all over UA-cam to confirm HIM as the king of late night, IMHO (at least, pre pandemic). But I don't disagree about wonderful Johnny & his positive impact upon our generation. And yes, I, too, miss him a lot.
I cant and don't watch what's called late night today. I have tried several times, I find it much to political and its just not entertaining. In fact in most cases I find it down right stupid.
@@naryram951 You clearly don't understand how easy it is for people to get data if they really want it. Most stuff is public access, even more so back in those days.
@@naryram951 The book, "The Greatest Hoax on Earth", debunks Abagnale's tales with records and interviews. Frank was supposedly in prison for petty crimes during the timeframe of his impersonating white collar professionals.
I loved watching this interview. He got into some things that didn't make it into the Spielberg movie. Most hilarious of which, IMO, was that he became a favorite among doctors-in-training, because he let them do things on their own more than all the others!
I just finished reading the book and that part of it was one of the 2 most fascinating parts that he not only had the balls to attempt, but easily pulled it off.
@@Genious. funny how frank is blaming the co-writer for all the lies. He was in prison when all these stories didn’t happen. Read the book. Not franks book
The one thing I've noticed with great con artists is confidence. If you look and sound like you know what you're talking about people will buy just about anything.
@@carolnygaard136 Trump, Biden, Clinton, Bush, all charlatans and now everything sucks. Good job votards! Women have babies with guys like this and crap out more charlatans.
@@carolnygaard136 Love Him/Hate Him, but he is the only reason the country came back economically. He did bring a lot of jobs back to the U.S that our sold out worthless politicians sent packing for big bucks as kickbags; for goods to be made cheaper in China, Tiawan, Mexico,....ad nauseum. So I guess you are a con artist. And now look how vulnerable America is hoping to get cheap crap from China and chips of all kinds from Tiawan. And Pelosi family of crooks, criminals and thieves had made trillions in her fake office and what a drunk and adrenochrome abuser.
I used to stay up late at night to watch this show, especially around the late 70's and early 80's. SNL was another one I would stay up and watch. I loved watching Late Night TV. The good clean adult humor was illuminating. I was only around eight about the time of this show. But I was way too precocious for my own good! 😁
I worked with Frank in Houston . He was my boss. I had no idea at the time who he was . After the film came out I was shocked! I emailed him and he remembered me and sent me his book, autographed, his other book and some other things he had to share. I still have it. He was a very nice guy. At the time I worked with him, he showed me his photograph album with the stewardesses he withed with when he was a pilot. He was something else! He has a wife and children/ grandchildren now.
Mary Meek. do you remember what airline? In the film with DiCaprio it was TWA I hope you reply ty even if you don’t! The scene with the flight attendant in the film was TWA..here he says he worked for PanAM..
Many saying let the guest talk, but let's acknowledge that Frank can hold his own. He's not your usual guest in that he's a gifted story teller and public speaker. This talent and charm is what ultimately enabled him to con his way through life.
Everyone here hit the nail on the head about a good interview. Johnny was just on key!! I once watched Rachael Rae interview master chef Jaques Pepin while cooking, she didn't shut and was really rude. Fallon is the same way. Johnny was a well trained artist!!
I like Jimmy Fallon. He's very talented but he's not a great host. He's always injecting himself in to everything. All of the "bits" he does with guest are designed around his own talents. His show isn't really a "Talk show," it's more of a "Participation" show. It's interesting and entertaining but in no way is it the "Johnny Carson show."
Johnny Carson...my parents never let us stay up that late...we would hear the opening song and knew it was bed time. We felt so grown up when we got to the age we could watch this show.
This individual is the epitome of cybersecurity - Frank Abegnale, famously known as 'Catch me if you can.' His story has taught me that security, whether it's in the physical or digital realm, goes far beyond just having strong passwords and security guards. Salute Mr. Abegnale !
This interview is the perfect cliff notes for the inspiration of the movie… What a great storyteller… Within seconds of him starting in you cannot help would be hooked in to his charm and wit
Amazingly done by Jonny Carson. Carson should have gotten co-writer for the film, "Catch Me If You Can". Nearly the entire plot has just opened up from his questions and follow ups.
I mean, its not like his questions wrote the movie. It was Abagnale's stories that the movie was based off of. Even if this interview had never happened, every single plot point of the movie still would have.
@@CUStudioFilms no, Abagnale had started telling his fake life story a year prior, in 1977, even had a press kit where the fantastical tale was laid out, had appeared on To Tell the Truth prior to Carson, and in 1980 he published his fake biography. All while this was going on, several reporters in different papers published a few articles where his whole story was debunked (I think Carson saw the article in the San Francisco Chronicle about how Carson had been conned and stopped having him on), but by the time the film came out, no one seemed to care.
Except it wasn't true. Most of his stories have been debunked a long time a go and recently in 2020 I believe. He spent most of his time in prison when he claimed he was doing this stuff.
@@sundaybighouse wow, tyvm, didn't know that, never heard about it. Hmm, yeah, it seems there's been doubt at least cast on much or most of its wilder claims, which ere glamourized and largely swallowed whole, despite the alarms you'd think a tale like this, even the confession as to the nature of the taleteller himself "might" set off. Oof. Oog. Ooh, etc.
Wonderful interview. As you can see here, Johnny was really paying attention and not trying to make funny comments. George Peppard was listening intently and asking smart questions too. I read Frank's book, Catch Me If You Can. It was amazing. And remember, all of Frank's exploits he had to figure out for himself. There was no internet or UA-cam videos to show him the way.
All bull , Frank's story is a total fabrication , he was in jail as a teen , it is a matter of public record . Do not let the truth get in the way of a good story .
i love how chill this is compared to modern late nite. Just an interesting conversation with an interesting guy and a witty host. Dont need anymore bells and whistles than that.
@Nick West I'm your age and hate all those things. Social media has ruined society
They had Conversations in those days.not a bunch one liners
Amen, Cavett and Carson were the very best.
@@Bossrich6287 No dumb games and the host Johnny let the guests shine.
Definitely. Well said 👏🏼
Johnny was a master at interviewing. He allowed his guests to speak. A lost art today.
*Piers Morgan has entered the chat*
tucker also lets his guests to speak. .
It’s not called interviewing today. It’s just following along with the narrative. And that’s it that’s the only guests you have on and that’s your monologue copy paste repeat what the liberals want you to say
Brian Rose at London Reel also
Joe Rogan
For those wondering why the feel here is so relaxed and conversational: this episode is from 1978, which was during the 8 year period the Tonight Show was 90 minutes long instead of the now-customary hour long show. This interview took place in the final half-hour, when more unusual guests could come on and there was plenty of time to go in-depth on a subject.
@@notfiveo Nah he always said that memoir story was his biggest con.
Most men were sleeping at that time because they had to work to feed their families. Most audience in front of the boob tube were females
No. In 1978 The Tonight Show was 60 minutes in length.
@@MikeSmithEnterprisesSeptember 1980 was when it went to 60 mins.
LONG TIME CARSON FAN HERE@@MikeSmithEnterprises, IT was 90 minutes then, changed to 60 in 1980.
I read his book in 10th grade, 1978, and it, along with 3 or 4 other books (Abby Hoffman's Steal This Book was another one) changed my life. I wrote him and he wrote me back.
I emailed Frank recently, and hes as friendly and as warm as ever. Great man. Great life.
book came out in 1980
@@av8rr that would've been 11th grade. 43 years of drugs and drink will do that to u after high school.
This is like hanging out in your living room at a nice dinner party. No politics, no smarmy sarcasm, just people being interesting.
Exactly. The late night "comics" today are way too political. They are toxic.
This type of entertainment was so laid back, reminiscent of the 1950s to 1970s era. It's too bad that it's lost and forgotten by now, I wish it would come back.
I think you are giving too much credit to dinner parties, or your inviting skills are Machiavellian!
Part of the Jimmy Fallon problem...he "thinks" he's funny and laughs at his own jokes.@@josephpeeler5434
NBC joke at the start
I saw Frank at a conference. What a moving talk. Heartfelt. Had the audience in tears. His message was children need their parents to be together. A loving home matters.
What a simplistic view of real life.
Frank’s entire tale is itself a con. He’s been conning people into believing his con stories, which is kinda awesome in a meta way
Fatherlessness and broken homes are major societal ills.
@@triarb5790, is it simplistic to say that if your cells do not receive water, you will die?
We taped that Conference I believe. What one are you talking about?
Young people today don't understand why Carson was such a legend. This is why. He brings on amazing guests, sets them up, and let them tell their story.
No overexaggerated, fake laughing to trick the audience into laughing like Fallon. And no relying on stupid newspaper headlines.
The 3 late night idiots we have now have zero class and zero talent. Carson was and will always be the king of late night.
Agreed
So true
Majority of that generation were legends. We had war heroes living in our houses without knowing it.
Where I live, if you force-laugh like Fallon, people will say "your teeth will fall out". Because it's unbearable 😂
Mr. Abagnale came to my high school and spoke to my senior class assembly in 1980!!! We had no idea who he was when he got up on stage. It was a fascinating presentation he gave!!!
“Sell me this pen”
He has sucked in many people , with his fake story .
wtf was your school trying to do make you all con artists?
What high-school?
Alan C Logan investigated Frank and Frank's story is all fake .
I never knew american late night shows had actually been good at some point. This is genuinely relaxed and entertaining
A few used to be, Craig Ferguson was hilarious on the Late Late show and David Letterman was a great show too, but Johnny will always be the aster. Probably the only TV show (host) I actually miss. He was the perfect end to any kind of day. 🙂
Sounds like a very Republican thing to say.
Now, most of them are just mouthpieces for politically woke propaganda as they tell the same stale political jokes ad nauseum.
A time when late nite shows didn't have to be political every night.
People like Kimmel and Fallon and that swine Colbert are something Carson might step in while golfing.
Only Johnnie could do this interview without appearing anything but real and in the moment. Fallon and all the rest would be gushing and searching for a joke in all the wrong places and times.
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Fallon would be giggling like a school girl and trying to make everything about him.
Fallon should be given The Joker treatment…... ….💥🤯🔫🤡
No Fallon and the rest would blame Trump...........
@@buddmannable orange man lost
Catch me if you can, which was the movie about Frank was one of my favorite movies ever! Carson was a LEGEND and was a great interviewer!
“Everybody likes a good scam, secretly.” 😂 Johnny!!!
10:33 Johnny: "So you both got screwed!" LOL Priceless!
Thank you-I didn't know what he said!
Actually I think the word Johnny used started with an "F".
Yes! The noise killed the punch line fer me too. So thanks, also stories he tells mirror the movie starring Leonardo and Tom Hanks
I get where Johnny was going with the joke, but it doesn’t quite work. Surely he meant that she got screwed twice, rather than they both got screwed?
Thanks for clarifying that punchline. The sound dropped out so I wasn’t sure what Johnny said.
Did Frank say that the hooker was a well known model, in the beginning of that story?
After all these years, Johnny still reigns king of late night.
Hello Kate how are you doing over there?
greatest ever
But I did also enjoy Leno after Johnny was off the air.
HE IS DEAD YOU KNOW
@@thatguy-art6229 Why, no! How tragic. Was it covid?
Carson was class. He just let the guests speak and expertly moves the interview along without it seeming awkward.
So true. Greatest Generation were the most naturalistic entertainers.
Johnny Carson was classy. Frank Abagnale is BS. Instead of being a master con artist, he is a failure. Alan C Logan of the book, "The Greatest Hoax on Earth", debunked Abagnale's exploits with records of arrests and jail during supposed impersonations.
Well I think Carson interrupts a lot in this interview.
Johnny was one of a kind.
Johnny Carson has such a fabulous voice. It's so distinct!
Carson was the master of the interview. He knew when to ask questions and knew when to shut up and let the guest talk.
Exactly, Fallon and the others today, mostly, can't seem to acquire that step.
Yes. The art of silence seems to have disappeared with talk show hosts.
@@Wooley689 Conan O'Brien Sux He is the worst always over talking
Only Johnny did interrupt him a few times. He didn't get a chance to talk about his work with the Secret Service and how he legitimately makes millions of dollars a year stopping check fraud.
wish Jordan Peterson would study him
Johnny was a class act . . R.I.P. , Johnny
October 23, 1925 - January 23, 2005 , . . . You are missed
No he’s not
Yeah and now we have these left wing political activists like Kimmel and Colbert on their late night "comedy" shows.
@@shanehollister8976 ? What’s that about?
He was the best. Intelligent, funny, & none will ever have guests like Johnny. None of today's hosts.
@@joefischetti2383 Couple of trolls in the comment section.
When Johnny was king, there was only 1 Late Show. Now there's a dozen. Why..... Cause they're STILL trying to find one as good as the Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson...
Not gonna happen.
Thanks 4 these re-runs !!
🎯 Bingo
Great stuff. Johnny's reaction when Frank mentions, "You can use my face in the picture if you want."
This was a superb interview. Johnny spent 18 minutes, give or take with the commercials thrown in talking to this man and it was worth every second.
Frank said somewhere that he was supposed to be only 4 minutes with Johnny and there was a next guest waiting but Johnny wanted more of Frank and pumped the other guest for an another show.
He also said that he was a quest on Carson for total of 9 times. Hopefully those other times are uploaded to this channel too.
@@Olaz1 , I hope the other episodes on Carson are available.
@@Olaz1, yes you could really see how J. Carson was intrigued by this guy's lifestyle. Also I can see why J. C. brought this guy back for more. It's intriguing but also against the law. And the audience was lapping it up. Carson knew his audience at home were likely into this story as well.
Yes! And no dumb singing games or eating games.
He goes into more depth in his books.
Leo did an exemplary job of portraying this dude's life.
I know it's years too late, but kudos.
On UA-cam , check The Truth About Frank Abagnale jr .It is all lies.
I had completely forgotten how good the Tonight show was.
Frank definitely had an interesting life. Smart and probably one of the first to use Social Engineering.
We now know through some good investigative reporting that Abagnale made up almost everything he has been telling audiences for the last forty years.
He made everything up and is a liar, none of it's true just do a little research.
@@dragonchaserkev Sounds like you're a little upset that you got conned!
I worked for several banks in the 80's and remember vividly the security meetings we had monthly with tapes of Mr Abagnale. He is the reason I never had someone short change me or cash a forged check. He taught us a lot, and he was easy to watch!
Most of the stories he tells are BS.
@@fjccommish what makes you think that?
@@marksteve8373 You think a career liar, con man was suddenly telling the truth?
@@fjccommish You've got a point, but u still don't know for sure.. he may have exaggerated his stories, but to say they're completely unfounded, that i'm not too sure of.
@@marksteve8373 Son, he's a self proclaimed con man. If you want to believe, believe.
His hooker check story made no sense. He gave the woman a check that the hotel would cash for him because he was (conned her into believing) he was part owner.
Why would she think they would cash the check for her? It makes no sense because it's a lie.
*Johnny: "That sounds like executive material for NBC." 😂🤣👍🕺 LMAO!*
Love listening to what he says. simple and so calm! fascinating!
This is how a late night comedy should be, funny, interesting and most of all educational
Frank lied about his whole life. Not sure why so many people believe a con-man, he is basically telling u he is a liar and people believed him. 😐
@@Ru4444 thats the point he was a conman and then he changed his ways, Im not here trying to be friends with him, I am pointing out that the topic is interesting
@@billie0429 He didnt change his ways, he lied about all his cons, none of it happend. I do agree with u that the show was funny and interesting, but educational it is not.
@@Ru4444 it is educational because i learned something and its my opinion
@@billie0429 Not sure if you understood what he said. He meant as in Frank might have made up most of his stories (about impersonating a doctor, about making 2 million plus dollars during his schemes, and such). Essentially he might have conned everyone about his cons.
The only way you can interview like this is if you listen really intently. That's why Johnny is a legend.
Johnny wasn't perfect, but he was extremely bright and seemed to have a natural curiosity about a lot of stuff.
One of the things that makes Sean Hannity one of the worst interviewers is that he doesn't listen. He's more interested in what he has to say than his guest.
@@TimothyOBrien1958 yeah well he speaks the truth.
@@KB-ke3fi Sure he does. He's a parrot.
Johnny never went through the motions. He listened intently to each and every guest like they were most important person on the planet. Which is why the show was never boring.
As avid and devout a Carson fan as I am I am stunned I have never seen this interview! Truly astounding!
@Richard weber. I split my sides laughing 😃 again and again he was and. Is the king 🤴 of. Late 🌙
Way back in the early 70’s I remember watching the Tonight Show with this guy on it. Interesting.
I was thinking the same thing. not only that I've watched a few of Frank Abignails talks as well as dozens of Carson's interviews and I've never seen this. crazy!
You guys have to have watched Catch me if you can, the movie of his exploits is great.
@@treestandsafety3996 it sure is! Leo, Hanks AND Walken!
Wow I miss Johnny Carson ...for some reason I thought he would always be there and youtube is making it possible ..Love Johnny
The story that begins @7:59 has to be the best and most humorous one I've ever heard. Did not see that punch line coming at all. Outstanding!!
Too bad it was all made up
Johnny was a master at the interview. He was comfortable in his role and therefore didn’t have to impose himself on Abagnale. Excellent segment.
That's it. Johnny was the king of late night, and super smart, and had mid-west nice manners, so he was perfect for this.
huh? most of his story is a lie. he is a con man after all. you people are so gullible.
@@brianlacroix822 Carson shows none of the skeptic approach he took with Uri Geller. Though James Randi played a big part in that.
@@brianlacroix822 it's everything in is criminal records. Not everything is a lie.
@@lorenzodossantos1111 well some fools trust thieves. like you
Gotta love just how flabbergasted Johnny looks everytime Frank finishes one of his stories.
frank is a fraud his whole stories are proven to be false
yep ... cuz that's what a con man does ... tells a good story
Johnny looks like he's thinking "now why didn't I think of that?"
It's that strange moment, always, where it's a great story but then reality pops in at the last second: this is horrible! :)
Strange dichotomy
I miss late night tv like this ... what a great interview.
Johnny was amazing at his craft , let’s just leave it there . He was. very complete entertainer.
One of the great things about Johnny Carson was that he knew how to let someone else have center stage. There will never be anyone else like him. TV has been in a serious decline for years. If you don't believe it, watch late night TV.
Pretty Joe Rogan does this. I mean, that's why he's the biggest interviewer/podcaster in the worlf
Late night shows are so formulaic now. The hosts would not be able to approach the abilities of Johnny Carson in this interview. They couldn't even do this kind of interview nowadays.
Watch an episode of Graham Norton - nobody does it better than him right now
@@TicTaxx in those days a talk show host was half man, half DESK!
The biggest problem TV producers face today is the public's short attention span -- particularly those who have grown up with the internet and social media. When I was a kid, we had 6 channels -- the 3 networks and 3 local stations.
That was it. And it was fine. At night, I watched a couple of the network shows, Honeymooner re-runs at 11 p.m., and Johnny Carson at 11:30. We couldn't pause shows or skip through commercials. "Cable" was a word that came before "car" and "stream" was something you swam in.
Today we have 500 channels, endless streaming options, millions of videos and dozens of social media outlets, all vying for our time and attention. That's why the networks and cable TV make their shows as glitzy and fast-paced and controversial and edgy as possible -- all while appealing to the lowest common denominator. Everyone's trying to push the envelope and quality suffers as a result.
I hate to sound like the old guy in the room (I'm 56, so maybe I am) but the internet has not only shortened everyone's attention span, but has also made society more cynical, malicious, desensitized and ignorant -- and I'm afraid it's only going to keep getting worse.
As a part of his parole, he came to our small class in high school in 1978. That guy is very good at what he did in large part because of his personality. Extremely engaging.
@Bobby Woods that’s so cool. I’d love to meet him. Well I wonder if he’s still alive now 2022.
@@paulahunt3508 Most likely still alive. Frank Abagnale did a Google Talks about his life.
A good talker.
Best bad check seminar I ever went to was Frank's in the 80s.
@@dwaynehall6356 so, uh, how many 'bad check seminars' did you attend? 😀
11:48 "There must be a place for you in show business". That man was a prophet.
This is absolutely priceless !! Particularly when the comment was made about Abagnale's story being fit for Hollywood ..... clearly a premonition foreseeing the 2002 Spielberg film. In principle it's hard to cheer and laugh over a crook's escapades, but this guy is definitely one of a kind. And Carson's the perfect side man for this, with is dry wit and .... that FACE !! I mean NO ONE can hold a card to Carson's expressions. Beautiful post .... thanks!
Johnny '"I'd go back to your hotel with you for $300." He made me laugh out loud all these years later. This interview and how Johnny was throughout it is a classic example of why he'll always be the king. You could tell going in he had no idea how it was going to go...but letting Frank talk(which he loved to do) and asking just a few great questions that he figured the audience would be interested in, made it an fantastic 10 minutes. He's the best. It's amazing it took so long for someone in Hollywood to make a movie based on his story. Johnny and the audience's reaction should have been a pretty good clue that people were ripe to see this on the big screen.
Leo thinks he's still playing him today.
The television show White Collarbis also based loosely on his life story
I met Frank when he gave a speech at my college in 1980 here in Texas. He was a super nice guy. I was working on my lithography and printing degree followups in criminal justice, and he said, you know, getting busted for printing money is an automatic 20 years first offense in federal prison. I've been honest ever since.
Spot on. It was genius of Johnny to realize he had to keep him over beyond his time. He knew this was a once in a lifetime guest and interview. There will never be another Carson!
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A life coach I knew used to advise her clients to watch Carson to learn how to listen. He was really great at drawing people out. Just responsive enough, funny, but engaged. Really made all kinds of people feel comfortable.
Listening is an art
Johnny was NOT an interviewer. He was a host that listened to his guest. It was perfect entertainment.
I miss Johnny Carson. He was one of a kind!
He was one of the big inspirations for me becoming a pilot
Catch me if you can was one of my favorite movies. This guy was a genius.
His whole story/book is nearly all lies. He made up most of it just to profit from gullible people who believe it. He was no genius, just a con man who did very little of what he claims. His real con is the fake story.
I wouldn't go that far,
Much was trial and error and the rest... Blind luck 🤔
U would fail on 1st try@@blessedmslady7341
hate to break it to you: The guy made the whole thing up. That's his greatest con. None of it was true. Still a great movie. Love it. But ya, no one bothered to do any research to see if the story was actually true. Why bother, it's a great story.
@@blessedmslady7341 theres no such thing as luck
The man did his time and refused a presidential pardon, he may have been a conman but is more honest than most politicians.
No, read some of the comments. He did none of this stuff. Presidential pardon my a$$. It’s all fiction.
He was really young at the time, people like Biden are lifelong criminals.
But his claims have never been verified. One commentator said that most of Frank's claims never happened, they were complete fabrications. So the world has been conned by a great con man
@@roderick2105 interesting, but what about the jail time was that ever verified?
@@davidradovsky7405 In his early life, Frank spent time in the navy. He was arrested several times and ended-up in jail, although this part of his young life doesn't match-up with Frank's story. He did pass several bad cheques,supposedly issued by Pan Am. But incredibly used his own name on each dud check, making it easy to track him down. There is a UA-cam channel - Most Notorious- which refutes most of his claims.
I couldn’t look away. This guy was so interesting and a great conversationalist.
great storyteller
none of his stories are true
@@thewkovacs316 you think?
I heard that he once took a laundry bag , stood in front of an ATM machine in an airport
With a sign that said, " Machine out of order, please deposit money with the security guard"
Walked out with $75,000 at the end of the day.
Hello Linda how are you doing over there?
Oh , so many people believed Frank's story including me .His story is just a story , Alan C Logan investigated Frank and Frank's entire story is all fake . Frank stole from people's homes and stole from a children's camp .@@frankmoyer5822
Carson is so good at his expressions. He also makes his guests feel comfortable! Hasn’t been anyone like him on late night television!
Wow thus guy Frank was incredible 😅
I love how effortlessly funny he is and clearly how smart
You have not heard? Frank is a total fake , check UA-cam Alan C Logan and Frank Abagnale . Sorry .
Fallon and Kimmel couldn't dream of filling Carson's shoes. The man was a true and unique talent.
Colbert, Fallon, and Kimmel are half weights. Not worthy to sharpen his pencils.
Kimmel is a dullard
to be fair Abagnale is someone that Jon Stewart probably would have booked back in his Daily Show days
Way too much politics with the current late night hosts.
Man, a lot of this I was a little kid for but there is no one that came close to Carson. One of the reasons classic tv was cool. This is a helluva story and Carson’s expressions and replies, working WITH the guest…this is just awesome. Rest Easy JC, you are missed.
All very entertaining until he described impersonating a physician supervising residents in a hospital. Can you imagine being a patient in that ward?? I’m shocked at how lightly Carson treated that. So incredibly unethical and DANGEROUS.
@@calisongbird
I I thought that,too!
Even worse, I once read that something like 10% of all hospital staff are drug addicts. Anytime I am in the hospital, I remember that and it scares me completely!
@@calisongbird
He was trusting that the residents knew how to treat the patients. Remember... residents have finished med school and have spent another 2 or 3 yrs as interns. So they are not stupid.
But, yes, my first thought was that it was very dangerous, too!
Agree. no one comes close to Carson. Truly one of a kind. I always loved his shows .
@@jaynecampbell4396 Hospitals cause about 100,000 deaths a year.
I loved the movie "Catch me if you can" with Leo D'Caprio. It was very accurate with this video.
I remember my Parents actually entire family even in Canada watched beloved darn truful, Jonny Carson 🎯. Thanks for memories Jonny Carson RIP God bless 🙏
Beautiful long form interview that they just don't do anymore. Johnny was a master.
That's the way you do it . To many night show guys keep stepping on the guests stories and don't listen .
Johnny was the best. My whole family would watch -us kids, mom/dad and grandma and everyone enjoyed the show. Dang, miss those days.
my gramps loved Carson. i bet he's got a front row seat at the big Tonight Show in the sky.
Such a master that he let Abagnale lie for nearly 20 minutes without challenge.
Not on TV so much, but plenty of the biggest podcasts are just two people having an in-depth chat.
Frank telling that his life as a con man was a lonely life was the most heartfelt moment in this interview the rest of which was most definitely entertaining and interesting.
Exactly. Well stated.
Well, couldn't have been that lonely when he could scam a prostitute who charged $1000 a night!
His whole story is a lie. Including the part you mention.
@@DanielOkulitch Do you have any evidence to support that claim?
He's just like my brother, except my brother convinces himself that his lies are true.
It's so sad to see people reacting to emotional trauma in such unhealthy ways.
I don't know why Spielberg had to pay Leonardo DiCaprio 20 millions when this role could have been easily played for a fraction of the cost by Jon Lovitz.
[spoiler]
Just kidding, of course. It's amazing how many people thought I was serious.
🤣🤣🤣
@Spencer Clayton no it's because Tom Hanks didn't want to f*** John Lovitz but he did want to do Leo....
one of the most bizarre comments... but funny also ;)
The most bizarre thing is to actually think I was serious.
@@aels7
I really like Jon Lovitz (he's great in stepmothers an alien).. But, apart from a slight resemblance to Frank Abagnale, is not cut out to play the role. Leo pulled it off really well.
Sometimes the director has to go with the right person for the role, rather than someone who resembles a person.
The rapturous applause for Frank when he revealed he tricked a model into paying HIM for sex is priceless.
Deserved😂
wow This is a great get , im anxious to hear the story of what was portrayed in the film wth Leo Dicaprio and jen garner as the " lady of evening".
Frank didn't smoke, drink, or do drugs, his passion was women. In the book "Catch Me If You Can", which came out years before the movie of the same name, he tells of this encounter with this lady. He says he had before and since been with better women than her. This encounter is also in the movie. The book is better, but the movie is very good. If you haven't seen it, you should.
Movie trivia: One of the French cops arresting Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the real Frank Abagnale Jr shown in this interview, but he's much older.
@@snowrocket ys i heard that the book he wrote is great. That was a great scne in film that showed jen garner as the "model" and other stuff was was done well, exc for the fact frank wasnt an only child. but hollywierd always takes liberties in films
Which is now classified as “sex by deception” or rape. Not funny at all.
Johnny Carson ist just the best. So glad we can enjoy him forever on UA-cam.
The man was just continuing his con on Johnny's show
I bet his stories got better and better over the decades. I know mine do. 😅
I love this man’s story and love the movie and the interview is so clean, no unnecessary jokes or cringe
This man's story has been debunked by some journalists. Read his Wikipedia article. But some of the debunking work is very old and can't be found on the Internet anymore.
@@brinckauyea his stories to get on tv back then were mostly fake and somehow became a great movie all these 50 some odd years later
All lies.
@@tml184 ALL?
all@@Genious.
This is Carson at his best. What an incredible interviewer he was.
All very entertaining until he described impersonating a physician supervising residents in a hospital. Can you imagine being a patient in that ward?? I’m shocked at how lightly Carson treated that. So incredibly unethical and DANGEROUS.
Johnny Carson was definately the best late nite show ever!
I can listen to his stories for hours! I just found a video from 2017 with Frank that's an hour and 3 minutes. I'm so listening to that while I'm out showing houses today. Just fascinating!
In the early 1960's when Johnny was the host, I was four years old, and I would sneak down and sit on the stairs to listen to Johnny while mt parents watched. I was so sad watching his last show. There was and never will be another this great. The One and Only!
Ditto, only not the stairs part. I just crept down the hallway.
@@TERoss-jk9ny Awesome! I see Richard Pryor as a link on this page. He lived in Northridge when he lit himself on fire. My buddy saw him running down the street when it happened. I grew up in what was Canoga Park and is now West Hills. In the 60's there were Condors in the N.W. corner of LA County and we saw them flying all the time. Too many people destroyed it all. Blessings
@@paulmikoll5186: Born and raised in Victorville. Not a lot of celebrities lighting themselves on fire up there…
Richard Pryor was probably the greatest comedian of his generation. So sad how his life ended.
Oh my goodness Paul!! You just described my early childhood memories to a tee!!!! Yes, Johnny was the absolute BEST!
I did the same, exactly only a couple years older
Johnny was a very good magician at one time so I think he admires this guy who obviously is a true professional master of the misdirection. Notice Johnny let him have the whole segment of the program without interrupting. Johnny was in awe.
Great point.
Johnny should have fact checked him. Abagnale made it all up--his stories are lies. Carson as a magician should have smelled a phony.
Aw the memories classic Johnny and Frank is after all a true story
"Frank is after all a true story" lmao. Frank still conning people after all these years.
What I enjoy about Johnny Carson was that he was secure in himself to let other guests ask questions of his main guest. Watching him felt like you were a part of a living room conversation.
Dang, I miss Johnny. When a late night talk show was a talk show. Mr. Abagnale as a guest was gold.
There has never been a better host and interviewer than Johnny Carson. I truly miss him. This was a fantastic interview. Now I'm going to watch "Catch me if you can"
Read Abagnale’s books too. Lots of amazing stuff in there that they didn’t have time to work into the movie.
Also watch his google talk. I found it far more interesting than the movie. Haven't read the book yet.
Jesus Christ would've indeed been a great interviewer.
My husband always said Frank would be one person he would like to be on a deserted island with. Loved his stories. And we had an opportunity a few years ago to go to one of his talks through the AARP. We were in a hallway looking for the auditorium and accidentally got directed by someone into a small room when we were able to meet him personally and speak with him. It was a total accident. I think they thought we were AARP officials. But my husband is still thrilled to this day. (Frank’s talk was great too!)
@@emb74 that's so cool, i agree with him about the island thing. He would convince the natives he was a God and they'd build him a boat..
Wow, what an amazing story. Quite educational. I could’ve listened to this all day
Too bad its all made up
Johnny was a class act-the guest is the most interesting man ever lol
"Catch me if you can" is one of my all time favorite movies. Seen it about a dozen times. It obviously came out after this interview, and the stories Frank tells Johnny closely follow the movie. That's cool. He's an amazing guy.
It would have been a fab movie had it not been for Leonardo di Caprio. Can’t stand him although he’s gotten better recently.
I had never heard of this movie but 1 night I went drop off a movie in blockbusters overnight mailbox and this movie was stuck in the slot and I've had it ever since Great movie.
Love that movie as well. Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio was amazing in that movie.
The movie was good as a movie, but Abagnale's book of the same title was fantastic. Put the movie to shame... Also, the story of the time he did in the French prisons, which were barbaric beyond belief, leave no doubt that he paid his debt.
“Catch Me If You Can”…obviously came out after this…you think…duhhhh??!?
This is great!!!!!! "Catch me if you can" was one of my favorite movies! After hearing this guy talk you can see how easily he could have gotten away with all of the things he did. What a charismatic individual.
I agree. His book was fascinating and the movie didn’t overindulge.
He’s a lying scumbag. The con was the fake story of being a con man. He never did any of those things.
Read “The Greatest Hoax on Earth: Catching Truth, While We Can,” by Alan C. Logan.
@@andyschultheiss5128 Frank says the movie was about 80 % correct.
However the book goes into a lot more detail that the movie could not.
@@richlaue None of it was correct, the movie or the book. All fiction. The con was the story of the con.
@@E.L.RipleyAtNostromo thathis not what Frank claims
God I miss Johnny!!!
By far the most interesting and entertaining person I’ve ever seen on Carson.
I love how comfortable everyone is throughout this interview. George P feels free to add his thoughts to the conversation. There will never be another Johnny Carson and the impact he had on my generation. What a bunch of garbage there is on late night today.
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Check out Britain's The Graham Norton Show, M Daley, if you haven't already but want to LYAO!! There are clips from Graham's 20+ yrs of talk shows all over UA-cam to confirm HIM as the king of late night, IMHO (at least, pre pandemic). But I don't disagree about wonderful Johnny & his positive impact upon our generation. And yes, I, too, miss him a lot.
@@cherylh4688 I very much agree with you about Graham Norton.
I cant and don't watch what's called late night today. I have tried several times, I find it much to political and its just not entertaining. In fact in most cases I find it down right stupid.
Absolutely correct, especially about today's talk shows !!!
I like the way Johnny allows his guests to talk
His biggest con was convincing people he did these cons. I think most of the places he claimed to have conned have denied he was ever there.
no, doesn't seem so. His stories are based on concrete examples. No way someone can have that comprehensive data, but be phony
@@naryram951 You clearly don't understand how easy it is for people to get data if they really want it. Most stuff is public access, even more so back in those days.
@@naryram951 The book, "The Greatest Hoax on Earth", debunks Abagnale's tales with records and interviews. Frank was supposedly in prison for petty crimes during the timeframe of his impersonating white collar professionals.
I loved watching this interview. He got into some things that didn't make it into the Spielberg movie. Most hilarious of which, IMO, was that he became a favorite among doctors-in-training, because he let them do things on their own more than all the others!
I just finished reading the book and that part of it was one of the 2 most fascinating parts that he not only had the balls to attempt, but easily pulled it off.
@@Genious. funny how frank is blaming the co-writer for all the lies. He was in prison when all these stories didn’t happen. Read the book. Not franks book
@@Bone89 Alan C Logan is the author who investigated Abignales claims and wrote a book debunking most of them.
@@Genious. I believed him also , it is a bull.Check Alan C Logan and Frank Abagnale .
Seriously? I mean, how would you like this guy overseeing a surgery or medical procedure of a family member? Good thing that none of this is true.
The one thing I've noticed with great con artists is confidence. If you look and sound like you know what you're talking about people will buy just about anything.
That's one of the reasons why Trump has done so well. He's a really great con artist!!
@@carolnygaard136 Trump, Biden, Clinton, Bush, all charlatans and now everything sucks. Good job votards! Women have babies with guys like this and crap out more charlatans.
@@carolnygaard136 by vv.
@@carolnygaard136 trump puts Americans first
@@carolnygaard136 Love Him/Hate Him, but he is the only reason the country came back economically. He did bring a lot of jobs back to the U.S that our sold out worthless politicians sent packing for big bucks as kickbags; for goods to be made cheaper in China, Tiawan, Mexico,....ad nauseum. So I guess you are a con artist. And now look how vulnerable America is hoping to get cheap crap from China and chips of all kinds from Tiawan. And Pelosi family of crooks, criminals and thieves had made trillions in her fake office and what a drunk and adrenochrome abuser.
As only Johnny can, this is one of the most compelling interviews you will ever see. Just amazing.
No it’s not!
@@shanehollister8976 why not ?
I bet if he interviewed Charles Manson the lies told would have been zero
This is gold! Johnny did an interview. Looking forward to seeing him back in the day when he became famous.
I used to stay up late at night to watch this show, especially around the late 70's and early 80's. SNL was another one I would stay up and watch. I loved watching Late Night TV. The good clean adult humor was illuminating. I was only around eight about the time of this show. But I was way too precocious for my own good! 😁
I worked with Frank in Houston . He was my boss. I had no idea at the time who he was . After the film came out I was shocked! I emailed him and he remembered me and sent me his book, autographed, his other book and some other things he had to share. I still have it. He was a very nice guy. At the time I worked with him, he showed me his photograph album with the stewardesses he withed with when he was a pilot. He was something else! He has a wife and children/ grandchildren now.
Withed with?
Mary Meek. do you remember what airline?
In the film with DiCaprio it was TWA I hope you reply ty even if you don’t!
The scene with the flight attendant in the film was TWA..here he says he worked for PanAM..
@@HowardLuken I'm guessing he meant "worked with". Only guessing, of course.
@@uptick888
I’ll have to check and I’ll get back with you. 😁
@@HowardLuken
Not in any illegal activity.
Even though I've seen Catch Me If You Can a few times, this interview by Carson was informative. Johnny was truly great. Abagnale was fascinating.
Not informative, just more con. Catch Me If You Can turned out to be all fantasy.
@@TheDigMe It's a movie not a biography. Relax..lol
@@wallstbull1 the book Catch Me If You Can is called “the true story of a real fake.” This movie is based on that book.
Many saying let the guest talk, but let's acknowledge that Frank can hold his own. He's not your usual guest in that he's a gifted story teller and public speaker. This talent and charm is what ultimately enabled him to con his way through life.
Research, he did con his way through life as all his stories are fake and lies. Con man and a liar, nothing more.
@@dragonchaserkev and this affects my comment how?
What a great interview. 👍🏻
Carson’s reactions were terrific! Great interview.
Everyone here hit the nail on the head about a good interview. Johnny was just on key!! I once watched Rachael Rae interview master chef Jaques Pepin while cooking, she didn't shut and was really rude. Fallon is the same way. Johnny was a well trained artist!!
He was a good interviewer but a total cv#t otherwise.
I like Jimmy Fallon. He's very talented but he's not a great host. He's always injecting himself in to everything. All of the "bits" he does with guest are designed around his own talents. His show isn't really a "Talk show," it's more of a "Participation" show. It's interesting and entertaining but in no way is it the "Johnny Carson show."
Rachel Ray isn't an interviewer. She cooks. Lol. No comparison.
Rachel Ray interviewing Jacques Pepin would be like Justin Bieber interviewing Mozart. It's an insult to the profession.
Johnny Carson...my parents never let us stay up that late...we would hear the opening song and knew it was bed time. We felt so grown up when we got to the age we could watch this show.
This individual is the epitome of cybersecurity - Frank Abegnale, famously known as 'Catch me if you can.' His story has taught me that security, whether it's in the physical or digital realm, goes far beyond just having strong passwords and security guards. Salute Mr. Abegnale !
This interview is the perfect cliff notes for the inspiration of the movie… What a great storyteller… Within seconds of him starting in you cannot help would be hooked in to his charm and wit
The movie 'Catch me if you can' starring Leonardo is based on his life..🙂
He's coning Johnny Carson right now.
unfortunately its all a lie.
All made up bullshit.
@@seanogary1205 what do you mean? I'm curious thanks
I never saw that episode, but how very interesting this fellow's story. 👍🇺🇸
Johnny Carson notice he doesn't interrupt his guest every minute like all the rest of them. Love ole Johnny boy.
Amazingly done by Jonny Carson. Carson should have gotten co-writer for the film, "Catch Me If You Can". Nearly the entire plot has just opened up from his questions and follow ups.
I mean, its not like his questions wrote the movie. It was Abagnale's stories that the movie was based off of. Even if this interview had never happened, every single plot point of the movie still would have.
@@CUStudioFilms no, Abagnale had started telling his fake life story a year prior, in 1977, even had a press kit where the fantastical tale was laid out, had appeared on To Tell the Truth prior to Carson, and in 1980 he published his fake biography. All while this was going on, several reporters in different papers published a few articles where his whole story was debunked (I think Carson saw the article in the San Francisco Chronicle about how Carson had been conned and stopped having him on), but by the time the film came out, no one seemed to care.
'Catch Me If You Can' is one of my favourite movies! So seemingly far-fetched, but true, fantastic!!
Except it wasn't true. Most of his stories have been debunked a long time a go and recently in 2020 I believe. He spent most of his time in prison when he claimed he was doing this stuff.
@@sundaybighouse wow, tyvm, didn't know that, never heard about it. Hmm, yeah, it seems there's been doubt at least cast on much or most of its wilder claims, which ere glamourized and largely swallowed whole, despite the alarms you'd think a tale like this, even the confession as to the nature of the taleteller himself "might" set off. Oof. Oog. Ooh, etc.
@@sundaybighousenot true
Great interview also love “catch me if you can”
Extraordinary! Also, great hack for screenplay writing 😉☺️😂
Wonderful interview. As you can see here, Johnny was really paying attention and not trying to make funny comments. George Peppard was listening intently and asking smart questions too. I read Frank's book, Catch Me If You Can. It was amazing. And remember, all of Frank's exploits he had to figure out for himself. There was no internet or UA-cam videos to show him the way.
All bull , Frank's story is a total fabrication , he was in jail as a teen , it is a matter of public record . Do not let the truth get in the way of a good story .
THOMMGB-Oh Yeah! I never did read the book, but there was a movie that came from that book under the same name, “ Catch Me If You Can! “
Wish they would make a movie
@@JB.924 They did. "Catch Me If You Can" starring Leo Dicaprio and Tom Hanks.
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Lol
I can remember watching Carson back in the mid 70' s -early 80's ,
with my grandparents ,nothing like him,ever, simply the best
Me too. But I never appreciated him like I should.
One of my favorite movies of all time ❤😂